Kenai City Pier Tides Today
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Kenai City Pier runs a mean tidal range of about 17.0 ft. This month the highest water, 24.2 ft, comes on the afternoon of Nov 25, and the lowest, a -4.7 ft minus tide, on the evening of Nov 25.
| Low tide | 6:09 AM | 2.6 ft |
| High tide | 11:55 AM | 18.1 ft |
| Low tide | 6:58 PM | 5.1 ft |
Today on the water at Kenai City Pier
Today at Kenai City Pier: high tide at 11:55 AM (18.1 ft), low tide at 6:09 AM (2.6 ft) and 6:58 PM (5.1 ft). The National Weather Service forecast for Tuesday is mostly cloudy with NE winds 20 to 25 mph, 43°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 8:32 AM and sunset at 5:04 PM.
| Period | Forecast | Wind | Temp |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overnight | Mostly Cloudy | NE 15 mph | 38°F |
| Tuesday | Mostly Cloudy | NE 20 to 25 mph | 43°F |
Forecast: National Weather Service point forecast for this location.
Where Kenai City Pier is
Kenai City Pier sits at 60.5450° N, 151.2180° W on Cook Inlet, off the Gulf of Alaska, at Kenai, AK, in Kenai Peninsula. 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), 11.3 mi away, and the tide here runs on nearly the same clock. The nearest weather station is Kenai, AK, a shore station reporting wind and, at most sites, water temperature, 2.0 mi away.
The tide at Kenai City Pier
Kenai City Pier 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 114 min later and low tide about 175 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 9455742. 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 Kenai City Pier
- Nikiski: 11.3 mi, tides at about the same time
- Cape Kasilof: 15.4 mi, tides about 47 min earlier
- Drift River Terminal: 31.1 mi, tides about 33 min earlier
- Ninilchik: 37.4 mi, tides about 80 min earlier
- Point Possession: 43.5 mi, tides about 115 min later
TidalMapMonthly tide calendar
🌊 Biggest flood tides at Kenai City Pier 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 Kenai City Pier this month: Nov 6, Nov 7, Nov 8, Nov 9, Nov 10, Nov 12, Nov 13, Nov 22, Nov 23, Nov 24, Nov 25, 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 Kenai City Pier, 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 🌗 | 7:41–9:41 AM 8:06–10:06 PM | 12:02–2:02 AM 2:50–4:50 PM | 50 |
| Wed Nov 4 🌗 | 8:28–10:28 AM 8:53–10:53 PM | 1:42–3:42 AM 2:49–4:49 PM | 63 |
| Thu Nov 5 🌘 | 9:14–11:14 AM 9:39–11:39 PM | 3:18–5:18 AM 2:48–4:48 PM | 75 |
| Fri Nov 6 🌘 | 9:59–11:59 AM 10:24–12:24 AM | 4:52–6:52 AM 2:47–4:47 PM | 85 |
| Sat Nov 7 🌘 | 10:44–12:44 PM 11:09–1:09 AM | 6:26–8:26 AM 2:46–4:46 PM | 93 |
| Sun Nov 8 🌘 | 11:31–1:31 PM 11:56–1:56 AM | 8:02–10:02 AM 2:46–4:46 PM | 97 |
| Mon Nov 9 🌑 | 12:19–2:19 PM 12:44–2:44 AM | 9:39–11:39 AM 2:49–4:49 PM | 99 |
Predictions & observations: NOAA CO-OPS station 9455742. 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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