Skagway tides today
- Tide now 16.2 ft ↓ falling · low 9:33 pm (-3.1 ft)
- Best time tomorrow 3:20–4:40 pm great day · 9/10
- Wind · air 4 mph · 36 °F from the ENE, gusts 19 · partly cloudy
- Sun 8:12 am–5:17 pm 9 h 5 min of daylight
- Moon 90% · 5:22 pm waning gibbous · rises at 5:22 pm
- Pressure 30.45 inHg falling · falling tomorrow
- Coefficient 96 spring tides · spring tides Oct 26–28
- Major solunar period 1:47–3:47 am today's activity: high
- Small Craft Advisory: winds or seas hazardous to small boats. Until 5:00 pm today. NWS Juneau AK
Today in Skagway there are high tides at 3:10 am (16.8 ft) and 2:55 pm (19.9 ft) and low tides at 8:57 am and 9:33 pm. Tide coefficient 96. Right now the tide is falling toward the low tide at 9:33 pm. The sun rises at 8:12 am and sets at 5:17 pm: 9 h 5 min of daylight. The moon is 90% illuminated (waning gibbous) and rises at 5:22 pm. Major solunar periods run from 1:47 am to 3:47 am and from 2:18 pm to 4:18 pm. The next spring tides arrive from October 26 to 28. There's a light breeze from the east-northeast (4 mph). Partly cloudy, 36 °F.
Fishing in Skagway today
Best time to fish
Solunar activity today: high- Low tide at 8:57 am
- Sunrise at 8:12 am
- Rising pressure (+0.25 inHg in 24 h) and almost no wind
- Waning gibbous: a bit more activity than at the quarters
- Highest tide coefficient today: 96 (spring tides)
- A major period lines up with sunset
Your day at a glance
The best window, 8:00 am to 9:20 am, combines the 8:57 am low tide and sunrise, though with rising pressure. Also worth a try from 2:20 pm to 4:20 pm, with the 2:55 pm high tide, a major period and sunset, though with rising pressure. Also worth a try from 2:10 am to 3:50 am, with the 3:10 am high tide and a major period, though with rising pressure.
Tides in Skagway
Today's high and low tides
- ▲ High tide 3:10 am 16.8 ft · coef. 96
- ▼ Low tide 8:57 am 2.2 ft
- ▲ High tide 2:55 pm 19.9 ft · coef. 93
- ▼ Next low tide 9:33 pm -3.1 ft
↓ Falling The tide is falling. 4 h 51 min to low tide at 9:33 pm.
Tide coefficient 96 for the 3:10 am high tide and 93 for the 2:55 pm high tide. Spring tides. The water rises and falls 23.0 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 25 (20.4 ft) and the lowest, on December 24 (-4.5 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 98, 23.5 ft range). The smallest, from October 18 to 19 (coefficient 30, 9.0 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 · 5:17 pm | High tide 3:10 am · 16.8 ft | Low tide 8:57 am · 2.2 ft | High tide 2:55 pm · 19.9 ft | Low tide 9:33 pm · -3.1 ft | Coef. 96 | 90% | Major periods 1:47 am · 2:18 pm | High |
| Thu 29 | 8:14 am · 5:14 pm | High tide 3:56 am · 16.1 ft | Low tide 9:41 am · 3.1 ft | High tide 3:39 pm · 19.2 ft | Low tide 10:20 pm · -2.2 ft | Coef. 89 | 82% | Major periods 2:51 am · 3:23 pm | High |
| Fri 30 | 8:17 am · 5:12 pm | High tide 4:49 am · 15.2 ft | Low tide 10:31 am · 4.2 ft | High tide 4:29 pm · 18.0 ft | Low tide 11:13 pm · -0.9 ft | Coef. 79 | 72% | Major periods 3:55 am · 4:27 pm | Medium |
| Sat 31 | 8:19 am · 5:09 pm | High tide 5:50 am · 14.2 ft | Low tide 11:31 am · 5.2 ft | High tide 5:28 pm · 16.5 ft | — | Coef. 67 | 62% | Major periods 4:57 am · 5:26 pm | Medium |
| Sun 1 | 7:22 am · 4:07 pm | Low tide 12:15 am · 0.5 ft | High tide 6:04 am · 13.6 ft | Low tide 11:45 am · 5.8 ft | High tide 5:41 pm · 15.0 ft | Coef. 56 | Last quarter | Major periods 4:54 am · 5:20 pm | Medium |
| Mon 2 | 7:24 am · 4:04 pm | Low tide 12:26 am · 1.6 ft | High tide 7:27 am · 13.7 ft | Low tide 1:11 pm · 5.6 ft | High tide 7:08 pm · 14.1 ft | Coef. 52 | 39% | Major periods 5:46 am · 6:10 pm | Medium |
| Tue 3 | 7:27 am · 4:02 pm | Low tide 1:43 am · 2.2 ft | High tide 8:38 am · 14.5 ft | Low tide 2:35 pm · 4.4 ft | High tide 8:34 pm · 14.0 ft | Coef. 58 | 29% | Major periods 6:34 am · 6:57 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 Skagway station (NOAA), 0.7 mi from Skagway. Times and heights are its predictions.
Station data attribution: Slackwater database (https://github.com/openwatersio/slackwater-database)
The sea at Skagway
Sea state
The wave model doesn't reach Skagway: it's on inland water (an estuary, sound or sheltered bay) or far from the open sea. Wind is still available right here.
Wind on the coast and offshore
The model doesn't separate offshore wind here: it's the same as on the coast.
Offshore wind. The coast faces southwest and the wind blows from land out to sea: calm shore and clean waves, but watch the drift out to sea.
Forecast from Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0) with models from ECMWF, NOAA, Météo-France, DWD, Copernicus Marine and CAMS. Updated at 4:42 pm (local time).
Nearest marine station
This is a real measurement of the sea, not a forecast. Data from station SKXA2, NOAA National Data Buoy Center (public domain).
Weather in Skagway
Now in Skagway
- Low / high
- 25 / 39 °F
- Rain
- 0.00 in · 0%
- Clouds
- 53%
- Humidity
- 76%
- Dew pointDew point
- 29 °F
- Visibility
- 15 mi
- UV indexUV
- 0 · low
- Air qualityAir
- Good · 35
- Saharan dust
- No
Pressure and fishing
- ↗ RisingRising Anglers say fish bite less for a while
- → SteadySteady Anglers expect normal activity
- ↘ FallingFalling · now Anglers say fish feed more before the change
Falling now (−0.04 inHg in 3 hours). Over the next 48 hours: −0.56 inHg. Falling pressure: anglers say fish feed more before the change. 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 | Partly cloudy | Mainly clear | Mainly clear | Mainly clear | Mainly clear | Partly cloudy | Partly cloudy | Mainly clear |
| Temperature | 38° | 37° | 35° | 34° | 37° | 39° | 33° | 26° |
| Wind (mph) | 5 NNE | 4 NNE | 3 NNE | 3 NE | 4 NE | 4 NE | 4 ENE | 3 E |
| Gusts | 30 | 27 | 23 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 19 | 18 |
| 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 33° 4 ENE
- 9:00 pm 26° 3 E
- 12:00 am 25° 3 ENE
- 3:00 am 28° 3 ENE
- 6:00 am 29° 2 NE
- 9:00 am 31° 1 NE
- 12:00 pm 40° 0 ENE
- 3:00 pm 42° 0 E
Next 14 daysComing days
| Day | Sky | Low / high | Max wind | High tides |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Today · 28 | 25 / 39 °F | 5 mph NE | 3:10 am · 2:55 pm | |
| Thu 29 | 25 / 43 °F | 3 mph ENE | 3:56 am · 3:39 pm | |
| Fri 30 | 26 / 39 °F | 2 mph SSE | 4:49 am · 4:29 pm | |
| Sat 31 | 30 / 39 °F | 2 mph S | 5:50 am · 5:28 pm | |
| Sun 1 | 39 / 44 °F | 3 mph SSW | 6:04 am · 5:41 pm | |
| Mon 2 | 40 / 43 °F | 2 mph SW | 7:27 am · 7:08 pm | |
| Tue 3 | 39 / 43 °F | 3 mph SSW | 8:38 am · 8:34 pm | |
| Wed 4 | 42 / 44 °F | 2 mph SSE | 9:33 am · 9:46 pm | |
| Thu 5 | 44 / 46 °F | 1 mph SSE | 10:17 am · 10:43 pm | |
| Fri 6 | 40 / 45 °F | 4 mph S | 10:54 am · 11:31 pm | |
| Sat 7 | 35 / 42 °F | 5 mph NE | 11:28 am | |
| Sun 8 | 40 / 43 °F | 1 mph NNE | 12:14 am · 12:01 pm | |
| Mon 9 | 43 / 46 °F | 5 mph NE | 12:53 am · 12:33 pm | |
| Tue 10 | 46 / 48 °F | 3 mph ENE | 1:29 am · 1:05 pm |
- Thu 29 Mainly clear 25° / 43° 3 mph
- Fri 30 Overcast 26° / 39° 2 mph
- Sat 31 Drizzle 30° / 39° 2 mph
- Sun 1 Light rain 39° / 44° 3 mph
- Mon 2 Light drizzle 40° / 43° 2 mph
- Tue 3 Light drizzle 39° / 43° 3 mph
- Wed 4 Drizzle 42° / 44° 2 mph
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, cooler than normal for late October (−2.2 °F; normal high: 41 °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 4:42 pm (local time).
The sun in Skagway
Sunrise and sunset
- First light 6:40 am
- Full dark 6:49 pm
- Civil dawn 7:28 am
- Civil dusk 6:01 pm
- Solar noon 12:45 pm (17° high)
- Daylight 9 h 5 min (−5 min)
- Evening golden hour 4:13 pm
- Full dark 6:49 pm
Golden hour and the day-night map
Today the sun is 92,350,689 mi away and looks 32′ 11″ across.
The moon in Skagway
Moon phase and position
Today the moon is 226,428 mi away and looks 32′ 47″ across.
Solunar periods
Today's activity: high- 1:47–3:47 am Major · the moon passes overhead · high activity
- 2:18–4:18 pm Major · the moon passes underfoot · high activity
- 12:41–1:41 pm Minor · moonset · medium activity
- 4:52–5:52 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 Skagway
Piers, ramps and tackle shops nearby
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All places in Alaska, A to Z (305) →Skagway at a glance
- Town or city of about 1,240 people. Coordinates: 59.458° N, 135.314° W.
- It is 512 mi east of Anchorage, the main place in Alaska. The sun rises 65 min earlier and sets 51 min earlier than in Anchorage.
- The nearest tide station, Skagway, is 0.7 mi to the southwest.
- Its coast faces southwest.
- Beaches and harbors nearby: Dyea Wharf Ruins (2.3 mi).
Questions about SkagwayQuestions
What time is high tide today in Skagway?
Today in Skagway there are high tides at 3:10 am (16.8 ft) and 2:55 pm (19.9 ft) and low tides at 8:57 am and 9:33 pm. Tide coefficient 96.
What time is sunset today in Skagway?
At 5:17 pm. There is light until the end of civil twilight, at 6:01 pm.
What time is sunrise tomorrow in Skagway?
At 8:14 am. First light comes at 6:42 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 1:47–3:47 am, Minor 12:41–1:41 pm, Major 2:18–4:18 pm, Minor 4:52–5:52 pm. Today's activity is high.
What's the weather like today in Skagway?
Partly cloudy, from 25 °F to 39 °F, with a light breeze from the east-northeast (4 mph) and a 0% chance of rain.
When is the best time to visit Skagway?
The best time to visit Skagway is from June to July: highs of 65 °F to 66 °F, about 14 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 Skagway (public domain), via Slackwater database. Sun and moon: our own calculation with astronomy-engine. Places: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). Coastline: © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL).