Cape Espenberg Tides Today
Kotzebue Sound · Northwest Arctic, AK · NOAA 9490096
- Low5:26AM0.0 ft
- High12:13PM1.0 ft
- Low6:09PM0.2 ft
- High11:57PM0.9 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 6:09 PM lands near sunset, and the tides are among the strongest this week.
Best Windows Today
- 11:13 AM to 1:13 PMaround high tide
- 5:09 to 7:09 PMaround low tide
Tides here are small, so wind can move the water more than the moon does.
Solunar Times
- Minor6:33 to 7:33 AMmoonrise
- Major10:47 AM to 12:47 PMmoon overhead
- Minor3:37 to 4:37 PMmoonset
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
- 12:00 to 2:00 PMaround high tide
Tides here are small, so wind can move the water more than the moon does.
Solunar Times
- Major11:09 PM to 1:09 AMmoon underfoot
- Minor8:25 to 9:25 AMmoonrise
- Major11:31 AM to 1:31 PMmoon overhead
- Minor3:19 to 4:19 PMmoonset
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 30°Mostly cloudy 8% rainN 10 to 15 mph
- TonightLow 24°Cloudy then slight chance light snow 20% rainNE 5 to 15 mph
- SaturdayHigh 28°Slight chance light snow 23% rainE 15 mph
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 | 1:00 PM 1.0 ft | 6:17 AM 0.0 ft7:02 PM 0.2 ft | ||
| SundayNov 8 | 12:54 AM 0.9 ft1:45 PM 1.1 ft | 7:05 AM 0.0 ft7:53 PM 0.1 ft | ||
| MondayNov 9 | 1:49 AM 0.9 ft2:23 PM 1.1 ft | 7:52 AM 0.0 ft8:38 PM 0.1 ft | ||
| TuesdayNov 10 | 2:39 AM 0.9 ft2:57 PM 1.1 ft | 8:35 AM 0.1 ft9:19 PM 0.0 ft | ||
| WednesdayNov 11 | 3:22 AM 0.8 ft3:27 PM 1.0 ft | 9:14 AM 0.1 ft9:57 PM 0.0 ft | ||
| ThursdayNov 12 | 4:03 AM 0.8 ft3:55 PM 1.0 ft | 9:51 AM 0.2 ft10:36 PM 0.0 ft | ||
| FridayNov 13 | 4:46 AM 0.8 ft4:21 PM 1.0 ft | 10:28 AM 0.3 ft11:17 PM 0.0 ft |
About the Tides at Cape Espenberg
Cape Espenberg 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 0.8 feet.
Over the next two weeks the biggest tides come on Sunday, November 8, when the water moves about 1.1 feet. The lowest water is 0.0 ft on Saturday, November 7 at 6:17 AM, and the highest is 1.1 ft on Monday, November 9 at 2:23 PM.
NOAA predicts the tides here from years of measurements at station 9490096.
Official NOAA prediction for station 9490096, Cape Espenberg, Kotzebue Sound. Updated Fri, 06 Nov 2026 17:46 GMT.