San Francisco (Golden Gate) Tides Today
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San Francisco (Golden Gate) runs a mean tidal range of about 4.0 ft. This month the highest water, 7.0 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 | 12:06 AM | 0.1 ft |
| High tide | 7:21 AM | 5.3 ft |
| Low tide | 1:01 PM | 2.1 ft |
| High tide | 6:43 PM | 4.8 ft |
Today on the water at San Francisco (Golden Gate)
Today at San Francisco (Golden Gate): high tide at 7:21 AM (5.3 ft) and 6:43 PM (4.8 ft), low tide at 12:06 AM (0.1 ft) and 1:01 PM (2.1 ft). The National Weather Service forecast for Tuesday is light rain with S winds 7 to 15 mph, 61°F. Wind that strong can hold water in or push it out, so the real tide may run above or below these predictions. Sunrise is at 6:36 AM and sunset at 5:10 PM.
| Period | Forecast | Wind | Temp |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overnight | Mostly Cloudy | SSW 12 mph | 55°F |
| Tuesday | Light Rain | S 7 to 15 mph | 61°F |
Forecast: National Weather Service point forecast for this location.
Where San Francisco (Golden Gate) is
San Francisco (Golden Gate) sits at 37.8063° N, 122.4659° W on San Francisco Bay, at San Francisco, CA. The station here is a NOAA gauge reporting live water levels. It has been in NOAA's records since 1854.
The tide at San Francisco (Golden Gate)
San Francisco (Golden Gate) 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 5.8 ft, and 4.1 ft between the average high and the average low, a moderate tide. On an average day the higher high tops the lower high by 0.6 ft and the lower low sits 1.1 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 San Francisco (Golden Gate) about 7.5 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: 8.7 ft on Jan 27, 1983.
- Lowest on record: -2.9 ft on Dec 17, 1933.
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 San Francisco (Golden Gate) from the 1983-2001 National Tidal Datum Epoch; mean higher high water is 5.8 ft above it and mean sea level 3.1 ft. The land survey datum NAVD88, the zero on topographic maps and flood maps, is 0.1 ft below MLLW here, so a water level on this page converts to NAVD88 by adding that amount. Source: NOAA CO-OPS station 9414290, established 1854. 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 San Francisco (Golden Gate)
- Sausalito: 2.9 mi, tides about 12 min later
- Alcatraz Island: 3.0 mi, tides about 16 min later
- Ocean Beach, outer coast: 3.4 mi, tides about 42 min earlier
- Point Bonita, Bonita Cove: 3.5 mi, tides about 14 min earlier
- Angel Island (west side): 3.9 mi, tides about 17 min later
TidalMapMonthly tide calendar
🌊 Biggest flood tides at San Francisco (Golden Gate) 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 San Francisco (Golden Gate) this month: Nov 1, Nov 7, Nov 8, Nov 9, Nov 10, Nov 11, Nov 12, Nov 13, Nov 22, Nov 23, Nov 24, Nov 25 …. 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 San Francisco (Golden Gate), 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 🌗 | 6:42–8:42 AM 7:07–9:07 PM | 11:51–1:51 AM 1:21–3:21 PM | 49 |
| Wed Nov 4 🌗 | 7:30–9:30 AM 7:55–9:55 PM | 1:01–3:01 AM 1:47–3:47 PM | 62 |
| Thu Nov 5 🌘 | 8:15–10:15 AM 8:40–10:40 PM | 2:09–4:09 AM 2:12–4:12 PM | 74 |
| Fri Nov 6 🌘 | 9:00–11:00 AM 9:25–11:25 PM | 3:15–5:15 AM 2:36–4:36 PM | 84 |
| Sat Nov 7 🌘 | 9:45–11:45 AM 10:10–12:10 AM | 4:20–6:20 AM 3:03–5:03 PM | 92 |
| Sun Nov 8 🌘 | 10:32–12:32 PM 10:57–12:57 AM | 5:24–7:24 AM 3:32–5:32 PM | 97 |
| Mon Nov 9 🌑 | 11:20–1:20 PM 11:45–1:45 AM | 6:28–8:28 AM 4:06–6:06 PM | 99 |
Predictions & observations: NOAA CO-OPS station 9414290. 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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