Tides in Alaska

Konets Head tidal current predictions

AlaskaNOAA UNI1020Harmonic current station32 ft deep

Ebbing 0.3 kt now, toward SW (235°), building. Maximum ebb 2.5 kt at 10:26 PM.

Now

Today, Fri, Sep 25, at 32 ft deep.

Now
Ebb 0.3 ktToward SW (235°)
Next slack
Sat 1:24 AMAKDT
Next max flood
3.9 ktSat 4:23 AM
Next max ebb
2.5 kt10:26 PM
-4-202412 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM12 AMSlackNow

Knots along the channel: above the line the flood, running in toward NE (36°); below it the ebb, running out toward SW (235°). Times are Alaska Daylight Time. Today: slack 12:36 AM, flood 3.4 kt 3:37 AM, slack 6:40 AM, ebb 3.8 kt 9:51 AM, slack 1:21 PM, flood 3.8 kt 4:12 PM, slack 7:43 PM, ebb 2.5 kt 10:26 PM.

Alerts in force3

National Weather Service marine and coastal products at this station’s position.

  • Gale Warning Gale Warning issued September 25 at 3:30PM AKDT until September 26 at 5:00PM AKDT by NWS Anchorage AKUntil Sat 5:00 PM
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    Coastal Waters Forecast for Southwest Alaska+Bristol Bay+The Alaska Peninsula Waters and the Aleutian Islands up to 100 nm out. Wind forecasts reflect the predominant speed and direction expected. Sea forecasts represent an average of the highest one-third of the combined wind wave and swell height. .TONIGHT...SW wind 45 kt. Seas 19 ft. .SAT...SW wind 40 kt. Seas 18 ft. .SAT NIGHT...W wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. .MON THROUGH TUE...W wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .WED...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft.

  • Gale Warning Gale Warning issued September 25 at 5:09AM AKDT until September 26 at 5:00PM AKDT by NWS Anchorage AKUntil Sat 5:00 PM
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    Coastal Waters Forecast for Southwest Alaska+Bristol Bay+The Alaska Peninsula Waters and the Aleutian Islands up to 100 nm out. Wind forecasts reflect the predominant speed and direction expected. Sea forecasts represent an average of the highest one-third of the combined wind wave and swell height. .TODAY...SW wind 45 kt. Seas 21 ft. Rain showers. .TONIGHT...SW wind 45 kt. Seas 21 ft. Rain showers. .SAT...W wind 40 kt. Seas 19 ft. .SAT NIGHT...W wind 30 kt. Seas 12 ft. .SUN...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. .MON THROUGH TUE...W wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft.

  • Gale Warning Gale Warning issued September 24 at 3:09PM AKDT until September 26 at 5:00AM AKDT by NWS Anchorage AKUntil Sat 5:00 AM
    Full text

    Coastal Waters Forecast for Southwest Alaska+Bristol Bay+The Alaska Peninsula Waters and the Aleutian Islands up to 100 nm out. Wind forecasts reflect the predominant speed and direction expected. Sea forecasts represent an average of the highest one-third of the combined wind wave and swell height. .TONIGHT...SW wind 45 kt. Seas 22 ft. Rain showers. .FRI...SW wind 45 kt. Seas 21 ft. Rain showers. .FRI NIGHT...SW wind 45 kt. Seas 21 ft. Rain showers. .SAT...W wind 40 kt. Seas 19 ft. .SAT NIGHT...W wind 30 kt. Seas 12 ft. .SUN...W wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .MON THROUGH TUE...W wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft.

7-day current table

Strongest flood this week 5.1 kt, Thu, Oct 1 at 7:16 PM. Strongest ebb 6.5 kt, Thu, Oct 1 at 1:26 AM.

Slack water and maximum currents at Konets Head, Alaska Daylight Time; knots, and the direction the water runs toward.
TimeEventSpeedToward
Fri, Sep 25
12:36 AMSlack water
3:37 AMMaximum flood3.4 ktNE (36°)
6:40 AMSlack water
9:51 AMMaximum ebb3.8 ktSW (235°)
1:21 PMSlack water
4:12 PMMaximum flood3.8 ktNE (36°)
7:43 PMSlack water
10:26 PMMaximum ebb2.5 ktSW (235°)
Sat, Sep 26
1:24 AMSlack water
4:23 AMMaximum flood3.9 ktNE (36°)
7:39 AMSlack water
10:34 AMMaximum ebb3.4 ktSW (235°)
1:45 PMSlack water
4:34 PMMaximum flood3.9 ktNE (36°)
7:48 PMSlack water
10:55 PMMaximum ebb3.6 ktSW (235°)
Sun, Sep 27
2:08 AMSlack water
5:06 AMMaximum flood4.4 ktNE (36°)
8:36 AMSlack water
11:14 AMMaximum ebb2.9 ktSW (235°)
2:02 PMSlack water
4:59 PMMaximum flood4.1 ktNE (36°)
8:00 PMSlack water
11:27 PMMaximum ebb4.6 ktSW (235°)
Mon, Sep 28
2:51 AMSlack water
5:48 AMMaximum flood4.6 ktNE (36°)
9:30 AMSlack water
11:51 AMMaximum ebb2.4 ktSW (235°)
2:15 PMSlack water
5:27 PMMaximum flood4.4 ktNE (36°)
8:23 PMSlack water
Tue, Sep 29
12:03 AMMaximum ebb5.5 ktSW (235°)
3:36 AMSlack water
6:30 AMMaximum flood4.6 ktNE (36°)
10:22 AMSlack water
12:28 PMMaximum ebb1.9 ktSW (235°)
2:29 PMSlack water
5:59 PMMaximum flood4.8 ktNE (36°)
8:55 PMSlack water
Wed, Sep 30
12:42 AMMaximum ebb6.1 ktSW (235°)
4:23 AMSlack water
7:14 AMMaximum flood4.4 ktNE (36°)
11:16 AMSlack water
1:06 PMMaximum ebb1.4 ktSW (235°)
2:47 PMSlack water
6:35 PMMaximum flood5.0 ktNE (36°)
9:34 PMSlack water
Thu, Oct 1
1:26 AMMaximum ebb6.5 ktSW (235°)
5:14 AMSlack water
8:02 AMMaximum flood4.0 ktNE (36°)
12:15 PMSlack water
1:47 PMMaximum ebb0.9 ktSW (235°)
3:10 PMSlack water
7:16 PMMaximum flood5.1 ktNE (36°)
10:20 PMSlack water

Other depths

NOAA predicts the current at more than one depth here. This page is for the shallowest; the water deeper down turns at different times and runs at different speeds.

DepthStrongest flood todayStrongest ebb today
32 ft3.8 kt 4:12 PM3.8 kt 9:51 AM
104 ft3.6 kt 4:16 PM3.5 kt 9:48 AM
176 ft2.7 kt 4:21 PM2.7 kt 9:51 AM

What this means

The flood is the tidal current running in from the sea, the ebb the current running back out. Slack water is the short turn between them, when the current is weakest: the time to cross a strong channel, anchor, or dive. Slack in a channel is not the time of high or low tide; it can come hours after.

Speeds are knots along the channel's main axis, and directions are degrees true toward which the water flows, as NOAA prints its tables. A current against the wind stands the waves up steep and close together.

Predictions are astronomical: the moon and the sun, not the weather. Strong wind, river flow after heavy rain and storm surge all change the real current.

Nearby4

The closest other NOAA current stations, nearest first.

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Sources

Tidal current predictions from NOAA’s Center for Operational Oceanographic Products and Services (CO-OPS), station UNI1020, bin 23: original at NOAA. Marine alerts from the National Weather Service.