Ketchikan Tides Today
Ketchikan Gateway, AK · NOAA 9450460
- Low4:07AM1.9 ft
- High10:25AM16.4 ft
- Low4:50PM-0.1 ft
- High11:05PM14.5 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 4:50 PM lands near sunset, and the tides are among the strongest this week.
Best Windows Today
- 9:25 to 11:25 AMaround high tide
- 3:50 to 5:50 PMaround low tide
Solunar Times
- Minor3:41 to 4:41 AMmoonrise
- Major8:32 to 10:32 AMmoon overhead
- Minor2:08 to 3:08 PMmoonset
- Major8:54 to 10:54 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
- 10:00 AM to 12:00 PMaround high tide
Solunar Times
- Minor5:03 to 6:03 AMmoonrise
- Major9:17 to 11:17 AMmoon overhead
- Minor2:17 to 3:17 PMmoonset
- Major9:40 to 11:40 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 49°Chance light rain 43% rainSE 10 mph
- TonightLow 39°Light rain likely 60% rainSE 5 mph
- SaturdayHigh 47°Rain 100% rainNE 5 to 15 mph
Boating Forecast
Clarence Strait · issued Fri 6:07 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 | 11:00 AM 16.9 ft11:48 PM 14.7 ft | 4:48 AM 2.1 ft5:28 PM -0.9 ft | ||
| SundayNov 8 | 11:33 AM 17.1 ft | 5:25 AM 2.5 ft6:04 PM -1.4 ft | ||
| MondayNov 9 | 12:28 AM 14.8 ft12:05 PM 17.1 ft | 6:00 AM 3.0 ft6:38 PM -1.5 ft | ||
| TuesdayNov 10 | 1:05 AM 14.6 ft12:37 PM 16.8 ft | 6:35 AM 3.6 ft7:12 PM -1.2 ft | ||
| WednesdayNov 11 | 1:42 AM 14.3 ft1:09 PM 16.4 ft | 7:09 AM 4.2 ft7:47 PM -0.6 ft | ||
| ThursdayNov 12 | 2:19 AM 13.8 ft1:43 PM 15.8 ft | 7:43 AM 4.8 ft8:23 PM 0.1 ft | ||
| FridayNov 13 | 2:57 AM 13.1 ft2:18 PM 15.0 ft | 8:19 AM 5.4 ft9:02 PM 1.0 ft |
About the Tides at Ketchikan
Ketchikan gets two high tides and two low tides most days, both about the same size. On a typical day the water rises and falls about 14.0 feet.
Over the next two weeks the biggest tides come on Monday, November 9, when the water moves about 18.6 feet. The lowest water is -1.5 ft on Monday, November 9 at 6:38 PM, and the highest is 17.1 ft on Sunday, November 8 at 11:33 AM. A minus tide like that uncovers the most beach, flats and tide pools.
NOAA station 9450460 here measures the water live and reports its temperature. Minor flooding starts when the water reaches 21.0 ft.
Official NOAA prediction for station 9450460, Ketchikan. Updated Fri, 06 Nov 2026 17:46 GMT.