Skagway, Taiya Inlet Tides Today
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Skagway, Taiya Inlet runs a mean tidal range of about 13.6 ft. This month the highest water, 20.2 ft, comes on the afternoon of Nov 25, and the lowest, a -4.3 ft minus tide, on the evening of Nov 25.
| Low tide | 1:44 AM | 2.1 ft |
| High tide | 8:38 AM | 14.5 ft |
| Low tide | 2:37 PM | 4.6 ft |
| High tide | 8:37 PM | 14.0 ft |
Today on the water at Skagway, Taiya Inlet
Today at Skagway, Taiya Inlet: high tide at 8:38 AM (14.5 ft) and 8:37 PM (14.0 ft), low tide at 1:44 AM (2.1 ft) and 2:37 PM (4.6 ft). The National Weather Service forecast for Tuesday is light rain with S winds 0 to 5 mph, 45°F. The water at the gauge reads 43°F. Sunrise is at 7:24 AM and sunset at 4:05 PM.
| Period | Forecast | Wind | Temp |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overnight | Light Rain Likely | 0 mph | 37°F |
| Tuesday | Light Rain | S 0 to 5 mph | 45°F |
Forecast: National Weather Service point forecast for this location.
Where Skagway, Taiya Inlet is
Skagway, Taiya Inlet sits at 59.4508° N, 135.3280° W on Southeast Alaska's Inside Passage, at Skagway, AK, in Skagway. 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 1943.
The tide at Skagway, Taiya Inlet
Skagway, Taiya Inlet 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 16.7 ft, and 14.1 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 1.0 ft and the lower low sits 1.6 ft below the other low. For the water around it: Inside Passage tides are large and mixed semidiurnal, two highs and two lows a day with ranges of 12 to 20 ft that drive fast currents in the narrows.
About this station
- High tide reaches Skagway, Taiya Inlet about 9.8 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: 26.8 ft on Oct 22, 1945.
- Lowest on record: -6.6 ft on Jan 4, 2022.
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 Skagway, Taiya Inlet from the 2012-2016 National Tidal Datum Epoch; mean higher high water is 16.7 ft above it and mean sea level 8.8 ft. Source: NOAA CO-OPS station 9452400, a National Water Level Observation Network gauge, established 1943. 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 Skagway, Taiya Inlet
- Taiyasanka Harbor, Taiya Inlet: 10.9 mi, tides at about the same time
- Haines Inlet: 15.7 mi, tides about 8 min earlier
- Chilkat Inlet: 19.6 mi, tides about 4 min earlier
- Muir Inlet: 46.3 mi, tides about 28 min later
- Cove Point, Berner's Bay: 49.5 mi, tides at about the same time
TidalMapMonthly tide calendar
🌊 Biggest flood tides at Skagway, Taiya Inlet this month: Nov 7, Nov 8, Nov 9, Nov 10, Nov 23, Nov 24, Nov 25, Nov 26, Nov 27, Nov 28. 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 Skagway, Taiya Inlet 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 Skagway, Taiya Inlet, 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 🌗 | 6:35–8:35 AM 7:00–9:00 PM | — 1:43–3:43 PM | 50 |
| Wed Nov 4 🌗 | 7:23–9:23 AM 7:48–9:48 PM | 12:36–2:36 AM 1:45–3:45 PM | 63 |
| Thu Nov 5 🌘 | 8:08–10:08 AM 8:33–10:33 PM | 2:10–4:10 AM 1:46–3:46 PM | 75 |
| Fri Nov 6 🌘 | 8:53–10:53 AM 9:18–11:18 PM | 3:41–5:41 AM 1:47–3:47 PM | 85 |
| Sat Nov 7 🌘 | 9:38–11:38 AM 10:03–12:03 AM | 5:13–7:13 AM 1:48–3:48 PM | 93 |
| Sun Nov 8 🌘 | 10:25–12:25 PM 10:50–12:50 AM | 6:46–8:46 AM 1:51–3:51 PM | 97 |
| Mon Nov 9 🌑 | 11:13–1:13 PM 11:38–1:38 AM | 8:18–10:18 AM 1:58–3:58 PM | 99 |
Predictions & observations: NOAA CO-OPS station 9452400. 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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