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Ketchikan, AK tide chart and marine alerts

NOAA station 9450460 · 55.332°N, 131.626°W. Get an email only when the NWS issues a marine or coastal alert here, or the tide runs unusually high or low.

NOAA station 9450460

Ketchikan, AK

Tide now0.2 ft↑ rising · predicted
Next high2:57 AM13.1 ft
Next low8:19 AM5.4 ft
13.8 ft 2:19 AM4.8 ft 7:43 AM15.8 ft 1:43 PM0.1 ft 8:23 PM
  • WindSW 0 ktgusts 5
  • Water48°F
  • Air45°F
  • NOAA sensors · 8:36 PM

No active NWS marine or coastal alerts here

NOAA sensor 1.0 ft at 8:36 PM (+0.9 ft vs prediction)Times AKST · NOAA source

Today and tomorrow

12 AM6 AM12 PM6 PM04812162024Unusually high: 21.0 ftUnusually low: −1.0 ft13.8 ft 2:19 AM4.8 ft 7:43 AM15.8 ft 1:43 PM0.1 ft 8:23 PM13.1 ft 2:57 AM5.4 ft 8:19 AM15.0 ft 2:18 PM1.0 ft 9:02 PM

Next 7 days Shape drawn between NOAA's predicted highs and lows

12 Thu13 Fri14 Sat15 Sun16 Mon17 Tue18 Wed0481216

7-day tides, sun and moon Times AKST · feet above MLLW

DayHigh tidesLow tidesSunrise
Sunset
Moon
Thu, Nov 122:19 AM 13.8 ft1:43 PM 15.8 ft7:43 AM 4.8 ft8:23 PM 0.1 ft7:12 AM
3:48 PM
Waxing crescent 12%
Fri, Nov 132:57 AM 13.1 ft2:18 PM 15.0 ft8:19 AM 5.4 ft9:02 PM 1.0 ft7:14 AM
3:46 PM
Waxing crescent 19%
Sat, Nov 143:40 AM 12.5 ft2:58 PM 14.1 ft9:00 AM 6.1 ft9:45 PM 1.8 ft7:17 AM
3:44 PM
Waxing crescent 27%
Sun, Nov 154:30 AM 11.9 ft3:46 PM 13.1 ft9:51 AM 6.6 ft10:36 PM 2.6 ft7:19 AM
3:43 PM
Waxing crescent 36%
Mon, Nov 165:28 AM 11.7 ft4:46 PM 12.1 ft10:58 AM 6.9 ft11:34 PM 3.1 ft7:21 AM
3:41 PM
First quarter 45%
Tue, Nov 176:31 AM 11.9 ft6:02 PM 11.5 ft12:21 PM 6.6 ft7:23 AM
3:39 PM
First quarter 55%
Wed, Nov 187:29 AM 12.5 ft7:21 PM 11.5 ft12:37 AM 3.4 ft1:37 PM 5.5 ft7:25 AM
3:38 PM
Waxing gibbous 65%

Tides: NOAA CO-OPS predictions. Sun and moon: computed for this station's coordinates with NOAA's solar equations and standard lunar formulas.

Today Thursday, Nov 12

TideTime (AKST)Height
High2:19 AM13.8 ft
Low7:43 AM4.8 ft
High1:43 PM15.8 ft
Low8:23 PM0.1 ft

Tomorrow Friday, Nov 13

TideTime (AKST)Height
High2:57 AM13.1 ft
Low8:19 AM5.4 ft
High2:18 PM15.0 ft
Low9:02 PM1.0 ft

Saturday Saturday, Nov 14

TideTime (AKST)Height
High3:40 AM12.5 ft
Low9:00 AM6.1 ft
High2:58 PM14.1 ft
Low9:45 PM1.8 ft

Active NWS alerts

No active NWS marine or coastal alerts cover this station right now (checked 8:46 PM AKST).

Marine forecast PKZ036 · Clarence Strait

Tonight
SE wind 15 kt becoming NE wind 10 kt South of Gravina Island NE wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft, except 7 ft near ocean entrances.
Fri
NE wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft, except 7 ft near ocean entrances.
Fri Night
SE wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft, except 8 ft near ocean entrances. Rain late.
Sat
SE gale to 35 kt. Seas 10 ft. Rain.
Sat Night
SE gale to 45 kt. Seas 12 ft. Rain.
Sun
SE gale to 45 kt. Seas 14 ft.
Mon
SE gale to 35 kt. Seas 13 ft.
Tue
SE wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft.

National Weather Service, issued Thu 2:49 PM AKST. Official forecast for PKZ036

Unusual tides here

We flag a predicted high at or above 21.0 ft MLLW (the NWS minor flood stage for this station). We flag a predicted low at or below −1.0 ft MLLW. Mean higher high water is 15.5 ft.

No predicted tide in the next few days crosses either line.

Official sources

Predictions are astronomical tides. Wind and pressure can move the real water level a foot or more. NOAA's sensor here read 1.0 ft at 8:36 PM.

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Ketchikan, AK: common questions

When is the next high tide at Ketchikan, AK?

NOAA predicts the next high tide at Ketchikan, AK at Fri 2:57 AM AKST, 13.1 ft above mean lower low water (MLLW).

When is the next low tide at Ketchikan, AK?

The next predicted low tide is at Fri 8:19 AM AKST, 5.4 ft relative to MLLW.

What is the water temperature at Ketchikan, AK?

NOAA's sensor at station 9450460 read 48°F at Thu 8:36 PM AKST.

Is there a marine alert for Ketchikan, AK right now?

No. When this page was built, no NWS marine or coastal alert covered this station.

What are these tide heights measured from?

Heights are in feet above mean lower low water (MLLW), the average of the lower of the two daily low tides. A negative number means the water is below that average.

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