El Capitan Passage, Dry Pass Tides Today
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El Capitan Passage, Dry Pass runs a mean tidal range of about 9.2 ft. This month the highest water, 14.9 ft, comes on the afternoon of Nov 25, and the lowest, a -2.8 ft minus tide, on the evening of Nov 25.
| Low tide | 1:31 AM | 1.6 ft |
| High tide | 8:15 AM | 10.1 ft |
| Low tide | 2:20 PM | 3.7 ft |
| High tide | 8:16 PM | 9.7 ft |
Today on the water at El Capitan Passage, Dry Pass
Today at El Capitan Passage, Dry Pass: high tide at 8:15 AM (10.1 ft) and 8:16 PM (9.7 ft), low tide at 1:31 AM (1.6 ft) and 2:20 PM (3.7 ft). The National Weather Service forecast for Tuesday is cloudy then rain with SE winds 10 to 15 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 7:03 AM and sunset at 4:10 PM.
| Period | Forecast | Wind | Temp |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overnight | Mostly Cloudy | E 5 to 10 mph | 35°F |
| Tuesday | Cloudy then Rain | SE 10 to 15 mph | 46°F |
Forecast: National Weather Service point forecast for this location.
Where El Capitan Passage, Dry Pass is
El Capitan Passage, Dry Pass sits at 56.1633° N, 133.4130° W on Southeast Alaska's Inside Passage, about 9 mi west of Whale Pass, AK. The station here is a historical NOAA reference station: a gauge measured the tide at this spot from 1957 until 2012, and NOAA still publishes harmonic predictions from that record. There is no live reading here today. The closest gauge measuring live water level is Port Alexander, Baranof Island (NOAA 9451054), 47.8 mi away, and high and low water here run on average about 6 min earlier than there. The nearest weather station is Cape Decision, AK, a shore station reporting wind and, at most sites, water temperature, 30.0 mi away.
The tide at El Capitan Passage, Dry Pass
El Capitan Passage, Dry Pass 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. The mean range from lower low to higher high is 11.7 ft, and 9.5 ft between the average high and the average low, a large tide. On an average day the higher high tops the lower high by 0.8 ft and the lower low sits 1.4 ft below the other low. 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
- High tide reaches El Capitan Passage, Dry Pass about 9.5 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 El Capitan Passage, Dry Pass from the 1983-2001 National Tidal Datum Epoch; mean higher high water is 11.8 ft above it and mean sea level 6.1 ft. These datums are controlled from NOAA's Port Alexander, AK gauge. Source: NOAA CO-OPS station 9450998, established 1957, gauge removed 2012. 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 El Capitan Passage, Dry Pass
- Port Protection, Prince of Wales Island.: 12.3 mi, tides about 10 min earlier
- Bushy Island, Snow Passage: 18.2 mi, tides about 7 min earlier
- Thorne Island, Whale Passage: 18.6 mi, tides at about the same time
- Point St. Albans: 22.2 mi, tides about 13 min earlier
- Sumner Island: 22.4 mi, tides about 13 min earlier
TidalMapMonthly tide calendar
🌊 Biggest flood tides at El Capitan Passage, Dry Pass this month: Nov 8, Nov 9, Nov 22, Nov 23, 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 El Capitan Passage, Dry Pass 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 El Capitan Passage, Dry Pass, 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 🌗 | 6:27–8:27 AM 6:52–8:52 PM | 11:01–1:01 AM 1:29–3:29 PM | 50 |
| Wed Nov 4 🌗 | 7:15–9:15 AM 7:40–9:40 PM | 12:32–2:32 AM 1:36–3:36 PM | 63 |
| Thu Nov 5 🌘 | 8:00–10:00 AM 8:25–10:25 PM | 2:00–4:00 AM 1:42–3:42 PM | 75 |
| Fri Nov 6 🌘 | 8:45–10:45 AM 9:10–11:10 PM | 3:26–5:26 AM 1:48–3:48 PM | 85 |
| Sat Nov 7 🌘 | 9:31–11:31 AM 9:56–11:56 PM | 4:51–6:51 AM 1:56–3:56 PM | 93 |
| Sun Nov 8 🌘 | 10:17–12:17 PM 10:42–12:42 AM | 6:16–8:16 AM 2:06–4:06 PM | 97 |
| Mon Nov 9 🌑 | 11:05–1:05 PM 11:30–1:30 AM | 7:40–9:40 AM 2:21–4:21 PM | 99 |
Predictions & observations: NOAA CO-OPS station 9450998. 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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