Anchorage Tides May 2025 | Tide Charts & Tables | Cook Inlet, AK

Anchorage Tide Chart for (Thu) May 1, 2025

Anchorage tide chart for Thursday, May 1, 2025
Anchorage tides for May 1st, the sunrise is 5:49am-10:06pm and the tide times are L 4:46am 5'4" H 9:54am 31'2" L 5:22pm -1'4" H 11:20pm 28'9" .

Anchorage Tide Chart for (Fri) May 2, 2025

Anchorage tide chart for Friday, May 2, 2025
Anchorage tides for May 2nd, the sunrise is 5:46am-10:08pm and the tide times are L 5:36am 6'6" H 10:48am 28'11" L 6:14pm 0'5" .

Anchorage Tide Chart for (Sat) May 3, 2025

Anchorage tide chart for Saturday, May 3, 2025
Anchorage tides for May 3rd, the sunrise is 5:43am-10:11pm and the tide times are H 12:21am 27'5" L 6:32am 7'8" H 11:55am 26'6" L 7:10pm 2'4" .

Anchorage Tide Chart for (Sun) May 4, 2025

Anchorage tide chart for Sunday, May 4, 2025
Anchorage tides for May 4th, the sunrise is 5:40am-10:13pm and the tide times are H 1:27am 26'4" L 7:35am 8'5" H 1:15pm 24'6" L 8:13pm 3'11" .

Anchorage Tide Chart for (Mon) May 5, 2025

Anchorage tide chart for Monday, May 5, 2025
Anchorage tides for May 5th, the sunrise is 5:37am-10:16pm and the tide times are H 2:33am 25'11" L 8:46am 8'2" H 2:36pm 23'8" L 9:19pm 4'8" .

Anchorage Tide Chart for (Tue) May 6, 2025

Anchorage tide chart for Tuesday, May 6, 2025
Anchorage tides for May 6th, the sunrise is 5:35am-10:19pm and the tide times are H 3:36am 26'3" L 9:55am 6'10" H 3:49pm 24'0" L 10:20pm 4'8" .

Anchorage Tide Chart for (Wed) May 7, 2025

Anchorage tide chart for Wednesday, May 7, 2025
Anchorage tides for May 7th, the sunrise is 5:32am-10:21pm and the tide times are H 4:31am 27'1" L 10:57am 4'11" H 4:50pm 25'1" L 11:15pm 4'6" .

Anchorage Tide Chart for (Thu) May 8, 2025

Anchorage tide chart for Thursday, May 8, 2025
Anchorage tides for May 8th, the sunrise is 5:29am-10:24pm and the tide times are H 5:18am 28'1" L 11:49am 2'11" H 5:42pm 26'5" .

Anchorage Tide Chart for (Fri) May 9, 2025

Anchorage tide chart for Friday, May 9, 2025
Anchorage tides for May 9th, the sunrise is 5:26am-10:27pm and the tide times are L 12:03am 4'7" H 5:57am 28'10" L 12:36pm 1'5" H 6:27pm 27'6" .

Anchorage Tide Chart for (Sat) May 10, 2025

Anchorage tide chart for Saturday, May 10, 2025
Anchorage tides for May 10th, the sunrise is 5:23am-10:29pm and the tide times are L 12:46am 5'0" H 6:32am 29'3" L 1:19pm 0'5" H 7:09pm 28'3" .

Anchorage Tide Chart for (Sun) May 11, 2025

Anchorage tide chart for Sunday, May 11, 2025
Anchorage tides for May 11th, the sunrise is 5:21am-10:32pm and the tide times are L 1:27am 5'8" H 7:03am 29'3" L 1:59pm 0'0" H 7:49pm 28'7" .

Anchorage Tide Chart for (Mon) May 12, 2025

Anchorage tide chart for Monday, May 12, 2025
Anchorage tides for May 12th, the sunrise is 5:18am-10:35pm and the tide times are L 2:06am 6'6" H 7:31am 29'1" L 2:37pm -0'1" H 8:28pm 28'7" .

Anchorage Tide Chart for (Tue) May 13, 2025

Anchorage tide chart for Tuesday, May 13, 2025
Anchorage tides for May 13th, the sunrise is 5:15am-10:37pm and the tide times are L 2:44am 7'3" H 7:57am 28'10" L 3:14pm 0'0" H 9:06pm 28'4" .

Anchorage Tide Chart for (Wed) May 14, 2025

Anchorage tide chart for Wednesday, May 14, 2025
Anchorage tides for May 14th, the sunrise is 5:13am-10:40pm and the tide times are L 3:21am 7'9" H 8:21am 28'7" L 3:50pm 0'2" H 9:44pm 27'11" .

Anchorage Tide Chart for (Thu) May 15, 2025

Anchorage tide chart for Thursday, May 15, 2025
Anchorage tides for May 15th, the sunrise is 5:10am-10:42pm and the tide times are L 3:58am 8'0" H 8:45am 28'5" L 4:25pm 0'6" H 10:23pm 27'4" .

Anchorage Tide Chart for (Fri) May 16, 2025

Anchorage tide chart for Friday, May 16, 2025
Anchorage tides for May 16th, the sunrise is 5:08am-10:45pm and the tide times are L 4:34am 8'2" H 9:14am 28'3" L 4:59pm 0'11" H 11:03pm 26'7" .

Anchorage Tide Chart for (Sat) May 17, 2025

Anchorage tide chart for Saturday, May 17, 2025
Anchorage tides for May 17th, the sunrise is 5:05am-10:47pm and the tide times are L 5:13am 8'3" H 9:52am 27'8" L 5:36pm 1'6" H 11:49pm 25'10" .

Anchorage Tide Chart for (Sun) May 18, 2025

Anchorage tide chart for Sunday, May 18, 2025
Anchorage tides for May 18th, the sunrise is 5:03am-10:50pm and the tide times are L 5:56am 8'6" H 10:39am 26'7" L 6:20pm 2'4" .

Anchorage Tide Chart for (Mon) May 19, 2025

Anchorage tide chart for Monday, May 19, 2025
Anchorage tides for May 19th, the sunrise is 5:01am-10:52pm and the tide times are H 12:42am 25'3" L 6:51am 8'9" H 11:43am 25'2" L 7:16pm 3'3" .

Anchorage Tide Chart for (Tue) May 20, 2025

Anchorage tide chart for Tuesday, May 20, 2025
Anchorage tides for May 20th, the sunrise is 4:58am-10:55pm and the tide times are H 1:41am 25'2" L 7:59am 8'6" H 1:19pm 24'2" L 8:23pm 4'0" .

Anchorage Tide Chart for (Wed) May 21, 2025

Anchorage tide chart for Wednesday, May 21, 2025
Anchorage tides for May 21st, the sunrise is 4:56am-10:57pm and the tide times are H 2:41am 25'8" L 9:12am 7'4" H 2:48pm 24'5" L 9:31pm 4'4" .

Anchorage Tide Chart for (Thu) May 22, 2025

Anchorage tide chart for Thursday, May 22, 2025
Anchorage tides for May 22nd, the sunrise is 4:54am-11:00pm and the tide times are H 3:36am 26'11" L 10:19am 5'2" H 4:00pm 25'7" L 10:33pm 4'3" .

Anchorage Tide Chart for (Fri) May 23, 2025

Anchorage tide chart for Friday, May 23, 2025
Anchorage tides for May 23rd, the sunrise is 4:52am-11:02pm and the tide times are H 4:27am 28'6" L 11:19am 2'8" H 5:02pm 27'2" L 11:30pm 4'2" .

Anchorage Tide Chart for (Sat) May 24, 2025

Anchorage tide chart for Saturday, May 24, 2025
Anchorage tides for May 24th, the sunrise is 4:50am-11:04pm and the tide times are H 5:13am 30'2" L 12:14pm 0'3" H 5:57pm 28'8" .

Anchorage Tide Chart for (Sun) May 25, 2025

Anchorage tide chart for Sunday, May 25, 2025
Anchorage tides for May 25th, the sunrise is 4:47am-11:06pm and the tide times are L 12:24am 4'3" H 5:56am 31'6" L 1:06pm -1'7" H 6:49pm 29'9" .

Anchorage Tide Chart for (Mon) May 26, 2025

Anchorage tide chart for Monday, May 26, 2025
Anchorage tides for May 26th, the sunrise is 4:45am-11:09pm and the tide times are L 1:16am 4'6" H 6:38am 32'3" L 1:56pm -2'10" H 7:39pm 30'4" .

Anchorage Tide Chart for (Tue) May 27, 2025

Anchorage tide chart for Tuesday, May 27, 2025
Anchorage tides for May 27th, the sunrise is 4:43am-11:11pm and the tide times are L 2:07am 4'10" H 7:21am 32'5" L 2:45pm -3'4" H 8:29pm 30'4" .

Anchorage Tide Chart for (Wed) May 28, 2025

Anchorage tide chart for Wednesday, May 28, 2025
Anchorage tides for May 28th, the sunrise is 4:41am-11:13pm and the tide times are L 2:57am 5'2" H 8:06am 32'0" L 3:32pm -3'3" H 9:20pm 30'0" .

Anchorage Tide Chart for (Thu) May 29, 2025

Anchorage tide chart for Thursday, May 29, 2025
Anchorage tides for May 29th, the sunrise is 4:40am-11:15pm and the tide times are L 3:46am 5'5" H 8:52am 31'0" L 4:19pm -2'7" H 10:13pm 29'5" .

Anchorage Tide Chart for (Fri) May 30, 2025

Anchorage tide chart for Friday, May 30, 2025
Anchorage tides for May 30th, the sunrise is 4:38am-11:17pm and the tide times are L 4:34am 5'8" H 9:43am 29'7" L 5:05pm -1'4" H 11:06pm 28'7" .

Anchorage Tide Chart for (Sat) May 31, 2025

Anchorage tide chart for Saturday, May 31, 2025
Anchorage tides for May 31st, the sunrise is 4:36am-11:19pm and the tide times are L 5:22am 6'1" H 10:38am 27'11" L 5:52pm 0'2" .

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Anchorage Tide Table for May 2025

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

Anchorage Textual Tide Table for May 2025


May 1st (Thu)
the sunrise is 5:49am-10:06pm and the tide times are L 4:46am 5'4" H 9:54am 31'2" L 5:22pm -1'4" H 11:20pm 28'9" .
May 2nd (Fri)
the sunrise is 5:46am-10:08pm and the tide times are L 5:36am 6'6" H 10:48am 28'11" L 6:14pm 0'5" .
May 3rd (Sat)
the sunrise is 5:43am-10:11pm and the tide times are H 12:21am 27'5" L 6:32am 7'8" H 11:55am 26'6" L 7:10pm 2'4" .
May 4th (Sun)
the sunrise is 5:40am-10:13pm and the tide times are H 1:27am 26'4" L 7:35am 8'5" H 1:15pm 24'6" L 8:13pm 3'11" .
May 5th (Mon)
the sunrise is 5:37am-10:16pm and the tide times are H 2:33am 25'11" L 8:46am 8'2" H 2:36pm 23'8" L 9:19pm 4'8" .
May 6th (Tue)
the sunrise is 5:35am-10:19pm and the tide times are H 3:36am 26'3" L 9:55am 6'10" H 3:49pm 24'0" L 10:20pm 4'8" .
May 7th (Wed)
the sunrise is 5:32am-10:21pm and the tide times are H 4:31am 27'1" L 10:57am 4'11" H 4:50pm 25'1" L 11:15pm 4'6" .
May 8th (Thu)
the sunrise is 5:29am-10:24pm and the tide times are H 5:18am 28'1" L 11:49am 2'11" H 5:42pm 26'5" .
May 9th (Fri)
the sunrise is 5:26am-10:27pm and the tide times are L 12:03am 4'7" H 5:57am 28'10" L 12:36pm 1'5" H 6:27pm 27'6" .
May 10th (Sat)
the sunrise is 5:23am-10:29pm and the tide times are L 12:46am 5'0" H 6:32am 29'3" L 1:19pm 0'5" H 7:09pm 28'3" .
May 11th (Sun)
the sunrise is 5:21am-10:32pm and the tide times are L 1:27am 5'8" H 7:03am 29'3" L 1:59pm 0'0" H 7:49pm 28'7" .
May 12th (Mon)
the sunrise is 5:18am-10:35pm and the tide times are L 2:06am 6'6" H 7:31am 29'1" L 2:37pm -0'1" H 8:28pm 28'7" .
May 13th (Tue)
the sunrise is 5:15am-10:37pm and the tide times are L 2:44am 7'3" H 7:57am 28'10" L 3:14pm 0'0" H 9:06pm 28'4" .
May 14th (Wed)
the sunrise is 5:13am-10:40pm and the tide times are L 3:21am 7'9" H 8:21am 28'7" L 3:50pm 0'2" H 9:44pm 27'11" .
May 15th (Thu)
the sunrise is 5:10am-10:42pm and the tide times are L 3:58am 8'0" H 8:45am 28'5" L 4:25pm 0'6" H 10:23pm 27'4" .
May 16th (Fri)
the sunrise is 5:08am-10:45pm and the tide times are L 4:34am 8'2" H 9:14am 28'3" L 4:59pm 0'11" H 11:03pm 26'7" .
May 17th (Sat)
the sunrise is 5:05am-10:47pm and the tide times are L 5:13am 8'3" H 9:52am 27'8" L 5:36pm 1'6" H 11:49pm 25'10" .
May 18th (Sun)
the sunrise is 5:03am-10:50pm and the tide times are L 5:56am 8'6" H 10:39am 26'7" L 6:20pm 2'4" .
May 19th (Mon)
the sunrise is 5:01am-10:52pm and the tide times are H 12:42am 25'3" L 6:51am 8'9" H 11:43am 25'2" L 7:16pm 3'3" .
May 20th (Tue)
the sunrise is 4:58am-10:55pm and the tide times are H 1:41am 25'2" L 7:59am 8'6" H 1:19pm 24'2" L 8:23pm 4'0" .
May 21st (Wed)
the sunrise is 4:56am-10:57pm and the tide times are H 2:41am 25'8" L 9:12am 7'4" H 2:48pm 24'5" L 9:31pm 4'4" .
May 22nd (Thu)
the sunrise is 4:54am-11:00pm and the tide times are H 3:36am 26'11" L 10:19am 5'2" H 4:00pm 25'7" L 10:33pm 4'3" .
May 23rd (Fri)
the sunrise is 4:52am-11:02pm and the tide times are H 4:27am 28'6" L 11:19am 2'8" H 5:02pm 27'2" L 11:30pm 4'2" .
May 24th (Sat)
the sunrise is 4:50am-11:04pm and the tide times are H 5:13am 30'2" L 12:14pm 0'3" H 5:57pm 28'8" .
May 25th (Sun)
the sunrise is 4:47am-11:06pm and the tide times are L 12:24am 4'3" H 5:56am 31'6" L 1:06pm -1'7" H 6:49pm 29'9" .
May 26th (Mon)
the sunrise is 4:45am-11:09pm and the tide times are L 1:16am 4'6" H 6:38am 32'3" L 1:56pm -2'10" H 7:39pm 30'4" .
May 27th (Tue)
the sunrise is 4:43am-11:11pm and the tide times are L 2:07am 4'10" H 7:21am 32'5" L 2:45pm -3'4" H 8:29pm 30'4" .
May 28th (Wed)
the sunrise is 4:41am-11:13pm and the tide times are L 2:57am 5'2" H 8:06am 32'0" L 3:32pm -3'3" H 9:20pm 30'0" .
May 29th (Thu)
the sunrise is 4:40am-11:15pm and the tide times are L 3:46am 5'5" H 8:52am 31'0" L 4:19pm -2'7" H 10:13pm 29'5" .
May 30th (Fri)
the sunrise is 4:38am-11:17pm and the tide times are L 4:34am 5'8" H 9:43am 29'7" L 5:05pm -1'4" H 11:06pm 28'7" .
May 31st (Sat)
the sunrise is 4:36am-11:19pm and the tide times are L 5:22am 6'1" H 10:38am 27'11" L 5:52pm 0'2" .

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Anchorage (Guide)

Anchorage in Cook Inlet offers excellent fishing for king salmon, silver salmon and halibut from Ship Creek and shore spots with massive tidal flows concentrating fish near channels for stronger bites. Ship Creek in downtown is famous for dipnetting and king salmon runs. Check current ADFG regulations before heading out.

The Port of Anchorage Small Craft Harbor and Ship Creek Boat Launch provide convenient launches slips and fuel but extreme tidal ranges require careful planning for safe navigation. Always confirm current marine conditions in the NOAA NWS Forecast section displayed above.

Point Woronzof Beach and the waterfront trails deliver excellent walking and low tide exploration with scenic views of Cook Inlet and the mountains making Anchorage a popular urban fishing and recreation destination.

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