Bethel Tides Today
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Bethel runs a mean tidal range of about 2.5 ft. This month the highest water, 5.0 ft, comes on the morning of Nov 27, and the lowest, a -0.7 ft minus tide, on the evening of Nov 26.
| Low tide | 5:53 AM | 0.1 ft |
| High tide | 11:24 AM | 3.7 ft |
| Low tide | 8:37 PM | 0.4 ft |
Today on the water at Bethel
Today at Bethel: high tide at 11:24 AM (3.7 ft), low tide at 5:53 AM (0.1 ft) and 8:37 PM (0.4 ft). The National Weather Service forecast for Tuesday is slight chance light rain with E winds 10 to 15 mph, 40°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 9:15 AM and sunset at 5:45 PM.
| Period | Forecast | Wind | Temp |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overnight | Mostly Cloudy | E 10 to 20 mph | 35°F |
| Tuesday | Slight Chance Light Rain | E 10 to 15 mph | 40°F |
Forecast: National Weather Service point forecast for this location.
Where Bethel is
Bethel sits at 60.8000° N, 161.7500° W on the Bering Sea side of Alaska, at Bethel, AK, in Bethel. The station here is a historical NOAA reference station: a gauge measured the tide at this spot from 1970 until 2010, and NOAA still publishes harmonic predictions from that record. There is no live reading here today. The closest gauge measuring live water level is Unalakleet (NOAA 9468333), 214.7 mi away, and high and low water here run on average about 90 min earlier than there. The nearest weather station is Bethel, AK, a shore station reporting wind and, at most sites, water temperature, 0.6 mi away.
The tide at Bethel
Bethel 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 1.8 high tides a day here. The mean range from lower low to higher high is 3.7 ft, and 2.4 ft between the average high and the average low, a moderate tide. On an average day the higher high tops the lower high by 0.9 ft and the lower low sits 0.3 ft below the other low. For the water around it: Bering Sea tides are mixed, swinging toward one high a day in Norton Sound and Bristol Bay, and storm surge often matters more than the predicted tide.
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 Bethel from the 1983-2001 National Tidal Datum Epoch; mean higher high water is 3.7 ft above it and mean sea level 1.6 ft. Source: NOAA CO-OPS station 9466477, established 1970, gauge removed 2010. 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 Bethel
- Lomavik: 25.1 mi, tides about 171 min earlier
- Helmick Point, southeast of: 42.9 mi, tides about 202 min earlier
- Newtok, Ningliq River: 97.6 mi, tides about 226 min earlier
- Kipnuk, Kugkaktlik River: 98.2 mi, tides about 91 min earlier
- Goodnews Bay entrance: 121.3 mi, tides about 205 min later
TidalMapMonthly tide calendar
🌊 Biggest flood tides at Bethel this month: Nov 1, Nov 24, Nov 25, Nov 26, Nov 27, Nov 28, Nov 29. 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 Bethel this month: Nov 1, Nov 2, Nov 22, Nov 23, Nov 24, Nov 25, Nov 26, Nov 28, Nov 29, Nov 30. 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 Bethel, 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 🌗 | 8:24–10:24 AM 8:49–10:49 PM | 12:46–2:46 AM 3:32–5:32 PM | 50 |
| Wed Nov 4 🌗 | 9:12–11:12 AM 9:37–11:37 PM | 2:27–4:27 AM 3:31–5:31 PM | 63 |
| Thu Nov 5 🌘 | 9:57–11:57 AM 10:22–12:22 AM | 4:03–6:03 AM 3:29–5:29 PM | 75 |
| Fri Nov 6 🌘 | 10:42–12:42 PM 11:07–1:07 AM | 5:38–7:38 AM 3:28–5:28 PM | 85 |
| Sat Nov 7 🌘 | 11:28–1:28 PM 11:53–1:53 AM | 7:12–9:12 AM 3:26–5:26 PM | 93 |
| Sun Nov 8 🌘 | 12:14–2:14 PM 12:39–2:39 AM | 8:49–10:49 AM 3:26–5:26 PM | 97 |
| Mon Nov 9 🌑 | 1:02–3:02 PM 1:27–3:27 AM | 10:27–12:27 PM 3:28–5:28 PM | 99 |
Predictions & observations: NOAA CO-OPS station 9466477. 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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