Kotlik tides today
- Tide now -0.1 ft ↓ falling · low 2:35 pm (-0.1 ft)
- Best time to fish 10:50 pm–12:00 am good day · 7/10
- Beach day Not today Not a beach day · 0/10
- Waves · water 2.9 ft · 40 °F slight · 3.5 s from the south-southeast
- Wind · air 16 mph · 41 °F from the SSW, gusts 34 · light drizzle
- Sun 10:20 am–6:55 pm 8 h 34 min of daylight
- Moon 90% waning gibbous
- Best time to dive 12:30–3:30 pm good day · 7/10
- Small Craft Advisory: winds or seas hazardous to small boats. Until 5:00 pm today. NWS Fairbanks AK
- Coastal Flood Advisory: minor flooding along the shore at high tide. From 7:00 am tomorrow to Sat 31, 1:00 am. NWS Fairbanks AK
Today in Kotlik there are high tides at 11:54 am (0.0 ft) and 11:47 pm (3.4 ft) and low tides at 7:36 am and 2:35 pm. Tide coefficient 99. Right now the tide is falling toward the low tide at 2:35 pm. The sun rises at 10:20 am and sets at 6:55 pm: 8 h 34 min of daylight. The moon is 90% illuminated (waning gibbous). Major solunar periods run from 3:44 am to 5:44 am and from 4:17 pm to 6:17 pm. The next spring tides arrive from October 26 to 28. The sea is slight, with 2.9 ft waves. There's a moderate breeze from the south-southwest (16 mph). Light drizzle, 41 °F.
Fishing in Kotlik today
Best time to fish
Solunar activity today: medium- High tide at 11:47 pm, coefficient 99
- Falling pressure (−0.15 inHg in 24 h), light offshore wind (11 mph) and calm sea (1.6 ft waves)
- Waning gibbous: a bit more activity than at the quarters
- Highest tide coefficient today: 99 (spring tides)
- A major period lines up with sunset
Your day at a glance
The best window, 10:50 pm to 12:00 am, combines the 11:47 pm high tide and falling pressure. Also good from 5:40 pm to 7:40 pm, with a major period, sunset, falling pressure and some swell. Also worth a try from 10:50 am to 11:40 am, with the 11:54 am high tide, sunrise and some swell, though with fresh wind.
Beach day in Kotlik
Is it a beach day?
- Calm for swimming: 3.1 ft waves
- Low tide at 2:35 pm: more sand
- Cloudy (90% cloud cover)
- Feels like 32 °F: chilly for the beach
- Rain (0.11 in)
- Fresh offshore wind (20 mph): it blows floats and inflatables out to sea
Today, hour by hour
- Swimming Calm · 3.1 ft
3.1 ft waves: calm for swimming. Low rip current risk. Always follow the lifeguard's flags.
- Water 40 °F
Very cold: ease in and keep swims short.
- Sun & sunscreen UV 0 · SPF 15
Max UV 0 (low): SPF 15 sunscreen.
- Wind 20 mph
Fresh offshore wind (20 mph): blowing sand. Skip the inflatables: offshore wind carries them out to sea.
- Tide & sand 2:35 pm
Low tide at 7:36 am and 2:35 pm: that's when there's the most sand. High tide at 11:54 am and 11:47 pm. Coefficient 99 (spring tides): little sand left at high tide.
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Tides in Kotlik
Today's high and low tides
- ▼ Low tide 7:36 am -0.7 ft
- ▲ High tide 11:54 am 0.0 ft · coef. 92
- ▼ Next low tide 2:35 pm -0.1 ft
- ▲ High tide 11:47 pm 3.4 ft · coef. 99
↓ Falling The tide is falling. 40 min to low tide at 2:35 pm.
Tide coefficient 92 for the 11:54 am high tide and 99 for the 11:47 pm high tide. Spring tides. The water rises and falls 4.2 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 July 14 (4.8 ft) and the lowest, on May 20 (-1.3 ft).
Mixed, mainly diurnal: on many days there is only one high and one low tide.
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 come on October 31 (coefficient 113, 5.0 ft range). The smallest, on October 24 (coefficient 22, 1.5 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 | 10:20 am · 6:55 pm | Low tide 7:36 am · -0.7 ft | High tide 11:54 am · 0.0 ft | Low tide 2:35 pm · -0.1 ft | High tide 11:47 pm · 3.4 ft | Coef. 99 | 90% | Major periods 3:44 am · 4:17 pm | Medium |
| Thu 29 | 10:23 am · 6:51 pm | Low tide 8:25 am · -1.0 ft | — | — | — | Coef. 108 | 82% | Major periods 4:49 am · 5:21 pm | High |
| Fri 30 | 10:26 am · 6:48 pm | High tide 12:36 am · 3.7 ft | Low tide 9:17 am · -1.2 ft | — | — | Coef. 109 | 72% | Major periods 5:53 am · 6:24 pm | Medium |
| Sat 31 | 10:29 am · 6:45 pm | High tide 1:25 am · 3.8 ft | Low tide 10:10 am · -1.2 ft | — | — | Coef. 113 | 62% | Major periods 6:54 am · 7:23 pm | Medium |
| Sun 1 | 9:32 am · 5:42 pm | High tide 1:11 am · 3.7 ft | Low tide 10:00 am · -1.1 ft | — | — | Coef. 110 | Last quarter | Major periods 6:51 am · 7:17 pm | Medium |
| Mon 2 | 9:35 am · 5:39 pm | High tide 1:58 am · 3.5 ft | Low tide 10:43 am · -1.0 ft | — | — | Coef. 101 | 39% | Major periods 7:43 am · 8:07 pm | Medium |
| Tue 3 | 9:38 am · 5:36 pm | High tide 2:46 am · 3.0 ft | Low tide 11:22 am · -0.8 ft | — | — | Coef. 86 | 29% | Major periods 8:31 am · 8:54 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 Kotlik station (NOAA), 1.0 mi from Kotlik. Times and heights are its predictions.
Station data attribution: Slackwater database (https://github.com/openwatersio/slackwater-database)
The sea at Kotlik
Sea stateSea state: slight
The waves you may find
- Most commonMost common1.4 ft
- Significant2.9 ft
- Highest expectedHighest6.1 ft
One wave in seven is higher than the significant height, and about 3 times a day one reaches 6.1 ft. Before heading out, expect waves of up to 6.1 ft.
Wind on the coast and offshore
Offshore wind. The coast faces north and the wind blows from land out to sea: calm shore and clean waves, but watch the drift out to sea.
Wave height, next 7 daysWaves, next 7 days
Waves build over the next few days. The biggest waves arrive on Monday 2: 4.6 ft with a period of 5 s, from the east-northeast (moderate).
Water temperature
Water temperature →Water temperature changes how fish behave: in very cold or very warm water they feed less. The water cools over the next few days: about 38.9 °F by Tuesday 3.
Water warmer than normal for late October (+2.5 °F).
Water temperature →Forecast from Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0) with models from ECMWF, NOAA, Météo-France, DWD, Copernicus Marine and CAMS. Updated at 1:55 pm (local time).
Diving in Kotlik today
Diving and snorkeling today
Likely visibility: fair- Slack water around high tide (11:54 am): little current from 11:10 am to 1:14 pm
- Slack water around low tide (2:35 pm): little current from 1:14 pm to 3:50 pm
- 2.8 ft surface waves
- Moderate offshore wind (15 mph): it pushes surface swimmers away from shore
- 0.1 mph current toward the west, weak (model)
- Sun high: more light underwater
- Slack water today: low tide 7:36 am (7:20–7:51 am), high tide 11:54 am (11:10 am–1:14 pm), low tide 2:35 pm (1:14–3:50 pm) and high tide 11:47 pm (11:32 pm–12:02 am)
- Likely visibility: fair. Rain (0.20 in) and wind over the last few days have stirred up the water. Based on the last 24 hours of data.
- Water at 40.1 °F: a drysuit, with hood, gloves and booties.
- Snorkeling: doable, with some waves or wind.
- Night dive: dark from 7:44 pm. Waning gibbous (90%): a bright night.
Your diving day at a glance
The best window, 12:30 pm to 3:30 pm, combines slack water at high tide, slack water at low tide, weak current and the sun high, though with moderate wind. Also worth a look from 4:50 pm to 5:40 pm, with little swell, weak current and the sun high, though with tidal current and moderate wind.
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 Kotlik.
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Weather in Kotlik
Now in Kotlik
- Low / high
- 35 / 41 °F
- Rain
- 0.31 in · 100%
- Clouds
- 94%
- Humidity
- 93%
- Dew pointDew point
- 39 °F
- Visibility
- 15 mi
- UV indexUV
- 0 · low
- Air qualityAir
- Good · 29
- 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). Over the next 48 hours: −0.58 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 | Overcast | Overcast | Light drizzle | Light rain | Drizzle | Light drizzle | Partly cloudy | Mainly clear |
| Temperature | 40° | 40° | 39° | 38° | 40° | 40° | 38° | 36° |
| Wind (mph) | 16 SSE | 16 SSE | 16 SE | 19 SE | 19 SSE | 16 SW | 15 SW | 11 SSW |
| Gusts | 29 | 29 | 27 | 35 | 36 | 34 | 28 | 21 |
| Waves | 2.4 ft | 2.4 ft | 2.4 ft | 2.7 ft | 3.0 ft | 2.5 ft | 1.9 ft | 1.6 ft |
| Rain | 0.00 in | 0.00 in | 0.00 in | 0.05 in | 0.04 in | 0.01 in | 0.00 in | 0.00 in |
- 3:00 pm 40° 16 SW 2.5 ft
- 6:00 pm 38° 15 SW 1.9 ft
- 9:00 pm 36° 11 SSW 1.6 ft
- 12:00 am 35° 11 S 1.6 ft
- 3:00 am 34° 9 SSE 1.4 ft
- 6:00 am 34° 10 SE 1.1 ft
- 9:00 am 34° 11 SE 0.9 ft
- 12:00 pm 36° 9 ESE 1.0 ft
Next 14 daysComing days
| Day | Sky | Low / high | Max wind | Max wave | High tides |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Today · 28 | 35 / 41 °F | 20 mph S | 3.1 ft | 11:54 am · 11:47 pm | |
| Thu 29 | 33 / 39 °F | 17 mph SE | 1.6 ft | — | |
| Fri 30 | 38 / 39 °F | 14 mph S | 2.2 ft | 12:36 am | |
| Sat 31 | 30 / 38 °F | 16 mph NNW | 3.6 ft | 1:25 am | |
| Sun 1 | 27 / 31 °F | 13 mph ENE | 1.6 ft | 1:11 am | |
| Mon 2 | 31 / 40 °F | 18 mph ESE | 4.6 ft | 1:58 am | |
| Tue 3 | 37 / 40 °F | 21 mph SE | 2.1 ft | 2:46 am | |
| Wed 4 | 34 / 39 °F | 9 mph ESE | 3.0 ft | 3:37 am · 8:12 pm | |
| Thu 5 | 33 / 35 °F | 16 mph NE | 5.4 ft | 4:29 am · 7:49 pm | |
| Fri 6 | 31 / 35 °F | 14 mph NE | 5.2 ft | 5:22 am · 8:00 pm | |
| Sat 7 | 30 / 36 °F | 8 mph E | 1.6 ft | 6:23 am · 8:22 pm | |
| Sun 8 | 29 / 31 °F | 13 mph NE | 3.5 ft | 7:44 am · 8:48 pm | |
| Mon 9 | 27 / 31 °F | 9 mph NE | 3.0 ft | 9:17 pm | |
| Tue 10 | 25 / 30 °F | 10 mph NNE | 2.8 ft | 9:49 pm |
- Thu 29 Drizzle 33° / 39° 1.6 ft
- Fri 30 Drizzle 38° / 39° 2.2 ft
- Sat 31 Snow 30° / 38° 3.6 ft
- Sun 1 Overcast 27° / 31° 1.6 ft
- Mon 2 Drizzle 31° / 40° 4.6 ft
- Tue 3 Drizzle 37° / 40° 2.1 ft
- Wed 4 Overcast 34° / 39° 3.0 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.
- Normal Today, warmer than normal for late October (+7.9 °F; normal high: 33 °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 1:55 pm (local time).
The sun in Kotlik
Sunrise and sunset
- First light 8:36 am
- Full dark 8:38 pm
- Civil dawn 9:31 am
- Civil dusk 7:44 pm
- Solar noon 2:38 pm (14° high)
- Daylight 8 h 34 min (−6 min)
- Evening golden hour 5:39 pm
- Full dark 8:38 pm
Golden hour and the day-night map
Today the sun is 92,348,780 mi away and looks 32′ 11″ across.
The moon in Kotlik
Moon phase and position
Today the moon is 226,428 mi away and looks 32′ 47″ across.
Solunar periods
Today's activity: medium- 3:44–5:44 am Major · the moon passes overhead · high activity
- 4:17–6:17 pm Major · the moon passes underfoot · high 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 Kotlik
Piers, ramps and tackle shops nearby
We have no piers, boat ramps or tackle shops on record within 9.3 mi of Kotlik.
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Tides near KotlikTides nearby
All places in Alaska, A to Z (305) →Kotlik at a glance
- Town or city of about 626 people. Coordinates: 63.033° N, 163.556° W.
- It is 458 mi west of Anchorage, the main place in Alaska. The sun rises 63 min later and sets 46 min later than in Anchorage.
- The nearest tide station, Kotlik, is 1.0 mi to the east.
- Its coast faces north.
Questions about KotlikQuestions
What time is high tide today in Kotlik?
Today in Kotlik there are high tides at 11:54 am (0.0 ft) and 11:47 pm (3.4 ft) and low tides at 7:36 am and 2:35 pm. Tide coefficient 99.
What time is sunset today in Kotlik?
At 6:55 pm. There is light until the end of civil twilight, at 7:44 pm.
What time is sunrise tomorrow in Kotlik?
At 10:23 am. First light comes at 8:39 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 3:44–5:44 am, Major 4:17–6:17 pm. Today's activity is medium.
What's the weather like today in Kotlik?
Light rain, from 35 °F to 41 °F, with a moderate breeze from the south-southwest (16 mph) and a 100% chance of rain.
How is the sea today in Kotlik?
Slight (Douglas 3): 2.9 ft waves with a period of 3.5 s from the south-southeast. The water is 40.3 °F.
When is the best time to visit Kotlik?
The best time to visit Kotlik is in June: highs of 61 °F, about 6 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: NOAA station Kotlik (public domain), via Slackwater database. Sun and moon: our own calculation with astronomy-engine. Places: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). Coastline: © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL).