Tarr Inlet, Glacier Bay Tides Today
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Tarr Inlet, Glacier Bay runs a mean tidal range of about 13.7 ft. This month the highest water, 20.5 ft, comes on the afternoon of Nov 25, and the lowest, a -3.9 ft minus tide, on the evening of Nov 25.
| Low tide | 2:27 AM | 2.0 ft |
| High tide | 8:57 AM | 14.5 ft |
| Low tide | 3:14 PM | 4.6 ft |
| High tide | 9:05 PM | 13.8 ft |
Today on the water at Tarr Inlet, Glacier Bay
Today at Tarr Inlet, Glacier Bay: high tide at 8:57 AM (14.5 ft) and 9:05 PM (13.8 ft), low tide at 2:27 AM (2.0 ft) and 3:14 PM (4.6 ft). The National Weather Service forecast for Tuesday is heavy rain with E winds 5 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. Sunrise is at 7:28 AM and sunset at 4:14 PM.
| Period | Forecast | Wind | Temp |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overnight | Light Snow Likely | E 5 mph | 26°F |
| Tuesday | Heavy Rain | E 5 to 15 mph | 43°F |
Forecast: National Weather Service point forecast for this location.
Where Tarr Inlet, Glacier Bay is
Tarr Inlet, Glacier Bay sits at 58.9648° N, 136.8776° W on Southeast Alaska's Inside Passage, about 37 mi southwest of Covenant Life, AK, in Hoonah-Angoon. The station here is a historical NOAA reference station: a gauge measured the tide at this spot from 2009 until 2009, and NOAA still publishes harmonic predictions from that record. There is no live reading here today. The closest gauge measuring live water level is Elfin Cove, Port Althorp (NOAA 9452634), 56.5 mi away, and high and low water here run on average about 50 min later than there.
The tide at Tarr Inlet, Glacier Bay
Tarr Inlet, Glacier Bay 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 16.8 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 0.9 ft and the lower low sits 1.7 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 Tarr Inlet, Glacier Bay about 10.2 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 Tarr Inlet, Glacier Bay from the 2012-2016 National Tidal Datum Epoch; mean higher high water is 16.8 ft above it and mean sea level 8.8 ft. These datums are controlled from NOAA's Juneau, AK gauge. Source: NOAA CO-OPS station 9452749, established 2009, gauge removed 2009. 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 Tarr Inlet, Glacier Bay
- Muir Inlet: 27.7 mi, tides about 6 min earlier
- Lituya Bay, 2 miles inside entrance: 36.6 mi, tides about 29 min earlier
- Graves Harbor: 48.1 mi, tides about 45 min earlier
- Bartlett Cove, Glacier Bay: 50.1 mi, tides about 24 min earlier
- Chilkat Inlet: 54.4 mi, tides about 38 min earlier
TidalMapMonthly tide calendar
🌊 Biggest flood tides at Tarr Inlet, Glacier Bay this month: Nov 7, Nov 8, Nov 9, Nov 10, 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 Tarr Inlet, Glacier Bay 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 Tarr Inlet, Glacier Bay, 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 🌗 | 6:42–8:42 AM 7:07–9:07 PM | 11:06–1:06 AM 1:49–3:49 PM | 50 |
| Wed Nov 4 🌗 | 7:29–9:29 AM 7:54–9:54 PM | 12:43–2:43 AM 1:51–3:51 PM | 63 |
| Thu Nov 5 🌘 | 8:15–10:15 AM 8:40–10:40 PM | 2:16–4:16 AM 1:53–3:53 PM | 75 |
| Fri Nov 6 🌘 | 9:00–11:00 AM 9:25–11:25 PM | 3:47–5:47 AM 1:54–3:54 PM | 85 |
| Sat Nov 7 🌘 | 9:45–11:45 AM 10:10–12:10 AM | 5:18–7:18 AM 1:57–3:57 PM | 93 |
| Sun Nov 8 🌘 | 10:31–12:31 PM 10:56–12:56 AM | 6:49–8:49 AM 2:01–4:01 PM | 97 |
| Mon Nov 9 🌑 | 11:19–1:19 PM 11:44–1:44 AM | 8:20–10:20 AM 2:10–4:10 PM | 99 |
Predictions & observations: NOAA CO-OPS station 9452749. 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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