Barter Island Tides Today
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Barter Island runs a mean tidal range of about 0.4 ft. This month the highest water, 0.7 ft, comes on the morning of Nov 24, and the lowest, a -0.1 ft minus tide, on the evening of Nov 24.
| Low tide | 1:42 AM | 0.2 ft |
| High tide | 7:00 AM | 0.4 ft |
| Low tide | 2:06 PM | 0.1 ft |
| High tide | 9:06 PM | 0.4 ft |
Today on the water at Barter Island
Today at Barter Island: high tide at 7:00 AM (0.4 ft) and 9:06 PM (0.4 ft), low tide at 1:42 AM (0.2 ft) and 2:06 PM (0.1 ft). The National Weather Service forecast for Tuesday is slight chance light snow then cloudy with E winds 10 to 15 mph, 24°F. Wind that strong can hold water in or push it out, so the real tide may run above or below these predictions. Sunrise is at 9:12 AM and sunset at 3:24 PM.
| Period | Forecast | Wind | Temp |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overnight | Chance Light Snow | E 10 mph | 17°F |
| Tuesday | Slight Chance Light Snow then Cloudy | E 10 to 15 mph | 24°F |
Forecast: National Weather Service point forecast for this location.
Where Barter Island is
Barter Island sits at 70.1286° N, 143.6110° W on Alaska's Arctic coast, at Kaktovik, AK, in North Slope. The station here is a historical NOAA reference station: a gauge measured the tide at this spot from 1948 until 2008, and NOAA still publishes harmonic predictions from that record. There is no live reading here today. The closest gauge measuring live water level is Prudhoe Bay (NOAA 9497645), 116.4 mi away, and high and low water here run on average about 10 min later than there. The nearest weather station is Barter Island, Barter Island LRRS Airport, an airport reporting wind, visibility and sky cover, but no water temperature, 0.9 mi away.
The tide at Barter Island
Barter Island has a mixed tide: two highs and two lows a day, but of unequal size, so one low each day drains a little lower than the other. This month's predictions average 1.9 high tides a day here. The mean range from lower low to higher high is 0.6 ft, and 0.5 ft between the average high and the average low, a small tide. On an average day the higher high tops the lower high by 0.1 ft and the lower low sits 0.0 ft below the other low. For the water around it: Tides along the Chukchi and Beaufort seas are small, often under a foot, and wind and ice move the water more than the moon does.
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 Barter Island from the 1983-2001 National Tidal Datum Epoch; mean higher high water is 0.6 ft above it and mean sea level 0.3 ft. These datums are controlled from NOAA's Prudhoe Bay, AK gauge. Source: NOAA CO-OPS station 9499176, established 1948, gauge removed 2008. 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 Barter Island
- Point Thomson, Beaufort Sea: 62.0 mi, tides about 18 min earlier
- Prudhoe Bay: 116.4 mi, tides about 10 min earlier
- Barrow Offshore: 310.1 mi, tides about 22 min earlier
- Wainwright, Chukchi Sea: 382.1 mi, tides about 101 min earlier
- Koyuk, Koyuk Inlet: 582.5 mi, tides about 78 min later
TidalMapMonthly tide calendar
🌊 Biggest flood tides at Barter Island this month: Nov 8, Nov 9, Nov 10, Nov 11, Nov 12, Nov 21, Nov 22, Nov 24, Nov 25, Nov 26, Nov 27. 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 Barter Island this month: Nov 7, Nov 8, Nov 9, Nov 10, Nov 11, Nov 22, Nov 23, Nov 24, Nov 25, Nov 26. 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 Barter 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 🌗 | 7:09–9:09 AM 7:34–9:34 PM | — 2:51–4:51 PM | 50 |
| Wed Nov 4 🌗 | 7:57–9:57 AM 8:22–10:22 PM | 12:48–2:48 AM 2:24–4:24 PM | 63 |
| Thu Nov 5 🌘 | 8:43–10:43 AM 9:08–11:08 PM | 2:54–4:54 AM 1:58–3:58 PM | 75 |
| Fri Nov 6 🌘 | 9:27–11:27 AM 9:52–11:52 PM | 4:59–6:59 AM 1:28–3:28 PM | 85 |
| Sat Nov 7 🌘 | 10:13–12:13 PM 10:38–12:38 AM | 7:15–9:15 AM 12:48–2:48 PM | 93 |
| Sun Nov 8 🌘 | 10:59–12:59 PM 11:24–1:24 AM | — — | 97 |
| Mon Nov 9 🌑 | 11:47–1:47 PM 12:12–2:12 AM | — — | 99 |
Predictions & observations: NOAA CO-OPS station 9499176. 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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