Port San Luis tide times

San Luis Obispo Bay, CASan Luis Obispo BayNOAA 9412110Friday, October 16 · PDTFri Oct 16Live gauge · 9 min agoLiveChange station
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Today at Port San Luis the next low tide is at 9:50 PM (0.8 ft). Tomorrow's first low is at 11:00 PM. The water is running 0.9 ft above the forecast right now.

Right now
5.7 ft
Near slack, turning soon
Next low
9:50 PM
In 8 h 29 min · 0.8 ft
Next high
2:24 PM
In 25 h 03 min · 4.5 ft
Gauge vs forecast
+0.9 ft
Water running above prediction
Gauge reads 0.9 ft above forecast

Today's tide

PredictedMeasuredNightHeight above MLLW
0 ft2 ft4 ft6 ftNOW 1:201:18 PMHigh · 4.8 ft9:50 PMLow · 0.8 ft
Tide chart for Port San Luis, today. High 4.8 ft at 1:18 PM, low 0.8 ft at 9:50 PM. Measured water level is 0.9 ft above the prediction.

Blue shows the NOAA prediction and amber shows the measured water level so far today. Heights are in feet above Mean Lower Low Water (MLLW).

Today's tides

ft above MLLW
  • High1:18 PM4.8 ft
  • Low9:50 PM0.8 ft
Tide times for Port San Luis
TideTimeHeight
High1:18 PM4.8 ft
Low9:50 PM0.8 ft
Water temp
65°F
Station sensor
Sunrise
7:11 AM
First light 6:45
Sunset
6:28 PM
Last light 6:53
Moon
33%
Waxing crescent
Tide range
4.1 ft
Mean 3.6 ft

Best windows today

Plan the week →
  • Fishing
    5:00 to 7:00 PM

    Moving water near sunset, as the tide falls toward the 9:50 PM low. Second window 11:00 AM to 12:00 PM.

  • Tidepools & shelling
    No daylight low today

    No daylight low today.

  • Surfing
    Next: Mon 2:00 to 4:00 PM
    Earlier today: 7:00 to 8:00 AM

    Today's best window (7:00 to 8:00 AM) has passed.

  • Shallow boat launch
    Avoid 7:00 PM to 12:00 AM

    Under 1.5 ft around low water. Launch before 7:00 PM.

Plan the week

Moving water around the turn often fishes best. Local species and bait matter more than any chart.

Next 7 days

October calendar →
High and low tides for the next 7 days, heights in ft
DayTide 1Tide 2Tide 3Tide 4Range, ft
TodayFri 16H1:18p4.8L9:50p0.84.1
SatOct 17H2:24p4.5L11:00p0.83.7
SunOct 18H7:08a3.8L10:48a3.6H4:00p4.3L11:57p0.73.6
MonOct 19H7:27a4.0L12:11p3.2H5:23p4.31.1
TueOct 20L12:42a0.7H7:44a4.3L1:03p2.8H6:27p4.43.7
WedOct 21L1:19a0.7H8:02a4.5L1:45p2.2H7:23p4.53.8
ThuOct 22L1:50a0.8H8:21a4.9L2:24p1.6H8:13p4.54.1

Neap tides Monday. Smaller range, so highs and lows stay close to average. Spring and neap tides

Tide predictions and observations: NOAA National Ocean Service, Center for Operational Oceanographic Products and Services (CO-OPS), station 9412110.

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Currents

No current prediction station nearby.

Station details

Datum
Mean lower low water
Predictions
NOAA, from this station's own tide records
Live gauge
Every 6 minutes
Coordinates
35.169° N, 120.754° W
Time zone
Pacific, UTC−7
Station ID
NOAA 9412110

About the tides at Port San Luis

This is a mixed-tide station. Some days bring a deep low and a shallow low, and a few days have only one of each. The average range is about 3.6 ft. Spring tides add a little more at both ends. From the average lower low to the average higher high, the difference is 5.3 ft. The next spring tides peak on October 28, with a range of 7.3 ft. Neap tides follow on Monday, when the range shrinks to 1.1 ft. In the next 12 months the highest predicted tide here is 7.0 ft on December 24, and the lowest is −1.9 ft on December 24.

San Luis Obispo Bay is a NOAA water level station with a live gauge, updated every 6 minutes. Predictions come from the station's own tide records. It also reports water temperature and air pressure. It was established in 1933. The nearest other station is San Simeon, 41 mi away, where high tide comes about 8 min later.

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Tide predictions and water levels from NOAA CO-OPS. For planning only, not for navigation. Real water levels can differ because of wind, air pressure and river flow. Always check conditions on site.