Naknek, Naknek River Tides Today
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Naknek, Naknek River runs a mean tidal range of about 16.0 ft. This month the highest water, 22.9 ft, comes on the evening of Nov 27, and the lowest, a -2.7 ft minus tide, on the morning of Nov 26.
| Low tide | 4:35 AM | 1.5 ft |
| High tide | 9:26 AM | 16.3 ft |
| Low tide | 4:31 PM | 0.5 ft |
| High tide | 10:01 PM | 20.2 ft |
Today on the water at Naknek, Naknek River
Today at Naknek, Naknek River: high tide at 9:26 AM (16.3 ft) and 10:01 PM (20.2 ft), low tide at 4:35 AM (1.5 ft) and 4:31 PM (0.5 ft). The National Weather Service forecast for Tuesday is chance light rain with E winds 5 to 15 mph, 42°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 8:47 AM and sunset at 5:35 PM.
| Period | Forecast | Wind | Temp |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overnight | Chance Light Rain | E 10 mph | 37°F |
| Tuesday | Chance Light Rain | E 5 to 15 mph | 42°F |
Forecast: National Weather Service point forecast for this location.
Where Naknek, Naknek River is
Naknek, Naknek River sits at 58.7321° N, 156.9833° W on the Gulf of Alaska, at Naknek, AK, in Bristol Bay. The station here is a historical NOAA reference station: a gauge measured the tide at this spot from 2019 until 2019, and NOAA still publishes harmonic predictions from that record. There is no live reading here today. The closest gauge measuring live water level is Alitak, Lazy Bay (NOAA 9457804), 161.9 mi away, and high and low water here run on average about 82 min later than there. The nearest weather station is South Naknek Nr 2 Airport, an airport reporting wind, visibility and sky cover, but no water temperature, 2.2 mi away.
The tide at Naknek, Naknek River
Naknek, Naknek River 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 20.0 ft, and 17.2 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 1.5 ft and the lower low sits 1.3 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 Naknek, Naknek River about 2.6 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 Naknek, Naknek River from the 1983-2001 National Tidal Datum Epoch; mean higher high water is 20.0 ft above it and mean sea level 9.1 ft. The land survey datum NAVD88, the zero on topographic maps and flood maps, is 4.5 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 Sand Point, AK gauge. Source: NOAA CO-OPS station 9465203, established 2019, gauge removed 2019. 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 Naknek, Naknek River
- King Salmon Airport: 12.4 mi, tides about 54 min earlier
- Takli Island, Shelikof Strait: 101.8 mi, tides about 64 min earlier
- Nordyke Island, Kamishak Bay: 107.7 mi, tides about 45 min earlier
- Nukshak Island, Shelikof Strait: 111.5 mi, tides about 61 min earlier
- Aniakchak Bay: 137.8 mi, tides about 58 min earlier
TidalMapMonthly tide calendar
🌊 Biggest flood tides at Naknek, Naknek River this month: Nov 1, Nov 24, Nov 25, Nov 26, Nov 27, Nov 28, Nov 29, Nov 30. 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 Naknek, Naknek River this month: Nov 1, Nov 2, Nov 5, Nov 6, Nov 7, Nov 8, Nov 9, Nov 10, Nov 11, Nov 23, Nov 24, Nov 25 …. 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 Naknek, Naknek River, 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 🌗 | 8:05–10:05 AM 8:30–10:30 PM | 12:33–2:33 AM 3:09–5:09 PM | 50 |
| Wed Nov 4 🌗 | 8:52–10:52 AM 9:17–11:17 PM | 2:09–4:09 AM 3:11–5:11 PM | 63 |
| Thu Nov 5 🌘 | 9:38–11:38 AM 10:03–12:03 AM | 3:41–5:41 AM 3:13–5:13 PM | 75 |
| Fri Nov 6 🌘 | 10:23–12:23 PM 10:48–12:48 AM | 5:12–7:12 AM 3:16–5:16 PM | 85 |
| Sat Nov 7 🌘 | 11:08–1:08 PM 11:33–1:33 AM | 6:42–8:42 AM 3:19–5:19 PM | 93 |
| Sun Nov 8 🌘 | 11:54–1:54 PM 12:19–2:19 AM | 8:13–10:13 AM 3:24–5:24 PM | 97 |
| Mon Nov 9 🌑 | 12:43–2:43 PM 1:08–3:08 AM | 9:43–11:43 AM 3:33–5:33 PM | 99 |
Predictions & observations: NOAA CO-OPS station 9465203. 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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