Valdez, Port Valdez Tides Today
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Valdez, Port Valdez runs a mean tidal range of about 9.4 ft. This month the highest water, 15.3 ft, comes on the afternoon of Nov 25, and the lowest, a -3.0 ft minus tide, on the evening of Nov 25.
| Low tide | 1:51 AM | 1.6 ft |
| High tide | 8:56 AM | 10.9 ft |
| Low tide | 2:44 PM | 4.2 ft |
| High tide | 8:51 PM | 10.3 ft |
Today on the water at Valdez, Port Valdez
Today at Valdez, Port Valdez: high tide at 8:56 AM (10.9 ft) and 8:51 PM (10.3 ft), low tide at 1:51 AM (1.6 ft) and 2:44 PM (4.2 ft). The National Weather Service forecast for Tuesday is chance light rain with NE winds 5 mph, 43°F. The water at the gauge reads 46°F. Sunrise is at 8:15 AM and sunset at 4:42 PM.
| Period | Forecast | Wind | Temp |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overnight | Chance Light Rain | E 0 to 5 mph | 32°F |
| Tuesday | Chance Light Rain | NE 5 mph | 43°F |
Forecast: National Weather Service point forecast for this location.
Where Valdez, Port Valdez is
Valdez, Port Valdez sits at 61.1250° N, 146.3620° W on the Gulf of Alaska, at Valdez, AK, in Chugach. The station here is a NOAA gauge reporting live water levels. It has been in NOAA's records since 1964. The nearest weather station is Valdez, AK, a shore station reporting wind and, at most sites, water temperature, right at this station.
The tide at Valdez, Port Valdez
Valdez, Port Valdez 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 12.2 ft, and 9.7 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 1.5 ft below the other low. For the water around it: Gulf of Alaska tides are mixed semidiurnal, two unequal highs a day with ranges of 8 to 15 ft.
About this station
- High tide reaches Valdez, Port Valdez about 10.0 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: 17.0 ft on Nov 11, 1981.
- Lowest on record: -5.5 ft on Dec 14, 2008.
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 Valdez, Port Valdez from the 1983-2001 National Tidal Datum Epoch; mean higher high water is 12.1 ft above it and mean sea level 6.5 ft. Source: NOAA CO-OPS station 9454240, established 1964. 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 Valdez, Port Valdez
- Rocky Point: 18.0 mi, tides at about the same time
- Jackson Cove, Glacier Island: 33.4 mi, tides at about the same time
- Sheep Bay: 33.7 mi, tides at about the same time
- Cordova: 44.2 mi, tides about 4 min later
- College Fiord: 47.0 mi, tides about 4 min later
TidalMapMonthly tide calendar
🌊 Biggest flood tides at Valdez, Port Valdez this month: Nov 8, Nov 9, 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 Valdez, Port Valdez this month: Nov 7, Nov 8, Nov 9, Nov 10, Nov 11, Nov 22, Nov 23, Nov 24, Nov 25, Nov 26, Nov 27, Nov 28 …. 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 Valdez, Port Valdez, 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 🌗 | 7:21–9:21 AM 7:46–9:46 PM | 11:39–1:39 AM 2:31–4:31 PM | 50 |
| Wed Nov 4 🌗 | 8:08–10:08 AM 8:33–10:33 PM | 1:20–3:20 AM 2:30–4:30 PM | 63 |
| Thu Nov 5 🌘 | 8:54–10:54 AM 9:19–11:19 PM | 2:58–4:58 AM 2:27–4:27 PM | 75 |
| Fri Nov 6 🌘 | 9:39–11:39 AM 10:04–12:04 AM | 4:33–6:33 AM 2:25–4:25 PM | 85 |
| Sat Nov 7 🌘 | 10:24–12:24 PM 10:49–12:49 AM | 6:09–8:09 AM 2:23–4:23 PM | 93 |
| Sun Nov 8 🌘 | 11:10–1:10 PM 11:35–1:35 AM | 7:46–9:46 AM 2:22–4:22 PM | 97 |
| Mon Nov 9 🌑 | 11:59–1:59 PM 12:24–2:24 AM | 9:26–11:26 AM 2:22–4:22 PM | 99 |
Predictions & observations: NOAA CO-OPS station 9454240. 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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