Upper Golovnin Lagoon Tides Today
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Upper Golovnin Lagoon runs a mean tidal range of about 3.0 ft. This month the highest water, 3.6 ft, comes on the morning of Nov 28, and the lowest, a -1.1 ft minus tide, on the afternoon of Nov 27.
| High tide | 6:12 AM | 2.7 ft |
| Low tide | 4:13 PM | -0.4 ft |
Today on the water at Upper Golovnin Lagoon
Today at Upper Golovnin Lagoon: high tide at 6:12 AM (2.7 ft), low tide at 4:13 PM (-0.4 ft). The National Weather Service forecast for Tuesday is partly sunny with NE winds 15 to 20 mph, 36°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 9:42 AM and sunset at 5:30 PM.
| Period | Forecast | Wind | Temp |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overnight | Mostly Clear | E 20 to 25 mph | 30°F |
| Tuesday | Partly Sunny | NE 15 to 20 mph | 36°F |
Forecast: National Weather Service point forecast for this location.
Where Upper Golovnin Lagoon is
Upper Golovnin Lagoon sits at 64.6208° N, 163.1490° W on the Bering Sea side of Alaska, about 4 mi northwest of Golovin, AK. The station here is a historical NOAA reference station: a gauge measured the tide at this spot from 2023 until 2023, 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), 68.5 mi away, and high and low water here run on average about 56 min earlier than there. The nearest weather station is Golovin, Golovin Airport, an airport reporting wind, visibility and sky cover, but no water temperature, 6.3 mi away.
The tide at Upper Golovnin Lagoon
Upper Golovnin Lagoon has a diurnal tide: usually one high and one low a day, with the daily rhythm shifting about 50 minutes later each day and fading near the moon's equatorial crossing. This month's predictions average 1.0 high tides a day here. The mean range from lower low to higher high is 3.0 ft, and 2.9 ft between the average high and the average low, a moderate tide. 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.
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 Upper Golovnin Lagoon from the 1983-2001 National Tidal Datum Epoch; mean higher high water is 3.0 ft above it and mean sea level 1.5 ft. The land survey datum NAVD88, the zero on topographic maps and flood maps, is 2.3 ft below MLLW here, so a water level on this page converts to NAVD88 by adding that amount. These datums are controlled from NOAA's Nome, Norton Sound, AK gauge. Source: NOAA CO-OPS station 9468841, established 2023, gauge removed 2023. 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 Upper Golovnin Lagoon
- Golovin, Golovnin Lagoon Entrance: 6.2 mi, tides about 67 min earlier
- White Mountain, Niukluk: 8.8 mi, tides about 153 min later
- Koyuk, Koyuk Inlet: 62.6 mi, tides about 9 min later
- Nome: 68.5 mi, tides about 41 min later
- St. Michael: 86.1 mi, tides about 224 min earlier
TidalMapMonthly tide calendar
🌊 Biggest flood tides at Upper Golovnin Lagoon 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 Upper Golovnin Lagoon this month: Nov 1, Nov 2, Nov 3, Nov 4, Nov 9, Nov 10, Nov 11, Nov 12, Nov 13, Nov 14, Nov 15, Nov 16 …. 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 Upper Golovnin Lagoon, 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 🌗 | 8:30–10:30 AM 8:55–10:55 PM | 12:35–2:35 AM 3:48–5:48 PM | 50 |
| Wed Nov 4 🌗 | 9:18–11:18 AM 9:43–11:43 PM | 2:26–4:26 AM 3:38–5:38 PM | 63 |
| Thu Nov 5 🌘 | 10:03–12:03 PM 10:28–12:28 AM | 4:12–6:12 AM 3:28–5:28 PM | 75 |
| Fri Nov 6 🌘 | 10:48–12:48 PM 11:13–1:13 AM | 5:56–7:56 AM 3:18–5:18 PM | 85 |
| Sat Nov 7 🌘 | 11:33–1:33 PM 11:58–1:58 AM | 7:43–9:43 AM 3:06–5:06 PM | 93 |
| Sun Nov 8 🌘 | 12:20–2:20 PM 12:45–2:45 AM | 9:36–11:36 AM 2:49–4:49 PM | 97 |
| Mon Nov 9 🌑 | 1:08–3:08 PM 1:33–3:33 AM | 11:47–1:47 PM 2:19–4:19 PM | 99 |
Predictions & observations: NOAA CO-OPS station 9468841. 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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