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 08:00 AM and sunset is at 03:15 PM.

Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Moderate rain (total 15mm) on Tue afternoon. Becoming colder with heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Tue night. Icy conditions (max 2°C on Tue afternoon, min -13°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Fri night. Turning milder with heavy rain (total 60mm), heaviest during Sun night. Icy conditions (max 7°C on Sun afternoon, min -13°C on Fri morning). Mainly fresh winds.

Days 7–9 Weather Summary

Heavy rain (total 30mm), mainly falling on Mon night. Becoming colder with a light covering of snow, mostly falling on Tue night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Mon morning, min -7°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 10–12 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -8°C on Thu morning, min -28°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Tuesday
9
Wednesday
10
Thursday
11
Friday
12
Saturday
13
Sunday
14
Monday
15
Tuesday
16
Wednesday
17
Thursday
18
Friday
19
Saturday
20
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
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
00:31AM4.10m
11:52AM4.89m
1:07AM4.18m
12:27PM4.94m
1:41AM4.24m
Low Tide
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
5:51AM1.52m
6:32PM-0.19m
6:27AM1.47m
7:06PM-0.26m
Wave
height (m) 
direction
period (s) 
light snow
light snow
heavy snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
mod snow
light snow
light snow
mod snow
mod rain
mod rain
rain showers
light rain
light rain
heavy rain
light snow
light snow
light snow
mod rain
light snow
cloud
cloud
light snow
light snow
cloud
light snow
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
light snow
light snow
heavy snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
mod snow
light snow
light snow
mod snow
mod rain
mod rain
rain shwrs
light rain
light rain
heavy rain
light snow
light snow
light snow
mod rain
light snow
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
light snow
cloudy
light snow
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
 km/h
5
NNE
10
ENE
10
ENE
5
NE
10
N
10
N
10
N
10
N
10
N
10
NNE
10
NNE
5
ENE
10
E
10
ENE
10
ENE
25
SE
35
SSE
10
NE
10
ESE
5
ESE
10
SSE
25
S
5
S
10
SE
10
ESE
10
NNE
5
NNE
10
NNE
10
NNE
15
NNE
15
N
15
NNE
15
NNE
15
NNE
10
NNE
5
ENE
 mm 
15
7
8
9
36
3
2
11
4
2
8
max°C
1
2
0
-1
-2
-3
-5
-5
-8
-8
-9
-5
-3
-1
3
4
7
3
4
3
4
4
2
2
2
1
-1
-8
-9
-11
-14
-16
-24
-22
-24
-20
Moonrise
9:21
10:45
12:05
1:21
2:38
3:55
5:14
6:33
7:47
8:51
9:38
Moonset
11:49
11:58
12:04
12:10
12:16
12:23
12:31
12:44
1:02
1:30
2:13
3:15
Sunrise
8:00
8:02
8:03
8:03
8:04
8:06
8:07
8:07
8:08
8:08
8:10
8:11
Sunset
3:15
3:15
3:15
3:15
3:15
3:15
3:15
3:15
3:15
3:15
3:15
3:17
Today's sea temperature in Ketchikan is
8.1° C
(Statistics for 09 Dec 1981-2005 – mean: 7.5 max: 9.2 min: 6.0°C)
Issued (local time): 8 am Tuesday 09 Dec 2025
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