Beecher Pass Tides Today
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Beecher Pass runs a mean tidal range of about 12.7 ft. This month the highest water, 18.5 ft, comes on the afternoon of Nov 25, and the lowest, a -4.1 ft minus tide, on the evening of Nov 25.
| Low tide | 1:35 AM | 1.8 ft |
| High tide | 8:21 AM | 13.3 ft |
| Low tide | 2:30 PM | 4.2 ft |
| High tide | 8:30 PM | 12.9 ft |
Today on the water at Beecher Pass
Today at Beecher Pass: high tide at 8:21 AM (13.3 ft) and 8:30 PM (12.9 ft), low tide at 1:35 AM (1.8 ft) and 2:30 PM (4.2 ft). The National Weather Service forecast for Tuesday is mostly cloudy then chance light rain with E winds 5 to 10 mph, 46°F. In effect now: Small Craft Advisory. Sunrise is at 7:03 AM and sunset at 4:07 PM.
| Period | Forecast | Wind | Temp |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overnight | Slight Chance Light Rain | E 5 mph | 37°F |
| Tuesday | Mostly Cloudy then Chance Light Rain | E 5 to 10 mph | 46°F |
Forecast: National Weather Service point forecast for this location.
Where Beecher Pass is
Beecher Pass sits at 56.5950° N, 132.9870° W on Southeast Alaska's Inside Passage, about 8 mi south of Petersburg, AK. The station here is a historical NOAA reference station: a gauge measured the tide at this spot from 1977 until 2003, and NOAA still publishes harmonic predictions from that record. There is no live reading here today. The closest gauge measuring live water level is Port Alexander, Baranof Island (NOAA 9451054), 67.8 mi away, and high and low water here run on average about 5 min later than there. The nearest weather station is Petersburg, an airport reporting wind, visibility and sky cover, but no water temperature, 14.4 mi away.
The tide at Beecher Pass
Beecher Pass 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 15.5 ft, and 13.1 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 0.9 ft and the lower low sits 1.5 ft below the other low. For the water around it: Inside Passage tides are large and mixed semidiurnal, two highs and two lows a day with ranges of 12 to 20 ft that drive fast currents in the narrows.
About this station
- High tide reaches Beecher Pass about 9.8 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 Beecher Pass from the 1983-2001 National Tidal Datum Epoch; mean higher high water is 15.5 ft above it and mean sea level 7.9 ft. These datums are controlled from NOAA's Ketchikan, AK gauge. Source: NOAA CO-OPS station 9451287, established 1977, gauge removed 2003. 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 Beecher Pass
- Anchor Point: 3.8 mi, tides about 23 min later
- Castle Islands, Duncan Canal: 7.1 mi, tides at about the same time
- Petersburg: 15.2 mi, tides about 15 min later
- Dry Strait: 15.7 mi, tides at about the same time
- Blaquiere Point: 16.9 mi, tides about 7 min later
TidalMapMonthly tide calendar
🌊 Biggest flood tides at Beecher Pass this month: Nov 7, Nov 8, Nov 9, Nov 10, 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 Beecher Pass 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 Beecher Pass, 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 🌗 | 6:26–8:26 AM 6:51–8:51 PM | — 1:28–3:28 PM | 50 |
| Wed Nov 4 🌗 | 7:13–9:13 AM 7:38–9:38 PM | 12:30–2:30 AM 1:34–3:34 PM | 63 |
| Thu Nov 5 🌘 | 7:59–9:59 AM 8:24–10:24 PM | 1:58–3:58 AM 1:40–3:40 PM | 75 |
| Fri Nov 6 🌘 | 8:44–10:44 AM 9:09–11:09 PM | 3:25–5:25 AM 1:45–3:45 PM | 85 |
| Sat Nov 7 🌘 | 9:29–11:29 AM 9:54–11:54 PM | 4:51–6:51 AM 1:52–3:52 PM | 93 |
| Sun Nov 8 🌘 | 10:15–12:15 PM 10:40–12:40 AM | 6:17–8:17 AM 2:02–4:02 PM | 97 |
| Mon Nov 9 🌑 | 11:03–1:03 PM 11:28–1:28 AM | 7:42–9:42 AM 2:16–4:16 PM | 99 |
Predictions & observations: NOAA CO-OPS station 9451287. 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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