Custom House Cove Tides Today
Near Metlakatla · Mary Island · Ketchikan Gateway, AK · NOAA 9450296
- High12:11AM14.0 ft
- Low6:07AM1.7 ft
- High12:24PM16.5 ft
- Low6:49PM-0.1 ft
Local Pacific time. Heights in feet above average low water (MLLW). Shaded bands are today's best fishing windows.
Fishing Outlook
The low tide at 6:49 PM lands near sunset, and the tides are among the strongest this week.
Best Windows Today
- 11:24 AM to 1:24 PMaround high tide
- 5:49 to 7:49 PMaround low tide
Solunar Times
- Minor5:39 to 6:39 AMmoonrise
- Major10:30 AM to 12:30 PMmoon overhead
- Minor4:07 to 5:07 PMmoonset
- Major10:53 PM to 12:53 AMmoon 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
- 12:01 to 2:01 PMaround high tide
Solunar Times
- Minor7:00 to 8:00 AMmoonrise
- Major11:15 AM to 1:15 PMmoon overhead
- Minor4:16 to 5:16 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 49°Chance light rain 43% rainS 15 mph
- TonightLow 44°Light rain likely 62% rainSE 10 to 15 mph
- SaturdayHigh 47°Light rain 100% rainNE 10 to 15 mph
Boating Forecast
Clarence Strait · issued Fri 8:07 AM
- Today
- S wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft, except 12 ft near ocean entrances.
- Tonight
- SE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft, except 8 ft near ocean entrances.
- Sat
- SE wind 20 kt becoming N in the afternoon. Gusts to 40 kt in the afternoon. Seas 6 ft. Rain in the afternoon.
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 AM 14.5 ft1:01 PM 17.0 ft | 6:50 AM 2.0 ft7:29 PM -1.0 ft | ||
| SundayNov 8 | 1:44 AM 14.7 ft1:35 PM 17.2 ft | 7:28 AM 2.4 ft8:06 PM -1.3 ft | ||
| MondayNov 9 | 2:25 AM 14.6 ft2:08 PM 17.1 ft | 8:03 AM 2.9 ft8:41 PM -1.3 ft | ||
| TuesdayNov 10 | 3:02 AM 14.4 ft2:39 PM 16.7 ft | 8:36 AM 3.6 ft9:14 PM -0.9 ft | ||
| WednesdayNov 11 | 3:39 AM 13.9 ft3:10 PM 16.2 ft | 9:07 AM 4.3 ft9:48 PM -0.4 ft | ||
| ThursdayNov 12 | 4:15 AM 13.4 ft3:41 PM 15.6 ft | 9:39 AM 4.9 ft10:23 PM 0.3 ft | ||
| FridayNov 13 | 4:52 AM 12.7 ft4:14 PM 14.8 ft | 10:14 AM 5.5 ft11:02 PM 1.0 ft |
About the Tides at Custom House Cove
Custom House Cove 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 13.8 feet.
Over the next two weeks the biggest tides come on Sunday, November 8, when the water moves about 18.6 feet. The lowest water is -1.3 ft on Sunday, November 8 at 8:06 PM, and the highest is 17.2 ft on Sunday, November 8 at 1:35 PM. A minus tide like that uncovers the most beach, flats and tide pools.
NOAA predicts the tides here from years of measurements at station 9450296.
Official NOAA prediction for station 9450296, Custom House Cove, Mary Island. Updated Fri, 06 Nov 2026 17:46 GMT.