San Francisco tides today
The San Francisco gauge stands at the Golden Gate on the Presidio shore near Fort Point, the narrow strait through which every tide of the bay enters and leaves.
Shaded: night. Green bands: solunar periods (thick = major, thin = minor). Heights in feet above Mean Lower Low Water, the zero of NOAA charts.
San Francisco, CA · Tuesday, October 13
Tide falling, 5.3 ft now
Low 8:01 PM
-0.1 ft · in 5 h 20 min
| High | 2:24 AM | 4.7 ft |
| Low | 7:06 AM | 2.7 ft |
| High | 1:14 PM | 5.9 ft |
| Low | 8:01 PM | -0.1 ft |
Tide coefficient 103 (average), range 6.0 ft
Sunrise 7:17 AM · sunset 6:35 PM
Waxing crescent, 10% lit · fishing day ★★★☆
Solunar: major 1:56 AM–3:56 AM, minor 10:03 AM–11:03 AM, major 2:21 PM–4:21 PM, minor 7:33 PM–8:33 PM
San Francisco tide table, next 7 days
| Day | High tides | Low tides | Coef. | Sun | Moon |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2:24 AM 4.7 ft · 1:14 PM 5.9 ft | 7:06 AM 2.7 ft · 8:01 PM -0.1 ft | 103 | 7:17 AM–6:35 PM | Waxing crescent ★★★☆ | |
| 3:19 AM 4.5 ft · 1:46 PM 5.7 ft | 7:44 AM 3.1 ft · 8:45 PM 0.1 ft | 97 | 7:18 AM–6:33 PM | Waxing crescent ★★☆☆ | |
| 4:21 AM 4.3 ft · 2:24 PM 5.5 ft | 8:29 AM 3.5 ft · 9:34 PM 0.3 ft | 89 | 7:18 AM–6:32 PM | Waxing crescent ★★☆☆ | |
| 5:32 AM 4.2 ft · 3:11 PM 5.2 ft | 9:28 AM 3.7 ft · 10:32 PM 0.5 ft | 81 | 7:19 AM–6:31 PM | First quarter ★★☆☆ | |
| 6:48 AM 4.3 ft · 4:10 PM 5.0 ft | 10:56 AM 3.7 ft · 11:38 PM 0.6 ft | 74 | 7:20 AM–6:29 PM | First quarter ★★☆☆ | |
| 7:47 AM 4.4 ft · 5:21 PM 4.8 ft | 12:25 PM 3.5 ft | 21 | 7:21 AM–6:28 PM | First quarter ★★☆☆ | |
| 8:27 AM 4.5 ft · 6:35 PM 4.7 ft | 12:42 AM 0.7 ft · 1:31 PM 3.2 ft | 69 | 7:22 AM–6:27 PM | First quarter ★★☆☆ |
Plan around the tide at San Francisco
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 SAN FRANCISCO (Golden Gate) (NOAA 9414290). Predicted astronomical tide: wind, river flow and storms can move the real water by a foot or more. 5.8 ft is the average daily range here.
Published by Radif Partners · How the tides are computed · predictions downloaded October 13, 2026
Tide times for San Francisco come from the National Ocean Service prediction for station 9414290, SAN FRANCISCO (Golden Gate). The tide here is mixed: two highs and two lows most days, but of unequal size, the two highs of a day differing by 1.2 ft on average, for an average daily range of 5.8 ft between the higher high and the lower low. Around the new and full moon the range grows to about 7.5 ft on one day in ten, and at the quarter moons it shrinks to 4.2 ft. Heights are in feet above Mean Lower Low Water, the zero of nautical charts, so a negative number is water below that zero: 237 of the 457 days from October 1, 2026 to December 31, 2027 have one, down to -1.8 ft on December 24, 2026. The highest predicted tide of that period is 7.2 ft on December 24, 2026. Clock times are Pacific Time, daylight saving time included.
The oldest record on the coast
This is the longest-running tide station in the Western Hemisphere, with measurements going back to 1854, and it sits where it matters most: in the throat of the Golden Gate, just inside the bridge. Everything that fills and drains San Francisco Bay, from the South Bay marshes to the Delta, passes this point twice a day. The average range here is 5.8 ft; spring tides reach 7.5 ft, neap tides 4.2 ft. Because so much water squeezes through a strait about a mile wide, the currents in the Gate run strong, and the turn of the current does not fall at the time of high or low water printed here. Boaters need NOAA's current predictions, not this table.
Ocean Beach turns first, the bay later
The tide reaches the outer coast before the strait. NOAA predicts Ocean Beach from this gauge with high water 49 minutes earlier and low water 35 minutes earlier, and Point Bonita, at the Marin side of the entrance, 17 minutes earlier at high water. Inside, the delay builds: Sausalito 10 minutes later at 97 percent of the highs, Pier 41 on the northern waterfront 13 minutes later, Alcatraz 14 minutes later at high water and 18 at low, the west side of Angel Island 13 minutes later. A walk on Ocean Beach and a sail from the city front run on clocks almost an hour apart.
Crissy Field and the waterfront at the top of the tide
The highest predicted water of the period, on December 24, 2026, comes in the middle of winter, when storms can stack wind and pressure on top of it. The low shoreline along Crissy Field and the Embarcadero is where those days are most visible. The king tide calendar lists the dates.
Highest and lowest tides at San Francisco, 2026 to 2027
The six highest highs and six lowest lows predicted for SAN FRANCISCO (Golden Gate) 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 | 10:37 AM | 7.2 ft |
| December 23, 2026 | 9:46 AM | 7.2 ft |
| January 21, 2027 | 9:39 AM | 7.1 ft |
| August 1, 2027 | 11:08 PM | 7.1 ft |
| January 22, 2027 | 10:33 AM | 7.1 ft |
| July 3, 2027 | 11:15 PM | 7.1 ft |
| Lowest lows | Time | Height |
|---|---|---|
| December 24, 2026 | 5:42 PM | -1.8 ft |
| June 6, 2027 | 7:21 AM | -1.8 ft |
| December 23, 2026 | 4:53 PM | -1.7 ft |
| June 5, 2027 | 6:33 AM | -1.7 ft |
| July 4, 2027 | 6:20 AM | -1.7 ft |
| December 25, 2026 | 6:29 PM | -1.7 ft |
Tidal datums at station 9414290
NOAA's averages over the 1983-2001 epoch, measured from the chart zero (MLLW). Average range of the tide (MN): 4.1 ft; great diurnal range (GT): 5.8 ft.
| Datum | Meaning | Height above MLLW |
|---|---|---|
| MHHW | Mean Higher High Water | 5.8 ft |
| MHW | Mean High Water | 5.2 ft |
| MSL | Mean Sea Level | 3.1 ft |
| MLW | Mean Low Water | 1.1 ft |
| MLLW | Mean Lower Low Water (chart zero) | 0.0 ft |
Other stations nearby
- 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
- Crescent City tides: CRESCENT CITY, average range 6.9 ft, highest predicted tide 8.8 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