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Drift River Terminal tide times

Alaska · NOAA station 9455741 · times in local time
Tuesday, October 27: high tide 5:29 AM (20.0 ft) and 5:13 PM (22.3 ft); low tide 11:37 AM (1.9 ft).
next high tide
5:29 AM
20.0 ft
next low tide
11:37 AM
1.9 ft
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Tide chart — today, Tue, Oct 27

Heights in feet above Mean Lower Low Water (MLLW). Dots are NOAA's predicted highs and lows; the line between them is our interpolation. Shaded: night.

TideTimeHeight
High tide5:29 AM20.01 ft
Low tide11:37 AM1.87 ft
High tide5:13 PM22.32 ft

Drift River Terminal tide table — next 7 days

DayHigh tidesLow tides
Today
Tue, Oct 27		5:29 AM 20.0 ft5:13 PM 22.3 ft11:37 AM 1.9 ft
Tomorrow
Wed, Oct 28		6:13 AM 19.7 ft5:52 PM 22.0 ft12:10 AM -4.7 ft12:18 PM 2.8 ft
Thu, Oct 297:00 AM 18.8 ft6:35 PM 21.1 ft12:53 AM -4.2 ft1:01 PM 4.1 ft
Fri, Oct 307:53 AM 17.6 ft7:24 PM 19.6 ft1:41 AM -2.8 ft1:50 PM 5.6 ft
Sat, Oct 318:55 AM 16.3 ft8:24 PM 17.8 ft2:35 AM -0.9 ft2:50 PM 7.1 ft
Sun, Nov 19:09 AM 15.5 ft8:42 PM 16.1 ft2:40 AM 1.1 ft3:06 PM 8.1 ft
Mon, Nov 210:29 AM 15.6 ft10:17 PM 15.2 ft3:56 AM 2.5 ft4:38 PM 7.8 ft

The year at Drift River Terminal

Highest tide, next 12 months22.6 ft on January 23, 2027 at 4:32 PM
Lowest tide, next 12 months-6.4 ft on July 5, 2027 at 12:15 PM
Minus tides (below 0 ft)181 days in the next 12 months
Tide patternTwo high and two low tides a day
Typical daily range18.2 ft (30-day average)
StationNOAA 9455741 · subordinate station · 60.555, -152.133

Drift River Terminal is a subordinate station: NOAA computes its tides from Seldovia, Kachemak Bay with fixed time and height corrections.

Moving water at dawn and dusk —

The current runs fastest roughly halfway between a high and a low tide. Many anglers prefer those hours when they fall near sunrise or sunset. This is a rule of thumb, not a fishing forecast.

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Questions about Drift River Terminal tides

What time is high tide at Drift River Terminal today?

On Tuesday, October 27, high tide at Drift River Terminal is at 5:29 AM (20.0 ft) and 5:13 PM (22.3 ft); low tide is at 11:37 AM (1.9 ft) (AKDT, heights above MLLW). The table above lists the next 7 days.

When are the highest tides of the year at Drift River Terminal?

The highest predicted tide in the next 12 months is 22.6 ft on January 23, 2027 at 4:32 PM. The largest tides fall a day or two after a full or new moon, especially when the Moon is closest to Earth.

Are there minus tides at Drift River Terminal?

Yes — on 181 days in the next 12 months the low tide drops below 0 ft (MLLW). The lowest is -6.4 ft on July 5, 2027 at 12:15 PM. Minus tides expose the most shoreline, which is why tide-poolers look for them.

What time zone are these tide times in?

Station local time (AKDT at the time this page was built), with daylight saving time applied where the area observes it — the same convention as NOAA's own tide tables.

Where does this tide data come from?

From NOAA CO-OPS, the U.S. government tide station network (tidesandcurrents.noaa.gov); the predictions are public domain. Drift River Terminal is a subordinate station: NOAA derives its times and heights from the reference station Seldovia, Kachemak Bay with fixed corrections. The curve between highs and lows is our interpolation. This page is not for navigation.