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San Francisco (Golden Gate) tide chart

California · near San Francisco (3 mi) · NOAA station 9414290 · times in local time (PDT)

Tides today, Sunday, October 11

12 AM6 AM12 PM6 PM12:40 AM · 5.1 ft5:54 AM · 1.7 ft12:18 PM · 6.1 ft6:43 PM · -0.1 ft6.1 ft
  • High 12:40 AM 5.1 ft
  • Low 5:54 AM 1.7 ft
  • High 12:18 PM 6.1 ft
  • Low 6:43 PM -0.1 ft

Sunrise 7:15 AM · Sunset 6:39 PM · New moon (0%)

Fishing forecast

Hour by hour at San Francisco (Golden Gate)
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1:00 PM–3:00 PM and 8:00 AM–9:00 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 San Francisco (Golden Gate)

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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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    • 162.500 MHz WX6 KDX54, Big Rock Ridge, CA (19 mi)
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    Tide times this week

    DayHigh and low tidesSunrise / sunsetMoon
    Sun Oct 11H 12:40 AM 5.1 ftL 5:54 AM 1.7 ftH 12:18 PM 6.1 ftL 6:43 PM -0.1 ft7:15 AM / 6:39 PMNew moon (0%)
    Mon Oct 12H 1:32 AM 4.9 ftL 6:30 AM 2.3 ftH 12:46 PM 6.0 ftL 7:21 PM -0.1 ft7:16 AM / 6:38 PMNew moon (2%)
    Tue Oct 13H 2:24 AM 4.7 ftL 7:06 AM 2.7 ftH 1:14 PM 5.9 ftL 8:01 PM -0.1 ft7:17 AM / 6:36 PMWaxing crescent (6%)
    Wed Oct 14H 3:19 AM 4.5 ftL 7:44 AM 3.1 ftH 1:46 PM 5.7 ftL 8:45 PM 0.1 ft7:18 AM / 6:35 PMWaxing crescent (13%)
    Thu Oct 15H 4:21 AM 4.3 ftL 8:29 AM 3.5 ftH 2:24 PM 5.5 ftL 9:34 PM 0.3 ft7:19 AM / 6:34 PMWaxing crescent (20%)
    Fri Oct 16H 5:32 AM 4.2 ftL 9:28 AM 3.7 ftH 3:11 PM 5.2 ftL 10:32 PM 0.5 ft7:20 AM / 6:32 PMWaxing crescent (30%)
    Sat Oct 17H 6:48 AM 4.2 ftL 10:56 AM 3.7 ftH 4:10 PM 5.0 ftL 11:38 PM 0.6 ft7:21 AM / 6:31 PMFirst quarter (40%)

    Tidal currents near San Francisco (Golden Gate)

    From NOAA's current predictions for Fort Point, 0.5 nmi. east of at 55 ft depth, 0.4 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 (99°) and the ebb toward the WNW (287°). The strongest current this week is 2.2 knots.

    DaySlack water and peak currents
    Sun Oct 11Slack 1:52 AMEbb 3:43 AM 1.1 knSlack 6:52 AMFlood 8:07 AM 0.7 knSlack 1:13 PMEbb 3:50 PM 2.2 knSlack 8:26 PMFlood 9:07 PM 0.7 kn
    Mon Oct 12Slack 2:49 AMEbb 4:31 AM 1.0 knSlack 7:25 AMFlood 8:46 AM 0.7 knSlack 1:46 PMEbb 4:18 PM 2.2 knSlack 9:06 PMFlood 9:52 PM 0.7 kn
    Tue Oct 13Slack 3:46 AMEbb 5:17 AM 0.8 knSlack 8:00 AMFlood 9:25 AM 0.6 knSlack 2:18 PMEbb 4:40 PM 2.0 knSlack 9:41 PMFlood 10:38 PM 0.6 kn
    Wed Oct 14Slack 4:42 AMEbb 6:05 AM 0.7 knSlack 8:36 AMFlood 10:04 AM 0.5 knSlack 2:50 PMEbb 5:04 PM 1.8 knSlack 10:11 PMFlood 11:25 PM 0.6 kn
    Thu Oct 15Slack 5:40 AMEbb 6:57 AM 0.6 knSlack 9:17 AMFlood 10:45 AM 0.4 knSlack 3:23 PMEbb 5:32 PM 1.6 knSlack 10:37 PM
    Fri Oct 16Flood 12:15 AM 0.5 knSlack 6:42 AMEbb 7:52 AM 0.5 knSlack 10:02 AMFlood 11:31 AM 0.3 knSlack 4:00 PMEbb 6:07 PM 1.3 knSlack 11:05 PM
    Sat Oct 17Flood 1:08 AM 0.4 knSlack 7:47 AMEbb 8:48 AM 0.4 knSlack 10:57 AMFlood 12:23 PM 0.2 knSlack 4:45 PMEbb 6:56 PM 1.0 knSlack 11:51 PM

    Current predictions can differ a lot over short distances: check the station location on NOAA before planning a passage.

    Best fishing times at San Francisco (Golden Gate)

    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 1187 · Excellent1:00 PM–3:00 PM, 8:00 AM–9:00 AM12:28 AM–2:28 AM, 12:50 PM–2:50 PM8:03 AM–9:03 AM, 6:30 PM–7:30 PM
    Mon Oct 1276 · Excellent2:00 PM–3:00 PM1:13 AM–3:13 AM, 1:37 PM–3:37 PM9:07 AM–10:07 AM, 7:01 PM–8:01 PM
    Tue Oct 1364 · Good3:00 PM–4:00 PM2:01 AM–4:01 AM, 2:25 PM–4:25 PM10:09 AM–11:09 AM, 7:37 PM–8:37 PM
    Wed Oct 1457 · Good4:00 PM–5:00 PM2:50 AM–4:50 AM, 3:15 PM–5:15 PM11:09 AM–12:09 PM, 8:19 PM–9:19 PM
    Thu Oct 1553 · Fair5:00 PM–6:00 PM3:41 AM–5:41 AM, 4:06 PM–6:06 PM12:05 PM–1:05 PM, 9:08 PM–10:08 PM
    Fri Oct 1651 · Fair6:00 PM–7:00 PM4:32 AM–6:32 AM, 4:57 PM–6:57 PM12:54 PM–1:54 PM, 10:02 PM–11:02 PM
    Sat Oct 1752 · Fair6:00 PM–7:00 PM5:22 AM–7:22 AM, 5:46 PM–7:46 PM1:36 PM–2:36 PM, 11:01 PM–12:01 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. 0.2 ft at 4:55 PM on Saturday, October 24
    2. 0.9 ft at 4:18 PM on Friday, October 23
    3. 1.5 ft at 3:41 PM on Thursday, October 22
    4. 2.1 ft at 3:04 PM on Wednesday, October 21
    5. 2.7 ft at 2:22 PM on Tuesday, October 20
    6. 3.1 ft at 7:44 AM on Wednesday, October 14

    Tide table: October 11 to November 10, 2026

    Full 2026 tide table Full 2027 tide table

    DayHigh and low tidesSunrise / sunset
    Sun Oct 11H 12:40 AM 5.1 ftL 5:54 AM 1.7 ftH 12:18 PM 6.1 ftL 6:43 PM -0.1 ft7:15 AM / 6:39 PM
    Mon Oct 12H 1:32 AM 4.9 ftL 6:30 AM 2.3 ftH 12:46 PM 6.0 ftL 7:21 PM -0.1 ft7:16 AM / 6:38 PM
    Tue Oct 13H 2:24 AM 4.7 ftL 7:06 AM 2.7 ftH 1:14 PM 5.9 ftL 8:01 PM -0.1 ft7:17 AM / 6:36 PM
    Wed Oct 14H 3:19 AM 4.5 ftL 7:44 AM 3.1 ftH 1:46 PM 5.7 ftL 8:45 PM 0.1 ft7:18 AM / 6:35 PM
    Thu Oct 15H 4:21 AM 4.3 ftL 8:29 AM 3.5 ftH 2:24 PM 5.5 ftL 9:34 PM 0.3 ft7:19 AM / 6:34 PM
    Fri Oct 16H 5:32 AM 4.2 ftL 9:28 AM 3.7 ftH 3:11 PM 5.2 ftL 10:32 PM 0.5 ft7:20 AM / 6:32 PM
    Sat Oct 17H 6:48 AM 4.2 ftL 10:56 AM 3.7 ftH 4:10 PM 5.0 ftL 11:38 PM 0.6 ft7:21 AM / 6:31 PM
    Sun Oct 18H 7:47 AM 4.3 ftL 12:25 PM 3.5 ftH 5:21 PM 4.8 ft7:22 AM / 6:29 PM
    Mon Oct 19L 12:42 AM 0.7 ftH 8:27 AM 4.5 ftL 1:31 PM 3.2 ftH 6:35 PM 4.7 ft7:23 AM / 6:28 PM
    Tue Oct 20L 1:35 AM 0.6 ftH 8:57 AM 4.7 ftL 2:22 PM 2.7 ftH 7:44 PM 4.7 ft7:24 AM / 6:27 PM
    Wed Oct 21L 2:20 AM 0.6 ftH 9:23 AM 5.0 ftL 3:04 PM 2.1 ftH 8:46 PM 4.8 ft7:25 AM / 6:25 PM
    Thu Oct 22L 2:58 AM 0.7 ftH 9:47 AM 5.2 ftL 3:41 PM 1.5 ftH 9:43 PM 4.8 ft7:26 AM / 6:24 PM
    Fri Oct 23L 3:34 AM 0.9 ftH 10:12 AM 5.6 ftL 4:18 PM 0.9 ftH 10:37 PM 4.9 ft7:27 AM / 6:23 PM
    Sat Oct 24L 4:09 AM 1.3 ftH 10:39 AM 5.9 ftL 4:55 PM 0.2 ftH 11:31 PM 5.0 ft7:28 AM / 6:22 PM
    Sun Oct 25L 4:44 AM 1.6 ftH 11:07 AM 6.2 ftL 5:34 PM -0.3 ft7:29 AM / 6:20 PM
    Mon Oct 26H 12:25 AM 5.0 ftL 5:21 AM 2.1 ftH 11:39 AM 6.5 ftL 6:17 PM -0.8 ft7:30 AM / 6:19 PM
    Tue Oct 27H 1:21 AM 5.0 ftL 6:01 AM 2.5 ftH 12:15 PM 6.7 ftL 7:02 PM -1.0 ft7:31 AM / 6:18 PM
    Wed Oct 28H 2:19 AM 4.9 ftL 6:44 AM 2.9 ftH 12:56 PM 6.7 ftL 7:52 PM -1.1 ft7:32 AM / 6:17 PM
    Thu Oct 29H 3:21 AM 4.7 ftL 7:32 AM 3.2 ftH 1:43 PM 6.5 ftL 8:47 PM -1.0 ft7:33 AM / 6:16 PM
    Fri Oct 30H 4:27 AM 4.7 ftL 8:32 AM 3.4 ftH 2:39 PM 6.2 ftL 9:49 PM -0.7 ft7:34 AM / 6:14 PM
    Sat Oct 31H 5:35 AM 4.7 ftL 9:50 AM 3.4 ftH 3:44 PM 5.8 ftL 10:56 PM -0.4 ft7:35 AM / 6:13 PM
    Sun Nov 1H 5:40 AM 4.8 ftL 10:24 AM 3.2 ftH 3:59 PM 5.4 ftL 11:04 PM -0.1 ft6:36 AM / 5:12 PM
    Mon Nov 2H 6:35 AM 5.0 ftL 11:51 AM 2.8 ftH 5:21 PM 5.0 ft6:37 AM / 5:11 PM
    Tue Nov 3L 12:06 AM 0.1 ftH 7:21 AM 5.3 ftL 1:01 PM 2.1 ftH 6:43 PM 4.8 ft6:38 AM / 5:10 PM
    Wed Nov 4L 1:00 AM 0.5 ftH 8:00 AM 5.6 ftL 1:59 PM 1.4 ftH 7:57 PM 4.7 ft6:39 AM / 5:09 PM
    Thu Nov 5L 1:47 AM 0.9 ftH 8:35 AM 5.9 ftL 2:48 PM 0.7 ftH 9:03 PM 4.7 ft6:40 AM / 5:08 PM
    Fri Nov 6L 2:29 AM 1.3 ftH 9:08 AM 6.1 ftL 3:32 PM 0.2 ftH 10:03 PM 4.7 ft6:41 AM / 5:07 PM
    Sat Nov 7L 3:09 AM 1.8 ftH 9:38 AM 6.2 ftL 4:11 PM -0.2 ftH 10:58 PM 4.7 ft6:42 AM / 5:06 PM
    Sun Nov 8L 3:47 AM 2.3 ftH 10:06 AM 6.2 ftL 4:48 PM -0.5 ftH 11:50 PM 4.7 ft6:43 AM / 5:05 PM
    Mon Nov 9L 4:25 AM 2.7 ftH 10:35 AM 6.2 ftL 5:24 PM -0.5 ft6:44 AM / 5:04 PM
    Tue Nov 10H 12:39 AM 4.7 ftL 5:02 AM 3.0 ftH 11:04 AM 6.1 ftL 6:00 PM -0.5 ft6:46 AM / 5:03 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.

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    Fish in the waters around San Francisco (Golden Gate)

    40 kinds of fish, sharks and rays have been recorded within 15 km (about 9 miles) of this spot, most often Striped Bass, King Salmon, Green Sturgeon. The bar shows how many records each has.

    • Striped Bass Morone saxatilisSalt water · 5429 records
    • King Salmon Oncorhynchus tshawytschaSalt water · 3842 records
    • Green Sturgeon Acipenser medirostrisSalt water · 1585 records
    • Shiner Perch Cymatogaster aggregataSalt water · 70 records
    • English Sole Parophrys vetulusSalt water · 61 records
    • Lingcod Ophiodon elongatusSalt water · 53 records
    • Bocaccio Sebastes paucispinisSalt water · 50 records
    • Atlantic Cod Gadus morhuaSalt water · 50 records
    • Northern Anchovy Engraulis mordaxSalt water · 49 records
    • Dwarf Perch Micrometrus minimusSalt water · 46 records
    • Cabezon Scorpaenichthys marmoratusSalt water · 45 records
    • Speckled Sanddab Citharichthys stigmaeusSalt water · 44 records
    • Plainfin Midshipman Porichthys notatusSalt water · 42 records
    • Pacific Tomcod Microgadus proximusSalt water · 42 records
    • Western Mosquitofish Gambusia affinisBrackish water · 41 records
    • Black Perch Embiotoca jacksoniSalt water · 41 records
    • Bonehead Sculpin Artedius notospilotusSalt water · 39 records
    • Bay Goby Lepidogobius lepidusSalt water · 38 records
    • Common Carp Cyprinus carpioBrackish water · 38 records
    • Pacific Staghorn Sculpin Leptocottus armatusSalt water · 36 records
    • Three-spined Stickleback Gasterosteus aculeatusSalt water · 35 records
    • Pacific Herring Clupea pallasiiSalt water · 33 records
    • Brown Rockfish Sebastes auriculatusSalt water · 32 records
    • Kelp Greenling Hexagrammos decagrammusSalt water · 32 records
    • Walleye Surfperch Hyperprosopon argenteumSalt water · 31 records
    • Kelp Pipefish Syngnathus californiensisSalt water · 30 records
    • Striped Seaperch Embiotoca lateralisSalt water · 30 records
    • Pile Perch Rhacochilus vaccaSalt water · 30 records
    • Big Skate Beringraja binoculataSalt water · 29 records
    • Bat Ray Myliobatis californicaSalt water · 28 records
    • Yellowfin Goby Acanthogobius flavimanusSalt water · 27 records
    • Leopard Shark Triakis semifasciataSalt water · 27 records
    • Buffalo Sculpin Enophrys bisonSalt water · 27 records
    • Sand Sole Psettichthys melanostictusSalt water · 26 records
    • Jacksmelt Atherinopsis californiensisSalt water · 26 records
    • Brown Smoothhound Mustelus henleiSalt water · 26 records
    • Surf Smelt Hypomesus pretiosusSalt water · 25 records
    • Saddleback Gunnel Pholis ornataSalt water · 23 records
    • Longfin Smelt Spirinchus thaleichthysSalt water · 22 records
    • Pacific Sardine Sardinops sagaxSalt water · 22 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 San Francisco (Golden Gate)

    San Francisco (Golden Gate) 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 4.0 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 7.8 ft, and again around Monday, November 9 (6.7 ft). Those spring tides follow the new and full moon by a day or two. The calmest day is Monday, October 19, with only 4.0 ft between the day's highest and lowest water.

    The lowest tide of the month is -1.1 ft at 7:52 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 6.7 ft at 12:56 PM on Wednesday, October 28. Onshore wind or a storm can push the real water level above that.

    This is a reference (harmonic) station: NOAA predicts its tides directly from years of measured water levels here, which makes it among the most reliable predictions on the coast.

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