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Shelter Cove Tide Times

California · Station 9418024 · Updated Aug 5, 2026

Shelter Cove runs a mean tidal range of about 4.2 ft. This month the highest water, 7.2 ft, comes on the evening of Aug 11, and the lowest, a -1.2 ft minus tide, on the morning of Aug 11.

Nearest gauge measuring live water level: HUMBOLDT BAY (North Spit) (9418767), about 52 mi away — high and low tides here run on average about 30 min earlier.

Predictedno live gauge
Next high tide 6.1 ft at 4:34 PM
High 4.1 ft · 4:39 AMLow 2.1 ft · 9:58 AMHigh 6.1 ft · 4:34 PMLow 0.8 ft · 11:53 PM
Predicted

Monthly tide calendar

Flood & low finder

🌊 Biggest flood tides at Shelter Cove this month: Aug 8, Aug 9, Aug 10, Aug 11, Aug 12, Aug 14. 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 Shelter Cove this month: Aug 1, Aug 8, Aug 9, Aug 10, Aug 11, Aug 12, Aug 13, Aug 14, Aug 26, Aug 27. These drain the flats and expose the oyster rock — prime for sight-fishing and clamming.

August 2026
Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1H:5.9L:-0.0H:5.3L:2.3
2H:5.5L:0.4H:5.5L:2.0
3H:5.1L:1.0H:5.7L:1.6
4H:4.6L:1.5H:5.9L:1.2
5🌗H:4.1L:2.1H:6.1L:0.8
6🌗H:3.8L:2.6H:6.3
7🌗L:0.3H:3.8L:3.1H:6.6
8L:-0.2H:4.0L:3.3H:6.8
9L:-0.7H:4.3L:3.3H:7.0
10L:-1.1H:4.7L:3.0H:7.2
11L:-1.2H:5.0L:2.7H:7.2
12🌑L:-1.2H:5.3L:2.2H:7.1
13🌑L:-1.0H:5.6L:1.8
14🌑H:6.7L:-0.5H:5.8L:1.5
15🌑H:6.2L:0.1H:6.0L:1.3
16H:5.6L:0.8H:6.0L:1.2
17H:5.0L:1.5H:6.0L:1.1
18H:4.4L:2.2H:5.9L:1.1
19🌓H:4.0L:2.7H:5.7
20🌓L:1.0H:3.8L:3.2H:5.6
21🌓L:0.9H:3.8L:3.4H:5.6
22🌓L:0.7H:4.0L:3.5H:5.7
23L:0.5H:4.2L:3.5H:5.8
24L:0.2H:4.4L:3.2H:6.0
25L:0.0H:4.7L:2.9H:6.2
26L:-0.1H:4.9L:2.6H:6.2
27🌕L:-0.1H:5.1L:2.2H:6.2
28🌕L:0.1H:5.4L:1.8
29🌕H:6.0L:0.3H:5.6L:1.4
30H:5.8L:0.7H:5.8L:1.1
31H:5.4L:1.2H:6.0L:0.8

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).

DayMajor windowsMinor windowsScore
Today 🌗5:34–7:34 AM
5:59–7:59 PM		10:54–12:54 AM
1:02–3:02 PM		33
Thu Aug 6 🌗6:31–8:31 AM
6:56–8:56 PM		—
2:19–4:19 PM		42
Fri Aug 7 🌗7:31–9:31 AM
7:56–9:56 PM		11:36–1:36 AM
3:34–5:34 PM		55
Sat Aug 8 🌘8:35–10:35 AM
9:00–11:00 PM		12:30–2:30 AM
4:42–6:42 PM		67
Sun Aug 9 🌘9:40–11:40 AM
10:05–12:05 AM		1:34–3:34 AM
5:40–7:40 PM		78
Mon Aug 10 🌘10:42–12:42 PM
11:07–1:07 AM		2:47–4:47 AM
6:27–8:27 PM		86
Tue Aug 11 🌘11:40–1:40 PM
12:05–2:05 AM		4:04–6:04 AM
7:04–9:04 PM		92

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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