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Goose Creek, Knik Arm, Cook Inlet Tide Times

Alaska · Station 9455963 · Updated Aug 5, 2026

Goose Creek, Knik Arm, Cook Inlet runs a mean tidal range of about 25.6 ft. This month the highest water, 35.5 ft, comes on the morning of Aug 14, and the lowest, a -2.8 ft minus tide, on the afternoon of Aug 13.

Nearest gauge measuring live water level: ANCHORAGE, Knik Arm (9455920), about 11 mi away — high and low tides here run on average about 23 min later.

Predictedno live gauge
Next low tide 9.2 ft at 7:09 PM
High 30.9 ft · 12:09 AMLow 4.4 ft · 7:29 AMHigh 27.1 ft · 1:00 PMLow 9.2 ft · 7:09 PMHigh 30.0 ft · 12:52 AM
Predicted

Monthly tide calendar

Flood & low finder

🌊 Biggest flood tides at Goose Creek, Knik Arm, Cook Inlet this month: Aug 12, Aug 13, Aug 14, Aug 15, Aug 16, Aug 28, Aug 29, Aug 30, Aug 31. 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 Goose Creek, Knik Arm, Cook Inlet this month: Aug 10, Aug 11, Aug 12, Aug 13, Aug 14, Aug 15. These drain the flats and expose the oyster rock — prime for sight-fishing and clamming.

August 2026
Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1L:4.8H:31.9L:1.6H:32.2
2L:4.4H:31.3L:3.1H:32.1
3L:4.2H:30.3L:5.0H:31.6
4L:4.2H:28.8L:7.1
5🌗H:30.9L:4.4H:27.1L:9.2
6🌗H:30.0L:4.5H:25.6L:11.0
7🌗H:29.0L:4.0H:24.7L:11.5
8H:28.4L:2.8H:25.0L:10.7
9H:28.8L:1.2H:26.5
10L:9.0H:30.2L:-0.6H:28.8
11L:6.8H:32.2L:-2.0H:31.3
12🌑L:4.6H:34.0L:-2.8H:33.3
13🌑L:2.6H:35.2L:-2.8H:34.7
14🌑L:1.2H:35.5L:-2.0H:35.2
15🌑L:0.5H:34.8L:-0.4H:34.9
16L:0.5H:33.2L:1.8H:33.7
17L:1.3H:31.0L:4.5H:31.8
18L:2.7H:28.5L:7.2
19🌓H:29.7L:4.3H:25.9L:9.7
20🌓H:27.6L:5.7H:23.7L:11.5
21🌓H:25.7L:6.5H:22.2L:12.3
22🌓H:24.5L:6.3H:21.9L:12.0
23H:24.4L:5.4H:23.0L:10.8
24H:25.4L:3.9H:24.9
25L:9.1H:27.2L:2.5H:27.1
26L:7.3H:29.2L:1.3H:29.4
27🌕L:5.6H:31.2L:0.7H:31.4
28🌕L:4.0H:32.7L:0.6H:33.0
29🌕L:2.8H:33.6L:1.2H:34.0
30L:1.9H:33.9L:2.3H:34.3
31L:1.5H:33.4L:4.0H:34.1

Best fishing times (solunar)

Major and minor solunar windows for Goose Creek, Knik Arm, Cook Inlet — peak feeding activity is around the moon overhead/underfoot (majors) and moonrise/moonset (minors). Score is the day's activity coefficient (0–100).

DayMajor windowsMinor windowsScore
Today 🌗6:21–8:21 AM
6:46–8:46 PM		9:46–11:46 PM
3:38–5:38 PM		32
Thu Aug 6 🌗7:18–9:18 AM
7:43–9:43 PM		9:48–11:48 PM
5:38–7:38 PM		42
Fri Aug 7 🌗8:19–10:19 AM
8:44–10:44 PM		9:58–11:58 PM
7:39–9:39 PM		55
Sat Aug 8 🌘9:23–11:23 AM
9:48–11:48 PM		10:55–12:55 AM
8:57–10:57 PM		68
Sun Aug 9 🌘10:27–12:27 PM
10:52–12:52 AM		—
9:15–11:15 PM		78
Mon Aug 10 🌘11:30–1:30 PM
11:55–1:55 AM		12:52–2:52 AM
9:17–11:17 PM		86
Tue Aug 11 🌘12:28–2:28 PM
12:53–2:53 AM		2:55–4:55 AM
9:17–11:17 PM		92

Predictions & observations: NOAA CO-OPS station 9455963. 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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