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Upper Golovnin Lagoon tide chart

Alaska · NOAA station 9468841 · times in local time (AKDT)

Tides today, Sunday, October 11

12 AM6 AM12 PM6 PM3:59 AM · 1.7 ft2:59 PM · 0.6 ft1.7 ft
  • High 3:59 AM 1.7 ft
  • Low 2:59 PM 0.6 ft

Sunrise 9:33 AM · Sunset 7:47 PM · New moon (0%)

Fishing forecast

Hour by hour at Upper Golovnin Lagoon
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3:00 PM–4:00 PM and 3:00 AM–4:00 AM

New moon (0% lit)

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    Tide times this week

    DayHigh and low tidesSunrise / sunsetMoon
    Sun Oct 11H 3:59 AM 1.7 ftL 2:59 PM 0.6 ft9:33 AM / 7:47 PMNew moon (0%)
    Mon Oct 12H 3:48 AM 2.0 ftL 2:33 PM 0.2 ft9:36 AM / 7:43 PMNew moon (2%)
    Tue Oct 13H 3:57 AM 2.2 ftL 2:39 PM -0.1 ft9:39 AM / 7:40 PMWaxing crescent (7%)
    Wed Oct 14H 4:17 AM 2.4 ftL 2:56 PM -0.3 ft9:42 AM / 7:36 PMWaxing crescent (13%)
    Thu Oct 15H 4:44 AM 2.5 ftL 3:19 PM -0.4 ft9:45 AM / 7:33 PMWaxing crescent (21%)
    Fri Oct 16H 5:15 AM 2.6 ftL 3:46 PM -0.4 ft9:48 AM / 7:29 PMWaxing crescent (30%)
    Sat Oct 17H 5:50 AM 2.6 ftL 4:17 PM -0.4 ft9:51 AM / 7:25 PMFirst quarter (40%)

    Best fishing times at Upper Golovnin Lagoon

    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 1148 · Fair3:00 PM–4:00 PM, 3:00 AM–4:00 AM2:15 AM–4:15 AM, 2:38 PM–4:38 PM11:44 AM–12:44 PM, 6:16 PM–7:16 PM
    Mon Oct 1244 · Fair4:00 PM–5:00 PM, 6:00 PM–7:00 PM3:01 AM–5:01 AM, 3:25 PM–5:25 PM1:41 PM–2:41 PM, 5:56 PM–6:56 PM
    Tue Oct 1340 · Fair5:00 PM–6:00 PM3:49 AM–5:49 AM, 4:14 PM–6:14 PM—
    Wed Oct 1444 · Fair6:00 PM–7:00 PM4:39 AM–6:39 AM, 5:04 PM–7:04 PM—
    Thu Oct 1550 · Fair7:00 PM–8:00 PM5:29 AM–7:29 AM, 5:55 PM–7:55 PM—
    Fri Oct 1654 · Fair7:00 PM–8:00 PM6:20 AM–8:20 AM, 6:45 PM–8:45 PM—
    Sat Oct 1754 · Fair8:00 PM–9:00 PM, 8:00 AM–9:00 AM7:10 AM–9:10 AM, 7:35 PM–9:35 PM7:28 PM–8:28 PM, 8:51 PM–9:51 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. -0.4 ft at 3:46 PM on Friday, October 16
    2. -0.4 ft at 4:17 PM on Saturday, October 17
    3. -0.4 ft at 3:19 PM on Thursday, October 15
    4. -0.3 ft at 4:50 PM on Sunday, October 18
    5. -0.3 ft at 2:56 PM on Wednesday, October 14
    6. -0.2 ft at 5:22 PM on Monday, October 19

    Tide table: October 11 to November 10, 2026

    Full 2026 tide table Full 2027 tide table

    DayHigh and low tidesSunrise / sunset
    Sun Oct 11H 3:59 AM 1.7 ftL 2:59 PM 0.6 ft9:33 AM / 7:47 PM
    Mon Oct 12H 3:48 AM 2.0 ftL 2:33 PM 0.2 ft9:36 AM / 7:43 PM
    Tue Oct 13H 3:57 AM 2.2 ftL 2:39 PM -0.1 ft9:39 AM / 7:40 PM
    Wed Oct 14H 4:17 AM 2.4 ftL 2:56 PM -0.3 ft9:42 AM / 7:36 PM
    Thu Oct 15H 4:44 AM 2.5 ftL 3:19 PM -0.4 ft9:45 AM / 7:33 PM
    Fri Oct 16H 5:15 AM 2.6 ftL 3:46 PM -0.4 ft9:48 AM / 7:29 PM
    Sat Oct 17H 5:50 AM 2.6 ftL 4:17 PM -0.4 ft9:51 AM / 7:25 PM
    Sun Oct 18H 6:27 AM 2.6 ftL 4:50 PM -0.3 ft9:54 AM / 7:22 PM
    Mon Oct 19H 7:04 AM 2.6 ftL 5:22 PM -0.2 ft9:58 AM / 7:18 PM
    Tue Oct 20H 7:37 AM 2.5 ftL 5:47 PM -0.1 ft10:01 AM / 7:15 PM
    Wed Oct 21H 8:04 AM 2.3 ftL 5:57 PM 0.1 ft10:04 AM / 7:11 PM
    Thu Oct 22H 8:19 AM 2.1 ftL 5:45 PM 0.3 ft10:07 AM / 7:08 PM
    Fri Oct 23H 8:14 AM 1.8 ftL 5:20 PM 0.4 ft10:10 AM / 7:04 PM
    Sat Oct 24H 7:16 AM 1.5 ftL 4:46 PM 0.5 ft10:14 AM / 7:01 PM
    Sun Oct 25H 2:06 AM 1.6 ftL 3:30 PM 0.4 ft10:17 AM / 6:58 PM
    Mon Oct 26H 1:53 AM 1.9 ftL 2:21 PM 0.2 ft10:20 AM / 6:54 PM
    Tue Oct 27H 2:13 AM 2.3 ftL 1:54 PM -0.2 ft10:23 AM / 6:51 PM
    Wed Oct 28H 2:48 AM 2.6 ftL 2:05 PM -0.6 ft10:27 AM / 6:47 PM
    Thu Oct 29H 3:31 AM 2.9 ftL 2:32 PM -0.8 ft10:30 AM / 6:44 PM
    Fri Oct 30H 4:17 AM 3.1 ftL 3:05 PM -1.0 ft10:33 AM / 6:41 PM
    Sat Oct 31H 5:03 AM 3.2 ftL 3:41 PM -1.0 ft10:36 AM / 6:37 PM
    Sun Nov 1H 4:48 AM 3.1 ftL 3:17 PM -0.9 ft9:40 AM / 5:34 PM
    Mon Nov 2H 5:33 AM 3.0 ftL 3:50 PM -0.7 ft9:43 AM / 5:31 PM
    Tue Nov 3H 6:12 AM 2.7 ftL 4:13 PM -0.4 ft9:46 AM / 5:27 PM
    Wed Nov 4H 6:36 AM 2.3 ftL 4:19 PM -0.1 ft9:50 AM / 5:24 PM
    Thu Nov 5H 6:10 AM 1.8 ftL 3:52 PM 0.2 ft9:53 AM / 5:21 PM
    Fri Nov 6H 2:48 AM 1.6 ftL 3:06 PM 0.3 ft9:56 AM / 5:17 PM
    Sat Nov 7H 12:56 AM 1.9 ftL 2:02 PM 0.2 ft10:00 AM / 5:14 PM
    Sun Nov 8H 12:47 AM 2.1 ftL 1:03 PM 0.0 ft10:03 AM / 5:11 PM
    Mon Nov 9H 12:53 AM 2.4 ftL 12:47 PM -0.3 ft10:07 AM / 5:08 PM
    Tue Nov 10H 1:09 AM 2.6 ftL 12:52 PM -0.5 ft10:10 AM / 5:05 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 Upper Golovnin Lagoon

    15 kinds of fish, sharks and rays have been recorded within 40 km (about 25 miles) of this spot, most often Tubenose Poacher, Polar Cod, Arctic Shanny. The bar shows how many records each has.

    • Tubenose Poacher Pallasina barbataSalt water · 7 records
    • Polar Cod Boreogadus saidaSalt water · 6 records
    • Arctic Shanny Stichaeus punctatusSalt water · 6 records
    • Thread Sculpin Gymnocanthus pistilligerSalt water · 3 records
    • Eyeshade Sculpin Nautichthys pribiloviusSalt water · 3 records
    • Veteran Poacher Podothecus veternusSalt water · 3 records
    • Pacific Sand Lance Ammodytes hexapterusSalt water · 3 records
    • Starry Flounder Platichthys stellatusSalt water · 3 records
    • Spatulate Sculpin Icelus spatulaSalt water · 3 records
    • Alaska Plaice Pleuronectes quadrituberculatusSalt water · 3 records
    • Saffron Cod Eleginus gracilisSalt water · 3 records
    • Slender Eelblenny Lumpenus fabriciiSalt water · 2 records
    • Slimy Sculpin Cottus cognatusBrackish water · 1 record
    • Polar Eelpout Lycodes turneriSalt water · 1 record
    • Capelin Mallotus villosusSalt 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 Upper Golovnin Lagoon

    Upper Golovnin Lagoon gets usually just one high tide and one low tide a day. Over the next month the water typically rises or falls about 2.5 ft between a high and the next low.

    The biggest swings in this window come around Saturday, October 31, when the day's range reaches 4.2 ft, and again around Tuesday, November 10 (3.1 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 Saturday, October 24, with only 1.0 ft between the day's highest and lowest water.

    The lowest tide of the month is -1.0 ft at 3:41 PM on Saturday, October 31. There are 19 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 3.2 ft at 5:03 AM 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.

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