False River tide chart
California · near Bethel Island (3 mi) · NOAA station 9415145 · times in local time (PDT)
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Tides today, Sunday, October 11
- High 5:46 AM 2.7 ft
- Low 11:27 AM 0.7 ft
- High 5:26 PM 3.2 ft
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Sunrise 7:12 AM · Sunset 6:36 PM · New moon (0%)
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Biting around here in October
- Striped bass In seasonSF Bay and Delta on moving water
- Calico bass In seasonKelp and rocks in Southern California
- Yellowtail In seasonSouthern California, warm water
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Weather and conditions at False River
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Marine forecast: San Pablo Bay, Suisun Bay, the West Delta and the San Francisco Bay north of the Bay Bridge
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- 162.425 MHz WX4 WNG655, Contra Costa County, CA (18 mi)
- 162.500 MHz WX6 KDX54, Big Rock Ridge, CA (52 mi)
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Tide times this week
| Day | High and low tides | Sunrise / sunset | Moon |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sun Oct 11 | H 5:46 AM 2.7 ftL 11:27 AM 0.7 ftH 5:26 PM 3.2 ft | 7:12 AM / 6:36 PM | New moon (0%) |
| Mon Oct 12 | L 12:43 AM 0.1 ftH 6:37 AM 2.6 ftL 11:55 AM 0.9 ftH 5:45 PM 3.3 ft | 7:13 AM / 6:34 PM | New moon (2%) |
| Tue Oct 13 | L 1:28 AM 0.1 ftH 7:31 AM 2.5 ftL 12:27 PM 1.1 ftH 6:07 PM 3.3 ft | 7:14 AM / 6:33 PM | Waxing crescent (6%) |
| Wed Oct 14 | L 2:12 AM 0.1 ftH 8:28 AM 2.5 ftL 1:04 PM 1.3 ftH 6:36 PM 3.3 ft | 7:15 AM / 6:31 PM | Waxing crescent (13%) |
| Thu Oct 15 | L 2:59 AM 0.2 ftH 9:28 AM 2.4 ftL 1:49 PM 1.4 ftH 7:13 PM 3.2 ft | 7:16 AM / 6:30 PM | Waxing crescent (20%) |
| Fri Oct 16 | L 3:51 AM 0.2 ftH 10:30 AM 2.4 ftL 2:43 PM 1.5 ftH 7:58 PM 3.0 ft | 7:17 AM / 6:29 PM | Waxing crescent (30%) |
| Sat Oct 17 | L 4:48 AM 0.2 ftH 11:30 AM 2.4 ftL 3:48 PM 1.5 ftH 8:54 PM 2.8 ft | 7:18 AM / 6:27 PM | First quarter (40%) |
Tidal currents near False River
From NOAA's current predictions for Antioch, Route 160 bridge at 7 ft depth, 5.6 miles away. Slack is when the current turns and the water is calmest; flood runs in with the rising tide and ebb runs out with the falling tide. Times are the peak of each run, in knots. The flood runs toward the E (96°) and the ebb toward the W (277°). The strongest current this week is 1.9 knots.
| Day | Slack water and peak currents |
|---|---|
| Sun Oct 11 | Slack 12:33 AMFlood 3:11 AM 1.3 knSlack 6:15 AMEbb 9:11 AM 1.1 knSlack 12:03 PMFlood 3:06 PM 1.5 knSlack 6:29 PMEbb 10:22 PM 1.8 kn |
| Mon Oct 12 | Slack 1:32 AMFlood 4:13 AM 1.2 knSlack 7:18 AMEbb 9:56 AM 0.9 knSlack 12:35 PMFlood 3:34 PM 1.5 knSlack 7:00 PMEbb 11:09 PM 1.9 kn |
| Tue Oct 13 | Slack 2:30 AMFlood 5:24 AM 1.2 knSlack 8:29 AMEbb 10:49 AM 0.7 knSlack 1:08 PMFlood 4:06 PM 1.4 knSlack 7:29 PMEbb 11:53 PM 1.9 kn |
| Wed Oct 14 | Slack 3:30 AMFlood 6:38 AM 1.2 knSlack 9:44 AMEbb 11:45 AM 0.5 knSlack 1:45 PMFlood 4:42 PM 1.3 knSlack 7:59 PM |
| Thu Oct 15 | Ebb 12:36 AM 1.8 knSlack 4:29 AMFlood 7:48 AM 1.3 knSlack 10:59 AMEbb 12:45 PM 0.3 knSlack 2:28 PMFlood 5:24 PM 1.1 knSlack 8:33 PM |
| Fri Oct 16 | Ebb 1:20 AM 1.6 knSlack 5:28 AMFlood 8:52 AM 1.3 knSlack 12:07 PMEbb 1:49 PM 0.3 knSlack 3:25 PMFlood 6:13 PM 0.9 knSlack 9:15 PM |
| Sat Oct 17 | Ebb 2:32 AM 1.4 knSlack 6:26 AMFlood 9:48 AM 1.3 knSlack 1:00 PMEbb 2:56 PM 0.3 knSlack 4:36 PMFlood 7:11 PM 0.8 knSlack 10:12 PM |
Current predictions can differ a lot over short distances: check the station location on NOAA before planning a passage.
Best fishing times at False River
The bite score (0 to 100) adds up what anglers watch most: moving water (a tide running harder than usual here scores higher), solunar periods (major periods of about two hours centred on the moon overhead or underfoot, minor periods of about an hour on moonrise and moonset), dawn and dusk light, and how close it is to the new or full moon. Best times are the stretches of the day scoring near that day's top.
| Day | Bite score | Best times | Major periods | Minor periods |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun Oct 11 | 91 · Excellent | 1:00 PM–3:00 PM, 1:00 AM–2:00 AM | 12:24 AM–2:24 AM, 12:47 PM–2:47 PM | 8:00 AM–9:00 AM, 6:27 PM–7:27 PM |
| Mon Oct 12 | 80 · Excellent | 2:00 PM–3:00 PM, 2:00 AM–3:00 AM | 1:10 AM–3:10 AM, 1:34 PM–3:34 PM | 9:04 AM–10:04 AM, 6:57 PM–7:57 PM |
| Tue Oct 13 | 66 · Good | 3:00 PM–4:00 PM | 1:58 AM–3:58 AM, 2:22 PM–4:22 PM | 10:07 AM–11:07 AM, 7:33 PM–8:33 PM |
| Wed Oct 14 | 55 · Good | 4:00 PM–5:00 PM | 2:47 AM–4:47 AM, 3:12 PM–5:12 PM | 11:07 AM–12:07 PM, 8:15 PM–9:15 PM |
| Thu Oct 15 | 49 · Fair | 4:00 PM–6:00 PM, 4:00 AM–5:00 AM | 3:37 AM–5:37 AM, 4:03 PM–6:03 PM | 12:02 PM–1:02 PM, 9:03 PM–10:03 PM |
| Fri Oct 16 | 54 · Fair | 5:00 PM–7:00 PM, 5:00 AM–6:00 AM | 4:28 AM–6:28 AM, 4:54 PM–6:54 PM | 12:51 PM–1:51 PM, 9:58 PM–10:58 PM |
| Sat Oct 17 | 58 · Good | 6:00 PM–7:00 PM, 6:00 AM–7:00 AM | 5:18 AM–7:18 AM, 5:43 PM–7:43 PM | 1:33 PM–2:33 PM, 10:57 PM–11:57 PM |
A planning aid, not a guarantee. Wind, water clarity, bait and pressure changes matter too; the forecast above adds live wind and pressure when you open the page.
Best daylight low tides in the next two weeks
The lowest water that falls between sunrise and sunset, for tide pooling and beachcombing.
- 0.1 ft at 7:25 AM on Tuesday, October 20
- 0.1 ft at 8:04 AM on Wednesday, October 21
- 0.1 ft at 8:38 AM on Thursday, October 22
- 0.3 ft at 9:08 AM on Friday, October 23
- 0.5 ft at 9:37 AM on Saturday, October 24
- 0.7 ft at 11:27 AM on Sunday, October 11
Tide table: October 11 to November 10, 2026
Full 2026 tide table Full 2027 tide table
| Day | High and low tides | Sunrise / sunset |
|---|---|---|
| Sun Oct 11 | H 5:46 AM 2.7 ftL 11:27 AM 0.7 ftH 5:26 PM 3.2 ft | 7:12 AM / 6:36 PM |
| Mon Oct 12 | L 12:43 AM 0.1 ftH 6:37 AM 2.6 ftL 11:55 AM 0.9 ftH 5:45 PM 3.3 ft | 7:13 AM / 6:34 PM |
| Tue Oct 13 | L 1:28 AM 0.1 ftH 7:31 AM 2.5 ftL 12:27 PM 1.1 ftH 6:07 PM 3.3 ft | 7:14 AM / 6:33 PM |
| Wed Oct 14 | L 2:12 AM 0.1 ftH 8:28 AM 2.5 ftL 1:04 PM 1.3 ftH 6:36 PM 3.3 ft | 7:15 AM / 6:31 PM |
| Thu Oct 15 | L 2:59 AM 0.2 ftH 9:28 AM 2.4 ftL 1:49 PM 1.4 ftH 7:13 PM 3.2 ft | 7:16 AM / 6:30 PM |
| Fri Oct 16 | L 3:51 AM 0.2 ftH 10:30 AM 2.4 ftL 2:43 PM 1.5 ftH 7:58 PM 3.0 ft | 7:17 AM / 6:29 PM |
| Sat Oct 17 | L 4:48 AM 0.2 ftH 11:30 AM 2.4 ftL 3:48 PM 1.5 ftH 8:54 PM 2.8 ft | 7:18 AM / 6:27 PM |
| Sun Oct 18 | L 5:46 AM 0.2 ftH 12:25 PM 2.4 ftL 5:03 PM 1.4 ftH 10:04 PM 2.6 ft | 7:19 AM / 6:26 PM |
| Mon Oct 19 | L 6:39 AM 0.1 ftH 1:14 PM 2.5 ftL 6:18 PM 1.2 ftH 11:31 PM 2.5 ft | 7:20 AM / 6:25 PM |
| Tue Oct 20 | L 7:25 AM 0.1 ftH 1:56 PM 2.5 ftL 7:23 PM 1.0 ft | 7:21 AM / 6:23 PM |
| Wed Oct 21 | H 12:54 AM 2.4 ftL 8:04 AM 0.1 ftH 2:31 PM 2.6 ftL 8:19 PM 0.7 ft | 7:22 AM / 6:22 PM |
| Thu Oct 22 | H 2:00 AM 2.5 ftL 8:38 AM 0.1 ftH 2:59 PM 2.7 ftL 9:09 PM 0.5 ft | 7:23 AM / 6:21 PM |
| Fri Oct 23 | H 2:57 AM 2.5 ftL 9:08 AM 0.3 ftH 3:22 PM 2.9 ftL 9:56 PM 0.3 ft | 7:24 AM / 6:19 PM |
| Sat Oct 24 | H 3:50 AM 2.5 ftL 9:37 AM 0.5 ftH 3:42 PM 3.1 ftL 10:42 PM 0.1 ft | 7:25 AM / 6:18 PM |
| Sun Oct 25 | H 4:43 AM 2.5 ftL 10:09 AM 0.7 ftH 4:05 PM 3.4 ftL 11:28 PM 0.0 ft | 7:26 AM / 6:17 PM |
| Mon Oct 26 | H 5:37 AM 2.5 ftL 10:45 AM 0.9 ftH 4:35 PM 3.6 ft | 7:27 AM / 6:16 PM |
| Tue Oct 27 | L 12:16 AM -0.1 ftH 6:33 AM 2.5 ftL 11:26 AM 1.1 ftH 5:11 PM 3.8 ft | 7:28 AM / 6:14 PM |
| Wed Oct 28 | L 1:06 AM -0.1 ftH 7:33 AM 2.5 ftL 12:13 PM 1.2 ftH 5:53 PM 3.8 ft | 7:29 AM / 6:13 PM |
| Thu Oct 29 | L 2:00 AM -0.1 ftH 8:36 AM 2.5 ftL 1:06 PM 1.4 ftH 6:41 PM 3.7 ft | 7:30 AM / 6:12 PM |
| Fri Oct 30 | L 3:00 AM -0.1 ftH 9:41 AM 2.4 ftL 2:08 PM 1.4 ftH 7:35 PM 3.5 ft | 7:31 AM / 6:11 PM |
| Sat Oct 31 | L 4:03 AM -0.1 ftH 10:45 AM 2.5 ftL 3:20 PM 1.4 ftH 8:40 PM 3.2 ft | 7:32 AM / 6:10 PM |
| Sun Nov 1 | L 4:08 AM 0.0 ftH 10:45 AM 2.5 ftL 3:43 PM 1.2 ftH 9:01 PM 2.9 ft | 6:33 AM / 5:09 PM |
| Mon Nov 2 | L 5:08 AM 0.0 ftH 11:40 AM 2.6 ftL 5:05 PM 1.0 ftH 10:35 PM 2.6 ft | 6:34 AM / 5:08 PM |
| Tue Nov 3 | L 6:02 AM 0.0 ftH 12:29 PM 2.8 ftL 6:18 PM 0.7 ftH 11:58 PM 2.5 ft | 6:35 AM / 5:06 PM |
| Wed Nov 4 | L 6:49 AM 0.0 ftH 1:12 PM 2.9 ftL 7:22 PM 0.4 ft | 6:36 AM / 5:05 PM |
| Thu Nov 5 | H 1:07 AM 2.5 ftL 7:31 AM 0.2 ftH 1:51 PM 3.0 ftL 8:20 PM 0.1 ft | 6:37 AM / 5:04 PM |
| Fri Nov 6 | H 2:07 AM 2.5 ftL 8:08 AM 0.4 ftH 2:24 PM 3.2 ftL 9:12 PM -0.1 ft | 6:38 AM / 5:03 PM |
| Sat Nov 7 | H 3:02 AM 2.5 ftL 8:41 AM 0.6 ftH 2:53 PM 3.2 ftL 10:01 PM -0.1 ft | 6:39 AM / 5:02 PM |
| Sun Nov 8 | H 3:54 AM 2.5 ftL 9:13 AM 0.9 ftH 3:16 PM 3.3 ftL 10:48 PM -0.2 ft | 6:41 AM / 5:02 PM |
| Mon Nov 9 | H 4:46 AM 2.5 ftL 9:44 AM 1.1 ftH 3:36 PM 3.3 ftL 11:32 PM -0.1 ft | 6:42 AM / 5:01 PM |
| Tue Nov 10 | H 5:38 AM 2.5 ftL 10:19 AM 1.3 ftH 3:57 PM 3.4 ft | 6:43 AM / 5:00 PM |
Heights are in feet above mean lower low water (MLLW), the zero line on most US nautical charts. A minus height means the water drops below that line.
Around False River
Boat ramps
- Boat ramp 0.0 mi
- Boat ramp 0.5 mi
- Russo's Launch Ramp 2.4 mi
- Boat ramp 3.1 mi
Marinas
- Russo's Marina 2.4 mi
- Owl Harbor Marina 4.7 mi
- Big Break Marina Holdings LLC 5.1 mi
- Korths Pirates Lair 5.7 mi
Fishing piers and docks
- Guest dock 5.9 mi
Distances from the tide station. Places from © OpenStreetMap contributors; links open in Google Maps.
Fish in the waters around False River
25 kinds of fish, sharks and rays have been recorded within 15 km (about 9 miles) of this spot, most often Striped Bass, Atlantic Cod, King Salmon. The bar shows how many records each has.
- Striped Bass Morone saxatilisSalt water · 14958 records
- Atlantic Cod Gadus morhuaSalt water · 10746 records
- King Salmon Oncorhynchus tshawytschaSalt water · 4080 records
- Green Sturgeon Acipenser medirostrisSalt water · 2405 records
- White Sturgeon Acipenser transmontanusSalt water · 1950 records
- Pond Smelt Hypomesus olidusSalt water · 296 records
- Longfin Smelt Spirinchus thaleichthysSalt water · 271 records
- Starry Flounder Platichthys stellatusSalt water · 42 records
- American Shad Alosa sapidissimaSalt water · 23 records
- Tule Perch Hysterocarpus traskiiBrackish water · 19 records
- White Catfish Ameiurus catusBrackish water · 12 records
- Splittail Pogonichthys macrolepidotusBrackish water · 12 records
- Delta Smelt Hypomesus transpacificusBrackish water · 12 records
- Threadfin Shad Dorosoma petenenseSalt water · 8 records
- Yellowfin Goby Acanthogobius flavimanusSalt water · 5 records
- Jacksmelt Atherinopsis californiensisSalt water · 5 records
- Inland Silverside Menidia beryllinaSalt water · 5 records
- Western Mosquitofish Gambusia affinisBrackish water · 4 records
- Golden Shiner Notemigonus crysoleucasBrackish water · 4 records
- Northern Anchovy Engraulis mordaxSalt water · 4 records
- Three-spined Stickleback Gasterosteus aculeatusSalt water · 4 records
- Goldfish Carassius auratusBrackish water · 4 records
- Common Carp Cyprinus carpioBrackish water · 4 records
- Prickly Sculpin Cottus asperSalt water · 3 records
- Rainwater Killifish Lucania parvaSalt water · 3 records
Fresh water nearby · 15 species
Rivers, creeks and ponds within 15 km, not the tidal water itself.
- Spotted Bass Micropterus punctulatusFresh water · 483 records
- Bluegill Lepomis macrochirusFresh water · 11 records
- Brown Bullhead Ameiurus nebulosusFresh water · 9 records
- Warmouth Lepomis gulosusFresh water · 9 records
- Green Sunfish Lepomis cyanellusFresh water · 8 records
- Largemouth Bass Micropterus salmoidesFresh water · 7 records
- Black Crappie Pomoxis nigromaculatusFresh water · 6 records
- Mississippi Silverside Menidia audensFresh water · 6 records
- Black Bullhead Ameiurus melasFresh water · 5 records
- Channel Catfish Ictalurus punctatusFresh water · 5 records
- Sacramento Pikeminnow Ptychocheilus grandisFresh water · 5 records
- Hitch Lavinia exilicaudaFresh water · 5 records
- Bluefin Killifish Lucania goodeiFresh water · 4 records
- White Crappie Pomoxis annularisFresh water · 4 records
- Yellow Bullhead Ameiurus natalisFresh water · 3 records
Records from GBIF datasets released under CC0 or CC BY 4.0 (museum collections, surveys and community sightings). It shows what has been found here, not a complete list. Check your state rules before keeping fish.
About the tides at False River
False River gets two high tides and two low tides most days, but one high is clearly higher than the other (and one low clearly lower), which is called a mixed tide. Over the next month the water typically rises or falls about 2.3 ft between a high and the next low.
The biggest swings in this window come around Wednesday, October 28, when the day's range reaches 3.9 ft, and again around Monday, November 9 (3.5 ft). Here the biggest ranges depend on the moon's phase and on how far north or south of the equator it is, so they don't always line up with the new and full moon. The calmest day is Monday, October 19, with only 2.3 ft between the day's highest and lowest water.
The lowest tide of the month is -0.2 ft at 10:48 PM on Sunday, November 8. There are 13 minus tides (lows below the chart's zero line) in this window: the best times for tide pools, clamming and walking the flats.
The highest predicted tide is 3.8 ft at 5:53 PM on Wednesday, October 28. Onshore wind or a storm can push the real water level above that.
This is a subordinate station: NOAA calculates its times and heights by adjusting a nearby reference station, so expect them to be a few minutes or a few tenths of a foot off on any given day.
Station details
- NOAA station ID: 9415145
- Type: subordinate (adjusted from a reference station)
- Location: 38.0550, -121.6570
Reference station: Port Chicago, Suisun Bay.