Wells Passage

Western Prince William Sound, Alaska · 60.775°N, 148.005°W

Aggregated marine conditions from the closest NOAA buoys and coastal stations. Wells Passage runs between Culross and Chenega Islands — a key corridor through Western PWS.

2 of 2 stations reporting
Western Prince William Sound💨 12 kt🌊 0.7 ft
WEST ORCA BAY - 8NM NW of Hinchinbrook Is., AK💨 16 kt🌊 2.6 ft

Nearby NOAA Stations

Closest buoys and coastal stations to Wells Passage, in order of proximity.

Tides — Wells Passage (Culross Bay)

Nearest CO-OPS tide gauge · 0 nm from this station

NOAA
Low
3.7 ft
Jul 12, 6:17 PM AKDT
High
13.8 ft
Jul 13, 12:08 AM AKDT
Low
-2.7 ft
Jul 13, 7:17 AM AKDT
High
10.4 ft
Jul 13, 1:48 PM AKDT
Tide Height Projection Calculator
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Estimated Height
3.7 ft
Current Trend
Ebbing (Outgoing Tide)
Target Time
Jul 12, 2:51 PM AKDT
Now+12h+24h+36h+48h

Predictions from NOAA CO-OPS · Datum MLLW · Times shown in Alaska local time

NWS Marine Forecast

Prince William Sound

No forecast text available for this region.

Source: NOAA National Weather Service · Coastal Waters Forecast (CWF) · Updated ~4× daily

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About this page. Wells Passage is a navigable channel in western Prince William Sound between Culross and Chenega Islands. There is no dedicated NDBC buoy inside the passage itself — this page aggregates the closest available NOAA stations. The tide gauge is Culross Bay (NOAA CO-OPS station 9454798), approximately 0.5 nm from the passage.

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). Comparing models helps identify forecast uncertainty — when they agree, confidence is higher.

Data: NOAA NDBC · NOAA CO-OPS · NWS Marine Forecasts · Not an official government service.