Cold Bay Tides Today
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Cold Bay runs a mean tidal range of about 5.0 ft. This month the highest water, 9.5 ft, comes on the afternoon of Nov 25, and the lowest, a -2.0 ft minus tide, on the evening of Nov 25.
| Low tide | 3:30 AM | 1.1 ft |
| High tide | 10:54 AM | 6.7 ft |
| Low tide | 4:48 PM | 3.0 ft |
| High tide | 10:06 PM | 5.8 ft |
Today on the water at Cold Bay
Today at Cold Bay: high tide at 10:54 AM (6.7 ft) and 10:06 PM (5.8 ft), low tide at 3:30 AM (1.1 ft) and 4:48 PM (3.0 ft). The National Weather Service forecast for Tuesday is rain showers likely with S winds 0 to 15 mph, 44°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: Small Craft Advisory. Sunrise is at 8:57 AM and sunset at 6:11 PM.
| Period | Forecast | Wind | Temp |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overnight | Chance Rain Showers | SE 15 mph | 39°F |
| Tuesday | Rain Showers Likely | S 0 to 15 mph | 44°F |
Forecast: National Weather Service point forecast for this location.
Where Cold Bay is
Cold Bay sits at 55.2083° N, 162.6980° W on the Alaska Peninsula and Shumagin Islands, at Cold Bay, AK. The station here is a historical NOAA reference station: a gauge measured the tide at this spot from 1969 until 2013, and NOAA still publishes harmonic predictions from that record. There is no live reading here today. The closest gauge measuring live water level is King Cove (NOAA 9459881), 17.9 mi away, and high and low water here run on average about 11 min later than there. The nearest weather station is Cold Bay, Cold Bay Airport, an airport reporting wind, visibility and sky cover, but no water temperature, 1.5 mi away.
The tide at Cold Bay
Cold Bay has a mixed tide: two highs and two lows a day, but of unequal size, so one low each day drains noticeably 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 7.4 ft, and 5.4 ft between the average high and the average low, a large tide. On an average day the higher high tops the lower high by 0.7 ft and the lower low sits 1.3 ft below the other low. For the water around it: Tides here are mixed: 8 to 12 ft and semidiurnal on the Pacific side of the peninsula, smaller and closer to one high a day on the Bristol Bay side.
About this station
- High tide reaches Cold Bay about 11.4 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 Cold Bay from the 1983-2001 National Tidal Datum Epoch; mean higher high water is 7.4 ft above it and mean sea level 4.0 ft. These datums are controlled from NOAA's King Cove, AK gauge. Source: NOAA CO-OPS station 9459949, established 1969, gauge removed 2013. 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 Cold Bay
- Neumans Cove, Unimak Island: 33.8 mi, tides about 129 min later
- St. Catherine Cove: 34.8 mi, tides about 157 min later
- Seal Cape, Coal Bay: 55.1 mi, tides about 18 min earlier
- Zachary Bay, Unga Island: 82.4 mi, tides about 16 min earlier
- Port Moller: 98.8 mi, tides about 243 min earlier
TidalMapMonthly tide calendar
🌊 Biggest flood tides at Cold Bay this month: 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 Cold Bay this month: Nov 7, Nov 8, Nov 9, Nov 10, Nov 11, Nov 12, Nov 22, 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 Cold 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 🌗 | 8:28–10:28 AM 8:53–10:53 PM | 1:08–3:08 AM 3:25–5:25 PM | 50 |
| Wed Nov 4 🌗 | 9:16–11:16 AM 9:41–11:41 PM | 2:37–4:37 AM 3:33–5:33 PM | 63 |
| Thu Nov 5 🌘 | 10:01–12:01 PM 10:26–12:26 AM | 4:04–6:04 AM 3:41–5:41 PM | 75 |
| Fri Nov 6 🌘 | 10:46–12:46 PM 11:11–1:11 AM | 5:28–7:28 AM 3:49–5:49 PM | 85 |
| Sat Nov 7 🌘 | 11:31–1:31 PM 11:56–1:56 AM | 6:52–8:52 AM 3:58–5:58 PM | 93 |
| Sun Nov 8 🌘 | 12:18–2:18 PM 12:43–2:43 AM | 8:15–10:15 AM 4:10–6:10 PM | 97 |
| Mon Nov 9 🌑 | 1:06–3:06 PM 1:31–3:31 AM | 9:37–11:37 AM 4:27–6:27 PM | 99 |
Predictions & observations: NOAA CO-OPS station 9459949. 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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