Platinum Tides Today
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Platinum runs a mean tidal range of about 5.9 ft. This month the highest water, 11.6 ft, comes on the evening of Nov 26, and the lowest, a -0.4 ft minus tide, on the morning of Nov 30.
| High tide | 3:16 AM | 9.4 ft |
| Low tide | 10:01 AM | 0.1 ft |
| High tide | 4:07 PM | 5.3 ft |
| Low tide | 9:20 PM | 1.3 ft |
Today on the water at Platinum
Today at Platinum: high tide at 3:16 AM (9.4 ft) and 4:07 PM (5.3 ft), low tide at 10:01 AM (0.1 ft) and 9:20 PM (1.3 ft). The National Weather Service forecast for Tuesday is chance light rain with E winds 10 to 15 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: Small Craft Advisory and Gale Warning. Sunrise is at 9:08 AM and sunset at 5:53 PM.
| Period | Forecast | Wind | Temp |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overnight | Chance Light Rain | SE 15 mph | 39°F |
| Tuesday | Chance Light Rain | E 10 to 15 mph | 43°F |
Forecast: National Weather Service point forecast for this location.
Where Platinum is
Platinum sits at 59.0467° N, 161.8180° W on the Bering Sea side of Alaska, at Platinum, AK. The station here is a historical NOAA reference station: a gauge measured the tide at this spot from 2007 until 2007, and NOAA still publishes harmonic predictions from that record. There is no live reading here today. The closest gauge measuring live water level is Port Moller (NOAA 9463502), 216.5 mi away, and high and low water here run on average about 86 min earlier than there. The nearest weather station is Platinum, an airport reporting wind, visibility and sky cover, but no water temperature, 2.1 mi away.
The tide at Platinum
Platinum has a mixed tide: two highs and two lows a day, but of unequal size, so one low each day drains noticeably lower than the other. This month's predictions average 1.9 high tides a day here. The mean range from lower low to higher high is 9.4 ft, and 6.1 ft between the average high and the average low, a large tide. On an average day the higher high tops the lower high by 2.7 ft and the lower low sits 0.6 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 Platinum about 5.8 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 Platinum from the 1983-2001 National Tidal Datum Epoch; mean higher high water is 9.4 ft above it and mean sea level 3.8 ft. Source: NOAA CO-OPS station 9465396, established 2007, gauge removed 2007. 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 Platinum
- Goodnews Bay entrance: 0.4 mi, tides about 8 min later
- Helmick Point, southeast of: 87.0 mi, tides about 247 min later
- Kipnuk, Kugkaktlik River: 99.6 mi, tides about 188 min later
- Lomavik: 105.5 mi, tides about 63 min later
- Bethel: 121.2 mi, tides about 199 min earlier
TidalMapMonthly tide calendar
🌊 Biggest flood tides at Platinum this month: Nov 1, Nov 2, Nov 24, Nov 25, Nov 26, Nov 27, 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 Platinum this month: Nov 1, Nov 25, Nov 26, Nov 27, Nov 28, Nov 29, Nov 30. 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 Platinum, 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 🌗 | 8:25–10:25 AM 8:50–10:50 PM | 12:53–2:53 AM 3:29–5:29 PM | 50 |
| Wed Nov 4 🌗 | 9:12–11:12 AM 9:37–11:37 PM | 2:29–4:29 AM 3:31–5:31 PM | 63 |
| Thu Nov 5 🌘 | 9:58–11:58 AM 10:23–12:23 AM | 4:02–6:02 AM 3:32–5:32 PM | 75 |
| Fri Nov 6 🌘 | 10:43–12:43 PM 11:08–1:08 AM | 5:33–7:33 AM 3:34–5:34 PM | 85 |
| Sat Nov 7 🌘 | 11:28–1:28 PM 11:53–1:53 AM | 7:04–9:04 AM 3:36–5:36 PM | 93 |
| Sun Nov 8 🌘 | 12:14–2:14 PM 12:39–2:39 AM | 8:36–10:36 AM 3:41–5:41 PM | 97 |
| Mon Nov 9 🌑 | 1:03–3:03 PM 1:28–3:28 AM | 10:07–12:07 PM 3:49–5:49 PM | 99 |
Predictions & observations: NOAA CO-OPS station 9465396. 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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