Redwood City, Wharf 5 Tides Today
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Redwood City, Wharf 5 runs a mean tidal range of about 6.1 ft. This month the highest water, 9.5 ft, comes on the morning of Nov 25, and the lowest, a -1.7 ft minus tide, on the evening of Nov 25.
| Low tide | 1:20 AM | 0.3 ft |
| High tide | 8:06 AM | 7.6 ft |
| Low tide | 1:55 PM | 2.3 ft |
| High tide | 7:39 PM | 7.0 ft |
Today on the water at Redwood City, Wharf 5
Today at Redwood City, Wharf 5: high tide at 8:06 AM (7.6 ft) and 7:39 PM (7.0 ft), low tide at 1:20 AM (0.3 ft) and 1:55 PM (2.3 ft). The National Weather Service forecast for Tuesday is light rain with S winds 2 to 10 mph, 67°F. Sunrise is at 6:34 AM and sunset at 5:10 PM.
| Period | Forecast | Wind | Temp |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overnight | Partly Cloudy | S 5 mph | 51°F |
| Tuesday | Light Rain | S 2 to 10 mph | 67°F |
Forecast: National Weather Service point forecast for this location.
Where Redwood City, Wharf 5 is
Redwood City, Wharf 5 sits at 37.5068° N, 122.2119° W on San Francisco Bay, at Redwood City, CA. The station here is a live gauge in a NOAA PORTS harbor system, reporting water level in near real time for commercial traffic. It has been in NOAA's records since 1974.
The tide at Redwood City, Wharf 5
Redwood City, Wharf 5 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 8.2 ft, and 6.4 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: 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 Redwood City, Wharf 5 about 8.3 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: 10.8 ft on Dec 3, 1983.
- Lowest on record: -2.8 ft on Jan 11, 2009.
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 Redwood City, Wharf 5 from the 1983-2001 National Tidal Datum Epoch; mean higher high water is 8.2 ft above it and mean sea level 4.4 ft. The land survey datum NAVD88, the zero on topographic maps and flood maps, is 1.2 ft above MLLW here, so a water level on this page converts to NAVD88 by subtracting that amount. These datums are controlled from NOAA's Alameda, CA gauge. Source: NOAA CO-OPS station 9414523, established 1974. 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 Redwood City, Wharf 5
- Corkscrew Slough: 0.1 mi, tides about 23 min later
- Smith Slough: 0.7 mi, tides about 37 min later
- Granite Rock, Redwood Creek: 0.8 mi, tides about 13 min later
- West Point Slough: 1.1 mi, tides about 13 min later
- Redwood Creek Marker 8: 2.1 mi, tides about 11 min later
TidalMapMonthly tide calendar
🌊 Biggest flood tides at Redwood City, Wharf 5 this month: Nov 7, Nov 8, 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 Redwood City, Wharf 5 this month: Nov 1, Nov 7, Nov 8, Nov 9, Nov 10, Nov 11, Nov 22, Nov 23, Nov 24, Nov 25, Nov 26, Nov 27 …. 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 Redwood City, Wharf 5, 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 🌗 | 6:41–8:41 AM 7:06–9:06 PM | 11:51–1:51 AM 1:20–3:20 PM | 49 |
| Wed Nov 4 🌗 | 7:29–9:29 AM 7:54–9:54 PM | 1:00–3:00 AM 1:46–3:46 PM | 62 |
| Thu Nov 5 🌘 | 8:14–10:14 AM 8:39–10:39 PM | 2:08–4:08 AM 2:11–4:11 PM | 74 |
| Fri Nov 6 🌘 | 8:59–10:59 AM 9:24–11:24 PM | 3:13–5:13 AM 2:36–4:36 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 🌘 | 10:31–12:31 PM 10:56–12:56 AM | 5:23–7:23 AM 3:32–5:32 PM | 97 |
| Mon Nov 9 🌑 | 11:19–1:19 PM 11:44–1:44 AM | 6:26–8:26 AM 4:06–6:06 PM | 99 |
Predictions & observations: NOAA CO-OPS station 9414523. 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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