Kotzebue Sea Conditions and Tide Table

Kotzebue 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 12:52 PM and sunset is at 02:40 PM.

Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow, mostly falling on Wed night. Extremely cold air temperatures (max -18°C on Thu night, min -22°C on Wed morning). Wind will be generally light.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Mon morning. Extremely cold air temperatures (max -17°C on Mon night, min -24°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (calm on Sat morning, near gales from the ESE by Mon morning).

Days 7–9 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -15°C on Tue afternoon, min -27°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 10–12 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -26°C on Sat afternoon, min -33°C on Sun afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

Wednesday
17
Thursday
18
Friday
19
Saturday
20
Sunday
21
Monday
22
Tuesday
23
Wednesday
24
Thursday
25
Friday
26
Saturday
27
Sunday
28
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
6:28AM0.08m
6:42PM0.23m
7:51AM0.08m
7:20PM0.23m
8:37AM0.09m
7:54PM0.23m
9:15AM0.09m
12:48PM0.09m
8:24PM0.23m
9:52AM0.10m
1:57PM0.10m
8:52PM0.23m
10:32AM0.11m
2:37PM0.11m
9:18PM0.23m
11:16AM0.12m
3:09PM0.11m
9:43PM0.22m
12:03PM0.12m
10:09PM0.20m
12:48PM0.14m
10:40PM0.19m
1:26PM0.15m
11:20PM0.16m
2:01PM0.17m
00:13AM0.14m
2:37PM0.19m
1:12AM0.12m
Low Tide
11:59AM0.05m
2:01AM0.02m
12:37PM0.06m
2:49AM0.01m
1:15PM0.08m
3:32AM-0.01m
11:29AM0.09m
1:58PM0.09m
4:11AM-0.02m
11:57AM0.09m
2:55PM0.10m
4:46AM-0.02m
12:35PM0.10m
5:19AM-0.02m
1:26PM0.11m
5:50AM-0.02m
2:53PM0.11m
6:19AM-0.01m
6:01PM0.11m
6:43AM-0.00m
6:52PM0.11m
6:54AM0.01m
8:21PM0.11m
6:35AM0.01m
9:51PM0.10m
Wave
height (m) 
direction
period (s) 
0.1
W
2
0
W
2
0.1
E
2
0.3
ESE
2
0.3
ESE
2
0.1
E
2
0
W
1
0
W
1
0
W
1
0
W
1
0
E
1
0.4
SE
2
0.6
ESE
3
0.5
SE
3
0.5
ESE
3
0.8
ESE
4
0.8
ESE
4
0.5
ESE
3
0.2
ESE
2
0
W
1
0.2
W
2
0.2
W
2
0.2
W
2
0.3
WNW
2
0.2
WNW
2
0.1
NW
2
0.1
NW
2
0.2
NNW
2
0.1
N
2
0.1
N
1
0
W
1
0
W
2
0
W
1
0
E
1
0
E
1
0.1
E
2
part cloud
cloud
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light snow
mod snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
some clouds
cloudy
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
mod snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
 km/h
15
NW
5
NNW
15
ESE
25
ESE
25
E
15
E
5
NW
10
NNW
10
NW
5
NNE
10
E
30
ESE
40
ESE
35
ESE
35
ESE
50
E
50
ESE
35
E
5
ESE
10
W
20
W
20
W
15
WNW
25
NW
20
NW
20
NW
15
NNW
20
NNW
15
NNW
15
NW
10
NW
5
NW
5
NNE
10
E
10
E
15
E
 mm 
max°C
-22
-21
-20
-20
-19
-18
-18
-21
-21
-21
-22
-23
-22
-21
-19
-19
-18
-17
-16
-15
-15
-17
-19
-20
-24
-25
-25
-28
-30
-29
-27
-26
-27
-31
-33
-31
Moonrise
3:06
2:16
1:52
1:33
1:17
1:01
12:42
Moonset
5:37
8:06
10:06
11:57
1:48
3:44
Sunrise
12:52
12:53
12:56
12:56
12:56
12:57
12:57
12:56
12:56
12:55
12:53
12:52
Sunset
2:40
2:38
2:38
2:38
2:38
2:40
2:41
2:41
2:44
2:45
2:48
2:51
Today's sea temperature in Kotzebue is
-1.8° C
(Statistics for 17 Dec 1981-2005 – mean: -1.1 max: 0.2 min: -1.9°C)
Issued (local time): 2 am Wednesday 17 Dec 2025
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