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

Seldovia Tide Chart for (Wed) April 1, 2026

Seldovia tide chart for Wednesday, April 1, 2026
Seldovia tides for Apr 1st, the sunrise is 7:31am-8:50pm and the tide times are H 2:54am 19'6" L 9:00am -1'1" H 3:12pm 18'11" L 9:08pm -0'5" .

Seldovia Tide Chart for (Thu) April 2, 2026

Seldovia tide chart for Thursday, April 2, 2026
Seldovia tides for Apr 2nd, the sunrise is 7:28am-8:53pm and the tide times are H 3:22am 19'10" L 9:33am -1'11" H 3:48pm 18'10" L 9:39pm 0'0" .

Seldovia Tide Chart for (Fri) April 3, 2026

Seldovia tide chart for Friday, April 3, 2026
Seldovia tides for Apr 3rd, the sunrise is 7:26am-8:55pm and the tide times are H 3:48am 19'9" L 10:06am -2'1" H 4:23pm 18'5" L 10:09pm 0'11" .

Seldovia Tide Chart for (Sat) April 4, 2026

Seldovia tide chart for Saturday, April 4, 2026
Seldovia tides for Apr 4th, the sunrise is 7:23am-8:57pm and the tide times are H 4:14am 19'5" L 10:37am -1'9" H 4:57pm 17'7" L 10:40pm 2'1" .

Seldovia Tide Chart for (Sun) April 5, 2026

Seldovia tide chart for Sunday, April 5, 2026
Seldovia tides for Apr 5th, the sunrise is 7:20am-9:00pm and the tide times are H 4:40am 18'8" L 11:10am -0'11" H 5:33pm 16'5" L 11:11pm 3'6" .

Seldovia Tide Chart for (Mon) April 6, 2026

Seldovia tide chart for Monday, April 6, 2026
Seldovia tides for Apr 6th, the sunrise is 7:17am-9:02pm and the tide times are H 5:08am 17'9" L 11:43am 0'4" H 6:11pm 15'1" L 11:44pm 5'0" .

Seldovia Tide Chart for (Tue) April 7, 2026

Seldovia tide chart for Tuesday, April 7, 2026
Seldovia tides for Apr 7th, the sunrise is 7:14am-9:05pm and the tide times are H 5:37am 16'8" L 12:20pm 1'9" H 6:56pm 13'7" .

Seldovia Tide Chart for (Wed) April 8, 2026

Seldovia tide chart for Wednesday, April 8, 2026
Seldovia tides for Apr 8th, the sunrise is 7:11am-9:07pm and the tide times are L 12:20am 6'6" H 6:12am 15'5" L 1:06pm 3'3" H 7:56pm 12'4" .

Seldovia Tide Chart for (Thu) April 9, 2026

Seldovia tide chart for Thursday, April 9, 2026
Seldovia tides for Apr 9th, the sunrise is 7:08am-9:09pm and the tide times are L 1:08am 7'10" H 6:58am 14'1" L 2:12pm 4'6" H 9:25pm 11'9" .

Seldovia Tide Chart for (Fri) April 10, 2026

Seldovia tide chart for Friday, April 10, 2026
Seldovia tides for Apr 10th, the sunrise is 7:05am-9:12pm and the tide times are L 2:26am 8'9" H 8:14am 13'0" L 3:44pm 4'11" H 10:59pm 12'2" .

Seldovia Tide Chart for (Sat) April 11, 2026

Seldovia tide chart for Saturday, April 11, 2026
Seldovia tides for Apr 11th, the sunrise is 7:02am-9:14pm and the tide times are L 4:12am 8'6" H 9:59am 12'9" L 5:11pm 4'3" H 11:59pm 13'5" .

Seldovia Tide Chart for (Sun) April 12, 2026

Seldovia tide chart for Sunday, April 12, 2026
Seldovia tides for Apr 12th, the sunrise is 6:59am-9:16pm and the tide times are L 5:37am 7'0" H 11:27am 13'7" L 6:07pm 3'1" .

Seldovia Tide Chart for (Mon) April 13, 2026

Seldovia tide chart for Monday, April 13, 2026
Seldovia tides for Apr 13th, the sunrise is 6:56am-9:19pm and the tide times are H 12:39am 14'10" L 6:31am 4'9" H 12:29pm 14'11" L 6:50pm 1'10" .

Seldovia Tide Chart for (Tue) April 14, 2026

Seldovia tide chart for Tuesday, April 14, 2026
Seldovia tides for Apr 14th, the sunrise is 6:53am-9:21pm and the tide times are H 1:12am 16'5" L 7:14am 2'4" H 1:18pm 16'5" L 7:28pm 0'8" .

Seldovia Tide Chart for (Wed) April 15, 2026

Seldovia tide chart for Wednesday, April 15, 2026
Seldovia tides for Apr 15th, the sunrise is 6:51am-9:24pm and the tide times are H 1:44am 18'0" L 7:53am -0'1" H 2:03pm 17'10" L 8:05pm -0'1" .

Seldovia Tide Chart for (Thu) April 16, 2026

Seldovia tide chart for Thursday, April 16, 2026
Seldovia tides for Apr 16th, the sunrise is 6:48am-9:26pm and the tide times are H 2:17am 19'5" L 8:31am -2'4" H 2:47pm 18'10" L 8:42pm -0'7" .

Seldovia Tide Chart for (Fri) April 17, 2026

Seldovia tide chart for Friday, April 17, 2026
Seldovia tides for Apr 17th, the sunrise is 6:45am-9:29pm and the tide times are H 2:50am 20'7" L 9:10am -4'1" H 3:30pm 19'6" L 9:21pm -0'6" .

Seldovia Tide Chart for (Sat) April 18, 2026

Seldovia tide chart for Saturday, April 18, 2026
Seldovia tides for Apr 18th, the sunrise is 6:42am-9:31pm and the tide times are H 3:26am 21'4" L 9:51am -5'0" H 4:14pm 19'5" L 10:00pm 0'0" .

Seldovia Tide Chart for (Sun) April 19, 2026

Seldovia tide chart for Sunday, April 19, 2026
Seldovia tides for Apr 19th, the sunrise is 6:39am-9:33pm and the tide times are H 4:03am 21'6" L 10:33am -5'1" H 5:00pm 18'10" L 10:42pm 1'0" .

Seldovia Tide Chart for (Mon) April 20, 2026

Seldovia tide chart for Monday, April 20, 2026
Seldovia tides for Apr 20th, the sunrise is 6:36am-9:36pm and the tide times are H 4:43am 21'0" L 11:18am -4'4" H 5:49pm 17'9" L 11:26pm 2'5" .

Seldovia Tide Chart for (Tue) April 21, 2026

Seldovia tide chart for Tuesday, April 21, 2026
Seldovia tides for Apr 21st, the sunrise is 6:34am-9:38pm and the tide times are H 5:27am 19'11" L 12:07pm -2'10" H 6:44pm 16'5" .

Seldovia Tide Chart for (Wed) April 22, 2026

Seldovia tide chart for Wednesday, April 22, 2026
Seldovia tides for Apr 22nd, the sunrise is 6:31am-9:41pm and the tide times are L 12:17am 4'0" H 6:18am 18'4" L 1:04pm -1'0" H 7:49pm 15'2" .

Seldovia Tide Chart for (Thu) April 23, 2026

Seldovia tide chart for Thursday, April 23, 2026
Seldovia tides for Apr 23rd, the sunrise is 6:28am-9:43pm and the tide times are L 1:20am 5'6" H 7:20am 16'6" L 2:12pm 0'8" H 9:08pm 14'6" .

Seldovia Tide Chart for (Fri) April 24, 2026

Seldovia tide chart for Friday, April 24, 2026
Seldovia tides for Apr 24th, the sunrise is 6:25am-9:45pm and the tide times are L 2:40am 6'4" H 8:41am 15'1" L 3:32pm 1'10" H 10:29pm 14'9" .

Seldovia Tide Chart for (Sat) April 25, 2026

Seldovia tide chart for Saturday, April 25, 2026
Seldovia tides for Apr 25th, the sunrise is 6:22am-9:48pm and the tide times are L 4:14am 6'0" H 10:14am 14'6" L 4:51pm 2'2" H 11:36pm 15'7" .

Seldovia Tide Chart for (Sun) April 26, 2026

Seldovia tide chart for Sunday, April 26, 2026
Seldovia tides for Apr 26th, the sunrise is 6:20am-9:50pm and the tide times are L 5:37am 4'7" H 11:37am 14'9" L 5:55pm 2'1" .

Seldovia Tide Chart for (Mon) April 27, 2026

Seldovia tide chart for Monday, April 27, 2026
Seldovia tides for Apr 27th, the sunrise is 6:17am-9:53pm and the tide times are H 12:27am 16'7" L 6:37am 2'9" H 12:41pm 15'6" L 6:45pm 1'11" .

Seldovia Tide Chart for (Tue) April 28, 2026

Seldovia tide chart for Tuesday, April 28, 2026
Seldovia tides for Apr 28th, the sunrise is 6:14am-9:55pm and the tide times are H 1:08am 17'5" L 7:23am 1'0" H 1:32pm 16'2" L 7:26pm 1'10" .

Seldovia Tide Chart for (Wed) April 29, 2026

Seldovia tide chart for Wednesday, April 29, 2026
Seldovia tides for Apr 29th, the sunrise is 6:12am-9:58pm and the tide times are H 1:43am 18'1" L 8:01am -0'4" H 2:16pm 16'9" L 8:02pm 1'10" .

Seldovia Tide Chart for (Thu) April 30, 2026

Seldovia tide chart for Thursday, April 30, 2026
Seldovia tides for Apr 30th, the sunrise is 6:09am-10:00pm and the tide times are H 2:13am 18'6" L 8:36am -1'4" H 2:54pm 17'2" L 8:36pm 2'1" .

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

Seldovia Textual Tide Table for April 2026


Apr 1st (Wed)
the sunrise is 7:31am-8:50pm and the tide times are H 2:54am 19'6" L 9:00am -1'1" H 3:12pm 18'11" L 9:08pm -0'5" .
Apr 2nd (Thu)
the sunrise is 7:28am-8:53pm and the tide times are H 3:22am 19'10" L 9:33am -1'11" H 3:48pm 18'10" L 9:39pm 0'0" .
Apr 3rd (Fri)
the sunrise is 7:26am-8:55pm and the tide times are H 3:48am 19'9" L 10:06am -2'1" H 4:23pm 18'5" L 10:09pm 0'11" .
Apr 4th (Sat)
the sunrise is 7:23am-8:57pm and the tide times are H 4:14am 19'5" L 10:37am -1'9" H 4:57pm 17'7" L 10:40pm 2'1" .
Apr 5th (Sun)
the sunrise is 7:20am-9:00pm and the tide times are H 4:40am 18'8" L 11:10am -0'11" H 5:33pm 16'5" L 11:11pm 3'6" .
Apr 6th (Mon)
the sunrise is 7:17am-9:02pm and the tide times are H 5:08am 17'9" L 11:43am 0'4" H 6:11pm 15'1" L 11:44pm 5'0" .
Apr 7th (Tue)
the sunrise is 7:14am-9:05pm and the tide times are H 5:37am 16'8" L 12:20pm 1'9" H 6:56pm 13'7" .
Apr 8th (Wed)
the sunrise is 7:11am-9:07pm and the tide times are L 12:20am 6'6" H 6:12am 15'5" L 1:06pm 3'3" H 7:56pm 12'4" .
Apr 9th (Thu)
the sunrise is 7:08am-9:09pm and the tide times are L 1:08am 7'10" H 6:58am 14'1" L 2:12pm 4'6" H 9:25pm 11'9" .
Apr 10th (Fri)
the sunrise is 7:05am-9:12pm and the tide times are L 2:26am 8'9" H 8:14am 13'0" L 3:44pm 4'11" H 10:59pm 12'2" .
Apr 11th (Sat)
the sunrise is 7:02am-9:14pm and the tide times are L 4:12am 8'6" H 9:59am 12'9" L 5:11pm 4'3" H 11:59pm 13'5" .
Apr 12th (Sun)
the sunrise is 6:59am-9:16pm and the tide times are L 5:37am 7'0" H 11:27am 13'7" L 6:07pm 3'1" .
Apr 13th (Mon)
the sunrise is 6:56am-9:19pm and the tide times are H 12:39am 14'10" L 6:31am 4'9" H 12:29pm 14'11" L 6:50pm 1'10" .
Apr 14th (Tue)
the sunrise is 6:53am-9:21pm and the tide times are H 1:12am 16'5" L 7:14am 2'4" H 1:18pm 16'5" L 7:28pm 0'8" .
Apr 15th (Wed)
the sunrise is 6:51am-9:24pm and the tide times are H 1:44am 18'0" L 7:53am -0'1" H 2:03pm 17'10" L 8:05pm -0'1" .
Apr 16th (Thu)
the sunrise is 6:48am-9:26pm and the tide times are H 2:17am 19'5" L 8:31am -2'4" H 2:47pm 18'10" L 8:42pm -0'7" .
Apr 17th (Fri)
the sunrise is 6:45am-9:29pm and the tide times are H 2:50am 20'7" L 9:10am -4'1" H 3:30pm 19'6" L 9:21pm -0'6" .
Apr 18th (Sat)
the sunrise is 6:42am-9:31pm and the tide times are H 3:26am 21'4" L 9:51am -5'0" H 4:14pm 19'5" L 10:00pm 0'0" .
Apr 19th (Sun)
the sunrise is 6:39am-9:33pm and the tide times are H 4:03am 21'6" L 10:33am -5'1" H 5:00pm 18'10" L 10:42pm 1'0" .
Apr 20th (Mon)
the sunrise is 6:36am-9:36pm and the tide times are H 4:43am 21'0" L 11:18am -4'4" H 5:49pm 17'9" L 11:26pm 2'5" .
Apr 21st (Tue)
the sunrise is 6:34am-9:38pm and the tide times are H 5:27am 19'11" L 12:07pm -2'10" H 6:44pm 16'5" .
Apr 22nd (Wed)
the sunrise is 6:31am-9:41pm and the tide times are L 12:17am 4'0" H 6:18am 18'4" L 1:04pm -1'0" H 7:49pm 15'2" .
Apr 23rd (Thu)
the sunrise is 6:28am-9:43pm and the tide times are L 1:20am 5'6" H 7:20am 16'6" L 2:12pm 0'8" H 9:08pm 14'6" .
Apr 24th (Fri)
the sunrise is 6:25am-9:45pm and the tide times are L 2:40am 6'4" H 8:41am 15'1" L 3:32pm 1'10" H 10:29pm 14'9" .
Apr 25th (Sat)
the sunrise is 6:22am-9:48pm and the tide times are L 4:14am 6'0" H 10:14am 14'6" L 4:51pm 2'2" H 11:36pm 15'7" .
Apr 26th (Sun)
the sunrise is 6:20am-9:50pm and the tide times are L 5:37am 4'7" H 11:37am 14'9" L 5:55pm 2'1" .
Apr 27th (Mon)
the sunrise is 6:17am-9:53pm and the tide times are H 12:27am 16'7" L 6:37am 2'9" H 12:41pm 15'6" L 6:45pm 1'11" .
Apr 28th (Tue)
the sunrise is 6:14am-9:55pm and the tide times are H 1:08am 17'5" L 7:23am 1'0" H 1:32pm 16'2" L 7:26pm 1'10" .
Apr 29th (Wed)
the sunrise is 6:12am-9:58pm and the tide times are H 1:43am 18'1" L 8:01am -0'4" H 2:16pm 16'9" L 8:02pm 1'10" .
Apr 30th (Thu)
the sunrise is 6:09am-10:00pm and the tide times are H 2:13am 18'6" L 8:36am -1'4" H 2:54pm 17'2" L 8:36pm 2'1" .

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