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Japanese Bay tide chart

Alaska · NOAA station 9457634 · times in local time (AKDT)

Tides today, Sunday, October 11

12 AM6 AM12 PM6 PM2:43 AM · 8.3 ft8:33 AM · 1.3 ft2:32 PM · 9.2 ft9:03 PM · -0.7 ft9.1 ft
  • High 2:43 AM 8.3 ft
  • Low 8:33 AM 1.3 ft
  • High 2:32 PM 9.2 ft
  • Low 9:03 PM -0.7 ft

Sunrise 8:40 AM · Sunset 7:24 PM · New moon (0%)

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Hour by hour at Japanese Bay
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    Tide times this week

    DayHigh and low tidesSunrise / sunsetMoon
    Sun Oct 11H 2:43 AM 8.3 ftL 8:33 AM 1.3 ftH 2:32 PM 9.2 ftL 9:03 PM -0.7 ft8:40 AM / 7:24 PMNew moon (0%)
    Mon Oct 12H 3:20 AM 8.1 ftL 9:04 AM 1.9 ftH 3:01 PM 9.1 ftL 9:37 PM -0.5 ft8:42 AM / 7:21 PMNew moon (2%)
    Tue Oct 13H 3:58 AM 7.8 ftL 9:35 AM 2.4 ftH 3:30 PM 8.8 ftL 10:12 PM -0.2 ft8:44 AM / 7:19 PMWaxing crescent (7%)
    Wed Oct 14H 4:36 AM 7.3 ftL 10:05 AM 3.0 ftH 4:00 PM 8.5 ftL 10:49 PM 0.3 ft8:46 AM / 7:16 PMWaxing crescent (13%)
    Thu Oct 15H 5:18 AM 6.8 ftL 10:37 AM 3.5 ftH 4:33 PM 8.0 ftL 11:31 PM 0.8 ft8:49 AM / 7:13 PMWaxing crescent (21%)
    Fri Oct 16H 6:05 AM 6.3 ftL 11:12 AM 4.0 ftH 5:11 PM 7.4 ft8:51 AM / 7:11 PMWaxing crescent (30%)
    Sat Oct 17L 12:20 AM 1.4 ftH 7:04 AM 5.8 ftL 12:00 PM 4.4 ftH 5:58 PM 6.8 ft8:53 AM / 7:08 PMFirst quarter (40%)

    Best fishing times at Japanese Bay

    The bite score (0 to 100) adds up what anglers watch most: moving water (a tide running harder than usual here scores higher), solunar periods (major periods of about two hours centred on the moon overhead or underfoot, minor periods of about an hour on moonrise and moonset), dawn and dusk light, and how close it is to the new or full moon. Best times are the stretches of the day scoring near that day's top.

    DayBite scoreBest timesMajor periodsMinor periods
    Sun Oct 1182 · Excellent6:00 PM–8:00 PM1:36 AM–3:36 AM, 1:59 PM–3:59 PM10:12 AM–11:12 AM, 6:33 PM–7:33 PM
    Mon Oct 1275 · Excellent7:00 PM–8:00 PM2:22 AM–4:22 AM, 2:46 PM–4:46 PM11:38 AM–12:38 PM, 6:43 PM–7:43 PM
    Tue Oct 1367 · Good7:00 PM–8:00 PM3:10 AM–5:10 AM, 3:35 PM–5:35 PM1:02 PM–2:02 PM, 6:59 PM–7:59 PM
    Wed Oct 1458 · Good5:00 PM–8:00 PM3:59 AM–5:59 AM, 4:25 PM–6:25 PM2:19 PM–3:19 PM, 7:26 PM–8:26 PM
    Thu Oct 1546 · Fair6:00 PM–7:00 PM4:50 AM–6:50 AM, 5:15 PM–7:15 PM3:21 PM–4:21 PM, 8:11 PM–9:11 PM
    Fri Oct 1640 · Fair7:00 PM–8:00 PM5:41 AM–7:41 AM, 6:06 PM–8:06 PM4:02 PM–5:02 PM, 9:14 PM–10:14 PM
    Sat Oct 1735 · Fair7:00 PM–8:00 PM6:31 AM–8:31 AM, 6:55 PM–8:55 PM4:28 PM–5:28 PM, 10:31 PM–11:31 PM

    A planning aid, not a guarantee. Wind, water clarity, bait and pressure changes matter too; the forecast above adds live wind and pressure when you open the page.

    Best daylight low tides in the next two weeks

    The lowest water that falls between sunrise and sunset, for tide pooling and beachcombing.

    1. 0.7 ft at 6:45 PM on Friday, October 23
    2. 1.7 ft at 6:06 PM on Thursday, October 22
    3. 1.9 ft at 9:04 AM on Monday, October 12
    4. 2.4 ft at 9:35 AM on Tuesday, October 13
    5. 2.7 ft at 5:24 PM on Wednesday, October 21
    6. 3.0 ft at 10:05 AM on Wednesday, October 14

    Tide table: October 11 to November 10, 2026

    Full 2026 tide table Full 2027 tide table

    DayHigh and low tidesSunrise / sunset
    Sun Oct 11H 2:43 AM 8.3 ftL 8:33 AM 1.3 ftH 2:32 PM 9.2 ftL 9:03 PM -0.7 ft8:40 AM / 7:24 PM
    Mon Oct 12H 3:20 AM 8.1 ftL 9:04 AM 1.9 ftH 3:01 PM 9.1 ftL 9:37 PM -0.5 ft8:42 AM / 7:21 PM
    Tue Oct 13H 3:58 AM 7.8 ftL 9:35 AM 2.4 ftH 3:30 PM 8.8 ftL 10:12 PM -0.2 ft8:44 AM / 7:19 PM
    Wed Oct 14H 4:36 AM 7.3 ftL 10:05 AM 3.0 ftH 4:00 PM 8.5 ftL 10:49 PM 0.3 ft8:46 AM / 7:16 PM
    Thu Oct 15H 5:18 AM 6.8 ftL 10:37 AM 3.5 ftH 4:33 PM 8.0 ftL 11:31 PM 0.8 ft8:49 AM / 7:13 PM
    Fri Oct 16H 6:05 AM 6.3 ftL 11:12 AM 4.0 ftH 5:11 PM 7.4 ft8:51 AM / 7:11 PM
    Sat Oct 17L 12:20 AM 1.4 ftH 7:04 AM 5.8 ftL 12:00 PM 4.4 ftH 5:58 PM 6.8 ft8:53 AM / 7:08 PM
    Sun Oct 18L 1:23 AM 1.8 ftH 8:27 AM 5.6 ftL 1:23 PM 4.6 ftH 7:06 PM 6.3 ft8:55 AM / 7:06 PM
    Mon Oct 19L 2:43 AM 2.0 ftH 9:56 AM 5.8 ftL 3:19 PM 4.3 ftH 8:42 PM 6.0 ft8:57 AM / 7:03 PM
    Tue Oct 20L 3:54 AM 1.9 ftH 10:49 AM 6.2 ftL 4:33 PM 3.6 ftH 10:12 PM 6.2 ft8:59 AM / 7:01 PM
    Wed Oct 21L 4:48 AM 1.7 ftH 11:25 AM 6.8 ftL 5:24 PM 2.7 ftH 11:17 PM 6.6 ft9:02 AM / 6:58 PM
    Thu Oct 22L 5:32 AM 1.5 ftH 11:55 AM 7.4 ftL 6:06 PM 1.7 ft9:04 AM / 6:56 PM
    Fri Oct 23H 12:09 AM 7.2 ftL 6:12 AM 1.4 ftH 12:25 PM 8.1 ftL 6:45 PM 0.7 ft9:06 AM / 6:53 PM
    Sat Oct 24H 12:55 AM 7.7 ftL 6:50 AM 1.4 ftH 12:55 PM 8.7 ftL 7:23 PM -0.2 ft9:08 AM / 6:51 PM
    Sun Oct 25H 1:38 AM 8.2 ftL 7:26 AM 1.5 ftH 1:27 PM 9.3 ftL 8:01 PM -1.0 ft9:10 AM / 6:48 PM
    Mon Oct 26H 2:20 AM 8.4 ftL 8:03 AM 1.7 ftH 2:00 PM 9.7 ftL 8:40 PM -1.5 ft9:13 AM / 6:46 PM
    Tue Oct 27H 3:03 AM 8.4 ftL 8:40 AM 2.0 ftH 2:36 PM 9.9 ftL 9:22 PM -1.7 ft9:15 AM / 6:44 PM
    Wed Oct 28H 3:48 AM 8.2 ftL 9:19 AM 2.4 ftH 3:15 PM 9.9 ftL 10:07 PM -1.5 ft9:17 AM / 6:41 PM
    Thu Oct 29H 4:38 AM 7.8 ftL 10:01 AM 2.9 ftH 3:58 PM 9.5 ftL 10:57 PM -1.1 ft9:19 AM / 6:39 PM
    Fri Oct 30H 5:34 AM 7.3 ftL 10:50 AM 3.3 ftH 4:49 PM 8.9 ftL 11:53 PM -0.5 ft9:21 AM / 6:37 PM
    Sat Oct 31H 6:36 AM 6.8 ftL 11:52 AM 3.7 ftH 5:49 PM 8.1 ft9:24 AM / 6:34 PM
    Sun Nov 1L 12:58 AM 0.2 ftH 6:49 AM 6.6 ftL 12:15 PM 3.8 ftH 6:03 PM 7.3 ft8:26 AM / 5:32 PM
    Mon Nov 2L 1:12 AM 0.7 ftH 8:09 AM 6.7 ftL 1:56 PM 3.5 ftH 7:37 PM 6.7 ft8:28 AM / 5:30 PM
    Tue Nov 3L 2:28 AM 1.1 ftH 9:15 AM 7.1 ftL 3:21 PM 2.7 ftH 9:11 PM 6.6 ft8:30 AM / 5:28 PM
    Wed Nov 4L 3:32 AM 1.3 ftH 10:05 AM 7.7 ftL 4:23 PM 1.7 ftH 10:26 PM 6.9 ft8:33 AM / 5:25 PM
    Thu Nov 5L 4:25 AM 1.5 ftH 10:46 AM 8.2 ftL 5:13 PM 0.8 ftH 11:25 PM 7.2 ft8:35 AM / 5:23 PM
    Fri Nov 6L 5:11 AM 1.7 ftH 11:23 AM 8.6 ftL 5:56 PM 0.1 ft8:37 AM / 5:21 PM
    Sat Nov 7H 12:13 AM 7.5 ftL 5:52 AM 2.0 ftH 11:56 AM 8.9 ftL 6:34 PM -0.4 ft8:39 AM / 5:19 PM
    Sun Nov 8H 12:55 AM 7.8 ftL 6:30 AM 2.3 ftH 12:27 PM 9.1 ftL 7:09 PM -0.6 ft8:42 AM / 5:17 PM
    Mon Nov 9H 1:32 AM 7.9 ftL 7:04 AM 2.6 ftH 12:58 PM 9.2 ftL 7:42 PM -0.6 ft8:44 AM / 5:15 PM
    Tue Nov 10H 2:08 AM 7.8 ftL 7:37 AM 3.0 ftH 1:28 PM 9.1 ftL 8:16 PM -0.5 ft8:46 AM / 5:13 PM

    Heights are in feet above mean lower low water (MLLW), the zero line on most US nautical charts. A minus height means the water drops below that line.

    Fish in the waters around Japanese Bay

    40 kinds of fish, sharks and rays have been recorded within 15 km (about 9 miles) of this spot, most often Capelin, Pacific Sand Lance, Walleye Pollock. The bar shows how many records each has.

    • Capelin Mallotus villosusSalt water · 38 records
    • Pacific Sand Lance Ammodytes hexapterusSalt water · 25 records
    • Walleye Pollock Gadus chalcogrammusSalt water · 20 records
    • Pacific Cod Gadus macrocephalusSalt water · 18 records
    • Kelp Greenling Hexagrammos decagrammusSalt water · 14 records
    • Yellowfin Sole Limanda asperaSalt water · 14 records
    • Arrowtooth Flounder Atheresthes stomiasSalt water · 12 records
    • Flathead Sole Hippoglossoides elassodonSalt water · 12 records
    • Whitespotted Greenling Hexagrammos stelleriSalt water · 11 records
    • Daubed Shanny Leptoclinus maculatusSalt water · 11 records
    • Butter Sole Isopsetta isolepisSalt water · 11 records
    • Sablefish Anoplopoma fimbriaSalt water · 10 records
    • Pacific Halibut Hippoglossus stenolepisSalt water · 10 records
    • Sand Sole Psettichthys melanostictusSalt water · 9 records
    • Chum Salmon Oncorhynchus ketaSalt water · 9 records
    • Great Sculpin Myoxocephalus polyacanthocephalusSalt water · 8 records
    • Masked Greenling Hexagrammos octogrammusSalt water · 8 records
    • King Salmon Oncorhynchus tshawytschaSalt water · 8 records
    • Rex Sole Glyptocephalus zachirusSalt water · 8 records
    • Starry Flounder Platichthys stellatusSalt water · 7 records
    • Sebastes variabilisSalt water · 6 records
    • Longsnout Prickleback Lumpenella longirostrisSalt water · 6 records
    • Alaska Plaice Pleuronectes quadrituberculatusSalt water · 6 records
    • Dover Sole Microstomus pacificusSalt water · 6 records
    • Thread Sculpin Gymnocanthus pistilligerSalt water · 5 records
    • Armorhead Sculpin Gymnocanthus galeatusSalt water · 5 records
    • Spinyhead Sculpin Dasycottus setigerSalt water · 5 records
    • English Sole Parophrys vetulusSalt water · 5 records
    • Snake Prickleback Lumpenus sagittaSalt water · 5 records
    • Rougheye Rockfish Sebastes aleutianusSalt water · 4 records
    • Pacific Ocean Perch Sebastes alutusSalt water · 4 records
    • Rock Greenling Hexagrammos lagocephalusSalt water · 4 records
    • Searcher Bathymaster signatusSalt water · 4 records
    • Stout Eelblenny Anisarchus mediusSalt water · 4 records
    • Pacific Herring Clupea pallasiiSalt water · 4 records
    • Northern Rock Sole Lepidopsetta polyxystraSalt water · 4 records
    • Rock Sole Lepidopsetta bilineataSalt water · 4 records
    • Pacific Staghorn Sculpin Leptocottus armatusSalt water · 3 records
    • Black Rockfish Sebastes melanopsSalt water · 3 records
    • Giant Wrymouth Cryptacanthodes giganteusSalt water · 3 records

    Records from GBIF datasets released under CC0 or CC BY 4.0 (museum collections, surveys and community sightings). It shows what has been found here, not a complete list. Check your state rules before keeping fish.

    About the tides at Japanese Bay

    Japanese Bay gets two high tides and two low tides almost every day, and the two highs are close in height. Over the next month the water typically rises or falls about 6.3 ft between a high and the next low.

    The biggest swings in this window come around Tuesday, October 27, when the day's range reaches 11.6 ft, and again around Monday, November 9 (9.8 ft). Those spring tides follow the new and full moon by a day or two. The calmest day is Monday, October 19, with only 4.1 ft between the day's highest and lowest water.

    The lowest tide of the month is -1.7 ft at 9:22 PM on Tuesday, October 27. There are 14 minus tides (lows below the chart's zero line) in this window: the best times for tide pools, clamming and walking the flats.

    The highest predicted tide is 9.9 ft at 2:36 PM on Tuesday, October 27. Onshore wind or a storm can push the real water level above that.

    This is a reference (harmonic) station: NOAA predicts its tides directly from years of measured water levels here, which makes it among the most reliable predictions on the coast.

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