Vallenar Bay
Ketchikan, Alaska · Pacific coast
Water temperature, waves, wind and tides at Vallenar Bay in Ketchikan, Alaska, with where every number comes from and how old it is.
Right now at Vallenar Bay
- Water
- 48°F (9°C)
- Wind
- 7 mph (11 km/h) from the east, gusts to 11 mph
- Air
- 48°F (9°C)
As of 5:45 AM local time, from NOAA forecast models and nearby stations. The full day, hour by hour, is on the conditions page.
Low tides in daylight at Vallenar Bay
- Today: 8:13 AM, 5.2 ft (lowest)
- Saturday, Nov 14: 8:54 AM, 5.8 ft
- Sunday, Nov 15: 9:45 AM, 6.3 ft
- Monday, Nov 16: 10:52 AM, 6.6 ft
- Tuesday, Nov 17: 12:15 PM, 6.3 ft
Predicted by NOAA for Vallenar Point, 3.2 miles (5.2 km) away. Heights are above mean lower low water, so a minus tide is below 0 ft. Sunrise and sunset are calculated for the beach; times are local.
Highest tides ahead at Vallenar Bay
- Nov 25–26: up to 18.8 ft (Wed, Nov 25, 12:27 PM)
- Dec 24–25: up to 18.9 ft (Thu, Dec 24, 12:18 PM)
- Jan 22–23: up to 18.8 ft (Sat, Jan 23, 1:02 PM)
The days NOAA predicts the highest tides at Vallenar Point between now and March 3, often called king tides, with the lowest low tide still ahead in daylight on those days. Heights are in feet above mean lower low water; times are local.
What Ebbward shows here
- Water temperature
- From NOAA models and satellite sea surface temperature, or a measured reading when a station or buoy nearby reports one.
- Waves and wind
- Modeled at this beach's own forecast point offshore, hour by hour for seven days. Waves breaking at the shore can be bigger or smaller.
- Tides
- NOAA tide predictions from Vallenar Point, 3.2 miles (5.2 km) away.
- Nearest NOAA buoy
- Central Dixon Entrance Buoy, 74 miles (119 km) away.
- Underwater visibility
- Unreported until someone who was in the water today shares a report.
Before you go in
Ebbward describes ocean conditions; it is not a safety rating and can't tell you whether to swim. Check posted flags, ask a lifeguard, and read the National Weather Service forecast.
Beaches near Vallenar Bay
- Grant Cove, Ketchikan: 2.1 miles (3.4 km)
- Refuge cove, Ketchikan: 3.5 miles (5.6 km)
- Totem Bight State Park, Ketchikan: 3.7 miles (5.9 km)
- South Point Higgins Beach, Ketchikan: 4.7 miles (7.5 km)
- Coast Guard Beach, Ketchikan: 5.5 miles (8.8 km)
- Refuge beach, Loring: 9.9 miles (16 km)
- Settlers Cove, Loring: 10 miles (16 km)
- Black Sands Beach, Saxman: 10 miles (16 km)