Bradfield Canal, Ernest Sound Tides Today
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Bradfield Canal, Ernest Sound runs a mean tidal range of about 13.6 ft. This month the highest water, 19.9 ft, comes on the morning of Nov 26, and the lowest, a -4.3 ft minus tide, on the afternoon of Nov 26.
| High tide | 1:05 AM | 13.3 ft |
| Low tide | 6:44 AM | 5.7 ft |
| High tide | 12:59 PM | 13.6 ft |
| Low tide | 7:28 PM | 2.0 ft |
Today on the water at Bradfield Canal, Ernest Sound
Today at Bradfield Canal, Ernest Sound: high tide at 1:05 AM (13.3 ft) and 12:59 PM (13.6 ft), low tide at 6:44 AM (5.7 ft) and 7:28 PM (2.0 ft). The National Weather Service forecast for Tuesday is mostly cloudy then chance light rain with E winds 10 mph, 45°F. Sunrise is at 6:56 AM and sunset at 4:03 PM.
| Period | Forecast | Wind | Temp |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overnight | Mostly Cloudy | SE 5 mph | 35°F |
| Tuesday | Mostly Cloudy then Chance Light Rain | E 10 mph | 45°F |
Forecast: National Weather Service point forecast for this location.
Where Bradfield Canal, Ernest Sound is
Bradfield Canal, Ernest Sound sits at 56.1833° N, 131.5720° W on Southeast Alaska's Inside Passage, at Wrangell, AK, in Wrangell. The station here is a historical NOAA reference station: a gauge measured the tide at this spot from 2005 until 2025, and NOAA still publishes harmonic predictions from that record. There is no live reading here today. The closest gauge measuring live water level is Ketchikan (NOAA 9450460), 58.9 mi away, and high and low water here run on average about 319 min later than there. The nearest weather station is Wrangell Harbor, a shore station reporting wind and, at most sites, water temperature, 36.7 mi away.
The tide at Bradfield Canal, Ernest Sound
Bradfield Canal, Ernest Sound 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 16.6 ft, and 14.1 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 1.6 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 Bradfield Canal, Ernest Sound about 9.6 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 Bradfield Canal, Ernest Sound from the 1983-2001 National Tidal Datum Epoch; mean higher high water is 16.6 ft above it and mean sea level 8.5 ft. The land survey datum NAVD88, the zero on topographic maps and flood maps, is 3.7 ft above MLLW here, so a water level on this page converts to NAVD88 by subtracting that amount. These datums are controlled from NOAA's Ketchikan, AK gauge. Source: NOAA CO-OPS station 9451012, established 2005, gauge removed 2025. 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 Bradfield Canal, Ernest Sound
- Burrough Bay, Behm Canal: 20.9 mi, tides about 320 min earlier
- Wrangell, Wrangell Island: 37.0 mi, tides about 318 min earlier
- Hut Point, Behm Canal: 41.5 mi, tides about 320 min earlier
- Blaquiere Point: 46.3 mi, tides about 312 min earlier
- Dry Strait: 48.6 mi, tides about 310 min earlier
TidalMapMonthly tide calendar
🌊 Biggest flood tides at Bradfield Canal, Ernest Sound this month: Nov 8, Nov 9, Nov 10, Nov 11, 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 Bradfield Canal, Ernest Sound this month: Nov 7, Nov 8, Nov 9, Nov 10, Nov 11, Nov 12, Nov 13, Nov 23, Nov 24, Nov 25, Nov 26, Nov 27 …. 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 Bradfield Canal, Ernest Sound, 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 🌗 | 6:20–8:20 AM 6:45–8:45 PM | — 1:22–3:22 PM | 50 |
| Wed Nov 4 🌗 | 7:07–9:07 AM 7:32–9:32 PM | 12:24–2:24 AM 1:29–3:29 PM | 63 |
| Thu Nov 5 🌘 | 7:53–9:53 AM 8:18–10:18 PM | 1:52–3:52 AM 1:35–3:35 PM | 75 |
| Fri Nov 6 🌘 | 8:38–10:38 AM 9:03–11:03 PM | 3:18–5:18 AM 1:41–3:41 PM | 85 |
| Sat Nov 7 🌘 | 9:23–11:23 AM 9:48–11:48 PM | 4:44–6:44 AM 1:48–3:48 PM | 93 |
| Sun Nov 8 🌘 | 10:09–12:09 PM 10:34–12:34 AM | 6:09–8:09 AM 1:58–3:58 PM | 97 |
| Mon Nov 9 🌑 | 10:57–12:57 PM 11:22–1:22 AM | 7:33–9:33 AM 2:14–4:14 PM | 99 |
Predictions & observations: NOAA CO-OPS station 9451012. 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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