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 03:15 PM.

Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Mild at first with light rain (total 2mm) on Wed afternoon followed by colder weather and light fall of snow, heaviest on Wed afternoon. Icy conditions (max 3°C on Wed afternoon, min -13°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sun night. Air temperatures will be well below freezing (max -7°C on Mon morning, min -15°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 8–10 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow, mostly falling on Fri morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Fri morning, min -16°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 11–13 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Fri afternoon. Turning milder with moderate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Fri night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Fri afternoon, min -21°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Wed
17
Thursday
18
Friday
19
Saturday
20
Sunday
21
Monday
22
Tuesday
23
Wednesday
24
Thursday
25
Friday
26
Saturday
27
Sunday
28
Mon
29
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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night
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night
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Wave Height Map
High Tide
11:54PM3.98m
11:15AM4.80m
00:31AM4.10m
11:52AM4.89m
1:07AM4.18m
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
Low Tide
5:22PM0.13m
5:12AM1.57m
5:58PM-0.05m
5:51AM1.52m
6:32PM-0.19m
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
Wave
height (m) 
direction
period (s) 
light snow
mod snow
cloud
light snow
snow showers
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light snow
part cloud
cloud
heavy snow
light snow
light snow
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light snow
light snow
mod snow
light snow
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
light snow
mod snow
cloudy
light snow
snow shwrs
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
some clouds
cloudy
heavy snow
light snow
light snow
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
light snow
light snow
mod snow
light snow
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
 km/h
10
SE
10
ESE
10
ENE
10
NNE
10
NNE
5
NE
10
NNE
10
NNE
5
NE
10
NE
10
NNE
15
N
15
NNE
15
NNE
10
NNE
5
NNE
5
NNE
5
NE
10
NNE
10
NNE
10
NNE
10
N
10
NNE
5
ENE
5
ENE
5
E
10
ESE
15
ESE
10
SW
5
SE
5
ENE
15
NNE
15
NNE
10
NNE
10
NE
5
NE
 mm 
2
10
max°C
3
2
-1
-3
-7
-8
-9
-9
-8
-8
-8
-9
-10
-10
-7
-7
-11
-9
-10
-14
-10
-11
-16
-10
-9
-5
-2
2
2
-1
-3
-10
-14
-16
-20
-14
Moonrise
7:47
8:51
9:38
10:10
10:30
10:44
10:54
11:01
11:08
11:15
11:23
11:33
Moonset
1:30
2:13
3:15
4:30
5:52
7:17
8:41
10:04
11:28
12:56
2:28
Sunrise
8:08
8:10
8:11
8:11
8:11
8:11
8:11
8:12
8:12
8:12
8:12
8:12
Sunset
3:15
3:15
3:15
3:17
3:17
3:18
3:18
3:18
3:19
3:21
3:21
3:22
Today's sea temperature in Ketchikan is
7.6° C
(Statistics for 17 Dec 1981-2005 – mean: 7.3 max: 9.1 min: 6.0°C)
Issued (local time): 2 pm Wednesday 17 Dec 2025
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