Red Dog Dock Tides Today
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Red Dog Dock runs a mean tidal range of about 0.5 ft. This month the highest water, 0.8 ft, comes on the evening of Nov 6, and the lowest, a -0.1 ft minus tide, on the morning of Nov 8.
| Low tide | 1:53 AM | 0.2 ft |
| High tide | 7:13 AM | 0.5 ft |
| Low tide | 1:52 PM | 0.1 ft |
| High tide | 8:50 PM | 0.6 ft |
Today on the water at Red Dog Dock
Today at Red Dog Dock: high tide at 7:13 AM (0.5 ft) and 8:50 PM (0.6 ft), low tide at 1:53 AM (0.2 ft) and 1:52 PM (0.1 ft). The National Weather Service forecast for Tuesday is sunny with E winds 10 to 15 mph, 26°F. Wind that strong can hold water in or push it out, so the real tide may run above or below these predictions. The water at the gauge reads 36°F. Sunrise is at 10:08 AM and sunset at 5:11 PM.
| Period | Forecast | Wind | Temp |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overnight | Partly Cloudy | E 15 to 20 mph | 18°F |
| Tuesday | Sunny | E 10 to 15 mph | 26°F |
Forecast: National Weather Service point forecast for this location.
Where Red Dog Dock is
Red Dog Dock sits at 67.5758° N, 164.0644° W on Alaska's Arctic coast, about 15 mi southeast of Kivalina, AK, in Northwest Arctic. The station here is a live gauge in NOAA's National Water Level Observation Network, the reference network the rest of the coast's tide predictions are tied to. It has been in NOAA's records since 2003. The nearest weather station is Red Dog Dock, AK, a shore station reporting wind and, at most sites, water temperature, right at this station.
The tide at Red Dog Dock
Red Dog Dock has a mixed tide: two highs and two lows a day, but of unequal size, so one low each day drains a little 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 1.0 ft, and 0.7 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: Tides along the Chukchi and Beaufort seas are small, often under a foot, and wind and ice move the water more than the moon does.
About this station
- High tide reaches Red Dog Dock about 9.5 hours after the moon passes overhead. That lag is local, which is why high water does not line up with the moon.
- Highest water on record: 7.4 ft on Feb 25, 2011.
- Lowest on record: -5.8 ft on Nov 9, 2005.
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 Red Dog Dock from the 1983-2001 National Tidal Datum Epoch; mean higher high water is 1.0 ft above it and mean sea level 0.5 ft. Source: NOAA CO-OPS station 9491094, a National Water Level Observation Network gauge, established 2003. The tide times and heights are NOAA's official harmonic predictions for this station; TidalMap republishes them daily and does not alter them. The observed line is the gauge's own six-minute water level feed.
Tide stations near Red Dog Dock
- Shishmaref Inlet: 105.0 mi, tides about 33 min earlier
- Teller, Port Clarance: 171.6 mi, tides about 166 min earlier
- Koyuk, Koyuk Inlet: 199.9 mi, tides about 97 min later
- White Mountain, Niukluk: 200.8 mi, tides about 33 min later
- Upper Golovnin Lagoon: 205.8 mi, tides about 50 min later
TidalMapMonthly tide calendar
🌊 Biggest flood tides at Red Dog Dock this month: Nov 4, Nov 5, Nov 6, Nov 7, Nov 9, Nov 10, Nov 22, Nov 23, 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 Red Dog Dock this month: Nov 6, Nov 7, Nov 8, Nov 9, Nov 10, Nov 11, Nov 12, Nov 22, Nov 23, Nov 24, Nov 25, Nov 26 …. 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 Red Dog Dock, 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 🌗 | 8:34–10:34 AM 8:59–10:59 PM | 12:21–2:21 AM 4:01–6:01 PM | 50 |
| Wed Nov 4 🌗 | 9:21–11:21 AM 9:46–11:46 PM | 2:24–4:24 AM 3:43–5:43 PM | 63 |
| Thu Nov 5 🌘 | 10:07–12:07 PM 10:32–12:32 AM | 4:19–6:19 AM 3:25–5:25 PM | 75 |
| Fri Nov 6 🌘 | 10:52–12:52 PM 11:17–1:17 AM | 6:13–8:13 AM 3:06–5:06 PM | 85 |
| Sat Nov 7 🌘 | 11:37–1:37 PM 12:02–2:02 AM | 8:13–10:13 AM 2:41–4:41 PM | 93 |
| Sun Nov 8 🌘 | 12:24–2:24 PM 12:49–2:49 AM | 10:33–12:33 PM 1:58–3:58 PM | 97 |
| Mon Nov 9 🌑 | 1:12–3:12 PM 1:37–3:37 AM | — — | 99 |
Predictions & observations: NOAA CO-OPS station 9491094. 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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