Surf Bay, Akutan Bay tide chart
Alaska · near Akutan (7 mi) · NOAA station 9462711 · times in local time (AKDT)
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Tides today, Sunday, October 11
- Low 1:35 AM 0.2 ft
- High 9:12 AM 3.2 ft
- Low 2:20 PM 2.4 ft
- High 6:43 PM 2.9 ft
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Sunrise 9:24 AM · Sunset 8:16 PM · New moon (0%)
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Tide times this week
| Day | High and low tides | Sunrise / sunset | Moon |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sun Oct 11 | L 1:35 AM 0.2 ftH 9:12 AM 3.2 ftL 2:20 PM 2.4 ftH 6:43 PM 2.9 ft | 9:24 AM / 8:16 PM | New moon (0%) |
| Mon Oct 12 | L 2:27 AM 0.0 ftH 10:28 AM 3.5 ftL 4:02 PM 2.7 ftH 7:04 PM 2.9 ft | 9:26 AM / 8:13 PM | New moon (2%) |
| Tue Oct 13 | L 3:16 AM -0.2 ftH 11:32 AM 3.7 ft | 9:27 AM / 8:11 PM | Waxing crescent (7%) |
| Wed Oct 14 | L 4:00 AM -0.2 ftH 12:27 PM 3.9 ft | 9:29 AM / 8:08 PM | Waxing crescent (13%) |
| Thu Oct 15 | L 4:41 AM -0.2 ftH 1:11 PM 4.0 ft | 9:31 AM / 8:06 PM | Waxing crescent (21%) |
| Fri Oct 16 | L 5:20 AM -0.1 ftH 1:47 PM 4.0 ft | 9:33 AM / 8:04 PM | Waxing crescent (30%) |
| Sat Oct 17 | L 5:59 AM -0.1 ftH 2:18 PM 3.9 ft | 9:35 AM / 8:01 PM | First quarter (40%) |
Tidal currents near Surf Bay, Akutan Bay
From NOAA's current predictions for Akun Strait at 14 ft depth, 1.9 miles away. Slack is when the current turns and the water is calmest; flood runs in with the rising tide and ebb runs out with the falling tide. Times are the peak of each run, in knots. The flood runs toward the NNW (337°) and the ebb toward the SE (141°). The strongest current this week is 6.5 knots.
| Day | Slack water and peak currents |
|---|---|
| Sun Oct 11 | Slack 12:25 AMFlood 3:56 AM 5.8 knSlack 6:53 AMEbb 10:05 AM 5.0 knSlack 12:33 PMFlood 3:25 PM 4.3 knSlack 6:12 PMEbb 10:04 PM 6.5 kn |
| Mon Oct 12 | Slack 1:11 AMFlood 4:53 AM 5.8 knSlack 7:52 AMEbb 10:50 AM 4.5 knSlack 1:16 PMFlood 3:26 PM 4.0 knSlack 6:44 PMEbb 10:27 PM 6.4 kn |
| Tue Oct 13 | Slack 1:54 AMFlood 5:48 AM 5.9 knSlack 8:47 AMEbb 11:34 AM 4.1 knSlack 2:01 PMFlood 4:00 PM 3.7 knSlack 7:17 PMEbb 10:52 PM 6.3 kn |
| Wed Oct 14 | Slack 2:36 AMFlood 6:39 AM 5.8 knSlack 9:37 AMEbb 12:19 PM 3.8 knSlack 2:48 PMFlood 4:43 PM 3.5 knSlack 7:55 PMEbb 11:21 PM 6.1 kn |
| Thu Oct 15 | Slack 3:17 AMFlood 7:28 AM 5.6 knSlack 10:23 AMEbb 1:03 PM 3.6 knSlack 3:36 PMFlood 5:29 PM 3.4 knSlack 8:36 PMEbb 11:55 PM 6.0 kn |
| Fri Oct 16 | Slack 4:00 AMFlood 8:16 AM 5.3 knSlack 11:06 AMEbb 1:47 PM 3.5 knSlack 4:23 PMFlood 6:17 PM 3.4 knSlack 9:23 PM |
| Sat Oct 17 | Ebb 12:36 AM 5.9 knSlack 4:45 AMFlood 9:04 AM 4.9 knSlack 11:49 AMEbb 2:32 PM 3.4 knSlack 5:11 PMFlood 7:07 PM 3.5 knSlack 10:14 PM |
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Best fishing times at Surf Bay, Akutan 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.
| Day | Bite score | Best times | Major periods | Minor periods |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun Oct 11 | 72 · Good | 3:00 AM–4:00 AM, 8:00 PM–9:00 PM | 2:26 AM–4:26 AM, 2:48 PM–4:48 PM | 10:50 AM–11:50 AM, 7:35 PM–8:35 PM |
| Mon Oct 12 | 65 · Good | 4:00 AM–5:00 AM, 8:00 PM–9:00 PM | 3:12 AM–5:12 AM, 3:35 PM–5:35 PM | 12:11 PM–1:11 PM, 7:50 PM–8:50 PM |
| Tue Oct 13 | 64 · Good | 5:00 AM–6:00 AM, 5:00 PM–6:00 PM | 3:59 AM–5:59 AM, 4:24 PM–6:24 PM | 1:29 PM–2:29 PM, 8:12 PM–9:12 PM |
| Wed Oct 14 | 56 · Good | 6:00 PM–7:00 PM, 5:00 AM–7:00 AM | 4:49 AM–6:49 AM, 5:14 PM–7:14 PM | 2:40 PM–3:40 PM, 8:45 PM–9:45 PM |
| Thu Oct 15 | 54 · Fair | 7:00 PM–8:00 PM, 6:00 AM–7:00 AM | 5:39 AM–7:39 AM, 6:05 PM–8:05 PM | 3:39 PM–4:39 PM, 9:31 PM–10:31 PM |
| Fri Oct 16 | 61 · Good | 7:00 PM–9:00 PM, 7:00 AM–9:00 AM | 6:30 AM–8:30 AM, 6:55 PM–8:55 PM | 4:23 PM–5:23 PM, 10:32 PM–11:32 PM |
| Sat Oct 17 | 68 · Good | 8:00 AM–10:00 AM, 8:00 PM–9:00 PM | 7:20 AM–9:20 AM, 7:45 PM–9:45 PM | 4:53 PM–5:53 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.
- 2.1 ft at 10:07 AM on Saturday, October 24
- 2.4 ft at 2:20 PM on Sunday, October 11
- 2.7 ft at 4:02 PM on Monday, October 12
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 1:35 AM 0.2 ftH 9:12 AM 3.2 ftL 2:20 PM 2.4 ftH 6:43 PM 2.9 ft | 9:24 AM / 8:16 PM |
| Mon Oct 12 | L 2:27 AM 0.0 ftH 10:28 AM 3.5 ftL 4:02 PM 2.7 ftH 7:04 PM 2.9 ft | 9:26 AM / 8:13 PM |
| Tue Oct 13 | L 3:16 AM -0.2 ftH 11:32 AM 3.7 ft | 9:27 AM / 8:11 PM |
| Wed Oct 14 | L 4:00 AM -0.2 ftH 12:27 PM 3.9 ft | 9:29 AM / 8:08 PM |
| Thu Oct 15 | L 4:41 AM -0.2 ftH 1:11 PM 4.0 ft | 9:31 AM / 8:06 PM |
| Fri Oct 16 | L 5:20 AM -0.1 ftH 1:47 PM 4.0 ft | 9:33 AM / 8:04 PM |
| Sat Oct 17 | L 5:59 AM -0.1 ftH 2:18 PM 3.9 ft | 9:35 AM / 8:01 PM |
| Sun Oct 18 | L 6:38 AM 0.0 ftH 2:45 PM 3.8 ftL 8:33 PM 2.8 ftH 10:55 PM 2.9 ft | 9:37 AM / 7:59 PM |
| Mon Oct 19 | L 7:15 AM 0.1 ftH 3:08 PM 3.6 ftL 8:59 PM 2.6 ft | 9:39 AM / 7:57 PM |
| Tue Oct 20 | H 12:11 AM 2.8 ftL 7:49 AM 0.3 ftH 3:27 PM 3.4 ftL 9:29 PM 2.3 ft | 9:41 AM / 7:55 PM |
| Wed Oct 21 | H 1:23 AM 2.7 ftL 8:23 AM 0.7 ftH 3:41 PM 3.3 ftL 10:02 PM 1.9 ft | 9:43 AM / 7:52 PM |
| Thu Oct 22 | H 2:33 AM 2.6 ftL 8:55 AM 1.1 ftH 3:51 PM 3.2 ftL 10:35 PM 1.5 ft | 9:45 AM / 7:50 PM |
| Fri Oct 23 | H 3:59 AM 2.5 ftL 9:29 AM 1.5 ftH 3:58 PM 3.1 ftL 11:09 PM 0.9 ft | 9:47 AM / 7:48 PM |
| Sat Oct 24 | H 5:47 AM 2.6 ftL 10:07 AM 2.1 ftH 4:02 PM 3.2 ftL 11:45 PM 0.4 ft | 9:49 AM / 7:46 PM |
| Sun Oct 25 | H 7:34 AM 2.9 ftL 10:51 AM 2.6 ftH 4:11 PM 3.4 ft | 9:51 AM / 7:43 PM |
| Mon Oct 26 | L 12:26 AM -0.1 ftH 9:08 AM 3.3 ftL 11:43 AM 3.2 ftH 4:30 PM 3.6 ft | 9:53 AM / 7:41 PM |
| Tue Oct 27 | L 1:14 AM -0.5 ftH 10:15 AM 3.7 ftL 12:58 PM 3.6 ftH 5:05 PM 3.8 ft | 9:55 AM / 7:39 PM |
| Wed Oct 28 | L 2:08 AM -0.8 ftH 11:07 AM 4.0 ftL 3:27 PM 3.8 ftH 5:57 PM 3.9 ft | 9:57 AM / 7:37 PM |
| Thu Oct 29 | L 3:05 AM -1.1 ftH 11:52 AM 4.2 ftL 4:28 PM 3.8 ftH 7:03 PM 4.0 ft | 9:58 AM / 7:35 PM |
| Fri Oct 30 | L 4:00 AM -1.2 ftH 12:31 PM 4.3 ftL 5:18 PM 3.6 ftH 8:21 PM 3.9 ft | 10:00 AM / 7:33 PM |
| Sat Oct 31 | L 4:53 AM -1.1 ftH 1:06 PM 4.4 ftL 6:10 PM 3.3 ftH 9:43 PM 3.7 ft | 10:02 AM / 7:31 PM |
| Sun Nov 1 | L 4:46 AM -0.9 ftH 12:38 PM 4.3 ftL 6:05 PM 2.8 ftH 10:08 PM 3.5 ft | 9:04 AM / 6:29 PM |
| Mon Nov 2 | L 5:38 AM -0.5 ftH 1:09 PM 4.2 ftL 7:02 PM 2.2 ftH 11:39 PM 3.2 ft | 9:06 AM / 6:27 PM |
| Tue Nov 3 | L 6:30 AM 0.0 ftH 1:39 PM 4.1 ftL 7:58 PM 1.6 ft | 9:08 AM / 6:25 PM |
| Wed Nov 4 | H 1:06 AM 3.0 ftL 7:22 AM 0.6 ftH 2:09 PM 4.0 ftL 8:55 PM 1.0 ft | 9:10 AM / 6:23 PM |
| Thu Nov 5 | H 2:36 AM 2.8 ftL 8:15 AM 1.3 ftH 2:38 PM 3.9 ftL 9:48 PM 0.5 ft | 9:12 AM / 6:21 PM |
| Fri Nov 6 | H 4:23 AM 2.9 ftL 9:17 AM 2.0 ftH 3:06 PM 3.7 ftL 10:38 PM 0.0 ft | 9:14 AM / 6:19 PM |
| Sat Nov 7 | H 6:06 AM 3.1 ftL 10:27 AM 2.6 ftH 3:30 PM 3.6 ftL 11:24 PM -0.2 ft | 9:16 AM / 6:17 PM |
| Sun Nov 8 | H 7:40 AM 3.5 ftL 11:50 AM 3.1 ftH 3:42 PM 3.4 ft | 9:18 AM / 6:16 PM |
| Mon Nov 9 | L 12:09 AM -0.3 ftH 8:54 AM 3.9 ft | 9:20 AM / 6:14 PM |
| Tue Nov 10 | L 12:54 AM -0.3 ftH 9:53 AM 4.2 ft | 9:22 AM / 6:12 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 Surf Bay, Akutan Bay
40 kinds of fish, sharks and rays have been recorded within 15 km (about 9 miles) of this spot, most often Pacific Halibut, Pacific Cod, King Salmon. The bar shows how many records each has.
- Pacific Halibut Hippoglossus stenolepisSalt water · 11 records
- Pacific Cod Gadus macrocephalusSalt water · 11 records
- King Salmon Oncorhynchus tshawytschaSalt water · 8 records
- Atka Mackerel Pleurogrammus monopterygiusSalt water · 7 records
- Walleye Pollock Gadus chalcogrammusSalt water · 7 records
- Sebastes variabilisSalt water · 6 records
- Northern Rockfish Sebastes polyspinisSalt water · 6 records
- Arrowtooth Flounder Atheresthes stomiasSalt water · 6 records
- Flathead Sole Hippoglossoides elassodonSalt water · 6 records
- Yellow Irish Lord Hemilepidotus jordaniSalt water · 5 records
- Red Irish Lord Hemilepidotus hemilepidotusSalt water · 4 records
- Pacific Ocean Perch Sebastes alutusSalt water · 4 records
- Bering Wolffish Anarhichas orientalisSalt water · 4 records
- Chum Salmon Oncorhynchus ketaSalt water · 4 records
- Pacific Sandfish Trichodon trichodonSalt water · 4 records
- Great Sculpin Myoxocephalus polyacanthocephalusSalt water · 3 records
- Rock Greenling Hexagrammos lagocephalusSalt water · 3 records
- Prowfish Zaprora silenusSalt water · 3 records
- Fish Doctor Gymnelus viridisSalt water · 3 records
- Pacific Herring Clupea pallasiiSalt water · 3 records
- Three-spined Stickleback Gasterosteus aculeatusSalt water · 3 records
- Spotted Snailfish Liparis callyodonSalt water · 3 records
- Yellowfin Sole Limanda asperaSalt water · 3 records
- Rex Sole Glyptocephalus zachirusSalt water · 3 records
- Kelp Sculpin Sigmistes cauliasSalt water · 2 records
- Ribbed Sculpin Triglops pingeliiSalt water · 2 records
- Rougheye Rockfish Sebastes aleutianusSalt water · 2 records
- Dusky Rockfish Sebastes ciliatusSalt water · 2 records
- Sturgeon Poacher Podothecus accipenserinusSalt water · 2 records
- Pacific Sand Lance Ammodytes hexapterusSalt water · 2 records
- Ribbon Prickleback Phytichthys chirusSalt water · 2 records
- Greenland Halibut Reinhardtius hippoglossoidesSalt water · 2 records
- Lobefin Snailfish Polypera greeniSalt water · 2 records
- Rock Sole Lepidopsetta bilineataSalt water · 2 records
- Warthead Sculpin Myoxocephalus nigerSalt water · 1 record
- Sharpnose Sculpin Clinocottus acuticepsSalt water · 1 record
- Calico Sculpin Clinocottus embryumSalt water · 1 record
- Armorhead Sculpin Gymnocanthus galeatusSalt water · 1 record
- Coastrange Sculpin Cottus aleuticusSalt water · 1 record
- Northern Sculpin Icelinus borealisSalt 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 Surf Bay, Akutan Bay
Surf Bay, Akutan 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 2.4 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 5.5 ft, and again around Tuesday, November 10 (4.5 ft). Those spring tides follow the new and full moon by a day or two. The calmest day is Thursday, October 22, with only 2.1 ft between the day's highest and lowest water.
The lowest tide of the month is -1.2 ft at 4:00 AM on Friday, October 30. There are 18 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 4.4 ft at 1:06 PM on Saturday, October 31. 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: 9462711
- Type: reference (harmonic)
- Location: 54.1508, -165.6150