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Phocena Bay Buoy

Boat ramp · on Phocena Bay · near Ketchikan · Alaska

Open per USDA Forest Service recreation sites (boating)'s data, checked October 18, 2026. Seasonal gates, low water and storms are not always posted; check before you tow.

At the launch

Type
Boat ramp
Fee
Free
Tidal
Yes
Managed by
USDA Forest Service
Coordinates
55.17833, -131.80534

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Conditions

Marine advisories

Advisories in effect load here; without them, see the NWS zone forecast below.

National Weather Service marine zone PKZ036, Clarence Strait. Zone forecast: winds, seas, warnings.

Tides

Predicted highs and lows at NOAA's Nehenta Bay, Gravina Island station, 0.9 mi from this launch, in local time above MLLW. Predictions, not observations: wind and weather move the real tide. Full predictions at NOAA.

Tide predictions, Mon Oct 19 to Sun Oct 25
Mon Oct 19 Low 1:40 am 3.7 ft · High 8:42 am 10.3 ft · Low 2:16 pm 6.9 ft · High 7:59 pm 10.9 ft
Tue Oct 20 Low 2:55 am 3.4 ft · High 9:42 am 11.2 ft · Low 3:32 pm 5.7 ft · High 9:18 pm 11.4 ft
Wed Oct 21 Low 3:50 am 2.8 ft · High 10:24 am 12.3 ft · Low 4:24 pm 4.2 ft · High 10:17 pm 12.2 ft
Thu Oct 22 Low 4:33 am 2.1 ft · High 10:58 am 13.5 ft · Low 5:05 pm 2.5 ft · High 11:05 pm 13.1 ft
Fri Oct 23 Low 5:10 am 1.6 ft · High 11:30 am 14.7 ft · Low 5:43 pm 0.8 ft · High 11:50 pm 14.0 ft
Sat Oct 24 Low 5:46 am 1.3 ft · High 12:01 pm 15.8 ft · Low 6:20 pm -0.7 ft
Sun Oct 25 High 12:32 am 14.7 ft · Low 6:21 am 1.2 ft · High 12:34 pm 16.7 ft · Low 6:58 pm -1.9 ft

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Sources

Why it is listed as public: listed by USDA Forest Service recreation sites (boating). Something wrong, or is this launch private? Send a correction; it goes to a person.