Seldovia Tides February 2026 | Tide Charts & Tables | Cook Inlet, AK

Seldovia Tide Chart for (Sun) February 1, 2026

Seldovia tide chart for Sunday, February 1, 2026
Seldovia tides for Feb 1st, the sunrise is 9:16am-5:25pm and the tide times are H 2:17am 18'10" L 7:51am 2'7" H 1:55pm 20'11" L 8:23pm -3'11" .

Seldovia Tide Chart for (Mon) February 2, 2026

Seldovia tide chart for Monday, February 2, 2026
Seldovia tides for Feb 2nd, the sunrise is 9:14am-5:27pm and the tide times are H 2:55am 19'11" L 8:36am 1'3" H 2:40pm 21'3" L 9:02pm -4'0" .

Seldovia Tide Chart for (Tue) February 3, 2026

Seldovia tide chart for Tuesday, February 3, 2026
Seldovia tides for Feb 3rd, the sunrise is 9:12am-5:30pm and the tide times are H 3:31am 20'6" L 9:18am 0'5" H 3:23pm 21'0" L 9:38pm -3'5" .

Seldovia Tide Chart for (Wed) February 4, 2026

Seldovia tide chart for Wednesday, February 4, 2026
Seldovia tides for Feb 4th, the sunrise is 9:09am-5:32pm and the tide times are H 4:05am 20'6" L 9:58am 0'1" H 4:03pm 20'0" L 10:13pm -2'2" .

Seldovia Tide Chart for (Thu) February 5, 2026

Seldovia tide chart for Thursday, February 5, 2026
Seldovia tides for Feb 5th, the sunrise is 9:07am-5:35pm and the tide times are H 4:37am 20'0" L 10:38am 0'4" H 4:43pm 18'7" L 10:47pm -0'5" .

Seldovia Tide Chart for (Fri) February 6, 2026

Seldovia tide chart for Friday, February 6, 2026
Seldovia tides for Feb 6th, the sunrise is 9:04am-5:37pm and the tide times are H 5:08am 19'1" L 11:18am 1'1" H 5:23pm 16'9" L 11:20pm 1'7" .

Seldovia Tide Chart for (Sat) February 7, 2026

Seldovia tide chart for Saturday, February 7, 2026
Seldovia tides for Feb 7th, the sunrise is 9:02am-5:40pm and the tide times are H 5:38am 17'11" L 11:59am 2'2" H 6:06pm 14'10" L 11:53pm 3'9" .

Seldovia Tide Chart for (Sun) February 8, 2026

Seldovia tide chart for Sunday, February 8, 2026
Seldovia tides for Feb 8th, the sunrise is 8:59am-5:42pm and the tide times are H 6:09am 16'8" L 12:45pm 3'5" H 6:57pm 13'0" .

Seldovia Tide Chart for (Mon) February 9, 2026

Seldovia tide chart for Monday, February 9, 2026
Seldovia tides for Feb 9th, the sunrise is 8:57am-5:45pm and the tide times are L 12:30am 5'10" H 6:44am 15'6" L 1:43pm 4'6" H 8:07pm 11'6" .

Seldovia Tide Chart for (Tue) February 10, 2026

Seldovia tide chart for Tuesday, February 10, 2026
Seldovia tides for Feb 10th, the sunrise is 8:54am-5:47pm and the tide times are L 1:16am 7'8" H 7:31am 14'5" L 3:07pm 5'2" H 9:58pm 11'1" .

Seldovia Tide Chart for (Wed) February 11, 2026

Seldovia tide chart for Wednesday, February 11, 2026
Seldovia tides for Feb 11th, the sunrise is 8:52am-5:50pm and the tide times are L 2:34am 9'1" H 8:44am 13'9" L 4:52pm 4'9" H 11:46pm 11'11" .

Seldovia Tide Chart for (Thu) February 12, 2026

Seldovia tide chart for Thursday, February 12, 2026
Seldovia tides for Feb 12th, the sunrise is 8:49am-5:53pm and the tide times are L 4:20am 9'3" H 10:17am 13'11" L 5:59pm 3'6" .

Seldovia Tide Chart for (Fri) February 13, 2026

Seldovia tide chart for Friday, February 13, 2026
Seldovia tides for Feb 13th, the sunrise is 8:47am-5:55pm and the tide times are H 12:39am 13'3" L 5:41am 8'3" H 11:33am 15'0" L 6:41pm 2'1" .

Seldovia Tide Chart for (Sat) February 14, 2026

Seldovia tide chart for Saturday, February 14, 2026
Seldovia tides for Feb 14th, the sunrise is 8:44am-5:58pm and the tide times are H 1:14am 14'9" L 6:32am 6'9" H 12:27pm 16'5" L 7:14pm 0'7" .

Seldovia Tide Chart for (Sun) February 15, 2026

Seldovia tide chart for Sunday, February 15, 2026
Seldovia tides for Feb 15th, the sunrise is 8:41am-6:00pm and the tide times are H 1:44am 16'2" L 7:12am 5'0" H 1:10pm 17'9" L 7:45pm -0'9" .

Seldovia Tide Chart for (Mon) February 16, 2026

Seldovia tide chart for Monday, February 16, 2026
Seldovia tides for Feb 16th, the sunrise is 8:39am-6:03pm and the tide times are H 2:13am 17'6" L 7:49am 3'3" H 1:48pm 19'0" L 8:15pm -1'11" .

Seldovia Tide Chart for (Tue) February 17, 2026

Seldovia tide chart for Tuesday, February 17, 2026
Seldovia tides for Feb 17th, the sunrise is 8:36am-6:06pm and the tide times are H 2:41am 18'8" L 8:24am 1'7" H 2:26pm 19'9" L 8:45pm -2'8" .

Seldovia Tide Chart for (Wed) February 18, 2026

Seldovia tide chart for Wednesday, February 18, 2026
Seldovia tides for Feb 18th, the sunrise is 8:33am-6:08pm and the tide times are H 3:09am 19'6" L 8:59am 0'2" H 3:03pm 20'0" L 9:16pm -2'9" .

Seldovia Tide Chart for (Thu) February 19, 2026

Seldovia tide chart for Thursday, February 19, 2026
Seldovia tides for Feb 19th, the sunrise is 8:31am-6:11pm and the tide times are H 3:38am 20'1" L 9:35am -0'9" H 3:41pm 19'9" L 9:49pm -2'3" .

Seldovia Tide Chart for (Fri) February 20, 2026

Seldovia tide chart for Friday, February 20, 2026
Seldovia tides for Feb 20th, the sunrise is 8:28am-6:13pm and the tide times are H 4:07am 20'3" L 10:13am -1'2" H 4:20pm 18'11" L 10:23pm -1'1" .

Seldovia Tide Chart for (Sat) February 21, 2026

Seldovia tide chart for Saturday, February 21, 2026
Seldovia tides for Feb 21st, the sunrise is 8:25am-6:16pm and the tide times are H 4:38am 20'0" L 10:53am -1'1" H 5:03pm 17'6" L 10:59pm 0'7" .

Seldovia Tide Chart for (Sun) February 22, 2026

Seldovia tide chart for Sunday, February 22, 2026
Seldovia tides for Feb 22nd, the sunrise is 8:22am-6:18pm and the tide times are H 5:13am 19'4" L 11:38am -0'5" H 5:51pm 15'9" L 11:39pm 2'7" .

Seldovia Tide Chart for (Mon) February 23, 2026

Seldovia tide chart for Monday, February 23, 2026
Seldovia tides for Feb 23rd, the sunrise is 8:20am-6:21pm and the tide times are H 5:52am 18'5" L 12:31pm 0'7" H 6:52pm 14'0" .

Seldovia Tide Chart for (Tue) February 24, 2026

Seldovia tide chart for Tuesday, February 24, 2026
Seldovia tides for Feb 24th, the sunrise is 8:17am-6:23pm and the tide times are L 12:28am 4'10" H 6:42am 17'3" L 1:39pm 1'9" H 8:16pm 12'8" .

Seldovia Tide Chart for (Wed) February 25, 2026

Seldovia tide chart for Wednesday, February 25, 2026
Seldovia tides for Feb 25th, the sunrise is 8:14am-6:26pm and the tide times are L 1:36am 6'9" H 7:50am 16'1" L 3:08pm 2'3" H 10:07pm 12'7" .

Seldovia Tide Chart for (Thu) February 26, 2026

Seldovia tide chart for Thursday, February 26, 2026
Seldovia tides for Feb 26th, the sunrise is 8:11am-6:28pm and the tide times are L 3:12am 7'8" H 9:23am 15'8" L 4:42pm 1'8" H 11:37pm 14'0" .

Seldovia Tide Chart for (Fri) February 27, 2026

Seldovia tide chart for Friday, February 27, 2026
Seldovia tides for Feb 27th, the sunrise is 8:08am-6:31pm and the tide times are L 4:52am 7'0" H 10:56am 16'4" L 5:53pm 0'4" .

Seldovia Tide Chart for (Sat) February 28, 2026

Seldovia tide chart for Saturday, February 28, 2026
Seldovia tides for Feb 28th, the sunrise is 8:05am-6:33pm and the tide times are H 12:35am 15'10" L 6:04am 5'3" H 12:07pm 17'9" L 6:45pm -1'0" .

Seldovia Tide Calendar | February 2026

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

Seldovia Textual Tide Table for February 2026


Feb 1st (Sun)
the sunrise is 9:16am-5:25pm and the tide times are H 2:17am 18'10" L 7:51am 2'7" H 1:55pm 20'11" L 8:23pm -3'11" .
Feb 2nd (Mon)
the sunrise is 9:14am-5:27pm and the tide times are H 2:55am 19'11" L 8:36am 1'3" H 2:40pm 21'3" L 9:02pm -4'0" .
Feb 3rd (Tue)
the sunrise is 9:12am-5:30pm and the tide times are H 3:31am 20'6" L 9:18am 0'5" H 3:23pm 21'0" L 9:38pm -3'5" .
Feb 4th (Wed)
the sunrise is 9:09am-5:32pm and the tide times are H 4:05am 20'6" L 9:58am 0'1" H 4:03pm 20'0" L 10:13pm -2'2" .
Feb 5th (Thu)
the sunrise is 9:07am-5:35pm and the tide times are H 4:37am 20'0" L 10:38am 0'4" H 4:43pm 18'7" L 10:47pm -0'5" .
Feb 6th (Fri)
the sunrise is 9:04am-5:37pm and the tide times are H 5:08am 19'1" L 11:18am 1'1" H 5:23pm 16'9" L 11:20pm 1'7" .
Feb 7th (Sat)
the sunrise is 9:02am-5:40pm and the tide times are H 5:38am 17'11" L 11:59am 2'2" H 6:06pm 14'10" L 11:53pm 3'9" .
Feb 8th (Sun)
the sunrise is 8:59am-5:42pm and the tide times are H 6:09am 16'8" L 12:45pm 3'5" H 6:57pm 13'0" .
Feb 9th (Mon)
the sunrise is 8:57am-5:45pm and the tide times are L 12:30am 5'10" H 6:44am 15'6" L 1:43pm 4'6" H 8:07pm 11'6" .
Feb 10th (Tue)
the sunrise is 8:54am-5:47pm and the tide times are L 1:16am 7'8" H 7:31am 14'5" L 3:07pm 5'2" H 9:58pm 11'1" .
Feb 11th (Wed)
the sunrise is 8:52am-5:50pm and the tide times are L 2:34am 9'1" H 8:44am 13'9" L 4:52pm 4'9" H 11:46pm 11'11" .
Feb 12th (Thu)
the sunrise is 8:49am-5:53pm and the tide times are L 4:20am 9'3" H 10:17am 13'11" L 5:59pm 3'6" .
Feb 13th (Fri)
the sunrise is 8:47am-5:55pm and the tide times are H 12:39am 13'3" L 5:41am 8'3" H 11:33am 15'0" L 6:41pm 2'1" .
Feb 14th (Sat)
the sunrise is 8:44am-5:58pm and the tide times are H 1:14am 14'9" L 6:32am 6'9" H 12:27pm 16'5" L 7:14pm 0'7" .
Feb 15th (Sun)
the sunrise is 8:41am-6:00pm and the tide times are H 1:44am 16'2" L 7:12am 5'0" H 1:10pm 17'9" L 7:45pm -0'9" .
Feb 16th (Mon)
the sunrise is 8:39am-6:03pm and the tide times are H 2:13am 17'6" L 7:49am 3'3" H 1:48pm 19'0" L 8:15pm -1'11" .
Feb 17th (Tue)
the sunrise is 8:36am-6:06pm and the tide times are H 2:41am 18'8" L 8:24am 1'7" H 2:26pm 19'9" L 8:45pm -2'8" .
Feb 18th (Wed)
the sunrise is 8:33am-6:08pm and the tide times are H 3:09am 19'6" L 8:59am 0'2" H 3:03pm 20'0" L 9:16pm -2'9" .
Feb 19th (Thu)
the sunrise is 8:31am-6:11pm and the tide times are H 3:38am 20'1" L 9:35am -0'9" H 3:41pm 19'9" L 9:49pm -2'3" .
Feb 20th (Fri)
the sunrise is 8:28am-6:13pm and the tide times are H 4:07am 20'3" L 10:13am -1'2" H 4:20pm 18'11" L 10:23pm -1'1" .
Feb 21st (Sat)
the sunrise is 8:25am-6:16pm and the tide times are H 4:38am 20'0" L 10:53am -1'1" H 5:03pm 17'6" L 10:59pm 0'7" .
Feb 22nd (Sun)
the sunrise is 8:22am-6:18pm and the tide times are H 5:13am 19'4" L 11:38am -0'5" H 5:51pm 15'9" L 11:39pm 2'7" .
Feb 23rd (Mon)
the sunrise is 8:20am-6:21pm and the tide times are H 5:52am 18'5" L 12:31pm 0'7" H 6:52pm 14'0" .
Feb 24th (Tue)
the sunrise is 8:17am-6:23pm and the tide times are L 12:28am 4'10" H 6:42am 17'3" L 1:39pm 1'9" H 8:16pm 12'8" .
Feb 25th (Wed)
the sunrise is 8:14am-6:26pm and the tide times are L 1:36am 6'9" H 7:50am 16'1" L 3:08pm 2'3" H 10:07pm 12'7" .
Feb 26th (Thu)
the sunrise is 8:11am-6:28pm and the tide times are L 3:12am 7'8" H 9:23am 15'8" L 4:42pm 1'8" H 11:37pm 14'0" .
Feb 27th (Fri)
the sunrise is 8:08am-6:31pm and the tide times are L 4:52am 7'0" H 10:56am 16'4" L 5:53pm 0'4" .
Feb 28th (Sat)
the sunrise is 8:05am-6:33pm and the tide times are H 12:35am 15'10" L 6:04am 5'3" H 12:07pm 17'9" L 6:45pm -1'0" .

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