Russell Fiord tide chart
Alaska · NOAA station 9453178 · times in local time (AKDT)
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Tides today, Sunday, October 11
- High 3:59 AM 6.3 ft
- Low 9:50 AM 1.5 ft
- High 3:52 PM 7.8 ft
- Low 10:38 PM -0.2 ft
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Sunrise 7:48 AM · Sunset 6:22 PM · New moon (0%)
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Tide times this week
| Day | High and low tides | Sunrise / sunset | Moon |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sun Oct 11 | H 3:59 AM 6.3 ftL 9:50 AM 1.5 ftH 3:52 PM 7.8 ftL 10:38 PM -0.2 ft | 7:48 AM / 6:22 PM | New moon (0%) |
| Mon Oct 12 | H 4:40 AM 6.1 ftL 10:24 AM 1.8 ftH 4:25 PM 7.9 ftL 11:16 PM -0.2 ft | 7:50 AM / 6:19 PM | New moon (2%) |
| Tue Oct 13 | H 5:20 AM 5.9 ftL 10:57 AM 2.1 ftH 5:00 PM 7.8 ftL 11:55 PM -0.1 ft | 7:53 AM / 6:16 PM | Waxing crescent (7%) |
| Wed Oct 14 | H 6:00 AM 5.6 ftL 11:29 AM 2.4 ftH 5:34 PM 7.6 ft | 7:55 AM / 6:13 PM | Waxing crescent (13%) |
| Thu Oct 15 | L 12:35 AM 0.2 ftH 6:42 AM 5.2 ftL 11:59 AM 2.7 ftH 6:11 PM 7.3 ft | 7:57 AM / 6:10 PM | Waxing crescent (21%) |
| Fri Oct 16 | L 1:19 AM 0.7 ftH 7:28 AM 4.9 ftL 12:31 PM 3.0 ftH 6:52 PM 6.9 ft | 8:00 AM / 6:07 PM | Waxing crescent (30%) |
| Sat Oct 17 | L 2:11 AM 1.1 ftH 8:24 AM 4.6 ftL 1:09 PM 3.4 ftH 7:41 PM 6.5 ft | 8:02 AM / 6:04 PM | First quarter (40%) |
Best fishing times at Russell Fiord
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 | 97 · Excellent | 1:00 AM–2:00 AM, 1:00 PM–2:00 PM | 12:37 AM–2:37 AM, 1:00 PM–3:00 PM | 9:27 AM–10:27 AM, 5:19 PM–6:19 PM |
| Mon Oct 12 | 86 · Excellent | 2:00 AM–3:00 AM, 2:00 PM–3:00 PM | 1:23 AM–3:23 AM, 1:47 PM–3:47 PM | 11:01 AM–12:01 PM, 5:21 PM–6:21 PM |
| Tue Oct 13 | 71 · Good | 2:00 AM–4:00 AM, 3:00 PM–4:00 PM | 2:11 AM–4:11 AM, 2:35 PM–4:35 PM | 12:35 PM–1:35 PM, 5:28 PM–6:28 PM |
| Wed Oct 14 | 56 · Good | 3:00 AM–5:00 AM, 4:00 PM–5:00 PM | 3:00 AM–5:00 AM, 3:25 PM–5:25 PM | 2:03 PM–3:03 PM, 5:44 PM–6:44 PM |
| Thu Oct 15 | 43 · Fair | 5:00 PM–6:00 PM, 4:00 AM–5:00 AM | 3:51 AM–5:51 AM, 4:16 PM–6:16 PM | 3:11 PM–4:11 PM, 6:22 PM–7:22 PM |
| Fri Oct 16 | 44 · Fair | 5:00 PM–7:00 PM, 5:00 AM–6:00 AM | 4:42 AM–6:42 AM, 5:07 PM–7:07 PM | 3:48 PM–4:48 PM, 7:30 PM–8:30 PM |
| Sat Oct 17 | 38 · Fair | 6:00 PM–7:00 PM, 6:00 AM–7:00 AM | 5:32 AM–7:32 AM, 5:56 PM–7:56 PM | 4:04 PM–5:04 PM, 8:57 PM–9:57 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.
- 1.5 ft at 9:50 AM on Sunday, October 11
- 1.8 ft at 10:24 AM on Monday, October 12
- 2.1 ft at 10:57 AM on Tuesday, October 13
- 2.4 ft at 11:29 AM on Wednesday, October 14
- 2.7 ft at 11:59 AM on Thursday, October 15
- 3.0 ft at 12:31 PM 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 3:59 AM 6.3 ftL 9:50 AM 1.5 ftH 3:52 PM 7.8 ftL 10:38 PM -0.2 ft | 7:48 AM / 6:22 PM |
| Mon Oct 12 | H 4:40 AM 6.1 ftL 10:24 AM 1.8 ftH 4:25 PM 7.9 ftL 11:16 PM -0.2 ft | 7:50 AM / 6:19 PM |
| Tue Oct 13 | H 5:20 AM 5.9 ftL 10:57 AM 2.1 ftH 5:00 PM 7.8 ftL 11:55 PM -0.1 ft | 7:53 AM / 6:16 PM |
| Wed Oct 14 | H 6:00 AM 5.6 ftL 11:29 AM 2.4 ftH 5:34 PM 7.6 ft | 7:55 AM / 6:13 PM |
| Thu Oct 15 | L 12:35 AM 0.2 ftH 6:42 AM 5.2 ftL 11:59 AM 2.7 ftH 6:11 PM 7.3 ft | 7:57 AM / 6:10 PM |
| Fri Oct 16 | L 1:19 AM 0.7 ftH 7:28 AM 4.9 ftL 12:31 PM 3.0 ftH 6:52 PM 6.9 ft | 8:00 AM / 6:07 PM |
| Sat Oct 17 | L 2:11 AM 1.1 ftH 8:24 AM 4.6 ftL 1:09 PM 3.4 ftH 7:41 PM 6.5 ft | 8:02 AM / 6:04 PM |
| Sun Oct 18 | L 3:12 AM 1.4 ftH 9:28 AM 4.5 ftL 2:24 PM 3.6 ftH 8:45 PM 6.1 ft | 8:05 AM / 6:02 PM |
| Mon Oct 19 | L 4:16 AM 1.6 ftH 10:34 AM 4.6 ftL 4:03 PM 3.6 ftH 9:56 PM 5.8 ft | 8:07 AM / 5:59 PM |
| Tue Oct 20 | L 5:17 AM 1.6 ftH 11:36 AM 4.9 ftL 5:28 PM 3.3 ftH 11:09 PM 5.7 ft | 8:10 AM / 5:56 PM |
| Wed Oct 21 | L 6:10 AM 1.6 ftH 12:26 PM 5.5 ftL 6:36 PM 2.7 ft | 8:12 AM / 5:53 PM |
| Thu Oct 22 | H 12:19 AM 5.8 ftL 6:55 AM 1.6 ftH 1:05 PM 6.1 ftL 7:28 PM 1.9 ft | 8:15 AM / 5:50 PM |
| Fri Oct 23 | H 1:19 AM 5.9 ftL 7:33 AM 1.6 ftH 1:40 PM 6.7 ftL 8:12 PM 1.1 ft | 8:17 AM / 5:47 PM |
| Sat Oct 24 | H 2:10 AM 6.1 ftL 8:09 AM 1.7 ftH 2:14 PM 7.4 ftL 8:55 PM 0.3 ft | 8:20 AM / 5:45 PM |
| Sun Oct 25 | H 2:57 AM 6.2 ftL 8:44 AM 1.8 ftH 2:49 PM 8.0 ftL 9:38 PM -0.3 ft | 8:22 AM / 5:42 PM |
| Mon Oct 26 | H 3:44 AM 6.2 ftL 9:19 AM 1.9 ftH 3:25 PM 8.4 ftL 10:21 PM -0.8 ft | 8:25 AM / 5:39 PM |
| Tue Oct 27 | H 4:30 AM 6.1 ftL 9:55 AM 2.1 ftH 4:04 PM 8.7 ftL 11:06 PM -0.9 ft | 8:28 AM / 5:36 PM |
| Wed Oct 28 | H 5:16 AM 5.8 ftL 10:34 AM 2.3 ftH 4:46 PM 8.8 ftL 11:53 PM -0.9 ft | 8:30 AM / 5:34 PM |
| Thu Oct 29 | H 6:04 AM 5.6 ftL 11:14 AM 2.5 ftH 5:31 PM 8.6 ft | 8:33 AM / 5:31 PM |
| Fri Oct 30 | L 12:42 AM -0.6 ftH 6:55 AM 5.3 ftL 11:59 AM 2.7 ftH 6:20 PM 8.2 ft | 8:35 AM / 5:28 PM |
| Sat Oct 31 | L 1:37 AM -0.1 ftH 7:54 AM 5.1 ftL 12:54 PM 3.0 ftH 7:16 PM 7.6 ft | 8:38 AM / 5:26 PM |
| Sun Nov 1 | L 1:38 AM 0.4 ftH 7:59 AM 5.0 ftL 1:14 PM 3.2 ftH 7:24 PM 6.9 ft | 7:40 AM / 4:23 PM |
| Mon Nov 2 | L 2:42 AM 0.8 ftH 9:05 AM 5.3 ftL 2:49 PM 3.2 ftH 8:40 PM 6.3 ft | 7:43 AM / 4:21 PM |
| Tue Nov 3 | L 3:44 AM 1.2 ftH 10:08 AM 5.7 ftL 4:18 PM 2.8 ftH 9:58 PM 5.8 ft | 7:45 AM / 4:18 PM |
| Wed Nov 4 | L 4:42 AM 1.5 ftH 11:04 AM 6.2 ftL 5:33 PM 2.1 ftH 11:17 PM 5.6 ft | 7:48 AM / 4:16 PM |
| Thu Nov 5 | L 5:34 AM 1.7 ftH 11:51 AM 6.8 ftL 6:31 PM 1.3 ft | 7:51 AM / 4:13 PM |
| Fri Nov 6 | H 12:24 AM 5.6 ftL 6:19 AM 1.9 ftH 12:31 PM 7.3 ftL 7:19 PM 0.7 ft | 7:53 AM / 4:11 PM |
| Sat Nov 7 | H 1:18 AM 5.6 ftL 6:59 AM 2.0 ftH 1:07 PM 7.7 ftL 8:01 PM 0.2 ft | 7:56 AM / 4:08 PM |
| Sun Nov 8 | H 2:04 AM 5.7 ftL 7:37 AM 2.2 ftH 1:42 PM 8.0 ftL 8:40 PM -0.1 ft | 7:58 AM / 4:06 PM |
| Mon Nov 9 | H 2:46 AM 5.7 ftL 8:13 AM 2.4 ftH 2:17 PM 8.1 ftL 9:19 PM -0.2 ft | 8:01 AM / 4:03 PM |
| Tue Nov 10 | H 3:26 AM 5.7 ftL 8:49 AM 2.5 ftH 2:52 PM 8.1 ftL 9:57 PM -0.2 ft | 8:03 AM / 4:01 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 Russell Fiord
40 kinds of fish, sharks and rays have been recorded within 40 km (about 25 miles) of this spot, most often Pacific Spiny Lumpsucker, Starry Flounder, Soft Sculpin. The bar shows how many records each has.
- Pacific Spiny Lumpsucker Eumicrotremus orbisSalt water · 7 records
- Starry Flounder Platichthys stellatusSalt water · 7 records
- Soft Sculpin Psychrolutes sigalutesSalt water · 6 records
- Longfin Smelt Spirinchus thaleichthysSalt water · 6 records
- Showy Snailfish Liparis pulchellusSalt water · 6 records
- Masked Greenling Hexagrammos octogrammusSalt water · 4 records
- Pacific Tomcod Microgadus proximusSalt water · 4 records
- Pacific Sandfish Trichodon trichodonSalt water · 4 records
- Scalyhead Sculpin Artedius harringtoniSalt water · 3 records
- Bigmouth Sculpin Hemitripterus boliniSalt water · 3 records
- Whitespotted Greenling Hexagrammos stelleriSalt water · 3 records
- Sturgeon Poacher Podothecus accipenserinusSalt water · 3 records
- Warty Poacher Chesnonia verrucosaSalt water · 3 records
- Eulachon Thaleichthys pacificusSalt water · 3 records
- Pacific Cod Gadus macrocephalusSalt water · 3 records
- Dolly Varden Salvelinus malmaSalt water · 3 records
- Capelin Mallotus villosusSalt water · 3 records
- Tidepool Sculpin Oligocottus maculosusSalt water · 2 records
- Smoothhead Sculpin Artedius lateralisSalt water · 2 records
- Coastrange Sculpin Cottus aleuticusSalt water · 2 records
- Pricklebreast Poacher Stellerina xyosternaSalt water · 2 records
- Butter Sole Isopsetta isolepisSalt water · 2 records
- Walleye Pollock Gadus chalcogrammusSalt water · 2 records
- Pacific Herring Clupea pallasiiSalt water · 2 records
- Three-spined Stickleback Gasterosteus aculeatusSalt water · 2 records
- Northern Rock Sole Lepidopsetta polyxystraSalt water · 2 records
- Great Sculpin Myoxocephalus polyacanthocephalusSalt water · 1 record
- Sharpnose Sculpin Clinocottus acuticepsSalt water · 1 record
- Padded Sculpin Artedius fenestralisSalt water · 1 record
- Prickly Sculpin Cottus asperSalt water · 1 record
- Slimy Sculpin Cottus cognatusBrackish water · 1 record
- Spinyhead Sculpin Dasycottus setigerSalt water · 1 record
- Silverspotted Sculpin Blepsias cirrhosusSalt water · 1 record
- Puget Sound Rockfish Sebastes emphaeusSalt water · 1 record
- Black Rockfish Sebastes melanopsSalt water · 1 record
- Rock Greenling Hexagrammos lagocephalusSalt water · 1 record
- Kelp Greenling Hexagrammos decagrammusSalt water · 1 record
- Bering Poacher Occella dodecaedronSalt water · 1 record
- Tube-snout Aulorhynchus flavidusSalt water · 1 record
- Pile Perch Rhacochilus vaccaSalt 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 Russell Fiord
Russell Fiord 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 4.9 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 9.7 ft, and again around Monday, November 9 (8.3 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 Tuesday, October 20, with only 4.1 ft between the day's highest and lowest water.
The lowest tide of the month is -0.9 ft at 11:06 PM on Tuesday, October 27. There are 12 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 8.8 ft at 4:46 PM on Wednesday, October 28. 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.
Station details
- NOAA station ID: 9453178
- Type: reference (harmonic)
- Location: 59.9369, -139.4001