Bradfield Canal, Ernest Sound tide predictions
56.1833, -131.5720 · NOAA station 9451012
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48-hour outlook
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About this station
Bradfield Canal, Ernest Sound is one of NOAA's reference tide stations — its predictions are computed directly from harmonic analysis of water levels observed here, and other nearby stations are calculated from it.
Inside Passage waters are sheltered, but the ranges are real: 15 to 20 ft swings are routine, and narrow channels run strong tidal currents on the change. Out here, rain and channel weather matter more than ice.
2027 tide extremes
Highest predicted high tide: 20.0 ft — Sat Jan 23 · 1:11 PM
Lowest predicted low tide: -4.1 ft — Fri Jan 22 · 6:52 PM
Biggest single-day swing: 24.1 ft on Sat Jan 23
Best daytime minus tides of 2027
| Date | Low tide | Height |
|---|---|---|
| Fri Jan 22 | 6:52 PM | -4.1 ft |
| Mon Jul 5 | 8:27 AM | -4.0 ft |
| Tue Aug 3 | 8:10 AM | -3.8 ft |
| Sun Jul 4 | 7:41 AM | -3.8 ft |
| Sun Jun 6 | 8:38 AM | -3.7 ft |
| Tue Jul 6 | 9:13 AM | -3.7 ft |
| Sat Jun 5 | 7:52 AM | -3.6 ft |
| Mon Aug 2 | 7:27 AM | -3.6 ft |
| Thu Jan 21 | 6:07 PM | -3.5 ft |
| Wed Aug 4 | 8:52 AM | -3.4 ft |
197 minus tides (below 0 ft) are predicted here in 2027. The table shows up to the 10 lowest that fall between 7 AM and 7 PM — the ones worth planning a clam dig or tidepool walk around.
Nearest tide stations
- Thoms Point, Zimovia Strait · 20.0 mi W
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- Fitzgibbon Cove · 20.6 mi SE
- Burrough Bay, Behm Canal · 20.9 mi SE
- Madan Bay · 27.1 mi NW