Port Townsend tides

Located at the northeastern tip of the Olympic Peninsula, Port Townsend encompasses historic shorelines at Fort Worden State Park, Point Wilson, and nearby Discovery Bay. Heavy tidal currents off Point Wilson create world-class wind-surfing and kite-boarding conditions rather than traditional surfing, while the beaches below the Fort Worden bluffs reveal rocky intertidal habitats filled with marine life during low water. Discovery Bay and local beaches provide productive public tidelands for clamming and oyster foraging. Tracking tide schedules is indispensable here, both for avoiding treacherous currents around Point Wilson and for timing negative low tides to safely forage for shellfish along the cobble beaches.