San Francisco tide times
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San Francisco at a glance
- Tides
- Twice a day, unequal
- Typical range
- 5.8 fthigh to low
- Highest of 2027
- 7.1 ftThu, Jan 21
- Lowest of 2027
- -1.8 ftSun, Jun 6
- Record high
- 8.7 ftJan 27, 1983
- High water after the moon
- 11 h 36 min
The tide at San Francisco
- Pattern
- Mixed, mainly twice-daily
Two highs and two lows on most days, but unequal ones. On average the higher high stands 1.2 ft above the lower high, and the lower low sits 2.3 ft below the higher low. Form number 0.84. - Typical range
- 5.8 ft from the higher high to the lower low on an average day (1.78 m) - a bigger range than 73% of the 235 places on this site. The mean range, high to low, is 4.1 ft.
- After the moon
- High water comes about 11 h 36 min after the moon is highest in the sky.
2027: the biggest and smallest tides
| Thu, Jan 21 | 9:39 am | 7.1 ft | |
| Sun, Aug 1 | 11:08 pm | 7.1 ft | |
| Sat, Jul 3 | 11:15 pm | 7.1 ft |
| Sun, Jun 6 | 7:21 am | -1.8 ft | in daylight |
| Sun, Jul 4 | 6:20 am | -1.7 ft | in daylight |
| Thu, Jan 21 | 4:40 pm | -1.6 ft | in daylight |
189 low tides in 2027 drop below zero - below the average lower low water - and uncover more shore than usual.
Records
- Highest water recorded
- 8.7 ft (2.64 m) on Jan 27, 1983 - 2.8 ft above the average higher high.
- Lowest water recorded
- -2.9 ft (-0.88 m) on Dec 17, 1933.
- Highest tide the moon and sun can raise
- 7.2 ft (2.21 m) - the highest astronomical tide in NOAA’s 19-year cycle, which fell on Dec 23, 2003.
Tide times nearby
- Richmond9 mi northeast
- Alameda9 mi east
- Martinez24 mi northeast
- Redwood City25 mi southeast
- Concord (Port Chicago)29 mi northeast
See the moon move the ocean - the same tide, on a globe seen from the moon.
Heights are above mean lower low water (MLLW), the zero of US charts; times are local. The year’s tides are NOAA’s official predictions - wind and air pressure can move the real water a foot or more. Form number: (K1+O1)/(M2+S2) from NOAA’s harmonic constants - below 0.25 twice-daily, above 3 once-daily. California, 37.806°N 122.466°W. Predictions and records: NOAA CO-OPS, station 9414290. Not for navigation or safety. For a boat, a crossing of sand that floods, or a swim, use the official tables and local advice. No ads, no tracking.