Patos Island Tides May 2026 | Tide Charts & Tables | San Juan Islands, WA

Patos Island Tide Chart for (Fri) May 1, 2026

Patos Island tide chart for Friday, May 1, 2026
Patos Island tides for May 1st, the sunrise is 5:51am-8:27pm and the tide times are H 4:54am 8'3" L 12:07pm -0'7" H 7:42pm 8'4" .

Patos Island Tide Chart for (Sat) May 2, 2026

Patos Island tide chart for Saturday, May 2, 2026
Patos Island tides for May 2nd, the sunrise is 5:49am-8:28pm and the tide times are L 12:26am 5'11" H 5:13am 8'1" L 12:36pm -1'0" H 8:26pm 8'8" .

Patos Island Tide Chart for (Sun) May 3, 2026

Patos Island tide chart for Sunday, May 3, 2026
Patos Island tides for May 3rd, the sunrise is 5:47am-8:30pm and the tide times are L 1:12am 6'5" H 5:33am 7'11" L 1:09pm -1'3" H 9:10pm 8'9" .

Patos Island Tide Chart for (Mon) May 4, 2026

Patos Island tide chart for Monday, May 4, 2026
Patos Island tides for May 4th, the sunrise is 5:46am-8:31pm and the tide times are L 2:03am 6'9" H 5:57am 7'9" L 1:44pm -1'2" H 9:54pm 8'9" .

Patos Island Tide Chart for (Tue) May 5, 2026

Patos Island tide chart for Tuesday, May 5, 2026
Patos Island tides for May 5th, the sunrise is 5:44am-8:33pm and the tide times are L 3:01am 6'11" H 6:22am 7'6" L 2:24pm -1'0" H 10:41pm 8'8" .

Patos Island Tide Chart for (Wed) May 6, 2026

Patos Island tide chart for Wednesday, May 6, 2026
Patos Island tides for May 6th, the sunrise is 5:43am-8:34pm and the tide times are L 4:23am 6'11" H 6:40am 7'2" L 3:07pm -0'9" H 11:31pm 8'6" .

Patos Island Tide Chart for (Thu) May 7, 2026

Patos Island tide chart for Thursday, May 7, 2026
Patos Island tides for May 7th, the sunrise is 5:41am-8:36pm and the tide times are L 3:54pm -0'4" .

Patos Island Tide Chart for (Fri) May 8, 2026

Patos Island tide chart for Friday, May 8, 2026
Patos Island tides for May 8th, the sunrise is 5:40am-8:37pm and the tide times are H 12:20am 8'5" L 4:46pm 0'1" .

Patos Island Tide Chart for (Sat) May 9, 2026

Patos Island tide chart for Saturday, May 9, 2026
Patos Island tides for May 9th, the sunrise is 5:38am-8:38pm and the tide times are H 1:03am 8'4" L 9:19am 5'8" H 9:31am 5'10" L 5:40pm 0'7" .

Patos Island Tide Chart for (Sun) May 10, 2026

Patos Island tide chart for Sunday, May 10, 2026
Patos Island tides for May 10th, the sunrise is 5:36am-8:40pm and the tide times are H 1:36am 8'3" L 9:08am 5'0" H 11:23am 5'5" L 6:36pm 1'3" .

Patos Island Tide Chart for (Mon) May 11, 2026

Patos Island tide chart for Monday, May 11, 2026
Patos Island tides for May 11th, the sunrise is 5:35am-8:41pm and the tide times are H 2:02am 8'3" L 9:08am 4'0" H 1:07pm 5'3" L 7:32pm 2'1" .

Patos Island Tide Chart for (Tue) May 12, 2026

Patos Island tide chart for Tuesday, May 12, 2026
Patos Island tides for May 12th, the sunrise is 5:34am-8:43pm and the tide times are H 2:25am 8'4" L 9:24am 2'9" H 2:51pm 5'8" L 8:26pm 3'0" .

Patos Island Tide Chart for (Wed) May 13, 2026

Patos Island tide chart for Wednesday, May 13, 2026
Patos Island tides for May 13th, the sunrise is 5:32am-8:44pm and the tide times are H 2:48am 8'5" L 9:50am 1'4" H 4:19pm 6'5" L 9:19pm 3'11" .

Patos Island Tide Chart for (Thu) May 14, 2026

Patos Island tide chart for Thursday, May 14, 2026
Patos Island tides for May 14th, the sunrise is 5:31am-8:45pm and the tide times are H 3:12am 8'7" L 10:22am -0'2" H 5:28pm 7'4" L 10:11pm 4'11" .

Patos Island Tide Chart for (Fri) May 15, 2026

Patos Island tide chart for Friday, May 15, 2026
Patos Island tides for May 15th, the sunrise is 5:30am-8:47pm and the tide times are H 3:37am 8'9" L 10:58am -1'6" H 6:27pm 8'3" L 11:02pm 5'9" .

Patos Island Tide Chart for (Sat) May 16, 2026

Patos Island tide chart for Saturday, May 16, 2026
Patos Island tides for May 16th, the sunrise is 5:28am-8:48pm and the tide times are H 4:05am 8'11" L 11:39am -2'8" H 7:22pm 8'11" L 11:53pm 6'6" .

Patos Island Tide Chart for (Sun) May 17, 2026

Patos Island tide chart for Sunday, May 17, 2026
Patos Island tides for May 17th, the sunrise is 5:27am-8:49pm and the tide times are H 4:36am 9'0" L 12:22pm -3'4" H 8:16pm 9'4" .

Patos Island Tide Chart for (Mon) May 18, 2026

Patos Island tide chart for Monday, May 18, 2026
Patos Island tides for May 18th, the sunrise is 5:26am-8:51pm and the tide times are L 12:47am 6'11" H 5:13am 8'11" L 1:09pm -3'7" H 9:10pm 9'6" .

Patos Island Tide Chart for (Tue) May 19, 2026

Patos Island tide chart for Tuesday, May 19, 2026
Patos Island tides for May 19th, the sunrise is 5:25am-8:52pm and the tide times are L 1:45am 7'2" H 5:57am 8'8" L 1:59pm -3'4" H 10:04pm 9'6" .

Patos Island Tide Chart for (Wed) May 20, 2026

Patos Island tide chart for Wednesday, May 20, 2026
Patos Island tides for May 20th, the sunrise is 5:23am-8:53pm and the tide times are L 2:52am 7'1" H 6:49am 8'2" L 2:51pm -2'9" H 10:57pm 9'4" .

Patos Island Tide Chart for (Thu) May 21, 2026

Patos Island tide chart for Thursday, May 21, 2026
Patos Island tides for May 21st, the sunrise is 5:22am-8:54pm and the tide times are L 4:19am 6'9" H 7:53am 7'6" L 3:46pm -1'10" H 11:49pm 9'2" .

Patos Island Tide Chart for (Fri) May 22, 2026

Patos Island tide chart for Friday, May 22, 2026
Patos Island tides for May 22nd, the sunrise is 5:21am-8:56pm and the tide times are L 6:17am 6'0" H 9:09am 6'7" L 4:42pm -0'8" .

Patos Island Tide Chart for (Sat) May 23, 2026

Patos Island tide chart for Saturday, May 23, 2026
Patos Island tides for May 23rd, the sunrise is 5:20am-8:57pm and the tide times are H 12:35am 9'1" L 7:39am 4'10" H 10:39am 5'9" L 5:41pm 0'6" .

Patos Island Tide Chart for (Sun) May 24, 2026

Patos Island tide chart for Sunday, May 24, 2026
Patos Island tides for May 24th, the sunrise is 5:19am-8:58pm and the tide times are H 1:17am 8'11" L 8:33am 3'7" H 12:33pm 5'2" L 6:41pm 1'10" .

Patos Island Tide Chart for (Mon) May 25, 2026

Patos Island tide chart for Monday, May 25, 2026
Patos Island tides for May 25th, the sunrise is 5:18am-8:59pm and the tide times are H 1:52am 8'9" L 9:15am 2'4" H 2:45pm 5'4" L 7:41pm 3'2" .

Patos Island Tide Chart for (Tue) May 26, 2026

Patos Island tide chart for Tuesday, May 26, 2026
Patos Island tides for May 26th, the sunrise is 5:17am-9:00pm and the tide times are H 2:21am 8'8" L 9:49am 1'3" H 4:21pm 6'2" L 8:40pm 4'5" .

Patos Island Tide Chart for (Wed) May 27, 2026

Patos Island tide chart for Wednesday, May 27, 2026
Patos Island tides for May 27th, the sunrise is 5:16am-9:01pm and the tide times are H 2:44am 8'6" L 10:17am 0'3" H 5:29pm 7'1" L 9:39pm 5'5" .

Patos Island Tide Chart for (Thu) May 28, 2026

Patos Island tide chart for Thursday, May 28, 2026
Patos Island tides for May 28th, the sunrise is 5:16am-9:02pm and the tide times are H 3:04am 8'4" L 10:43am -0'6" H 6:23pm 7'10" L 10:36pm 6'3" .

Patos Island Tide Chart for (Fri) May 29, 2026

Patos Island tide chart for Friday, May 29, 2026
Patos Island tides for May 29th, the sunrise is 5:15am-9:03pm and the tide times are H 3:23am 8'2" L 11:09am -1'1" H 7:09pm 8'6" L 11:31pm 6'9" .

Patos Island Tide Chart for (Sat) May 30, 2026

Patos Island tide chart for Saturday, May 30, 2026
Patos Island tides for May 30th, the sunrise is 5:14am-9:04pm and the tide times are H 3:43am 8'1" L 11:38am -1'5" H 7:50pm 8'10" .

Patos Island Tide Chart for (Sun) May 31, 2026

Patos Island tide chart for Sunday, May 31, 2026
Patos Island tides for May 31st, the sunrise is 5:13am-9:05pm and the tide times are L 12:23am 7'1" H 4:06am 7'11" L 12:09pm -1'8" H 8:28pm 9'0" .

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Patos Island Tide Table for May 2026

View tide tables in a column-row format below, with a "diff" column to spot large tide height swings—great for anglers. Scroll down for a textual format, ideal for reading or sharing.

- diff Tides diff Tides diff Tides diff Tides diff Sun Moon
5/1 N/A H 8'3" 4:54AM 8'10" L -0'7" 12:07PM 9'0" H 8'4" 7:42PM 2'5" - - - - 05:51-20:27 21:09-05:22
5/2 2'5" L 5'11" 12:26AM 2'2" H 8'1" 5:13AM 9'2" L -1'0" 12:36PM 9'8" H 8'8" 8:26PM 2'2" 05:49-20:28 22:19-05:44
5/3 2'2" L 6'5" 1:12AM 1'6" H 7'11" 5:33AM 9'2" L -1'3" 1:09PM 10'0" H 8'9" 9:10PM 2'0" 05:47-20:30 23:25-06:12
5/4 2'0" L 6'9" 2:03AM 0'11" H 7'9" 5:57AM 9 L -1'2" 1:44PM 10'0" H 8'9" 9:54PM 1'10" 05:46-20:31 00:00-06:49
5/5 1'10" L 6'11" 3:01AM 0'6" H 7'6" 6:22AM 8'6" L -1'0" 2:24PM 9'9" H 8'8" 10:41PM 1'9" 05:44-20:33 00:23-07:37
5/6 1'9" L 6'11" 4:23AM 0'3" H 7'2" 6:40AM 7'11" L -0'9" 3:07PM 9'3" H 8'6" 11:31PM 8'11" 05:43-20:34 01:11-08:35
5/7 8'11" L -0'4" 3:54PM 8'9" - - - - - - - - - - - - 05:41-20:36 01:48-09:40
5/8 8'9" H 8'5" 12:20AM 8'4" L 0'1" 4:46PM 8'3" - - - - - - - - 05:40-20:37 02:17-10:51
5/9 8'3" H 8'4" 1:03AM 2'8" L 5'8" 9:19AM 0'2" H 5'10" 9:31AM 5'3" L 0'7" 5:40PM 7'8" 05:38-20:38 02:39-12:04
5/10 7'8" H 8'3" 1:36AM 3'3" L 5'0" 9:08AM 0'5" H 5'5" 11:23AM 4'1" L 1'3" 6:36PM 7 05:36-20:40 02:58-13:17
5/11 7 H 8'3" 2:02AM 4'3" L 4'0" 9:08AM 1'3" H 5'3" 1:07PM 3'2" L 2'1" 7:32PM 6'3" 05:35-20:41 03:14-14:32
5/12 6'3" H 8'4" 2:25AM 5'6" L 2'9" 9:24AM 2'10" H 5'8" 2:51PM 2'8" L 3'0" 8:26PM 5'5" 05:34-20:43 03:29-15:49
5/13 5'5" H 8'5" 2:48AM 7'1" L 1'4" 9:50AM 5'1" H 6'5" 4:19PM 2'5" L 3'11" 9:19PM 4'7" 05:32-20:44 03:44-17:09
5/14 4'7" H 8'7" 3:12AM 8'9" L -0'2" 10:22AM 7'6" H 7'4" 5:28PM 2'5" L 4'11" 10:11PM 3'10" 05:31-20:45 04:01-18:34
5/15 3'10" H 8'9" 3:37AM 10'4" L -1'6" 10:58AM 9'10" H 8'3" 6:27PM 2'5" L 5'9" 11:02PM 3'1" 05:30-20:47 04:22-20:03
5/16 3'1" H 8'11" 4:05AM 11'8" L -2'8" 11:39AM 11'7" H 8'11" 7:22PM 2'5" L 6'6" 11:53PM 2'6" 05:28-20:48 04:50-21:34
5/17 2'6" H 9'0" 4:36AM 12'5" L -3'4" 12:22PM 12'9" H 9'4" 8:16PM 2'4" - - - - 05:27-20:49 05:29-22:57
5/18 2'4" L 6'11" 12:47AM 2 H 8'11" 5:13AM 12'7" L -3'7" 1:09PM 13'1" H 9'6" 9:10PM 2'3" 05:26-20:51 06:24-00:00
5/19 2'3" L 7'2" 1:45AM 1'6" H 8'8" 5:57AM 12'1" L -3'4" 1:59PM 12'10" H 9'6" 10:04PM 2'4" 05:25-20:52 07:35-00:05
5/20 2'4" L 7'1" 2:52AM 1'0" H 8'2" 6:49AM 11 L -2'9" 2:51PM 12'1" H 9'4" 10:57PM 2'7" 05:23-20:53 08:57-00:54
5/21 2'7" L 6'9" 4:19AM 0'8" H 7'6" 7:53AM 9'4" L -1'10" 3:46PM 11'1" H 9'2" 11:49PM 3'2" 05:22-20:54 10:22-01:29
5/22 3'2" L 6'0" 6:17AM 0'7" H 6'7" 9:09AM 7'4" L -0'8" 4:42PM 9'9" - - - - 05:21-20:56 11:44-01:54
5/23 9'9" H 9'1" 12:35AM 4'2" L 4'10" 7:39AM 0'10" H 5'9" 10:39AM 5'2" L 0'6" 5:41PM 8'4" 05:20-20:57 13:02-02:13
5/24 8'4" H 8'11" 1:17AM 5'3" L 3'7" 8:33AM 1'6" H 5'2" 12:33PM 3'3" L 1'10" 6:41PM 6'11" 05:19-20:58 14:16-02:29
5/25 6'11" H 8'9" 1:52AM 6'5" L 2'4" 9:15AM 3 H 5'4" 2:45PM 2'1" L 3'2" 7:41PM 5'5" 05:18-20:59 15:27-02:43
5/26 5'5" H 8'8" 2:21AM 7'5" L 1'3" 9:49AM 4'11" H 6'2" 4:21PM 1'8" L 4'5" 8:40PM 4'0" 05:17-21:00 16:37-02:56
5/27 4'0" H 8'6" 2:44AM 8'3" L 0'3" 10:17AM 6'9" H 7'1" 5:29PM 1'7" L 5'5" 9:39PM 2'10" 05:16-21:01 17:48-03:11
5/28 2'10" H 8'4" 3:04AM 8'10" L -0'6" 10:43AM 8'5" H 7'10" 6:23PM 1'7" L 6'3" 10:36PM 1'11" 05:16-21:02 18:59-03:28
5/29 1'11" H 8'2" 3:23AM 9'3" L -1'1" 11:09AM 9'7" H 8'6" 7:09PM 1'8" L 6'9" 11:31PM 1'3" 05:15-21:03 20:09-03:48
5/30 1'3" H 8'1" 3:43AM 9'6" L -1'5" 11:38AM 10'4" H 8'10" 7:50PM 1'9" - - - - 05:14-21:04 21:16-04:15
5/31 1'9" L 7'1" 12:23AM 0'10" H 7'11" 4:06AM 9'8" L -1'8" 12:09PM 10'9" H 9'0" 8:28PM N/A 05:13-21:05 22:17-04:49

Patos Island Textual Tide Table for May 2026


May 1st (Fri)
the sunrise is 5:51am-8:27pm and the tide times are H 4:54am 8'3" L 12:07pm -0'7" H 7:42pm 8'4" .
May 2nd (Sat)
the sunrise is 5:49am-8:28pm and the tide times are L 12:26am 5'11" H 5:13am 8'1" L 12:36pm -1'0" H 8:26pm 8'8" .
May 3rd (Sun)
the sunrise is 5:47am-8:30pm and the tide times are L 1:12am 6'5" H 5:33am 7'11" L 1:09pm -1'3" H 9:10pm 8'9" .
May 4th (Mon)
the sunrise is 5:46am-8:31pm and the tide times are L 2:03am 6'9" H 5:57am 7'9" L 1:44pm -1'2" H 9:54pm 8'9" .
May 5th (Tue)
the sunrise is 5:44am-8:33pm and the tide times are L 3:01am 6'11" H 6:22am 7'6" L 2:24pm -1'0" H 10:41pm 8'8" .
May 6th (Wed)
the sunrise is 5:43am-8:34pm and the tide times are L 4:23am 6'11" H 6:40am 7'2" L 3:07pm -0'9" H 11:31pm 8'6" .
May 7th (Thu)
the sunrise is 5:41am-8:36pm and the tide times are L 3:54pm -0'4" .
May 8th (Fri)
the sunrise is 5:40am-8:37pm and the tide times are H 12:20am 8'5" L 4:46pm 0'1" .
May 9th (Sat)
the sunrise is 5:38am-8:38pm and the tide times are H 1:03am 8'4" L 9:19am 5'8" H 9:31am 5'10" L 5:40pm 0'7" .
May 10th (Sun)
the sunrise is 5:36am-8:40pm and the tide times are H 1:36am 8'3" L 9:08am 5'0" H 11:23am 5'5" L 6:36pm 1'3" .
May 11th (Mon)
the sunrise is 5:35am-8:41pm and the tide times are H 2:02am 8'3" L 9:08am 4'0" H 1:07pm 5'3" L 7:32pm 2'1" .
May 12th (Tue)
the sunrise is 5:34am-8:43pm and the tide times are H 2:25am 8'4" L 9:24am 2'9" H 2:51pm 5'8" L 8:26pm 3'0" .
May 13th (Wed)
the sunrise is 5:32am-8:44pm and the tide times are H 2:48am 8'5" L 9:50am 1'4" H 4:19pm 6'5" L 9:19pm 3'11" .
May 14th (Thu)
the sunrise is 5:31am-8:45pm and the tide times are H 3:12am 8'7" L 10:22am -0'2" H 5:28pm 7'4" L 10:11pm 4'11" .
May 15th (Fri)
the sunrise is 5:30am-8:47pm and the tide times are H 3:37am 8'9" L 10:58am -1'6" H 6:27pm 8'3" L 11:02pm 5'9" .
May 16th (Sat)
the sunrise is 5:28am-8:48pm and the tide times are H 4:05am 8'11" L 11:39am -2'8" H 7:22pm 8'11" L 11:53pm 6'6" .
May 17th (Sun)
the sunrise is 5:27am-8:49pm and the tide times are H 4:36am 9'0" L 12:22pm -3'4" H 8:16pm 9'4" .
May 18th (Mon)
the sunrise is 5:26am-8:51pm and the tide times are L 12:47am 6'11" H 5:13am 8'11" L 1:09pm -3'7" H 9:10pm 9'6" .
May 19th (Tue)
the sunrise is 5:25am-8:52pm and the tide times are L 1:45am 7'2" H 5:57am 8'8" L 1:59pm -3'4" H 10:04pm 9'6" .
May 20th (Wed)
the sunrise is 5:23am-8:53pm and the tide times are L 2:52am 7'1" H 6:49am 8'2" L 2:51pm -2'9" H 10:57pm 9'4" .
May 21st (Thu)
the sunrise is 5:22am-8:54pm and the tide times are L 4:19am 6'9" H 7:53am 7'6" L 3:46pm -1'10" H 11:49pm 9'2" .
May 22nd (Fri)
the sunrise is 5:21am-8:56pm and the tide times are L 6:17am 6'0" H 9:09am 6'7" L 4:42pm -0'8" .
May 23rd (Sat)
the sunrise is 5:20am-8:57pm and the tide times are H 12:35am 9'1" L 7:39am 4'10" H 10:39am 5'9" L 5:41pm 0'6" .
May 24th (Sun)
the sunrise is 5:19am-8:58pm and the tide times are H 1:17am 8'11" L 8:33am 3'7" H 12:33pm 5'2" L 6:41pm 1'10" .
May 25th (Mon)
the sunrise is 5:18am-8:59pm and the tide times are H 1:52am 8'9" L 9:15am 2'4" H 2:45pm 5'4" L 7:41pm 3'2" .
May 26th (Tue)
the sunrise is 5:17am-9:00pm and the tide times are H 2:21am 8'8" L 9:49am 1'3" H 4:21pm 6'2" L 8:40pm 4'5" .
May 27th (Wed)
the sunrise is 5:16am-9:01pm and the tide times are H 2:44am 8'6" L 10:17am 0'3" H 5:29pm 7'1" L 9:39pm 5'5" .
May 28th (Thu)
the sunrise is 5:16am-9:02pm and the tide times are H 3:04am 8'4" L 10:43am -0'6" H 6:23pm 7'10" L 10:36pm 6'3" .
May 29th (Fri)
the sunrise is 5:15am-9:03pm and the tide times are H 3:23am 8'2" L 11:09am -1'1" H 7:09pm 8'6" L 11:31pm 6'9" .
May 30th (Sat)
the sunrise is 5:14am-9:04pm and the tide times are H 3:43am 8'1" L 11:38am -1'5" H 7:50pm 8'10" .
May 31st (Sun)
the sunrise is 5:13am-9:05pm and the tide times are L 12:23am 7'1" H 4:06am 7'11" L 12:09pm -1'8" H 8:28pm 9'0" .

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NOAA/NWS Forecast for Patos Island

Last updated: June 3, 2026, 12:07 PM

Marine Forecast (PZZ133)

PZZ133-032145-
Northern Inland Waters Including The San Juan Islands-
137 AM PDT Wed Jun 3 2026

.TODAY...S wind 10 to 15 kt, easing to 5 to 10 kt this afternoon.
Waves around 2 ft or less. A slight chance of rain early this
morning.
.TONIGHT...SW wind 5 to 10 kt. Waves around 2 ft or less.
.THU...SW wind 5 to 10 kt. Waves around 2 ft or less.
.THU NIGHT...SW wind 5 to 10 kt. Waves around 2 ft or less.
.FRI...S wind 5 to 10 kt. Waves around 2 ft or less. Rain likely.
.FRI NIGHT...SW wind 5 to 10 kt. Waves around 2 ft or less.
Showers in the evening, then rain after midnight.
.SAT...S wind 5 to 10 kt. Waves around 2 ft or less. Rain likely
in the morning.
.SAT NIGHT...SW wind 5 to 10 kt. Waves around 2 ft or less.
.SUN...S wind 5 to 10 kt. Waves around 2 ft or less.
.SUN NIGHT...SW wind around 5 kt, backing to E after midnight.
Waves around 2 ft or less.

$$

Last updated: June 3, 2026, 12:07 PM

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