Ketchikan Sea Conditions and Tide Table

Ketchikan Sea Conditions table showing wave height, swell direction and period.

High and low tide times are also provided on the table along with the moon phase and forecast weather. Sunrise today is at 08:11 AM and sunset is at 03:17 PM.

Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Air temperatures will be below freezing (max -5°C on Sat morning, min -16°C on Mon afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Air temperatures will be well below freezing (max -6°C on Thu morning, min -14°C on Wed morning). Wind will be generally light.

Days 7–9 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sun night. Becoming milder with heavy rain (total 27mm) on Sun night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Sun night, min -9°C on Fri morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the E on Fri morning, strong winds from the SE by Sun night).

Days 10–12 Weather Summary

Moderate rain (total 10mm) on Mon morning. Becoming colder with heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Mon afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Mon morning, min -9°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SE on Mon morning, calm by Mon night).

Saturday
20
Sunday
21
Monday
22
Tuesday
23
Wednesday
24
Thursday
25
Friday
26
Saturday
27
Sunday
28
Monday
29
Tuesday
30
Wednesday
31
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
Wave Height Map
High Tide
12:27PM4.94m
1:41AM4.24m
1:02PM4.95m
2:16AM4.27m
1:37PM4.90m
2:51AM4.29m
2:15PM4.77m
3:27AM4.30m
2:55PM4.58m
4:05AM4.32m
3:41PM4.33m
4:47AM4.36m
4:36PM4.03m
5:33AM4.42m
5:42PM3.75m
6:26AM4.51m
7:01PM3.57m
7:24AM4.65m
8:26PM3.58m
8:25AM4.86m
9:43PM3.78m
9:26AM5.11m
10:48PM4.07m
Low Tide
6:27AM1.47m
7:06PM-0.26m
7:04AM1.44m
7:41PM-0.28m
7:41AM1.43m
8:15PM-0.23m
8:20AM1.44m
8:50PM-0.12m
9:02AM1.44m
9:27PM0.06m
9:50AM1.42m
10:08PM0.31m
10:46AM1.36m
10:53PM0.62m
11:50AM1.22m
11:46PM0.95m
1:01PM0.96m
00:48AM1.24m
2:13PM0.58m
1:57AM1.43m
3:19PM0.12m
3:06AM1.47m
4:18PM-0.32m
4:11AM1.41m
Wave
height (m) 
direction
period (s) 
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light snow
cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
light snow
heavy rain
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
heavy snow
mod rain
heavy snow
heavy snow
light snow
cloud
cloud
cloud
light snow
cloud
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
light snow
cloudy
cloudy
clear
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
heavy rain
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
heavy snow
mod rain
heavy snow
heavy snow
light snow
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
cloudy
 km/h
5
NNE
5
NE
10
NE
15
NNE
15
NNE
10
NNE
15
NNE
15
NNE
10
NNE
10
NNE
10
NNE
10
NNE
15
NNE
15
N
15
NNE
10
NNE
10
N
5
NE
5
E
5
ESE
10
ESE
15
SE
15
S
10
SSE
5
E
10
ENE
15
ENE
40
SE
15
E
0
NE
10
NE
10
NNE
10
NE
10
NNE
5
NE
5
NE
 mm 
16
11
10
max°C
-5
-6
-11
-9
-11
-14
-13
-13
-14
-11
-10
-12
-10
-11
-13
-6
-7
-10
-5
-4
0
3
2
0
1
0
4
4
2
1
-2
-3
-5
-5
-5
-5
Moonrise
9:38
10:10
10:30
10:44
10:54
11:01
11:08
11:15
11:23
11:33
11:49
12:14
Moonset
3:15
4:30
5:52
7:17
8:41
10:04
11:28
12:56
2:28
4:05
5:45
Sunrise
8:11
8:11
8:11
8:11
8:11
8:12
8:12
8:12
8:12
8:12
8:12
8:12
Sunset
3:17
3:17
3:18
3:18
3:18
3:19
3:21
3:21
3:22
3:22
3:23
3:25
Today's sea temperature in Ketchikan is
7.3° C
(Statistics for 20 Dec 1981-2005 – mean: 7.2 max: 9.0 min: 5.9°C)
Issued (local time): 8 am Saturday 20 Dec 2025
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