Beauty Bay, Nuka Bay Tides Today
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Beauty Bay, Nuka Bay runs a mean tidal range of about 8.9 ft. This month the highest water, 14.8 ft, comes on the afternoon of Nov 25, and the lowest, a -2.5 ft minus tide, on the evening of Nov 25.
| Low tide | 2:16 AM | 1.4 ft |
| High tide | 9:08 AM | 10.1 ft |
| Low tide | 3:06 PM | 3.8 ft |
| High tide | 8:55 PM | 9.6 ft |
Today on the water at Beauty Bay, Nuka Bay
Today at Beauty Bay, Nuka Bay: high tide at 9:08 AM (10.1 ft) and 8:55 PM (9.6 ft), low tide at 2:16 AM (1.4 ft) and 3:06 PM (3.8 ft). The National Weather Service forecast for Tuesday is heavy rain with E winds 20 mph, 42°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: Gale Warning and Small Craft Advisory. Sunrise is at 8:25 AM and sunset at 5:06 PM.
| Period | Forecast | Wind | Temp |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overnight | Heavy Rain | E 20 mph | 38°F |
| Tuesday | Heavy Rain | E 20 mph | 42°F |
Forecast: National Weather Service point forecast for this location.
Where Beauty Bay, Nuka Bay is
Beauty Bay, Nuka Bay sits at 59.5267° N, 150.6280° W on Cook Inlet, off the Gulf of Alaska, about 19 mi east of Halibut Cove, AK. The station here is a subordinate tide prediction point. NOAA has no gauge in the water at this spot; its times and heights are published as offsets from a reference gauge, named below. The closest gauge measuring live water level is Seldovia, Kachemak Bay (NOAA 9455500), 38.8 mi away, and high and low water here run on average about 61 min earlier than there. The nearest weather station is Homer Spit, AK, a shore station reporting wind and, at most sites, water temperature, 28.1 mi away.
The tide at Beauty Bay, Nuka Bay
Beauty Bay, Nuka 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. 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
- NOAA predicts tides here from Seward, Resurrection Bay, station 9455090. High tide comes about 12 min later and low tide about 14 min later than there.
- High tide heights run about 1.08 times the reference.
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 publishes no datums for this point. Its predictions are offsets from Seward, Resurrection Bay and are referenced to MLLW there. Source: NOAA CO-OPS station 9455304. The tide times and heights are published as time and height offsets from its reference gauge; TidalMap republishes them daily and does not alter them.
Tide stations near Beauty Bay, Nuka Bay
- Two Arm Bay, Harris Bay: 20.4 mi, tides about 20 min earlier
- Halibut Cove, Kachemak Bay: 21.3 mi, tides about 57 min later
- Homer, Coal Point, Kachemak Bay: 27.9 mi, tides about 63 min later
- Agnes Cove, Aialik Peninsula: 40.1 mi, tides about 12 min earlier
- Bear Cove, Aialik Peninsula: 40.1 mi, tides about 13 min earlier
TidalMapMonthly tide calendar
🌊 Biggest flood tides at Beauty Bay, Nuka Bay this month: Nov 9, Nov 22, Nov 23, Nov 24, Nov 25, Nov 26, Nov 27, Nov 28. 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 Beauty Bay, Nuka Bay this month: Nov 7, Nov 8, Nov 9, Nov 10, Nov 11, Nov 22, Nov 23, Nov 24, Nov 25, Nov 26, Nov 27, Nov 28 …. 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 Beauty Bay, Nuka 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 🌗 | 7:38–9:38 AM 8:03–10:03 PM | 12:03–2:03 AM 2:45–4:45 PM | 50 |
| Wed Nov 4 🌗 | 8:26–10:26 AM 8:51–10:51 PM | 1:41–3:41 AM 2:46–4:46 PM | 63 |
| Thu Nov 5 🌘 | 9:11–11:11 AM 9:36–11:36 PM | 3:15–5:15 AM 2:47–4:47 PM | 75 |
| Fri Nov 6 🌘 | 9:56–11:56 AM 10:21–12:21 AM | 4:47–6:47 AM 2:48–4:48 PM | 85 |
| Sat Nov 7 🌘 | 10:42–12:42 PM 11:07–1:07 AM | 6:19–8:19 AM 2:49–4:49 PM | 93 |
| Sun Nov 8 🌘 | 11:28–1:28 PM 11:53–1:53 AM | 7:51–9:51 AM 2:52–4:52 PM | 97 |
| Mon Nov 9 🌑 | 12:16–2:16 PM 12:41–2:41 AM | 9:24–11:24 AM 2:59–4:59 PM | 99 |
Predictions & observations: NOAA CO-OPS station 9455304. 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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