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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 now4.4 ft↓ falling · predicted
Next high2:39 AM8.7 ft
Next low8:01 PM−0.5 ft
9.0 ft 2:01 AM4.2 ft 7:14 AM10.7 ft 1:05 PM−0.5 ft 8:01 PM

Gale Warning until Wed 5:00 PM +2 more

NOAA sensor 5.6 ft at 4:42 PM (+0.8 ft vs prediction)Times AKST · NOAA source

Today and tomorrow

12 AM6 AM12 PM6 PM04812Unusually high: 13.0 ftUnusually low: −1.0 ft9.0 ft 2:01 AM4.2 ft 7:14 AM10.7 ft 1:05 PM−0.5 ft 8:01 PM8.7 ft 2:39 AM4.5 ft 7:49 AM10.3 ft 1:38 PM0.0 ft 8:38 PM

Today Wednesday, Nov 11

TideTime (AKST)Height
High2:01 AM9.0 ft
Low7:14 AM4.2 ft
High1:05 PM10.7 ft
Low8:01 PM−0.5 ft

Tomorrow Thursday, Nov 12

TideTime (AKST)Height
High2:39 AM8.7 ft
Low7:49 AM4.5 ft
High1:38 PM10.3 ft
Low8:38 PM0.0 ft

Friday Friday, Nov 13

TideTime (AKST)Height
High3:21 AM8.4 ft
Low8:25 AM4.8 ft
High2:12 PM9.8 ft

Active NWS alerts

  • Gale Warning until Wed 5:00 PM. Cape Decision to Cape Edgecumbe out to 15 NM. NWS Juneau AK
  • Small Craft Advisory until Thu 5:00 PM. Cape Decision to Cape Edgecumbe out to 15 NM. NWS Juneau AK
  • Small Craft Advisory until Thu 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. 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 5.6 ft at 4:42 PM.

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