Tidewalker alert: Lowest tide of the summer this week

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(WSB photo taken at Seacrest, May 2007)
If you can get out and get to the beach at midday, this week brings some excellent chances for low-tide walks. Here’s the chart; today the tide bottoms out at 10:19 am at -2.8; tomorrow, 11:04 am, it’s -3.8; then Wednesday, it’s the lowest tide of the summer, -4.1 at 11:51; Thursday is almost as good, -4.0 at 12:39 pm; and Friday it’s -3.4 at 1:38 pm. On Wednesday and Thursday, you’ll even have a chance to consult an expert, as the Seattle Aquarium will have its beach naturalists out at Lincoln Park and Constellation Park (south of Alki Point), 10:30 am-2:30 pm. (But almost any place on the West Seattle shore is a great place to see what is revealed at low tide — our other favorites include Cove Park just north of the Fauntleroy ferry dock and Seacrest, where the pilings beneath the pier host a nice array of starfish and other sea life, as shown in our photo above.)

6 Replies to "Tidewalker alert: Lowest tide of the summer this week"

  • beachdrivegirl June 2, 2008 (9:46 am)

    I saw the naturalists @ Constellation Park on Sunday. Very cool! I need to get my sister to meet me there with my niece and nephew. :)

  • Paul June 2, 2008 (10:03 am)

    i think this calls for a work field trip day! I can’t wait to go check it out.

  • herongrrrl June 2, 2008 (10:06 am)

    Don’t forget to be kind to the critters! Some great beach etiquette tips here:

    http://nwnews.com/editions/2005/050530/events1.htm

  • jmland June 2, 2008 (12:25 pm)

    can’t they schedule the low tides for later in the day when i’m not working? GEEZ!

  • lina June 2, 2008 (1:23 pm)

    thanks herongrrl, for the beach etiquette
    i worry that we will love ‘low tide’ to death. please be careful out there and step lightly, literally and metophorically. these areas are such an amazing find in a urban area and more and more i am watching the beaches crowd at this really vulnerable time for sea creatures. i am equally to blame for growing numbers of folks at low tide as i have shared this wonder with friends and will be there a bunch this week. nevertheless, be gentle out there.

  • PO June 2, 2008 (4:40 pm)

    beautiful sea stars.

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