The Forelands tidal current predictions
Ebbing 4.0 kt now, toward SSW (201°), building. Maximum ebb 5.3 kt at 9:15 PM.
Now
Today, Fri, Sep 25, at 17 ft deep.
- Now
- Ebb 4.0 ktToward SSW (201°)
- Next slack
- Sat 12:38 AMAKDT
- Next max flood
- 4.9 ktSat 3:40 AM
- Next max ebb
- 5.3 kt9:15 PM
Knots along the channel: above the line the flood, running in toward N (10°); below it the ebb, running out toward SSW (201°). Times are Alaska Daylight Time. Today: slack 12:01 AM, flood 4.6 kt 3:03 AM, slack 6:06 AM, ebb 4.9 kt 8:50 AM, slack 12:18 PM, flood 5.3 kt 3:31 PM, slack 6:36 PM, ebb 5.3 kt 9:15 PM.
Alerts in force
National Weather Service marine and coastal products at this station’s position.
None right now. The National Weather Service issues small craft advisories, gale and storm warnings, special marine warnings, dense fog advisories and coastal flood products for water like this.
7-day current table
Strongest flood this week 5.4 kt, Sun, Sep 27 at 4:26 PM. Strongest ebb 6.0 kt, Mon, Sep 28 at 11:04 PM.
| Time | Event | Speed | Toward |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fri, Sep 25 | |||
| 12:01 AM | Slack water | ||
| 3:03 AM | Maximum flood | 4.6 kt | N (10°) |
| 6:06 AM | Slack water | ||
| 8:50 AM | Maximum ebb | 4.9 kt | SSW (201°) |
| 12:18 PM | Slack water | ||
| 3:31 PM | Maximum flood | 5.3 kt | N (10°) |
| 6:36 PM | Slack water | ||
| 9:15 PM | Maximum ebb | 5.3 kt | SSW (201°) |
| Sat, Sep 26 | |||
| 12:38 AM | Slack water | ||
| 3:40 AM | Maximum flood | 4.9 kt | N (10°) |
| 6:49 AM | Slack water | ||
| 9:33 AM | Maximum ebb | 5.2 kt | SSW (201°) |
| 12:54 PM | Slack water | ||
| 3:58 PM | Maximum flood | 5.4 kt | N (10°) |
| 7:06 PM | Slack water | ||
| 9:50 PM | Maximum ebb | 5.7 kt | SSW (201°) |
| Sun, Sep 27 | |||
| 1:13 AM | Slack water | ||
| 4:13 AM | Maximum flood | 5.1 kt | N (10°) |
| 7:32 AM | Slack water | ||
| 10:15 AM | Maximum ebb | 5.3 kt | SSW (201°) |
| 1:30 PM | Slack water | ||
| 4:26 PM | Maximum flood | 5.4 kt | N (10°) |
| 7:37 PM | Slack water | ||
| 10:26 PM | Maximum ebb | 6.0 kt | SSW (201°) |
| Mon, Sep 28 | |||
| 1:48 AM | Slack water | ||
| 4:45 AM | Maximum flood | 5.2 kt | N (10°) |
| 8:14 AM | Slack water | ||
| 10:58 AM | Maximum ebb | 5.2 kt | SSW (201°) |
| 2:08 PM | Slack water | ||
| 4:57 PM | Maximum flood | 5.3 kt | N (10°) |
| 8:08 PM | Slack water | ||
| 11:04 PM | Maximum ebb | 6.0 kt | SSW (201°) |
| Tue, Sep 29 | |||
| 2:24 AM | Slack water | ||
| 5:17 AM | Maximum flood | 5.1 kt | N (10°) |
| 8:58 AM | Slack water | ||
| 11:41 AM | Maximum ebb | 4.9 kt | SSW (201°) |
| 2:47 PM | Slack water | ||
| 5:32 PM | Maximum flood | 5.2 kt | N (10°) |
| 8:43 PM | Slack water | ||
| 11:45 PM | Maximum ebb | 5.9 kt | SSW (201°) |
| Wed, Sep 30 | |||
| 3:02 AM | Slack water | ||
| 5:53 AM | Maximum flood | 4.8 kt | N (10°) |
| 9:44 AM | Slack water | ||
| 12:27 PM | Maximum ebb | 4.5 kt | SSW (201°) |
| 3:30 PM | Slack water | ||
| 6:13 PM | Maximum flood | 4.8 kt | N (10°) |
| 9:23 PM | Slack water | ||
| Thu, Oct 1 | |||
| 12:29 AM | Maximum ebb | 5.6 kt | SSW (201°) |
| 3:46 AM | Slack water | ||
| 6:35 AM | Maximum flood | 4.3 kt | N (10°) |
| 10:36 AM | Slack water | ||
| 1:18 PM | Maximum ebb | 4.0 kt | SSW (201°) |
| 4:19 PM | Slack water | ||
| 7:00 PM | Maximum flood | 4.3 kt | N (10°) |
| 10:11 PM | Slack 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.
| Depth | Strongest flood today | Strongest ebb today |
|---|---|---|
| 17 ft | 5.3 kt 3:31 PM | 5.3 kt 9:15 PM |
| 37 ft | 4.8 kt 3:24 PM | 4.9 kt 9:22 PM |
| 66 ft | 4.1 kt 3:26 PM | 4.3 kt 9:31 PM |
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.
Nearby8
The closest other NOAA current stations, nearest first.
- East Foreland, 1.5 nmi. west ofSubordinate current station
- West Foreland, 1 nmi. east ofSubordinate current station
- East ForelandHarmonic current station
- Nikiski, 0.8 mile west ofHarmonic current station
- Tesoro PierHarmonic current station
- Unocal Pier, south ofHarmonic current station
- Kenai River, north ofHarmonic current station
- West Foreland, south ofHarmonic current station
More for this place
Sources
Tidal current predictions from NOAA’s Center for Operational Oceanographic Products and Services (CO-OPS), station COI0502, bin 6: original at NOAA. Marine alerts from the National Weather Service.