Golf Island, Necker Island Tides Today
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Golf Island, Necker Island runs a mean tidal range of about 7.3 ft. This month the highest water, 11.6 ft, comes on the afternoon of Nov 25, and the lowest, a -2.7 ft minus tide, on the evening of Nov 25.
| Low tide | 1:24 AM | 0.9 ft |
| High tide | 8:15 AM | 8.4 ft |
| Low tide | 2:15 PM | 3.3 ft |
| High tide | 8:05 PM | 7.9 ft |
Today on the water at Golf Island, Necker Island
Today at Golf Island, Necker Island: high tide at 8:15 AM (8.4 ft) and 8:05 PM (7.9 ft), low tide at 1:24 AM (0.9 ft) and 2:15 PM (3.3 ft). The National Weather Service forecast for Tuesday is rain with SE winds 20 to 30 mph, 53°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 7:13 AM and sunset at 4:16 PM.
| Period | Forecast | Wind | Temp |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overnight | Chance Light Rain | SE 15 mph | 44°F |
| Tuesday | Rain | SE 20 to 30 mph | 53°F |
Forecast: National Weather Service point forecast for this location.
Where Golf Island, Necker Island is
Golf Island, Necker Island sits at 56.7867° N, 135.3930° W on Southeast Alaska's Inside Passage, at Sitka, AK, in Sitka. The station here is a historical NOAA reference station: a gauge measured the tide at this spot from 1942 until 2003, and NOAA still publishes harmonic predictions from that record. There is no live reading here today. The closest gauge measuring live water level is Sitka (NOAA 9451600), 18.4 mi away, and high and low water here run on average about 4 min earlier than there. The nearest weather station is Sitka - Sitka Airport, an airport reporting wind, visibility and sky cover, but no water temperature, 18.1 mi away.
The tide at Golf Island, Necker Island
Golf Island, Necker Island 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 9.7 ft, and 7.5 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 Golf Island, Necker Island 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 Golf Island, Necker Island from the 1983-2001 National Tidal Datum Epoch; mean higher high water is 9.7 ft above it and mean sea level 5.2 ft. These datums are controlled from NOAA's Sitka, AK gauge. Source: NOAA CO-OPS station 9451421, established 1942, gauge removed 2003. 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 Golf Island, Necker Island
- Sitka: 18.4 mi, tides about 4 min later
- Port Walter, Baranof Island: 39.0 mi, tides about 13 min later
- Herring Bay: 44.3 mi, tides about 15 min later
- Eliza Harbor, Admiralty Island: 50.0 mi, tides about 17 min later
- Kake Harbor, Keku Strait: 57.7 mi, tides about 14 min later
TidalMapMonthly tide calendar
🌊 Biggest flood tides at Golf Island, Necker Island this month: Nov 7, Nov 8, Nov 9, 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 Golf Island, Necker Island 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 Golf Island, Necker Island, 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 🌗 | 6:35–8:35 AM 7:00–9:00 PM | 11:07–1:07 AM 1:38–3:38 PM | 50 |
| Wed Nov 4 🌗 | 7:23–9:23 AM 7:48–9:48 PM | 12:40–2:40 AM 1:44–3:44 PM | 63 |
| Thu Nov 5 🌘 | 8:09–10:09 AM 8:34–10:34 PM | 2:09–4:09 AM 1:49–3:49 PM | 75 |
| Fri Nov 6 🌘 | 8:54–10:54 AM 9:19–11:19 PM | 3:36–5:36 AM 1:55–3:55 PM | 85 |
| Sat Nov 7 🌘 | 9:39–11:39 AM 10:04–12:04 AM | 5:02–7:02 AM 2:01–4:01 PM | 93 |
| Sun Nov 8 🌘 | 10:25–12:25 PM 10:50–12:50 AM | 6:28–8:28 AM 2:10–4:10 PM | 97 |
| Mon Nov 9 🌑 | 11:13–1:13 PM 11:38–1:38 AM | 7:54–9:54 AM 2:24–4:24 PM | 99 |
Predictions & observations: NOAA CO-OPS station 9451421. 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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