Elfin Cove tides today
- Tide now 9.4 ft ↓ falling · low 9:21 pm (-1.9 ft)
- Best time to fish 5:10–6:10 pm great day · 9/10
- Beach day Not today Not a beach day · 0/10
- Waves · water 2.0 ft · 46 °F slight · 8.4 s from the west-southwest
- Wind · air 8 mph · 46 °F from the NNE, gusts 18 · clear sky
- Sun 8:12 am–5:26 pm 9 h 14 min of daylight
- Moon 90% · 5:45 pm waning gibbous · rises at 5:45 pm
- Diving tomorrow 1:50–3:50 pm great day · 9/10
Today in Elfin Cove there are high tides at 3:00 am (10.4 ft) and 2:31 pm (13.3 ft) and low tides at 8:26 am and 9:21 pm. Tide coefficient 94. Right now the tide is falling toward the low tide at 9:21 pm. The sun rises at 8:12 am and sets at 5:26 pm: 9 h 14 min of daylight. The moon is 90% illuminated (waning gibbous) and rises at 5:45 pm. Major solunar periods run from 1:51 am to 3:51 am and from 2:23 pm to 4:23 pm. The next spring tides arrive from October 26 to 28. The sea is slight, with 2.0 ft waves. There's a gentle breeze from the north-northeast (8 mph). Clear sky, 46 °F.
Fishing in Elfin Cove today
Best time to fish
Solunar activity today: high- High tide at 2:31 pm, coefficient 92
- Major period 2:23–4:23 pm
- Steady pressure (30.30 inHg), light offshore wind (11 mph) and some swell (2.1 ft waves) to stir the water
- Waning gibbous: a bit more activity than at the quarters
- Highest tide coefficient today: 94 (spring tides)
- A minor period lines up with sunset
Your day at a glance
The best window, 2:20 pm to 3:30 pm, combines the 2:31 pm high tide, a major period and some swell. Also good from 5:10 pm to 6:10 pm, with moonrise, sunset and some swell. Also worth a try from 7:30 am to 9:10 am, with the 8:26 am low tide, sunrise and some swell, though with rising pressure and moderate wind.
Species with the most records nearby: Pacific halibut, lingcod, blue shark and coho salmon. What you can catch
Beach day in Elfin Cove
Is it a beach day?
- Sunny
- Low tide at 8:26 am: more sand
- Feels like 39 °F: chilly for the beach
- Moderate offshore wind (15 mph): it blows floats and inflatables out to sea
- Calm for swimming: 2.4 ft waves; moderate rip current risk
- Water at 46 °F (very cold)
Today, hour by hour
- Swimming Calm · 2.4 ft
2.4 ft waves: calm for swimming. Moderate rip current risk. Always follow the lifeguard's flags.
- Water 46 °F
Very cold: ease in and keep swims short.
- Sun & sunscreen UV 1 · SPF 15
Max UV 1 (low): SPF 15 sunscreen.
- Wind 15 mph
Moderate offshore wind (15 mph). Skip the inflatables: offshore wind carries them out to sea.
- Tide & sand 9:21 pm
Low tide at 8:26 am and 9:21 pm: that's when there's the most sand. High tide at 3:00 am and 2:31 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
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Tides in Elfin Cove
Today's high and low tides
- ▲ High tide 3:00 am 10.4 ft · coef. 94
- ▼ Low tide 8:26 am 2.9 ft
- ▲ High tide 2:31 pm 13.3 ft · coef. 92
- ▼ Next low tide 9:21 pm -1.9 ft
↓ Falling The tide is falling. 4 h 33 min to low tide at 9:21 pm.
Tide coefficient 94 for the 3:00 am high tide and 92 for the 2:31 pm high tide. Spring tides. The water rises and falls 15.2 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 (14.0 ft) and the lowest, on June 16 (-3.3 ft).
Mixed: two high and two low tides a day, but of quite different heights.
Heights above mean lower low water (MLLW), the zero of US nautical 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. MLLW
Tide coefficient and range in October
The biggest tides of the month came from October 26 to 28 (coefficient 96, 15.2 ft range). The smallest, from October 18 to 19 (coefficient 31, 6.4 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 | 8:12 am · 5:26 pm | High tide 3:00 am · 10.4 ft | Low tide 8:26 am · 2.9 ft | High tide 2:31 pm · 13.3 ft | Low tide 9:21 pm · -1.9 ft | Coef. 94 | 90% | Major periods 1:51 am · 2:23 pm | High |
| Thu 29 | 8:14 am · 5:23 pm | High tide 3:49 am · 10.0 ft | Low tide 9:10 am · 3.5 ft | High tide 3:15 pm · 12.9 ft | Low tide 10:11 pm · -1.4 ft | Coef. 88 | 82% | Major periods 2:55 am · 3:28 pm | High |
| Fri 30 | 8:16 am · 5:21 pm | High tide 4:44 am · 9.5 ft | Low tide 10:00 am · 4.1 ft | High tide 4:05 pm · 12.1 ft | Low tide 11:07 pm · -0.6 ft | Coef. 78 | 72% | Major periods 4:00 am · 4:31 pm | Medium |
| Sat 31 | 8:19 am · 5:18 pm | High tide 5:47 am · 9.0 ft | Low tide 11:03 am · 4.6 ft | High tide 5:05 pm · 11.1 ft | — | Coef. 67 | 62% | Major periods 5:01 am · 5:30 pm | Medium |
| Sun 1 | 7:21 am · 4:16 pm | Low tide 12:11 am · 0.2 ft | High tide 5:59 am · 8.8 ft | Low tide 11:24 am · 4.8 ft | High tide 5:19 pm · 10.1 ft | Coef. 57 | Last quarter | Major periods 4:58 am · 5:25 pm | Medium |
| Mon 2 | 7:23 am · 4:14 pm | Low tide 12:23 am · 0.8 ft | High tide 7:13 am · 9.0 ft | Low tide 12:59 pm · 4.4 ft | High tide 6:47 pm · 9.4 ft | Coef. 54 | 39% | Major periods 5:50 am · 6:15 pm | Medium |
| Tue 3 | 7:26 am · 4:11 pm | Low tide 1:35 am · 1.3 ft | High tide 8:17 am · 9.6 ft | Low tide 2:24 pm · 3.4 ft | High tide 8:14 pm · 9.1 ft | Coef. 59 | 29% | Major periods 6:38 am · 7:01 pm | Medium |
▲ high tide · ▼ low tide · heights above MLLW. Major periods: start time; they last 2 hours. Activity: based on the moon phase and the solunar periods.
Where this tide comes from
Tides from the Elfin Cove station (NOAA), 0.1 mi from Elfin Cove. Times and heights are its predictions.
Station data attribution: Slackwater database (https://github.com/openwatersio/slackwater-database)
The sea at Elfin Cove
Sea stateSea state: slight
The waves you may find
- Most commonMost common1.0 ft
- Significant2.0 ft
- Highest expectedHighest4.0 ft
One wave in seven is higher than the significant height, and about 3 times a day one reaches 4.0 ft. Before heading out, expect waves of up to 4.0 ft.
Wind on the coast and offshore
Cross-offshore wind. The coast faces west 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 Sunday 1: 6.6 ft with a period of 12 s, from the southwest (moderate).
Water temperature
Water temperature →Water temperature changes how fish behave: in very cold or very warm water they feed less. The water warms over the next few days: about 48.1 °F by Tuesday 3.
Water colder than normal for late October (−1.1 °F).
Satellite: NASA MUR (JPL MUR MEaSUREs, PO.DAAC), doi:10.5067/GHGMR-4FJ04. Sources and licenses
Water temperature →Forecast from Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0) with models from ECMWF, NOAA, Météo-France, DWD, Copernicus Marine and CAMS. Updated at 4:48 pm (local time).
Nearest marine station
This is a real measurement of the sea, not a forecast. Data from station ELFA2, NOAA National Data Buoy Center (public domain).
Diving in Elfin Cove today
Diving and snorkeling today
Likely visibility: good- Slack water around high tide (2:31 pm): little current from 2:10 pm to 2:50 pm
- 1.6 ft swell at 7 s from the west-southwest: some surge on the bottom
- Light offshore wind (11 mph)
- 1.6 mph current toward the southwest, strong (model)
- Sun high: more light underwater
- Slack water today: high tide 3:00 am (2:40–3:20 am), low tide 8:26 am (8:00–8:50 am), high tide 2:31 pm (2:10–2:50 pm) and low tide 9:21 pm (9:00–9:40 pm)
- Likely visibility: good. Swell (up to 3.7 ft at 7 s) over the last few days has stirred up the water. Based on the last 24 hours of data.
- Water at 45.1–46.6 °F: a drysuit, with hood, gloves and booties.
- Snorkeling: better not, with these waves, wind or current.
- Night dive: dark from 6:07 pm. Waning gibbous (90%), rising at 5:45 pm: a bright night.
Your diving day at a glance
The best window, 2:30 pm to 3:20 pm, combines slack water at high tide, light wind and the sun high, though with current. Also worth a look from 8:30 am to 9:10 am, with slack water at low tide, though with moderate wind and current.
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 Elfin Cove.
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Weather in Elfin Cove
Now in Elfin Cove
- Low / high
- 37 / 48 °F
- Rain
- 0.00 in · 0%
- Clouds
- 3%
- Humidity
- 48%
- Dew pointDew point
- 28 °F
- Visibility
- 15 mi
- UV indexUV
- 0 · low
- Air qualityAir
- Good · 32
- 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 (−0.01 inHg in 3 hours). Over the next 48 hours: −0.40 inHg. 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 | Clear | Clear | Clear | Clear sky | Clear sky | Clear sky | Clear | Clear |
| Temperature | 45° | 44° | 43° | 43° | 47° | 48° | 43° | 39° |
| Wind (mph) | 17 NNE | 14 NE | 14 NE | 15 NE | 15 NNE | 11 NNE | 8 NNE | 7 NE |
| Gusts | 32 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 30 | 23 | 16 | 15 |
| Waves | 3.5 ft | 3.0 ft | 2.7 ft | 2.4 ft | 2.2 ft | 2.1 ft | 2.0 ft | 1.8 ft |
| Rain | 0.00 in | 0.00 in | 0.00 in | 0.00 in | 0.00 in | 0.00 in | 0.00 in | 0.00 in |
- 6:00 pm 43° 8 NNE 2.0 ft
- 9:00 pm 39° 7 NE 1.8 ft
- 12:00 am 35° 4 NE 1.7 ft
- 3:00 am 34° 3 ENE 1.7 ft
- 6:00 am 36° 3 ENE 1.6 ft
- 9:00 am 38° 3 E 1.6 ft
- 12:00 pm 44° 2 NNW 1.6 ft
- 3:00 pm 45° 3 NW 1.6 ft
Next 14 daysComing days
| Day | Sky | Low / high | Max wind | Max wave | High tides |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Today · 28 | 37 / 48 °F | 17 mph NE | 3.5 ft | 3:00 am · 2:31 pm | |
| Thu 29 | 34 / 46 °F | 4 mph ENE | 1.7 ft | 3:49 am · 3:15 pm | |
| Fri 30 | 36 / 46 °F | 8 mph SE | 2.4 ft | 4:44 am · 4:05 pm | |
| Sat 31 | 42 / 45 °F | 14 mph ESE | 5.5 ft | 5:47 am · 5:05 pm | |
| Sun 1 | 42 / 44 °F | 14 mph SE | 6.6 ft | 5:59 am · 5:19 pm | |
| Mon 2 | 37 / 46 °F | 12 mph SE | 5.4 ft | 7:13 am · 6:47 pm | |
| Tue 3 | 38 / 45 °F | 13 mph SE | 4.5 ft | 8:17 am · 8:14 pm | |
| Wed 4 | 44 / 49 °F | 15 mph ESE | 5.3 ft | 9:09 am · 9:27 pm | |
| Thu 5 | 48 / 50 °F | 17 mph SE | 6.2 ft | 9:53 am · 10:27 pm | |
| Fri 6 | 38 / 48 °F | 13 mph S | 8.7 ft | 10:31 am · 11:18 pm | |
| Sat 7 | 39 / 45 °F | 20 mph ENE | 3.1 ft | 11:06 am | |
| Sun 8 | 44 / 46 °F | 15 mph SE | 3.0 ft | 12:03 am · 11:38 am | |
| Mon 9 | 44 / 50 °F | 20 mph E | 3.5 ft | 12:43 am · 12:10 pm | |
| Tue 10 | 50 / 53 °F | 25 mph SE | 2.5 ft | 1:22 am · 12:42 pm |
- Thu 29 Partly cloudy 34° / 46° 1.7 ft
- Fri 30 Overcast 36° / 46° 2.4 ft
- Sat 31 Heavy drizzle 42° / 45° 5.5 ft
- Sun 1 Light rain 42° / 44° 6.6 ft
- Mon 2 Drizzle 37° / 46° 5.4 ft
- Tue 3 Drizzle 38° / 45° 4.5 ft
- Wed 4 Drizzle 44° / 49° 5.3 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 wind today. See the models →
- Outlook Next few weeks, compared with normal: warmer, normal rain and a slightly warmer sea. See the outlook →
- Normal Today, warmer than normal for late October (+2.5 °F; normal high: 46 °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 4:48 pm (local time).
The sun in Elfin Cove
Sunrise and sunset
- First light 6:43 am
- Full dark 6:54 pm
- Civil dawn 7:30 am
- Civil dusk 6:07 pm
- Solar noon 12:49 pm (19° high)
- Daylight 9 h 14 min (−5 min)
- Evening golden hour 4:25 pm
- Full dark 6:54 pm
Golden hour and the day-night map
Today the sun is 92,350,620 mi away and looks 32′ 11″ across.
The moon in Elfin Cove
Moon phase and position
Today the moon is 226,428 mi away and looks 32′ 47″ across.
Solunar periods
Today's activity: high- 1:51–3:51 am Major · the moon passes overhead · high activity
- 2:23–4:23 pm Major · the moon passes underfoot · high activity
- 12:26–1:26 pm Minor · moonset · medium activity
- 5:15–6:15 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 · 11:29 amNov 1 in 4 days
- New moon Sun, Nov 8 · 10:03 pmNov 8 in 11 days
- First quarter Tue, Nov 17 · 2:48 amNov 17 in 20 days
- Full moon Tue, Nov 24 · 5:54 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 Elfin Cove
Piers, ramps and tackle shops nearby
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Tides near Elfin CoveTides nearby
All places in Alaska, A to Z (305) →Elfin Cove at a glance
- Town or city of about 20 people. Coordinates: 58.194° N, 136.343° W.
- It is 515 mi east of Anchorage, the main place in Alaska. The sun rises 66 min earlier and sets 43 min earlier than in Anchorage.
- The nearest tide station, Elfin Cove, is 0.1 mi to the west.
- Its coast faces west.
- Beaches and harbors nearby: P. E. Harris Dock (4.3 mi).
Questions about Elfin CoveQuestions
What time is high tide today in Elfin Cove?
Today in Elfin Cove there are high tides at 3:00 am (10.4 ft) and 2:31 pm (13.3 ft) and low tides at 8:26 am and 9:21 pm. Tide coefficient 94.
What time is sunset today in Elfin Cove?
At 5:26 pm. There is light until the end of civil twilight, at 6:07 pm.
What time is sunrise tomorrow in Elfin Cove?
At 8:14 am. First light comes at 6:45 am.
What phase is the moon today?
Waning gibbous, 90% illuminated. New moon on Sun, Nov 8 · 10:03 pm.
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 1:51–3:51 am, Minor 12:26–1:26 pm, Major 2:23–4:23 pm, Minor 5:15–6:15 pm. Today's activity is high.
What's the weather like today in Elfin Cove?
Clear sky, from 37 °F to 48 °F, with a gentle breeze from the north-northeast (8 mph) and a 0% chance of rain.
How is the sea today in Elfin Cove?
Slight (Douglas 3): 2.0 ft waves with a period of 8.4 s from the west-southwest. The water is 46.0 °F.
When is the best time to visit Elfin Cove?
The best time to visit Elfin Cove is from June to August: highs of 57 °F to 60 °F, about 16 rainy days a month and 6 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: NOAA station Elfin Cove (public domain), via Slackwater database. Sun and moon: our own calculation with astronomy-engine. Places: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). Coastline: © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL).