How often is this departures board updated?

Vessel positions and sailings statuses refresh about every 30 seconds, from AIS positions matched against the published operator timetable.

Why does a sailing show no delay yet?

A delay figure appears only once a vessel on that sailing is transmitting a position we can compare with the schedule. Until then the row says scheduled, or not confirmed, rather than guessing.

Can I see another day's departures at Point Defiance/Tacoma?

Yes. The date control on the board switches between today and tomorrow. Dated boards are marked noindex so they cannot compete with this page in search results.

Why is there no lane or berth column for departures at Point Defiance/Tacoma?

Lanes are assigned by the operator's staff at check-in and printed on your ticket, and no lane map is published, so we do not show a column we would have to invent.

Point Defiance/Tacoma ferry departures: live board and today's schedule

Point Defiance Ferry Terminal, USA · Washington State Ferries · 9:04 AM PDT · Fog · 11°C

Today at Point Defiance/Tacoma: 19 sailings departing. The first 5 have no delay we could measure; 14 still to go.

5left so far
14still to go

Departures board

19 sailings · Updated 9:04 AM

Earlier: Every sailing departing Point Defiance/Tacoma today
Departs	Destination	Vessel	Deck space	Check-in	Status
5:05 AM	Tahlequaharr 5:20 AM · 15 min	Chetzemoka

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How these figures are measured

FerryFetch compares AIS vessel positions with the published operator timetable and flags a sailing as delayed past 5 minutes. An AIS tag beside an actual time means we observed the movement ourselves; a time without the tag was reported by the operator (hover it to see who). Deck-space figures are the operator’s own, refreshed on its schedule. Figures may differ from the operator’s official service information, and FerryFetch is not affiliated with Point Defiance/Tacoma’s operator.

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How these figures are measured

Earlier: Every sailing departing Point Defiance/Tacoma today
Departs	Destination	Vessel	Deck space	Check-in	Status
5:05 AM	Tahlequaharr 5:20 AM · 15 min	Chetzemoka

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Departs	Destination	Vessel	Deck space
9:15 AMNext	Tahlequaharr 9:30 AM · 15 min	Chetzemokausually	77% space
10:05 AM	Tahlequaharr 10:20 AM · 15 min	Chetzemokausually	100% space
10:55 AM	Tahlequaharr 11:10 AM · 15 min	Chetzemokausually	100% space
11:45 AM	Tahlequaharr 12:00 PM · 15 min	Chetzemokausually	100% space
1:40 PM	Tahlequaharr 1:55 PM · 15 min	Chetzemokausually	100% space
2:40 PM	Tahlequaharr 2:55 PM · 15 min	Chetzemokausually	100% space
3:40 PM	Tahlequaharr 3:55 PM · 15 min	Chetzemokausually	100% space
4:35 PM	Tahlequaharr 4:50 PM · 15 min	Chetzemokausually	100% space
5:30 PM	Tahlequaharr 5:45 PM · 15 min	Chetzemokausually	100% space
6:30 PM	Tahlequaharr 6:45 PM · 15 min	Chetzemokausually	100% space
7:25 PM	Tahlequaharr 7:40 PM · 15 min	Chetzemokausually	100% space
8:25 PM	Tahlequaharr 8:40 PM · 15 min	Chetzemokausually	100% space
9:30 PM	Tahlequaharr 9:45 PM · 15 min	Chetzemokausually	100% space
10:30 PM	Tahlequaharr 10:45 PM · 15 min	Chetzemokausually	100% space

Every sailing departing Point Defiance/Tacoma today
5:05 AM to Tahlequah: ran, no delay we can state
5:55 AM to Tahlequah: ran, no delay we can state
6:45 AM to Tahlequah: ran, no delay we can state
7:35 AM to Tahlequah: ran, no delay we can state
8:25 AM to Tahlequah: ran, no delay we can state
9:15 AM to Tahlequah: still to run
10:05 AM to Tahlequah: still to run
10:55 AM to Tahlequah: still to run
11:45 AM to Tahlequah: still to run
1:40 PM to Tahlequah: still to run
2:40 PM to Tahlequah: still to run
3:40 PM to Tahlequah: still to run
4:35 PM to Tahlequah: still to run
5:30 PM to Tahlequah: still to run
6:30 PM to Tahlequah: still to run
7:25 PM to Tahlequah: still to run
8:25 PM to Tahlequah: still to run
9:30 PM to Tahlequah: still to run
10:30 PM to Tahlequah: still to run