Sun, Moon & Tides

Here's  some data to anticipate and plan our hike:

The sun rises a little before 6AM and sets a little after 9PM throughout our hike.

The moon will be in 3rd Q for our trip.  Beginning July 24th, the moon rises at 11:30 PM and sets 15 hours later, about 2:30 PM.  The moon rises about 75 minutes later each subsequent night.  On July 31, the moon rises at 4:43 AM and sets 15 hours later, at 8:54 PM.   

Following is the excellent chart Rob prepared; it shows the approx. high and low tides for checkpoints along the entire hike, and highlights the high tides which prevent hiking on the beach. 

West Coast Trail Tides