2022 Alaska Bore Tide Schedule
Cook Inlet has a huge tidal range, and it’s the only place in the U.S. where such a bore tide forms. The bore tide is a phenomenon that occurs because the Turnagain Arm inlet is shallow, narrow, and long. It’s such a long inlet that the tide that’s going out collides with the surge of the new tide that is coming in and that creates a surf wave. This surf wave starts working its way up Turnagain Arm and can be anywhere from a foot to 6′ high and is very visible from the shore. There are numerous places to view the bore tide. Between Birdpoint and Girdwood there are several pullouts where the bore tide is almost always at it’s best.
A bore tide can be seen nearly every day somewhere in Turnagain Arm just after low tide. The size depends on the range of the tide, so the most dramatic bore tides occur during days with extreme minus tides.
Arrive at least half an hour before the predicted tide will arrive; bore tides may not arrive on time.
CAUTION! Our bore tides are dangerous. Due to the quicksand-like mudflats that make up the beaches along Turnagain Arm, hikers may get stuck in the mud and drown or die from hypothermia. Always stay off the mud flats and observe the bore tide from a safe distance.
Last updated: May 30, 2022
Date | Tide Change | Beluga Point | Bird Point |
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May 20 | 30.28 | 7:23pm | 8:23pm |
May 21 | 26.97 | 8:14pm | 9:15pm |
May 22 | 24.05 | 9:11pm | 10:11pm |
May 27 | 29.62 | 2:15pm | 3:15pm |
May 28 | 30.44 | 2:59pm | 3:50pm |
May 29 | 25.7 | 3:39pm | 4:39pm |
May 30 | 31 | 4:14pm | 5:14pm |
May 31 | 30.7 | 4:47pm | 5:47pm |
June 1 | 29.74 | 5:18pm | 6:18pm |
June 2 | 28.23 | 5:50pm | 6:50pm |
June 12 | 30.95 | 2:17pm | 3:17pm |
June 13 | 33.05 | 3:12pm | 4:12pm |
June 14 | 34.7 | 4:04pm | 5:04pm |
June 15 | 35.57 | 4:52pm | 5:52pm |
June 16 | 35.37 | 5:39pm | 6:39pm |
June 17 | 34.09 | 6:24pm | 7:24pm |
June 18 | 31.87 | 7:08pm | 8:08pm |
June 19 | 28.97 | 7:54pm | 8:54pm |
June 26 | 28.58 | 2:36pm | 3:36pm |
June 27 | 29.02 | 3:17pm | 4:17pm |
June 28 | 29.33 | 3:54pm | 4:54pm |
June 29 | 29.51 | 4:28pm | 5:28pm |
June 30 | 29.35 | 5:00pm | 6:00pm |
July 1 | 28.8 | 5:32pm | 6:32pm |
July 2 | 28.01 | 6:03pm | 7:03pm |
July 11 | 29.86 | 1:53pm | 2:53pm |
July 12 | 32.16 | 2:56pm | 3:56pm |
July 13 | 34.28 | 3:50pm | 4:50pm |
Jluy 14 | 35.7 | 4:39pm | 5:39pm |
July 15 | 36.05 | 5:23pm | 6:23pm |
July 16 | 35.2 | 6:05pm | 7:05pm |
July 17 | 33.19 | 6:46pm | 7:46pm |
July 18 | 30.13 | 7:26pm | 8:26pm |
July 27 | 28.11 | 3:31pm | 4:31pm |
July 28 | 29.28 | 4:06pm | 5:06pm |
July 29 | 30.11 | 4:39pm | 5:39pm |
July 30 | 30.34 | 5:11pm | 6:11pm |
July 31 | 29.96 | 5:42pm | 6:42pm |
August 1 | 29.09 | 6:12pm | 7:12pm |
August 2 | 27.73 | 6:44pm | 7:44pm |
August 3 | 25.63 | 7:20pm | 8:20pm |
August 8 | 25.97 | 12:18pm | 13:18pm |
August 9 | 28.11 | 1:37pm | 2:37pm |
August 10 | 31.18 | 2:44pm | 3:44pm |
August 11 | 33.94 | 3:36pm | 4:36pm |
August 12 | 35.64 | 4:21pm | 5:21pm |
August 13 | 35.98 | 5:03pm | 6:03pm |
August 14 | 34.98 | 5:41pm | 6:41pm |
August 15 | 32.74 | 6:18pm | 7:18pm |
August 16 | 29.41 | 6:54pm | 7:54pm |
August 25 | 27.66 | 3:03pm | 4:03pm |
August 26 | 29.66 | 3:38pm | 4:38pm |
August 27 | 30.98 | 4:12pm | 5:12pm |