Kenai Tides May 2023 | Tide Charts & Tables | Cook Inlet, AK

Kenai Tide Chart for (Mon) May 1, 2023

Kenai tide chart for Monday, May 1, 2023
Kenai tides for May 1st, the sunrise is 5:59am-10:06pm and the tide times are H 2:37am 17'10" L 9:10am 4'7" H 2:40pm 17'3" L 9:12pm 3'3" .

Kenai Tide Chart for (Tue) May 2, 2023

Kenai tide chart for Tuesday, May 2, 2023
Kenai tides for May 2nd, the sunrise is 5:57am-10:08pm and the tide times are H 3:06am 19'0" L 9:45am 2'7" H 3:23pm 18'4" L 9:47pm 2'6" .

Kenai Tide Chart for (Wed) May 3, 2023

Kenai tide chart for Wednesday, May 3, 2023
Kenai tides for May 3rd, the sunrise is 5:54am-10:11pm and the tide times are H 3:34am 20'1" L 10:18am 0'7" H 4:04pm 19'5" L 10:21pm 1'11" .

Kenai Tide Chart for (Thu) May 4, 2023

Kenai tide chart for Thursday, May 4, 2023
Kenai tides for May 4th, the sunrise is 5:51am-10:13pm and the tide times are H 4:03am 21'2" L 10:52am -1'0" H 4:43pm 20'3" L 10:56pm 1'7" .

Kenai Tide Chart for (Fri) May 5, 2023

Kenai tide chart for Friday, May 5, 2023
Kenai tides for May 5th, the sunrise is 5:48am-10:16pm and the tide times are H 4:34am 22'0" L 11:27am -2'4" H 5:23pm 20'9" L 11:32pm 1'8" .

Kenai Tide Chart for (Sat) May 6, 2023

Kenai tide chart for Saturday, May 6, 2023
Kenai tides for May 6th, the sunrise is 5:46am-10:19pm and the tide times are H 5:06am 22'7" L 12:03pm -3'1" H 6:03pm 20'9" .

Kenai Tide Chart for (Sun) May 7, 2023

Kenai tide chart for Sunday, May 7, 2023
Kenai tides for May 7th, the sunrise is 5:43am-10:21pm and the tide times are L 12:09am 2'0" H 5:41am 22'9" L 12:41pm -3'3" H 6:45pm 20'5" .

Kenai Tide Chart for (Mon) May 8, 2023

Kenai tide chart for Monday, May 8, 2023
Kenai tides for May 8th, the sunrise is 5:41am-10:24pm and the tide times are L 12:48am 2'9" H 6:18am 22'5" L 1:23pm -2'10" H 7:31pm 19'8" .

Kenai Tide Chart for (Tue) May 9, 2023

Kenai tide chart for Tuesday, May 9, 2023
Kenai tides for May 9th, the sunrise is 5:38am-10:26pm and the tide times are L 1:30am 3'9" H 6:59am 21'9" L 2:09pm -1'11" H 8:23pm 18'9" .

Kenai Tide Chart for (Wed) May 10, 2023

Kenai tide chart for Wednesday, May 10, 2023
Kenai tides for May 10th, the sunrise is 5:35am-10:29pm and the tide times are L 2:19am 4'11" H 7:47am 20'7" L 3:02pm -0'7" H 9:23pm 17'10" .

Kenai Tide Chart for (Thu) May 11, 2023

Kenai tide chart for Thursday, May 11, 2023
Kenai tides for May 11th, the sunrise is 5:33am-10:31pm and the tide times are L 3:18am 6'0" H 8:45am 19'2" L 4:04pm 0'8" H 10:34pm 17'5" .

Kenai Tide Chart for (Fri) May 12, 2023

Kenai tide chart for Friday, May 12, 2023
Kenai tides for May 12th, the sunrise is 5:30am-10:34pm and the tide times are L 4:31am 6'6" H 9:59am 17'11" L 5:16pm 1'7" H 11:47pm 17'8" .

Kenai Tide Chart for (Sat) May 13, 2023

Kenai tide chart for Saturday, May 13, 2023
Kenai tides for May 13th, the sunrise is 5:28am-10:36pm and the tide times are L 5:56am 6'1" H 11:27am 17'2" L 6:31pm 2'1" .

Kenai Tide Chart for (Sun) May 14, 2023

Kenai tide chart for Sunday, May 14, 2023
Kenai tides for May 14th, the sunrise is 5:25am-10:39pm and the tide times are H 12:52am 18'6" L 7:17am 4'8" H 12:53pm 17'4" L 7:38pm 2'1" .

Kenai Tide Chart for (Mon) May 15, 2023

Kenai tide chart for Monday, May 15, 2023
Kenai tides for May 15th, the sunrise is 5:23am-10:41pm and the tide times are H 1:45am 19'8" L 8:23am 2'7" H 2:04pm 18'1" L 8:34pm 1'11" .

Kenai Tide Chart for (Tue) May 16, 2023

Kenai tide chart for Tuesday, May 16, 2023
Kenai tides for May 16th, the sunrise is 5:20am-10:43pm and the tide times are H 2:31am 20'9" L 9:16am 0'6" H 3:04pm 18'11" L 9:23pm 1'10" .

Kenai Tide Chart for (Wed) May 17, 2023

Kenai tide chart for Wednesday, May 17, 2023
Kenai tides for May 17th, the sunrise is 5:18am-10:46pm and the tide times are H 3:13am 21'8" L 10:02am -1'2" H 3:56pm 19'8" L 10:07pm 1'11" .

Kenai Tide Chart for (Thu) May 18, 2023

Kenai tide chart for Thursday, May 18, 2023
Kenai tides for May 18th, the sunrise is 5:16am-10:48pm and the tide times are H 3:51am 22'3" L 10:44am -2'4" H 4:42pm 20'2" L 10:48pm 2'2" .

Kenai Tide Chart for (Fri) May 19, 2023

Kenai tide chart for Friday, May 19, 2023
Kenai tides for May 19th, the sunrise is 5:13am-10:50pm and the tide times are H 4:28am 22'6" L 11:24am -2'11" H 5:25pm 20'5" L 11:28pm 2'8" .

Kenai Tide Chart for (Sat) May 20, 2023

Kenai tide chart for Saturday, May 20, 2023
Kenai tides for May 20th, the sunrise is 5:11am-10:53pm and the tide times are H 5:03am 22'5" L 12:02pm -2'11" H 6:07pm 20'3" .

Kenai Tide Chart for (Sun) May 21, 2023

Kenai tide chart for Sunday, May 21, 2023
Kenai tides for May 21st, the sunrise is 5:09am-10:55pm and the tide times are L 12:06am 3'5" H 5:39am 21'11" L 12:40pm -2'4" H 6:48pm 19'9" .

Kenai Tide Chart for (Mon) May 22, 2023

Kenai tide chart for Monday, May 22, 2023
Kenai tides for May 22nd, the sunrise is 5:07am-10:57pm and the tide times are L 12:45am 4'3" H 6:14am 21'2" L 1:18pm -1'4" H 7:29pm 19'0" .

Kenai Tide Chart for (Tue) May 23, 2023

Kenai tide chart for Tuesday, May 23, 2023
Kenai tides for May 23rd, the sunrise is 5:05am-11:00pm and the tide times are L 1:25am 5'3" H 6:51am 20'2" L 1:57pm -0'0" H 8:13pm 18'1" .

Kenai Tide Chart for (Wed) May 24, 2023

Kenai tide chart for Wednesday, May 24, 2023
Kenai tides for May 24th, the sunrise is 5:03am-11:02pm and the tide times are L 2:06am 6'4" H 7:30am 18'11" L 2:39pm 1'4" H 9:01pm 17'2" .

Kenai Tide Chart for (Thu) May 25, 2023

Kenai tide chart for Thursday, May 25, 2023
Kenai tides for May 25th, the sunrise is 5:01am-11:04pm and the tide times are L 2:54am 7'3" H 8:15am 17'8" L 3:27pm 2'8" H 9:55pm 16'5" .

Kenai Tide Chart for (Fri) May 26, 2023

Kenai tide chart for Friday, May 26, 2023
Kenai tides for May 26th, the sunrise is 4:59am-11:06pm and the tide times are L 3:51am 7'10" H 9:10am 16'5" L 4:20pm 3'9" H 10:54pm 16'1" .

Kenai Tide Chart for (Sat) May 27, 2023

Kenai tide chart for Saturday, May 27, 2023
Kenai tides for May 27th, the sunrise is 4:57am-11:08pm and the tide times are L 5:02am 7'11" H 10:19am 15'5" L 5:21pm 4'5" H 11:52pm 16'3" .

Kenai Tide Chart for (Sun) May 28, 2023

Kenai tide chart for Sunday, May 28, 2023
Kenai tides for May 28th, the sunrise is 4:55am-11:10pm and the tide times are L 6:20am 7'2" H 11:38am 15'0" L 6:23pm 4'9" .

Kenai Tide Chart for (Mon) May 29, 2023

Kenai tide chart for Monday, May 29, 2023
Kenai tides for May 29th, the sunrise is 4:53am-11:12pm and the tide times are H 12:42am 16'10" L 7:27am 5'10" H 12:52pm 15'3" L 7:20pm 4'9" .

Kenai Tide Chart for (Tue) May 30, 2023

Kenai tide chart for Tuesday, May 30, 2023
Kenai tides for May 30th, the sunrise is 4:52am-11:14pm and the tide times are H 1:24am 17'8" L 8:20am 4'1" H 1:55pm 16'0" L 8:11pm 4'6" .

Kenai Tide Chart for (Wed) May 31, 2023

Kenai tide chart for Wednesday, May 31, 2023
Kenai tides for May 31st, the sunrise is 4:50am-11:16pm and the tide times are H 2:03am 18'8" L 9:04am 2'2" H 2:49pm 17'0" L 8:57pm 4'1" .

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Kenai Tide Table for May 2023

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- diff Tides diff Tides diff Tides diff Tides diff Sun Moon
5/1 N/A H 17'10" 2:37AM 13'2" L 4'7" 9:10AM 12'7" H 17'3" 2:40PM 13'11" L 3'3" 9:12PM 15'8" 05:59-22:06 16:53-05:49
5/2 15'8" H 19'0" 3:06AM 16'4" L 2'7" 9:45AM 15'9" H 18'4" 3:23PM 15'10" L 2'6" 9:47PM 17'7" 05:57-22:08 18:21-05:48
5/3 17'7" H 20'1" 3:34AM 19'6" L 0'7" 10:18AM 18'9" H 19'5" 4:04PM 17'5" L 1'11" 10:21PM 19'3" 05:54-22:11 19:51-05:46
5/4 19'3" H 21'2" 4:03AM 22'3" L -1'0" 10:52AM 21'3" H 20'3" 4:43PM 18'7" L 1'7" 10:56PM 20'4" 05:51-22:13 21:27-05:45
5/5 20'4" H 22'0" 4:34AM 24'4" L -2'4" 11:27AM 23'1" H 20'9" 5:23PM 19'0" L 1'8" 11:32PM 20'11" 05:48-22:16 23:11-05:45
5/6 20'11" H 22'7" 5:06AM 25'8" L -3'1" 12:03PM 23'11" H 20'9" 6:03PM 18'9" - - - - 05:46-22:19 00:00-05:46
5/7 18'9" L 2'0" 12:09AM 20'8" H 22'9" 5:41AM 26'0" L -3'3" 12:41PM 23'9" H 20'5" 6:45PM 17'8" 05:43-22:21 01:02-05:50
5/8 17'8" L 2'9" 12:48AM 19'8" H 22'5" 6:18AM 25'4" L -2'10" 1:23PM 22'7" H 19'8" 7:31PM 15'11" 05:41-22:24 02:52-06:06
5/9 15'11" L 3'9" 1:30AM 17'11" H 21'9" 6:59AM 23'8" L -1'11" 2:09PM 20'8" H 18'9" 8:23PM 13'9" 05:38-22:26 04:14-06:55
5/10 13'9" L 4'11" 2:19AM 15'7" H 20'7" 7:47AM 21'3" L -0'7" 3:02PM 18'6" H 17'10" 9:23PM 11'10" 05:35-22:29 04:47-08:33
5/11 11'10" L 6'0" 3:18AM 13'2" H 19'2" 8:45AM 18'6" L 0'8" 4:04PM 16'9" H 17'5" 10:34PM 10'10" 05:33-22:31 04:56-10:27
5/12 10'10" L 6'6" 4:31AM 11'4" H 17'11" 9:59AM 16'3" L 1'7" 5:16PM 16'0" H 17'8" 11:47PM 11'6" 05:30-22:34 04:59-12:20
5/13 11'6" L 6'1" 5:56AM 11'0" H 17'2" 11:27AM 15'1" L 2'1" 6:31PM 16'5" - - - - 05:28-22:36 05:00-14:06
5/14 16'5" H 18'6" 12:52AM 13'10" L 4'8" 7:17AM 12'8" H 17'4" 12:53PM 15'3" L 2'1" 7:38PM 17'6" 05:25-22:39 04:59-15:47
5/15 17'6" H 19'8" 1:45AM 17'0" L 2'7" 8:23AM 15'5" H 18'1" 2:04PM 16'1" L 1'11" 8:34PM 18'9" 05:23-22:41 04:58-17:24
5/16 18'9" H 20'9" 2:31AM 20'2" L 0'6" 9:16AM 18'4" H 18'11" 3:04PM 17'0" L 1'10" 9:23PM 19'9" 05:20-22:43 04:57-19:01
5/17 19'9" H 21'8" 3:13AM 22'10" L -1'2" 10:02AM 20'10" H 19'8" 3:56PM 17'9" L 1'11" 10:07PM 20'4" 05:18-22:46 04:57-20:40
5/18 20'4" H 22'3" 3:51AM 24'8" L -2'4" 10:44AM 22'7" H 20'2" 4:42PM 18 L 2'2" 10:48PM 20'3" 05:16-22:48 04:57-22:21
5/19 20'3" H 22'6" 4:28AM 25'6" L -2'11" 11:24AM 23'5" H 20'5" 5:25PM 17'8" L 2'8" 11:28PM 19'8" 05:13-22:50 04:58-00:00
5/20 19'8" H 22'5" 5:03AM 25'4" L -2'11" 12:02PM 23'3" H 20'3" 6:07PM 16'10" - - - - 05:11-22:53 05:03-00:04
5/21 16'10" L 3'5" 12:06AM 18'6" H 21'11" 5:39AM 24'3" L -2'4" 12:40PM 22'1" H 19'9" 6:48PM 15'5" 05:09-22:55 05:17-01:42
5/22 15'5" L 4'3" 12:45AM 16'10" H 21'2" 6:14AM 22'6" L -1'4" 1:18PM 20'4" H 19'0" 7:29PM 13'8" 05:07-22:57 05:53-02:59
5/23 13'8" L 5'3" 1:25AM 14'10" H 20'2" 6:51AM 20'2" L -0'0" 1:57PM 18'1" H 18'1" 8:13PM 11'9" 05:05-23:00 07:03-03:39
5/24 11'9" L 6'4" 2:06AM 12'7" H 18'11" 7:30AM 17'7" L 1'4" 2:39PM 15'9" H 17'2" 9:01PM 9'10" 05:03-23:02 08:33-03:54
5/25 9'10" L 7'3" 2:54AM 10'4" H 17'8" 8:15AM 15 L 2'8" 3:27PM 13'9" H 16'5" 9:55PM 8'6" 05:01-23:04 10:06-04:00
5/26 8'6" L 7'10" 3:51AM 8'6" H 16'5" 9:10AM 12'7" L 3'9" 4:20PM 12'4" H 16'1" 10:54PM 8'2" 04:59-23:06 11:36-04:02
5/27 8'2" L 7'11" 5:02AM 7'6" H 15'5" 10:19AM 10'11" L 4'5" 5:21PM 11'10" H 16'3" 11:52PM 9'1" 04:57-23:08 13:04-04:02
5/28 9'1" L 7'2" 6:20AM 7'9" H 15'0" 11:38AM 10'3" L 4'9" 6:23PM 12'1" - - - - 04:55-23:10 14:29-04:01
5/29 12'1" H 16'10" 12:42AM 11'0" L 5'10" 7:27AM 9'5" H 15'3" 12:52PM 10'6" L 4'9" 7:20PM 12'11" 04:53-23:12 15:54-04:00
5/30 12'11" H 17'8" 1:24AM 13'7" L 4'1" 8:20AM 11'11" H 16'0" 1:55PM 11'6" L 4'6" 8:11PM 14'2" 04:52-23:14 17:22-03:59
5/31 14'2" H 18'8" 2:03AM 16'6" L 2'2" 9:04AM 14'10" H 17'0" 2:49PM 12'11" L 4'1" 8:57PM N/A 04:50-23:16 18:55-03:57

Kenai Textual Tide Table for May 2023


May 1st (Mon)
the sunrise is 5:59am-10:06pm and the tide times are H 2:37am 17'10" L 9:10am 4'7" H 2:40pm 17'3" L 9:12pm 3'3" .
May 2nd (Tue)
the sunrise is 5:57am-10:08pm and the tide times are H 3:06am 19'0" L 9:45am 2'7" H 3:23pm 18'4" L 9:47pm 2'6" .
May 3rd (Wed)
the sunrise is 5:54am-10:11pm and the tide times are H 3:34am 20'1" L 10:18am 0'7" H 4:04pm 19'5" L 10:21pm 1'11" .
May 4th (Thu)
the sunrise is 5:51am-10:13pm and the tide times are H 4:03am 21'2" L 10:52am -1'0" H 4:43pm 20'3" L 10:56pm 1'7" .
May 5th (Fri)
the sunrise is 5:48am-10:16pm and the tide times are H 4:34am 22'0" L 11:27am -2'4" H 5:23pm 20'9" L 11:32pm 1'8" .
May 6th (Sat)
the sunrise is 5:46am-10:19pm and the tide times are H 5:06am 22'7" L 12:03pm -3'1" H 6:03pm 20'9" .
May 7th (Sun)
the sunrise is 5:43am-10:21pm and the tide times are L 12:09am 2'0" H 5:41am 22'9" L 12:41pm -3'3" H 6:45pm 20'5" .
May 8th (Mon)
the sunrise is 5:41am-10:24pm and the tide times are L 12:48am 2'9" H 6:18am 22'5" L 1:23pm -2'10" H 7:31pm 19'8" .
May 9th (Tue)
the sunrise is 5:38am-10:26pm and the tide times are L 1:30am 3'9" H 6:59am 21'9" L 2:09pm -1'11" H 8:23pm 18'9" .
May 10th (Wed)
the sunrise is 5:35am-10:29pm and the tide times are L 2:19am 4'11" H 7:47am 20'7" L 3:02pm -0'7" H 9:23pm 17'10" .
May 11th (Thu)
the sunrise is 5:33am-10:31pm and the tide times are L 3:18am 6'0" H 8:45am 19'2" L 4:04pm 0'8" H 10:34pm 17'5" .
May 12th (Fri)
the sunrise is 5:30am-10:34pm and the tide times are L 4:31am 6'6" H 9:59am 17'11" L 5:16pm 1'7" H 11:47pm 17'8" .
May 13th (Sat)
the sunrise is 5:28am-10:36pm and the tide times are L 5:56am 6'1" H 11:27am 17'2" L 6:31pm 2'1" .
May 14th (Sun)
the sunrise is 5:25am-10:39pm and the tide times are H 12:52am 18'6" L 7:17am 4'8" H 12:53pm 17'4" L 7:38pm 2'1" .
May 15th (Mon)
the sunrise is 5:23am-10:41pm and the tide times are H 1:45am 19'8" L 8:23am 2'7" H 2:04pm 18'1" L 8:34pm 1'11" .
May 16th (Tue)
the sunrise is 5:20am-10:43pm and the tide times are H 2:31am 20'9" L 9:16am 0'6" H 3:04pm 18'11" L 9:23pm 1'10" .
May 17th (Wed)
the sunrise is 5:18am-10:46pm and the tide times are H 3:13am 21'8" L 10:02am -1'2" H 3:56pm 19'8" L 10:07pm 1'11" .
May 18th (Thu)
the sunrise is 5:16am-10:48pm and the tide times are H 3:51am 22'3" L 10:44am -2'4" H 4:42pm 20'2" L 10:48pm 2'2" .
May 19th (Fri)
the sunrise is 5:13am-10:50pm and the tide times are H 4:28am 22'6" L 11:24am -2'11" H 5:25pm 20'5" L 11:28pm 2'8" .
May 20th (Sat)
the sunrise is 5:11am-10:53pm and the tide times are H 5:03am 22'5" L 12:02pm -2'11" H 6:07pm 20'3" .
May 21st (Sun)
the sunrise is 5:09am-10:55pm and the tide times are L 12:06am 3'5" H 5:39am 21'11" L 12:40pm -2'4" H 6:48pm 19'9" .
May 22nd (Mon)
the sunrise is 5:07am-10:57pm and the tide times are L 12:45am 4'3" H 6:14am 21'2" L 1:18pm -1'4" H 7:29pm 19'0" .
May 23rd (Tue)
the sunrise is 5:05am-11:00pm and the tide times are L 1:25am 5'3" H 6:51am 20'2" L 1:57pm -0'0" H 8:13pm 18'1" .
May 24th (Wed)
the sunrise is 5:03am-11:02pm and the tide times are L 2:06am 6'4" H 7:30am 18'11" L 2:39pm 1'4" H 9:01pm 17'2" .
May 25th (Thu)
the sunrise is 5:01am-11:04pm and the tide times are L 2:54am 7'3" H 8:15am 17'8" L 3:27pm 2'8" H 9:55pm 16'5" .
May 26th (Fri)
the sunrise is 4:59am-11:06pm and the tide times are L 3:51am 7'10" H 9:10am 16'5" L 4:20pm 3'9" H 10:54pm 16'1" .
May 27th (Sat)
the sunrise is 4:57am-11:08pm and the tide times are L 5:02am 7'11" H 10:19am 15'5" L 5:21pm 4'5" H 11:52pm 16'3" .
May 28th (Sun)
the sunrise is 4:55am-11:10pm and the tide times are L 6:20am 7'2" H 11:38am 15'0" L 6:23pm 4'9" .
May 29th (Mon)
the sunrise is 4:53am-11:12pm and the tide times are H 12:42am 16'10" L 7:27am 5'10" H 12:52pm 15'3" L 7:20pm 4'9" .
May 30th (Tue)
the sunrise is 4:52am-11:14pm and the tide times are H 1:24am 17'8" L 8:20am 4'1" H 1:55pm 16'0" L 8:11pm 4'6" .
May 31st (Wed)
the sunrise is 4:50am-11:16pm and the tide times are H 2:03am 18'8" L 9:04am 2'2" H 2:49pm 17'0" L 8:57pm 4'1" .

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NOAA/NWS Forecast for Kenai | Small Craft Advisory

Last updated: June 13, 2026, 12:12 PM

Small Craft Advisory

Small Craft Advisory issued June 13 at 3:54AM AKDT until June 14 at 5:00PM AKDT by NWS Anchorage AK

Coastal Waters Forecast for the Northern Gulf of Alaska Coast
up to 100 nm out including Kodiak Island and Cook Inlet.

Wind forecasts reflect the predominant speed and direction
expected. Sea forecasts represent an average of the highest
one-third of the combined wind wave and swell height.

.TODAY...NE wind increasing to 25 kt. Seas building to 5 ft.
.TONIGHT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 5 ft. Rain.
.SUN...NE wind 30 kt becoming S 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 6 ft
subsiding to 4 ft in the afternoon.
.SUN NIGHT...W wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.MON THROUGH WED...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft.

Effective: June 13, 2026, 11:54 AM

Expires: June 14, 2026, 12:15 AM

Land Forecast (AKZ723)

Land forecast currently unavailable

Last updated: June 13, 2026, 12:12 PM

Kenai (Guide)

Kenai near the river mouth delivers exceptional fishing for king salmon and halibut from shore or boats with strong tidal currents concentrating fish near ledges and drop offs in Cook Inlet. Outgoing tides improve action at the river mouth and nearby flats. Check current ADFG regulations before heading out.

Public boat launches at Kenai City Dock and the Kenai Municipal Airport ramp provide convenient access to the river and upper Cook Inlet for salmon runs dipnetting and small boat trips but massive tidal ranges expose mudflats and create fast currents. Always confirm current marine conditions in the NOAA NWS Forecast section displayed above.

Kenai River Mouth Beach and the adjacent shoreline deliver sandy/rocky access for family picnics walking beachcombing and shore casting with views of Cook Inlet and the river bar making Kenai a top Alaska fishing and coastal destination.

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