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Marshall, Tomales Bay tide chart

California · near Inverness (5 mi) · NOAA station 9415339 · times in local time (PDT)

Tides today, Sunday, October 11

12 AM6 AM12 PM6 PM1:18 AM · 4.5 ft7:10 AM · 1.6 ft12:56 PM · 5.5 ft7:59 PM · -0.2 ft5.5 ft
  • High 1:18 AM 4.5 ft
  • Low 7:10 AM 1.6 ft
  • High 12:56 PM 5.5 ft
  • Low 7:59 PM -0.2 ft

Sunrise 7:17 AM · Sunset 6:41 PM · New moon (0%)

Fishing forecast

Hour by hour at Marshall, Tomales Bay
78Excellent

Best times

6:00 PM–7:00 PM and 2:00 PM–3:00 PM

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 Marshall, Tomales Bay

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

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    • 162.475 MHz WX3 WZ2504, Sonoma County, CA (21 mi)

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    Tide times this week

    DayHigh and low tidesSunrise / sunsetMoon
    Sun Oct 11H 1:18 AM 4.5 ftL 7:10 AM 1.6 ftH 12:56 PM 5.5 ftL 7:59 PM -0.2 ft7:17 AM / 6:41 PMNew moon (0%)
    Mon Oct 12H 2:10 AM 4.3 ftL 7:46 AM 2.2 ftH 1:24 PM 5.4 ftL 8:37 PM -0.2 ft7:18 AM / 6:39 PMNew moon (2%)
    Tue Oct 13H 3:02 AM 4.1 ftL 8:22 AM 2.6 ftH 1:52 PM 5.3 ftL 9:17 PM -0.1 ft7:19 AM / 6:38 PMWaxing crescent (6%)
    Wed Oct 14H 3:57 AM 3.9 ftL 9:00 AM 3.0 ftH 2:24 PM 5.1 ftL 10:01 PM 0.0 ft7:20 AM / 6:36 PMWaxing crescent (13%)
    Thu Oct 15H 4:59 AM 3.8 ftL 9:45 AM 3.4 ftH 3:02 PM 4.9 ftL 10:50 PM 0.2 ft7:21 AM / 6:35 PMWaxing crescent (20%)
    Fri Oct 16H 6:10 AM 3.6 ftL 10:44 AM 3.6 ftH 3:49 PM 4.6 ftL 11:48 PM 0.4 ft7:22 AM / 6:33 PMWaxing crescent (30%)
    Sat Oct 17H 7:26 AM 3.7 ftL 12:12 PM 3.6 ftH 4:48 PM 4.4 ft7:23 AM / 6:32 PMFirst quarter (40%)

    Best fishing times at Marshall, Tomales Bay

    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 1178 · Excellent6:00 PM–7:00 PM, 2:00 PM–3:00 PM12:29 AM–2:29 AM, 12:52 PM–2:52 PM8:05 AM–9:05 AM, 6:31 PM–7:31 PM
    Mon Oct 1269 · Good2:00 PM–4:00 PM, 6:00 PM–8:00 PM1:15 AM–3:15 AM, 1:39 PM–3:39 PM9:09 AM–10:09 AM, 7:02 PM–8:02 PM
    Tue Oct 1360 · Good3:00 PM–4:00 PM2:03 AM–4:03 AM, 2:27 PM–4:27 PM10:12 AM–11:12 AM, 7:37 PM–8:37 PM
    Wed Oct 1452 · Fair4:00 PM–5:00 PM2:52 AM–4:52 AM, 3:17 PM–5:17 PM11:12 AM–12:12 PM, 8:19 PM–9:19 PM
    Thu Oct 1544 · Fair5:00 PM–6:00 PM3:42 AM–5:42 AM, 4:08 PM–6:08 PM12:08 PM–1:08 PM, 9:08 PM–10:08 PM
    Fri Oct 1646 · Fair6:00 PM–7:00 PM4:33 AM–6:33 AM, 4:59 PM–6:59 PM12:57 PM–1:57 PM, 10:03 PM–11:03 PM
    Sat Oct 1749 · Fair6:00 PM–7:00 PM5:24 AM–7:24 AM, 5:48 PM–7:48 PM1:39 PM–2:39 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 6:11 PM on Saturday, October 24
    2. 0.8 ft at 5:34 PM on Friday, October 23
    3. 1.4 ft at 4:57 PM on Thursday, October 22
    4. 2.0 ft at 4:20 PM on Wednesday, October 21
    5. 2.2 ft at 7:46 AM on Monday, October 12
    6. 2.6 ft at 3:38 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 11H 1:18 AM 4.5 ftL 7:10 AM 1.6 ftH 12:56 PM 5.5 ftL 7:59 PM -0.2 ft7:17 AM / 6:41 PM
    Mon Oct 12H 2:10 AM 4.3 ftL 7:46 AM 2.2 ftH 1:24 PM 5.4 ftL 8:37 PM -0.2 ft7:18 AM / 6:39 PM
    Tue Oct 13H 3:02 AM 4.1 ftL 8:22 AM 2.6 ftH 1:52 PM 5.3 ftL 9:17 PM -0.1 ft7:19 AM / 6:38 PM
    Wed Oct 14H 3:57 AM 3.9 ftL 9:00 AM 3.0 ftH 2:24 PM 5.1 ftL 10:01 PM 0.0 ft7:20 AM / 6:36 PM
    Thu Oct 15H 4:59 AM 3.8 ftL 9:45 AM 3.4 ftH 3:02 PM 4.9 ftL 10:50 PM 0.2 ft7:21 AM / 6:35 PM
    Fri Oct 16H 6:10 AM 3.6 ftL 10:44 AM 3.6 ftH 3:49 PM 4.6 ftL 11:48 PM 0.4 ft7:22 AM / 6:33 PM
    Sat Oct 17H 7:26 AM 3.7 ftL 12:12 PM 3.6 ftH 4:48 PM 4.4 ft7:23 AM / 6:32 PM
    Sun Oct 18L 12:54 AM 0.5 ftH 8:25 AM 3.8 ftL 1:41 PM 3.4 ftH 5:59 PM 4.2 ft7:24 AM / 6:31 PM
    Mon Oct 19L 1:58 AM 0.6 ftH 9:05 AM 3.9 ftL 2:47 PM 3.1 ftH 7:13 PM 4.1 ft7:25 AM / 6:29 PM
    Tue Oct 20L 2:51 AM 0.5 ftH 9:35 AM 4.1 ftL 3:38 PM 2.6 ftH 8:22 PM 4.1 ft7:26 AM / 6:28 PM
    Wed Oct 21L 3:36 AM 0.6 ftH 10:01 AM 4.4 ftL 4:20 PM 2.0 ftH 9:24 PM 4.2 ft7:27 AM / 6:27 PM
    Thu Oct 22L 4:14 AM 0.6 ftH 10:25 AM 4.7 ftL 4:57 PM 1.4 ftH 10:21 PM 4.2 ft7:28 AM / 6:25 PM
    Fri Oct 23L 4:50 AM 0.8 ftH 10:50 AM 5.0 ftL 5:34 PM 0.8 ftH 11:15 PM 4.3 ft7:29 AM / 6:24 PM
    Sat Oct 24L 5:25 AM 1.2 ftH 11:17 AM 5.3 ftL 6:11 PM 0.1 ft7:30 AM / 6:23 PM
    Sun Oct 25H 12:09 AM 4.4 ftL 6:00 AM 1.6 ftH 11:45 AM 5.6 ftL 6:50 PM -0.4 ft7:31 AM / 6:22 PM
    Mon Oct 26H 1:03 AM 4.4 ftL 6:37 AM 2.0 ftH 12:17 PM 5.9 ftL 7:33 PM -0.9 ft7:32 AM / 6:20 PM
    Tue Oct 27H 1:59 AM 4.4 ftL 7:17 AM 2.4 ftH 12:53 PM 6.1 ftL 8:18 PM -1.1 ft7:33 AM / 6:19 PM
    Wed Oct 28H 2:57 AM 4.3 ftL 8:00 AM 2.8 ftH 1:34 PM 6.1 ftL 9:08 PM -1.2 ft7:34 AM / 6:18 PM
    Thu Oct 29H 3:59 AM 4.2 ftL 8:48 AM 3.1 ftH 2:21 PM 5.9 ftL 10:03 PM -1.1 ft7:35 AM / 6:17 PM
    Fri Oct 30H 5:05 AM 4.1 ftL 9:48 AM 3.3 ftH 3:17 PM 5.7 ftL 11:05 PM -0.8 ft7:36 AM / 6:16 PM
    Sat Oct 31H 6:13 AM 4.1 ftL 11:06 AM 3.3 ftH 4:22 PM 5.2 ft7:37 AM / 6:14 PM
    Sun Nov 1L 12:12 AM -0.5 ftH 6:18 AM 4.2 ftL 11:40 AM 3.1 ftH 4:37 PM 4.8 ft6:38 AM / 5:13 PM
    Mon Nov 2L 12:20 AM -0.2 ftH 7:13 AM 4.4 ftL 1:07 PM 2.6 ftH 5:59 PM 4.5 ft6:39 AM / 5:12 PM
    Tue Nov 3L 1:22 AM 0.0 ftH 7:59 AM 4.7 ftL 2:17 PM 2.0 ftH 7:21 PM 4.2 ft6:40 AM / 5:11 PM
    Wed Nov 4L 2:16 AM 0.4 ftH 8:38 AM 5.0 ftL 3:15 PM 1.2 ftH 8:35 PM 4.1 ft6:41 AM / 5:10 PM
    Thu Nov 5L 3:03 AM 0.8 ftH 9:13 AM 5.3 ftL 4:04 PM 0.6 ftH 9:41 PM 4.1 ft6:42 AM / 5:09 PM
    Fri Nov 6L 3:45 AM 1.2 ftH 9:46 AM 5.5 ftL 4:48 PM 0.1 ftH 10:41 PM 4.1 ft6:44 AM / 5:08 PM
    Sat Nov 7L 4:25 AM 1.7 ftH 10:16 AM 5.6 ftL 5:27 PM -0.3 ftH 11:36 PM 4.1 ft6:45 AM / 5:07 PM
    Sun Nov 8L 5:03 AM 2.2 ftH 10:44 AM 5.7 ftL 6:04 PM -0.5 ft6:46 AM / 5:06 PM
    Mon Nov 9H 12:28 AM 4.1 ftL 5:41 AM 2.6 ftH 11:13 AM 5.6 ftL 6:40 PM -0.6 ft6:47 AM / 5:05 PM
    Tue Nov 10H 1:17 AM 4.1 ftL 6:18 AM 2.9 ftH 11:42 AM 5.5 ftL 7:16 PM -0.6 ft6:48 AM / 5:04 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 Marshall, Tomales Bay

    Beaches

    Boat ramps

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

    Fish in the waters around Marshall, Tomales Bay

    38 kinds of fish, sharks and rays have been recorded within 15 km (about 9 miles) of this spot, most often Great White Shark, Pacific Staghorn Sculpin, Prickly Sculpin. The bar shows how many records each has.

    • Great White Shark Carcharodon carchariasSalt water · 154 records
    • Pacific Staghorn Sculpin Leptocottus armatusSalt water · 122 records
    • Prickly Sculpin Cottus asperSalt water · 82 records
    • Topsmelt Atherinops affinisSalt water · 81 records
    • Arrow Goby Clevelandia iosSalt water · 58 records
    • Bay Pipefish Syngnathus leptorhynchusSalt water · 56 records
    • Shiner Perch Cymatogaster aggregataSalt water · 56 records
    • Starry Flounder Platichthys stellatusSalt water · 47 records
    • Speckled Sanddab Citharichthys stigmaeusSalt water · 41 records
    • Three-spined Stickleback Gasterosteus aculeatusSalt water · 30 records
    • Tidepool Sculpin Oligocottus maculosusSalt water · 29 records
    • Lingcod Ophiodon elongatusSalt water · 28 records
    • Pacific Sanddab Citharichthys sordidusSalt water · 27 records
    • Northern Anchovy Engraulis mordaxSalt water · 27 records
    • Cheekspot Goby Ilypnus gilbertiSalt water · 22 records
    • Bat Ray Myliobatis californicaSalt water · 17 records
    • Cabezon Scorpaenichthys marmoratusSalt water · 17 records
    • Plainfin Midshipman Porichthys notatusSalt water · 15 records
    • Surf Smelt Hypomesus pretiosusSalt water · 15 records
    • Dwarf Perch Micrometrus minimusSalt water · 14 records
    • Pacific Hake Merluccius productusSalt water · 14 records
    • Pacific Tomcod Microgadus proximusSalt water · 14 records
    • Pacific Herring Clupea pallasiiSalt water · 14 records
    • Canary Rockfish Sebastes pinnigerSalt water · 13 records
    • Walleye Surfperch Hyperprosopon argenteumSalt water · 12 records
    • Sand Sole Psettichthys melanostictusSalt water · 12 records
    • Shortbelly Rockfish Sebastes jordaniSalt water · 11 records
    • Brown Rockfish Sebastes auriculatusSalt water · 11 records
    • Yellowtail Rockfish Sebastes flavidusSalt water · 11 records
    • English Sole Parophrys vetulusSalt water · 11 records
    • Fluffy Sculpin Oligocottus snyderiSalt water · 10 records
    • Mosshead Sculpin Clinocottus globicepsSalt water · 10 records
    • Widow Rockfish Sebastes entomelasSalt water · 10 records
    • Tidewater Goby Eucyclogobius newberryiSalt water · 10 records
    • Jacksmelt Atherinopsis californiensisSalt water · 10 records
    • Rainbow Trout Oncorhynchus mykissSalt water · 10 records
    • Striped Kelpfish Gibbonsia metziSalt water · 10 records
    • Blue Rockfish Sebastes mystinusSalt water · 9 records
    Fresh water nearby · 2 species

    Rivers, creeks and ponds within 15 km, not the tidal water itself.

    • California Roach Hesperoleucus symmetricusFresh water · 70 records
    • Gasterosteus microcephalusFresh water · 52 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 Marshall, Tomales Bay

    Marshall, Tomales Bay 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 3.5 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 7.3 ft, and again around Monday, November 9 (6.2 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 3.5 ft between the day's highest and lowest water.

    The lowest tide of the month is -1.2 ft at 9:08 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 6.1 ft at 1:34 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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