The low tide at the Fauntleroy Ferry Dock on July 13 was a minus 4 and local marine life was on display.
Photo by Kimberly Robinson
Wed, 07/13/2022
Being a largely beach centric community on a peninsula means West Seattle takes the tides perhaps more seriously than many other places. The so called "Buck Moon" on Wednesday is responsible for causing the wider swings than usual so at 2 a.m on July 13, the moon reached at its closest point to the Earth for 2022: a perigee distance of 221,994 miles away.
That resulted in a low tide at 11 am of minus 4 and on July 14 around noon an even lower tide of minus 4.04 at Alki Beach Park. The high tide on Wednesday was forecast to be plus 12.07 at 6:51pm with Friday at 8:14pm a plus 12.37, on Saturday the same high level will be reached at 8:54pm
But at the low tides, marine life you don't normally see is revealed and many people are drawn to see that otherwise hidden world.
A bright orange Sea Pen waits for the tide to return. Photo by Kimberly Robinson
A moon snail egg casing made of saliva, sand and eggs. Photo by Kimberly Robinson
A moon snail roughly 8 inches in length burrowing back into the sand. Photo by Kimberly Robinson
A "Leather Star" clings to a pier piling. Photo by Kimberly Robinson
An ex-crab has nowhere to go when the tide is out under the pier. Photo by Kimberly Robinson
