Sitka tide chart and tide times
Alaska · NOAA station 9451600
Nearest NOAA tide station to Sitka (1 km from Sitka).
On Tuesday, September 29, high tide at Sitka is at 3:06 AM (9.5 ft) and 2:51 PM (11.3 ft), and low tide is at 8:45 AM (2.0 ft) and 9:31 PM (-1.0 ft). Times are local; heights are in feet above mean lower low water (MLLW), the datum used on U.S. charts — a negative height means the water drops below that level.
High and low tides for the next 8 days
| Tide | Time | Height |
|---|---|---|
| Tuesday, September 29 🌖 Waning GibbousSunrise 7:01 AM · Sunset 6:40 PM · Moonrise 6:53 PM · Moonset 11:50 AM | ||
| High tide | 3:06 AM | 9.5 ft |
| Low tide | 8:45 AM | 2.0 ft |
| High tide | 2:51 PM | 11.3 ft |
| Low tide | 9:31 PM | -1.0 ft |
| Wednesday, September 30 🌖 Waning GibbousSunrise 7:03 AM · Sunset 6:37 PM · Moonrise 7:16 PM · Moonset 1:29 PM | ||
| High tide | 3:53 AM | 9.0 ft |
| Low tide | 9:22 AM | 2.8 ft |
| High tide | 3:28 PM | 11.2 ft |
| Low tide | 10:19 PM | -0.7 ft |
| Thursday, October 1 🌖 Waning GibbousSunrise 7:05 AM · Sunset 6:35 PM · Moonrise 7:58 PM · Moonset 2:57 PM | ||
| High tide | 4:47 AM | 8.3 ft |
| Low tide | 10:03 AM | 3.6 ft |
| High tide | 4:11 PM | 10.7 ft |
| Low tide | 11:14 PM | -0.2 ft |
| Friday, October 2 🌗 Last QuarterSunrise 7:07 AM · Sunset 6:32 PM · Moonrise 9:06 PM · Moonset 4:00 PM | ||
| High tide | 5:53 AM | 7.7 ft |
| Low tide | 10:53 AM | 4.4 ft |
| High tide | 5:05 PM | 10.0 ft |
| Saturday, October 3 🌗 Last QuarterSunrise 7:09 AM · Sunset 6:29 PM · Moonrise 10:37 PM · Moonset 4:37 PM | ||
| Low tide | 12:22 AM | 0.4 ft |
| High tide | 7:17 AM | 7.3 ft |
| Low tide | 12:07 PM | 5.0 ft |
| High tide | 6:18 PM | 9.3 ft |
| Sunday, October 4 🌗 Last QuarterSunrise 7:11 AM · Sunset 6:26 PM · Moonset 4:57 PM | ||
| Low tide | 1:45 AM | 0.8 ft |
| High tide | 8:49 AM | 7.5 ft |
| Low tide | 1:56 PM | 5.0 ft |
| High tide | 7:50 PM | 8.8 ft |
| Monday, October 5 🌗 Last QuarterSunrise 7:13 AM · Sunset 6:24 PM · Moonrise 12:15 AM · Moonset 5:09 PM | ||
| Low tide | 3:06 AM | 0.8 ft |
| High tide | 10:01 AM | 8.0 ft |
| Low tide | 3:34 PM | 4.3 ft |
| High tide | 9:21 PM | 8.9 ft |
| Tuesday, October 6 🌘 Waning CrescentSunrise 7:16 AM · Sunset 6:21 PM · Moonrise 1:52 AM · Moonset 5:17 PM | ||
| Low tide | 4:12 AM | 0.5 ft |
| High tide | 10:52 AM | 8.8 ft |
| Low tide | 4:42 PM | 3.1 ft |
| High tide | 10:35 PM | 9.2 ft |
Best fishing times at Sitka (solunar table)
Major periods, about two hours each, are centered on the moon passing overhead or underfoot. Minor periods, about an hour, are centered on moonrise and moonset. By solunar tradition the days around the new and full moon are the strongest, and many anglers plan for a major period that falls on a moving tide.
| Day | Major periods | Minor periods |
|---|---|---|
| Tue, Sep 29 🌖 Waning Gibbous · Good | 2:00 AM–4:00 AM 2:27 PM–4:27 PM | 11:20 AM–12:20 PM 6:23 PM–7:23 PM |
| Wed, Sep 30 🌖 Waning Gibbous · Good | 2:56 AM–4:56 AM 3:26 PM–5:26 PM | 12:59 PM–1:59 PM 6:46 PM–7:46 PM |
| Thu, Oct 1 🌖 Waning Gibbous · Good | 3:57 AM–5:57 AM 4:28 PM–6:28 PM | 2:27 PM–3:27 PM 7:28 PM–8:28 PM |
| Fri, Oct 2 🌗 Last Quarter · Fair | 5:00 AM–7:00 AM 5:31 PM–7:31 PM | 3:30 PM–4:30 PM 8:36 PM–9:36 PM |
| Sat, Oct 3 🌗 Last Quarter · Fair | 6:02 AM–8:02 AM 6:32 PM–8:32 PM | 4:07 PM–5:07 PM 10:07 PM–11:07 PM |
| Sun, Oct 4 🌗 Last Quarter · Fair | 7:02 AM–9:02 AM 7:30 PM–9:30 PM | 4:27 PM–5:27 PM |
| Mon, Oct 5 🌗 Last Quarter · Fair | 7:57 AM–9:57 AM 8:23 PM–10:23 PM | 11:45 PM–12:45 AM 4:39 PM–5:39 PM |
| Tue, Oct 6 🌘 Waning Crescent · Good | 8:48 AM–10:48 AM 9:12 PM–11:12 PM | 1:22 AM–2:22 AM 4:47 PM–5:47 PM |
Nearby tide stations
- Olga Point, Olga Strait
23 km away - Symonds Bay, Biorka Island
24 km away - Whitestone Narrows, Neva Strait
26 km away - Golf Island, Necker Island
30 km away - Baranof, Warm Spring Bay
32 km away - Kasnyku Bay
34 km away - Scraggy Island
39 km away - Scraggy Point
39 km away
Predictions from NOAA CO-OPS station 9451600. Station page at NOAA. Updated daily. Not for navigation.
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