Tides in Alaska

Nome, Norton Sound tide times

AlaskaNear Nome, Nome Census AreaNOAA 9468756Water level station

The tide is falling: low tide at 9:28 PM, 0.1 ft. Measured 1.46 ft at 1:24 PM, 0.45 ft above the prediction.

Now

Today, Tuesday, September 22: every high and low tide, and the predicted curve through the day.

  1. High tide5:13 AM1.1 ft
  2. Low tide8:07 AM1.0 ft
  3. High tide1:10 PM1.0 ft
  4. Low tide9:28 PM0.1 ft
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Feet above mean lower low water. Times are Alaska Daylight Time. Sunrise 8:46 AM, sunset 9:01 PM.

Alerts in force

National Weather Service products for coastal flooding, storm surge, high surf and tsunami at this station’s position.

None right now. The National Weather Service issues coastal flood advisories and warnings, storm surge watches and warnings, high surf advisories and tsunami messages for water at this station.

7-day tide table

Highest tide this week 1.1 ft, Mon, Sep 28 at 6:43 AM. Lowest 0.0 ft, Thu, Sep 24 at 10:37 PM.

High and low tides at Nome, Norton Sound, AK, Alaska Daylight Time, feet above MLLW
DateHigh and low tidesSunrise / sunsetMoon
Tue, Sep 22 TodayHigh 5:13 AM 1.1 ftLow 8:07 AM 1.0 ftHigh 1:10 PM 1.0 ftLow 9:28 PM 0.1 ft8:46 AM / 9:01 PMWaxing gibbousRises 8:51 PM
Wed, Sep 23High 5:53 AM 1.1 ftLow 9:09 AM 1.0 ftHigh 2:31 PM 1.0 ftLow 10:05 PM 0.0 ft8:49 AM / 8:58 PMWaxing gibbousRises 8:39 PM
Thu, Sep 24High 6:17 AM 1.1 ftLow 9:52 AM 0.9 ftHigh 3:25 PM 1.1 ftLow 10:37 PM 0.0 ft8:52 AM / 8:54 PMWaxing gibbousRises 8:29 PM
Fri, Sep 25High 6:25 AM 1.1 ftLow 10:35 AM 0.8 ftHigh 4:18 PM 1.1 ftLow 11:08 PM 0.0 ft8:54 AM / 8:51 PMWaxing gibbousRises 8:20 PM
Sat, Sep 26High 6:23 AM 1.1 ftLow 11:17 AM 0.6 ftHigh 5:14 PM 1.1 ftLow 11:38 PM 0.0 ft8:57 AM / 8:47 PMFull moon 8:49 AMRises 8:11 PM
Sun, Sep 27High 6:29 AM 1.1 ftLow 11:59 AM 0.5 ftHigh 6:10 PM 1.1 ft9:00 AM / 8:43 PMWaning gibbousRises 8:00 PM
Mon, Sep 28Low 12:09 AM 0.1 ftHigh 6:43 AM 1.1 ftLow 12:38 PM 0.3 ftHigh 7:02 PM 1.1 ft9:03 AM / 8:40 PMWaning gibbousRises 7:47 PM

Next moon phases: full moon Sat, Sep 26, last quarter Sat, Oct 3.

Water level, last 48 hours

Measured 1.46 ft at 1:24 PM, 0.45 ft above the prediction. Highest in 48 hours: 1.53 ft at 11:36 AM.

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Storm surge

Measured less predicted: +0.45 ft now; over 48 hours, −1.29 ft to +0.52 ft. Wind, air pressure and river flow move the water off the tide table.

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Datums and records

Heights above mean lower low water (MLLW), the zero of this page and of NOAA’s charts. Tidal epoch 1983-2001.

Mean higher high water MHHW1.53 ft
Mean high water MHW1.34 ft
Mean diurnal tide level DTL0.76 ft
Mean tide level MTL0.82 ft
Mean sea level MSL0.82 ft
Mean low water MLW0.31 ft
Mean lower low water MLLW0.00 ft
NAVD88 (land survey datum) NAVD88-2.63 ft
Highest water measured September 17, 202210.25 ft
Lowest water measured October 13, 2024-7.89 ft
Highest astronomical tide2.16 ft
Lowest astronomical tide-0.71 ft

Mean range of tide 1.03 ft; great diurnal range 1.53 ft.

What this means

Heights are feet above mean lower low water (MLLW): the average of the lower of each day’s two low tides over NOAA’s 19-year tidal epoch, and the zero of US tide tables and nautical charts. A low tide below that average is printed as a negative height.

Predictions are astronomical. They account for the moon and the sun, not the weather: onshore wind, low air pressure and high river flow hold the water above the prediction, offshore wind and high pressure hold it below. The water level above measures the difference.

Spring tides, the largest ranges of the month, follow the new and full moon by a day or two. Neap tides, the smallest, follow the quarter moons.

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Sources

Tide predictions and water levels from NOAA’s Center for Operational Oceanographic Products and Services (CO-OPS). Coastal flood, storm surge and high surf products from the National Weather Service. Station 9468756: original at NOAA.