Fossil River entrance tide times

Fossil River entrance, AKFossil River entranceNOAA 9468123Wednesday, September 30 · HADTWed Sep 30Predictions onlyChange station
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Today at Fossil River entrance the next low tide is at 8:46 PM (0.3 ft) and the next high tide is at 3:54 PM (1.2 ft). Tomorrow's first low is at 9:46 AM. Spring tides peak on Friday, so expect bigger highs and lower lows.

Estimated now
0.0 ft
Near slack, turning soon
Next high
3:54 PM
In 6 h 13 min · 1.2 ft
Next low
8:46 PM
In 11 h 05 min · 0.3 ft
Tide range today
1.4 ft
Spring tides Friday
Predictions only. No live gauge at this station.

Today's tide

Estimated curve between high and low timesNightHeight above MLLW
−2 ft0 ftNOW 9:402:20 AMHigh · 1.3 ft8:55 AMLow · 0.0 ft3:54 PMHigh · 1.2 ft8:46 PMLow · 0.3 ft
Tide chart for Fossil River entrance, today. High 1.3 ft at 2:20 AM, low 0.0 ft at 8:55 AM, high 1.2 ft at 3:54 PM, low 0.3 ft at 8:46 PM.

Heights and times are estimated from Nome 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
  • High2:20 AM1.3 ft
  • Low8:55 AM0.0 ft
  • High3:54 PM1.2 ft
  • Low8:46 PM0.3 ft
Tide times for Fossil River entrance
TideTimeHeight
High2:20 AM1.3 ft
Low8:55 AM0.0 ft
High3:54 PM1.2 ft
Low8:46 PM0.3 ft
Sunrise
8:27 AM
First light 7:40
Sunset
7:55 PM
Last light 8:41
Moon
80%
Waning gibbous
Tide range
1.4 ft
Spring tides Fri

Best windows today

Plan the week →
  • Fishing
    7:00 to 10:00 PM

    Today's best window (7:00 to 8:00 AM) has passed. Dawn light with the outgoing tide around the 8:55 AM low. Second window 7:00 to 8:00 PM.

  • Tidepools & shelling
    8:00 to 11:00 AM

    A minus tide, 0.0 ft at 8:55 AM. Rare ground is uncovered, go early.

  • Surfing
    12:00 to 2:00 PM

    Mid tide from 12:00 to 2:00 PM. No wind sensor at this station.

  • Shallow boat launch
    Avoid 12:00 to 12:00 AM

    Water drops under 1.5 ft from 12:00 to 12:00 AM. Plan to be back on the trailer before then.

Plan the week

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

Next 7 days

September calendar →
High and low tides for the next 7 days, heights in ft
DayTide 1Tide 2Tide 3Tide 4Range, ft
TodayWed 30H2:20a1.3L8:55a0.0H3:54p1.2L8:46p0.31.4
ThuOct 1H2:42a1.3L9:46a−0.1H4:56p1.2L9:30p0.31.5 spring tide
FriOct 2H3:12a1.3L10:47a−0.2H5:58p1.1L10:25p0.41.5 spring tide
SatOct 3H4:03a1.3L11:51a−0.2H7:02p1.1L11:27p0.41.5 spring tide
SunOct 4H5:21a1.3L1:00p−0.2H8:19p1.01.4
MonOct 5L12:33a0.4H6:39a1.2L2:15p−0.2H9:39p1.11.4
TueOct 6L1:51a0.4H8:06a1.2L3:21p−0.2H10:39p1.11.4

Spring tides Thursday to Saturday. Lows drop to −0.2 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 9468123.

Nearby stations

Currents

No current prediction station nearby.

Station details

Datum
Mean lower low water
Predictions
NOAA subordinate, from Nome
Live gauge
None
Coordinates
63.467° N, 170.017° W
Time zone
Hawaii-Aleutian, UTC−9
Station ID
NOAA 9468123

About the tides at Fossil River entrance

Fossil River entrance has a semidiurnal tide: two highs and two lows of similar height each day, about 12 hours and 25 minutes apart. The pattern follows the reference station at Nome. Water here rises and falls only about 0.9 ft on an average day. A strong onshore wind can push levels above the prediction. That is smaller than most Alaska stations on this site. Over the next two weeks the biggest daily range, 1.5 ft, comes on Friday, and the smallest, 1.1 ft, on October 11.

Tides here are worked out from the reference station at Nome, with NOAA time and height corrections. Times are good for planning, but local wind can shift them. The nearest other station is Savoonga, 22 mi away, where high tide comes about 2 h 3 m earlier.

Predictions are based on Nome.

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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.