Drew Point, Smith Bay Tides Today
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Drew Point, Smith Bay runs a mean tidal range of about 0.5 ft. This month the highest water, 0.8 ft, comes on the morning of Nov 26, and the lowest, a -0.3 ft minus tide, on the evening of Nov 25.
| Low tide | 12:42 AM | 0.1 ft |
| High tide | 7:54 AM | 0.4 ft |
| Low tide | 4:06 PM | 0.1 ft |
| High tide | 10:54 PM | 0.3 ft |
Today on the water at Drew Point, Smith Bay
Today at Drew Point, Smith Bay: high tide at 7:54 AM (0.4 ft) and 10:54 PM (0.3 ft), low tide at 12:42 AM (0.1 ft) and 4:06 PM (0.1 ft). The National Weather Service forecast for Tuesday is mostly cloudy with NE winds 10 to 15 mph, 23°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 10:02 AM and sunset at 3:56 PM.
| Period | Forecast | Wind | Temp |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overnight | Cloudy | NE 10 mph | 15°F |
| Tuesday | Mostly Cloudy | NE 10 to 15 mph | 23°F |
Forecast: National Weather Service point forecast for this location.
Where Drew Point, Smith Bay is
Drew Point, Smith Bay sits at 70.8663° N, 153.9400° W on Alaska's Arctic coast, about 67 mi east of Utqiagvik, AK, in North Slope. The station here is a historical NOAA reference station: a gauge measured the tide at this spot from 2025 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 Prudhoe Bay (NOAA 9497645), 127.8 mi away, and high and low water here run on average about 8 min earlier than there.
The tide at Drew Point, Smith Bay
Drew Point, Smith Bay 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 0.8 ft, and 0.5 ft between the average high and the average low, a small tide. On an average day the higher high tops the lower high by 0.2 ft and the lower low sits 0.1 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.
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 Drew Point, Smith Bay from the 1983-2001 National Tidal Datum Epoch; mean higher high water is 0.8 ft above it and mean sea level 0.4 ft. The land survey datum NAVD88, the zero on topographic maps and flood maps, is 2.5 ft below MLLW here, so a water level on this page converts to NAVD88 by adding that amount. These datums are controlled from NOAA's Prudhoe Bay, AK gauge. Source: NOAA CO-OPS station 9495832, established 2025, 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 Drew Point, Smith Bay
- Barrow Offshore: 71.1 mi, tides about 4 min earlier
- Prudhoe Bay: 127.8 mi, tides about 8 min later
- Wainwright, Chukchi Sea: 140.3 mi, tides about 71 min earlier
- Point Thomson, Beaufort Sea: 183.5 mi, tides at about the same time
- Barter Island: 243.3 mi, tides about 18 min later
TidalMapMonthly tide calendar
🌊 Biggest flood tides at Drew Point, Smith Bay this month: Nov 9, Nov 10, Nov 11, Nov 12, Nov 13, Nov 22, 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 Drew Point, Smith Bay this month: Nov 6, Nov 7, Nov 8, Nov 9, Nov 10, Nov 11, Nov 12, Nov 13, Nov 14, Nov 15, Nov 16, Nov 21 …. 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 Drew Point, Smith 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 🌗 | 7:52–9:52 AM 8:17–10:17 PM | 11:09–1:09 AM 3:35–5:35 PM | 50 |
| Wed Nov 4 🌗 | 8:40–10:40 AM 9:05–11:05 PM | 1:30–3:30 AM 3:05–5:05 PM | 63 |
| Thu Nov 5 🌘 | 9:25–11:25 AM 9:50–11:50 PM | 3:40–5:40 AM 2:36–4:36 PM | 75 |
| Fri Nov 6 🌘 | 10:10–12:10 PM 10:35–12:35 AM | 5:49–7:49 AM 2:03–4:03 PM | 85 |
| Sat Nov 7 🌘 | 10:55–12:55 PM 11:20–1:20 AM | 8:13–10:13 AM 1:15–3:15 PM | 93 |
| Sun Nov 8 🌘 | 11:42–1:42 PM 12:07–2:07 AM | — — | 97 |
| Mon Nov 9 🌑 | 12:30–2:30 PM 12:55–2:55 AM | — — | 99 |
Predictions & observations: NOAA CO-OPS station 9495832. 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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