Port San Luis Tides Today
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Port San Luis runs a mean tidal range of about 3.5 ft. This month the highest water, 6.9 ft, comes on the morning of Nov 25, and the lowest, a -1.5 ft minus tide, on the afternoon of Nov 25.
| High tide | 6:02 AM | 4.8 ft |
| Low tide | 11:48 AM | 2.2 ft |
| High tide | 5:19 PM | 4.6 ft |
| Low tide | 11:56 PM | 0.4 ft |
Today on the water at Port San Luis
Today at Port San Luis: high tide at 6:02 AM (4.8 ft) and 5:19 PM (4.6 ft), low tide at 11:48 AM (2.2 ft) and 11:56 PM (0.4 ft). The National Weather Service forecast for Tuesday is slight chance light rain with WNW winds 5 to 15 mph, 66°F. Wind that strong can hold water in or push it out, so the real tide may run above or below these predictions. The water at the gauge reads 68°F. Sunrise is at 6:25 AM and sunset at 5:07 PM.
| Period | Forecast | Wind | Temp |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overnight | Cloudy | WNW 5 mph | 60°F |
| Tuesday | Slight Chance Light Rain | WNW 5 to 15 mph | 66°F |
Forecast: National Weather Service point forecast for this location.
Where Port San Luis is
Port San Luis sits at 35.1689° N, 120.7542° W on the California coast, about 1 mi southwest of Avila Beach, 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 tide at Port San Luis
Port San Luis 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 5.3 ft, and 3.6 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 Port San Luis about 5.9 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: 7.6 ft on Jan 18, 1973.
- Lowest on record: -2.4 ft on Jan 7, 1951.
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 Port San Luis from the 1983-2001 National Tidal Datum Epoch; mean higher high water is 5.3 ft above it and mean sea level 2.8 ft. The land survey datum NAVD88, the zero on topographic maps and flood maps, is 0.1 ft above MLLW here, so a water level on this page converts to NAVD88 by subtracting that amount. Source: NOAA CO-OPS station 9412110, 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 Port San Luis
- Oil Platform Harvest: 48.5 mi, tides about 9 min earlier
- Gaviota State Park, Pacific Ocean: 56.8 mi, tides about 21 min earlier
- Mansfield Cone: 67.7 mi, tides about 14 min later
- Santa Barbara: 80.1 mi, tides about 24 min earlier
- Bechers Bay, Santa Rosa Island: 89.7 mi, tides about 19 min earlier
TidalMapMonthly tide calendar
🌊 Biggest flood tides at Port San Luis 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 Port San Luis 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 Port San Luis, 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 🌗 | 6:35–8:35 AM 7:00–9:00 PM | 11:48–1:48 AM 1:11–3:11 PM | 49 |
| Wed Nov 4 🌗 | 7:23–9:23 AM 7:48–9:48 PM | 12:56–2:56 AM 1:39–3:39 PM | 62 |
| Thu Nov 5 🌘 | 8:08–10:08 AM 8:33–10:33 PM | 2:01–4:01 AM 2:06–4:06 PM | 74 |
| Fri Nov 6 🌘 | 8:53–10:53 AM 9:18–11:18 PM | 3:05–5:05 AM 2:33–4:33 PM | 84 |
| Sat Nov 7 🌘 | 9:38–11:38 AM 10:03–12:03 AM | 4:08–6:08 AM 3:01–5:01 PM | 92 |
| Sun Nov 8 🌘 | 10:25–12:25 PM 10:50–12:50 AM | 5:11–7:11 AM 3:32–5:32 PM | 97 |
| Mon Nov 9 🌑 | 11:13–1:13 PM 11:38–1:38 AM | 6:13–8:13 AM 4:08–6:08 PM | 99 |
Predictions & observations: NOAA CO-OPS station 9412110. 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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