Rootok Island Tides Today
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Rootok Island runs a mean tidal range of about 3.3 ft. This month the highest water, 6.7 ft, comes on the afternoon of Nov 25, and the lowest, a -1.5 ft minus tide, on the evening of Nov 25.
| Low tide | 3:00 AM | 0.5 ft |
| High tide | 10:24 AM | 4.6 ft |
| Low tide | 4:12 PM | 2.2 ft |
| High tide | 9:18 PM | 3.9 ft |
Today on the water at Rootok Island
Today at Rootok Island: high tide at 10:24 AM (4.6 ft) and 9:18 PM (3.9 ft), low tide at 3:00 AM (0.5 ft) and 4:12 PM (2.2 ft). The National Weather Service forecast for Tuesday is chance rain showers with NW winds 5 to 25 mph, 40°F. Wind that strong can hold water in or push it out, so the real tide may run above or below these predictions. Sunrise is at 8:05 AM and sunset at 5:26 PM.
| Period | Forecast | Wind | Temp |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overnight | Rain Showers Likely | SE 10 to 20 mph | 36°F |
| Tuesday | Chance Rain Showers | NW 5 to 25 mph | 40°F |
Forecast: National Weather Service point forecast for this location.
Where Rootok Island is
Rootok Island sits at 54.0522° N, 165.5142° W on the Aleutian Islands, about 3 mi southeast of Akutan, AK, in Aleutians East. The station here is a historical NOAA reference station: a gauge measured the tide at this spot from 2012 until 2012, and NOAA still publishes harmonic predictions from that record. There is no live reading here today. The closest gauge measuring live water level is Unalaska (NOAA 9462620), 43.4 mi away, and high and low water here run on average about 205 min earlier than there. The nearest weather station is Akun Airport, an airport reporting wind, visibility and sky cover, but no water temperature, 7.3 mi away.
The tide at Rootok Island
Rootok Island 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 1.8 high tides a day here. The mean range from lower low to higher high is 5.1 ft, and 3.3 ft between the average high and the average low, a moderate tide. On an average day the higher high tops the lower high by 0.6 ft and the lower low sits 1.2 ft below the other low. For the water around it: Aleutian tides are mixed, with two unequal highs a day and strong currents through the passes.
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 Rootok Island from the 1983-2001 National Tidal Datum Epoch; mean higher high water is 5.1 ft above it and mean sea level 2.8 ft. These datums are controlled from NOAA's King Cove, AK gauge. Source: NOAA CO-OPS station 9462723, established 2012, gauge removed 2012. 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 Rootok Island
- Udagak Strait: 38.5 mi, tides about 25 min later
- Scotch Cap: 39.0 mi, tides about 85 min later
- Anderson Bay: 59.6 mi, tides about 203 min later
- Raven Bay: 68.3 mi, tides about 30 min later
- St. Catherine Cove: 104.2 mi, tides about 168 min later
TidalMapMonthly tide calendar
🌊 Biggest flood tides at Rootok Island this month: 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 Rootok Island this month: Nov 1, 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 Rootok Island, 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 🌗 | 7:40–9:40 AM 8:05–10:05 PM | 12:23–2:23 AM 2:35–4:35 PM | 50 |
| Wed Nov 4 🌗 | 8:27–10:27 AM 8:52–10:52 PM | 1:51–3:51 AM 2:44–4:44 PM | 63 |
| Thu Nov 5 🌘 | 9:13–11:13 AM 9:38–11:38 PM | 3:15–5:15 AM 2:53–4:53 PM | 75 |
| Fri Nov 6 🌘 | 9:58–11:58 AM 10:23–12:23 AM | 4:38–6:38 AM 3:03–5:03 PM | 85 |
| Sat Nov 7 🌘 | 10:43–12:43 PM 11:08–1:08 AM | 5:59–7:59 AM 3:14–5:14 PM | 93 |
| Sun Nov 8 🌘 | 11:30–1:30 PM 11:55–1:55 AM | 7:21–9:21 AM 3:28–5:28 PM | 98 |
| Mon Nov 9 🌑 | 12:18–2:18 PM 12:43–2:43 AM | 8:41–10:41 AM 3:47–5:47 PM | 99 |
Predictions & observations: NOAA CO-OPS station 9462723. 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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