Sacramento Tides Today
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Sacramento runs a mean tidal range of about 2.2 ft. This month the highest water, 3.6 ft, comes on the evening of Nov 25, and the lowest, a -0.2 ft minus tide, on the morning of Nov 27.
| High tide | 2:20 AM | 2.3 ft |
| Low tide | 10:36 AM | 0.0 ft |
| High tide | 3:34 PM | 2.7 ft |
| Low tide | 11:09 PM | 0.2 ft |
Today on the water at Sacramento
Today at Sacramento: high tide at 2:20 AM (2.3 ft) and 3:34 PM (2.7 ft), low tide at 10:36 AM (0.0 ft) and 11:09 PM (0.2 ft). The National Weather Service forecast for today is sunny with NNW winds 2 to 9 mph, 68°F. Sunrise is at 6:35 AM and sunset at 5:04 PM.
| Period | Forecast | Wind | Temp |
|---|---|---|---|
| Today | Sunny | NNW 2 to 9 mph | 68°F |
| Tonight | Partly Cloudy then Patchy Fog | NNW 2 mph | 46°F |
Forecast: National Weather Service point forecast for this location.
Where Sacramento is
Sacramento sits at 38.5800° N, 121.5070° W on the California coast, at Sacramento, CA, in Sacramento 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 Port of West Sacramento (NOAA 9416131), 2.5 mi away, and high and low water here run on average about 145 min later than there.
The tide at Sacramento
Sacramento has a mixed tide: two highs and two lows a day, but of unequal size, so one low each day drains a little 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 1.3 ft, and 0.9 ft between the average high and the average low, a small tide. On an average day the higher high tops the lower high by 0.3 ft and the lower low sits 0.1 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 Sacramento about 3.1 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 Port Chicago, Suisun Bay, station 9415144. High tide comes about 307 min later and low tide about 392 min later than there.
- High tide heights run about 0.60 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 Sacramento from the 1983-2001 National Tidal Datum Epoch; mean higher high water is 1.3 ft above it and mean sea level 0.6 ft. The land survey datum NAVD88, the zero on topographic maps and flood maps, is 6.6 ft below MLLW here, so a water level on this page converts to NAVD88 by adding that amount. These datums are controlled from NOAA's Port Chicago, CA gauge. Source: NOAA CO-OPS station 9416174, established 1978, gauge removed 1987. 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 Sacramento
- Port of West Sacramento: 2.5 mi, tides about 145 min earlier
- Snodgrass Slough: 21.0 mi, tides about 32 min earlier
- Rio Vista: 31.7 mi, tides about 236 min earlier
- Korths Harbor, San Joaquin River: 33.5 mi, tides about 162 min earlier
- Montezuma Slough Bridge: 37.3 mi, tides about 205 min earlier
TidalMapMonthly tide calendar
🌊 Biggest flood tides of the month at Sacramento this month: 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 Sacramento this month: Nov 1, Nov 2, Nov 3, Nov 7, Nov 8, Nov 9, Nov 10, Nov 11, Nov 12, Nov 13, Nov 23, Nov 24 …. These minus lows are when flats and bars dry out.
Best fishing times (solunar)
Major and minor solunar windows for Sacramento, 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 🌗 | 7:26–9:26 AM 7:51–9:51 PM | 12:57–2:57 AM 1:43–3:43 PM | 62 |
| Thu Nov 5 🌘 | 8:11–10:11 AM 8:36–10:36 PM | 2:05–4:05 AM 2:07–4:07 PM | 74 |
| Fri Nov 6 🌘 | 8:56–10:56 AM 9:21–11:21 PM | 3:12–5:12 AM 2:32–4:32 PM | 84 |
| Sat Nov 7 🌘 | 9:41–11:41 AM 10:06–12:06 AM | 4:17–6:17 AM 2:57–4:57 PM | 92 |
| Sun Nov 8 🌘 | 10:28–12:28 PM 10:53–12:53 AM | 5:22–7:22 AM 3:26–5:26 PM | 97 |
| Mon Nov 9 🌑 | 11:16–1:16 PM 11:41–1:41 AM | 6:26–8:26 AM 4:00–6:00 PM | 99 |
| Tue Nov 10 🌑 | 12:06–2:06 PM 12:31–2:31 AM | 7:28–9:28 AM 4:40–6:40 PM | 98 |
Predictions & observations: NOAA CO-OPS station 9416174. 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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