El Capitan Passage, Dry Pass Tides Today
Near Whale Pass · Prince of Wales-Hyder, AK · NOAA 9450998
- Low4:19AM2.0 ft
- High10:33AM12.4 ft
- Low5:02PM0.1 ft
- High11:16PM10.8 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 5:02 PM lands near sunset, and the tides are among the strongest this week.
Best Windows Today
- 9:33 to 11:33 AMaround high tide
- 4:02 to 6:02 PMaround low tide
Solunar Times
- Minor3:50 to 4:50 AMmoonrise
- Major8:39 to 10:39 AMmoon overhead
- Minor2:13 to 3:13 PMmoonset
- Major9:02 to 11:02 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
- 10:08 AM to 12:08 PMaround high tide
Solunar Times
- Minor5:13 to 6:13 AMmoonrise
- Major9:24 to 11:24 AMmoon overhead
- Minor2:21 to 3:21 PMmoonset
- Major9:47 to 11:47 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 45°Light rain likely 65% rainS 10 to 15 mph
- TonightLow 34°Chance light rain 33% rainS 5 to 10 mph
- SaturdayHigh 42°Light rain 97% rainNE 5 to 15 mph
Boating Forecast
Sumner Strait · issued Fri 6:07 AM
- Today
- S wind 25 kt diminishing to 20 kt. Seas 10 ft subsiding to 6 ft in the afternoon. Near ocean entrances, seas 16 ft subsiding to 10 ft in the afternoon. Rain early in the morning.
- Tonight
- SE wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft, except 9 ft near ocean entrances.
- Sat
- SE wind 15 kt becoming NE in the afternoon. Seas 4 ft, except 8 ft near ocean entrances. 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 | 11:08 AM 12.8 ft11:57 PM 11.0 ft | 4:59 AM 2.3 ft5:40 PM -0.6 ft | ||
| SundayNov 8 | 11:40 AM 13.1 ft | 5:36 AM 2.5 ft6:15 PM -1.0 ft | ||
| MondayNov 9 | 12:35 AM 11.1 ft12:11 PM 13.2 ft | 6:10 AM 2.9 ft6:49 PM -1.0 ft | ||
| TuesdayNov 10 | 1:11 AM 11.0 ft12:42 PM 13.0 ft | 6:43 AM 3.3 ft7:23 PM -0.8 ft | ||
| WednesdayNov 11 | 1:47 AM 10.8 ft1:14 PM 12.7 ft | 7:16 AM 3.7 ft7:58 PM -0.5 ft | ||
| ThursdayNov 12 | 2:23 AM 10.4 ft1:46 PM 12.3 ft | 7:49 AM 4.2 ft8:34 PM 0.1 ft | ||
| FridayNov 13 | 3:02 AM 9.9 ft2:20 PM 11.6 ft | 8:23 AM 4.6 ft9:13 PM 0.7 ft |
About the Tides at El Capitan Passage, Dry Pass
El Capitan Passage, Dry Pass 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 11.0 feet.
Over the next two weeks the biggest tides come on Monday, November 9, when the water moves about 14.2 feet. The lowest water is -1.0 ft on Monday, November 9 at 6:49 PM, and the highest is 13.2 ft on Monday, November 9 at 12:11 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 9450998.
Official NOAA prediction for station 9450998, El Capitan Passage, Dry Pass. Updated Fri, 06 Nov 2026 17:46 GMT.