Alaska tide station
Columbia Glacier tide times
Today, Sunday, October 18, 2026: high tide at 8:43 AM (8.2 ft) and 6:32 PM (9.3 ft); low tide at 1:08 AM (2.7 ft) and 1:09 PM (6.7 ft). Water temperature 49.3 F at Valdez (25 mi away).
Low tide▼
1:08AM
2.7FT MLLW
low
High tide▲
8:43AM
8.2FT MLLW
high
Low tide▼
1:09PM
6.7FT MLLW
low
High tide▲
6:32PM
9.3FT MLLW
high
Water temp°F
49.3
9.6C
Valdez, 25 mi
predicted height above MLLWnightnow (build time; your browser updates it)
As of 1:20 AM the tide is rising toward high tide at 8:43 AM (8.2 ft).
First Quarter 52% litSunrise 8:39 AMSunset 6:28 PMDaylight 9h 48mAKDT
- High tide at Columbia Glacier, Alaska on is at 8:43 AM (8.2 ft above MLLW) and 6:32 PM (9.3 ft above MLLW).
- Low tide at Columbia Glacier on is at 1:08 AM (2.7 ft) and 1:09 PM (6.7 ft).
- Today's tidal range at Columbia Glacier is 6.6 ft (highest high 9.3 ft, lowest low 2.7 ft).
- The nearest NOAA water temperature to Columbia Glacier is 49.3 F at Valdez (25 mi away), as of .
- Sunrise 8:39 AM, sunset 6:28 PM (AKDT); moon first quarter, 52% illuminated.
- Predictions are NOAA CO-OPS tide predictions for station 9454460 (harmonic reference station), heights above MLLW.
Next 7 days at Columbia Glacier
| Date | Tide 1 | Tide 2 | Tide 3 | Tide 4 | Sunrise | Sunset | Moon |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun Oct 18today | 1:08 AM2.7 ft | 8:43 AM8.2 ft | 1:09 PM6.7 ft | 6:32 PM9.3 ft | 8:39 AM | 6:28 PM | 52% |
| Mon Oct 19 | 2:21 AM2.9 ft | 9:58 AM8.7 ft | 2:49 PM6.4 ft | 8:37 PM9.0 ft | 8:42 AM | 6:25 PM | 63% |
| Tue Oct 20 | 3:32 AM2.7 ft | 10:42 AM9.4 ft | 4:09 PM5.4 ft | 10:02 PM9.3 ft | 8:44 AM | 6:22 PM | 73% |
| Wed Oct 21 | 4:27 AM2.3 ft | 11:15 AM10.3 ft | 5:03 PM4.0 ft | 11:01 PM9.9 ft | 8:47 AM | 6:19 PM | 82% |
| Thu Oct 22 | 5:11 AM1.9 ft | 11:44 AM11.2 ft | 5:45 PM2.5 ft | 11:50 PM10.6 ft | 8:50 AM | 6:16 PM | 89% |
| Fri Oct 23 | 5:50 AM1.6 ft | 12:12 PM12.2 ft | 6:23 PM1.0 ft | 8:52 AM | 6:13 PM | 95% | |
| Sat Oct 24 | 12:34 AM11.3 ft | 6:26 AM1.4 ft | 12:40 PM13.2 ft | 7:01 PM-0.3 ft | 8:55 AM | 6:10 PM | 98% |
Water temperature near Columbia Glacier
49.3 F (9.6 C)
NOAA CO-OPS station 9454240 (Valdez sensor, 25 mi away), read 1:00 AM local, October 18, 2026
Over the past 30 days this sensor ranged from 47.8 to 52.9 F. Typical for October here is 49.9 F (5-year hourly mean; range 43.0 to 54.5), so today is 0.6 F below typical.
Water temperature is the nearest NOAA reading to Columbia Glacier, 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
October 2026 tide table
| Date | Tide 1 | Tide 2 | Tide 3 | Tide 4 | Sunrise | Sunset | Moon |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thu Oct 1 | 7:56 AM | 7:20 PM | 71% | ||||
| Fri Oct 2 | 7:58 AM | 7:17 PM | 61% | ||||
| Sat Oct 3 | 8:01 AM | 7:14 PM | 50% | ||||
| Sun Oct 4 | 8:03 AM | 7:11 PM | 40% | ||||
| Mon Oct 5 | 8:06 AM | 7:07 PM | 29% | ||||
| Tue Oct 6 | 8:08 AM | 7:04 PM | 20% | ||||
| Wed Oct 7 | 8:11 AM | 7:01 PM | 12% | ||||
| Thu Oct 8 | 8:13 AM | 6:58 PM | 6% | ||||
| Fri Oct 9 | 8:16 AM | 6:55 PM | 2% | ||||
| Sat Oct 10 | 8:19 AM | 6:52 PM | 0% | ||||
| Sun Oct 11 | 8:21 AM | 6:49 PM | 0% | ||||
| Mon Oct 12 | 8:24 AM | 6:46 PM | 3% | ||||
| Tue Oct 13 | 8:26 AM | 6:43 PM | 8% | ||||
| Wed Oct 14 | 8:29 AM | 6:40 PM | 14% | ||||
| Thu Oct 15 | 8:31 AM | 6:37 PM | 22% | ||||
| Fri Oct 16 | 5:36 AM8.8 ft | 10:58 AM5.6 ft | 4:36 PM11.1 ft | 8:34 AM | 6:34 PM | 32% | |
| Sat Oct 17 | 12:06 AM2.1 ft | 6:51 AM8.2 ft | 11:51 AM6.3 ft | 5:18 PM10.2 ft | 8:37 AM | 6:31 PM | 42% |
| Sun Oct 18today | 1:08 AM2.7 ft | 8:43 AM8.2 ft | 1:09 PM6.7 ft | 6:32 PM9.3 ft | 8:39 AM | 6:28 PM | 52% |
| Mon Oct 19 | 2:21 AM2.9 ft | 9:58 AM8.7 ft | 2:49 PM6.4 ft | 8:37 PM9.0 ft | 8:42 AM | 6:25 PM | 63% |
| Tue Oct 20 | 3:32 AM2.7 ft | 10:42 AM9.4 ft | 4:09 PM5.4 ft | 10:02 PM9.3 ft | 8:44 AM | 6:22 PM | 73% |
| Wed Oct 21 | 4:27 AM2.3 ft | 11:15 AM10.3 ft | 5:03 PM4.0 ft | 11:01 PM9.9 ft | 8:47 AM | 6:19 PM | 82% |
| Thu Oct 22 | 5:11 AM1.9 ft | 11:44 AM11.2 ft | 5:45 PM2.5 ft | 11:50 PM10.6 ft | 8:50 AM | 6:16 PM | 89% |
| Fri Oct 23 | 5:50 AM1.6 ft | 12:12 PM12.2 ft | 6:23 PM1.0 ft | 8:52 AM | 6:13 PM | 95% | |
| Sat Oct 24 | 12:34 AM11.3 ft | 6:26 AM1.4 ft | 12:40 PM13.2 ft | 7:01 PM-0.3 ft | 8:55 AM | 6:10 PM | 98% |
| Sun Oct 25 | 1:16 AM11.8 ft | 7:01 AM1.5 ft | 1:10 PM14.1 ft | 7:39 PM-1.3 ft | 8:58 AM | 6:07 PM | 100% |
| Mon Oct 26 | 1:57 AM12.1 ft | 7:37 AM1.8 ft | 1:42 PM14.7 ft | 8:18 PM-2.0 ft | 9:00 AM | 6:04 PM | 99% |
| Tue Oct 27 | 2:38 AM12.1 ft | 8:14 AM2.3 ft | 2:16 PM15.0 ft | 9:01 PM-2.2 ft | 9:03 AM | 6:01 PM | 96% |
| Wed Oct 28 | 3:21 AM11.8 ft | 8:54 AM2.9 ft | 2:53 PM14.9 ft | 9:48 PM-1.9 ft | 9:06 AM | 5:59 PM | 91% |
| Thu Oct 29 | 4:09 AM11.2 ft | 9:39 AM3.7 ft | 3:34 PM14.4 ft | 10:39 PM-1.3 ft | 9:08 AM | 5:56 PM | 84% |
| Fri Oct 30 | 5:04 AM10.4 ft | 10:30 AM4.5 ft | 4:20 PM13.4 ft | 11:35 PM-0.5 ft | 9:11 AM | 5:53 PM | 76% |
| Sat Oct 31 | 6:13 AM9.8 ft | 11:32 AM5.2 ft | 5:18 PM12.2 ft | 9:14 AM | 5:50 PM | 66% |
November 2026 tide table
| Date | Tide 1 | Tide 2 | Tide 3 | Tide 4 | Sunrise | Sunset | Moon |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun Nov 1 | 12:38 AM0.4 ft | 6:40 AM9.6 ft | 11:50 AM5.5 ft | 5:39 PM10.9 ft | 8:16 AM | 4:47 PM | 55% |
| Mon Nov 2 | 12:48 AM1.1 ft | 8:02 AM10.0 ft | 1:23 PM5.2 ft | 7:26 PM10.1 ft | 8:19 AM | 4:45 PM | 45% |
| Tue Nov 3 | 2:02 AM1.5 ft | 9:03 AM10.8 ft | 2:51 PM4.2 ft | 8:55 PM10.1 ft | 8:22 AM | 4:42 PM | 34% |
| Wed Nov 4 | 3:06 AM1.7 ft | 9:52 AM11.7 ft | 3:58 PM2.7 ft | 10:05 PM10.4 ft | 8:25 AM | 4:39 PM | 25% |
| Thu Nov 5 | 4:00 AM1.7 ft | 10:33 AM12.5 ft | 4:49 PM1.3 ft | 11:03 PM10.7 ft | 8:27 AM | 4:37 PM | 16% |
| Fri Nov 6 | 4:44 AM1.9 ft | 11:10 AM13.2 ft | 5:31 PM0.2 ft | 11:52 PM11.0 ft | 8:30 AM | 4:34 PM | 9% |
| Sat Nov 7 | 5:23 AM2.2 ft | 11:44 AM13.6 ft | 6:08 PM-0.5 ft | 8:33 AM | 4:31 PM | 4% | |
| Sun Nov 8 | 12:34 AM11.2 ft | 5:59 AM2.5 ft | 12:15 PM13.8 ft | 6:44 PM-0.9 ft | 8:35 AM | 4:29 PM | 1% |
| Mon Nov 9 | 1:13 AM11.2 ft | 6:34 AM3.0 ft | 12:44 PM13.8 ft | 7:19 PM-1.0 ft | 8:38 AM | 4:26 PM | 0% |
| Tue Nov 10 | 1:49 AM11.0 ft | 7:08 AM3.5 ft | 1:12 PM13.7 ft | 7:54 PM-0.8 ft | 8:41 AM | 4:24 PM | 1% |
| Wed Nov 11 | 2:24 AM10.7 ft | 7:42 AM4.1 ft | 1:39 PM13.3 ft | 8:31 PM-0.4 ft | 8:43 AM | 4:21 PM | 5% |
| Thu Nov 12 | 2:59 AM10.3 ft | 8:18 AM4.6 ft | 2:08 PM12.8 ft | 9:10 PM0.1 ft | 8:46 AM | 4:19 PM | 11% |
| Fri Nov 13 | 3:38 AM9.8 ft | 8:57 AM5.2 ft | 2:37 PM12.1 ft | 9:51 PM0.7 ft | 8:49 AM | 4:16 PM | 18% |
| Sat Nov 14 | 4:23 AM9.3 ft | 9:41 AM5.7 ft | 3:11 PM11.3 ft | 10:36 PM1.3 ft | 8:51 AM | 4:14 PM | 27% |
| Sun Nov 15 | 5:20 AM8.9 ft | 10:35 AM6.1 ft | 3:52 PM10.4 ft | 11:26 PM1.9 ft | 8:54 AM | 4:12 PM | 37% |
| Mon Nov 16 | 6:32 AM8.9 ft | 11:42 AM6.2 ft | 4:51 PM9.5 ft | 8:57 AM | 4:10 PM | 47% | |
| Tue Nov 17 | 12:21 AM2.3 ft | 7:38 AM9.2 ft | 1:03 PM5.9 ft | 6:23 PM8.8 ft | 8:59 AM | 4:07 PM | 58% |
| Wed Nov 18 | 1:21 AM2.6 ft | 8:26 AM9.9 ft | 2:20 PM4.9 ft | 8:02 PM8.7 ft | 9:02 AM | 4:05 PM | 68% |
| Thu Nov 19 | 2:19 AM2.8 ft | 9:05 AM10.7 ft | 3:21 PM3.6 ft | 9:16 PM9.0 ft | 9:05 AM | 4:03 PM | 77% |
| Fri Nov 20 | 3:12 AM2.8 ft | 9:41 AM11.7 ft | 4:10 PM2.0 ft | 10:17 PM9.7 ft | 9:07 AM | 4:01 PM | 86% |
| Sat Nov 21 | 3:59 AM2.8 ft | 10:17 AM12.7 ft | 4:54 PM0.5 ft | 11:10 PM10.3 ft | 9:10 AM | 3:59 PM | 92% |
| Sun Nov 22 | 4:44 AM2.8 ft | 10:54 AM13.7 ft | 5:36 PM-0.9 ft | 9:12 AM | 3:57 PM | 97% | |
| Mon Nov 23 | 12:00 AM11.0 ft | 5:27 AM2.9 ft | 11:33 AM14.6 ft | 6:19 PM-2.0 ft | 9:15 AM | 3:55 PM | 100% |
| Tue Nov 24 | 12:46 AM11.4 ft | 6:10 AM3.0 ft | 12:14 PM15.2 ft | 7:03 PM-2.7 ft | 9:17 AM | 3:53 PM | 100% |
| Wed Nov 25 | 1:32 AM11.6 ft | 6:53 AM3.2 ft | 12:56 PM15.4 ft | 7:49 PM-2.9 ft | 9:20 AM | 3:51 PM | 98% |
| Thu Nov 26 | 2:19 AM11.6 ft | 7:40 AM3.5 ft | 1:40 PM15.2 ft | 8:38 PM-2.6 ft | 9:22 AM | 3:50 PM | 94% |
| Fri Nov 27 | 3:09 AM11.3 ft | 8:31 AM3.8 ft | 2:27 PM14.5 ft | 9:29 PM-2.1 ft | 9:24 AM | 3:48 PM | 88% |
| Sat Nov 28 | 4:03 AM11.0 ft | 9:28 AM4.2 ft | 3:18 PM13.4 ft | 10:22 PM-1.2 ft | 9:27 AM | 3:46 PM | 80% |
| Sun Nov 29 | 5:03 AM10.7 ft | 10:32 AM4.5 ft | 4:17 PM12.0 ft | 11:17 PM-0.2 ft | 9:29 AM | 3:45 PM | 71% |
| Mon Nov 30 | 6:10 AM10.7 ft | 11:44 AM4.5 ft | 5:32 PM10.6 ft | 9:31 AM | 3:43 PM | 61% |
Tidal datums at Columbia Glacier
Heights on this page are above mean lower low water (MLLW), the chart datum. NOAA's accepted datums for station 9454460, in feet above MLLW:
MHHW
10.51 ft
Mean higher high water
MHW
9.61 ft
Mean high water
MSL
4.94 ft
Mean sea level
MLW
0.00 ft
Mean low water
MN
9.60 ft
Mean range
GT
12.01 ft
Diurnal range
Nearby tide stations
- Jackson Cove, Glacier Island11 mi · next high 8:22 AM
- Rocky Point12 mi · next high 8:33 AM
- Busby Island13 mi · next high 8:31 AM
- Jack Bay16 mi · next high 8:32 AM
- Landlocked Bay, Port Fidalgo22 mi · next high 8:20 AM
- VALDEZ, Port Valdez25 mi · next high 8:33 AM
Questions
What time is high tide at Columbia Glacier today?
High tide at Columbia Glacier, Alaska on Sunday, October 18, 2026 is at 8:43 AM (8.2 ft above MLLW) and 6:32 PM (9.3 ft above MLLW), NOAA prediction, local time.
What time is low tide at Columbia Glacier today?
Low tide at Columbia Glacier on Sunday, October 18, 2026 is at 1:08 AM (2.7 ft) and 1:09 PM (6.7 ft).
What is the water temperature at Columbia Glacier?
The nearest NOAA water-temperature reading to Columbia Glacier is 49.3 F at Valdez (25 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 9454460.