Crescent City tides today
Crescent City harbor, a few miles below the Oregon line, holds the NOAA gauge from which much of the Oregon coast is predicted.
Shaded: night. Green bands: solunar periods (thick = major, thin = minor). Heights in feet above Mean Lower Low Water, the zero of NOAA charts.
Crescent City, CA · Tuesday, October 13
Tide falling, 6.4 ft now
Low 8:19 PM
-0.3 ft · in 5 h 38 min
| High | 2:12 AM | 5.8 ft |
| Low | 7:24 AM | 2.7 ft |
| High | 1:19 PM | 7.1 ft |
| Low | 8:19 PM | -0.3 ft |
Tide coefficient 108 (average), range 7.4 ft
Sunrise 7:27 AM · sunset 6:38 PM
Waxing crescent, 10% lit · fishing day ★★★☆
Solunar: major 2:03 AM–4:03 AM, minor 10:24 AM–11:24 AM, major 2:28 PM–4:28 PM, minor 7:26 PM–8:26 PM
Crescent City tide table, next 7 days
| Day | High tides | Low tides | Coef. | Sun | Moon |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2:12 AM 5.8 ft · 1:19 PM 7.1 ft | 7:24 AM 2.7 ft · 8:19 PM -0.3 ft | 108 | 7:27 AM–6:38 PM | Waxing crescent ★★★☆ | |
| 3:00 AM 5.5 ft · 1:51 PM 6.8 ft | 7:59 AM 3.2 ft · 9:01 PM 0.0 ft | 99 | 7:28 AM–6:37 PM | Waxing crescent ★★☆☆ | |
| 3:52 AM 5.2 ft · 2:26 PM 6.5 ft | 8:36 AM 3.6 ft · 9:49 PM 0.4 ft | 89 | 7:29 AM–6:35 PM | Waxing crescent ★★☆☆ | |
| 4:54 AM 5.0 ft · 3:08 PM 6.1 ft | 9:21 AM 3.9 ft · 10:44 PM 0.7 ft | 79 | 7:30 AM–6:33 PM | First quarter ★★☆☆ | |
| 6:06 AM 4.8 ft · 4:01 PM 5.7 ft | 10:22 AM 4.1 ft · 11:47 PM 0.9 ft | 71 | 7:31 AM–6:32 PM | First quarter ★★☆☆ | |
| 7:19 AM 4.9 ft · 5:13 PM 5.4 ft | 11:49 AM 4.1 ft | 20 | 7:33 AM–6:30 PM | First quarter ★★☆☆ | |
| 8:13 AM 5.1 ft · 6:35 PM 5.3 ft | 12:51 AM 1.0 ft · 1:18 PM 3.8 ft | 62 | 7:34 AM–6:29 PM | First quarter ★★☆☆ |
Plan around the tide at Crescent City
No window of 30 minutes or more below 1.0 ft over the next 7 days in daylight. Try a higher level.
A falling tide uncovers sand bars and tide pools first; plan to be back before the water rises past the level you chose. Not for navigation.
Station CRESCENT CITY (NOAA 9419750). Predicted astronomical tide: wind, river flow and storms can move the real water by a foot or more. 6.9 ft is the average daily range here.
Published by Radif Partners · How the tides are computed · predictions downloaded October 13, 2026
Tide times for Crescent City come from the National Ocean Service prediction for station 9419750, CRESCENT CITY. The tide here is mixed: two highs and two lows most days, but of unequal size, the two highs of a day differing by 1.4 ft on average, for an average daily range of 6.9 ft between the higher high and the lower low. Around the new and full moon the range grows to about 9.0 ft on one day in ten, and at the quarter moons it shrinks to 4.8 ft. Heights are in feet above Mean Lower Low Water, the zero of nautical charts, so a negative number is water below that zero: 229 of the 457 days from October 1, 2026 to December 31, 2027 have one, down to -2.2 ft on June 6, 2027. The highest predicted tide of that period is 8.8 ft on December 24, 2026. Clock times are Pacific Time, daylight saving time included.
Where the Pacific tide starts to grow
Coming north from San Francisco, the tide gets taller. The average day at Crescent City spans 6.9 ft, against 5.8 ft at the Golden Gate, and the strongest spring tides open to 9.0 ft. That growth continues up the Oregon coast, which is why NOAA uses this harbor as the reference for several Oregon bays: Yaquina Bay at Newport is predicted from here with high water 39 minutes later and highs at 122 percent. A table for a northern Oregon estuary often has Crescent City behind it.
A harbor that knows tsunamis
The town is known among oceanographers for another kind of wave. The shape of the seafloor offshore focuses tsunami energy toward this stretch of coast, and the harbor was badly damaged in 1964, after the great Alaska earthquake, and again in 2011, after the earthquake off Japan. A tsunami is not a tide, and nothing on this page predicts one. Still, a surge that arrives near high water reaches farther inland, and the evacuation signs posted in town are worth reading before a visit.
Walking out to Battery Point
Battery Point Lighthouse stands on a small islet joined to the mainland only at lower tides. The crossing is short, but the gap fills on the rising water and the rocks are slippery. Go on a falling tide, check the low time and height on this page for your day, and leave the islet well before the turn. Around the new and full moon the lows here drop below the chart zero, the deepest at -2.2 ft on June 6, 2027.
Highest and lowest tides at Crescent City, 2026 to 2027
The six highest highs and six lowest lows predicted for CRESCENT CITY between October 1, 2026 and December 31, 2027, one per day. The high-water dates are the king tides of this station; the low-water dates are the best days to see the flats, bars and tide pools.
| Highest highs | Time | Height |
|---|---|---|
| December 24, 2026 | 10:45 AM | 8.8 ft |
| December 23, 2026 | 9:54 AM | 8.7 ft |
| December 25, 2026 | 11:37 AM | 8.7 ft |
| January 22, 2027 | 10:40 AM | 8.7 ft |
| January 21, 2027 | 9:46 AM | 8.6 ft |
| November 25, 2026 | 10:57 AM | 8.6 ft |
| Lowest lows | Time | Height |
|---|---|---|
| June 6, 2027 | 7:41 AM | -2.2 ft |
| July 5, 2027 | 7:25 AM | -2.2 ft |
| July 4, 2027 | 6:39 AM | -2.2 ft |
| June 5, 2027 | 6:54 AM | -2.1 ft |
| June 7, 2027 | 8:30 AM | -2.1 ft |
| December 24, 2026 | 6:02 PM | -2.0 ft |
Tidal datums at station 9419750
NOAA's averages over the 1983-2001 epoch, measured from the chart zero (MLLW). Average range of the tide (MN): 5.0 ft; great diurnal range (GT): 6.9 ft.
| Datum | Meaning | Height above MLLW |
|---|---|---|
| MHHW | Mean Higher High Water | 6.9 ft |
| MHW | Mean High Water | 6.2 ft |
| MSL | Mean Sea Level | 3.7 ft |
| MLW | Mean Low Water | 1.2 ft |
| MLLW | Mean Lower Low Water (chart zero) | 0.0 ft |
Other stations nearby
- San Francisco tides: SAN FRANCISCO (Golden Gate), average range 5.8 ft, highest predicted tide 7.2 ft on December 24, 2026
- Half Moon Bay tides: Pillar Point Harbor, Half Moon Bay, average range 5.6 ft, highest predicted tide 7.2 ft on December 24, 2026
- Santa Cruz tides: Santa Cruz, Monterey Bay, average range 5.2 ft, highest predicted tide 6.8 ft on December 24, 2026
- Monterey tides: MONTEREY, MONTEREY BAY, average range 5.3 ft, highest predicted tide 7.0 ft on December 24, 2026
- Santa Barbara tides: Santa Barbara, average range 5.4 ft, highest predicted tide 7.2 ft on December 24, 2026
- Santa Monica tides: Santa Monica, Municipal Pier, average range 5.4 ft, highest predicted tide 7.3 ft on August 1, 2027