Tomales Bay entrance tide times

Tomales Point,tomales Bay, CATomales Point,tomales BayNOAA 9415469Friday, October 16 · PDTFri Oct 16Predictions onlyChange station
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Today at Tomales Bay entrance the next low tide is at 10:52 PM (0.5 ft) and the next high tide is at 2:59 PM (4.5 ft). Tomorrow's first low is at 11:16 AM.

Estimated now
4.5 ft
Near slack, turning soon
Next high
2:59 PM
In 19 min · 4.5 ft
Next low
10:52 PM
In 8 h 12 min · 0.5 ft
Tide range today
4.1 ft
Neap tides Sunday
Predictions only. No live gauge at this station.

Today's tide

Estimated curve between high and low timesNightHeight above MLLW
0 ft2 ft4 ftNOW 2:395:20 AMHigh · 3.7 ft9:48 AMLow · 3.3 ft2:59 PMHigh · 4.5 ft10:52 PMLow · 0.5 ft
Tide chart for Tomales Bay entrance, today. High 3.7 ft at 5:20 AM, low 3.3 ft at 9:48 AM, high 4.5 ft at 2:59 PM, low 0.5 ft at 10:52 PM.

Heights and times are estimated from San Francisco, San Francisco 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
  • High5:20 AM3.7 ft
  • Low9:48 AM3.3 ft
  • High2:59 PM4.5 ft
  • Low10:52 PM0.5 ft
Tide times for Tomales Bay entrance
TideTimeHeight
High5:20 AM3.7 ft
Low9:48 AM3.3 ft
High2:59 PM4.5 ft
Low10:52 PM0.5 ft
Sunrise
7:22 AM
First light 6:56
Sunset
6:34 PM
Last light 7:01
Moon
33%
Waxing crescent
Tide range
4.1 ft
Mean 3.4 ft

Best windows today

Plan the week →
  • Fishing
    6:00 to 8:00 PM

    Today's best window (3:00 to 5:00 AM) has passed. Strongest flow of the incoming tide, between the 9:54 PM low and 5:20 AM high. Second window 6:00 to 8:00 PM.

  • Tidepools & shelling
    No daylight low today

    No daylight low today. The next good one is Friday at 4:00 PM.

  • Surfing
    6:00 to 7:00 PM

    Mid tide from 6:00 to 7:00 PM. No wind sensor at this station.

  • Shallow boat launch
    Avoid 8:00 PM to 12:00 AM

    Under 1.5 ft around low water. Launch before 8:00 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 16H5:20a3.7L9:48a3.3H2:59p4.5L10:52p0.54.1
SatOct 17H6:36a3.7L11:16a3.4H3:58p4.3L11:58p0.63.7
SunOct 18H7:35a3.8L12:45p3.2H5:09p4.10.9
MonOct 19L1:02a0.6H8:15a3.9L1:51p2.9H6:23p4.13.5
TueOct 20L1:55a0.6H8:45a4.1L2:42p2.4H7:32p4.13.5
WedOct 21L2:40a0.6H9:11a4.3L3:24p1.9H8:34p4.13.7
ThuOct 22L3:18a0.7H9:35a4.6L4:01p1.4H9:31p4.23.9

Neap tides Sunday. 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 9415469.

Nearby stations

Currents

No current prediction station nearby.

Station details

Datum
Mean lower low water
Predictions
NOAA subordinate, from San Francisco, San Francisco Bay
Live gauge
None
Coordinates
38.228° N, 122.977° W
Time zone
Pacific, UTC−7
Station ID
NOAA 9415469

About the tides at Tomales Bay entrance

Tomales Bay entrance has a mixed tide. The two daily highs, and especially the two lows, can differ a lot in height. The pattern follows the reference station at San Francisco, San Francisco Bay. The average range is about 3.4 ft. Spring tides add a little more at both ends. The next spring tides peak on October 28, with a range of 6.8 ft. Neap tides follow on Sunday, when the range shrinks to 0.9 ft. In the next 12 months the highest predicted tide here is 6.3 ft on December 24, and the lowest is −1.7 ft on December 24.

Tomales Bay entrance is a subordinate station. NOAA predicts its tides by adjusting San Francisco, San Francisco Bay: highs come about 12 min earlier and lows about 20 min later than there. The nearest other station is Blakes Landing, 4 mi away, where high tide comes about 44 min later.

Predictions are based on San Francisco, San Francisco Bay.

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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.