Wilson Cove, San Clemente Island Tides Today
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Wilson Cove, San Clemente Island runs a mean tidal range of about 3.7 ft. This month the highest water, 7.0 ft, comes on the morning of Nov 25, and the lowest, a -1.5 ft minus tide, on the afternoon of Nov 25.
| High tide | 5:31 AM | 4.5 ft |
| Low tide | 11:11 AM | 2.1 ft |
| High tide | 4:43 PM | 4.4 ft |
| Low tide | 11:20 PM | 0.2 ft |
Today on the water at Wilson Cove, San Clemente Island
Today at Wilson Cove, San Clemente Island: high tide at 5:31 AM (4.5 ft) and 4:43 PM (4.4 ft), low tide at 11:11 AM (2.1 ft) and 11:20 PM (0.2 ft). Sunrise is at 6:13 AM and sunset at 5:02 PM.
Forecast: National Weather Service point forecast for this location.
Where Wilson Cove, San Clemente Island is
Wilson Cove, San Clemente Island sits at 33.0050° N, 118.5570° W on the California coast. The station here is a historical NOAA reference station: a gauge measured the tide at this spot from 1957 until 2018, and NOAA still publishes harmonic predictions from that record. There is no live reading here today. The closest gauge measuring live water level is Los Angeles (Outer Harbor) (NOAA 9410660), 52.1 mi away, and the tide here runs on nearly the same clock. The nearest weather station is San Clemente Island NALF, an airport reporting wind, visibility and sky cover, but no water temperature, 1.9 mi away.
The tide at Wilson Cove, San Clemente Island
Wilson Cove, San Clemente Island 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 1.8 high tides a day here. The mean range from lower low to higher high is 5.2 ft, and 3.6 ft between the average high and the average low, a moderate tide. On an average day the higher high tops the lower high by 0.8 ft and the lower low sits 0.9 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 Wilson Cove, San Clemente Island about 5.1 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 Wilson Cove, San Clemente Island from the 1983-2001 National Tidal Datum Epoch; mean higher high water is 5.2 ft above it and mean sea level 2.7 ft. The land survey datum NAVD88, the zero on topographic maps and flood maps, is 0.0 ft above MLLW here, so a water level on this page converts to NAVD88 by subtracting that amount. These datums are controlled from NOAA's La Jolla, CA gauge. Source: NOAA CO-OPS station 9410032, established 1957, gauge removed 2018. 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 Wilson Cove, San Clemente Island
- Avalon, Santa Catalina Island: 27.1 mi, tides at about the same time
- Catalina Harbor, Santa Catalina Island: 29.6 mi, tides about 16 min later
- Los Angeles (Outer Harbor): 52.1 mi, tides at about the same time
- Long Beach Fire Boat Pier: 55.0 mi, tides at about the same time
- Santa Ana River entrance (inside): 55.3 mi, tides about 67 min later
TidalMapMonthly tide calendar
🌊 Biggest flood tides at Wilson Cove, San Clemente Island this month: Nov 8, Nov 9, 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 Wilson Cove, San Clemente Island this month: Nov 1, Nov 7, Nov 8, Nov 9, Nov 10, Nov 11, Nov 22, Nov 23, Nov 24, Nov 25, Nov 26, Nov 27 …. 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 Wilson Cove, San Clemente Island, 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 🌗 | 6:26–8:26 AM 6:51–8:51 PM | 11:41–1:41 AM 1:01–3:01 PM | 49 |
| Wed Nov 4 🌗 | 7:14–9:14 AM 7:39–9:39 PM | 12:48–2:48 AM 1:30–3:30 PM | 62 |
| Thu Nov 5 🌘 | 7:59–9:59 AM 8:24–10:24 PM | 1:52–3:52 AM 1:58–3:58 PM | 74 |
| Fri Nov 6 🌘 | 8:44–10:44 AM 9:09–11:09 PM | 2:54–4:54 AM 2:26–4:26 PM | 84 |
| Sat Nov 7 🌘 | 9:29–11:29 AM 9:54–11:54 PM | 3:56–5:56 AM 2:56–4:56 PM | 92 |
| Sun Nov 8 🌘 | 10:16–12:16 PM 10:41–12:41 AM | 4:57–6:57 AM 3:28–5:28 PM | 97 |
| Mon Nov 9 🌑 | 11:04–1:04 PM 11:29–1:29 AM | 5:58–7:58 AM 4:05–6:05 PM | 99 |
Predictions & observations: NOAA CO-OPS station 9410032. 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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