Hyder, Portland Canal Tides Today
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Hyder, Portland Canal runs a mean tidal range of about 13.5 ft. This month the highest water, 20.6 ft, comes on the afternoon of Nov 25, and the lowest, a -3.8 ft minus tide, on the evening of Nov 25.
| Low tide | 1:22 AM | 2.1 ft |
| High tide | 8:03 AM | 14.3 ft |
| Low tide | 2:12 PM | 4.7 ft |
| High tide | 8:10 PM | 13.7 ft |
Today on the water at Hyder, Portland Canal
Today at Hyder, Portland Canal: high tide at 8:03 AM (14.3 ft) and 8:10 PM (13.7 ft), low tide at 1:22 AM (2.1 ft) and 2:12 PM (4.7 ft). Sunrise is at 6:49 AM and sunset at 3:58 PM.
Forecast: National Weather Service point forecast for this location.
Where Hyder, Portland Canal is
Hyder, Portland Canal sits at 55.9045° N, 130.0108° W on Southeast Alaska's Inside Passage. The station here is a historical NOAA reference station: a gauge measured the tide at this spot from 2022 until 2022, and NOAA still publishes harmonic predictions from that record. There is no live reading here today. The closest gauge measuring live water level is Ketchikan (NOAA 9450460), 74.4 mi away, and the tide here runs on nearly the same clock. The nearest weather station is Mary Island, AK, a shore station reporting wind and, at most sites, water temperature, 72.1 mi away.
The tide at Hyder, Portland Canal
Hyder, Portland Canal 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 16.5 ft, and 14.0 ft between the average high and the average low, a very large tide, among the biggest in the United States. On an average day the higher high tops the lower high by 0.9 ft and the lower low sits 1.6 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 Hyder, Portland Canal about 9.4 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 Hyder, Portland Canal from the 1983-2001 National Tidal Datum Epoch; mean higher high water is 16.5 ft above it and mean sea level 8.6 ft. The land survey datum NAVD88, the zero on topographic maps and flood maps, is 3.6 ft above MLLW here, so a water level on this page converts to NAVD88 by subtracting that amount. These datums are controlled from NOAA's Ketchikan, AK gauge. Source: NOAA CO-OPS station 9450831, established 2022, gauge removed 2022. 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 Hyder, Portland Canal
- Hut Point, Behm Canal: 37.1 mi, tides at about the same time
- Burrough Bay, Behm Canal: 42.9 mi, tides about 3 min later
- Boca de Quadra: 62.5 mi, tides about 3 min later
- Hidden Inter Entrance, Pearse Inlet: 67.6 mi, tides at about the same time
- Custom House Cove, Mary Island: 72.9 mi, tides at about the same time
TidalMapMonthly tide calendar
🌊 Biggest flood tides at Hyder, Portland Canal 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 Hyder, Portland Canal this month: Nov 6, Nov 7, Nov 8, Nov 9, Nov 10, Nov 11, Nov 12, Nov 22, Nov 23, Nov 24, Nov 25, Nov 26 …. 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 Hyder, Portland Canal, 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 🌗 | 6:13–8:13 AM 6:38–8:38 PM | — 1:15–3:15 PM | 50 |
| Wed Nov 4 🌗 | 7:01–9:01 AM 7:26–9:26 PM | 12:18–2:18 AM 1:22–3:22 PM | 63 |
| Thu Nov 5 🌘 | 7:46–9:46 AM 8:11–10:11 PM | 1:45–3:45 AM 1:29–3:29 PM | 75 |
| Fri Nov 6 🌘 | 8:31–10:31 AM 8:56–10:56 PM | 3:11–5:11 AM 1:35–3:35 PM | 85 |
| Sat Nov 7 🌘 | 9:17–11:17 AM 9:42–11:42 PM | 4:36–6:36 AM 1:43–3:43 PM | 93 |
| Sun Nov 8 🌘 | 10:03–12:03 PM 10:28–12:28 AM | 6:01–8:01 AM 1:54–3:54 PM | 97 |
| Mon Nov 9 🌑 | 10:51–12:51 PM 11:16–1:16 AM | 7:24–9:24 AM 2:09–4:09 PM | 99 |
Predictions & observations: NOAA CO-OPS station 9450831. 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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