Admiralty Inlet is a tidal strait between Marrowstone Island and Whidbey Island on the south side of the Strait of Juan de Fuca, the principal tidal entrance to Puget Sound. The tide is mixed semidiurnal, with a mean range of 5.34 ft (1.63 m) at the Port Townsend station.
- Type
- Tidal strait
- Location
- Washington, United States
- Setting
- Between Marrowstone Island and Whidbey Island on the south side of the Strait of Juan de Fuca, the principal tidal entrance to Puget Sound
- Tidal range
- The tide is mixed semidiurnal, with a mean range of 5.34 ft (1.63 m) at the Port Townsend station.
- Notable
- Admiralty Inlet is the sole tidal exchange for the entire main basin of Puget Sound (US Coast Pilot 7).
