Point Barrow tide chart
Alaska · near Utqiagvik (11 mi) · NOAA station 9495048 · times in local time (AKDT)
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Tides today, Sunday, October 11
- High 2:24 AM 0.3 ft
- Low 8:14 AM 0.1 ft
- High 2:13 PM 0.4 ft
- Low 8:54 PM 0.0 ft
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Sunrise 9:28 AM · Sunset 6:57 PM · New moon (0%)
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- 162.550 MHz WX1 KZZ53, Utqiagvik, AK (10 mi)
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VHF marine channels
- Ch 16 Distress, safety and calling
- Ch 9 Boater-to-boater calling
- Ch 22A Coast Guard safety broadcasts
- Ch 13 Bridge-to-bridge (big ships, drawbridges)
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Tide times this week
| Day | High and low tides | Sunrise / sunset | Moon |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sun Oct 11 | H 2:24 AM 0.3 ftL 8:14 AM 0.1 ftH 2:13 PM 0.4 ftL 8:54 PM 0.0 ft | 9:28 AM / 6:57 PM | New moon (0%) |
| Mon Oct 12 | H 3:03 AM 0.3 ftL 8:45 AM 0.1 ftH 2:42 PM 0.4 ftL 9:28 PM 0.0 ft | 9:33 AM / 6:52 PM | New moon (2%) |
| Tue Oct 13 | H 3:41 AM 0.3 ftL 9:15 AM 0.1 ftH 3:11 PM 0.4 ftL 10:03 PM 0.0 ft | 9:37 AM / 6:47 PM | Waxing crescent (7%) |
| Wed Oct 14 | H 4:19 AM 0.3 ftL 9:46 AM 0.1 ftH 3:41 PM 0.4 ftL 10:41 PM 0.0 ft | 9:42 AM / 6:42 PM | Waxing crescent (13%) |
| Thu Oct 15 | H 5:00 AM 0.3 ftL 10:18 AM 0.1 ftH 4:15 PM 0.3 ftL 11:23 PM 0.0 ft | 9:47 AM / 6:37 PM | Waxing crescent (21%) |
| Fri Oct 16 | H 5:48 AM 0.2 ftL 10:54 AM 0.2 ftH 4:54 PM 0.3 ft | 9:51 AM / 6:31 PM | Waxing crescent (30%) |
| Sat Oct 17 | L 12:12 AM 0.1 ftH 6:49 AM 0.2 ftL 11:40 AM 0.2 ftH 5:43 PM 0.3 ft | 9:56 AM / 6:26 PM | First quarter (40%) |
Best fishing times at Point Barrow
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 | 3:00 PM–5:00 PM, 6:00 PM–7:00 PM | 1:47 AM–3:47 AM, 2:10 PM–4:10 PM | 1:10 PM–2:10 PM, 3:49 PM–4:49 PM |
| Mon Oct 12 | 68 · Good | 4:00 PM–5:00 PM, 6:00 PM–7:00 PM | 2:33 AM–4:33 AM, 2:57 PM–4:57 PM | — |
| Tue Oct 13 | 66 · Good | 4:00 PM–7:00 PM | 3:21 AM–5:21 AM, 3:46 PM–5:46 PM | — |
| Wed Oct 14 | 62 · Good | 5:00 PM–7:00 PM | 4:10 AM–6:10 AM, 4:36 PM–6:36 PM | — |
| Thu Oct 15 | 47 · Fair | 6:00 PM–7:00 PM | 5:01 AM–7:01 AM, 5:27 PM–7:27 PM | — |
| Fri Oct 16 | 40 · Fair | 7:00 PM–8:00 PM | 5:52 AM–7:52 AM, 6:17 PM–8:17 PM | — |
| Sat Oct 17 | 27 · Slow | 6:42 AM–8:42 AM, 7:06 PM–9:06 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.
- 0.1 ft at 5:54 PM on Thursday, October 22
- 0.1 ft at 9:46 AM on Wednesday, October 14
- 0.1 ft at 5:10 PM on Wednesday, October 21
- 0.1 ft at 10:18 AM on Thursday, October 15
- 0.1 ft at 4:11 PM on Tuesday, October 20
- 0.2 ft at 10:54 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 | H 2:24 AM 0.3 ftL 8:14 AM 0.1 ftH 2:13 PM 0.4 ftL 8:54 PM 0.0 ft | 9:28 AM / 6:57 PM |
| Mon Oct 12 | H 3:03 AM 0.3 ftL 8:45 AM 0.1 ftH 2:42 PM 0.4 ftL 9:28 PM 0.0 ft | 9:33 AM / 6:52 PM |
| Tue Oct 13 | H 3:41 AM 0.3 ftL 9:15 AM 0.1 ftH 3:11 PM 0.4 ftL 10:03 PM 0.0 ft | 9:37 AM / 6:47 PM |
| Wed Oct 14 | H 4:19 AM 0.3 ftL 9:46 AM 0.1 ftH 3:41 PM 0.4 ftL 10:41 PM 0.0 ft | 9:42 AM / 6:42 PM |
| Thu Oct 15 | H 5:00 AM 0.3 ftL 10:18 AM 0.1 ftH 4:15 PM 0.3 ftL 11:23 PM 0.0 ft | 9:47 AM / 6:37 PM |
| Fri Oct 16 | H 5:48 AM 0.2 ftL 10:54 AM 0.2 ftH 4:54 PM 0.3 ft | 9:51 AM / 6:31 PM |
| Sat Oct 17 | L 12:12 AM 0.1 ftH 6:49 AM 0.2 ftL 11:40 AM 0.2 ftH 5:43 PM 0.3 ft | 9:56 AM / 6:26 PM |
| Sun Oct 18 | L 1:16 AM 0.1 ftH 8:20 AM 0.2 ftL 12:49 PM 0.2 ftH 6:50 PM 0.3 ft | 10:01 AM / 6:21 PM |
| Mon Oct 19 | L 2:36 AM 0.1 ftH 9:49 AM 0.2 ftL 2:33 PM 0.2 ftH 8:19 PM 0.3 ft | 10:06 AM / 6:16 PM |
| Tue Oct 20 | L 3:51 AM 0.1 ftH 10:37 AM 0.2 ftL 4:11 PM 0.1 ftH 9:45 PM 0.3 ft | 10:11 AM / 6:11 PM |
| Wed Oct 21 | L 4:42 AM 0.1 ftH 11:09 AM 0.3 ftL 5:10 PM 0.1 ftH 10:50 PM 0.3 ft | 10:16 AM / 6:06 PM |
| Thu Oct 22 | L 5:22 AM 0.1 ftH 11:38 AM 0.3 ftL 5:54 PM 0.1 ftH 11:44 PM 0.3 ft | 10:20 AM / 6:00 PM |
| Fri Oct 23 | L 5:58 AM 0.1 ftH 12:06 PM 0.3 ftL 6:34 PM 0.0 ft | 10:26 AM / 5:55 PM |
| Sat Oct 24 | H 12:32 AM 0.3 ftL 6:32 AM 0.1 ftH 12:36 PM 0.4 ftL 7:13 PM 0.0 ft | 10:31 AM / 5:50 PM |
| Sun Oct 25 | H 1:17 AM 0.3 ftL 7:08 AM 0.1 ftH 1:08 PM 0.4 ftL 7:52 PM 0.0 ft | 10:36 AM / 5:44 PM |
| Mon Oct 26 | H 2:01 AM 0.3 ftL 7:44 AM 0.1 ftH 1:42 PM 0.4 ftL 8:32 PM -0.1 ft | 10:41 AM / 5:39 PM |
| Tue Oct 27 | H 2:46 AM 0.3 ftL 8:22 AM 0.1 ftH 2:19 PM 0.4 ftL 9:15 PM -0.1 ft | 10:46 AM / 5:33 PM |
| Wed Oct 28 | H 3:32 AM 0.3 ftL 9:01 AM 0.1 ftH 2:59 PM 0.4 ftL 10:01 PM -0.1 ft | 10:52 AM / 5:28 PM |
| Thu Oct 29 | H 4:22 AM 0.3 ftL 9:43 AM 0.1 ftH 3:43 PM 0.4 ftL 10:51 PM 0.0 ft | 10:57 AM / 5:22 PM |
| Fri Oct 30 | H 5:17 AM 0.3 ftL 10:31 AM 0.1 ftH 4:33 PM 0.4 ftL 11:47 PM 0.0 ft | 11:03 AM / 5:17 PM |
| Sat Oct 31 | H 6:22 AM 0.3 ftL 11:30 AM 0.1 ftH 5:32 PM 0.4 ft | 11:08 AM / 5:11 PM |
| Sun Nov 1 | L 12:50 AM 0.0 ftH 6:37 AM 0.3 ftL 11:46 AM 0.2 ftH 5:44 PM 0.3 ft | 10:14 AM / 4:05 PM |
| Mon Nov 2 | L 1:03 AM 0.0 ftH 7:55 AM 0.3 ftL 1:26 PM 0.1 ftH 7:12 PM 0.3 ft | 10:20 AM / 3:59 PM |
| Tue Nov 3 | L 2:18 AM 0.0 ftH 8:59 AM 0.3 ftL 3:04 PM 0.1 ftH 8:42 PM 0.3 ft | 10:26 AM / 3:53 PM |
| Wed Nov 4 | L 3:20 AM 0.0 ftH 9:48 AM 0.3 ftL 4:12 PM 0.1 ftH 9:58 PM 0.3 ft | 10:32 AM / 3:47 PM |
| Thu Nov 5 | L 4:11 AM 0.1 ftH 10:28 AM 0.3 ftL 5:04 PM 0.0 ftH 10:59 PM 0.3 ft | 10:38 AM / 3:41 PM |
| Fri Nov 6 | L 4:54 AM 0.1 ftH 11:04 AM 0.4 ftL 5:49 PM 0.0 ftH 11:51 PM 0.3 ft | 10:45 AM / 3:35 PM |
| Sat Nov 7 | L 5:33 AM 0.1 ftH 11:37 AM 0.4 ftL 6:28 PM 0.0 ft | 10:51 AM / 3:28 PM |
| Sun Nov 8 | H 12:36 AM 0.3 ftL 6:09 AM 0.1 ftH 12:08 PM 0.4 ftL 7:03 PM 0.0 ft | 10:58 AM / 3:22 PM |
| Mon Nov 9 | H 1:17 AM 0.3 ftL 6:43 AM 0.1 ftH 12:38 PM 0.4 ftL 7:37 PM 0.0 ft | 11:05 AM / 3:15 PM |
| Tue Nov 10 | H 1:55 AM 0.3 ftL 7:15 AM 0.1 ftH 1:09 PM 0.4 ftL 8:10 PM 0.0 ft | 11:12 AM / 3:08 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.
Around Point Barrow
Boat ramps
- Niksiuraq Boat Launch 4.0 mi
- Boat ramp 5.9 mi
Distances from the tide station. Places from © OpenStreetMap contributors; links open in Google Maps.
Fish in the waters around Point Barrow
40 kinds of fish, sharks and rays have been recorded within 15 km (about 9 miles) of this spot, most often Polar Cod, Fourhorn Sculpin, Capelin. The bar shows how many records each has.
- Polar Cod Boreogadus saidaSalt water · 162 records
- Fourhorn Sculpin Myoxocephalus quadricornisSalt water · 160 records
- Capelin Mallotus villosusSalt water · 107 records
- Shorthorn Sculpin Myoxocephalus scorpiusSalt water · 99 records
- Slender Eelblenny Lumpenus fabriciiSalt water · 67 records
- Arctic Staghorn Sculpin Gymnocanthus tricuspisSalt water · 63 records
- Arctic Cisco Coregonus autumnalisSalt water · 47 records
- Pacific Sand Lance Ammodytes hexapterusSalt water · 43 records
- Least Cisco Coregonus sardinellaSalt water · 37 records
- Kelp Snailfish Liparis tunicatusSalt water · 30 records
- Canadian Eelpout Lycodes polarisSalt water · 29 records
- Yellowfin Sole Limanda asperaSalt water · 28 records
- Arctic Alligatorfish Aspidophoroides olrikiiSalt water · 22 records
- Hamecon Artediellus scaberSalt water · 21 records
- Polar Eelpout Lycodes turneriSalt water · 21 records
- Stout Eelblenny Anisarchus mediusSalt water · 18 records
- Saffron Cod Eleginus gracilisSalt water · 16 records
- Pacific Rainbow Smelt Osmerus dentexSalt water · 12 records
- Ninespine Stickleback Pungitius pungitiusSalt water · 12 records
- Arctic Sculpin Myoxocephalus scorpioidesSalt water · 10 records
- Arctic Shanny Stichaeus punctatusSalt water · 10 records
- Fish Doctor Gymnelus viridisSalt water · 7 records
- Pink Salmon Oncorhynchus gorbuschaSalt water · 7 records
- Walleye Pollock Gadus chalcogrammusSalt water · 6 records
- Bering Cisco Coregonus laurettaeSalt water · 5 records
- Smelt Osmerus eperlanusSalt water · 5 records
- Dolly Varden Salvelinus malmaSalt water · 5 records
- Pacific Herring Clupea pallasiiSalt water · 5 records
- Saddled Eelpout Lycodes mucosusSalt water · 5 records
- Whitespotted Greenling Hexagrammos stelleriSalt water · 4 records
- Broad Whitefish Coregonus nasusBrackish water · 4 records
- Belligerent Sculpin Megalocottus platycephalusSalt water · 4 records
- Wattled Eelpout Lycodes palearisSalt water · 4 records
- Thread Sculpin Gymnocanthus pistilligerSalt water · 3 records
- Armorhead Sculpin Gymnocanthus galeatusSalt water · 3 records
- Glacier Lanternfish Benthosema glacialeSalt water · 3 records
- Arctic Flounder Liopsetta glacialisSalt water · 3 records
- Arctic Charr Salvelinus alpinusSalt water · 3 records
- Polka-dot Snailfish Liparis gibbusSalt water · 3 records
- Chum Salmon Oncorhynchus ketaSalt 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 Point Barrow
Point Barrow gets two high tides and two low tides most days, but one high is clearly higher than the other (and one low clearly lower), which is called a mixed tide. Over the next month the water typically rises or falls about 0.3 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 0.5 ft, and again around Monday, November 9 (0.4 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 Monday, October 19, with only 0.2 ft between the day's highest and lowest water.
The lowest tide of the month is -0.1 ft at 9:15 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 0.4 ft at 2:19 PM on Tuesday, October 27. 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: 9495048
- Type: subordinate (adjusted from a reference station)
- Location: 71.3600, -156.3530
Reference station: Kodiak, Womens Bay.
Nearby tide stations
- Barrow Offshore 8 mi