San Simeon tide times

San Simeon, CASan SimeonNOAA 9412553Tuesday, October 20 · PDTTue Oct 20Predictions onlyChange station

Today at San Simeon the next high tide is at 6:35 PM (4.3 ft). Tomorrow's first low is at 1:26 AM.

Estimated now
3.8 ft ↑
Rising 0.4 ft per hour
Next high
6:35 PM
In 2 h 11 min · 4.3 ft
Next low
1:26 AM
In 9 h 02 min · 0.7 ft
Tide range today
3.7 ft
Mean range 3.5 ft
Predictions only. No live gauge at this station.

Today's tide

Estimated curve between high and low timesNightHeight above MLLW
0 ft2 ft4 ftNOW 4:2412:49 AMLow · 0.7 ft7:52 AMHigh · 4.2 ft1:10 PMLow · 2.8 ft6:35 PMHigh · 4.3 ft
Tide chart for San Simeon, today. Low 0.7 ft at 12:49 AM, high 4.2 ft at 7:52 AM, low 2.8 ft at 1:10 PM, high 4.3 ft at 6:35 PM.

Heights and times are estimated from Port San Luis, San Luis Obispo Bay using NOAA offsets. Only the high and low points are official; the curve between them is drawn by us.

Today's tides

ft above MLLW
  • Low12:49 AM0.7 ft
  • High7:52 AM4.2 ft
  • Low1:10 PM2.8 ft
  • High6:35 PM4.3 ft
Tide times for San Simeon
TideTimeHeight
Low12:49 AM0.7 ft
High7:52 AM4.2 ft
Low1:10 PM2.8 ft
High6:35 PM4.3 ft
Sunrise
7:16 AM
First light 6:50
Sunset
6:24 PM
Last light 6:50
Moon
70%
Waxing gibbous
Tide range
3.7 ft
Mean 3.5 ft

Best windows today

Plan the week →
  • Fishing
    5:00 to 8:00 PM

    Today's best window (6:00 to 7:00 AM) has passed. Dawn light with the incoming tide around the 7:52 AM high. Second window 5:00 to 6:00 PM.

  • Tidepools & shelling
    No daylight low today

    No daylight low today. The next good one is Saturday at 3:00 PM.

  • Surfing
    Next: Wed 2:00 to 5:00 PM
    Earlier today: 1:00 to 3:00 PM

    Today's best window (1:00 to 3:00 PM) has passed.

  • Shallow boat launch
    Avoid 12:00 to 3:00 AM

    Water drops under 1.5 ft from 12:00 to 3:00 AM. Plan to be back on the trailer before then.

Plan the week

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

High and low tides for the next 7 days, heights in ft
DayTide 1Tide 2Tide 3Tide 4Range, ft
TodayTue 20L12:49a0.7H7:52a4.2L1:10p2.8H6:35p4.33.7
WedOct 21L1:26a0.7H8:10a4.5L1:52p2.2H7:31p4.43.8
ThuOct 22L1:57a0.8H8:29a4.8L2:31p1.6H8:21p4.54.1
FriOct 23L2:26a1.0H8:49a5.2L3:09p1.0H9:09p4.54.3
SatOct 24L2:55a1.2H9:12a5.6L3:49p0.4H9:57p4.45.2
SunOct 25L3:24a1.6H9:38a6.0L4:31p−0.1H10:48p4.36.1
MonOct 26L3:55a1.9H10:09a6.3L5:16p−0.5H11:44p4.16.8 spring tide

Spring tides Monday. Lows drop to −0.5 ft, the best shelling days this week. Spring and neap tides

Tide predictions and observations: NOAA National Ocean Service, Center for Operational Oceanographic Products and Services (CO-OPS), station 9412553.

Nearby stations

Currents

No current prediction station nearby.

Station details

Datum
Mean lower low water
Predictions
NOAA subordinate, from Port San Luis, San Luis Obispo Bay
Live gauge
None
Coordinates
35.642° N, 121.188° W
Time zone
Pacific, UTC−7
Station ID
NOAA 9412553

About the tides at San Simeon

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 pattern follows the reference station at Port San Luis, San Luis Obispo Bay. On a typical day the water moves about 3.5 ft between high and low. From the average lower low to the average higher high, the difference is 5.2 ft. Looking a year ahead, predictions peak at 7.0 ft on December 24 and bottom out at −1.9 ft on December 24.

Tides here are worked out from the reference station at Port San Luis, San Luis Obispo Bay, with NOAA time and height corrections. Times are good for planning, but local wind can shift them. NOAA measured the tide here from 1977 to 1978 to set up these predictions. The nearest other station is Mansfield Cone, 27 mi away, where high tide comes about 8 min later.

Predictions are based on Port San Luis, San Luis Obispo Bay.

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.