Ninilchik Tides Today
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Ninilchik runs a mean tidal range of about 15.9 ft. This month the highest water, 23.5 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 | 4:17 AM | 2.9 ft |
| High tide | 11:03 AM | 17.5 ft |
| Low tide | 5:10 PM | 5.3 ft |
| High tide | 11:15 PM | 16.3 ft |
Today on the water at Ninilchik
Today at Ninilchik: high tide at 11:03 AM (17.5 ft) and 11:15 PM (16.3 ft), low tide at 4:17 AM (2.9 ft) and 5:10 PM (5.3 ft). The National Weather Service forecast for Tuesday is slight chance light rain with NE winds 20 to 30 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. In effect now: Gale Warning and Small Craft Advisory. Sunrise is at 8:32 AM and sunset at 5:08 PM.
| Period | Forecast | Wind | Temp |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overnight | Slight Chance Light Rain | NE 15 mph | 36°F |
| Tuesday | Slight Chance Light Rain | NE 20 to 30 mph | 43°F |
Forecast: National Weather Service point forecast for this location.
Where Ninilchik is
Ninilchik sits at 60.0550° N, 151.6820° W on Cook Inlet, off the Gulf of Alaska, at Ninilchik, AK. The station here is a historical NOAA reference station: a gauge measured the tide at this spot from 1979 until 2011, and NOAA still publishes harmonic predictions from that record. There is no live reading here today. The closest gauge measuring live water level is Seldovia, Kachemak Bay (NOAA 9455500), 42.5 mi away, and high and low water here run on average about 64 min later than there. The nearest weather station is Anchor Point, Kachemak Bay Reserve, AK, a shore station reporting wind and, at most sites, water temperature, 20.7 mi away.
The tide at Ninilchik
Ninilchik 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 19.2 ft, and 16.5 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 0.7 ft and the lower low sits 1.9 ft below the other low. 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
- High tide reaches Ninilchik about 12.3 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 Ninilchik from the 2012-2016 National Tidal Datum Epoch; mean higher high water is 19.1 ft above it and mean sea level 10.3 ft. The land survey datum NAVD88, the zero on topographic maps and flood maps, is 6.2 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 Seldovia, AK gauge. Source: NOAA CO-OPS station 9455653, established 1979, gauge removed 2011. 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 Ninilchik
- Anchor Point: 20.6 mi, tides about 42 min earlier
- Cape Kasilof: 22.1 mi, tides about 33 min later
- Homer, Coal Point, Kachemak Bay: 32.7 mi, tides about 62 min earlier
- Tuxedni Channel: 33.5 mi, tides about 18 min earlier
- Halibut Cove, Kachemak Bay: 35.5 mi, tides about 68 min earlier
TidalMapMonthly tide calendar
🌊 Biggest flood tides at Ninilchik this month: Nov 6, 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 Ninilchik this month: Nov 6, Nov 7, Nov 8, Nov 9, Nov 10, Nov 11, Nov 22, Nov 23, Nov 24, Nov 25, Nov 26, 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 Ninilchik, 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 🌗 | 7:43–9:43 AM 8:08–10:08 PM | 12:06–2:06 AM 2:50–4:50 PM | 50 |
| Wed Nov 4 🌗 | 8:30–10:30 AM 8:55–10:55 PM | 1:45–3:45 AM 2:51–4:51 PM | 63 |
| Thu Nov 5 🌘 | 9:16–11:16 AM 9:41–11:41 PM | 3:20–5:20 AM 2:50–4:50 PM | 75 |
| Fri Nov 6 🌘 | 10:01–12:01 PM 10:26–12:26 AM | 4:53–6:53 AM 2:50–4:50 PM | 85 |
| Sat Nov 7 🌘 | 10:46–12:46 PM 11:11–1:11 AM | 6:26–8:26 AM 2:50–4:50 PM | 93 |
| Sun Nov 8 🌘 | 11:32–1:32 PM 11:57–1:57 AM | 8:00–10:00 AM 2:52–4:52 PM | 97 |
| Mon Nov 9 🌑 | 12:21–2:21 PM 12:46–2:46 AM | 9:35–11:35 AM 2:57–4:57 PM | 99 |
Predictions & observations: NOAA CO-OPS station 9455653. 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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