Cape Espenberg, Kotzebue Sound Tides Today
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Cape Espenberg, Kotzebue Sound runs a mean tidal range of about 0.8 ft. This month the highest water, 1.2 ft, comes on the afternoon of Nov 27, and the lowest, a -0.2 ft minus tide, on the evening of Nov 28.
| Low tide | 2:15 AM | -0.0 ft |
| High tide | 8:56 AM | 0.8 ft |
| Low tide | 2:45 PM | 0.4 ft |
| High tide | 8:16 PM | 0.9 ft |
Today on the water at Cape Espenberg, Kotzebue Sound
Today at Cape Espenberg, Kotzebue Sound: high tide at 8:56 AM (0.8 ft) and 8:16 PM (0.9 ft), low tide at 2:15 AM (-0.0 ft) and 2:45 PM (0.4 ft). The National Weather Service forecast for Tuesday is sunny with E winds 25 mph, 30°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 10:00 AM and sunset at 5:20 PM.
| Period | Forecast | Wind | Temp |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overnight | Partly Cloudy | E 25 mph | 28°F |
| Tuesday | Sunny | E 25 mph | 30°F |
Forecast: National Weather Service point forecast for this location.
Where Cape Espenberg, Kotzebue Sound is
Cape Espenberg, Kotzebue Sound sits at 66.5857° N, 164.2508° W on Alaska's Arctic coast, about 48 mi southwest of Kotzebue, AK, in Northwest Arctic. The station here is a historical NOAA reference station: a gauge measured the tide at this spot from 2015 until 2015, and NOAA still publishes harmonic predictions from that record. There is no live reading here today. The closest gauge measuring live water level is Red Dog Dock (NOAA 9491094), 68.6 mi away, and high and low water here run on average about 64 min later than there. The nearest weather station is Ralph Wien Memorial Airport, an airport reporting wind, visibility and sky cover, but no water temperature, 49.4 mi away.
The tide at Cape Espenberg, Kotzebue Sound
Cape Espenberg, Kotzebue Sound 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 1.9 high tides a day here. The mean range from lower low to higher high is 1.0 ft, and 0.7 ft between the average high and the average low, a small tide. On an average day the higher high tops the lower high by 0.1 ft and the lower low sits 0.2 ft below the other low. For the water around it: Tides along the Chukchi and Beaufort seas are small, often under a foot, and wind and ice move the water more than the moon does.
About this station
- High tide reaches Cape Espenberg, Kotzebue Sound about 11.0 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 Cape Espenberg, Kotzebue Sound from the 1983-2001 National Tidal Datum Epoch; mean higher high water is 1.0 ft above it and mean sea level 0.5 ft. These datums are controlled from NOAA's Red Dog Dock, AK gauge. Source: NOAA CO-OPS station 9490096, established 2015, gauge removed 2015. 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 Cape Espenberg, Kotzebue Sound
- Shishmaref Inlet: 53.7 mi, tides about 98 min earlier
- Teller, Port Clarance: 108.7 mi, tides about 229 min earlier
- White Mountain, Niukluk: 133.7 mi, tides about 21 min earlier
- Upper Golovnin Lagoon: 139.4 mi, tides at about the same time
- Koyuk, Koyuk Inlet: 144.2 mi, tides about 13 min later
TidalMapMonthly tide calendar
🌊 Biggest flood tides at Cape Espenberg, Kotzebue Sound this month: Nov 8, Nov 9, Nov 10, Nov 11, 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 Cape Espenberg, Kotzebue Sound this month: Nov 1, Nov 2, Nov 3, Nov 4, Nov 5, Nov 6, Nov 7, Nov 8, 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 Cape Espenberg, Kotzebue 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 🌗 | 8:35–10:35 AM 9:00–11:00 PM | 12:29–2:29 AM 3:58–5:58 PM | 50 |
| Wed Nov 4 🌗 | 9:22–11:22 AM 9:47–11:47 PM | 2:27–4:27 AM 3:43–5:43 PM | 63 |
| Thu Nov 5 🌘 | 10:08–12:08 PM 10:33–12:33 AM | 4:19–6:19 AM 3:28–5:28 PM | 75 |
| Fri Nov 6 🌘 | 10:53–12:53 PM 11:18–1:18 AM | 6:09–8:09 AM 3:12–5:12 PM | 85 |
| Sat Nov 7 🌘 | 11:38–1:38 PM 12:03–2:03 AM | 8:04–10:04 AM 2:52–4:52 PM | 93 |
| Sun Nov 8 🌘 | 12:24–2:24 PM 12:49–2:49 AM | 10:12–12:12 PM 2:21–4:21 PM | 97 |
| Mon Nov 9 🌑 | 1:13–3:13 PM 1:38–3:38 AM | — — | 99 |
Predictions & observations: NOAA CO-OPS station 9490096. 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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