Nome Tides May 2026 | Tide Charts & Tables | Norton Sound, AK

Nome Tide Chart for (Fri) May 1, 2026

Nome tide chart for Friday, May 1, 2026
Nome tides for May 1st, the sunrise is 6:30am-11:29pm and the tide times are H 6:25am 1'2" L 11:07am 0'8" H 5:00pm 1'4" .

Nome Tide Chart for (Sat) May 2, 2026

Nome tide chart for Saturday, May 2, 2026
Nome tides for May 2nd, the sunrise is 6:26am-11:33pm and the tide times are L 12:14am 0'0" H 7:22am 1'2" L 11:47am 0'10" H 5:16pm 1'3" .

Nome Tide Chart for (Sun) May 3, 2026

Nome tide chart for Sunday, May 3, 2026
Nome tides for May 3rd, the sunrise is 6:22am-11:36pm and the tide times are L 12:46am -0'0" H 8:17am 1'3" L 12:31pm 0'11" H 5:30pm 1'3" .

Nome Tide Chart for (Mon) May 4, 2026

Nome tide chart for Monday, May 4, 2026
Nome tides for May 4th, the sunrise is 6:19am-11:39pm and the tide times are L 1:22am -0'1" H 9:08am 1'3" L 1:20pm 1'0" H 5:36pm 1'3" .

Nome Tide Chart for (Tue) May 5, 2026

Nome tide chart for Tuesday, May 5, 2026
Nome tides for May 5th, the sunrise is 6:15am-11:43pm and the tide times are L 2:02am -0'1" H 9:59am 1'4" L 2:14pm 1'1" H 5:36pm 1'2" .

Nome Tide Chart for (Wed) May 6, 2026

Nome tide chart for Wednesday, May 6, 2026
Nome tides for May 6th, the sunrise is 6:12am-11:46pm and the tide times are L 2:48am -0'0" H 10:51am 1'4" L 3:13pm 1'1" H 5:51pm 1'2" .

Nome Tide Chart for (Thu) May 7, 2026

Nome tide chart for Thursday, May 7, 2026
Nome tides for May 7th, the sunrise is 6:09am-11:49pm and the tide times are L 3:38am -0'0" H 11:45am 1'3" L 4:16pm 1'1" H 6:17pm 1'1" .

Nome Tide Chart for (Fri) May 8, 2026

Nome tide chart for Friday, May 8, 2026
Nome tides for May 8th, the sunrise is 6:05am-11:53pm and the tide times are L 4:30am 0'0" H 12:36pm 1'3" L 5:25pm 1'0" H 6:49pm 1'0" .

Nome Tide Chart for (Sat) May 9, 2026

Nome tide chart for Saturday, May 9, 2026
Nome tides for May 9th, the sunrise is 6:02am-11:56pm and the tide times are L 5:19am 0'0" H 1:18pm 1'3" L 6:37pm 1'0" H 7:27pm 1'0" .

Nome Tide Chart for (Sun) May 10, 2026

Nome tide chart for Sunday, May 10, 2026
Nome tides for May 10th, the sunrise is 5:58am-12:00am and the tide times are L 6:04am 0'1" H 1:46pm 1'3" L 7:33pm 0'11" H 8:48pm 0'11" L 9:52pm 0'11" H 11:41pm 0'11" .

Nome Tide Chart for (Mon) May 11, 2026

Nome tide chart for Monday, May 11, 2026
Nome tides for May 11th, the sunrise is 5:55am-12:00am and the tide times are L 6:44am 0'1" H 2:05pm 1'4" L 8:09pm 0'10" .

Nome Tide Chart for (Tue) May 12, 2026

Nome tide chart for Tuesday, May 12, 2026
Nome tides for May 12th, the sunrise is 5:52am-12:03am and the tide times are H 12:55am 0'11" L 7:20am 0'2" H 2:21pm 1'4" L 8:44pm 0'8" .

Nome Tide Chart for (Wed) May 13, 2026

Nome tide chart for Wednesday, May 13, 2026
Nome tides for May 13th, the sunrise is 5:48am-12:06am and the tide times are H 2:02am 0'11" L 7:54am 0'3" H 2:38pm 1'5" L 9:18pm 0'5" .

Nome Tide Chart for (Thu) May 14, 2026

Nome tide chart for Thursday, May 14, 2026
Nome tides for May 14th, the sunrise is 5:45am-12:10am and the tide times are H 3:08am 0'11" L 8:31am 0'4" H 2:57pm 1'5" L 9:56pm 0'3" .

Nome Tide Chart for (Fri) May 15, 2026

Nome tide chart for Friday, May 15, 2026
Nome tides for May 15th, the sunrise is 5:41am-12:13am and the tide times are H 4:14am 1'0" L 9:12am 0'6" H 3:20pm 1'6" L 10:36pm 0'0" .

Nome Tide Chart for (Sat) May 16, 2026

Nome tide chart for Saturday, May 16, 2026
Nome tides for May 16th, the sunrise is 5:38am-12:16am and the tide times are H 5:18am 1'1" L 9:58am 0'8" H 3:49pm 1'7" L 11:21pm -0'2" .

Nome Tide Chart for (Sun) May 17, 2026

Nome tide chart for Sunday, May 17, 2026
Nome tides for May 17th, the sunrise is 5:35am-12:20am and the tide times are H 6:22am 1'2" L 10:52am 0'9" H 4:24pm 1'7" .

Nome Tide Chart for (Mon) May 18, 2026

Nome tide chart for Monday, May 18, 2026
Nome tides for May 18th, the sunrise is 5:31am-12:23am and the tide times are L 12:10am -0'3" H 7:24am 1'3" L 11:51am 0'11" H 5:07pm 1'6" .

Nome Tide Chart for (Tue) May 19, 2026

Nome tide chart for Tuesday, May 19, 2026
Nome tides for May 19th, the sunrise is 5:28am-12:27am and the tide times are L 1:03am -0'4" H 8:28am 1'4" L 12:57pm 1'0" H 6:01pm 1'6" .

Nome Tide Chart for (Wed) May 20, 2026

Nome tide chart for Wednesday, May 20, 2026
Nome tides for May 20th, the sunrise is 5:25am-12:30am and the tide times are L 2:01am -0'5" H 9:31am 1'5" L 2:07pm 1'0" H 7:08pm 1'5" .

Nome Tide Chart for (Thu) May 21, 2026

Nome tide chart for Thursday, May 21, 2026
Nome tides for May 21st, the sunrise is 5:22am-12:34am and the tide times are L 3:01am -0'5" H 10:35am 1'5" L 3:22pm 1'0" H 8:27pm 1'4" .

Nome Tide Chart for (Fri) May 22, 2026

Nome tide chart for Friday, May 22, 2026
Nome tides for May 22nd, the sunrise is 5:18am-12:37am and the tide times are L 4:02am -0'4" H 11:35am 1'6" L 4:42pm 0'11" H 9:50pm 1'3" .

Nome Tide Chart for (Sat) May 23, 2026

Nome tide chart for Saturday, May 23, 2026
Nome tides for May 23rd, the sunrise is 5:15am-12:40am and the tide times are L 5:01am -0'3" H 12:30pm 1'6" L 6:05pm 0'10" H 11:11pm 1'2" .

Nome Tide Chart for (Sun) May 24, 2026

Nome tide chart for Sunday, May 24, 2026
Nome tides for May 24th, the sunrise is 5:12am-12:43am and the tide times are L 5:57am -0'2" H 1:18pm 1'6" L 7:25pm 0'8" .

Nome Tide Chart for (Mon) May 25, 2026

Nome tide chart for Monday, May 25, 2026
Nome tides for May 25th, the sunrise is 5:09am-12:46am and the tide times are H 12:29am 1'1" L 6:47am -0'0" H 1:58pm 1'6" L 8:31pm 0'6" .

Nome Tide Chart for (Tue) May 26, 2026

Nome tide chart for Tuesday, May 26, 2026
Nome tides for May 26th, the sunrise is 5:06am-12:50am and the tide times are H 1:45am 1'1" L 7:34am 0'1" H 2:31pm 1'6" L 9:24pm 0'4" .

Nome Tide Chart for (Wed) May 27, 2026

Nome tide chart for Wednesday, May 27, 2026
Nome tides for May 27th, the sunrise is 5:03am-12:53am and the tide times are H 3:00am 1'0" L 8:16am 0'4" H 2:58pm 1'5" L 10:06pm 0'2" .

Nome Tide Chart for (Thu) May 28, 2026

Nome tide chart for Thursday, May 28, 2026
Nome tides for May 28th, the sunrise is 5:00am-12:56am and the tide times are H 4:15am 1'0" L 8:57am 0'7" H 3:20pm 1'5" L 10:42pm 0'1" .

Nome Tide Chart for (Fri) May 29, 2026

Nome tide chart for Friday, May 29, 2026
Nome tides for May 29th, the sunrise is 4:57am-12:59am and the tide times are H 5:29am 1'1" L 9:38am 0'9" H 3:38pm 1'4" L 11:14pm 0'0" .

Nome Tide Chart for (Sat) May 30, 2026

Nome tide chart for Saturday, May 30, 2026
Nome tides for May 30th, the sunrise is 4:54am-1:03am and the tide times are H 6:38am 1'2" L 10:22am 0'11" H 3:54pm 1'3" L 11:47pm -0'0" .

Nome Tide Chart for (Sun) May 31, 2026

Nome tide chart for Sunday, May 31, 2026
Nome tides for May 31st, the sunrise is 4:52am-1:06am and the tide times are H 7:41am 1'3" L 11:11am 1'0" H 4:04pm 1'3" .

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Nome Tide Table for May 2026

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

Nome Textual Tide Table for May 2026


May 1st (Fri)
the sunrise is 6:30am-11:29pm and the tide times are H 6:25am 1'2" L 11:07am 0'8" H 5:00pm 1'4" .
May 2nd (Sat)
the sunrise is 6:26am-11:33pm and the tide times are L 12:14am 0'0" H 7:22am 1'2" L 11:47am 0'10" H 5:16pm 1'3" .
May 3rd (Sun)
the sunrise is 6:22am-11:36pm and the tide times are L 12:46am -0'0" H 8:17am 1'3" L 12:31pm 0'11" H 5:30pm 1'3" .
May 4th (Mon)
the sunrise is 6:19am-11:39pm and the tide times are L 1:22am -0'1" H 9:08am 1'3" L 1:20pm 1'0" H 5:36pm 1'3" .
May 5th (Tue)
the sunrise is 6:15am-11:43pm and the tide times are L 2:02am -0'1" H 9:59am 1'4" L 2:14pm 1'1" H 5:36pm 1'2" .
May 6th (Wed)
the sunrise is 6:12am-11:46pm and the tide times are L 2:48am -0'0" H 10:51am 1'4" L 3:13pm 1'1" H 5:51pm 1'2" .
May 7th (Thu)
the sunrise is 6:09am-11:49pm and the tide times are L 3:38am -0'0" H 11:45am 1'3" L 4:16pm 1'1" H 6:17pm 1'1" .
May 8th (Fri)
the sunrise is 6:05am-11:53pm and the tide times are L 4:30am 0'0" H 12:36pm 1'3" L 5:25pm 1'0" H 6:49pm 1'0" .
May 9th (Sat)
the sunrise is 6:02am-11:56pm and the tide times are L 5:19am 0'0" H 1:18pm 1'3" L 6:37pm 1'0" H 7:27pm 1'0" .
May 10th (Sun)
the sunrise is 5:58am-12:00am and the tide times are L 6:04am 0'1" H 1:46pm 1'3" L 7:33pm 0'11" H 8:48pm 0'11" L 9:52pm 0'11" H 11:41pm 0'11" .
May 11th (Mon)
the sunrise is 5:55am-12:00am and the tide times are L 6:44am 0'1" H 2:05pm 1'4" L 8:09pm 0'10" .
May 12th (Tue)
the sunrise is 5:52am-12:03am and the tide times are H 12:55am 0'11" L 7:20am 0'2" H 2:21pm 1'4" L 8:44pm 0'8" .
May 13th (Wed)
the sunrise is 5:48am-12:06am and the tide times are H 2:02am 0'11" L 7:54am 0'3" H 2:38pm 1'5" L 9:18pm 0'5" .
May 14th (Thu)
the sunrise is 5:45am-12:10am and the tide times are H 3:08am 0'11" L 8:31am 0'4" H 2:57pm 1'5" L 9:56pm 0'3" .
May 15th (Fri)
the sunrise is 5:41am-12:13am and the tide times are H 4:14am 1'0" L 9:12am 0'6" H 3:20pm 1'6" L 10:36pm 0'0" .
May 16th (Sat)
the sunrise is 5:38am-12:16am and the tide times are H 5:18am 1'1" L 9:58am 0'8" H 3:49pm 1'7" L 11:21pm -0'2" .
May 17th (Sun)
the sunrise is 5:35am-12:20am and the tide times are H 6:22am 1'2" L 10:52am 0'9" H 4:24pm 1'7" .
May 18th (Mon)
the sunrise is 5:31am-12:23am and the tide times are L 12:10am -0'3" H 7:24am 1'3" L 11:51am 0'11" H 5:07pm 1'6" .
May 19th (Tue)
the sunrise is 5:28am-12:27am and the tide times are L 1:03am -0'4" H 8:28am 1'4" L 12:57pm 1'0" H 6:01pm 1'6" .
May 20th (Wed)
the sunrise is 5:25am-12:30am and the tide times are L 2:01am -0'5" H 9:31am 1'5" L 2:07pm 1'0" H 7:08pm 1'5" .
May 21st (Thu)
the sunrise is 5:22am-12:34am and the tide times are L 3:01am -0'5" H 10:35am 1'5" L 3:22pm 1'0" H 8:27pm 1'4" .
May 22nd (Fri)
the sunrise is 5:18am-12:37am and the tide times are L 4:02am -0'4" H 11:35am 1'6" L 4:42pm 0'11" H 9:50pm 1'3" .
May 23rd (Sat)
the sunrise is 5:15am-12:40am and the tide times are L 5:01am -0'3" H 12:30pm 1'6" L 6:05pm 0'10" H 11:11pm 1'2" .
May 24th (Sun)
the sunrise is 5:12am-12:43am and the tide times are L 5:57am -0'2" H 1:18pm 1'6" L 7:25pm 0'8" .
May 25th (Mon)
the sunrise is 5:09am-12:46am and the tide times are H 12:29am 1'1" L 6:47am -0'0" H 1:58pm 1'6" L 8:31pm 0'6" .
May 26th (Tue)
the sunrise is 5:06am-12:50am and the tide times are H 1:45am 1'1" L 7:34am 0'1" H 2:31pm 1'6" L 9:24pm 0'4" .
May 27th (Wed)
the sunrise is 5:03am-12:53am and the tide times are H 3:00am 1'0" L 8:16am 0'4" H 2:58pm 1'5" L 10:06pm 0'2" .
May 28th (Thu)
the sunrise is 5:00am-12:56am and the tide times are H 4:15am 1'0" L 8:57am 0'7" H 3:20pm 1'5" L 10:42pm 0'1" .
May 29th (Fri)
the sunrise is 4:57am-12:59am and the tide times are H 5:29am 1'1" L 9:38am 0'9" H 3:38pm 1'4" L 11:14pm 0'0" .
May 30th (Sat)
the sunrise is 4:54am-1:03am and the tide times are H 6:38am 1'2" L 10:22am 0'11" H 3:54pm 1'3" L 11:47pm -0'0" .
May 31st (Sun)
the sunrise is 4:52am-1:06am and the tide times are H 7:41am 1'3" L 11:11am 1'0" H 4:04pm 1'3" .

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Public boat launch ramp at the Port of Nome small boat harbor with trailer parking and access to Norton Sound. Supports small boats and recreational launches; tidal conditions and shallow areas affect ramp usability so plan around higher tides for safe use and navigation.

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Public small boat harbor at the Port of Nome managed by the Nome Port Commission with moorage slips, transient space, fuel, restrooms, and access to Norton Sound for fishing, crabbing, and small boat trips. Supports local fleet and visitors; strong tidal currents and variable conditions in Norton Sound require caution for safe docking and navigation.