Moraine Bay, Icy Bay Tides Today
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Moraine Bay, Icy Bay runs a mean tidal range of about 7.3 ft. This month the highest water, 12.4 ft, comes on the afternoon of Nov 25, and the lowest, a -2.3 ft minus tide, on the evening of Nov 25.
| Low tide | 1:50 AM | 1.2 ft |
| High tide | 8:39 AM | 8.4 ft |
| Low tide | 2:36 PM | 3.4 ft |
| High tide | 8:30 PM | 8.1 ft |
Today on the water at Moraine Bay, Icy Bay
Today at Moraine Bay, Icy Bay: high tide at 8:39 AM (8.4 ft) and 8:30 PM (8.1 ft), low tide at 1:50 AM (1.2 ft) and 2:36 PM (3.4 ft). The National Weather Service forecast for Tuesday is light rain with E winds 20 to 25 mph, 49°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 7:50 AM and sunset at 4:27 PM.
| Period | Forecast | Wind | Temp |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overnight | Chance Light Rain | E 15 to 20 mph | 37°F |
| Tuesday | Light Rain | E 20 to 25 mph | 49°F |
Forecast: National Weather Service point forecast for this location.
Where Moraine Bay, Icy Bay is
Moraine Bay, Icy Bay sits at 59.9300° N, 141.3630° W on the Gulf of Alaska, about 59 mi northwest of Yakutat, AK, in Yakutat. The station here is a historical NOAA reference station: a gauge measured the tide at this spot from 1979 until 2002, and NOAA still publishes harmonic predictions from that record. There is no live reading here today. The closest gauge measuring live water level is Yakutat, Yakutat Bay (NOAA 9453220), 62.6 mi away, and the tide here runs on nearly the same clock.
The tide at Moraine Bay, Icy Bay
Moraine Bay, Icy Bay 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 7.6 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: Gulf of Alaska tides are mixed semidiurnal, two unequal highs a day with ranges of 8 to 15 ft.
About this station
- High tide reaches Moraine Bay, Icy Bay about 9.8 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 Moraine Bay, Icy Bay from the 2012-2016 National Tidal Datum Epoch; mean higher high water is 9.7 ft above it and mean sea level 5.1 ft. These datums are controlled from NOAA's Yakutat, Yakutat Bay, AK gauge. Source: NOAA CO-OPS station 9453443, established 1979, gauge removed 2002. 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 Moraine Bay, Icy Bay
- Yakutat, Yakutat Bay: 62.6 mi, tides at about the same time
- Russell Fiord: 67.9 mi, tides about 113 min later
- Cordova: 156.6 mi, tides about 16 min later
- Lituya Bay, 2 miles inside entrance: 159.4 mi, tides about 7 min later
- Sheep Bay: 166.5 mi, tides about 10 min later
TidalMapMonthly tide calendar
🌊 Biggest flood tides at Moraine Bay, Icy Bay this month: Nov 8, Nov 9, Nov 10, 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 Moraine Bay, Icy Bay 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 Moraine Bay, Icy Bay, 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 🌗 | 7:00–9:00 AM 7:25–9:25 PM | 11:22–1:22 AM 2:09–4:09 PM | 50 |
| Wed Nov 4 🌗 | 7:48–9:48 AM 8:13–10:13 PM | 1:01–3:01 AM 2:09–4:09 PM | 63 |
| Thu Nov 5 🌘 | 8:33–10:33 AM 8:58–10:58 PM | 2:36–4:36 AM 2:09–4:09 PM | 75 |
| Fri Nov 6 🌘 | 9:18–11:18 AM 9:43–11:43 PM | 4:08–6:08 AM 2:09–4:09 PM | 85 |
| Sat Nov 7 🌘 | 10:03–12:03 PM 10:28–12:28 AM | 5:41–7:41 AM 2:10–4:10 PM | 93 |
| Sun Nov 8 🌘 | 10:50–12:50 PM 11:15–1:15 AM | 7:15–9:15 AM 2:12–4:12 PM | 97 |
| Mon Nov 9 🌑 | 11:38–1:38 PM 12:03–2:03 AM | 8:49–10:49 AM 2:17–4:17 PM | 99 |
Predictions & observations: NOAA CO-OPS station 9453443. 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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