Akutan, Akutan Island Tides Today
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Akutan, Akutan Island runs a mean tidal range of about 2.9 ft. This month the highest water, 4.4 ft, comes on the afternoon of Nov 25, and the lowest, a -1.7 ft minus tide, on the morning of Nov 27.
| Low tide | 6:30 AM | -0.2 ft |
| High tide | 1:42 PM | 4.0 ft |
| Low tide | 7:52 PM | 1.6 ft |
Today on the water at Akutan, Akutan Island
Today at Akutan, Akutan Island: high tide at 1:42 PM (4.0 ft), low tide at 6:30 AM (-0.2 ft) and 7:52 PM (1.6 ft). The National Weather Service forecast for Tuesday is rain showers likely with NW winds 10 to 25 mph, 44°F. Wind that strong can hold water in or push it out, so the real tide may run above or below these predictions. In effect now: Small Craft Advisory. Sunrise is at 9:06 AM and sunset at 6:27 PM.
| Period | Forecast | Wind | Temp |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overnight | Rain Showers Likely | SE 5 to 20 mph | 40°F |
| Tuesday | Rain Showers Likely | NW 10 to 25 mph | 44°F |
Forecast: National Weather Service point forecast for this location.
Where Akutan, Akutan Island is
Akutan, Akutan Island sits at 54.1333° N, 165.7773° W on the Aleutian Islands, at Akutan, AK. The station here is a historical NOAA reference station: a gauge measured the tide at this spot from 2009 until 2009, and NOAA still publishes harmonic predictions from that record. There is no live reading here today. The closest gauge measuring live water level is Unalaska (NOAA 9462620), 35.6 mi away, and the tide here runs on nearly the same clock. The nearest weather station is Akutan, AK, a shore station reporting wind and, at most sites, water temperature, 0.2 mi away.
The tide at Akutan, Akutan Island
Akutan, Akutan Island has a mixed tide: two highs and two lows a day, but of unequal size, so one low each day drains noticeably lower than the other. This month's predictions average 1.6 high tides a day here. The mean range from lower low to higher high is 3.7 ft, and 2.5 ft between the average high and the average low, a moderate tide. On an average day the higher high tops the lower high by 0.3 ft and the lower low sits 0.9 ft below the other low. For the water around it: Aleutian tides are mixed, with two unequal highs a day and strong currents through the passes.
Datum and source
Heights on this page are feet above mean lower low water (MLLW), the zero NOAA's nautical charts use for soundings. A predicted 0.0 ft low is the average of the lower low each day; a minus tide is water below chart datum, and a 2 ft high means 2 ft more water than the chart shows. NOAA fixes MLLW at Akutan, Akutan Island from the 1983-2001 National Tidal Datum Epoch; mean higher high water is 3.7 ft above it and mean sea level 2.2 ft. These datums are controlled from NOAA's Unalaska, AK gauge. Source: NOAA CO-OPS station 9462694, established 2009, gauge removed 2009. The tide times and heights are NOAA's official harmonic predictions for this station; TidalMap republishes them daily and does not alter them.
Tide stations near Akutan, Akutan Island
- Udagak Strait: 34.6 mi, tides about 222 min earlier
- Scotch Cap: 45.3 mi, tides about 132 min earlier
- Anderson Bay: 53.2 mi, tides about 11 min later
- Raven Bay: 63.8 mi, tides about 210 min earlier
- Otter Point: 98.5 mi, tides about 37 min earlier
TidalMapMonthly tide calendar
🌊 Biggest flood tides at Akutan, Akutan Island this month: Nov 23, Nov 24, Nov 25, Nov 26, Nov 28, Nov 29, Nov 30. These spring highs push water up into the grass and over the oyster rock; prime for poling into flooded marsh for tailing reds.
🔻 Negative (minus) low tides at Akutan, Akutan Island this month: Nov 1, Nov 2, Nov 3, Nov 7, Nov 9, Nov 10, Nov 11, Nov 12, Nov 13, Nov 14, Nov 15, Nov 16 …. These drain the flats and expose the oyster rock, prime for sight-fishing and clamming.
Best fishing times (solunar)
Major and minor solunar windows for Akutan, Akutan Island, peak feeding activity is around the moon overhead/underfoot (majors) and moonrise/moonset (minors). Score is the day's activity coefficient (0–100).
| Day | Major windows | Minor windows | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| Today 🌗 | 8:41–10:41 AM 9:06–11:06 PM | 1:24–3:24 AM 3:36–5:36 PM | 50 |
| Wed Nov 4 🌗 | 9:28–11:28 AM 9:53–11:53 PM | 2:52–4:52 AM 3:46–5:46 PM | 63 |
| Thu Nov 5 🌘 | 10:14–12:14 PM 10:39–12:39 AM | 4:16–6:16 AM 3:54–5:54 PM | 75 |
| Fri Nov 6 🌘 | 10:59–12:59 PM 11:24–1:24 AM | 5:39–7:39 AM 4:04–6:04 PM | 85 |
| Sat Nov 7 🌘 | 11:44–1:44 PM 12:09–2:09 AM | 7:01–9:01 AM 4:14–6:14 PM | 93 |
| Sun Nov 8 🌘 | 12:31–2:31 PM 12:56–2:56 AM | 8:22–10:22 AM 4:28–6:28 PM | 97 |
| Mon Nov 9 🌑 | 1:19–3:19 PM 1:44–3:44 AM | 9:42–11:42 AM 4:48–6:48 PM | 99 |
Predictions & observations: NOAA CO-OPS station 9462694. Solunar windows computed from the moon's position for this location. Times shown in the station's local time. Not for navigation.
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