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Sitka, AK tide chart and marine alerts

NOAA station 9451600 · 57.051°N, 135.344°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 9451600

Sitka, AK

Tide now0.0 ft↑ rising · predicted

Next high3:21 AM8.4 ft

Next low8:25 AM4.8 ft

Water48°F
NOAA sensors · 8:30 PM

Small Craft Advisory until Fri 5:00 PM +2 more

NOAA sensor 0.4 ft at 8:30 PM (+0.4 ft vs prediction)Times AKST · NOAA source

Today and tomorrow

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

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

Day	High tides	Low tides	Sunrise Sunset	Moon
Thu, Nov 12	2:39 AM 8.7 ft1:38 PM 10.3 ft	7:49 AM 4.5 ft8:38 PM 0.0 ft	7:35 AM 3:55 PM	Waxing crescent 12%
Fri, Nov 13	3:21 AM 8.4 ft2:12 PM 9.8 ft	8:25 AM 4.8 ft9:18 PM 0.5 ft	7:37 AM 3:53 PM	Waxing crescent 19%
Sat, Nov 14	4:07 AM 8.0 ft2:51 PM 9.2 ft	9:07 AM 5.1 ft10:01 PM 1.0 ft	7:39 AM 3:51 PM	Waxing crescent 27%
Sun, Nov 15	5:00 AM 7.8 ft3:37 PM 8.5 ft	9:58 AM 5.3 ft10:50 PM 1.5 ft	7:41 AM 3:49 PM	Waxing crescent 36%
Mon, Nov 16	5:58 AM 7.7 ft4:38 PM 7.8 ft	11:08 AM 5.3 ft11:45 PM 1.9 ft	7:44 AM 3:48 PM	First quarter 45%
Tue, Nov 17	6:54 AM 7.9 ft5:57 PM 7.3 ft	12:36 PM 5.0 ft	7:46 AM 3:46 PM	First quarter 55%
Wed, Nov 18	7:43 AM 8.3 ft7:24 PM 7.1 ft	12:44 AM 2.2 ft1:55 PM 4.2 ft	7:48 AM 3:44 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

Tide	Time (AKST)	Height
High	2:39 AM	8.7 ft
Low	7:49 AM	4.5 ft
High	1:38 PM	10.3 ft
Low	8:38 PM	0.0 ft

Tomorrow Friday, Nov 13

Tide	Time (AKST)	Height
High	3:21 AM	8.4 ft
Low	8:25 AM	4.8 ft
High	2:12 PM	9.8 ft
Low	9:18 PM	0.5 ft

Saturday Saturday, Nov 14

Tide	Time (AKST)	Height
High	4:07 AM	8.0 ft
Low	9:07 AM	5.1 ft
High	2:51 PM	9.2 ft
Low	10:01 PM	1.0 ft

Active NWS alerts

Small Craft Advisory until Fri 5:00 PM. Cape Decision to Cape Edgecumbe out to 15 NM. NWS Juneau AK
Small Craft Advisory until Fri 5:00 PM. Cape Decision to Cape Edgecumbe out to 15 NM. NWS Juneau AK
Small Craft Advisory until Fri 6:00 PM. Dixon Entrance to Cape Decision out to 15 NM; Cape Decision to Cape Edgecumbe out to 15 NM; Cape Edgecumbe to Cape Spencer out to 15 NM; Cape Spencer to Cape Fairweather out to 15 NM; Dixon Entrance to Cape Decision from 15 to 90 NM; Cape Decision to Cape Edgecumbe from 15 to 80 NM; Cape Edgecumbe to Cape Spencer from 15 to 80 NM; Cape Spencer to Cape Fairweather from 15 to 85 NM. NWS Juneau AK

Unusual tides here

We flag a predicted high at or above 13.0 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 9.9 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 0.4 ft at 8:30 PM.

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Sitka, AK: common questions

When is the next high tide at Sitka, AK?

NOAA predicts the next high tide at Sitka, AK at Fri 3:21 AM AKST, 8.4 ft above mean lower low water (MLLW).

When is the next low tide at Sitka, AK?

The next predicted low tide is at Fri 8:25 AM AKST, 4.8 ft relative to MLLW.

What is the water temperature at Sitka, AK?

NOAA's sensor at station 9451600 read 48°F at Thu 8:30 PM AKST.

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

Yes: Small Craft Advisory, Small Craft Advisory, Small Craft Advisory (National Weather Service).

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.

How do I get an email when something happens at Sitka, AK?

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