Saltery Cove, Skowl Arm tide predictions
55.4017, -132.3280 · NOAA station 9450495
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48-hour outlook
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About this station
Saltery Cove, Skowl Arm 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: 19.2 ft — Sat Jan 23 · 1:06 PM
Lowest predicted low tide: -4.4 ft — Mon Jul 5 · 8:26 AM
Biggest single-day swing: 23.1 ft on Fri Jan 22
Best daytime minus tides of 2027
| Date | Low tide | Height |
|---|---|---|
| Mon Jul 5 | 8:26 AM | -4.4 ft |
| Sun Jul 4 | 7:40 AM | -4.1 ft |
| Tue Aug 3 | 8:09 AM | -4.1 ft |
| Sun Jun 6 | 8:37 AM | -4.1 ft |
| Tue Jul 6 | 9:11 AM | -4.1 ft |
| Sat Jun 5 | 7:51 AM | -4.0 ft |
| Mon Aug 2 | 7:26 AM | -3.9 ft |
| Fri Jan 22 | 6:51 PM | -3.9 ft |
| Mon Jun 7 | 9:25 AM | -3.7 ft |
| Wed Aug 4 | 8:50 AM | -3.7 ft |
204 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
- Kasaan · 9.6 mi N
- Divide Head, Cholmondeley Sound · 10.4 mi S
- Hollis Anchorage · 13.6 mi NW
- Sulzer · 14.1 mi SW
- Lindeman Cove · 15.6 mi NW