Drift River Terminal Tides Today
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Drift River Terminal runs a mean tidal range of about 14.7 ft. This month the highest water, 22.5 ft, comes on the afternoon of Nov 25, and the lowest, a -5.4 ft minus tide, on the evening of Nov 25.
| Low tide | 5:18 AM | 3.1 ft |
| High tide | 11:40 AM | 16.4 ft |
| Low tide | 6:07 PM | 6.1 ft |
| High tide | 11:47 PM | 15.4 ft |
Today on the water at Drift River Terminal
Today at Drift River Terminal: high tide at 11:40 AM (16.4 ft) and 11:47 PM (15.4 ft), low tide at 5:18 AM (3.1 ft) and 6:07 PM (6.1 ft). Sunrise is at 8:36 AM and sunset at 5:08 PM.
Forecast: National Weather Service point forecast for this location.
Where Drift River Terminal is
Drift River Terminal sits at 60.5550° N, 152.1330° W on Cook Inlet, off the Gulf of Alaska, about 27 mi west of Nikiski, 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 Nikiski (NOAA 9455760), 26.4 mi away, and high and low water here run on average about 35 min earlier than there.
The tide at Drift River Terminal
Drift River Terminal 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: Cook Inlet has some of the largest tides in the United States, mixed semidiurnal with ranges near 30 ft at the head of the inlet.
About this station
- NOAA predicts tides here from Seldovia, Kachemak Bay, station 9455500. High tide comes about 99 min later and low tide about 124 min later 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 Seldovia, Kachemak Bay and are referenced to MLLW there. Source: NOAA CO-OPS station 9455741. 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 Drift River Terminal
- Nikiski: 26.4 mi, tides about 35 min later
- Cape Kasilof: 29.8 mi, tides about 14 min earlier
- Tuxedni Channel: 32.6 mi, tides about 66 min earlier
- Ninilchik: 37.8 mi, tides about 47 min earlier
- Anchor Point: 54.9 mi, tides about 89 min earlier
TidalMapMonthly tide calendar
🌊 Biggest flood tides at Drift River Terminal this month: Nov 7, Nov 8, Nov 9, Nov 10, 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 Drift River Terminal this month: Nov 6, Nov 7, Nov 8, Nov 9, Nov 10, Nov 11, Nov 22, Nov 23, Nov 24, Nov 25, Nov 26, 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 Drift River Terminal, 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 🌗 | 7:45–9:45 AM 8:10–10:10 PM | 12:06–2:06 AM 2:53–4:53 PM | 50 |
| Wed Nov 4 🌗 | 8:32–10:32 AM 8:57–10:57 PM | 1:46–3:46 AM 2:52–4:52 PM | 63 |
| Thu Nov 5 🌘 | 9:18–11:18 AM 9:43–11:43 PM | 3:22–5:22 AM 2:51–4:51 PM | 75 |
| Fri Nov 6 🌘 | 10:03–12:03 PM 10:28–12:28 AM | 4:56–6:56 AM 2:50–4:50 PM | 85 |
| Sat Nov 7 🌘 | 10:48–12:48 PM 11:13–1:13 AM | 6:30–8:30 AM 2:49–4:49 PM | 93 |
| Sun Nov 8 🌘 | 11:34–1:34 PM 11:59–1:59 AM | 8:06–10:06 AM 2:50–4:50 PM | 97 |
| Mon Nov 9 🌑 | 12:23–2:23 PM 12:48–2:48 AM | 9:43–11:43 AM 2:53–4:53 PM | 99 |
Predictions & observations: NOAA CO-OPS station 9455741. 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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