Copper Harbor Tides Today
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Copper Harbor runs a mean tidal range of about 10.2 ft. This month the highest water, 15.3 ft, comes on the afternoon of Nov 25, and the lowest, a -2.4 ft minus tide, on the evening of Nov 25.
| Low tide | 1:23 AM | 1.2 ft |
| High tide | 8:11 AM | 11.7 ft |
| Low tide | 2:20 PM | 3.6 ft |
| High tide | 8:01 PM | 11.0 ft |
Today on the water at Copper Harbor
Today at Copper Harbor: high tide at 8:11 AM (11.7 ft) and 8:01 PM (11.0 ft), low tide at 1:23 AM (1.2 ft) and 2:20 PM (3.6 ft). The National Weather Service forecast for Tuesday is light rain likely with SE winds 10 to 20 mph, 46°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 6:57 AM and sunset at 4:11 PM.
| Period | Forecast | Wind | Temp |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overnight | Mostly Cloudy | E 5 to 10 mph | 38°F |
| Tuesday | Light Rain Likely | SE 10 to 20 mph | 46°F |
Forecast: National Weather Service point forecast for this location.
Where Copper Harbor is
Copper Harbor sits at 55.2100° N, 132.6250° W on Southeast Alaska's Inside Passage, about 7 mi east of Hydaburg, AK. The station here is a subordinate tide prediction point. NOAA has no gauge in the water at this spot; its times and heights are published as offsets from a reference gauge, named below. The closest gauge measuring live water level is Ketchikan (NOAA 9450460), 40.2 mi away, and the tide here runs on nearly the same clock. The nearest weather station is Hydaburg - Hydaburg Seaplane Base, an airport reporting wind, visibility and sky cover, but no water temperature, 8.2 mi away.
The tide at Copper Harbor
Copper Harbor 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. 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
- NOAA predicts tides here from Sitka, station 9451600. High tide comes about 10 min earlier and low tide about 8 min earlier than there.
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 publishes no datums for this point. Its predictions are offsets from Sitka and are referenced to MLLW there. Source: NOAA CO-OPS station 9450369. The tide times and heights are published as time and height offsets from its reference gauge; TidalMap republishes them daily and does not alter them.
Tide stations near Copper Harbor
- Mud Bay: 8.9 mi, tides about 7 min later
- Keete Island, Nutkwa Inlets: 11.4 mi, tides at about the same time
- Soda Bay: 14.2 mi, tides about 14 min later
- Hollis Anchorage: 18.7 mi, tides about 4 min later
- Block Island, Tlevak Narrows: 19.7 mi, tides about 14 min later
TidalMapMonthly tide calendar
🌊 Biggest flood tides at Copper Harbor 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 Copper Harbor this month: Nov 7, Nov 8, Nov 9, Nov 10, Nov 11, Nov 22, Nov 23, Nov 24, 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 Copper Harbor, 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 🌗 | 6:24–8:24 AM 6:49–8:49 PM | 11:00–1:00 AM 1:24–3:24 PM | 50 |
| Wed Nov 4 🌗 | 7:12–9:12 AM 7:37–9:37 PM | 12:30–2:30 AM 1:32–3:32 PM | 63 |
| Thu Nov 5 🌘 | 7:57–9:57 AM 8:22–10:22 PM | 1:56–3:56 AM 1:40–3:40 PM | 75 |
| Fri Nov 6 🌘 | 8:42–10:42 AM 9:07–11:07 PM | 3:21–5:21 AM 1:48–3:48 PM | 85 |
| Sat Nov 7 🌘 | 9:27–11:27 AM 9:52–11:52 PM | 4:44–6:44 AM 1:57–3:57 PM | 93 |
| Sun Nov 8 🌘 | 10:14–12:14 PM 10:39–12:39 AM | 6:08–8:08 AM 2:08–4:08 PM | 97 |
| Mon Nov 9 🌑 | 11:02–1:02 PM 11:27–1:27 AM | 7:30–9:30 AM 2:25–4:25 PM | 99 |
Predictions & observations: NOAA CO-OPS station 9450369. 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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