Pikmiktalik River entrance tide chart
Alaska · NOAA station 9468011 · times in local time (AKDT)
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Tides today, Sunday, October 11
- Low 5:50 AM 1.0 ft
- High 10:53 AM 1.8 ft
- Low 4:37 PM 0.7 ft
- High 11:36 PM 3.0 ft
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Sunrise 9:27 AM · Sunset 7:48 PM · New moon (0%)
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Tide times this week
| Day | High and low tides | Sunrise / sunset | Moon |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sun Oct 11 | L 5:50 AM 1.0 ftH 10:53 AM 1.8 ftL 4:37 PM 0.7 ftH 11:36 PM 3.0 ft | 9:27 AM / 7:48 PM | New moon (0%) |
| Mon Oct 12 | L 7:06 AM 0.8 ftH 12:01 PM 1.4 ftL 4:37 PM 0.8 ft | 9:30 AM / 7:44 PM | New moon (2%) |
| Tue Oct 13 | H 12:00 AM 3.3 ftL 8:13 AM 0.5 ftH 1:23 PM 1.1 ftL 4:32 PM 0.9 ft | 9:33 AM / 7:41 PM | Waxing crescent (7%) |
| Wed Oct 14 | H 12:24 AM 3.5 ftL 9:18 AM 0.3 ft | 9:36 AM / 7:38 PM | Waxing crescent (13%) |
| Thu Oct 15 | H 12:49 AM 3.6 ftL 10:27 AM 0.2 ft | 9:39 AM / 7:34 PM | Waxing crescent (21%) |
| Fri Oct 16 | H 1:18 AM 3.6 ftL 11:42 AM 0.1 ft | 9:42 AM / 7:31 PM | Waxing crescent (30%) |
| Sat Oct 17 | H 1:51 AM 3.6 ftL 12:54 PM 0.1 ft | 9:45 AM / 7:28 PM | First quarter (40%) |
Best fishing times at Pikmiktalik River entrance
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.
| Day | Bite score | Best times | Major periods | Minor periods |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun Oct 11 | 79 · Excellent | 7:00 PM–8:00 PM, 3:00 AM–4:00 AM | 2:13 AM–4:13 AM, 2:36 PM–4:36 PM | 11:29 AM–12:29 PM, 6:27 PM–7:27 PM |
| Mon Oct 12 | 74 · Good | 3:00 AM–5:00 AM, 7:00 PM–8:00 PM | 2:59 AM–4:59 AM, 3:23 PM–5:23 PM | 1:18 PM–2:18 PM, 6:15 PM–7:15 PM |
| Tue Oct 13 | 66 · Good | 4:00 AM–5:00 AM | 3:47 AM–5:47 AM, 4:11 PM–6:11 PM | 3:18 PM–4:18 PM, 5:56 PM–6:56 PM |
| Wed Oct 14 | 63 · Good | 5:00 AM–6:00 AM | 4:36 AM–6:36 AM, 5:02 PM–7:02 PM | — |
| Thu Oct 15 | 65 · Good | 6:00 AM–7:00 AM, 6:00 PM–8:00 PM | 5:27 AM–7:27 AM, 5:52 PM–7:52 PM | — |
| Fri Oct 16 | 66 · Good | 7:00 PM–8:00 PM | 6:18 AM–8:18 AM, 6:43 PM–8:43 PM | — |
| Sat Oct 17 | 66 · Good | 8:00 PM–9:00 PM, 8:00 AM–9:00 AM | 7:08 AM–9:08 AM, 7:32 PM–9:32 PM | 6:37 PM–7:37 PM, 9:37 PM–10:37 PM |
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Best daylight low tides in the next two weeks
The lowest water that falls between sunrise and sunset, for tide pooling and beachcombing.
- 0.0 ft at 2:35 PM on Monday, October 19
- 0.0 ft at 1:53 PM on Sunday, October 18
- 0.0 ft at 3:01 PM on Tuesday, October 20
- 0.1 ft at 12:54 PM on Saturday, October 17
- 0.1 ft at 3:15 PM on Wednesday, October 21
- 0.1 ft at 11:42 AM on Friday, October 16
Tide table: October 11 to November 10, 2026
Full 2026 tide table Full 2027 tide table
| Day | High and low tides | Sunrise / sunset |
|---|---|---|
| Sun Oct 11 | L 5:50 AM 1.0 ftH 10:53 AM 1.8 ftL 4:37 PM 0.7 ftH 11:36 PM 3.0 ft | 9:27 AM / 7:48 PM |
| Mon Oct 12 | L 7:06 AM 0.8 ftH 12:01 PM 1.4 ftL 4:37 PM 0.8 ft | 9:30 AM / 7:44 PM |
| Tue Oct 13 | H 12:00 AM 3.3 ftL 8:13 AM 0.5 ftH 1:23 PM 1.1 ftL 4:32 PM 0.9 ft | 9:33 AM / 7:41 PM |
| Wed Oct 14 | H 12:24 AM 3.5 ftL 9:18 AM 0.3 ft | 9:36 AM / 7:38 PM |
| Thu Oct 15 | H 12:49 AM 3.6 ftL 10:27 AM 0.2 ft | 9:39 AM / 7:34 PM |
| Fri Oct 16 | H 1:18 AM 3.6 ftL 11:42 AM 0.1 ft | 9:42 AM / 7:31 PM |
| Sat Oct 17 | H 1:51 AM 3.6 ftL 12:54 PM 0.1 ft | 9:45 AM / 7:28 PM |
| Sun Oct 18 | H 2:29 AM 3.5 ftL 1:53 PM 0.0 ft | 9:48 AM / 7:24 PM |
| Mon Oct 19 | H 3:10 AM 3.4 ftL 2:35 PM 0.0 ft | 9:51 AM / 7:21 PM |
| Tue Oct 20 | H 3:54 AM 3.2 ftL 3:01 PM 0.0 ft | 9:54 AM / 7:18 PM |
| Wed Oct 21 | H 4:41 AM 2.9 ftL 3:15 PM 0.1 ft | 9:56 AM / 7:15 PM |
| Thu Oct 22 | H 5:31 AM 2.6 ftL 3:20 PM 0.2 ft | 9:59 AM / 7:11 PM |
| Fri Oct 23 | H 6:30 AM 2.2 ftL 3:16 PM 0.4 ftH 10:36 PM 2.0 ft | 10:02 AM / 7:08 PM |
| Sat Oct 24 | L 3:43 AM 1.6 ftH 7:44 AM 1.8 ftL 3:04 PM 0.6 ftH 10:23 PM 2.4 ft | 10:05 AM / 7:05 PM |
| Sun Oct 25 | L 5:21 AM 1.1 ftH 9:08 AM 1.4 ftL 2:51 PM 0.7 ftH 10:25 PM 2.8 ft | 10:08 AM / 7:02 PM |
| Mon Oct 26 | L 6:24 AM 0.7 ftH 10:35 AM 1.0 ftL 2:42 PM 0.7 ftH 10:41 PM 3.2 ft | 10:11 AM / 6:58 PM |
| Tue Oct 27 | L 7:15 AM 0.3 ftH 12:12 PM 0.7 ftL 2:27 PM 0.7 ftH 11:08 PM 3.6 ft | 10:14 AM / 6:55 PM |
| Wed Oct 28 | L 8:07 AM 0.0 ftH 11:44 PM 3.9 ft | 10:17 AM / 6:52 PM |
| Thu Oct 29 | L 9:05 AM -0.1 ft | 10:20 AM / 6:49 PM |
| Fri Oct 30 | H 12:28 AM 4.0 ftL 10:12 AM -0.1 ft | 10:24 AM / 6:46 PM |
| Sat Oct 31 | H 1:17 AM 4.0 ftL 11:22 AM -0.1 ft | 10:27 AM / 6:43 PM |
| Sun Nov 1 | H 1:11 AM 3.9 ftL 11:21 AM -0.1 ft | 9:30 AM / 5:40 PM |
| Mon Nov 2 | H 2:08 AM 3.6 ftL 12:05 PM -0.1 ft | 9:33 AM / 5:36 PM |
| Tue Nov 3 | H 3:07 AM 3.3 ftL 12:36 PM 0.0 ft | 9:36 AM / 5:33 PM |
| Wed Nov 4 | H 4:08 AM 2.9 ftL 12:59 PM 0.1 ftH 7:37 PM 1.5 ftL 10:57 PM 1.3 ft | 9:39 AM / 5:30 PM |
| Thu Nov 5 | H 5:14 AM 2.4 ftL 1:17 PM 0.1 ftH 8:00 PM 2.0 ft | 9:42 AM / 5:27 PM |
| Fri Nov 6 | L 1:15 AM 1.2 ftH 6:25 AM 1.9 ftL 1:30 PM 0.2 ftH 8:27 PM 2.5 ft | 9:45 AM / 5:24 PM |
| Sat Nov 7 | L 3:09 AM 0.9 ftH 7:43 AM 1.4 ftL 1:36 PM 0.4 ftH 8:53 PM 2.9 ft | 9:48 AM / 5:21 PM |
| Sun Nov 8 | L 4:37 AM 0.6 ftH 9:04 AM 1.0 ftL 1:37 PM 0.5 ftH 9:16 PM 3.2 ft | 9:51 AM / 5:19 PM |
| Mon Nov 9 | L 5:45 AM 0.2 ftH 10:36 AM 0.7 ftL 1:28 PM 0.6 ftH 9:39 PM 3.4 ft | 9:54 AM / 5:16 PM |
| Tue Nov 10 | L 6:44 AM 0.0 ftH 10:01 PM 3.5 ft | 9:57 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 Pikmiktalik River entrance
37 kinds of fish, sharks and rays have been recorded within 40 km (about 25 miles) of this spot, most often Plain Sculpin, Rainbow Smelt, Whitespotted Greenling. The bar shows how many records each has.
- Plain Sculpin Myoxocephalus jaokSalt water · 19 records
- Rainbow Smelt Osmerus mordaxSalt water · 13 records
- Whitespotted Greenling Hexagrammos stelleriSalt water · 11 records
- Bering Wolffish Anarhichas orientalisSalt water · 10 records
- Starry Flounder Platichthys stellatusSalt water · 8 records
- Ninespine Stickleback Pungitius pungitiusSalt water · 7 records
- Arctic Flounder Liopsetta glacialisSalt water · 6 records
- Polar Cod Boreogadus saidaSalt water · 5 records
- Arctic Shanny Stichaeus punctatusSalt water · 5 records
- Chum Salmon Oncorhynchus ketaSalt water · 5 records
- Coho Salmon Oncorhynchus kisutchSalt water · 5 records
- Fourhorn Sculpin Myoxocephalus quadricornisSalt water · 4 records
- Lake Whitefish Coregonus clupeaformisBrackish water · 4 records
- Dolly Varden Salvelinus malmaSalt water · 3 records
- Pacific Herring Clupea pallasiiSalt water · 3 records
- Longnose Sucker Catostomus catostomusBrackish water · 3 records
- Pink Salmon Oncorhynchus gorbuschaSalt water · 3 records
- Sockeye Salmon Oncorhynchus nerkaSalt water · 3 records
- Polar Eelpout Lycodes turneriSalt water · 3 records
- Brightbelly Sculpin Microcottus sellarisSalt water · 2 records
- Least Cisco Coregonus sardinellaSalt water · 2 records
- Humpback Whitefish Coregonus pidschianSalt water · 2 records
- Broad Whitefish Coregonus nasusBrackish water · 2 records
- Inconnu Stenodus leucichthysSalt water · 2 records
- Stone Cockscomb Alectrias alectrolophusSalt water · 2 records
- Black Prickleback Xiphister atropurpureusSalt water · 2 records
- Decorated Warbonnet Chirolophis decoratusSalt water · 2 records
- Pond Smelt Hypomesus olidusSalt water · 2 records
- Belligerent Sculpin Megalocottus platycephalusSalt water · 2 records
- King Salmon Oncorhynchus tshawytschaSalt water · 2 records
- Shorthorn Sculpin Myoxocephalus scorpiusSalt water · 1 record
- Red Irish Lord Hemilepidotus hemilepidotusSalt water · 1 record
- Slimy Sculpin Cottus cognatusBrackish water · 1 record
- Arctic Cisco Coregonus autumnalisSalt water · 1 record
- Decorated Warbonnet Soldatovia polyactocephalaSalt water · 1 record
- Flathead Sole Hippoglossoides elassodonSalt water · 1 record
- Burbot Lota lotaBrackish water · 1 record
Fresh water nearby · 3 species
Rivers, creeks and ponds within 40 km, not the tidal water itself.
- Alaska Blackfish Dallia pectoralisFresh water · 5 records
- Arctic Grayling Thymallus arcticusFresh water · 2 records
- Trout-perch Percopsis omiscomaycusFresh water · 1 record
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 Pikmiktalik River entrance
Pikmiktalik River entrance gets usually just one high tide and one low tide a day. Over the next month the water typically rises or falls about 2.2 ft between a high and the next low.
The biggest swings in this window come around Friday, October 30, when the day's range reaches 4.1 ft, and again around Tuesday, November 10 (3.5 ft). Here the biggest ranges depend on the moon's phase and on how far north or south of the equator it is, so they don't always line up with the new and full moon. The calmest day is Friday, October 23, with only 1.8 ft between the day's highest and lowest water.
The lowest tide of the month is -0.1 ft at 10:12 AM on Friday, October 30. There are 6 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 4.0 ft at 12:28 AM on Friday, October 30. Onshore wind or a storm can push the real water level above that.
This is a subordinate station: NOAA calculates its times and heights by adjusting a nearby reference station, so expect them to be a few minutes or a few tenths of a foot off on any given day.
Station details
- NOAA station ID: 9468011
- Type: subordinate (adjusted from a reference station)
- Location: 63.2800, -162.6020
Reference station: Unalakleet.
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