LOW-LOW TIDE: West Seattle Sunday sights

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7:13 PM: The remains of old pilings are part of what comes into view when low-low tides arrive on local shores. The photo above is from Theresa Arbow-O’Connor. Today’s low-low tide was out to 3.3 feet; Brandy DeWeese also sent photos, showing some of the sealife revealed by the receded tide under and near the Fauntleroy ferry dock:

The low-low tide will be out even further the next two days – -3.7 feet both days, at 12:26 pm Monday, and at 1:13 pm Tuesday. Seattle Aquarium volunteer beach naturalists will be out both days too – 10:30 am-2:30 pm Monday, 11 am-3 pm Tuesday, at Constellation Park (63rd/Beach Drive) and Lincoln Park (8011 Fauntleroy Way SW) both days.

ADDED 9:22 PM: Curry Gibson sent this pic of kelp crabs:

ADDED 11:45 PM: Thanks to SF for this montage:

Kbota June 4, 2023 (9:18 pm)

Thank you Theresa and Brandy. Great pictures!

Ferns June 4, 2023 (11:15 pm)

Very cool. I love the huge starfish and crabs. Interesting to the ultra low tide during the day for good visibility and photos.

Wakeflood June 5, 2023 (1:22 pm)

Pleased to see a few dozen purple and orange sea stars on the pilings again. I’ve lived by the ferry docks for over 25 yrs. and told the folks looking in awe today that just a handful of years ago, almost every piling had them and some had dozens of huge ones. I hope this means they’re recovering from the melting disease that wiped most of them out the last few years?

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