2023 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 28, 2023
Date | Tide Change | Beluga Point | Bird Point |
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May 10 | 28.01 | 8:14pm | 9:10pm |
May 11 | 25.15 | 9:07pm | 10:03pm |
May 12 | 22.95 | 10:07pm | 11:03pm |
May 13 | 22:38 | 11:14pm | 12:10am |
May 14 | 22.74 | 12:07pm | 1:03pm |
May 14 | 23.05 | 12:26am | 1:22am |
May 15 | 26.21 | 1:17pm | 2:13pm |
May 15 | 24.36 | 1:39am | 2:35am |
May 17 | 25.54 | 2:36am | 3:32am |
May 18 | 25.96 | 3:24am | 4:20am |
May 19 | 25.67 | 4:06am | 5:02am |
May 20 | 24.97 | 4:44am | 5:40am |
May 21 | 24.08 | 5:19am | 6:15am |
May 26 | 19.21 | 9:00pm | 9:56pm |
May 27 | 17.15 | 9:49pm | 10:45pm |
May 16 | 29.33 | 2:23pm | 3:19pm |
May 17 | 31.6 | 3:16pm | 4:12pm |
May 18 | 32.9 | 4:04pm | 5:00pm |
May 19 | 33.4 | 4:47pm | 5:43pm |
May 20 | 33.2 | 5:26pm | 6:22pm |
May 21 | 32.17 | 6:02pm | 6:58pm |
May 22 | 30.28 | 6:35pm | 7:31pm |
May 23 | 27.7 | 7:07pm | 8:03pm |
May 24 | 24.78 | 7:40pm | 8:36pm |
May 25 | 21.87 | 8:18pm | 9:14pm |
May 30 | 22.81 | 1:02pm | 1:58pm |
May 31 | 25.64 | 1:53pm | 2:49pm |
June 1 | 27.97 | 2:43pm | 3:39pm |
June 2 | 29.87 | 3:32pm | 4:28pm |
June 3 | 31.46 | 4:20pm | 5:16pm |
June 4 | 32.67 | 5:07pm | 6:03pm |
June 5 | 33.26 | 5:52pm | 6:48pm |
June 6 | 32.97 | 6:36pm | 7:32pm |
June 7 | 31.8 | 7:20pm | 8:16pm |
June 8 | 29.9 | 8:05pm | 9:01pm |
June 9 | 27.54 | 8:53pm | 9:49pm |
June 10 | 25.08 | 9:44pm | 10:40pm |
June 11 | 24.18 | 10:34am | 11:30am |
June 11 | 22.97 | 10:42pm | 11:38pm |
June 12 | 21.52 | 11:47pm | 12:43am |
June 12 | 25.85 | 11:39am | 12:35pm |
June 13 | 27.5 | 12:48pm | 1:44pm |
June 14 | 29.21 | 2:00pm | 2:56pm |
June 15 | 30.63 | 2:58pm | 3:54pm |
June 16 | 31.37 | 3:46pm | 4:42pm |
June 17 | 31.48 | 4:30pm | 5:26pm |
June 18 | 31.1 | 5:09pm | 6:05pm |
June 19 | 30.31 | 5:44pm | 6:40pm |
June 20 | 29.15 | 6:16pm | 7:12pm |
June 21 | 27.7 | 6:46pm | 7:42pm |
June 22 | 26.05 | 7:18pm | 8:14pm |
June 23 | 24.26 | 7:51pm | 8:47pm |
June 24 | 22.33 | 8:27pm | 9:23pm |
June 25 | 20.12 | 9:07pm | 10:03pm |
June 28 | 22.96 | 12:07pm | 1:03pm |
June 29 | 24.91 | 1:08pm | 2:04pm |
June 30 | 26.91 | 2:07pm | 3:03pm |
July 1 | 29 | 3:06pm | 4:02pm |
July 2 | 31.16 | 4:02pm | 4:58pm |
July 3 | 33.1 | 4:52pm | 5:48pm |
July 5 | 34.86 | 6:23pm | 7:19pm |
July 6 | 34.26 | 7:06pm | 8:02pm |
July 7 | 32.58 | 7:48pm | 8:44pm |
July 8 | 29.86 | 8:30pm | 9:26pm |
July 9 | 26.3 | 9:15pm | 10:11pm |
July 10 | 27.58 | 10:04am | 11:00am |
July 11 | 27.24 | 11:04am | 12:00pm |
July 12 | 26.81 | 12:11pm | 1:07pm |
July 13 | 27.07 | 1:37pm | 2:33pm |
July 14 | 28.07 | 2:39pm | 3:35pm |
July 15 | 28.91 | 3:28pm | 4:24pm |
July 16 | 29.34 | 4:11pm | 5:07pm |
July 17 | 29.5 | 4:50pm | 5:46pm |
July 18 | 29.51 | 5:23pm | 6:19pm |
July 19 | 29.37 | 5:54pm | 6:50pm |
July 20 | 28.89 | 6:24pm | 7:20pm |
July 21 | 27.93 | 6:53pm | 7:49pm |
July 22 | 26.48 | 7:23pm | 8:19pm |
July 23 | 24.49 | 7:55pm | 8:51pm |
July 24 | 21.85 | 8:30pm | 0:26pm |
July 25 | 23.87 | 9:09am | 10:05am |
July 26 | 23.24 | 10:05am | 11:01am |
July 27 | 22.87 | 11:12am | 12:08am |
July 28 | 23.52 | 12:23pm | 1:19pm |
July 29 | 25.29 | 1:32pm | 2:28pm |
July 30 | 27.93 | 2:44pm | 3:40pm |
July 31 | 31.07 | 3:45pm | 4:41pm |
August 1 | 33.89 | 4:36pm | 5:32pm |
August 2 | 35.78 | 5:22pm | 6:18pm |
August 3 | 36.39 | 6:04pm | 7:00pm |
August 4 | 35.62 | 6:45pm | 7:41pm |
August 5 | 33.49 | 7:24pm | 8:20pm |
August 6 | 30.08 | 8:02pm | 8:58pm |
August 7 | 30.61 | 8:40am | 9:36am |
August 8 | 28.92 | 9:31am | 10:27am |
August 9 | 26.51 | 10:26am | 11:22am |
August 12 | 24.73 | 2:18pm | 3:14pm |
August 13 | 26.49 | 3:07pm | 4:03pm |
August 14 | 27.89 | 3:48pm | 4:44pm |
August 15 | 28.9 | 4:24pm | 5:20pm |
August 17 | 30.03 | 5:28pm | 6:24pm |
August 18 | 29.79 | 5:57pm | 6:53pm |
August 18 | 25.38 | 5:34am | 6:30am |
August 19 | 26.48 | 6:07am | 07:03am |
August 19 | 28.77 | 6:26pm | 7:22pm |
August 19 | 28.77 | 6:26pm | 7:22pm |
August 20 | 27.07 | 6:42am | 7:38am |
August 20 | 27.08 | 6:54pm | 7:50pm |
August 21 | 27.1 | 7:18am | 8:14am |
August 21 | 24.82 | 7:23pm | 8:19pm |
August 22 | 26.73 | 7:57am | 8:53am |
August 22 | 21.96 | 7:55pm | 8:51pm |
August 23 | 25.83 | 8:40am | 9:36am |
August 24 | 24.35 | 9:30am | 10:26am |
August 25 | 22.72 | 10:32am | 11:28am |
August 26 | 22.17 | 11:45am | 12:41pm |
August 27 | 23:48 | 1:04pm | 2:00pm |
August 28 | 27.36 | 2:26pm | 3:22pm |
August 29 | 31.41 | 3:27pm | 4:23pm |
August 30 | 25.56 | 3:34am | 4:30am |
August 31 | 28.74 | 4:28am | 5:24am |
August 31 | 36.09 | 5:00pm | 5:56pm |
September 1 | 31.21 | 5:17am | 6:13am |
September 1 | 36.11 | 5:40pm | 6:36pm |
September 2 | 32.97 | 6:03am | 6:59am |
September 2 | 34.73 | 6:19pm | 7:15pm |
September 3 | 33.87 | 6:47am | 7:43am |
September 3 | 32.14 | 6:56pm | 7:52pm |
September 4 | 33.56 | 7:29am | 8:25am |
September 4 | 28.42 | 7:32pm | 8:28pm |
September 5 | 31.81 | 8:12am | 9:08am |
September 5 | 23.76 | 8:08pm | 9:04pm |
September 6 | 28.64 | 8:57am | 9:53am |
September 7 | 24.63 | 9:47am | 10:43am |
September 8 | 20.98 | 10.46am | 11:42am |
September 10 | 21.47 | 1:49pm | 2:45pm |
September 11 | 24.3 | 2:37pm | 3:33pm |
September 12 | 26.66 | 3:17pm | 4:13pm |
September 13 | 28.33 | 3:52pm | 4:48pm |
September 14 | 25.31 | 4:06am | 5:02am |
September 14 | 29.37 | 4:25pm | 5:21pm |
September 15 | 26.83 | 4:30am | 5:35am |
September 15 | 29.74 | 4:57pm | 5:53pm |
September 16 | 28.32 | 5:12am | 6:08am |
September 16 | 29:31 | 5:28pm | 6:24pm |
September 17 | 29.32 | 5:46am | 6:42am |
September 17 | 28.07 | 5:56pm | 6:52pm |
September 18 | 29.65 | 6:21am | 7:17am |
September 18 | 26.26 | 6:24pm | 7:20pm |
September 19 | 29.37 | 6:56am | 7:52am |
September 19 | 24.05 | 6:52pm | 7:48pm |
September 20 | 28.54 | 7:34am | 8:30am |
September 21 | 27 | 8:15am | 9:11am |
September 22 | 24.68 | 9:04am | 10:00 |
September 23 | 22.13 | 10:04am | 11:00am |
September 24 | 21.04 | 11:19am | 12:15pm |
September 25 | 23.08 | 12:42pm | 1:38pm |
Sepember 26 | 27.08 | 2:03pm | 2:59pm |
September 27 | 30.98 | 3:02pm | 3:58pm |
September 28 | 28.88 | 3:21am | 4:17apm |
September 28 | 33.42 | 3:50pm | 4:46pm |
September 29 | 31.94 | 4:23am | 5:09am |
September 29 | 34.14 | 4:33pm | 5:29pm |
September 30 | 34.03 | 5:00am | 5:56am |
September 30 | 33.46 | 5:13pm | 6:09pm |