Port Alice tides today
- Tide now 7.1 ft ↓ falling · low 9:59 pm (1.3 ft)
- Best time tomorrow 3:50–4:40 pm good day · 8/10
- Beach day Not today Not a beach day · 0/10
- Waves 3.1 ft slight · 9.5 s from the west
- Wind · air 1 mph · 43 °F calm · drizzle
- Sun 8:14 am–6:12 pm 9 h 58 min of daylight
- Moon 91% · 7:21 pm waning gibbous · rises at 7:21 pm
- Diving tomorrow 2:40–4:30 pm good day · 8/10
Today in Port Alice there are high tides at 3:30 am (13.8 ft) and 2:58 pm (16.8 ft) and low tides at 8:45 am and 9:59 pm. Tide coefficient 94. Right now the tide is falling toward the low tide at 9:59 pm. The sun rises at 8:14 am and sets at 6:12 pm: 9 h 58 min of daylight. The moon is 91% illuminated (waning gibbous) and rises at 7:21 pm. Major solunar periods run from 2:14 am to 4:14 am and from 2:46 pm to 4:46 pm. The next spring tides arrive from October 26 to 28. The sea is slight, with 3.1 ft waves. There is no wind. Drizzle, 43 °F.
Fishing in Port Alice today
Best time to fish
Solunar activity today: high- High tide at 3:30 am, coefficient 94
- Major period 2:14–4:14 am
- Falling pressure (−0.22 inHg in 24 h), almost no wind and some swell (3.7 ft waves) to stir the water
- Waning gibbous: a bit more activity than at the quarters
- Highest tide coefficient today: 94 (spring tides)
Your day at a glance
The best window, 2:30 am to 4:10 am, combines the 3:30 am high tide, a major period, falling pressure and some swell. Also good from 2:50 pm to 4:00 pm, with the 2:58 pm high tide, a major period and some swell. Also good from 7:40 am to 9:40 am, with the 8:45 am low tide, sunrise, falling pressure and some swell.
Species with the most records nearby: coho salmon, Chinook salmon, lingcod and Pacific halibut. October is one of the months when these are seen most: lingcod. What you can catch
Beach day in Port Alice
Is it a beach day?
- Almost no wind
- Low tide at 8:45 am: more sand
- Cloudy (98% cloud cover)
- Feels like 46 °F: chilly for the beach
- Rain (0.13 in)
- Swim with care: 3.7 ft waves every 9 s; moderate rip current risk
Today, hour by hour
- Swimming Use care · 3.7 ft
3.7 ft waves every 9 s: swim with care and stay where you can stand. Moderate rip current risk. Always follow the lifeguard's flags.
- Water
No water temperature data.
- Sun & sunscreen UV 1 · SPF 15
Max UV 1 (low): SPF 15 sunscreen.
- Wind 2 mph
Almost no wind.
- Tide & sand 9:59 pm
Low tide at 8:45 am and 9:59 pm: that's when there's the most sand. High tide at 3:30 am and 2:58 pm. Coefficient 94 (spring tides): little sand left at high tide.
We don't have data on jellyfish, sargassum or beach closures: ask the lifeguard or check with the local beach authority. How it works · The next 7 days
Beaches near Port Alice
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Tides in Port Alice
Today's high and low tides
- ▲ High tide 3:30 am 13.8 ft · coef. 94
- ▼ Low tide 8:45 am 6.3 ft
- ▲ High tide 2:58 pm 16.8 ft · coef. 91
- ▼ Next low tide 9:59 pm 1.3 ft
↓ Falling The tide is falling. 3 h 3 min to low tide at 9:59 pm.
Tide coefficient 94 for the 3:30 am high tide and 91 for the 2:58 pm high tide. Spring tides. The water rises and falls 15.4 ft between the highest high and the lowest low: a large range for this place. 70 is an average tide here; 90 and above means spring tides; below 45, neap tides. What is the tide coefficient?
2026 extremes: the highest tide of the year is on December 24 (17.7 ft) and the lowest, on June 16 (-0.3 ft).
Mixed: two high and two low tides a day, but of quite different heights.
Heights above lower low water, large tide (LLWLT), the zero of Canadian charts. Astronomical prediction: wind and air pressure can raise or lower the water by a few inches, and more in a storm. Not for navigation. LLWLT
Tide coefficient and range in October
The biggest tides of the month came from October 26 to 28 (coefficient 96, 15.6 ft range). The smallest, on October 18 (coefficient 31, 6.9 ft).
Tide and solunar table · this week
| Day | Sun | Tide 1 | Tide 2 | Tide 3 | Tide 4 | Coef. | Moon | Major periods | Activity |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Today, Wed 28 | 8:14 am · 6:12 pm | High tide 3:30 am · 13.8 ft | Low tide 8:45 am · 6.3 ft | High tide 2:58 pm · 16.8 ft | Low tide 9:59 pm · 1.3 ft | Coef. 94 | 91% | Major periods 2:14 am · 2:46 pm | High |
| Thu 29 | 8:16 am · 6:10 pm | High tide 4:21 am · 13.4 ft | Low tide 9:29 am · 6.9 ft | High tide 3:44 pm · 16.3 ft | Low tide 10:51 pm · 1.8 ft | Coef. 87 | 83% | Major periods 3:18 am · 3:50 pm | High |
| Fri 30 | 8:18 am · 6:09 pm | High tide 5:18 am · 12.9 ft | Low tide 10:20 am · 7.5 ft | High tide 4:36 pm · 15.5 ft | Low tide 11:49 pm · 2.5 ft | Coef. 77 | 73% | Major periods 4:22 am · 4:54 pm | Medium |
| Sat 31 | 8:19 am · 6:07 pm | High tide 6:25 am · 12.4 ft | Low tide 11:26 am · 8.1 ft | High tide 5:39 pm · 14.5 ft | — | Coef. 66 | 62% | Major periods 5:24 am · 5:53 pm | Medium |
| Sun 1 | 8:21 am · 6:05 pm | Low tide 12:52 am · 3.2 ft | High tide 7:39 am · 12.3 ft | Low tide 12:53 pm · 8.3 ft | High tide 6:52 pm · 13.6 ft | Coef. 57 | Last quarter | Major periods 6:21 am · 6:48 pm | Medium |
| Mon 2 | 8:23 am · 6:03 pm | Low tide 1:58 am · 3.8 ft | High tide 8:50 am · 12.7 ft | Low tide 2:30 pm · 7.9 ft | High tide 8:12 pm · 12.9 ft | Coef. 55 | 40% | Major periods 7:13 am · 7:38 pm | Medium |
| Tue 3 | 8:24 am · 6:02 pm | Low tide 3:04 am · 4.3 ft | High tide 9:51 am · 13.3 ft | Low tide 3:55 pm · 6.9 ft | High tide 9:34 pm · 12.6 ft | Coef. 61 | 29% | Major periods 8:02 am · 8:25 pm | Medium |
▲ high tide · ▼ low tide · heights above LLWLT. Major periods: start time; they last 2 hours. Activity: based on the moon phase and the solunar periods.
Where this tide comes from
Port Alice has no station of its own, so we use the tide at Alert Bay (TICON-4), 27 mi away. On the open coast the difference is usually a few minutes and inches; inside estuaries, rivers and enclosed bays it can be much larger.
Station data attribution: Slackwater database (https://github.com/openwatersio/slackwater-database). Source: Hart-Davis, M., Dettmering, D., Seitz, F. (2025), TICON-4: TIdal CONstants based on GESLA-4 sea-level records, SEANOE, https://doi.org/10.17882/109129. Licensed CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). Modified: see https://github.com/openwatersio/slackwater-database#modifications-to-source-data
The sea at Port Alice
Sea stateSea state: slight
The waves you may find
- Most commonMost common1.6 ft
- Significant3.1 ft
- Highest expectedHighest6.3 ft
One wave in seven is higher than the significant height, and about 3 times a day one reaches 6.3 ft. Before heading out, expect waves of up to 6.3 ft.
Wind on the coast and offshore
Cross-offshore wind. The coast faces southwest and the wind comes off the land at an angle: calmer water near the shore, and bait and boats drift out to sea.
Wave height, next 7 daysWaves, next 7 days
Waves build over the next few days. The biggest waves arrive on Tuesday 3: 6.8 ft with a period of 9 s, from the southwest (moderate).
Forecast from Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0) with models from ECMWF, NOAA, Météo-France, DWD, Copernicus Marine and CAMS. Updated at 6:56 pm (local time).
Diving in Port Alice today
Diving and snorkeling today
Likely visibility: good- Slack water around high tide (2:58 pm): little current from 2:40 pm to 3:20 pm
- 3.0 ft swell at 8 s from the west: some surge on the bottom
- Almost no wind
- Sun high: more light underwater
- Slack water today: high tide 3:30 am (3:00–4:00 am), low tide 8:45 am (8:20–9:10 am), high tide 2:58 pm (2:40–3:20 pm) and low tide 9:59 pm (9:30–10:20 pm)
- Likely visibility: good. Swell (up to 3.6 ft at 7 s) over the last few days has stirred up the water. Based on the last 24 hours of data.
- Snorkeling: better not, with these waves, wind or current.
- Night dive: dark from 6:46 pm. Waning gibbous (91%), rising at 7:21 pm: a bright night.
Your diving day at a glance
The best window, 2:00 pm to 3:50 pm, combines slack water at high tide, light wind and the sun high, though with some swell. Also worth a look from 8:10 am to 9:40 am, with slack water at low tide and light wind, though with some swell.
Slack water comes from the tide: in inlets, channels and between islands the water can keep running for an hour or two after. Ask the local dive shop.
Never dive alone and check with the local dive shop: this rating is a guide, not a substitute for a professional.
Dive sites, wrecks and dive shops nearby
We have no dive sites, dive shops or wrecks on record within 12 mi of Port Alice.
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Weather in Port Alice
Now in Port Alice
- Low / high
- 39 / 49 °F
- Rain
- 0.19 in · 100%
- Clouds
- 98%
- Humidity
- 90%
- Dew pointDew point
- 40 °F
- Visibility
- 15 mi
- UV indexUV
- 0 · low
- Air qualityAir
- Fair · 24
- Saharan dust
- No
Pressure and fishing
- ↗ RisingRising Anglers say fish bite less for a while
- → SteadySteady · now Anglers expect normal activity
- ↘ FallingFalling Anglers say fish feed more before the change
Steady now (+0.02 inHg in 3 hours). It barely changes over the next 48 hours. Steady pressure: anglers expect normal activity. Fast changes, either way, tend to affect fishing.
Today, hour by hourHour by hour
Bars: mean wind. Dashed line: gusts. Arrows point where the wind blows to.
| Time | 12:00 am | 3:00 am | 6:00 am | 9:00 am | 12:00 pm | 3:00 pm | 6:00 pm | 9:00 pm |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sky | Mainly clear | Mainly clear | Light drizzle | Overcast | Light drizzle | Drizzle | Drizzle | Overcast |
| Temperature | 41° | 40° | 39° | 40° | 46° | 48° | 44° | 42° |
| Wind (mph) | 0 WSW | 1 SW | 1 SSW | 0 S | 1 E | 2 SE | 1 S | 1 ENE |
| Gusts | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 10 | 7 | 6 |
| Waves | 3.5 ft | 3.7 ft | 3.7 ft | 3.7 ft | 3.5 ft | 3.3 ft | 3.1 ft | 3.0 ft |
| Rain | 0.00 in | 0.00 in | 0.00 in | 0.00 in | 0.01 in | 0.03 in | 0.02 in | 0.00 in |
- 6:00 pm 44° 1 S 3.1 ft
- 9:00 pm 42° 1 ENE 3.0 ft
- 12:00 am 41° 1 NW 2.8 ft
- 3:00 am 40° 2 N 2.6 ft
- 6:00 am 39° 1 NE 2.5 ft
- 9:00 am 39° 1 NE 2.4 ft
- 12:00 pm 45° 3 NNE 2.3 ft
- 3:00 pm 49° 4 NNE 2.2 ft
Next 14 daysComing days
| Day | Sky | Low / high | Max wind | Max wave | High tides |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Today · 28 | 39 / 49 °F | 2 mph SSE | 3.7 ft | 3:30 am · 2:58 pm | |
| Thu 29 | 38 / 49 °F | 5 mph NNE | 2.8 ft | 4:21 am · 3:44 pm | |
| Fri 30 | 37 / 51 °F | 2 mph NE | 2.4 ft | 5:18 am · 4:36 pm | |
| Sat 31 | 37 / 53 °F | 2 mph ESE | 2.6 ft | 6:25 am · 5:39 pm | |
| Sun 1 | 37 / 49 °F | 4 mph ESE | 5.4 ft | 7:39 am · 6:52 pm | |
| Mon 2 | 46 / 50 °F | 14 mph SSE | 6.7 ft | 8:50 am · 8:12 pm | |
| Tue 3 | 45 / 55 °F | 4 mph NNE | 6.8 ft | 9:51 am · 9:34 pm | |
| Wed 4 | 44 / 56 °F | 2 mph NNE | 4.0 ft | 10:40 am · 10:52 pm | |
| Thu 5 | 46 / 53 °F | 3 mph E | 5.6 ft | 11:21 am · 11:58 pm | |
| Fri 6 | 50 / 54 °F | 3 mph ESE | 5.6 ft | 11:57 am | |
| Sat 7 | 49 / 53 °F | 6 mph SSE | 5.2 ft | 12:54 am · 12:31 pm | |
| Sun 8 | 47 / 53 °F | 6 mph SE | 5.1 ft | 1:42 am · 1:03 pm | |
| Mon 9 | 47 / 56 °F | 8 mph ENE | 7.7 ft | 2:25 am · 1:34 pm | |
| Tue 10 | 56 / 57 °F | 15 mph SSE | 7.7 ft | 3:06 am · 2:05 pm |
- Thu 29 Light drizzle 38° / 49° 2.8 ft
- Fri 30 Overcast 37° / 51° 2.4 ft
- Sat 31 Partly cloudy 37° / 53° 2.6 ft
- Sun 1 Light drizzle 37° / 49° 5.4 ft
- Mon 2 Rain 46° / 50° 6.7 ft
- Tue 3 Drizzle 45° / 55° 6.8 ft
- Wed 4 Overcast 44° / 56° 4.0 ft
Each day comes from the best model covering this spot: regional ones first (HRRR and NBM in the U.S., AROME, ICON-EU), then ECMWF; day 16, NOAA GFS. Waves: Météo-France up to day 10, then ECMWF WAM, coarser and further offshore. High tides: our own tide calculation.
- The models Partly agree · medium confidence: unsure about rain tomorrow. See the models →
- Outlook Next few weeks, compared with normal: warmer and normal rain. See the outlook →
- Normal Today, normal highs for late October (50 °F). Climate by month →
Forecast from Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0) with models from ECMWF, NOAA, Météo-France, DWD, Copernicus Marine and CAMS. Updated at 6:56 pm (local time).
The sun in Port Alice
Sunrise and sunset
- First light 7:02 am
- Full dark 7:24 pm
- Civil dawn 7:40 am
- Civil dusk 6:46 pm
- Solar noon 1:14 pm (26° high)
- Daylight 9 h 58 min (−4 min)
- Evening golden hour 5:25 pm
- Full dark 7:24 pm
Golden hour and the day-night map
Today the sun is 92,351,221 mi away and looks 32′ 11″ across.
The moon in Port Alice
Moon phase and position
Today the moon is 226,426 mi away and looks 32′ 47″ across.
Solunar periods
Today's activity: high- 2:14–4:14 am Major · the moon passes overhead · high activity
- 2:46–4:46 pm Major · the moon passes underfoot · high activity
- 11:36 am–12:36 pm Minor · moonset · medium activity
- 6:51–7:51 pm Minor · moonrise · medium activity
According to solunar theory, fish feed more when the moon passes overhead or underfoot (major periods, about 2 h) and when it rises or sets (minor periods, 1 h). It works best around new and full moon.
Upcoming moon phases
2026 moon calendar →- Last quarter Sun, Nov 1 · 1:29 pmNov 1 in 4 days
- New moon Mon, Nov 9 · 12:03 amNov 9 in 12 days
- First quarter Tue, Nov 17 · 4:48 amNov 17 in 20 days
- Full moon Tue, Nov 24 · 7:54 amNov 24 in 27 days
Perigee on October 28, 226,426 mi away, coinciding with the spring tides from October 26 to 28: they will be stronger than usual.
Where to fish in Port Alice
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Tides near Port AliceTides nearby
All places in British Columbia, A to Z (526) → Vancouver Island tides →Port Alice at a glance
- Town or city of about 739 people. Coordinates: 50.384° N, 127.451° W.
- It is 228 mi northwest of Victoria, the main place in British Columbia. The sun rises 21 min later and sets 12 min later than in Victoria.
- The nearest tide station, Alert Bay, is 27 mi to the northeast.
- Its coast faces southwest.
Questions about Port AliceQuestions
What time is high tide today in Port Alice?
Today in Port Alice there are high tides at 3:30 am (13.8 ft) and 2:58 pm (16.8 ft) and low tides at 8:45 am and 9:59 pm. Tide coefficient 94.
What time is sunset today in Port Alice?
At 6:12 pm. There is light until the end of civil twilight, at 6:46 pm.
What time is sunrise tomorrow in Port Alice?
At 8:16 am. First light comes at 7:04 am.
What phase is the moon today?
Waning gibbous, 91% illuminated. New moon on Mon, Nov 9 · 12:03 am.
When are the next spring tides?
From October 26 to 28, together with the lunar perigee: they will be stronger than usual.
What are today's solunar periods?
Major 2:14–4:14 am, Minor 11:36 am–12:36 pm, Major 2:46–4:46 pm, Minor 6:51–7:51 pm. Today's activity is high.
What's the weather like today in Port Alice?
Drizzle, from 39 °F to 49 °F, with calm and a 100% chance of rain.
How is the sea today in Port Alice?
Slight (Douglas 3): 3.1 ft waves with a period of 9.5 s from the west.
When is the best time to visit Port Alice?
The best time to visit Port Alice is from July to August: highs of 63 °F to 65 °F, about 10 rainy days a month and 7 hours of sunshine a day.
Can I use this data for navigation?
No. These are predictions for fishing and leisure; for navigation, use the official publications.
Where this data comes from
Tide: Alert Bay station, with constants from TICON-4 (Hart-Davis, Dettmering and Seitz, 2025, SEANOE), licensed CC BY 4.0, via Slackwater database (changes). Sun and moon: our own calculation with astronomy-engine. Places: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). Coastline: © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL).