Tutka Bay,Kachemak Bay tide predictions
59.4317, -151.3570 · NOAA station 9455506
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Nearest buoy: Lower Cook Inlet (204) · 20 mi NW — live wind & wave reports
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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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H = high tide · L = low tide
About this station
NOAA builds the predictions for Tutka Bay,Kachemak Bay from the SELDOVIA, Kachemak Bay station: high tides adjusted +0.2 ft, 1 min earlier; low tides adjusted +0.0 ft, 1 min earlier.
Upper Cook Inlet has some of the largest tides on Earth — ranges past 30 ft, powerful rips, and bore tides on Turnagain Arm. Winter ice can push actual water levels well off the predictions.
2027 tide extremes
Highest predicted high tide: 22.6 ft — Sat Jan 23 · 2:52 PM
Lowest predicted low tide: -5.4 ft — Mon Jul 5 · 10:10 AM
Biggest single-day swing: 27.7 ft on Sat Jan 23
Best daytime minus tides of 2027
| Date | Low tide | Height |
|---|---|---|
| Mon Jul 5 | 10:10 AM | -5.4 ft |
| Tue Aug 3 | 9:52 AM | -5.3 ft |
| Tue Jul 6 | 10:54 AM | -5.2 ft |
| Sun Jun 6 | 10:21 AM | -4.9 ft |
| Sun Jul 4 | 9:24 AM | -4.9 ft |
| Wed Aug 4 | 10:33 AM | -4.9 ft |
| Mon Aug 2 | 9:09 AM | -4.8 ft |
| Sat Jun 5 | 9:36 AM | -4.7 ft |
| Mon Jun 7 | 11:08 AM | -4.6 ft |
| Wed Jul 7 | 11:38 AM | -4.2 ft |
208 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
- Sadie Cove, Kachemak Bay · 4.0 mi N
- Kasitsna Bay, Kachemak Bay · 7.7 mi W
- Homer, Coal Point, Kachemak Bay · 11.9 mi N
- Halibut Cove, Kachemak Bay · 12.4 mi NE
- Picnic Harbor, Rocky Bay · 12.4 mi S