ArcticSea

Beaufort Sea

North of Alaska and Canada

An ice-covered Arctic sea with offshore oil reserves and polar bear habitat on the pack ice.

Max depth

4,683 m

Avg depth

1,004 m

Temperature

-1.8 to 2 °C

Salinity

28-32 ppt

Wildlife

Marine life

Fish

Arctic CodArctic Char

Mammals

Polar BearBowhead WhaleBelugaRinged Seal

Corals

Rare

Invertebrates

Arctic Shrimp

Other wildlife

Snowy Owl (coasts)

Activities

Sports suitability

Diving

Fishing

Sailing

Surfing

Snorkelling

Seafloor

Rock & geology

Terrigenous mud & sand
Sediment carried from land by rivers
Glacial till & dropstones
Rock debris dropped by melting ice
Permafrost sediments
Frozen ground beneath the inner shelf

Live conditions · Open-Meteo Marine

Marine weather right now

Updated 1:08:37 PM

Sea surface temp

-1.5 °C

Wind

8.7 m/s E

Wave height

—

Wave period

—

Visibility

7.1 km

Air temp

-14.9 °C

Current

0.11 m/s

Swell height

—

Readings interpolated at 72.00°, -140.00°. Winds, waves, currents and sea surface temperature via Open-Meteo.

Tides · next 48 hours

Real station: Barter Island (245 km)

Low tide

Fri 02:32 PM

0.03 m

High tide

Fri 08:03 PM

0.11 m

Low tide

Sat 01:43 AM

0.01 m

High tide

Sat 08:36 AM

0.20 m

Heights above mean lower low water (NOAA CO-OPS predictions).

Explorers' logbook

What explorers are saying about the Beaufort Sea

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