Whitestone Narrows, Neva Strait Tides Today
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Whitestone Narrows, Neva Strait runs a mean tidal range of about 7.5 ft. This month the highest water, 12.7 ft, comes on the afternoon of Nov 25, and the lowest, a -2.4 ft minus tide, on the evening of Nov 25.
| Low tide | 1:34 AM | 1.2 ft |
| High tide | 8:23 AM | 8.7 ft |
| Low tide | 2:26 PM | 3.6 ft |
| High tide | 8:12 PM | 8.3 ft |
Today on the water at Whitestone Narrows, Neva Strait
Today at Whitestone Narrows, Neva Strait: high tide at 8:23 AM (8.7 ft) and 8:12 PM (8.3 ft), low tide at 1:34 AM (1.2 ft) and 2:26 PM (3.6 ft). The National Weather Service forecast for Tuesday is light rain with SE winds 10 to 15 mph, 53°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: Gale Warning and Small Craft Advisory. Sunrise is at 7:16 AM and sunset at 4:15 PM.
| Period | Forecast | Wind | Temp |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overnight | Slight Chance Light Rain | SE 5 to 10 mph | 40°F |
| Tuesday | Light Rain | SE 10 to 15 mph | 53°F |
Forecast: National Weather Service point forecast for this location.
Where Whitestone Narrows, Neva Strait is
Whitestone Narrows, Neva Strait sits at 57.2500° N, 135.5670° W on Southeast Alaska's Inside Passage, at Sitka, AK. The station here is a historical NOAA reference station: a gauge measured the tide at this spot from 2013 until 2013, and NOAA still publishes harmonic predictions from that record. There is no live reading here today. The closest gauge measuring live water level is Sitka (NOAA 9451600), 16.1 mi away, and high and low water here run on average about 4 min later than there. The nearest weather station is Sitka AML, AK, a shore station reporting wind and, at most sites, water temperature, 11.4 mi away.
The tide at Whitestone Narrows, Neva Strait
Whitestone Narrows, Neva Strait 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 10.0 ft, and 7.8 ft between the average high and the average low, a large tide. On an average day the higher high tops the lower high by 0.8 ft and the lower low sits 1.5 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 Whitestone Narrows, Neva Strait about 9.6 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 Whitestone Narrows, Neva Strait from the 1983-2001 National Tidal Datum Epoch; mean higher high water is 10.0 ft above it and mean sea level 5.3 ft. These datums are controlled from NOAA's Sitka, AK gauge. Source: NOAA CO-OPS station 9451741, established 2013, gauge removed 2013. 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 Whitestone Narrows, Neva Strait
- Sitka: 16.1 mi, tides about 4 min earlier
- Tenakee Springs, Tenakee Inlet: 38.8 mi, tides about 11 min later
- Herring Bay: 45.4 mi, tides about 6 min later
- Eliza Harbor, Admiralty Island: 48.1 mi, tides about 9 min later
- Canoe Cove, North Pass: 52.0 mi, tides at about the same time
TidalMapMonthly tide calendar
🌊 Biggest flood tides at Whitestone Narrows, Neva Strait this month: Nov 8, Nov 9, Nov 23, Nov 24, Nov 25, Nov 26, Nov 27, Nov 28. 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 Whitestone Narrows, Neva Strait 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 Whitestone Narrows, Neva Strait, 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 🌗 | 6:36–8:36 AM 7:01–9:01 PM | 11:06–1:06 AM 1:40–3:40 PM | 50 |
| Wed Nov 4 🌗 | 7:24–9:24 AM 7:49–9:49 PM | 12:40–2:40 AM 1:45–3:45 PM | 63 |
| Thu Nov 5 🌘 | 8:09–10:09 AM 8:34–10:34 PM | 2:10–4:10 AM 1:49–3:49 PM | 75 |
| Fri Nov 6 🌘 | 8:54–10:54 AM 9:19–11:19 PM | 3:37–5:37 AM 1:54–3:54 PM | 85 |
| Sat Nov 7 🌘 | 9:39–11:39 AM 10:04–12:04 AM | 5:05–7:05 AM 2:00–4:00 PM | 93 |
| Sun Nov 8 🌘 | 10:26–12:26 PM 10:51–12:51 AM | 6:32–8:32 AM 2:08–4:08 PM | 97 |
| Mon Nov 9 🌑 | 11:14–1:14 PM 11:39–1:39 AM | 7:58–9:58 AM 2:21–4:21 PM | 99 |
Predictions & observations: NOAA CO-OPS station 9451741. 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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