Explorer Bay tide times

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Today at Explorer Bay the next high tide is at 11:10 AM (4.8 ft). Tomorrow's first low is at 2:35 AM.

Estimated now
3.5 ft ↑
Rising 0.7 ft per hour
Next high
11:10 AM
In 2 h 59 min · 4.8 ft
Next low
2:35 AM
In 18 h 24 min · −0.4 ft
Tide range today
5.2 ft
Mean range 3.6 ft
Predictions only. No live gauge at this station.

Today's tide

Estimated curve between high and low timesNightHeight above MLLW
−2 ft0 ft2 ft4 ftNOW 8:101:53 AMLow · −0.4 ft11:10 AMHigh · 4.8 ft
Tide chart for Explorer Bay, today. Low −0.4 ft at 1:53 AM, high 4.8 ft at 11:10 AM.

Heights and times are estimated from Adak Island, Sweeper Cove using NOAA offsets. Only the high and low points are official; the curve between them is drawn by us.

Today's tides

ft above MLLW
  • Low1:53 AM−0.4 ft
  • High11:10 AM4.8 ft
Tide times for Explorer Bay
TideTimeHeight
Low1:53 AM−0.4 ft
High11:10 AM4.8 ft
Sunrise
9:06 AM
First light 8:32
Sunset
7:43 PM
Last light 8:17
Moon
34%
Waxing crescent
Tide range
5.2 ft
Mean 3.6 ft

Best windows today

Plan the week →
  • Fishing
    9:00 to 10:00 AM

    Dawn light with the incoming tide around the 11:10 AM high.

  • Tidepools & shelling
    No daylight low today

    No daylight low today.

  • Surfing
    No mid-tide window in daylight

    Tide stage only. Swell, sandbars and local breaks decide what works.

  • Shallow boat launch
    Avoid 2:00 to 6:00 AM

    Under 1.5 ft around low water. Launch before 2:00 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
TodayFri 16L1:53a−0.4H11:10a4.85.2 spring tide
SatOct 17L2:35a−0.4H11:49a4.65.0 spring tide
SunOct 18L3:17a−0.2H12:24p4.44.6
MonOct 19L3:56a0.0H12:49p4.14.1
TueOct 20L4:32a0.3H12:59p3.8L5:33p3.5H7:57p3.63.5
WedOct 21L5:03a0.7H12:51p3.6L6:18p3.0H9:25p3.22.9
ThuOct 22L5:28a1.2H12:36p3.5L7:05p2.4H11:22p2.82.3

Spring tides Friday to Saturday. Lows drop to −0.4 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 9461656.

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Currents

No current prediction station nearby.

Station details

Datum
Mean lower low water
Predictions
NOAA subordinate, from Adak Island, Sweeper Cove
Live gauge
None
Coordinates
52.073° N, 174.568° W
Time zone
Hawaii-Aleutian, UTC−9
Station ID
NOAA 9461656

About the tides at Explorer Bay

Explorer Bay has a mixed tide. The two daily highs, and especially the two lows, can differ a lot in height. The pattern follows the reference station at Adak Island, Sweeper Cove. On a typical day the water moves about 3.6 ft between high and low. That is smaller than most Alaska stations on this site. Over the next two weeks the biggest daily range, 6.4 ft, comes on October 27, and the smallest, 2.0 ft, on October 23. Looking a year ahead, predictions peak at 6.9 ft on December 23 and bottom out at −2.2 ft on June 6.

Tides here are worked out from the reference station at Adak Island, Sweeper Cove, with NOAA time and height corrections. Times are good for planning, but local wind can shift them. The nearest other station is Sagchudak Island, 5 mi away, where high tide comes about 1 h 17 m later.

Predictions are based on Adak Island, Sweeper Cove.

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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.