Point Spencer, Port Clarence Tides Today
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Point Spencer, Port Clarence runs a mean tidal range of about 0.9 ft. This month the highest water, 1.4 ft, comes on the morning of Nov 28, and the lowest, a -0.2 ft minus tide, on the evening of Nov 29.
| High tide | 12:33 AM | 1.2 ft |
| Low tide | 7:21 AM | 0.4 ft |
| High tide | 12:10 PM | 1.3 ft |
| Low tide | 7:48 PM | -0.0 ft |
Today on the water at Point Spencer, Port Clarence
Today at Point Spencer, Port Clarence: high tide at 12:33 AM (1.2 ft) and 12:10 PM (1.3 ft), low tide at 7:21 AM (0.4 ft) and 7:48 PM (-0.0 ft). The National Weather Service forecast for Tuesday is mostly sunny with E winds 20 to 25 mph, 35°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. Sunrise is at 7:57 AM and sunset at 3:44 PM.
| Period | Forecast | Wind | Temp |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overnight | Partly Cloudy | E 25 to 30 mph | 31°F |
| Tuesday | Mostly Sunny | E 20 to 25 mph | 35°F |
Forecast: National Weather Service point forecast for this location.
Where Point Spencer, Port Clarence is
Point Spencer, Port Clarence sits at 65.2567° N, 166.8470° W on the Bering Sea side of Alaska, at Port Clarence, AK. The station here is a historical NOAA reference station: a gauge measured the tide at this spot from 1950 until 2010, and NOAA still publishes harmonic predictions from that record. There is no live reading here today. The closest gauge measuring live water level is Nome (NOAA 9468756), 66.9 mi away, and high and low water here run on average about 195 min later than there. The nearest weather station is Brevig Mission Airport, an airport reporting wind, visibility and sky cover, but no water temperature, 12.2 mi away.
The tide at Point Spencer, Port Clarence
Point Spencer, Port Clarence 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 1.3 ft, and 1.1 ft between the average high and the average low, a small tide. On an average day the higher high tops the lower high by 0.1 ft and the lower low sits 0.1 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 Point Spencer, Port Clarence about 5.0 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 Point Spencer, Port Clarence from the 1983-2001 National Tidal Datum Epoch; mean higher high water is 1.3 ft above it and mean sea level 0.7 ft. These datums are controlled from NOAA's Nome, Norton Sound, AK gauge. Source: NOAA CO-OPS station 9469237, established 1950, gauge removed 2010. 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 Point Spencer, Port Clarence
- Teller, Port Clarance: 14.3 mi, tides about 159 min later
- Nome: 66.9 mi, tides about 179 min earlier
- Shishmaref Inlet: 73.4 mi, tides about 246 min later
- White Mountain, Niukluk: 108.0 mi, tides about 51 min earlier
- Upper Golovnin Lagoon: 116.8 mi, tides about 25 min later
TidalMapMonthly tide calendar
🌊 Biggest flood tides at Point Spencer, Port Clarence this month: Nov 1, 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 Point Spencer, Port Clarence this month: Nov 1, Nov 2, Nov 3, 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 Point Spencer, Port Clarence, 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 🌗 | 5:55–7:55 AM 6:20–8:20 PM | 10:48–12:48 AM 2:17–4:17 PM | 37 |
| Tue Nov 3 🌗 | 6:46–8:46 AM 7:11–9:11 PM | — 2:04–4:04 PM | 51 |
| Wed Nov 4 🌗 | 7:33–9:33 AM 7:58–9:58 PM | 12:41–2:41 AM 1:53–3:53 PM | 64 |
| Thu Nov 5 🌘 | 8:18–10:18 AM 8:43–10:43 PM | 2:29–4:29 AM 1:42–3:42 PM | 76 |
| Fri Nov 6 🌘 | 9:03–11:03 AM 9:28–11:28 PM | 4:15–6:15 AM 1:29–3:29 PM | 86 |
| Sat Nov 7 🌘 | 9:49–11:49 AM 10:14–12:14 AM | 6:04–8:04 AM 1:15–3:15 PM | 93 |
| Sun Nov 8 🌘 | 10:35–12:35 PM 11:00–1:00 AM | 8:01–10:01 AM 12:55–2:55 PM | 98 |
Predictions & observations: NOAA CO-OPS station 9469237. 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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