Southeast Alaska
Inside Passage · Ketchikan · Juneau · Sitka
The Inside Passage from Ketchikan to Yakutat. Intricate fjords, narrows, and crossings with strong tidal currents. Home to the Alaska Marine Highway ferry system.
Nearby NOAA Stations
Closest buoys and coastal stations, in order of proximity.
Tree Point (Dixon Entrance approach)
Sitka (western approach)
Inside Passage Rapids & Narrows Guide
Critical narrows in Southeast Alaska require transiting at slack water due to strong tidal rapids.
Tides — Sitka
Nearest CO-OPS tide gauge · 44 nm from this station
Predictions from NOAA CO-OPS · Datum MLLW · Times shown in Alaska local time
NWS Marine Forecast
Southeast Alaska Inside Waters
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Source: NOAA National Weather Service · Coastal Waters Forecast (CWF) · Updated ~4× daily
Weather Services — Jump Links
Open this location in external weather apps · 57.000°N, 134°W
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Weather models. Windy provides four independent forecast models: ECMWF (European, generally highest accuracy offshore), GFS (NOAA global), ICON (German DWD), and NAM (North American, higher resolution for coastal areas). When models agree, forecast confidence is higher.
Data: NOAA NDBC · NOAA CO-OPS · NWS Marine Forecasts · Not an official government service.