Upper Northwestern Fiord, Harris Bay Tides Today
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Upper Northwestern Fiord, Harris Bay runs a mean tidal range of about 8.3 ft. This month the highest water, 14.0 ft, comes on the afternoon of Nov 25, and the lowest, a -2.7 ft minus tide, on the evening of Nov 25.
| Low tide | 2:15 AM | 1.5 ft |
| High tide | 9:05 AM | 9.2 ft |
| Low tide | 3:06 PM | 3.8 ft |
| High tide | 8:50 PM | 8.8 ft |
Today on the water at Upper Northwestern Fiord, Harris Bay
Today at Upper Northwestern Fiord, Harris Bay: high tide at 9:05 AM (9.2 ft) and 8:50 PM (8.8 ft), low tide at 2:15 AM (1.5 ft) and 3:06 PM (3.8 ft). The National Weather Service forecast for Tuesday is heavy rain with NE winds 15 mph, 42°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 8:24 AM and sunset at 5:03 PM.
| Period | Forecast | Wind | Temp |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overnight | Heavy Rain | E 25 mph | 39°F |
| Tuesday | Heavy Rain | NE 15 mph | 42°F |
Forecast: National Weather Service point forecast for this location.
Where Upper Northwestern Fiord, Harris Bay is
Upper Northwestern Fiord, Harris Bay sits at 59.7900° N, 150.0320° W on Cook Inlet, off the Gulf of Alaska, about 24 mi southwest of Lowell Point, AK, in Kenai Peninsula. The station here is a historical NOAA reference station: a gauge measured the tide at this spot from 2000 until 2000, and NOAA still publishes harmonic predictions from that record. There is no live reading here today. The closest gauge measuring live water level is Seward, Resurrection Bay (NOAA 9455090), 30.9 mi away, and high and low water here run on average about 11 min later than there. The nearest weather station is Pilot Rock, AK, a shore station reporting wind and, at most sites, water temperature, 19.8 mi away.
The tide at Upper Northwestern Fiord, Harris Bay
Upper Northwestern Fiord, Harris 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 10.8 ft, and 8.6 ft between the average high and the average low, a large tide. On an average day the higher high tops the lower high by 0.9 ft and the lower low sits 1.4 ft below the other low. For the water around it: Cook Inlet has some of the largest tides in the United States, mixed semidiurnal with ranges near 30 ft at the head of the inlet.
About this station
- High tide reaches Upper Northwestern Fiord, Harris Bay about 10.1 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 Upper Northwestern Fiord, Harris Bay from the 1983-2001 National Tidal Datum Epoch; mean higher high water is 10.8 ft above it and mean sea level 5.7 ft. These datums are controlled from NOAA's Seward, AK gauge. Source: NOAA CO-OPS station 9455204, established 2000, gauge removed 2000. 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 Northwestern Fiord, Harris Bay
- Two Arm Bay, Harris Bay: 9.3 mi, tides about 19 min earlier
- Bear Cove, Aialik Peninsula: 14.5 mi, tides about 11 min earlier
- Agnes Cove, Aialik Peninsula: 15.5 mi, tides about 10 min earlier
- Seward, Resurrection Bay: 30.9 mi, tides about 11 min earlier
- Halibut Cove, Kachemak Bay: 43.5 mi, tides about 59 min later
TidalMapMonthly tide calendar
🌊 Biggest flood tides at Upper Northwestern Fiord, Harris Bay this month: 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 Upper Northwestern Fiord, Harris Bay this month: Nov 7, Nov 8, Nov 9, Nov 10, Nov 11, Nov 12, 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 Upper Northwestern Fiord, Harris 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 🌗 | 7:36–9:36 AM 8:01–10:01 PM | 12:00–2:00 AM 2:43–4:43 PM | 50 |
| Wed Nov 4 🌗 | 8:23–10:23 AM 8:48–10:48 PM | 1:38–3:38 AM 2:44–4:44 PM | 63 |
| Thu Nov 5 🌘 | 9:09–11:09 AM 9:34–11:34 PM | 3:12–5:12 AM 2:44–4:44 PM | 75 |
| Fri Nov 6 🌘 | 9:54–11:54 AM 10:19–12:19 AM | 4:45–6:45 AM 2:44–4:44 PM | 85 |
| Sat Nov 7 🌘 | 10:39–12:39 PM 11:04–1:04 AM | 6:17–8:17 AM 2:45–4:45 PM | 93 |
| Sun Nov 8 🌘 | 11:26–1:26 PM 11:51–1:51 AM | 7:51–9:51 AM 2:48–4:48 PM | 97 |
| Mon Nov 9 🌑 | 12:14–2:14 PM 12:39–2:39 AM | 9:25–11:25 AM 2:53–4:53 PM | 99 |
Predictions & observations: NOAA CO-OPS station 9455204. 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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