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King tides in Washington, 2026

The biggest predicted tide in Washington in 2026 reaches 16.2 ft above MLLW at Budd Inlet, Olympia Shoal on Monday, January 5, at 7:33 AMlocal time. Below are all of the year's king tide windows — the top 1% of predicted highs — for NOAA reference stations along the Washingtoncoast. King tides are perigean spring tides: they arrive when a full or new moon lines up with the moon's closest approach to Earth, and they preview the flooding that sea level rise will make routine. Read how king tides work.

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King tides (12.0 ft and above) at NOAA station 9441187. Full year: 2026 tide table.

  • Jan 2–3 — peaks 12.0 ft at 12:25 PM
  • Nov 24–26 — peaks 12.1 ft at 12:46 PM
  • Dec 23–25 — peaks 12.3 ft at 12:35 PM

Armitage Island, Thatcher Pass

King tides (9.1 ft and above) at NOAA station 9449932. Full year: 2026 tide table.

  • Jan 3–5 — peaks 9.3 ft at 6:23 AM
  • Nov 27 — peaks 9.1 ft at 8:24 AM
  • Dec 24–26 — peaks 9.3 ft at 7:17 AM

Bangor Wharf

King tides (12.5 ft and above) at NOAA station 9445133. Full year: 2026 tide table.

  • Jan 4–7 — peaks 12.6 ft at 6:56 AM
  • Nov 27 — peaks 12.5 ft at 7:32 AM
  • Dec 25–28 — peaks 12.7 ft at 7:13 AM

Barlow Point

King tides (6.1 ft and above) at NOAA station 9440483. Full year: 2026 tide table.

  • May 17–18 — peaks 6.1 ft at 4:45 AM
  • Jun 15–16 — peaks 6.2 ft at 3:37 AM
  • Nov 24–25 — peaks 6.2 ft at 3:20 PM
  • Dec 23–24 — peaks 6.2 ft at 3:04 PM

Beacon Rock State Park

King tides (2.0 ft and above) at NOAA station 9440079. Full year: 2026 tide table.

  • May 16–17 — peaks 2.0 ft at 9:50 AM
  • Jun 14 — peaks 2.0 ft at 8:41 AM
  • Nov 23–25 — peaks 2.0 ft at 8:26 PM
  • Dec 22 — peaks 2.0 ft at 7:18 PM

Blaine, Semiahmoo Bay

King tides (10.9 ft and above) at NOAA station 9449679. Full year: 2026 tide table.

  • Jan 3–5 — peaks 11.0 ft at 7:13 AM
  • Dec 24–27 — peaks 11.1 ft at 7:28 AM

Bremerton, Sinclair Inlet, Port Orchard

King tides (13.1 ft and above) at NOAA station 9445958. Full year: 2026 tide table.

  • Jan 3–6 — peaks 13.3 ft at 7:12 AM
  • Dec 25–28 — peaks 13.4 ft at 7:28 AM

Budd Inlet, Olympia Shoal

King tides (15.9 ft and above) at NOAA station 9446807. Full year: 2026 tide table.

  • Jan 4–7 — peaks 16.2 ft at 7:33 AM
  • Dec 25–28 — peaks 16.1 ft at 7:50 AM

NOAA CO-OPS harmonic predictions, datum MLLW, station local time. Actual water level can run higher with storms, onshore wind, and low pressure — king tide + storm is the flooding combination to watch. Predictions are for planning, not navigation.

Also available: Washington king tides 2027.