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Nehenta Bay Tides Today

Near Metlakatla · Gravina Island · Ketchikan Gateway, AK · NOAA 9450339

Right nowFri Nov 6
Next tide
Today50°S 15 to 25 mph · Chance light rain
4:06 AM1.8 ft10:24 AM15.6 ft4:49 PM-0.1 ft11:04 PM13.8 ft
  1. Low4:06AM1.8 ft
  2. High10:24AM15.6 ft
  3. Low4:49PM-0.1 ft
  4. High11:04PM13.8 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 4:49 PM lands near sunset, and the tides are among the strongest this week.

Best Windows Today

  • 9:24 to 11:24 AMaround high tide
  • 3:49 to 5:49 PMaround low tide

Solunar Times

  • Minor3:41 to 4:41 AMmoonrise
  • Major8:33 to 10:33 AMmoon overhead
  • Minor2:09 to 3:09 PMmoonset
  • Major8:55 to 10:55 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°Chance light rain 41% rainS 15 to 25 mph
  • TonightLow 42°Chance light rain 52% rainS 15 mph
  • SaturdayHigh 49°Rain 100% rainNE 15 to 25 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.

DayFishingHigh TidesLow TidesMoon
SaturdayNov 7Good10:59 AM 16.1 ft11:47 PM 14.0 ft4:47 AM 2.1 ft5:27 PM -0.9 ft
SundayNov 8Fair11:32 AM 16.3 ft5:24 AM 2.4 ft6:03 PM -1.3 ft
MondayNov 9Good12:27 AM 14.1 ft12:04 PM 16.3 ft5:59 AM 2.9 ft6:37 PM -1.4 ft
TuesdayNov 10Good1:04 AM 13.9 ft12:36 PM 16.0 ft6:34 AM 3.4 ft7:11 PM -1.1 ft
WednesdayNov 11Good1:41 AM 13.6 ft1:08 PM 15.6 ft7:08 AM 4.0 ft7:46 PM -0.6 ft
ThursdayNov 12Good2:18 AM 13.1 ft1:42 PM 15.0 ft7:42 AM 4.6 ft8:22 PM 0.1 ft
FridayNov 13Good2:56 AM 12.5 ft2:17 PM 14.2 ft8:18 AM 5.2 ft9:01 PM 0.9 ft

About the Tides at Nehenta Bay

Nehenta Bay 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 13.3 feet.

Over the next two weeks the biggest tides come on Monday, November 9, when the water moves about 17.7 feet. The lowest water is -1.4 ft on Monday, November 9 at 6:37 PM, and the highest is 16.3 ft on Sunday, November 8 at 11:32 AM. A minus tide like that uncovers the most beach, flats and tide pools.

NOAA works out the times here from its reference station at Ketchikan, adjusted for this location.

Official NOAA prediction for station 9450339, Nehenta Bay, Gravina Island, timed from its reference station Ketchikan (9450460). Updated Fri, 06 Nov 2026 17:46 GMT.