Alaska tide station
El Capitan Island tide times
Today, Sunday, October 18, 2026: high tide at 7:44 AM (7.8 ft) and 6:08 PM (8.6 ft); low tide at 12:26 AM (1.9 ft) and 12:26 PM (5.6 ft). Water temperature 51.6 F at Ketchikan (78 mi away).
Low tide▼
12:26AM
1.9FT MLLW
low
High tide▲
7:44AM
7.8FT MLLW
high
Low tide▼
12:26PM
5.6FT MLLW
low
High tide▲
6:08PM
8.6FT MLLW
high
Water temp°F
51.6
10.9C
Ketchikan, 78 mi
predicted height above MLLWnightnow (build time; your browser updates it)
As of 1:20 AM the tide is rising toward high tide at 7:44 AM (7.8 ft).
First Quarter 52% litSunrise 7:32 AMSunset 5:45 PMDaylight 10h 13mAKDT
- High tide at El Capitan Island, Alaska on is at 7:44 AM (7.8 ft above MLLW) and 6:08 PM (8.6 ft above MLLW).
- Low tide at El Capitan Island on is at 12:26 AM (1.9 ft) and 12:26 PM (5.6 ft).
- Today's tidal range at El Capitan Island is 6.6 ft (highest high 8.6 ft, lowest low 1.9 ft).
- The nearest NOAA water temperature to El Capitan Island is 51.6 F at Ketchikan (78 mi away), as of .
- Sunrise 7:32 AM, sunset 5:45 PM (AKDT); moon first quarter, 52% illuminated.
- Predictions are NOAA CO-OPS tide predictions for station 9450851 (subordinate station), heights above MLLW.
Next 7 days at El Capitan Island
| Date | Tide 1 | Tide 2 | Tide 3 | Tide 4 | Sunrise | Sunset | Moon |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun Oct 18today | 12:26 AM1.9 ft | 7:44 AM7.8 ft | 12:26 PM5.6 ft | 6:08 PM8.6 ft | 7:32 AM | 5:45 PM | 52% |
| Mon Oct 19 | 1:43 AM2.1 ft | 8:59 AM8.1 ft | 2:18 PM5.3 ft | 7:43 PM8.3 ft | 7:34 AM | 5:43 PM | 63% |
| Tue Oct 20 | 2:54 AM2.0 ft | 9:49 AM8.6 ft | 3:35 PM4.4 ft | 9:06 PM8.5 ft | 7:36 AM | 5:40 PM | 73% |
| Wed Oct 21 | 3:47 AM1.8 ft | 10:25 AM9.2 ft | 4:25 PM3.3 ft | 10:11 PM8.9 ft | 7:38 AM | 5:38 PM | 82% |
| Thu Oct 22 | 4:29 AM1.6 ft | 10:55 AM10.0 ft | 5:06 PM2.1 ft | 11:03 PM9.4 ft | 7:40 AM | 5:35 PM | 89% |
| Fri Oct 23 | 5:07 AM1.5 ft | 11:23 AM10.7 ft | 5:43 PM0.9 ft | 11:50 PM9.9 ft | 7:42 AM | 5:33 PM | 95% |
| Sat Oct 24 | 5:43 AM1.6 ft | 11:53 AM11.5 ft | 6:21 PM-0.2 ft | 7:44 AM | 5:31 PM | 98% |
Water temperature near El Capitan Island
51.6 F (10.9 C)
NOAA CO-OPS station 9450460 (Ketchikan sensor, 78 mi away), read 1:00 AM local, October 18, 2026
Over the past 30 days this sensor ranged from 50.7 to 57.4 F. Typical for October here is 50.9 F (5-year hourly mean; range 47.3 to 54.7), so today is 0.7 F above typical.
Water temperature is the nearest NOAA reading to El Capitan Island, 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 | 6:57 AM | 6:28 PM | 71% | ||||
| Fri Oct 2 | 6:59 AM | 6:26 PM | 61% | ||||
| Sat Oct 3 | 7:01 AM | 6:23 PM | 50% | ||||
| Sun Oct 4 | 7:03 AM | 6:21 PM | 40% | ||||
| Mon Oct 5 | 7:05 AM | 6:18 PM | 29% | ||||
| Tue Oct 6 | 7:07 AM | 6:15 PM | 20% | ||||
| Wed Oct 7 | 7:09 AM | 6:13 PM | 12% | ||||
| Thu Oct 8 | 7:11 AM | 6:10 PM | 6% | ||||
| Fri Oct 9 | 7:13 AM | 6:08 PM | 2% | ||||
| Sat Oct 10 | 7:15 AM | 6:05 PM | 0% | ||||
| Sun Oct 11 | 7:17 AM | 6:03 PM | 0% | ||||
| Mon Oct 12 | 7:19 AM | 6:00 PM | 3% | ||||
| Tue Oct 13 | 7:21 AM | 5:58 PM | 8% | ||||
| Wed Oct 14 | 7:23 AM | 5:55 PM | 14% | ||||
| Thu Oct 15 | 7:25 AM | 5:53 PM | 22% | ||||
| Fri Oct 16 | 5:15 AM8.4 ft | 10:12 AM4.8 ft | 4:05 PM9.9 ft | 11:22 PM1.4 ft | 7:27 AM | 5:50 PM | 32% |
| Sat Oct 17 | 6:21 AM8.0 ft | 11:02 AM5.3 ft | 4:55 PM9.2 ft | 7:30 AM | 5:48 PM | 42% | |
| Sun Oct 18today | 12:26 AM1.9 ft | 7:44 AM7.8 ft | 12:26 PM5.6 ft | 6:08 PM8.6 ft | 7:32 AM | 5:45 PM | 52% |
| Mon Oct 19 | 1:43 AM2.1 ft | 8:59 AM8.1 ft | 2:18 PM5.3 ft | 7:43 PM8.3 ft | 7:34 AM | 5:43 PM | 63% |
| Tue Oct 20 | 2:54 AM2.0 ft | 9:49 AM8.6 ft | 3:35 PM4.4 ft | 9:06 PM8.5 ft | 7:36 AM | 5:40 PM | 73% |
| Wed Oct 21 | 3:47 AM1.8 ft | 10:25 AM9.2 ft | 4:25 PM3.3 ft | 10:11 PM8.9 ft | 7:38 AM | 5:38 PM | 82% |
| Thu Oct 22 | 4:29 AM1.6 ft | 10:55 AM10.0 ft | 5:06 PM2.1 ft | 11:03 PM9.4 ft | 7:40 AM | 5:35 PM | 89% |
| Fri Oct 23 | 5:07 AM1.5 ft | 11:23 AM10.7 ft | 5:43 PM0.9 ft | 11:50 PM9.9 ft | 7:42 AM | 5:33 PM | 95% |
| Sat Oct 24 | 5:43 AM1.6 ft | 11:53 AM11.5 ft | 6:21 PM-0.2 ft | 7:44 AM | 5:31 PM | 98% | |
| Sun Oct 25 | 12:34 AM10.3 ft | 6:18 AM1.8 ft | 12:24 PM12.2 ft | 6:59 PM-1.2 ft | 7:46 AM | 5:28 PM | 100% |
| Mon Oct 26 | 1:18 AM10.6 ft | 6:55 AM2.1 ft | 12:57 PM12.7 ft | 7:39 PM-1.8 ft | 7:48 AM | 5:26 PM | 99% |
| Tue Oct 27 | 2:03 AM10.7 ft | 7:33 AM2.6 ft | 1:33 PM13.0 ft | 8:22 PM-2.0 ft | 7:50 AM | 5:24 PM | 96% |
| Wed Oct 28 | 2:50 AM10.5 ft | 8:13 AM3.1 ft | 2:12 PM12.9 ft | 9:08 PM-1.9 ft | 7:53 AM | 5:21 PM | 91% |
| Thu Oct 29 | 3:40 AM10.1 ft | 8:57 AM3.6 ft | 2:56 PM12.5 ft | 9:57 PM-1.5 ft | 7:55 AM | 5:19 PM | 84% |
| Fri Oct 30 | 4:36 AM9.6 ft | 9:47 AM4.1 ft | 3:45 PM11.8 ft | 10:53 PM-0.8 ft | 7:57 AM | 5:17 PM | 76% |
| Sat Oct 31 | 5:41 AM9.2 ft | 10:49 AM4.6 ft | 4:45 PM10.9 ft | 11:57 PM-0.0 ft | 7:59 AM | 5:15 PM | 66% |
November 2026 tide table
| Date | Tide 1 | Tide 2 | Tide 3 | Tide 4 | Sunrise | Sunset | Moon |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun Nov 1 | 5:55 AM9.1 ft | 11:12 AM4.8 ft | 5:01 PM10.0 ft | 7:01 AM | 4:13 PM | 55% | |
| Mon Nov 2 | 12:09 AM0.6 ft | 7:08 AM9.3 ft | 12:52 PM4.4 ft | 6:32 PM9.3 ft | 7:03 AM | 4:10 PM | 45% |
| Tue Nov 3 | 1:21 AM1.0 ft | 8:10 AM9.8 ft | 2:18 PM3.4 ft | 8:00 PM9.1 ft | 7:05 AM | 4:08 PM | 34% |
| Wed Nov 4 | 2:24 AM1.3 ft | 9:00 AM10.4 ft | 3:21 PM2.2 ft | 9:15 PM9.2 ft | 7:07 AM | 4:06 PM | 25% |
| Thu Nov 5 | 3:17 AM1.6 ft | 9:41 AM11.0 ft | 4:11 PM1.0 ft | 10:16 PM9.5 ft | 7:10 AM | 4:04 PM | 16% |
| Fri Nov 6 | 4:02 AM1.9 ft | 10:17 AM11.5 ft | 4:53 PM0.1 ft | 11:07 PM9.8 ft | 7:12 AM | 4:02 PM | 9% |
| Sat Nov 7 | 4:43 AM2.4 ft | 10:50 AM11.8 ft | 5:32 PM-0.6 ft | 11:52 PM10.0 ft | 7:14 AM | 4:00 PM | 4% |
| Sun Nov 8 | 5:20 AM2.8 ft | 11:22 AM12.0 ft | 6:07 PM-0.9 ft | 7:16 AM | 3:58 PM | 1% | |
| Mon Nov 9 | 12:33 AM10.1 ft | 5:56 AM3.2 ft | 11:52 AM12.0 ft | 6:42 PM-1.0 ft | 7:18 AM | 3:56 PM | 0% |
| Tue Nov 10 | 1:12 AM10.0 ft | 6:30 AM3.7 ft | 12:23 PM11.8 ft | 7:16 PM-0.9 ft | 7:20 AM | 3:54 PM | 1% |
| Wed Nov 11 | 1:50 AM9.9 ft | 7:04 AM4.0 ft | 12:54 PM11.6 ft | 7:51 PM-0.6 ft | 7:22 AM | 3:52 PM | 5% |
| Thu Nov 12 | 2:28 AM9.6 ft | 7:39 AM4.4 ft | 1:27 PM11.2 ft | 8:28 PM-0.1 ft | 7:24 AM | 3:51 PM | 11% |
| Fri Nov 13 | 3:10 AM9.3 ft | 8:15 AM4.7 ft | 2:01 PM10.7 ft | 9:08 PM0.4 ft | 7:26 AM | 3:49 PM | 18% |
| Sat Nov 14 | 3:56 AM8.9 ft | 8:57 AM5.0 ft | 2:40 PM10.1 ft | 9:51 PM0.9 ft | 7:28 AM | 3:47 PM | 27% |
| Sun Nov 15 | 4:49 AM8.6 ft | 9:48 AM5.2 ft | 3:26 PM9.4 ft | 10:40 PM1.4 ft | 7:31 AM | 3:45 PM | 37% |
| Mon Nov 16 | 5:47 AM8.6 ft | 10:58 AM5.2 ft | 4:27 PM8.7 ft | 11:35 PM1.8 ft | 7:33 AM | 3:44 PM | 47% |
| Tue Nov 17 | 6:43 AM8.8 ft | 12:26 PM4.9 ft | 5:46 PM8.2 ft | 7:35 AM | 3:42 PM | 58% | |
| Wed Nov 18 | 12:34 AM2.1 ft | 7:32 AM9.2 ft | 1:45 PM4.1 ft | 7:13 PM8.0 ft | 7:37 AM | 3:40 PM | 68% |
| Thu Nov 19 | 1:32 AM2.4 ft | 8:14 AM9.8 ft | 2:43 PM2.9 ft | 8:30 PM8.2 ft | 7:39 AM | 3:39 PM | 77% |
| Fri Nov 20 | 2:24 AM2.6 ft | 8:52 AM10.5 ft | 3:31 PM1.6 ft | 9:35 PM8.7 ft | 7:41 AM | 3:37 PM | 86% |
| Sat Nov 21 | 3:12 AM2.8 ft | 9:29 AM11.3 ft | 4:15 PM0.3 ft | 10:31 PM9.3 ft | 7:43 AM | 3:36 PM | 92% |
| Sun Nov 22 | 3:57 AM3.0 ft | 10:06 AM12.1 ft | 4:57 PM-0.8 ft | 11:22 PM9.9 ft | 7:44 AM | 3:35 PM | 97% |
| Mon Nov 23 | 4:42 AM3.2 ft | 10:46 AM12.8 ft | 5:40 PM-1.7 ft | 7:46 AM | 3:33 PM | 100% | |
| Tue Nov 24 | 12:10 AM10.3 ft | 5:27 AM3.4 ft | 11:28 AM13.2 ft | 6:25 PM-2.3 ft | 7:48 AM | 3:32 PM | 100% |
| Wed Nov 25 | 12:58 AM10.5 ft | 6:13 AM3.5 ft | 12:11 PM13.4 ft | 7:11 PM-2.5 ft | 7:50 AM | 3:31 PM | 98% |
| Thu Nov 26 | 1:46 AM10.6 ft | 7:01 AM3.7 ft | 12:58 PM13.3 ft | 7:59 PM-2.4 ft | 7:52 AM | 3:29 PM | 94% |
| Fri Nov 27 | 2:37 AM10.4 ft | 7:52 AM3.8 ft | 1:47 PM12.8 ft | 8:48 PM-1.9 ft | 7:54 AM | 3:28 PM | 88% |
| Sat Nov 28 | 3:30 AM10.3 ft | 8:48 AM4.0 ft | 2:40 PM11.9 ft | 9:40 PM-1.2 ft | 7:55 AM | 3:27 PM | 80% |
| Sun Nov 29 | 4:26 AM10.1 ft | 9:52 AM4.1 ft | 3:40 PM10.9 ft | 10:34 PM-0.3 ft | 7:57 AM | 3:26 PM | 71% |
| Mon Nov 30 | 5:24 AM10.1 ft | 11:09 AM3.9 ft | 4:50 PM9.8 ft | 11:32 PM0.6 ft | 7:59 AM | 3:25 PM | 61% |
How these predictions are made
El Capitan Island is a subordinate station: NOAA derives its tides from the reference station Sitka by applying fixed offsets.
High tide time
-0h 11m
relative to Sitka
Low tide time
-0h 10m
relative to reference
High tide height
+0.90 ft
difference
Low tide height
-0.10 ft
difference
Nearby tide stations
- Tuxekan, 0.5 mile south of4.9 mi · next high 7:38 AM
- El Capitan Passage, S. of Devilfish Bay9.4 mi · next high 7:50 AM
- Edna Bay13 mi · next high 7:35 AM
- Port Alice, Heceta Island14 mi · next high 7:35 AM
- Nossuk Bay, Tonowek Bay15 mi · next high 7:10 AM
- Shakan Strait, Kosciusko Island16 mi · next high 7:48 AM
Questions
What time is high tide at El Capitan Island today?
High tide at El Capitan Island, Alaska on Sunday, October 18, 2026 is at 7:44 AM (7.8 ft above MLLW) and 6:08 PM (8.6 ft above MLLW), NOAA prediction, local time.
What time is low tide at El Capitan Island today?
Low tide at El Capitan Island on Sunday, October 18, 2026 is at 12:26 AM (1.9 ft) and 12:26 PM (5.6 ft).
What is the water temperature at El Capitan Island?
The nearest NOAA water-temperature reading to El Capitan Island is 51.6 F at Ketchikan (78 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 9450851.