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 — and sunset is at —.

Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Heavy rain (total 88mm), heaviest during Mon morning. Later becoming colder with a dusting of snow on Mon night. Icy conditions (max 6°C on Sat night, min -7°C on Tue afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Fri afternoon. Air temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Fri morning, min -14°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 8–10 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sun afternoon. Becoming milder with heavy rain (total 65mm) on Sun afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 8°C on Sun night, min -5°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNE on Fri night, fresh winds from the SSE by Mon morning).

Days 11–13 Weather Summary

Moderate rain (total 19mm) on Tue night. Becoming colder with heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Thu afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Mon night, min -8°C on Thu morning). Wind will be generally light.

Sunday
7
Monday
8
Tuesday
9
Wednesday
10
Thursday
11
Friday
12
Saturday
13
Sunday
14
Monday
15
Tuesday
16
Wednesday
17
Thu
18
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
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night
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night
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Wave Height Map
High Tide
2:15AM4.75m
1:54PM5.57m
3:05AM4.65m
2:44PM5.22m
3:56AM4.52m
3:38PM4.79m
4:49AM4.40m
4:37PM4.32m
5:45AM4.31m
5:45PM3.89m
6:41AM4.28m
7:00PM3.60m
7:37AM4.30m
8:18PM3.49m
8:28AM4.36m
9:28PM3.54m
9:15AM4.46m
10:25PM3.68m
9:58AM4.57m
11:13PM3.83m
10:38AM4.69m
11:54PM3.98m
11:15AM4.80m
Low Tide
7:45PM-1.13m
7:45AM1.02m
8:33PM-0.89m
8:37AM1.16m
9:23PM-0.52m
9:34AM1.31m
10:13PM-0.09m
10:36AM1.45m
11:06PM0.36m
11:47AM1.50m
00:02AM0.78m
1:02PM1.42m
1:01AM1.13m
2:13PM1.21m
2:00AM1.38m
3:13PM0.93m
2:56AM1.54m
4:02PM0.63m
3:46AM1.60m
4:44PM0.36m
4:31AM1.61m
5:22PM0.13m
5:12AM1.57m
5:58PM-0.05m
Wave
height (m) 
direction
period (s) 
heavy rain
mod rain
mod rain
mod rain
heavy rain
mod rain
light snow
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light snow
light snow
mod snow
heavy snow
light snow
cloud
heavy snow
light snow
mod snow
heavy rain
heavy rain
mod rain
mod rain
cloud
light rain
light snow
cloud
cloud
light snow
light snow
mod snow
heavy rain
mod rain
mod rain
mod rain
heavy rain
mod rain
light snow
cloudy
cloudy
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
light snow
mod snow
heavy snow
light snow
cloudy
heavy snow
light snow
mod snow
heavy rain
heavy rain
mod rain
mod rain
cloudy
light rain
light snow
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
light snow
mod snow
 km/h
25
SE
15
SSE
15
SSE
10
S
15
ESE
20
S
10
N
5
NNE
15
N
15
N
10
NE
10
NE
10
NE
10
NE
10
NE
5
ENE
10
NE
10
NE
10
NNE
5
NE
10
NNE
10
NNE
5
ENE
10
E
15
SSE
35
SSE
15
SSW
10
S
10
ENE
15
E
10
ENE
10
NNE
15
NNE
15
NNE
10
NNE
10
NE
 mm 
27
10
10
7
27
7
21
26
11
7
8
3
8
max°C
6
5
5
4
6
6
0
-3
-4
-11
-10
-11
-13
-9
-7
-6
-4
-4
-3
-4
-4
-1
0
6
8
7
5
4
3
2
2
-2
-3
-6
-6
-6
Moonrise
6:17
7:52
9:21
10:45
12:05
1:21
2:38
3:55
5:14
6:33
7:47
Moonset
11:18
11:37
11:49
11:58
12:04
12:10
12:16
12:23
12:31
12:44
1:02
1:30
Sunrise
7:58
7:58
8:00
8:02
8:03
8:03
8:04
8:06
8:07
8:07
8:08
8:08
Sunset
3:17
3:15
3:15
3:15
3:15
3:15
3:15
3:15
3:15
3:15
3:15
3:15
Today's sea temperature in Ketchikan is
8.1° C
(Statistics for 06 Dec 1981-2005 – mean: 7.5 max: 9.2 min: 6.0°C)
Issued (local time): 8 pm Saturday 06 Dec 2025
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