Kodiak Tides February 2023 | Tide Charts & Tables | Kodiak Island, AK

Kodiak Tide Chart for (Wed) February 1, 2023

Kodiak tide chart for Wednesday, February 1, 2023
Kodiak tides for Feb 1st, the sunrise is 9:11am-5:35pm and the tide times are H 12:07am 5'8" L 4:23am 4'2" H 10:39am 8'4" L 6:09pm 0'5" .

Kodiak Tide Chart for (Thu) February 2, 2023

Kodiak tide chart for Thursday, February 2, 2023
Kodiak tides for Feb 2nd, the sunrise is 9:09am-5:37pm and the tide times are H 12:55am 6'2" L 5:29am 4'0" H 11:34am 8'7" L 6:49pm 0'0" .

Kodiak Tide Chart for (Fri) February 3, 2023

Kodiak tide chart for Friday, February 3, 2023
Kodiak tides for Feb 3rd, the sunrise is 9:07am-5:39pm and the tide times are H 1:31am 6'7" L 6:18am 3'8" H 12:19pm 8'11" L 7:24pm -0'3" .

Kodiak Tide Chart for (Sat) February 4, 2023

Kodiak tide chart for Saturday, February 4, 2023
Kodiak tides for Feb 4th, the sunrise is 9:05am-5:42pm and the tide times are H 2:01am 6'11" L 6:58am 3'3" H 12:58pm 9'2" L 7:54pm -0'6" .

Kodiak Tide Chart for (Sun) February 5, 2023

Kodiak tide chart for Sunday, February 5, 2023
Kodiak tides for Feb 5th, the sunrise is 9:03am-5:44pm and the tide times are H 2:27am 7'2" L 7:34am 2'10" H 1:34pm 9'4" L 8:22pm -0'7" .

Kodiak Tide Chart for (Mon) February 6, 2023

Kodiak tide chart for Monday, February 6, 2023
Kodiak tides for Feb 6th, the sunrise is 9:01am-5:46pm and the tide times are H 2:51am 7'5" L 8:07am 2'5" H 2:07pm 9'3" L 8:48pm -0'7" .

Kodiak Tide Chart for (Tue) February 7, 2023

Kodiak tide chart for Tuesday, February 7, 2023
Kodiak tides for Feb 7th, the sunrise is 8:58am-5:49pm and the tide times are H 3:14am 7'8" L 8:41am 2'2" H 2:41pm 9'1" L 9:14pm -0'5" .

Kodiak Tide Chart for (Wed) February 8, 2023

Kodiak tide chart for Wednesday, February 8, 2023
Kodiak tides for Feb 8th, the sunrise is 8:56am-5:51pm and the tide times are H 3:37am 7'10" L 9:16am 1'11" H 3:14pm 8'8" L 9:40pm -0'2" .

Kodiak Tide Chart for (Thu) February 9, 2023

Kodiak tide chart for Thursday, February 9, 2023
Kodiak tides for Feb 9th, the sunrise is 8:54am-5:54pm and the tide times are H 4:02am 8'0" L 9:52am 1'9" H 3:49pm 8'2" L 10:07pm 0'3" .

Kodiak Tide Chart for (Fri) February 10, 2023

Kodiak tide chart for Friday, February 10, 2023
Kodiak tides for Feb 10th, the sunrise is 8:51am-5:56pm and the tide times are H 4:30am 8'2" L 10:31am 1'7" H 4:27pm 7'5" L 10:35pm 0'11" .

Kodiak Tide Chart for (Sat) February 11, 2023

Kodiak tide chart for Saturday, February 11, 2023
Kodiak tides for Feb 11th, the sunrise is 8:49am-5:59pm and the tide times are H 5:00am 8'4" L 11:16am 1'6" H 5:11pm 6'8" L 11:06pm 1'7" .

Kodiak Tide Chart for (Sun) February 12, 2023

Kodiak tide chart for Sunday, February 12, 2023
Kodiak tides for Feb 12th, the sunrise is 8:47am-6:01pm and the tide times are H 5:36am 8'5" L 12:09pm 1'6" H 6:06pm 5'10" L 11:42pm 2'4" .

Kodiak Tide Chart for (Mon) February 13, 2023

Kodiak tide chart for Monday, February 13, 2023
Kodiak tides for Feb 13th, the sunrise is 8:44am-6:03pm and the tide times are H 6:20am 8'5" L 1:17pm 1'6" H 7:22pm 5'1" .

Kodiak Tide Chart for (Tue) February 14, 2023

Kodiak tide chart for Tuesday, February 14, 2023
Kodiak tides for Feb 14th, the sunrise is 8:42am-6:06pm and the tide times are L 12:30am 3'1" H 7:17am 8'5" L 2:42pm 1'2" H 9:15pm 4'10" .

Kodiak Tide Chart for (Wed) February 15, 2023

Kodiak tide chart for Wednesday, February 15, 2023
Kodiak tides for Feb 15th, the sunrise is 8:39am-6:08pm and the tide times are L 1:43am 3'9" H 8:28am 8'6" L 4:10pm 0'7" H 11:10pm 5'3" .

Kodiak Tide Chart for (Thu) February 16, 2023

Kodiak tide chart for Thursday, February 16, 2023
Kodiak tides for Feb 16th, the sunrise is 8:37am-6:10pm and the tide times are L 3:18am 3'11" H 9:47am 8'10" L 5:20pm -0'3" .

Kodiak Tide Chart for (Fri) February 17, 2023

Kodiak tide chart for Friday, February 17, 2023
Kodiak tides for Feb 17th, the sunrise is 8:35am-6:13pm and the tide times are H 12:11am 6'0" L 4:44am 3'6" H 10:59am 9'5" L 6:15pm -1'1" .

Kodiak Tide Chart for (Sat) February 18, 2023

Kodiak tide chart for Saturday, February 18, 2023
Kodiak tides for Feb 18th, the sunrise is 8:32am-6:15pm and the tide times are H 12:54am 6'9" L 5:52am 2'8" H 12:01pm 10'0" L 7:00pm -1'9" .

Kodiak Tide Chart for (Sun) February 19, 2023

Kodiak tide chart for Sunday, February 19, 2023
Kodiak tides for Feb 19th, the sunrise is 8:29am-6:17pm and the tide times are H 1:32am 7'6" L 6:48am 1'10" H 12:56pm 10'5" L 7:42pm -2'1" .

Kodiak Tide Chart for (Mon) February 20, 2023

Kodiak tide chart for Monday, February 20, 2023
Kodiak tides for Feb 20th, the sunrise is 8:27am-6:20pm and the tide times are H 2:08am 8'3" L 7:38am 1'0" H 1:46pm 10'6" L 8:20pm -2'0" .

Kodiak Tide Chart for (Tue) February 21, 2023

Kodiak tide chart for Tuesday, February 21, 2023
Kodiak tides for Feb 21st, the sunrise is 8:24am-6:22pm and the tide times are H 2:43am 8'10" L 8:26am 0'4" H 2:33pm 10'2" L 8:57pm -1'8" .

Kodiak Tide Chart for (Wed) February 22, 2023

Kodiak tide chart for Wednesday, February 22, 2023
Kodiak tides for Feb 22nd, the sunrise is 8:22am-6:24pm and the tide times are H 3:18am 9'3" L 9:12am -0'0" H 3:19pm 9'6" L 9:33pm -1'0" .

Kodiak Tide Chart for (Thu) February 23, 2023

Kodiak tide chart for Thursday, February 23, 2023
Kodiak tides for Feb 23rd, the sunrise is 8:19am-6:27pm and the tide times are H 3:53am 9'5" L 9:59am -0'0" H 4:05pm 8'7" L 10:08pm -0'1" .

Kodiak Tide Chart for (Fri) February 24, 2023

Kodiak tide chart for Friday, February 24, 2023
Kodiak tides for Feb 24th, the sunrise is 8:17am-6:29pm and the tide times are H 4:29am 9'5" L 10:47am 0'2" H 4:52pm 7'6" L 10:42pm 0'11" .

Kodiak Tide Chart for (Sat) February 25, 2023

Kodiak tide chart for Saturday, February 25, 2023
Kodiak tides for Feb 25th, the sunrise is 8:14am-6:31pm and the tide times are H 5:05am 9'1" L 11:38am 0'7" H 5:43pm 6'5" L 11:18pm 2'0" .

Kodiak Tide Chart for (Sun) February 26, 2023

Kodiak tide chart for Sunday, February 26, 2023
Kodiak tides for Feb 26th, the sunrise is 8:11am-6:34pm and the tide times are H 5:45am 8'8" L 12:37pm 1'1" H 6:47pm 5'6" L 11:58pm 3'0" .

Kodiak Tide Chart for (Mon) February 27, 2023

Kodiak tide chart for Monday, February 27, 2023
Kodiak tides for Feb 27th, the sunrise is 8:09am-6:36pm and the tide times are H 6:32am 8'1" L 1:53pm 1'6" H 8:32pm 4'11" .

Kodiak Tide Chart for (Tue) February 28, 2023

Kodiak tide chart for Tuesday, February 28, 2023
Kodiak tides for Feb 28th, the sunrise is 8:06am-6:38pm and the tide times are L 12:50am 3'10" H 7:32am 7'8" L 3:31pm 1'7" H 10:45pm 5'1" .

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Kodiak Tide Table for February 2023

View tide tables in a column-row format below, with a "diff" column to spot large tide height swings—great for anglers. Scroll down for a textual format, ideal for reading or sharing.

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

Kodiak Textual Tide Table for February 2023


Feb 1st (Wed)
the sunrise is 9:11am-5:35pm and the tide times are H 12:07am 5'8" L 4:23am 4'2" H 10:39am 8'4" L 6:09pm 0'5" .
Feb 2nd (Thu)
the sunrise is 9:09am-5:37pm and the tide times are H 12:55am 6'2" L 5:29am 4'0" H 11:34am 8'7" L 6:49pm 0'0" .
Feb 3rd (Fri)
the sunrise is 9:07am-5:39pm and the tide times are H 1:31am 6'7" L 6:18am 3'8" H 12:19pm 8'11" L 7:24pm -0'3" .
Feb 4th (Sat)
the sunrise is 9:05am-5:42pm and the tide times are H 2:01am 6'11" L 6:58am 3'3" H 12:58pm 9'2" L 7:54pm -0'6" .
Feb 5th (Sun)
the sunrise is 9:03am-5:44pm and the tide times are H 2:27am 7'2" L 7:34am 2'10" H 1:34pm 9'4" L 8:22pm -0'7" .
Feb 6th (Mon)
the sunrise is 9:01am-5:46pm and the tide times are H 2:51am 7'5" L 8:07am 2'5" H 2:07pm 9'3" L 8:48pm -0'7" .
Feb 7th (Tue)
the sunrise is 8:58am-5:49pm and the tide times are H 3:14am 7'8" L 8:41am 2'2" H 2:41pm 9'1" L 9:14pm -0'5" .
Feb 8th (Wed)
the sunrise is 8:56am-5:51pm and the tide times are H 3:37am 7'10" L 9:16am 1'11" H 3:14pm 8'8" L 9:40pm -0'2" .
Feb 9th (Thu)
the sunrise is 8:54am-5:54pm and the tide times are H 4:02am 8'0" L 9:52am 1'9" H 3:49pm 8'2" L 10:07pm 0'3" .
Feb 10th (Fri)
the sunrise is 8:51am-5:56pm and the tide times are H 4:30am 8'2" L 10:31am 1'7" H 4:27pm 7'5" L 10:35pm 0'11" .
Feb 11th (Sat)
the sunrise is 8:49am-5:59pm and the tide times are H 5:00am 8'4" L 11:16am 1'6" H 5:11pm 6'8" L 11:06pm 1'7" .
Feb 12th (Sun)
the sunrise is 8:47am-6:01pm and the tide times are H 5:36am 8'5" L 12:09pm 1'6" H 6:06pm 5'10" L 11:42pm 2'4" .
Feb 13th (Mon)
the sunrise is 8:44am-6:03pm and the tide times are H 6:20am 8'5" L 1:17pm 1'6" H 7:22pm 5'1" .
Feb 14th (Tue)
the sunrise is 8:42am-6:06pm and the tide times are L 12:30am 3'1" H 7:17am 8'5" L 2:42pm 1'2" H 9:15pm 4'10" .
Feb 15th (Wed)
the sunrise is 8:39am-6:08pm and the tide times are L 1:43am 3'9" H 8:28am 8'6" L 4:10pm 0'7" H 11:10pm 5'3" .
Feb 16th (Thu)
the sunrise is 8:37am-6:10pm and the tide times are L 3:18am 3'11" H 9:47am 8'10" L 5:20pm -0'3" .
Feb 17th (Fri)
the sunrise is 8:35am-6:13pm and the tide times are H 12:11am 6'0" L 4:44am 3'6" H 10:59am 9'5" L 6:15pm -1'1" .
Feb 18th (Sat)
the sunrise is 8:32am-6:15pm and the tide times are H 12:54am 6'9" L 5:52am 2'8" H 12:01pm 10'0" L 7:00pm -1'9" .
Feb 19th (Sun)
the sunrise is 8:29am-6:17pm and the tide times are H 1:32am 7'6" L 6:48am 1'10" H 12:56pm 10'5" L 7:42pm -2'1" .
Feb 20th (Mon)
the sunrise is 8:27am-6:20pm and the tide times are H 2:08am 8'3" L 7:38am 1'0" H 1:46pm 10'6" L 8:20pm -2'0" .
Feb 21st (Tue)
the sunrise is 8:24am-6:22pm and the tide times are H 2:43am 8'10" L 8:26am 0'4" H 2:33pm 10'2" L 8:57pm -1'8" .
Feb 22nd (Wed)
the sunrise is 8:22am-6:24pm and the tide times are H 3:18am 9'3" L 9:12am -0'0" H 3:19pm 9'6" L 9:33pm -1'0" .
Feb 23rd (Thu)
the sunrise is 8:19am-6:27pm and the tide times are H 3:53am 9'5" L 9:59am -0'0" H 4:05pm 8'7" L 10:08pm -0'1" .
Feb 24th (Fri)
the sunrise is 8:17am-6:29pm and the tide times are H 4:29am 9'5" L 10:47am 0'2" H 4:52pm 7'6" L 10:42pm 0'11" .
Feb 25th (Sat)
the sunrise is 8:14am-6:31pm and the tide times are H 5:05am 9'1" L 11:38am 0'7" H 5:43pm 6'5" L 11:18pm 2'0" .
Feb 26th (Sun)
the sunrise is 8:11am-6:34pm and the tide times are H 5:45am 8'8" L 12:37pm 1'1" H 6:47pm 5'6" L 11:58pm 3'0" .
Feb 27th (Mon)
the sunrise is 8:09am-6:36pm and the tide times are H 6:32am 8'1" L 1:53pm 1'6" H 8:32pm 4'11" .
Feb 28th (Tue)
the sunrise is 8:06am-6:38pm and the tide times are L 12:50am 3'10" H 7:32am 7'8" L 3:31pm 1'7" H 10:45pm 5'1" .

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NOAA/NWS Forecast for Kodiak | Gale Warning

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

Gale Warning

Gale Warning issued June 12 at 2:39AM AKDT until June 13 at 5:00AM 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 15 kt increasing to 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas
4 ft building to 10 ft in the afternoon. Patchy fog.
.TONIGHT...NE wind 35 kt. Seas 15 ft. Rain.
.SAT...E wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. Rain showers.
.SAT NIGHT...E wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft.
.SUN...S wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.MON...SE wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.TUE...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 3 ft.

Effective: June 12, 2026, 10:39 AM

Expires: June 12, 2026, 11:30 PM

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Mill Bay Beach Kodiak (Other)

Public beach access at Mill Bay in Kodiak with parking, restrooms, picnic areas, and shoreline for walking, beachcombing, shore fishing, and tide pooling at low tide. Offers views of Kodiak Harbor and Womens Bay; strong tidal currents and low tide exposure require caution so check tide charts for safe activities.

St. Paul Harbor Marina Kodiak (Other)

Public marina in Kodiak managed by City of Kodiak with over 400 moorage slips, transient space, fuel dock, pump out, restrooms, showers, and launch ramp access. Supports commercial fishing fleet, recreational boating, charters, and access to Kodiak Island waters. Strong tidal currents and weather require caution for safe docking and navigation; check for rates, availability, and current conditions.