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Chinulna Point, Cook Inlet tide times

Today, Sunday, October 18, 2026: high tide at 10:31 AM (14.8 ft) and 9:46 PM (15.5 ft); low tide at 4:26 AM (5.7 ft) and 5:06 PM (10.6 ft). Water temperature 48.0 F at buoy NKTA2 (13 mi away).

NOAA station 9455735 · Reference station · MLLW datum · times in AKDT · sunrise 8:54 AM, sunset 6:46 PM · first quarter (52% lit)

Low tide▼
4:26AM
5.7FT MLLW
low
High tide▲
10:31AM
14.8FT MLLW
high
Low tide▼
5:06PM
10.6FT MLLW
low
High tide▲
9:46PM
15.5FT MLLW
high
Water temp°F
48.0
8.9C
buoy NKTA2, 13 mi
681012141612 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM12 AM4:26 AM5.7 ft10:31 AM14.8 ft5:06 PM10.6 ft9:46 PM15.5 ftnow 1:20 AM
predicted height above MLLWnightnow (build time; your browser updates it)

As of 1:20 AM the tide is falling toward low tide at 4:26 AM (5.7 ft).

First Quarter 52% litSunrise 8:54 AMSunset 6:46 PMDaylight 9h 51mAKDT

Next 7 days at Chinulna Point, Cook Inlet

DateTide 1Tide 2Tide 3Tide 4SunriseSunsetMoon
Sun Oct 18today4:26 AM5.7 ft10:31 AM14.8 ft5:06 PM10.6 ft9:46 PM15.5 ft8:54 AM6:46 PM 52%
Mon Oct 195:43 AM6.0 ft12:04 PM14.9 ft6:26 PM9.7 ft11:39 PM15.0 ft8:57 AM6:43 PM 63%
Tue Oct 206:50 AM5.5 ft1:16 PM16.1 ft7:27 PM7.9 ft 9:00 AM6:40 PM 73%
Wed Oct 211:08 AM15.9 ft7:44 AM4.5 ft2:01 PM17.7 ft8:16 PM5.6 ft9:02 AM6:37 PM 82%
Thu Oct 222:07 AM17.5 ft8:30 AM3.5 ft2:36 PM19.4 ft8:57 PM3.2 ft9:05 AM6:34 PM 89%
Fri Oct 232:53 AM19.3 ft9:11 AM2.7 ft3:08 PM21.2 ft9:36 PM0.9 ft9:07 AM6:31 PM 95%
Sat Oct 243:35 AM20.9 ft9:49 AM2.2 ft3:40 PM22.8 ft10:13 PM-1.1 ft9:10 AM6:29 PM 98%

Water temperature near Chinulna Point, Cook Inlet

405060708090
48.0 F (8.9 C)
NDBC buoy NKTA2 (9455760 - Nikiski, AK), 13 mi away, observed 08:48 UTC October 18, 2026

Water temperature is the nearest NOAA reading to Chinulna Point, Cook Inlet, not a measurement at the tide gauge itself (this station has no water-temperature sensor). See water temperature by state for every sensor and buoy.

Tide tables

High (▲) and low (▼) tides in AKDT with sunrise, sunset and moon illumination. CSV of today's tides for every Alaska station.

October 2026 tide table

DateTide 1Tide 2Tide 3Tide 4SunriseSunsetMoon
Thu Oct 1    8:12 AM7:37 PM 71%
Fri Oct 2    8:15 AM7:34 PM 61%
Sat Oct 3    8:17 AM7:31 PM 50%
Sun Oct 4    8:20 AM7:28 PM 40%
Mon Oct 5    8:22 AM7:25 PM 29%
Tue Oct 6    8:24 AM7:22 PM 20%
Wed Oct 7    8:27 AM7:19 PM 12%
Thu Oct 8    8:29 AM7:16 PM 6%
Fri Oct 9    8:32 AM7:13 PM 2%
Sat Oct 10    8:34 AM7:10 PM 0%
Sun Oct 11    8:37 AM7:07 PM 0%
Mon Oct 12    8:39 AM7:04 PM 3%
Tue Oct 13    8:42 AM7:01 PM 8%
Wed Oct 14    8:44 AM6:58 PM 14%
Thu Oct 15    8:47 AM6:55 PM 22%
Fri Oct 162:19 AM2.8 ft8:19 AM17.2 ft2:21 PM8.9 ft7:44 PM18.5 ft8:49 AM6:52 PM 32%
Sat Oct 173:13 AM4.5 ft9:13 AM15.7 ft3:31 PM10.2 ft8:28 PM16.9 ft8:52 AM6:49 PM 42%
Sun Oct 18today4:26 AM5.7 ft10:31 AM14.8 ft5:06 PM10.6 ft9:46 PM15.5 ft8:54 AM6:46 PM 52%
Mon Oct 195:43 AM6.0 ft12:04 PM14.9 ft6:26 PM9.7 ft11:39 PM15.0 ft8:57 AM6:43 PM 63%
Tue Oct 206:50 AM5.5 ft1:16 PM16.1 ft7:27 PM7.9 ft 9:00 AM6:40 PM 73%
Wed Oct 211:08 AM15.9 ft7:44 AM4.5 ft2:01 PM17.7 ft8:16 PM5.6 ft9:02 AM6:37 PM 82%
Thu Oct 222:07 AM17.5 ft8:30 AM3.5 ft2:36 PM19.4 ft8:57 PM3.2 ft9:05 AM6:34 PM 89%
Fri Oct 232:53 AM19.3 ft9:11 AM2.7 ft3:08 PM21.2 ft9:36 PM0.9 ft9:07 AM6:31 PM 95%
Sat Oct 243:35 AM20.9 ft9:49 AM2.2 ft3:40 PM22.8 ft10:13 PM-1.1 ft9:10 AM6:29 PM 98%
Sun Oct 254:14 AM22.3 ft10:26 AM2.0 ft4:13 PM24.1 ft10:51 PM-2.6 ft9:12 AM6:26 PM 100%
Mon Oct 264:54 AM23.1 ft11:03 AM2.3 ft4:47 PM25.0 ft11:29 PM-3.5 ft9:15 AM6:23 PM 99%
Tue Oct 275:34 AM23.4 ft11:40 AM2.9 ft5:22 PM25.3 ft 9:18 AM6:20 PM 96%
Wed Oct 2812:08 AM-3.7 ft6:15 AM22.9 ft12:19 PM3.8 ft6:00 PM24.9 ft9:20 AM6:17 PM 91%
Thu Oct 2912:51 AM-3.0 ft7:00 AM21.9 ft1:01 PM5.1 ft6:41 PM23.9 ft9:23 AM6:15 PM 84%
Fri Oct 301:40 AM-1.7 ft7:50 AM20.4 ft1:52 PM6.5 ft7:29 PM22.2 ft9:25 AM6:12 PM 76%
Sat Oct 312:38 AM0.1 ft8:51 AM18.8 ft3:01 PM7.7 ft8:29 PM20.1 ft9:28 AM6:09 PM 66%

November 2026 tide table

DateTide 1Tide 2Tide 3Tide 4SunriseSunsetMoon
Sun Nov 12:47 AM1.8 ft9:03 AM17.8 ft3:24 PM8.2 ft8:49 PM18.1 ft8:31 AM5:06 PM 55%
Mon Nov 24:02 AM3.0 ft10:25 AM17.6 ft4:46 PM7.4 ft10:26 PM17.1 ft8:33 AM5:04 PM 45%
Tue Nov 35:14 AM3.4 ft11:42 AM18.4 ft5:58 PM5.6 ft11:58 PM17.5 ft8:36 AM5:01 PM 34%
Wed Nov 46:18 AM3.3 ft12:41 PM19.7 ft6:57 PM3.3 ft 8:39 AM4:59 PM 25%
Thu Nov 51:08 AM18.6 ft7:12 AM3.0 ft1:27 PM21.0 ft7:46 PM1.2 ft8:41 AM4:56 PM 16%
Fri Nov 62:02 AM19.8 ft7:59 AM2.9 ft2:06 PM22.1 ft8:30 PM-0.5 ft8:44 AM4:53 PM 9%
Sat Nov 72:47 AM20.7 ft8:43 AM2.9 ft2:42 PM22.8 ft9:11 PM-1.5 ft8:47 AM4:51 PM 4%
Sun Nov 83:26 AM21.3 ft9:23 AM3.2 ft3:15 PM23.1 ft9:49 PM-2.0 ft8:49 AM4:48 PM 1%
Mon Nov 94:02 AM21.5 ft10:01 AM3.8 ft3:46 PM23.1 ft10:26 PM-2.0 ft8:52 AM4:46 PM 0%
Tue Nov 104:36 AM21.4 ft10:39 AM4.5 ft4:17 PM22.8 ft11:03 PM-1.4 ft8:55 AM4:44 PM 1%
Wed Nov 115:09 AM20.8 ft11:15 AM5.4 ft4:47 PM22.2 ft11:39 PM-0.5 ft8:57 AM4:41 PM 5%
Thu Nov 125:44 AM20.0 ft11:50 AM6.5 ft5:17 PM21.2 ft 9:00 AM4:39 PM 11%
Fri Nov 1312:17 AM0.7 ft6:20 AM19.0 ft12:28 PM7.6 ft5:49 PM20.1 ft9:02 AM4:37 PM 18%
Sat Nov 1412:57 AM2.1 ft7:02 AM17.9 ft1:11 PM8.6 ft6:24 PM18.8 ft9:05 AM4:34 PM 27%
Sun Nov 151:43 AM3.5 ft7:50 AM16.9 ft2:11 PM9.4 ft7:09 PM17.4 ft9:07 AM4:32 PM 37%
Mon Nov 162:40 AM4.7 ft8:48 AM16.3 ft3:25 PM9.6 ft8:13 PM16.0 ft9:10 AM4:30 PM 47%
Tue Nov 173:46 AM5.5 ft9:52 AM16.3 ft4:38 PM8.8 ft9:41 PM15.3 ft9:13 AM4:28 PM 58%
Wed Nov 184:52 AM5.9 ft10:55 AM17.0 ft5:41 PM7.2 ft11:09 PM15.5 ft9:15 AM4:26 PM 68%
Thu Nov 195:51 AM5.8 ft11:50 AM18.2 ft6:33 PM5.1 ft 9:18 AM4:24 PM 77%
Fri Nov 2012:21 AM16.7 ft6:43 AM5.4 ft12:36 PM19.6 ft7:19 PM2.7 ft9:20 AM4:22 PM 86%
Sat Nov 211:17 AM18.3 ft7:29 AM5.0 ft1:17 PM21.3 ft8:02 PM0.4 ft9:23 AM4:20 PM 92%
Sun Nov 222:07 AM19.9 ft8:13 AM4.5 ft1:58 PM22.8 ft8:45 PM-1.7 ft9:25 AM4:18 PM 97%
Mon Nov 232:53 AM21.3 ft8:57 AM4.2 ft2:39 PM24.1 ft9:27 PM-3.3 ft9:27 AM4:16 PM 100%
Tue Nov 243:37 AM22.3 ft9:40 AM4.0 ft3:20 PM25.1 ft10:11 PM-4.2 ft9:30 AM4:14 PM 100%
Wed Nov 254:22 AM22.8 ft10:24 AM4.1 ft4:04 PM25.4 ft10:56 PM-4.4 ft9:32 AM4:12 PM 98%
Thu Nov 265:07 AM22.7 ft11:10 AM4.3 ft4:48 PM25.1 ft11:43 PM-3.9 ft9:34 AM4:11 PM 94%
Fri Nov 275:55 AM22.1 ft11:59 AM4.9 ft5:36 PM24.0 ft 9:37 AM4:09 PM 88%
Sat Nov 2812:34 AM-2.7 ft6:46 AM21.2 ft12:54 PM5.5 ft6:29 PM22.3 ft9:39 AM4:08 PM 80%
Sun Nov 291:28 AM-1.0 ft7:42 AM20.3 ft1:58 PM6.0 ft7:30 PM20.3 ft9:41 AM4:06 PM 71%
Mon Nov 302:28 AM0.9 ft8:43 AM19.5 ft3:07 PM6.1 ft8:42 PM18.4 ft9:43 AM4:05 PM 61%

Tidal datums at Chinulna Point, Cook Inlet

Heights on this page are above mean lower low water (MLLW), the chart datum. NOAA's accepted datums for station 9455735, in feet above MLLW:

MHHW

14.93 ft
Mean higher high water

MHW

14.18 ft
Mean high water

MSL

5.48 ft
Mean sea level

MLW

-3.80 ft
Mean low water

MN

17.99 ft
Mean range

GT

20.85 ft
Diurnal range

Nearby tide stations

Questions

What time is high tide at Chinulna Point, Cook Inlet today?

High tide at Chinulna Point, Cook Inlet, Alaska on Sunday, October 18, 2026 is at 10:31 AM (14.8 ft above MLLW) and 9:46 PM (15.5 ft above MLLW), NOAA prediction, local time.

What time is low tide at Chinulna Point, Cook Inlet today?

Low tide at Chinulna Point, Cook Inlet on Sunday, October 18, 2026 is at 4:26 AM (5.7 ft) and 5:06 PM (10.6 ft).

What is the water temperature at Chinulna Point, Cook Inlet?

The nearest NOAA water-temperature reading to Chinulna Point, Cook Inlet is 48.0 F at buoy NKTA2 (13 mi away), as of October 18, 2026.

Not for navigation. Predictions do not include weather; wind and pressure can move the real water level by a foot or more. Source: NOAA CO-OPS station 9455735.