Bear Cove, Kachemak Bay Tides Today
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Bear Cove, Kachemak Bay runs a mean tidal range of about 15.6 ft. This month the highest water, 22.5 ft, comes on the afternoon of Nov 25, and the lowest, a -5.5 ft minus tide, on the evening of Nov 25.
| Low tide | 3:12 AM | 2.6 ft |
| High tide | 10:10 AM | 16.4 ft |
| Low tide | 4:12 PM | 5.0 ft |
| High tide | 10:23 PM | 15.3 ft |
Today on the water at Bear Cove, Kachemak Bay
Today at Bear Cove, Kachemak Bay: high tide at 10:10 AM (16.4 ft) and 10:23 PM (15.3 ft), low tide at 3:12 AM (2.6 ft) and 4:12 PM (5.0 ft). The National Weather Service forecast for Tuesday is rain likely with E winds 15 to 20 mph, 46°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 8:28 AM and sunset at 5:07 PM.
| Period | Forecast | Wind | Temp |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overnight | Light Rain Likely | E 30 mph | 39°F |
| Tuesday | Rain Likely | E 15 to 20 mph | 46°F |
Forecast: National Weather Service point forecast for this location.
Where Bear Cove, Kachemak Bay is
Bear Cove, Kachemak Bay sits at 59.7250° N, 151.0230° W on Cook Inlet, off the Gulf of Alaska, about 4 mi south of Fox River, AK, in Kenai Peninsula. The station here is a historical NOAA reference station: a gauge measured the tide at this spot from 1980 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 Seldovia, Kachemak Bay (NOAA 9455500), 31.3 mi away, and the tide here runs on nearly the same clock. The nearest weather station is Homer Spit, AK, a shore station reporting wind and, at most sites, water temperature, 16.2 mi away.
The tide at Bear Cove, Kachemak Bay
Bear Cove, Kachemak Bay has a semidiurnal tide: two highs and two lows a day of about the same size, roughly 12 hours 25 minutes apart. This month's predictions average 1.9 high tides a day here. The mean range from lower low to higher high is 18.6 ft, and 16.2 ft between the average high and the average low, a very large tide, among the biggest in the United States. On an average day the higher high tops the lower high by 0.8 ft and the lower low sits 1.7 ft below the other low. For the water around it: Cook Inlet has some of the largest tides in the United States, mixed semidiurnal with ranges near 30 ft at the head of the inlet.
About this station
- High tide reaches Bear Cove, Kachemak Bay about 11.2 hours after the moon passes overhead. That lag is local, which is why high water does not line up with the moon.
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 Bear Cove, Kachemak Bay from the 2012-2016 National Tidal Datum Epoch; mean higher high water is 18.6 ft above it and mean sea level 9.8 ft. These datums are controlled from NOAA's Seldovia, AK gauge. Source: NOAA CO-OPS station 9455595, established 1980, 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 Bear Cove, Kachemak Bay
- Halibut Cove, Kachemak Bay: 11.2 mi, tides about 5 min earlier
- Homer, Coal Point, Kachemak Bay: 16.0 mi, tides at about the same time
- Anchor Point: 29.6 mi, tides about 21 min later
- Two Arm Bay, Harris Bay: 32.2 mi, tides about 82 min earlier
- Ninilchik: 32.3 mi, tides about 63 min later
TidalMapMonthly tide calendar
🌊 Biggest flood tides at Bear Cove, Kachemak Bay this month: Nov 6, Nov 7, Nov 8, Nov 9, Nov 22, Nov 23, 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 Bear Cove, Kachemak Bay this month: Nov 6, Nov 7, Nov 8, Nov 9, Nov 10, Nov 11, Nov 12, Nov 21, Nov 22, Nov 23, Nov 24, Nov 25 …. 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 Bear Cove, Kachemak Bay, 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 🌗 | 7:40–9:40 AM 8:05–10:05 PM | 12:04–2:04 AM 2:47–4:47 PM | 50 |
| Wed Nov 4 🌗 | 8:28–10:28 AM 8:53–10:53 PM | 1:42–3:42 AM 2:48–4:48 PM | 63 |
| Thu Nov 5 🌘 | 9:13–11:13 AM 9:38–11:38 PM | 3:17–5:17 AM 2:48–4:48 PM | 75 |
| Fri Nov 6 🌘 | 9:58–11:58 AM 10:23–12:23 AM | 4:49–6:49 AM 2:49–4:49 PM | 85 |
| Sat Nov 7 🌘 | 10:43–12:43 PM 11:08–1:08 AM | 6:21–8:21 AM 2:50–4:50 PM | 93 |
| Sun Nov 8 🌘 | 11:30–1:30 PM 11:55–1:55 AM | 7:55–9:55 AM 2:52–4:52 PM | 97 |
| Mon Nov 9 🌑 | 12:18–2:18 PM 12:43–2:43 AM | 9:28–11:28 AM 2:58–4:58 PM | 99 |
Predictions & observations: NOAA CO-OPS station 9455595. 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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