Crescent City Tides Today
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Crescent City runs a mean tidal range of about 4.9 ft. This month the highest water, 8.6 ft, comes on the morning of Nov 25, and the lowest, a -1.9 ft minus tide, on the evening of Nov 25.
| Low tide | 12:17 AM | 0.3 ft |
| High tide | 7:11 AM | 6.2 ft |
| Low tide | 1:08 PM | 2.5 ft |
| High tide | 6:46 PM | 5.6 ft |
Today on the water at Crescent City
Today at Crescent City: high tide at 7:11 AM (6.2 ft) and 6:46 PM (5.6 ft), low tide at 12:17 AM (0.3 ft) and 1:08 PM (2.5 ft). The National Weather Service forecast for Tuesday is chance light rain then mostly cloudy with SE winds 1 to 7 mph, 60°F. In effect now: Small Craft Advisory. The water at the gauge reads 54°F. Sunrise is at 6:50 AM and sunset at 5:10 PM.
| Period | Forecast | Wind | Temp |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overnight | Slight Chance Light Rain | ESE 8 mph | 50°F |
| Tuesday | Chance Light Rain then Mostly Cloudy | SE 1 to 7 mph | 60°F |
Forecast: National Weather Service point forecast for this location.
Where Crescent City is
Crescent City sits at 41.7456° N, 124.1844° W on the California coast, at Bertsch-Oceanview, CA. The station here is a live gauge in NOAA's National Water Level Observation Network, the reference network the rest of the coast's tide predictions are tied to. It has been in NOAA's records since 1933. The nearest weather station is Crescent City, CA, a shore station reporting wind and, at most sites, water temperature, right at this station.
The tide at Crescent City
Crescent City has a mixed tide: two highs and two lows a day, but of unequal size, so one low each day drains noticeably lower than the other. This month's predictions average 1.9 high tides a day here. The mean range from lower low to higher high is 6.9 ft, and 5.0 ft between the average high and the average low, a large tide. On an average day the higher high tops the lower high by 0.6 ft and the lower low sits 1.2 ft below the other low. For the water around it: California tides are mixed semidiurnal, two highs and two lows a day of unequal height, with ranges of 4 to 7 ft.
About this station
- High tide reaches Crescent City about 7.4 hours after the moon passes overhead. That lag is local, which is why high water does not line up with the moon.
- Highest water on record: 10.7 ft on Jan 29, 1983.
- Lowest on record: -3.4 ft on Jun 13, 1991.
Datum and source
Heights on this page are feet above mean lower low water (MLLW), the zero NOAA's nautical charts use for soundings. A predicted 0.0 ft low is the average of the lower low each day; a minus tide is water below chart datum, and a 2 ft high means 2 ft more water than the chart shows. NOAA fixes MLLW at Crescent City from the 1983-2001 National Tidal Datum Epoch; mean higher high water is 6.9 ft above it and mean sea level 3.7 ft. The land survey datum NAVD88, the zero on topographic maps and flood maps, is 0.4 ft above MLLW here, so a water level on this page converts to NAVD88 by subtracting that amount. Source: NOAA CO-OPS station 9419750, a National Water Level Observation Network gauge, established 1933. The tide times and heights are NOAA's official harmonic predictions for this station; TidalMap republishes them daily and does not alter them. The observed line is the gauge's own six-minute water level feed.
Tide stations near Crescent City
- Pyramid Point, Smith River: 13.8 mi, tides about 10 min later
- Trinidad Harbor: 47.6 mi, tides at about the same time
- Mad River Slough, Arcata Bay: 60.9 mi, tides about 47 min later
- Arcata Wharf: 62.0 mi, tides about 59 min later
- Samoa: 63.5 mi, tides about 19 min later
TidalMapMonthly tide calendar
🌊 Biggest flood tides at Crescent City this month: Nov 22, Nov 23, Nov 24, Nov 25, Nov 26, Nov 27. These spring highs push water up into the grass and over the oyster rock; prime for poling into flooded marsh for tailing reds.
🔻 Negative (minus) low tides at Crescent City this month: Nov 1, Nov 7, Nov 8, Nov 9, Nov 10, Nov 11, Nov 12, Nov 22, Nov 23, Nov 24, Nov 25, Nov 26 …. These drain the flats and expose the oyster rock, prime for sight-fishing and clamming.
Best fishing times (solunar)
Major and minor solunar windows for Crescent City, peak feeding activity is around the moon overhead/underfoot (majors) and moonrise/moonset (minors). Score is the day's activity coefficient (0–100).
| Day | Major windows | Minor windows | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| Today 🌗 | 6:49–8:49 AM 7:14–9:14 PM | 11:53–1:53 AM 1:32–3:32 PM | 49 |
| Wed Nov 4 🌗 | 7:37–9:37 AM 8:02–10:02 PM | 1:06–3:06 AM 1:55–3:55 PM | 62 |
| Thu Nov 5 🌘 | 8:22–10:22 AM 8:47–10:47 PM | 2:17–4:17 AM 2:16–4:16 PM | 74 |
| Fri Nov 6 🌘 | 9:07–11:07 AM 9:32–11:32 PM | 3:26–5:26 AM 2:38–4:38 PM | 84 |
| Sat Nov 7 🌘 | 9:52–11:52 AM 10:17–12:17 AM | 4:34–6:34 AM 3:02–5:02 PM | 92 |
| Sun Nov 8 🌘 | 10:39–12:39 PM 11:04–1:04 AM | 5:42–7:42 AM 3:28–5:28 PM | 97 |
| Mon Nov 9 🌑 | 11:27–1:27 PM 11:52–1:52 AM | 6:48–8:48 AM 4:00–6:00 PM | 99 |
Predictions & observations: NOAA CO-OPS station 9419750. Solunar windows computed from the moon's position for this location. Times shown in the station's local time. Not for navigation.
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