Water temperature

Alaska water temperature

Name: Alaska water temperature
Creator: Tide & Temp
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/

Latest NOAA water temperatures across Alaska, updated daily from CO-OPS sensors and NDBC buoys.

Warmest water in Alaska today: 54.9 F at West Dixon Entrance (buoy 46205); coldest: 37.4 F at 9491094 - Red Dog Dock, AK (buoy RDDA2).
18 NOAA CO-OPS water-temperature sensors and 34 NDBC buoys report for Alaska as of October 18, 2026 (UTC).

NOAA CO-OPS sensors in Alaska

Latest hourly reading; 30-day range; typical = 5-year mean for October at that sensor.

Station	Water now	30-day range (F)	Typical Oct (F)	Read (local)
Alitak	48.0 F 8.9 C	48.0 to 54.1	47.5	01:00 10-18
Atka	47.5 F 8.6 C	45.7 to 51.3	45.8	00:00 10-18
Cordova	46.4 F 8.0 C	46.4 to 51.3	48.2	01:00 10-18
Elfin Cove	50.4 F 10.2 C	47.3 to 55.2	49.1	01:00 10-18
Juneau	45.9 F 7.7 C	45.7 to 49.6	46.2	01:00 10-18
Ketchikan	51.6 F 10.9 C	50.7 to 57.4	50.9	01:00 10-18
King Cove	47.3 F 8.5 C	46.8 to 51.8	47.7	01:00 10-18
Nikiski	48.0 F 8.9 C	46.9 to 55.0	48.4	01:00 10-18
Port Moller	46.6 F 8.1 C	46.4 to 52.2	46.7	01:00 10-18
Red Dog Dock	37.4 F 3.0 C	34.0 to 48.7	37.8	01:00 10-18
Sand Point	47.3 F 8.5 C	46.8 to 51.4	48.0	01:00 10-18
Seldovia	48.2 F 9.0 C	47.3 to 50.2	48.2	01:00 10-18
Sitka	50.4 F 10.2 C	50.4 to 55.0	52.2	01:00 10-18
Skagway, Taiya Inlet	45.1 F 7.3 C	43.0 to 48.7	46.6	01:00 10-18
Unalaska	45.0 F 7.2 C	45.0 to 49.3	45.1	01:00 10-18
Valdez	49.3 F 9.6 C	47.8 to 52.9	49.9	01:00 10-18
Village Cove, St Paul Island	43.3 F 6.3 C	42.1 to 48.7	43.9	01:00 10-18
Yakutat, Yakutat Bay	50.2 F 10.1 C	47.1 to 55.4	51.1	01:00 10-18

NDBC buoys off Alaska

Buoys are assigned to the state of the nearest NOAA tide station. Observation times are UTC.

Buoy	Location	Water	Air	Waves	Observed
46060	WEST ORCA BAY - 8NM NW of Hinchinbrook Is., AK	48.6 F 9.2 C	46 F	1.0 ft	08:50 UTC
46061	Seal Rocks - Between Montague and Hinchinbrook Islands, AK	49.1 F 9.5 C	47 F		08:40 UTC
46072	CENTRAL ALEUTIANS 230 NM SW Dutch Harbor	47.5 F 8.6 C	44 F		00:00 UTC
46075	SHUMAGIN ISLANDS - 85NM South of Sand Point, AK	48.7 F 9.3 C	48 F	4.6 ft	08:50 UTC
46076	CAPE CLEARE - 17 NM South of Montague Is, AK	49.3 F 9.6 C	48 F	5.2 ft	08:50 UTC
46077	Shelikof Strait, AK	47.1 F 8.4 C	41 F	3.3 ft	08:50 UTC
46078	ALBATROSS BANK - 104NM South of Kodiak Is., AK	50.0 F 10.0 C	43 F	6.2 ft	08:50 UTC
46080	PORTLOCK BANK - 76 NM ENE of Kodiak, AK	47.7 F 8.7 C	42 F	7.9 ft	08:50 UTC
46081	Western Prince William Sound	47.3 F 8.5 C	42 F	0.3 ft	08:50 UTC
46082	Cape Suckling - 35 NM SE of Kayak Is, AK	50.2 F 10.1 C	48 F	6.9 ft	08:50 UTC
46083	FAIRWEATHER GROUND - 105 NM West of Juneau, AK	50.0 F 10.0 C	50 F	10.2 ft	08:50 UTC
46084	CAPE EDGECUMBE - 25NM SSW of Cape Edgecumbe, AK	53.1 F 11.7 C		9.8 ft	08:50 UTC
46108	Lower Cook Inlet	47.5 F 8.6 C		3.6 ft	08:00 UTC
46145	Central Dixon Entrance Buoy	49.3 F 9.6 C	49 F	9.5 ft	09:00 UTC
46181	Nanakwa Shoal	48.7 F 9.3 C	48 F	0.3 ft	09:00 UTC
46183	North Hecate Strait	51.4 F 10.8 C	52 F	3.0 ft	09:00 UTC
46205	West Dixon Entrance	54.9 F 12.7 C	53 F	11.2 ft	09:00 UTC
ALIA2	9457804 - Alitak, AK	48.0 F 8.9 C	36 F		08:48 UTC
ATKA2	9461710 - Atka, AK	47.5 F 8.6 C	46 F		08:48 UTC
CRVA2	9454050 - Cordova, AK	46.6 F 8.1 C	40 F		08:48 UTC
ELFA2	9452634 - Elfin Cove, AK	50.4 F 10.2 C			08:48 UTC
ITKA2	9451600 - Sitka, AK	50.4 F 10.2 C			08:48 UTC
JNEA2	9452210 - Juneau, AK	45.9 F 7.7 C	47 F		08:48 UTC
KECA2	9450460 - Ketchikan, AK	51.6 F 10.9 C	47 F		08:48 UTC
KGCA2	9459881 - King Cove, AK	47.1 F 8.4 C	46 F		08:48 UTC
NKTA2	9455760 - Nikiski, AK	48.0 F 8.9 C	43 F		08:48 UTC
OVIA2	9455500 - Seldovia, AK	48.2 F 9.0 C			08:48 UTC
RDDA2	9491094 - Red Dog Dock, AK	37.4 F 3.0 C	34 F		08:48 UTC
SKTA2	9452400 - Skagway, AK	45.1 F 7.3 C	48 F		08:48 UTC
SNDA2	9459450 - Sand Point, AK	47.3 F 8.5 C	46 F		08:48 UTC
UNLA2	9462620 - Unalaska, AK	45.1 F 7.3 C			08:48 UTC
VCVA2	9464212 - Village Cove, St. Paul Island, AK	43.3 F 6.3 C			08:48 UTC
VDZA2	9454240 - Valdez, AK	49.5 F 9.7 C	35 F		08:48 UTC
YATA2	9453220 - Yakutat, Yakutat Bay, AK	50.2 F 10.1 C			08:48 UTC

Alaska tide times · CSV of every latest reading