ArcticSea

East Siberian Sea

North of eastern Siberia

A shallow, remote Arctic sea with extensive sea-ice cover most of the year.

Max depth

915 m

Avg depth

58 m

Temperature

-1.8 to 5 °C

Salinity

20-32 ppt

Wildlife

Marine life

Fish

Arctic CodWhitefish

Mammals

WalrusBowhead Whale

Corals

Rare

Invertebrates

Polar Amphipods

Other wildlife

Polar Bear

Activities

Sports suitability

Diving

Fishing

Sailing

Surfing

Snorkelling

Seafloor

Rock & geology

Terrigenous mud & sand
Sediment carried from land by rivers
Permafrost sediments
Very shallow, frozen shelf
Glacial till & dropstones
Rock debris dropped by melting ice

Live conditions · Open-Meteo Marine

Marine weather right now

Updated 1:00:54 PM

Sea surface temp

-1.0 °C

Wind

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Wave height

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Wave period

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Visibility

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Air temp

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Current

0.00 m/s

Swell height

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Readings interpolated at 72.00°, 160.00°. Winds, waves, currents and sea surface temperature via Open-Meteo.

Tides · next 48 hours

Global tide model (estimate)

Low tide

Fri 02:00 PM

-0.06 m

High tide

Fri 08:00 PM

-0.03 m

Low tide

Fri 10:00 PM

-0.04 m

Low tide

Sat 03:00 AM

-0.11 m

Estimated from the Open-Meteo tide model, relative to mean sea level. Not for navigation.

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