Bear Bay Tides Today
Near Sitka · Sitka, AK · NOAA 9451859
- Low4:41AM2.2 ft
- High10:46AM14.3 ft
- Low5:32PM0.4 ft
- High11:36PM12.6 ft
Local Alaska time. Heights in feet above average low water (MLLW). Shaded bands are today's best fishing windows.
Fishing Outlook
The low tide at 5:32 PM lands near sunset, and the tides are among the strongest this week.
Best Windows Today
- 9:46 to 11:46 AMaround high tide
- 4:32 to 6:32 PMaround low tide
Solunar Times
- Minor4:02 to 5:02 AMmoonrise
- Major8:48 to 10:48 AMmoon overhead
- Minor2:18 to 3:18 PMmoonset
- Major9:11 to 11:11 PMmoon underfoot
Major periods are the two hours around the moon overhead or underfoot. Minor periods are the hour around moonrise and moonset.
Fishing Outlook
No tide change lands near sunrise or sunset, and the tides are among the strongest this week.
Best Windows Today
- 10:19 AM to 12:19 PMaround high tide
Solunar Times
- Minor5:27 to 6:27 AMmoonrise
- Major9:33 to 11:33 AMmoon overhead
- Minor2:24 to 3:24 PMmoonset
- Major9:56 to 11:56 PMmoon underfoot
Major periods are the two hours around the moon overhead or underfoot. Minor periods are the hour around moonrise and moonset.
Fishing here? See Alaska fishing license info and sport fishing regulations from the Alaska Department of Fish and Game.
Weather and Wind
- TodayHigh 50°Light rain 79% rainS 15 to 20 mph
- TonightLow 37°Chance light rain 54% rainS 10 to 15 mph
- SaturdayHigh 46°Chance light rain 37% rainSE 5 to 10 mph
Boating Forecast
Northern Chatham Strait · issued Fri 6:07 AM
- Today
- SE wind 30 kt diminishing to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 6 ft. Rain.
- Tonight
- SE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft.
- Sat
- SE wind 15 kt becoming N in the afternoon. Seas 4 ft.
From the National Weather Service. Arrows point the way the wind blows.
Next 7 Days
30 Day Tide Table| Day | Fishing | High Tides | Low Tides | Moon |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SaturdayNov 7 | 11:19 AM 14.6 ft | 5:22 AM 2.6 ft6:11 PM -0.3 ft | ||
| SundayNov 8 | 12:21 AM 12.8 ft11:51 AM 14.8 ft | 5:59 AM 3.1 ft6:46 PM -0.6 ft | ||
| MondayNov 9 | 1:02 AM 12.9 ft12:21 PM 14.8 ft | 6:35 AM 3.5 ft7:21 PM -0.7 ft | ||
| TuesdayNov 10 | 1:41 AM 12.9 ft12:52 PM 14.7 ft | 7:09 AM 4.0 ft7:55 PM -0.6 ft | ||
| WednesdayNov 11 | 2:19 AM 12.7 ft1:23 PM 14.4 ft | 7:43 AM 4.3 ft8:30 PM -0.3 ft | ||
| ThursdayNov 12 | 2:57 AM 12.4 ft1:56 PM 14.0 ft | 8:18 AM 4.7 ft9:07 PM 0.2 ft | ||
| FridayNov 13 | 3:39 AM 12.1 ft2:30 PM 13.5 ft | 8:54 AM 5.0 ft9:47 PM 0.7 ft |
About the Tides at Bear Bay
Bear Bay gets two high tides and two low tides most days, and they are not a matched pair. One high or one low each day is clearly bigger than the other. On a typical day the water rises and falls about 12.8 feet.
Over the next two weeks the biggest tides come on Monday, November 9, when the water moves about 15.5 feet. The lowest water is -0.7 ft on Monday, November 9 at 7:21 PM, and the highest is 14.8 ft on Monday, November 9 at 12:21 PM. A minus tide like that uncovers the most beach, flats and tide pools.
NOAA works out the times here from its reference station at Sitka, adjusted for this location.
Official NOAA prediction for station 9451859, Bear Bay, timed from its reference station Sitka (9451600). Updated Fri, 06 Nov 2026 17:46 GMT.