El Capitan Island tide predictions
55.9367, -133.3250 · NOAA station 9450851
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48-hour outlook
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Drawn from the high/low predictions — NOAA publishes high/low only for this station.
7-day tides
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About this station
NOAA builds the predictions for El Capitan Island from the Sitka station: high tides adjusted +0.9 ft, 11 min earlier; low tides adjusted -0.1 ft, 10 min earlier.
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: 13.2 ft — Fri Jan 22 · 11:57 AM
Lowest predicted low tide: -3.3 ft — Mon Jul 5 · 8:27 AM
Biggest single-day swing: 15.8 ft on Fri Jan 22
Best daytime minus tides of 2027
| Date | Low tide | Height |
|---|---|---|
| Mon Jul 5 | 8:27 AM | -3.3 ft |
| Sun Jul 4 | 7:41 AM | -3.1 ft |
| Sun Jun 6 | 8:40 AM | -3.1 ft |
| Tue Jul 6 | 9:11 AM | -3.0 ft |
| Sat Jun 5 | 7:54 AM | -2.9 ft |
| Mon Jun 7 | 9:28 AM | -2.9 ft |
| Tue Aug 3 | 8:06 AM | -2.8 ft |
| Mon Aug 2 | 7:23 AM | -2.8 ft |
| Fri Jan 22 | 6:47 PM | -2.6 ft |
| Fri Jun 4 | 7:08 AM | -2.5 ft |
191 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
- Tuxekan, 0.5 mile south of · 4.9 mi SE
- El Capitan Passage, S. of Devilfish Bay · 9.4 mi N
- Edna Bay · 13.1 mi W
- Port Alice, Heceta Island · 13.9 mi SW
- Nossuk Bay, Tonowek Bay · 14.9 mi S