Palo Alto Yacht Harbor Tides Today
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Palo Alto Yacht Harbor runs a mean tidal range of about 6.2 ft. This month the highest water, 9.4 ft, comes on the morning of Nov 25, and the lowest, a -1.1 ft minus tide, on the evening of Nov 25.
| Low tide | 3:14 AM | 0.3 ft |
| High tide | 8:59 AM | 7.6 ft |
| Low tide | 4:13 PM | 0.9 ft |
| High tide | 8:56 PM | 6.3 ft |
Today on the water at Palo Alto Yacht Harbor
Today at Palo Alto Yacht Harbor: high tide at 8:59 AM (7.6 ft) and 8:56 PM (6.3 ft), low tide at 3:14 AM (0.3 ft) and 4:13 PM (0.9 ft). The National Weather Service forecast for today is sunny with NW winds 5 to 10 mph, 67°F. In effect now: Coastal Flood Advisory. Sunrise is at 6:35 AM and sunset at 5:08 PM.
| Period | Forecast | Wind | Temp |
|---|---|---|---|
| Today | Sunny | NW 5 to 10 mph | 67°F |
| Tonight | Mostly Cloudy then Patchy Fog | W 1 to 8 mph | 49°F |
Forecast: National Weather Service point forecast for this location.
Where Palo Alto Yacht Harbor is
Palo Alto Yacht Harbor sits at 37.4583° N, 122.1050° W on San Francisco Bay, at Palo Alto, CA, in Santa Clara 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 Redwood City, Wharf 5 (NOAA 9414523), 6.8 mi away, and high and low water here run on average about 37 min later than there. The nearest weather station is Palo Alto Airport, an airport reporting wind, visibility and sky cover, but no water temperature, 0.9 mi away.
The tide at Palo Alto Yacht Harbor
Palo Alto Yacht Harbor 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. The mean range from lower low to higher high is 7.6 ft, and 6.2 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 0.8 ft below the other low. For the water around it: Bay tides are mixed semidiurnal, two unequal highs a day with a range near 6 ft at the Golden Gate that shifts in time as it moves into the bay and up the rivers.
About this station
- High tide reaches Palo Alto Yacht Harbor about 8.5 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 San Francisco (Golden Gate), station 9414290. High tide comes about 59 min later and low tide about 134 min later than there.
- High tide heights run about 1.34 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 Palo Alto Yacht Harbor from the 1983-2001 National Tidal Datum Epoch; mean higher high water is 7.6 ft above it and mean sea level 3.8 ft. These datums are controlled from NOAA's Alameda, CA gauge. Source: NOAA CO-OPS station 9414525, established 1976, gauge removed 1985. 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 Palo Alto Yacht Harbor
- Redwood Creek Marker 8: 7.1 mi, tides about 26 min earlier
- Smith Slough: 7.1 mi, tides at about the same time
- South Bay Wreck: 7.2 mi, tides about 17 min earlier
- Gold Street Bridge, Alviso Slough: 7.5 mi, tides about 6 min later
- San Mateo Bridge (east end): 11.2 mi, tides about 33 min earlier
TidalMapMonthly tide calendar
🌊 Biggest flood tides of the month at Palo Alto Yacht Harbor this month: Nov 22, Nov 23, Nov 24, Nov 25, Nov 26, Nov 27. These spring highs run the highest water of the month.
🔻 Lowest tides of the month at Palo Alto Yacht Harbor this month: Nov 1, Nov 2, Nov 7, Nov 8, Nov 9, Nov 10, Nov 11, Nov 12, Nov 13, Nov 22, Nov 23, Nov 24 …. These minus lows are when flats and bars dry out.
Best fishing times (solunar)
Major and minor solunar windows for Palo Alto Yacht Harbor, 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 🌗 | 7:28–9:28 AM 7:53–9:53 PM | 1:00–3:00 AM 1:45–3:45 PM | 62 |
| Thu Nov 5 🌘 | 8:14–10:14 AM 8:39–10:39 PM | 2:07–4:07 AM 2:10–4:10 PM | 74 |
| Fri Nov 6 🌘 | 8:59–10:59 AM 9:24–11:24 PM | 3:13–5:13 AM 2:35–4:35 PM | 84 |
| Sat Nov 7 🌘 | 9:44–11:44 AM 10:09–12:09 AM | 4:18–6:18 AM 3:02–5:02 PM | 92 |
| Sun Nov 8 🌘 | 10:30–12:30 PM 10:55–12:55 AM | 5:22–7:22 AM 3:32–5:32 PM | 97 |
| Mon Nov 9 🌑 | 11:18–1:18 PM 11:43–1:43 AM | 6:25–8:25 AM 4:06–6:06 PM | 99 |
| Tue Nov 10 🌑 | 12:08–2:08 PM 12:33–2:33 AM | 7:27–9:27 AM 4:46–6:46 PM | 98 |
Predictions & observations: NOAA CO-OPS station 9414525. 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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