Wainwright, Chukchi Sea Tides Today
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Wainwright, Chukchi Sea runs a mean tidal range of about 0.4 ft. This month the highest water, 0.6 ft, comes on the morning of Nov 28, and the lowest, a -0.3 ft minus tide, on the morning of Nov 26.
| High tide | 3:30 AM | 0.4 ft |
| Low tide | 11:06 AM | -0.0 ft |
| High tide | 3:48 PM | 0.1 ft |
| Low tide | 9:18 PM | 0.0 ft |
Today on the water at Wainwright, Chukchi Sea
Today at Wainwright, Chukchi Sea: high tide at 3:30 AM (0.4 ft) and 3:48 PM (0.1 ft), low tide at 11:06 AM (-0.0 ft) and 9:18 PM (0.0 ft). The National Weather Service forecast for Tuesday is freezing spray with E winds 15 mph, 25°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 10:24 AM and sunset at 4:23 PM.
| Period | Forecast | Wind | Temp |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overnight | Freezing Spray | NE 15 mph | 16°F |
| Tuesday | Freezing Spray | E 15 mph | 25°F |
Forecast: National Weather Service point forecast for this location.
Where Wainwright, Chukchi Sea is
Wainwright, Chukchi Sea sits at 70.6438° N, 160.0651° W on Alaska's Arctic coast, at Wainwright, AK. The station here is a historical NOAA reference station: a gauge measured the tide at this spot from 2021 until 2021, and NOAA still publishes harmonic predictions from that record. There is no live reading here today. The closest gauge measuring live water level is Red Dog Dock (NOAA 9491094), 233.6 mi away, and high and low water here run on average about 104 min earlier than there. The nearest weather station is Wainwright, AK, a shore station reporting wind and, at most sites, water temperature, 0.9 mi away.
The tide at Wainwright, Chukchi Sea
Wainwright, Chukchi Sea 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 0.5 ft, and 0.5 ft between the average high and the average low, a small tide. For the water around it: Tides along the Chukchi and Beaufort seas are small, often under a foot, and wind and ice move the water more than the moon does.
About this station
- High tide reaches Wainwright, Chukchi Sea about 8.5 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 Wainwright, Chukchi Sea from the 1983-2001 National Tidal Datum Epoch; mean higher high water is 0.5 ft above it and mean sea level 0.3 ft. The land survey datum NAVD88, the zero on topographic maps and flood maps, is 3.0 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 Prudhoe Bay, AK gauge. Source: NOAA CO-OPS station 9494212, established 2021, gauge removed 2021. 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 Wainwright, Chukchi Sea
- Barrow Offshore: 89.9 mi, tides about 81 min later
- Prudhoe Bay: 265.7 mi, tides about 91 min later
- Point Thomson, Beaufort Sea: 321.1 mi, tides about 83 min later
- Shishmaref Inlet: 337.9 mi, tides about 71 min later
- Barter Island: 382.1 mi, tides about 101 min later
TidalMapMonthly tide calendar
🌊 Biggest flood tides at Wainwright, Chukchi Sea this month: Nov 1, Nov 2, Nov 9, Nov 11, Nov 12, Nov 13, Nov 14, Nov 24, Nov 26, Nov 27, Nov 28, Nov 29 …. 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 Wainwright, Chukchi Sea this month: Nov 1, Nov 2, Nov 3, Nov 5, Nov 6, Nov 7, Nov 8, Nov 9, Nov 10, Nov 11, Nov 12, Nov 13 …. 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 Wainwright, Chukchi Sea, 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 🌗 | 8:18–10:18 AM 8:43–10:43 PM | 11:38–1:38 AM 3:58–5:58 PM | 50 |
| Wed Nov 4 🌗 | 9:05–11:05 AM 9:30–11:30 PM | 1:58–3:58 AM 3:29–5:29 PM | 63 |
| Thu Nov 5 🌘 | 9:50–11:50 AM 10:15–12:15 AM | 4:06–6:06 AM 3:00–5:00 PM | 75 |
| Fri Nov 6 🌘 | 10:35–12:35 PM 11:00–1:00 AM | 6:14–8:14 AM 2:28–4:28 PM | 85 |
| Sat Nov 7 🌘 | 11:21–1:21 PM 11:46–1:46 AM | 8:36–10:36 AM 1:42–3:42 PM | 93 |
| Sun Nov 8 🌘 | 12:07–2:07 PM 12:32–2:32 AM | — — | 97 |
| Mon Nov 9 🌑 | 12:55–2:55 PM 1:20–3:20 AM | — — | 99 |
Predictions & observations: NOAA CO-OPS station 9494212. 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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