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Fort Ross tide chart

California · near Guerneville (14 mi) · NOAA station 9416024 · times in local time (PDT)

Tides today, Sunday, October 11

12 AM6 AM12 PM6 PM5:24 AM · 1.7 ft11:27 AM · 5.8 ft6:13 PM · -0.1 ft5.8 ft
  • Low 5:24 AM 1.7 ft
  • High 11:27 AM 5.8 ft
  • Low 6:13 PM -0.1 ft

Sunrise 7:19 AM · Sunset 6:42 PM · New moon (0%)

Fishing forecast

Hour by hour at Fort Ross
93Excellent

Best times

1:00 PM–3:00 PM and 1:00 AM–2:00 AM

New moon (0% lit)

    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

    General seasonal guide for California. Seasons, sizes and limits vary, so check your state rules before keeping fish.

    Weather and conditions at Fort Ross

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    Marine forecast: Coastal Waters from Point Arena to Point Reyes California out to 10 nm

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    • 162.500 MHz WX6 KDX54, Big Rock Ridge, CA (47 mi)

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    Tide times this week

    DayHigh and low tidesSunrise / sunsetMoon
    Sun Oct 11L 5:24 AM 1.7 ftH 11:27 AM 5.8 ftL 6:13 PM -0.1 ft7:19 AM / 6:42 PMNew moon (0%)
    Mon Oct 12H 12:41 AM 4.7 ftL 6:00 AM 2.2 ftH 11:55 AM 5.8 ftL 6:51 PM -0.1 ft7:20 AM / 6:40 PMNew moon (2%)
    Tue Oct 13H 1:33 AM 4.5 ftL 6:36 AM 2.6 ftH 12:23 PM 5.7 ftL 7:31 PM -0.1 ft7:21 AM / 6:39 PMWaxing crescent (6%)
    Wed Oct 14H 2:28 AM 4.3 ftL 7:14 AM 3.0 ftH 12:55 PM 5.5 ftL 8:15 PM 0.1 ft7:22 AM / 6:37 PMWaxing crescent (13%)
    Thu Oct 15H 3:30 AM 4.2 ftL 7:59 AM 3.3 ftH 1:33 PM 5.3 ftL 9:04 PM 0.3 ft7:22 AM / 6:36 PMWaxing crescent (20%)
    Fri Oct 16H 4:41 AM 4.1 ftL 8:58 AM 3.5 ftH 2:20 PM 5.0 ftL 10:02 PM 0.5 ft7:23 AM / 6:35 PMWaxing crescent (30%)
    Sat Oct 17H 5:57 AM 4.1 ftL 10:26 AM 3.6 ftH 3:19 PM 4.8 ftL 11:08 PM 0.6 ft7:24 AM / 6:33 PMFirst quarter (40%)

    Best fishing times at Fort Ross

    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.

    DayBite scoreBest timesMajor periodsMinor periods
    Sun Oct 1193 · Excellent1:00 PM–3:00 PM, 1:00 AM–2:00 AM12:31 AM–2:31 AM, 12:54 PM–2:54 PM8:07 AM–9:07 AM, 6:32 PM–7:32 PM
    Mon Oct 1282 · Excellent2:00 PM–3:00 PM1:17 AM–3:17 AM, 1:40 PM–3:40 PM9:12 AM–10:12 AM, 7:02 PM–8:02 PM
    Tue Oct 1367 · Good3:00 PM–4:00 PM2:04 AM–4:04 AM, 2:29 PM–4:29 PM10:15 AM–11:15 AM, 7:38 PM–8:38 PM
    Wed Oct 1457 · Good4:00 PM–5:00 PM2:53 AM–4:53 AM, 3:19 PM–5:19 PM11:15 AM–12:15 PM, 8:19 PM–9:19 PM
    Thu Oct 1551 · Fair5:00 PM–6:00 PM3:44 AM–5:44 AM, 4:09 PM–6:09 PM12:11 PM–1:11 PM, 9:08 PM–10:08 PM
    Fri Oct 1651 · Fair6:00 PM–7:00 PM4:35 AM–6:35 AM, 5:00 PM–7:00 PM1:00 PM–2:00 PM, 10:03 PM–11:03 PM
    Sat Oct 1752 · Fair6:00 PM–7:00 PM5:25 AM–7:25 AM, 5:50 PM–7:50 PM1:41 PM–2:41 PM, 11:02 PM–12:02 AM

    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.

    1. -0.1 ft at 6:13 PM on Sunday, October 11
    2. 0.2 ft at 4:25 PM on Saturday, October 24
    3. 0.8 ft at 3:48 PM on Friday, October 23
    4. 1.4 ft at 3:11 PM on Thursday, October 22
    5. 2.0 ft at 2:34 PM on Wednesday, October 21
    6. 2.6 ft at 1:52 PM on Tuesday, October 20

    Tide table: October 11 to November 10, 2026

    Full 2026 tide table Full 2027 tide table

    DayHigh and low tidesSunrise / sunset
    Sun Oct 11L 5:24 AM 1.7 ftH 11:27 AM 5.8 ftL 6:13 PM -0.1 ft7:19 AM / 6:42 PM
    Mon Oct 12H 12:41 AM 4.7 ftL 6:00 AM 2.2 ftH 11:55 AM 5.8 ftL 6:51 PM -0.1 ft7:20 AM / 6:40 PM
    Tue Oct 13H 1:33 AM 4.5 ftL 6:36 AM 2.6 ftH 12:23 PM 5.7 ftL 7:31 PM -0.1 ft7:21 AM / 6:39 PM
    Wed Oct 14H 2:28 AM 4.3 ftL 7:14 AM 3.0 ftH 12:55 PM 5.5 ftL 8:15 PM 0.1 ft7:22 AM / 6:37 PM
    Thu Oct 15H 3:30 AM 4.2 ftL 7:59 AM 3.3 ftH 1:33 PM 5.3 ftL 9:04 PM 0.3 ft7:22 AM / 6:36 PM
    Fri Oct 16H 4:41 AM 4.1 ftL 8:58 AM 3.5 ftH 2:20 PM 5.0 ftL 10:02 PM 0.5 ft7:23 AM / 6:35 PM
    Sat Oct 17H 5:57 AM 4.1 ftL 10:26 AM 3.6 ftH 3:19 PM 4.8 ftL 11:08 PM 0.6 ft7:24 AM / 6:33 PM
    Sun Oct 18H 6:56 AM 4.2 ftL 11:55 AM 3.4 ftH 4:30 PM 4.6 ft7:25 AM / 6:32 PM
    Mon Oct 19L 12:12 AM 0.6 ftH 7:36 AM 4.3 ftL 1:01 PM 3.0 ftH 5:44 PM 4.5 ft7:26 AM / 6:30 PM
    Tue Oct 20L 1:05 AM 0.6 ftH 8:06 AM 4.5 ftL 1:52 PM 2.6 ftH 6:53 PM 4.5 ft7:27 AM / 6:29 PM
    Wed Oct 21L 1:50 AM 0.6 ftH 8:32 AM 4.8 ftL 2:34 PM 2.0 ftH 7:55 PM 4.6 ft7:29 AM / 6:28 PM
    Thu Oct 22L 2:28 AM 0.7 ftH 8:56 AM 5.0 ftL 3:11 PM 1.4 ftH 8:52 PM 4.7 ft7:30 AM / 6:26 PM
    Fri Oct 23L 3:04 AM 0.9 ftH 9:21 AM 5.3 ftL 3:48 PM 0.8 ftH 9:46 PM 4.7 ft7:31 AM / 6:25 PM
    Sat Oct 24L 3:39 AM 1.2 ftH 9:48 AM 5.7 ftL 4:25 PM 0.2 ftH 10:40 PM 4.8 ft7:32 AM / 6:24 PM
    Sun Oct 25L 4:14 AM 1.6 ftH 10:16 AM 6.0 ftL 5:04 PM -0.3 ftH 11:34 PM 4.8 ft7:33 AM / 6:22 PM
    Mon Oct 26L 4:51 AM 2.0 ftH 10:48 AM 6.2 ftL 5:47 PM -0.8 ft7:34 AM / 6:21 PM
    Tue Oct 27H 12:30 AM 4.8 ftL 5:31 AM 2.4 ftH 11:24 AM 6.4 ftL 6:32 PM -1.0 ft7:35 AM / 6:20 PM
    Wed Oct 28H 1:28 AM 4.7 ftL 6:14 AM 2.8 ftH 12:05 PM 6.4 ftL 7:22 PM -1.1 ft7:36 AM / 6:19 PM
    Thu Oct 29H 2:30 AM 4.5 ftL 7:02 AM 3.0 ftH 12:52 PM 6.3 ftL 8:17 PM -0.9 ft7:37 AM / 6:18 PM
    Fri Oct 30H 3:36 AM 4.5 ftL 8:02 AM 3.2 ftH 1:48 PM 6.0 ftL 9:19 PM -0.7 ft7:38 AM / 6:16 PM
    Sat Oct 31H 4:44 AM 4.5 ftL 9:20 AM 3.3 ftH 2:53 PM 5.6 ftL 10:26 PM -0.4 ft7:39 AM / 6:15 PM
    Sun Nov 1H 4:49 AM 4.6 ftL 9:54 AM 3.1 ftH 3:08 PM 5.2 ftL 10:34 PM -0.1 ft6:40 AM / 5:14 PM
    Mon Nov 2H 5:44 AM 4.8 ftL 11:21 AM 2.6 ftH 4:30 PM 4.8 ftL 11:36 PM 0.1 ft6:41 AM / 5:13 PM
    Tue Nov 3H 6:30 AM 5.1 ftL 12:31 PM 2.0 ftH 5:52 PM 4.6 ft6:42 AM / 5:12 PM
    Wed Nov 4L 12:30 AM 0.5 ftH 7:09 AM 5.4 ftL 1:29 PM 1.3 ftH 7:06 PM 4.5 ft6:43 AM / 5:11 PM
    Thu Nov 5L 1:17 AM 0.8 ftH 7:44 AM 5.7 ftL 2:18 PM 0.7 ftH 8:12 PM 4.5 ft6:45 AM / 5:10 PM
    Fri Nov 6L 1:59 AM 1.3 ftH 8:17 AM 5.9 ftL 3:02 PM 0.2 ftH 9:12 PM 4.5 ft6:46 AM / 5:09 PM
    Sat Nov 7L 2:39 AM 1.7 ftH 8:47 AM 6.0 ftL 3:41 PM -0.2 ftH 10:07 PM 4.5 ft6:47 AM / 5:08 PM
    Sun Nov 8L 3:17 AM 2.2 ftH 9:15 AM 6.0 ftL 4:18 PM -0.4 ftH 10:59 PM 4.5 ft6:48 AM / 5:07 PM
    Mon Nov 9L 3:55 AM 2.6 ftH 9:44 AM 5.9 ftL 4:54 PM -0.5 ftH 11:48 PM 4.5 ft6:49 AM / 5:06 PM
    Tue Nov 10L 4:32 AM 2.9 ftH 10:13 AM 5.8 ftL 5:30 PM -0.5 ft6:50 AM / 5:05 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 Fort Ross

    Beaches

    Distances from the tide station. Places from © OpenStreetMap contributors; links open in Google Maps.

    Fish in the waters around Fort Ross

    40 kinds of fish, sharks and rays have been recorded within 15 km (about 9 miles) of this spot, most often Blue Rockfish, Kelp Greenling, Striped Seaperch. The bar shows how many records each has.

    • Blue Rockfish Sebastes mystinusSalt water · 3487 records
    • Kelp Greenling Hexagrammos decagrammusSalt water · 2877 records
    • Striped Seaperch Embiotoca lateralisSalt water · 2454 records
    • Black Rockfish Sebastes melanopsSalt water · 1831 records
    • Gopher Rockfish Sebastes carnatusSalt water · 1244 records
    • Black-and-yellow Rockfish Sebastes chrysomelasSalt water · 1226 records
    • Pile Perch Rhacochilus vaccaSalt water · 1162 records
    • Cabezon Scorpaenichthys marmoratusSalt water · 990 records
    • Lingcod Ophiodon elongatusSalt water · 986 records
    • Painted Greenling Oxylebius pictusSalt water · 936 records
    • China Rockfish Sebastes nebulosusSalt water · 902 records
    • Canary Rockfish Sebastes pinnigerSalt water · 880 records
    • Black Perch Embiotoca jacksoniSalt water · 860 records
    • Pacific Sanddab Citharichthys sordidusSalt water · 815 records
    • Kelp Rockfish Sebastes atrovirensSalt water · 810 records
    • Speckled Sanddab Citharichthys stigmaeusSalt water · 808 records
    • Copper Rockfish Sebastes caurinusSalt water · 805 records
    • Rainbow Seaperch Hypsurus caryiSalt water · 805 records
    • Vermilion Rockfish Sebastes miniatusSalt water · 799 records
    • Rock Greenling Hexagrammos lagocephalusSalt water · 794 records
    • Rubberlip Seaperch Rhacochilus toxotesSalt water · 794 records
    • Grass Rockfish Sebastes rastrelligerSalt water · 793 records
    • Northern Anchovy Engraulis mordaxSalt water · 792 records
    • Widow Rockfish Sebastes entomelasSalt water · 791 records
    • Tube-snout Aulorhynchus flavidusSalt water · 790 records
    • Pacific Sardine Sardinops sagaxSalt water · 790 records
    • Brown Rockfish Sebastes auriculatusSalt water · 788 records
    • Kelp Perch Brachyistius frenatusSalt water · 788 records
    • Penpoint Gunnel Apodichthys flavidusSalt water · 787 records
    • Northern Clingfish Gobiesox maeandricusSalt water · 787 records
    • Stripetail Rockfish Sebastes saxicolaSalt water · 786 records
    • Buffalo Sculpin Enophrys bisonSalt water · 786 records
    • Plainfin Midshipman Porichthys notatusSalt water · 785 records
    • Flag Rockfish Sebastes rubrivinctusSalt water · 783 records
    • Rosy Rockfish Sebastes rosaceusSalt water · 783 records
    • Bocaccio Sebastes paucispinisSalt water · 783 records
    • Squarespot Rockfish Sebastes hopkinsiSalt water · 783 records
    • Halfbanded Rockfish Sebastes semicinctusSalt water · 783 records
    • Grunt Sculpin Rhamphocottus richardsoniiSalt water · 783 records
    • Kelp Bass Paralabrax clathratusSalt water · 783 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 Fort Ross

    Fort Ross gets two high tides and two low tides almost every day, and the two highs are close in height. Over the next month the water typically rises or falls about 3.8 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 7.5 ft, and again around Monday, November 9 (6.5 ft). Those spring tides follow the new and full moon by a day or two. The calmest day is Monday, October 19, with only 3.8 ft between the day's highest and lowest water.

    The lowest tide of the month is -1.1 ft at 7:22 PM on Wednesday, October 28. There are 15 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 6.4 ft at 12:05 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

    Reference station: San Francisco (Golden Gate).

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