Tidal Creek, Elkhorn Slough Tide Times
Tidal Creek, Elkhorn Slough runs a mean tidal range of about 3.5 ft. This month the highest water, 5.9 ft, comes on the evening of Sep 8, and the lowest, a -0.6 ft minus tide, on the morning of Sep 8.
Nearest gauge measuring live water level: Monterey, Monterey BAY (9413450), about 17 mi away, high and low tides here run on average about 24 min later.
| High tide | 7:39 AM | 3.2 ft |
| Low tide | 9:50 AM | 3.0 ft |
| High tide | 4:25 PM | 4.6 ft |
Monthly tide calendar
🌊 Biggest flood tides at Tidal Creek, Elkhorn Slough this month: Sep 5, Sep 6, Sep 7, Sep 8, Sep 9, Sep 28, Sep 29, Sep 30. 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 Tidal Creek, Elkhorn Slough this month: Sep 6, Sep 7, Sep 8, Sep 9, Sep 10, Sep 28, Sep 29, Sep 30. 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 Tidal Creek, Elkhorn Slough, 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 🌓 | 6:10–8:10 PM 6:35–8:35 AM | 1:34–3:34 PM 10:46–12:46 AM | 41 |
| Sat Sep 19 🌓 | 7:00–9:00 PM 7:25–9:25 AM | 2:21–4:21 PM — | 43 |
| Sun Sep 20 🌓 | 7:49–9:49 PM 8:14–10:14 AM | 3:01–5:01 PM 11:43–1:43 AM | 56 |
| Mon Sep 21 🌓 | 8:37–10:37 PM 9:02–11:02 AM | 3:36–5:36 PM 12:42–2:42 AM | 68 |
| Tue Sep 22 🌔 | 9:22–11:22 PM 9:47–11:47 AM | 4:06–6:06 PM 1:44–3:44 AM | 79 |
| Wed Sep 23 🌔 | 10:06–12:06 AM 10:31–12:31 PM | 4:32–6:32 PM 2:46–4:46 AM | 87 |
| Thu Sep 24 🌔 | 10:49–12:49 AM 11:14–1:14 PM | 4:58–6:58 PM 3:48–5:48 AM | 93 |
Predictions & observations: NOAA CO-OPS station 9413643. 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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