Fort Ross Tides Today
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Fort Ross runs a mean tidal range of about 3.9 ft. This month the highest water, 6.7 ft, comes on the morning of Nov 25, and the lowest, a -1.6 ft minus tide, on the evening of Nov 25.
| High tide | 6:30 AM | 5.1 ft |
| Low tide | 12:31 PM | 2.0 ft |
| High tide | 5:52 PM | 4.6 ft |
Today on the water at Fort Ross
Today at Fort Ross: high tide at 6:30 AM (5.1 ft) and 5:52 PM (4.6 ft), low tide at 12:31 PM (2.0 ft). The National Weather Service forecast for Tuesday is showers and thunderstorms with SSE winds 7 mph, 57°F. Sunrise is at 6:40 AM and sunset at 5:12 PM.
| Period | Forecast | Wind | Temp |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overnight | Chance Light Rain | SSE 6 mph | 54°F |
| Tuesday | Showers And Thunderstorms | SSE 7 mph | 57°F |
Forecast: National Weather Service point forecast for this location.
Where Fort Ross is
Fort Ross sits at 38.5133° N, 123.2450° W on the California coast, about 1 mi south of Timber Cove, CA, in Sonoma County. The station here is a subordinate tide prediction point. NOAA has no gauge in the water at this spot; its times and heights are published as offsets from a reference gauge, named below. The closest gauge measuring live water level is Arena Cove (NOAA 9416841), 37.4 mi away, and high and low water here run on average about 13 min earlier than there. The nearest weather station is BODEGA BAY - 48NM NW of San Francisco, CA, an offshore buoy reporting wind, waves and water temperature, 19.6 mi away.
The tide at Fort Ross
Fort Ross has a semidiurnal tide: two highs and two lows a day of about the same size, roughly 12 hours 25 minutes apart. This month's predictions average 1.9 high tides a day here. 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
- NOAA predicts tides here from San Francisco (Golden Gate), station 9414290. High tide comes about 51 min earlier and low tide about 30 min earlier than there.
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 publishes no datums for this point. Its predictions are offsets from San Francisco (Golden Gate) and are referenced to MLLW there. Source: NOAA CO-OPS station 9416024. The tide times and heights are published as time and height offsets from its reference gauge; TidalMap republishes them daily and does not alter them.
Tide stations near Fort Ross
- Green Cove: 17.2 mi, tides about 7 min later
- Bodega Harbor entrance: 17.5 mi, tides about 14 min later
- Tomales Bay entrance: 24.5 mi, tides about 44 min later
- Blakes Landing, Tomales Bay: 28.5 mi, tides about 94 min later
- Marshall, Tomales Bay: 30.9 mi, tides about 98 min later
TidalMapMonthly tide calendar
🌊 Biggest flood tides at Fort Ross 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 Fort Ross this month: Nov 1, Nov 7, Nov 8, Nov 9, Nov 10, Nov 11, Nov 12, Nov 13, Nov 22, Nov 23, Nov 24, Nov 25 …. 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 Fort Ross, 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 🌗 | 6:45–8:45 AM 7:10–9:10 PM | 11:54–1:54 AM 1:25–3:25 PM | 49 |
| Wed Nov 4 🌗 | 7:33–9:33 AM 7:58–9:58 PM | 1:04–3:04 AM 1:50–3:50 PM | 62 |
| Thu Nov 5 🌘 | 8:19–10:19 AM 8:44–10:44 PM | 2:12–4:12 AM 2:14–4:14 PM | 74 |
| Fri Nov 6 🌘 | 9:03–11:03 AM 9:28–11:28 PM | 3:19–5:19 AM 2:39–4:39 PM | 84 |
| Sat Nov 7 🌘 | 9:49–11:49 AM 10:14–12:14 AM | 4:24–6:24 AM 3:05–5:05 PM | 92 |
| Sun Nov 8 🌘 | 10:35–12:35 PM 11:00–1:00 AM | 5:29–7:29 AM 3:34–5:34 PM | 97 |
| Mon Nov 9 🌑 | 11:23–1:23 PM 11:48–1:48 AM | 6:33–8:33 AM 4:07–6:07 PM | 99 |
Predictions & observations: NOAA CO-OPS station 9416024. 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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