Nelson Island, Tooksook Bay Tides Today
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Nelson Island, Tooksook Bay runs a mean tidal range of about 7.7 ft. This month the highest water, 11.1 ft, comes on the morning of Nov 29, and the lowest, a -1.8 ft minus tide, on the evening of Nov 27.
| Low tide | 12:02 AM | -0.2 ft |
| High tide | 6:34 AM | 10.1 ft |
| Low tide | 12:56 PM | 1.9 ft |
| High tide | 6:40 PM | 8.4 ft |
Today on the water at Nelson Island, Tooksook Bay
Today at Nelson Island, Tooksook Bay: high tide at 6:34 AM (10.1 ft) and 6:40 PM (8.4 ft), low tide at 12:02 AM (-0.2 ft) and 12:56 PM (1.9 ft). Sunrise is at 9:28 AM and sunset at 6:00 PM.
Forecast: National Weather Service point forecast for this location.
Where Nelson Island, Tooksook Bay is
Nelson Island, Tooksook Bay sits at 60.5167° N, 165.1330° W on the Bering Sea side of Alaska, at Toksook Bay, AK. The station here is a historical NOAA reference station: a gauge measured the tide at this spot from 1951 until 2016, and NOAA still publishes harmonic predictions from that record. There is no live reading here today. The closest gauge measuring live water level is Unalakleet (NOAA 9468333), 270.9 mi away, and high and low water here run on average about 41 min later than there. The nearest weather station is Toksook Bay, an airport reporting wind, visibility and sky cover, but no water temperature, 1.3 mi away.
The tide at Nelson Island, Tooksook Bay
Nelson Island, Tooksook 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 8.2 ft between the average high and the average low, a large tide. On an average day the higher high tops the lower high by 0.5 ft and the lower low sits 1.1 ft below the other low. For the water around it: Bering Sea tides are mixed, swinging toward one high a day in Norton Sound and Bristol Bay, and storm surge often matters more than the predicted tide.
About this station
- High tide reaches Nelson Island, Tooksook Bay about 8.5 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 Nelson Island, Tooksook Bay from the 1983-2001 National Tidal Datum Epoch; mean higher high water is 9.7 ft above it and mean sea level 5.2 ft. These datums are controlled from NOAA's Port Moller, AK gauge. Source: NOAA CO-OPS station 9466298, established 1951, gauge removed 2016. 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 Nelson Island, Tooksook Bay
- Newtok, Ningliq River: 33.4 mi, tides about 115 min later
- Kipnuk, Kugkaktlik River: 54.5 mi, tides about 10 min later
- Kun River, Scammon Bay: 92.7 mi, tides about 165 min later
- Helmick Point, southeast of: 94.5 mi, tides about 69 min later
- Lomavik: 96.4 mi, tides about 196 min later
TidalMapMonthly tide calendar
🌊 Biggest flood tides at Nelson Island, Tooksook Bay this month: Nov 1, Nov 2, 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 Nelson Island, Tooksook Bay this month: Nov 1, Nov 3, Nov 8, Nov 9, Nov 10, Nov 11, 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 Nelson Island, Tooksook 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 🌗 | 8:38–10:38 AM 9:03–11:03 PM | 1:02–3:02 AM 3:45–5:45 PM | 50 |
| Wed Nov 4 🌗 | 9:26–11:26 AM 9:51–11:51 PM | 2:41–4:41 AM 3:44–5:44 PM | 63 |
| Thu Nov 5 🌘 | 10:11–12:11 PM 10:36–12:36 AM | 4:17–6:17 AM 3:43–5:43 PM | 75 |
| Fri Nov 6 🌘 | 10:56–12:56 PM 11:21–1:21 AM | 5:51–7:51 AM 3:42–5:42 PM | 85 |
| Sat Nov 7 🌘 | 11:41–1:41 PM 12:06–2:06 AM | 7:25–9:25 AM 3:42–5:42 PM | 93 |
| Sun Nov 8 🌘 | 12:28–2:28 PM 12:53–2:53 AM | 9:01–11:01 AM 3:42–5:42 PM | 97 |
| Mon Nov 9 🌑 | 1:16–3:16 PM 1:41–3:41 AM | 10:38–12:38 PM 3:45–5:45 PM | 99 |
Predictions & observations: NOAA CO-OPS station 9466298. 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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