Dorothy Cove tide times

Necker Bay, AKNecker BayNOAA 9451376Tuesday, October 20 · AKDTTue Oct 20Predictions onlyChange station
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Today at Dorothy Cove the next low tide is at 3:30 PM (4.3 ft) and the next high tide is at 9:11 PM (7.4 ft). Tomorrow's first low is at 3:50 AM.

Predicted now
4.3 ft
Near slack, turning soon
Next low
3:30 PM
In 11 min · 4.3 ft
Next high
9:11 PM
In 5 h 52 min · 7.4 ft
Tide range today
5.4 ft
Neap tides Tuesday
Predictions only. No live gauge at this station.

Today's tide

PredictedNightHeight above MLLW
2 ft4 ft6 ft8 ftNOW 3:192:52 AMLow · 2.0 ft9:49 AMHigh · 7.4 ft3:30 PMLow · 4.3 ft9:11 PMHigh · 7.4 ft
Tide chart for Dorothy Cove, today. Low 2.0 ft at 2:52 AM, high 7.4 ft at 9:49 AM, low 4.3 ft at 3:30 PM, high 7.4 ft at 9:11 PM.

Predicted tide height at Necker Bay for Tuesday, October 20, in feet above Mean Lower Low Water (MLLW). Shaded areas are night.

Today's tides

ft above MLLW
  • Low2:52 AM2.0 ft
  • High9:49 AM7.4 ft
  • Low3:30 PM4.3 ft
  • High9:11 PM7.4 ft
Tide times for Dorothy Cove
TideTimeHeight
Low2:52 AM2.0 ft
High9:49 AM7.4 ft
Low3:30 PM4.3 ft
High9:11 PM7.4 ft
Sunrise
7:44 AM
First light 7:06
Sunset
5:47 PM
Last light 6:26
Moon
71%
Waxing gibbous
Tide range
5.4 ft
Mean 7.5 ft

Best windows today

Plan the week →
  • Fishing
    4:00 to 9:00 PM

    Today's best window (8:00 to 9:00 AM) has passed. Dawn light with the incoming tide around the 9:49 AM high.

  • Tidepools & shelling
    No daylight low today

    No daylight low today. The next good one is Friday at 5:00 PM.

  • Surfing
    3:00 to 6:00 PM

    Mid tide from 3:00 to 6:00 PM. No wind sensor at this station.

  • Shallow boat launch
    Enough water all day

    Lowest is 2.0 ft at 2:52 AM.

Plan the week

Moving water around the turn often fishes best. Local species and bait matter more than any chart.

Next 7 days

October calendar →
High and low tides for the next 7 days, heights in ft
DayTide 1Tide 2Tide 3Tide 4Range, ft
TodayTue 20L2:52a2.0H9:49a7.4L3:30p4.3H9:11p7.45.4
WedOct 21L3:50a1.8H10:30a8.0L4:28p3.3H10:19p7.86.2
ThuOct 22L4:37a1.6H11:04a8.7L5:13p2.1H11:14p8.37.1
FriOct 23L5:18a1.5H11:35a9.5L5:53p1.08.5
SatOct 24H12:01a8.8L5:55a1.6H12:05p10.2L6:31p−0.110.2
SunOct 25H12:46a9.2L6:31a1.8H12:36p10.8L7:09p−0.911.7
MonOct 26H1:29a9.5L7:06a2.1H1:09p11.3L7:49p−1.512.7 spring tide

Spring tides Monday. Lows drop to −1.5 ft, the best shelling days this week. Spring and neap tides

Tide predictions and observations: NOAA National Ocean Service, Center for Operational Oceanographic Products and Services (CO-OPS), station 9451376.

Nearby stations

Currents

No current prediction station nearby.

Station details

Datum
Mean lower low water
Predictions
NOAA, from this station's own tide records
Live gauge
None
Coordinates
56.722° N, 135.075° W
Time zone
Alaska, UTC−8
Station ID
NOAA 9451376

About the tides at Dorothy Cove

Tides here are mixed. On average the two daily highs differ by 1.3 ft, so check which low is the lower one before you head out. With a mean range of about 7.5 ft, the shoreline here changes a lot between high and low water. From the average lower low to the average higher high, the difference is 9.6 ft. Over the next two weeks the biggest daily range, 13.3 ft, comes on October 27, and the smallest, 5.4 ft, today. Looking a year ahead, predictions peak at 12.2 ft on December 24 and bottom out at −2.8 ft on July 5.

Predictions for Dorothy Cove come from this station's own tide records. There is no live sensor, so the table shows forecast only. NOAA measured the tide here from 1924 to 2007 to set up these predictions. The nearest other station is Golf Island, 13 mi away.

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Tide predictions and water levels from NOAA CO-OPS. For planning only, not for navigation. Real water levels can differ because of wind, air pressure and river flow. Always check conditions on site.