Whittier tides today
- Tide now 14.5 ft ↓ falling · low 9:48 pm (-1.7 ft)
- Best time to fish 2:00–3:50 pm great day · 9/10
- Wind · air 4 mph · 39 °F from the SE, gusts 17 · partly cloudy
- Sun 9:11 am–6:05 pm 8 h 55 min of daylight
- Moon 90% · 5:51 pm waning gibbous · rises at 5:51 pm
- Pressure 30.35 inHg steady · falling tomorrow
- Coefficient 94 spring tides · spring tides Oct 26–28
- Major solunar period 3:14–5:14 pm today's activity: high
- Small Craft Advisory: winds or seas hazardous to small boats. From 5:00 pm tomorrow to Fri 30, 5:00 am. NWS Anchorage AK
Today in Whittier there are high tides at 3:28 am (12.1 ft) and 2:54 pm (15.1 ft) and low tides at 8:57 am and 9:48 pm. Tide coefficient 94. Right now the tide is falling toward the low tide at 9:48 pm. The sun rises at 9:11 am and sets at 6:05 pm: 8 h 55 min of daylight. The moon is 90% illuminated (waning gibbous) and rises at 5:51 pm. Major solunar periods run from 2:42 am to 4:42 am and from 3:14 pm to 5:14 pm. The next spring tides arrive from October 26 to 28. There's a light breeze from the southeast (4 mph). Partly cloudy, 39 °F.
Fishing in Whittier today
Best time to fish
Solunar activity today: high- High tide at 2:54 pm, coefficient 92
- Minor period 2:03–3:03 pm (moonset)
- Major period 3:14–5:14 pm
- Falling pressure (−0.10 inHg in 24 h) and light offshore wind (4 mph)
- Waning gibbous: a bit more activity than at the quarters
- Highest tide coefficient today: 94 (spring tides)
- A major period lines up with sunset
Your day at a glance
The best window, 2:00 pm to 3:50 pm, combines the 2:54 pm high tide, moonset, a major period and falling pressure. Also good from 8:30 am to 10:00 am, with the 8:57 am low tide and sunrise. Also good from 2:40 am to 4:30 am, with the 3:28 am high tide and a major period.
Species with the most records nearby: Chinook salmon, Pacific halibut, lingcod and coho salmon. What you can catch
Tides in Whittier
Today's high and low tides
- ▲ High tide 3:28 am 12.1 ft · coef. 94
- ▼ Low tide 8:57 am 3.2 ft
- ▲ High tide 2:54 pm 15.1 ft · coef. 92
- ▼ Next low tide 9:48 pm -1.7 ft
↓ Falling The tide is falling. 6 h 1 min to low tide at 9:48 pm.
Tide coefficient 94 for the 3:28 am high tide and 92 for the 2:54 pm high tide. Spring tides. The water rises and falls 16.8 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 November 25 (15.6 ft) and the lowest, on June 16 (-3.8 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 27 (coefficient 97, 17.1 ft range). The smallest, from October 18 to 19 (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 | 9:11 am · 6:05 pm | High tide 3:28 am · 12.1 ft | Low tide 8:57 am · 3.2 ft | High tide 2:54 pm · 15.1 ft | Low tide 9:48 pm · -1.7 ft | Coef. 94 | 90% | Major periods 2:42 am · 3:14 pm | High |
| Thu 29 | 9:13 am · 6:03 pm | High tide 4:16 am · 11.5 ft | Low tide 9:42 am · 3.8 ft | High tide 3:35 pm · 14.6 ft | Low tide 10:38 pm · -1.1 ft | Coef. 87 | 82% | Major periods 3:47 am · 4:19 pm | High |
| Fri 30 | 9:16 am · 6:00 pm | High tide 5:11 am · 10.8 ft | Low tide 10:33 am · 4.5 ft | High tide 4:21 pm · 13.6 ft | Low tide 11:33 pm · -0.3 ft | Coef. 77 | 72% | Major periods 4:51 am · 5:22 pm | Medium |
| Sat 31 | 9:19 am · 5:57 pm | High tide 6:23 am · 10.2 ft | Low tide 11:32 am · 5.0 ft | High tide 5:20 pm · 12.3 ft | — | Coef. 65 | 62% | Major periods 5:52 am · 6:22 pm | Medium |
| Sun 1 | 8:21 am · 4:54 pm | Low tide 12:33 am · 0.6 ft | High tide 6:46 am · 10.0 ft | Low tide 11:42 am · 5.3 ft | High tide 5:52 pm · 11.1 ft | Coef. 55 | Last quarter | Major periods 5:49 am · 6:16 pm | Medium |
| Mon 2 | 8:24 am · 4:52 pm | Low tide 12:39 am · 1.3 ft | High tide 7:58 am · 10.3 ft | Low tide 1:06 pm · 5.1 ft | High tide 7:35 pm · 10.5 ft | Coef. 52 | 39% | Major periods 6:41 am · 7:06 pm | Medium |
| Tue 3 | 8:27 am · 4:49 pm | Low tide 1:52 am · 1.8 ft | High tide 8:55 am · 10.9 ft | Low tide 2:38 pm · 4.1 ft | High tide 8:55 pm · 10.4 ft | Coef. 58 | 29% | Major periods 7:29 am · 7:52 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 Whittier station (NOAA), 0.7 mi from Whittier. Times and heights are its predictions.
Station data attribution: Slackwater database (https://github.com/openwatersio/slackwater-database)
The sea at Whittier
Sea state
The wave model doesn't reach Whittier: 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.
Cross-offshore wind. The coast faces north and the wind comes off the land at an angle: calmer water near the shore, and bait and boats 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 3:47 pm (local time).
Nearest marine station
This is a real measurement of the sea, not a forecast. Data from station WIXA2, NOAA National Data Buoy Center (public domain).
Weather in Whittier
Now in Whittier
- Low / high
- 34 / 40 °F
- Rain
- 0.00 in · 0%
- Clouds
- 66%
- Humidity
- 88%
- Dew pointDew point
- 35 °F
- Visibility
- 15 mi
- UV indexUV
- 0 · low
- Air qualityAir
- Good · 31
- 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 (−0.03 inHg in 3 hours). Over the next 48 hours: −1.07 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 | Clear sky | Mainly clear | Overcast | Overcast |
| Temperature | 34° | 36° | 36° | 35° | 39° | 40° | 36° | 35° |
| Wind (mph) | 1 SSW | 2 S | 2 SSE | 2 SE | 3 SE | 4 SE | 4 SE | 4 SE |
| Gusts | 6 | 6 | 8 | 11 | 13 | 16 | 17 | 17 |
| 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 |
- 3:00 pm 40° 4 SE
- 6:00 pm 36° 4 SE
- 9:00 pm 35° 4 SE
- 12:00 am 35° 3 SE
- 3:00 am 36° 3 SE
- 6:00 am 37° 3 SE
- 9:00 am 38° 4 SE
- 12:00 pm 39° 6 ESE
Next 14 daysComing days
| Day | Sky | Low / high | Max wind | High tides |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Today · 28 | 34 / 40 °F | 5 mph SE | 3:28 am · 2:54 pm | |
| Thu 29 | 35 / 39 °F | 9 mph ESE | 4:16 am · 3:35 pm | |
| Fri 30 | 38 / 40 °F | 11 mph ENE | 5:11 am · 4:21 pm | |
| Sat 31 | 38 / 40 °F | 5 mph E | 6:23 am · 5:20 pm | |
| Sun 1 | 30 / 40 °F | 3 mph SSE | 6:46 am · 5:52 pm | |
| Mon 2 | 36 / 39 °F | 8 mph E | 7:58 am · 7:35 pm | |
| Tue 3 | 40 / 41 °F | 14 mph E | 8:55 am · 8:55 pm | |
| Wed 4 | 39 / 41 °F | 4 mph ESE | 9:42 am · 10:00 pm | |
| Thu 5 | 38 / 40 °F | 11 mph E | 10:23 am · 10:58 pm | |
| Fri 6 | 37 / 38 °F | 5 mph E | 11:00 am · 11:49 pm | |
| Sat 7 | 30 / 41 °F | 10 mph SE | 11:33 am | |
| Sun 8 | 38 / 40 °F | 10 mph E | 12:34 am · 12:05 pm | |
| Mon 9 | 28 / 38 °F | 6 mph SSW | 1:15 am · 12:36 pm | |
| Tue 10 | 29 / 43 °F | 5 mph SW | 1:52 am · 1:06 pm |
- Thu 29 Rain 35° / 39° 9 mph
- Fri 30 Rain 38° / 40° 11 mph
- Sat 31 Light rain 38° / 40° 5 mph
- Sun 1 Heavy drizzle 30° / 40° 3 mph
- Mon 2 Light rain 36° / 39° 8 mph
- Tue 3 Rain 40° / 41° 14 mph
- Wed 4 Heavy drizzle 39° / 41° 4 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.
- The models They don't agree · low confidence: unsure about wind on Friday 30. See the models →
- Outlook Next few weeks, compared with normal: much warmer and wetter. See the outlook →
- Normal Today, warmer than normal for late October (+4.2 °F; normal high: 36 °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 3:47 pm (local time).
The sun in Whittier
Sunrise and sunset
- First light 7:35 am
- Full dark 7:41 pm
- Civil dawn 8:25 am
- Civil dusk 6:51 pm
- Solar noon 1:38 pm (16° high)
- Daylight 8 h 55 min (−5 min)
- Evening golden hour 4:58 pm
- Full dark 7:41 pm
Golden hour and the day-night map
Today the sun is 92,349,785 mi away and looks 32′ 11″ across.
The moon in Whittier
Moon phase and position
Today the moon is 226,428 mi away and looks 32′ 47″ across.
Solunar periods
Today's activity: high- 2:42–4:42 am Major · the moon passes overhead · high activity
- 3:14–5:14 pm Major · the moon passes underfoot · high activity
- 2:03–3:03 pm Minor · moonset · medium activity
- 5:21–6:21 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 Whittier
Piers, ramps and tackle shops nearby
Map: OpenFreeMap · © OpenMapTiles · © OpenStreetMap contributors
- Princess Tours Pier 0.5 mi
- Whittier Boat Ramp 0.2 mi
- Boat ramp 0.7 mi
- Whittier Harbor 0.2 mi
- Cliffside Marina 0.5 mi
Within 9.3 mi. A spot may be missing or closed. Open the map on OpenStreetMap · Missing one? Add it to OpenStreetMap
Spots: © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL) and Overture Maps.
Tides near WhittierTides nearby
All places in Alaska, A to Z (305) →Whittier at a glance
- Town or city of about 214 people. Coordinates: 60.775° N, 148.686° W.
- It is 51 mi southeast of Anchorage, the main place in Alaska. The sun rises 7 min earlier and sets 3 min earlier than in Anchorage.
- The nearest tide station, Whittier, is 0.7 mi to the east.
- Its coast faces north.
Questions about WhittierQuestions
What time is high tide today in Whittier?
Today in Whittier there are high tides at 3:28 am (12.1 ft) and 2:54 pm (15.1 ft) and low tides at 8:57 am and 9:48 pm. Tide coefficient 94.
What time is sunset today in Whittier?
At 6:05 pm. There is light until the end of civil twilight, at 6:51 pm.
What time is sunrise tomorrow in Whittier?
At 9:13 am. First light comes at 7:37 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 2:42–4:42 am, Minor 2:03–3:03 pm, Major 3:14–5:14 pm, Minor 5:21–6:21 pm. Today's activity is high.
What's the weather like today in Whittier?
Overcast, from 34 °F to 40 °F, with a light breeze from the southeast (4 mph) and a 0% chance of rain.
When is the best time to visit Whittier?
The best time to visit Whittier is from June to August: highs of 60 °F, about 17 rainy days a month and 5 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 Whittier (public domain), via Slackwater database. Sun and moon: our own calculation with astronomy-engine. Places: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). Coastline: © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL).