Shelter Cove Tides Today
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Shelter Cove runs a mean tidal range of about 4.2 ft. This month the highest water, 7.6 ft, comes on the morning of Nov 25, and the lowest, a -1.8 ft minus tide, on the evening of Nov 25.
| Low tide | 12:53 AM | 0.6 ft |
| High tide | 7:38 AM | 5.7 ft |
| Low tide | 1:50 PM | 1.6 ft |
| High tide | 7:41 PM | 4.9 ft |
Today on the water at Shelter Cove
Today at Shelter Cove: high tide at 7:38 AM (5.7 ft) and 7:41 PM (4.9 ft), low tide at 12:53 AM (0.6 ft) and 1:50 PM (1.6 ft). The National Weather Service forecast for today is mostly cloudy with NNW winds 3 to 12 mph, 59°F. Sunrise is at 6:47 AM and sunset at 5:11 PM.
| Period | Forecast | Wind | Temp |
|---|---|---|---|
| Today | Mostly Cloudy | NNW 3 to 12 mph | 59°F |
| Tonight | Partly Cloudy | NNW 8 to 12 mph | 52°F |
Forecast: National Weather Service point forecast for this location.
Where Shelter Cove is
Shelter Cove sits at 40.0250° N, 124.0580° W on the California coast, at Shelter Cove, CA, in Humboldt County. The station here is a historical NOAA reference station: a gauge measured the tide at this spot from 2016 until 2016, and NOAA still publishes harmonic predictions from that record. There is no live reading here today. The closest gauge measuring live water level is Humboldt Bay (North Spit) (NOAA 9418767), 51.9 mi away, and high and low water here run on average about 29 min earlier than there. The nearest weather station is Fortuna Rohnerville Airport, an airport reporting wind, visibility and sky cover, but no water temperature, 36.7 mi away.
The tide at Shelter Cove
Shelter Cove 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 6.1 ft, and 4.3 ft between the average high and the average low, a large tide. On an average day the higher high tops the lower high by 0.7 ft and the lower low sits 1.2 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 Shelter Cove about 7.0 hours after the moon passes overhead. That lag is local, which is why high water does not line up with the moon.
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 Shelter Cove from the 1983-2001 National Tidal Datum Epoch; mean higher high water is 6.1 ft above it and mean sea level 3.3 ft. These datums are controlled from NOAA's Arena Cove, CA gauge. Source: NOAA CO-OPS station 9418024, established 2016, gauge removed 2016. The tide times and heights are NOAA's official harmonic predictions for this station; TidalMap republishes them daily and does not alter them.
Tide stations near Shelter Cove
- Cockrobin Island Bridge, Eel River: 43.9 mi, tides about 41 min later
- Humboldt Bay (North Spit): 51.9 mi, tides about 29 min later
- Eureka: 54.3 mi, tides about 49 min later
- Samoa: 55.8 mi, tides about 40 min later
- Trinidad Harbor: 71.4 mi, tides about 18 min later
TidalMapMonthly tide calendar
🌊 Biggest flood tides of the month at Shelter Cove this month: Nov 22, Nov 23, Nov 24, Nov 25, Nov 26, Nov 27, Nov 28. These spring highs run the highest water of the month.
🔻 Lowest tides of the month at Shelter Cove 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 minus lows are when flats and bars dry out.
Best fishing times (solunar)
Major and minor solunar windows for Shelter Cove, 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 🌗 | 7:36–9:36 AM 8:01–10:01 PM | 1:07–3:07 AM 1:54–3:54 PM | 62 |
| Thu Nov 5 🌘 | 8:22–10:22 AM 8:47–10:47 PM | 2:16–4:16 AM 2:17–4:17 PM | 74 |
| Fri Nov 6 🌘 | 9:07–11:07 AM 9:32–11:32 PM | 3:24–5:24 AM 2:40–4:40 PM | 84 |
| Sat Nov 7 🌘 | 9:52–11:52 AM 10:17–12:17 AM | 4:30–6:30 AM 3:05–5:05 PM | 92 |
| Sun Nov 8 🌘 | 10:38–12:38 PM 11:03–1:03 AM | 5:37–7:37 AM 3:33–5:33 PM | 97 |
| Mon Nov 9 🌑 | 11:26–1:26 PM 11:51–1:51 AM | 6:42–8:42 AM 4:06–6:06 PM | 99 |
| Tue Nov 10 🌑 | 12:16–2:16 PM 12:41–2:41 AM | 7:44–9:44 AM 4:45–6:45 PM | 98 |
Predictions & observations: NOAA CO-OPS station 9418024. 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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