Moss Landing, Ocean Pier Tides Today
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Moss Landing, Ocean Pier runs a mean tidal range of about 3.4 ft. This month the highest water, 6.5 ft, comes on the morning of Nov 25, and the lowest, a -1.4 ft minus tide, on the evening of Nov 25.
| High tide | 6:24 AM | 4.5 ft |
| Low tide | 12:10 PM | 2.0 ft |
| High tide | 5:39 PM | 4.2 ft |
Today on the water at Moss Landing, Ocean Pier
Today at Moss Landing, Ocean Pier: high tide at 6:24 AM (4.5 ft) and 5:39 PM (4.2 ft), low tide at 12:10 PM (2.0 ft). The National Weather Service forecast for Tuesday is light rain likely with SSW winds 7 to 12 mph, 62°F. Sunrise is at 6:32 AM and sunset at 5:09 PM.
| Period | Forecast | Wind | Temp |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overnight | Mostly Cloudy | SW 9 mph | 54°F |
| Tuesday | Light Rain Likely | SSW 7 to 12 mph | 62°F |
Forecast: National Weather Service point forecast for this location.
Where Moss Landing, Ocean Pier is
Moss Landing, Ocean Pier sits at 36.8017° N, 121.7900° W on the California coast, at Moss Landing, CA. 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 Monterey, Monterey Bay (NOAA 9413450), 14.5 mi away, and the tide here runs on nearly the same clock. The nearest weather station is Moss Landing, South Harbor, CA, a shore station reporting wind and, at most sites, water temperature, right at this station.
The tide at Moss Landing, Ocean Pier
Moss Landing, Ocean Pier 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 5.2 ft, and 3.5 ft between the average high and the average low, a moderate tide. On an average day the higher high tops the lower high by 0.7 ft and the lower low sits 1.0 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 Moss Landing, Ocean Pier about 6.4 hours after the moon passes overhead. That lag is local, which is why high water does not line up with the moon.
- NOAA predicts tides here from Monterey, Monterey Bay, station 9413450. High tide comes about 1 min earlier and low tide about 1 min earlier than there.
- High tide heights run about 0.95 times the reference.
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 Moss Landing, Ocean Pier from the 1983-2001 National Tidal Datum Epoch; mean higher high water is 5.2 ft above it and mean sea level 2.7 ft. These datums are controlled from NOAA's Monterey, CA gauge. Source: NOAA CO-OPS station 9413616, established 1976, gauge removed 1978. 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 Moss Landing, Ocean Pier
- General Fish Company Pier: 0.2 mi, tides at about the same time
- Pacific Mariculture Dock: 1.9 mi, tides about 12 min later
- Elkhorn, Elkhorn Slough: 2.6 mi, tides about 14 min later
- Tidal Creek, Elkhorn Slough: 3.3 mi, tides about 25 min later
- Kirby Park, Elkhorn Slough: 3.7 mi, tides about 26 min later
TidalMapMonthly tide calendar
🌊 Biggest flood tides at Moss Landing, Ocean Pier 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 Moss Landing, Ocean Pier 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 Moss Landing, Ocean Pier, 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 🌗 | 6:39–8:39 AM 7:04–9:04 PM | 11:50–1:50 AM 1:17–3:17 PM | 49 |
| Wed Nov 4 🌗 | 7:27–9:27 AM 7:52–9:52 PM | 12:59–2:59 AM 1:44–3:44 PM | 62 |
| Thu Nov 5 🌘 | 8:13–10:13 AM 8:38–10:38 PM | 2:06–4:06 AM 2:09–4:09 PM | 74 |
| Fri Nov 6 🌘 | 8:57–10:57 AM 9:22–11:22 PM | 3:11–5:11 AM 2:35–4:35 PM | 84 |
| Sat Nov 7 🌘 | 9:43–11:43 AM 10:08–12:08 AM | 4:15–6:15 AM 3:02–5:02 PM | 92 |
| Sun Nov 8 🌘 | 10:29–12:29 PM 10:54–12:54 AM | 5:19–7:19 AM 3:32–5:32 PM | 97 |
| Mon Nov 9 🌑 | 11:17–1:17 PM 11:42–1:42 AM | 6:22–8:22 AM 4:07–6:07 PM | 99 |
Predictions & observations: NOAA CO-OPS station 9413616. 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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