Saddle Bag Island Passage tidal current predictions
Slack water now. Maximum ebb 1.0 kt at 10:07 PM.
Now
Today, Mon, Sep 28, at 22 ft deep.
- Now
- SlackTurning
- Next slack
- Tue 2:03 AMPDT
- Next max flood
- 0.8 ktTue 5:34 AM
- Next max ebb
- 1.0 kt10:07 PM
Knots along the channel: above the line the flood, running in toward NNW (342°); below it the ebb, running out toward SSE (166°). Times are Pacific Daylight Time. Today: slack 1:46 AM, flood 0.7 kt 4:58 AM, slack 7:44 AM, ebb 0.6 kt 10:59 AM, slack 2:06 PM, flood 0.5 kt 4:42 PM, slack 6:51 PM, ebb 1.0 kt 10:07 PM.
Alerts in force1
National Weather Service marine and coastal products at this station’s position.
- Gale Warning Gale Warning issued September 28 at 10:41AM PDT until September 29 at 5:00PM PDT by NWS Seattle WAUntil Tue 5:00 PM
Full text
* WHAT...South winds 25 to 35 kt. * WHERE...Northern Inland Waters Including The San Juan Islands. * WHEN...From 11 PM this evening to 5 PM PDT Tuesday. * IMPACTS...Strong winds will cause hazardous seas which could capsize or damage vessels and reduce visibility.
A Gale Warning means winds of 34 to 47 knots are imminent or occurring. Operating a vessel in gale conditions requires experience and properly equipped vessels. It is highly recommended that mariners without the proper experience seek safe harbor prior to the onset of gale conditions.
7-day current table
Strongest flood this week 0.8 kt, Wed, Sep 30 at 6:10 AM. Strongest ebb 1.1 kt, Tue, Sep 29 at 10:29 PM.
| Time | Event | Speed | Toward |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mon, Sep 28 | |||
| 1:46 AM | Slack water | ||
| 4:58 AM | Maximum flood | 0.7 kt | NNW (342°) |
| 7:44 AM | Slack water | ||
| 10:59 AM | Maximum ebb | 0.6 kt | SSE (166°) |
| 2:06 PM | Slack water | ||
| 4:42 PM | Maximum flood | 0.5 kt | NNW (342°) |
| 6:51 PM | Slack water | ||
| 10:07 PM | Maximum ebb | 1.0 kt | SSE (166°) |
| Tue, Sep 29 | |||
| 2:03 AM | Slack water | ||
| 5:34 AM | Maximum flood | 0.8 kt | NNW (342°) |
| 8:45 AM | Slack water | ||
| 11:52 AM | Maximum ebb | 0.5 kt | SSE (166°) |
| 3:13 PM | Slack water | ||
| 5:16 PM | Maximum flood | 0.3 kt | NNW (342°) |
| 7:07 PM | Slack water | ||
| 10:29 PM | Maximum ebb | 1.1 kt | SSE (166°) |
| Wed, Sep 30 | |||
| 2:25 AM | Slack water | ||
| 6:10 AM | Maximum flood | 0.8 kt | NNW (342°) |
| 9:47 AM | Slack water | ||
| 12:54 PM | Maximum ebb | 0.5 kt | SSE (166°) |
| 4:31 PM | Slack water | ||
| 5:54 PM | Maximum flood | 0.2 kt | NNW (342°) |
| 7:18 PM | Slack water | ||
| 11:00 PM | Maximum ebb | 1.0 kt | SSE (166°) |
| Thu, Oct 1 | |||
| 2:54 AM | Slack water | ||
| 6:51 AM | Maximum flood | 0.8 kt | NNW (342°) |
| 10:45 AM | Slack water | ||
| 2:04 PM | Maximum ebb | 0.5 kt | SSE (166°) |
| 6:07 PM | Slack water | ||
| 7:13 PM | Slack water | ||
| 11:39 PM | Maximum ebb | 0.9 kt | SSE (166°) |
| Fri, Oct 2 | |||
| 3:31 AM | Slack water | ||
| 7:55 AM | Maximum flood | 0.7 kt | NNW (342°) |
| 11:42 AM | Slack water | ||
| 3:02 PM | Maximum ebb | 0.5 kt | SSE (166°) |
| 7:45 PM | Slack water | ||
| Sat, Oct 3 | |||
| 12:28 AM | Maximum ebb | 0.8 kt | SSE (166°) |
| 4:19 AM | Slack water | ||
| 9:23 AM | Maximum flood | 0.7 kt | NNW (342°) |
| 12:36 PM | Slack water | ||
| 3:48 PM | Maximum ebb | 0.5 kt | SSE (166°) |
| 9:22 PM | Slack water | ||
| Sun, Oct 4 | |||
| 1:37 AM | Maximum ebb | 0.6 kt | SSE (166°) |
| 5:21 AM | Slack water | ||
| 10:39 AM | Maximum flood | 0.6 kt | NNW (342°) |
| 1:28 PM | Slack water | ||
| 4:34 PM | Maximum ebb | 0.6 kt | SSE (166°) |
| 9:44 PM | Slack water | ||
| 11:50 PM | Slack water | ||
Other depths
NOAA predicts the current at more than one depth here. This page is for the shallowest; the water deeper down turns at different times and runs at different speeds.
| Depth | Strongest flood today | Strongest ebb today |
|---|---|---|
| 22 ft | 0.7 kt 4:58 AM | 1.0 kt 10:07 PM |
| 48 ft | 0.7 kt 5:16 AM | 1.1 kt 11:01 PM |
| 87 ft | 0.7 kt 5:10 AM | 1.2 kt 11:19 PM |
What this means
The flood is the tidal current running in from the sea, the ebb the current running back out. Slack water is the short turn between them, when the current is weakest: the time to cross a strong channel, anchor, or dive. Slack in a channel is not the time of high or low tide; it can come hours after.
Speeds are knots along the channel's main axis, and directions are degrees true toward which the water flows, as NOAA prints its tables. A current against the wind stands the waves up steep and close together.
Predictions are astronomical: the moon and the sun, not the weather. Strong wind, river flow after heavy rain and storm surge all change the real current.
Nearby8
The closest other NOAA current stations, nearest first.
- Huckleberry Island, 0.5 mile north ofSubordinate current station
- Guemes Channel, East EntranceHarmonic current station
- Guemes Channel, West EntranceHarmonic current station
- Bellingham Channel, off Cypress Head LightHarmonic current station
- Bellingham Channel SouthHarmonic current station
- Bellingham Channel North EntranceHarmonic current station
- Burrows PassHarmonic current station
- Green Point, 0.8 mile northwest ofSubordinate current station
More for this place
Sources
Tidal current predictions from NOAA’s Center for Operational Oceanographic Products and Services (CO-OPS), station PUG1736, bin 34: original at NOAA. Marine alerts from the National Weather Service.