California Tide Charts
Worldwide Tides

San Francisco tides

Predicted from Ocean Beach, outer coast, NOAA station 9414275, right here. Heights in feet above MLLW. Also covers Ocean Beach.

Water level now

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Next tide

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Highs and lows

  1. 12:43 amHigh tide5.0 ft
  2. 5:55 amLow tide2.3 ft
  3. 11:57 amHigh tide6.1 ft
  4. 6:46 pmLow tide-0.1 ft

Sun and moon

Sunrise
7:14 am
Sunset
6:38 pm
Daylight
11 hr 24 min
Moonrise
9:29 am
Moonset
7:27 pm
Moon
Waxing crescent 5%

Water drops to -0.1 ft at 6:46 pm, in daylight. That is when the most sand and rock is uncovered.

About San Francisco

San Francisco’s primary Pacific shoreline revolves around Ocean Beach, a dramatic 3.5-mile expanse of sand bordering the western edge of the city. Ocean Beach is world-renowned for its powerful, heavy surf breaks that draw advanced cold-water boarders, though intense rip currents make it hazardous for casual swimmers. While rocky tide pooling and clamming are minimal along this sandy plain, beachcombing and surf fishing are popular. A precise tide chart is essential for Ocean Beach visitors; low tide widens the hard-packed sand for runners and walkers and creates cleaner wave setups for surfers, while high tide can push powerful waves right up against the seawall.

This week

  1. Mon

    12 Oct

    6.1 ft

    11:57 am

    -0.1 ft

    6:46 pm

  2. Tue

    13 Oct

    6.0 ft

    12:25 pm

    -0.1 ft

    7:26 pm

  3. Wed

    14 Oct

    5.8 ft

    12:57 pm

    0.1 ft

    8:10 pm

  4. Thu

    15 Oct

    5.6 ft

    1:35 pm

    0.3 ft

    8:59 pm

  5. Fri

    16 Oct

    5.3 ft

    2:22 pm

    0.5 ft

    9:57 pm

  6. Sat

    17 Oct

    5.1 ft

    3:21 pm

    0.6 ft

    11:03 pm

  7. Sun

    18 Oct

    4.9 ft

    4:32 pm

    3.5 ft

    11:50 am

  8. Mon

    19 Oct

    4.8 ft

    5:46 pm

    0.7 ft

    12:07 am

  9. Tue

    20 Oct

    4.8 ft

    8:08 am

    0.6 ft

    1:00 am

  10. Wed

    21 Oct

    5.1 ft

    8:34 am

    0.6 ft

    1:45 am

The highest water of each day, and when it arrives.

King tides in 73 days

Water reaches 7.3 ft at 9:48 am on Thursday 24 December, the highest of this run. See every king tide through 2030

Along the coast

north south Tides for MendocinoMendocinoTides for Point ArenaPoint ArenaTides for The Sea RanchThe Sea RanchTides for JennerJennerTides for Bodega BayBodega BayTides for Dillon BeachDillon BeachTides for Point ReyesPoint ReyesTides for BolinasBolinasTides for Stinson BeachStinson BeachTides for SausalitoSausalitoSan FranciscoTides for PacificaPacificaTides for Half Moon BayHalf Moon BayTides for DavenportDavenportTides for CapitolaCapitolaTides for Santa CruzSanta CruzTides for Moss LandingMoss LandingTides for Pacific GrovePacific GroveTides for MontereyMontereyTides for Carmel-by-the-SeaCarmel-by-the-SeaTides for Big SurBig Sur

The nearest California locations north and south of here, in order along the coast. Each dot sits at its true latitude; where places crowd together the writing is nudged clear and joined back to its dot by a line. The region page lists them all.

October 2026

Date Tides Sunrise Sunset
1Thu
High 3:35 am 4.5 ftLow 8:01 am 3.1 ftHigh 2:09 pm 6.3 ftLow 9:29 pm -0.2 ft
7:04 am6:54 pm
2Fri
High 4:58 am 4.4 ftLow 9:06 am 3.4 ftHigh 3:09 pm 6.1 ftLow 10:42 pm -0.1 ft
7:05 am6:52 pm
3Sat
High 6:22 am 4.5 ftLow 10:37 am 3.5 ftHigh 4:22 pm 5.9 ftLow 11:59 pm -0.1 ft
7:06 am6:51 pm
4Sun
High 7:27 am 4.8 ftLow 12:13 pm 3.3 ftHigh 5:43 pm 5.7 ft
7:07 am6:49 pm
5Mon
Low 1:07 am -0.1 ftHigh 8:15 am 5.1 ftLow 1:28 pm 2.8 ftHigh 7:00 pm 5.7 ft
7:08 am6:48 pm
6Tue
Low 2:03 am -0.1 ftHigh 8:55 am 5.4 ftLow 2:27 pm 2.1 ftHigh 8:09 pm 5.7 ft
7:09 am6:46 pm
7Wed
Low 2:50 am 0.1 ftHigh 9:30 am 5.6 ftLow 3:19 pm 1.5 ftHigh 9:10 pm 5.6 ft
7:10 am6:45 pm
8Thu
Low 3:31 am 0.4 ftHigh 10:02 am 5.9 ftLow 4:05 pm 0.9 ftHigh 10:06 pm 5.5 ft
7:10 am6:44 pm
9Fri
Low 4:09 am 0.7 ftHigh 10:33 am 6.1 ftLow 4:48 pm 0.5 ftHigh 11:00 pm 5.4 ft
7:11 am6:42 pm
10Sat
Low 4:44 am 1.2 ftHigh 11:01 am 6.2 ftLow 5:28 pm 0.1 ftHigh 11:51 pm 5.2 ft
7:12 am6:41 pm
11Sun
Low 5:19 am 1.7 ftHigh 11:29 am 6.2 ftLow 6:08 pm -0.1 ft
7:13 am6:39 pm
12Mon
High 12:43 am 5.0 ftLow 5:55 am 2.3 ftHigh 11:57 am 6.1 ftLow 6:46 pm -0.1 ft
7:14 am6:38 pm
13Tue
High 1:35 am 4.8 ftLow 6:31 am 2.7 ftHigh 12:25 pm 6.0 ftLow 7:26 pm -0.1 ft
7:15 am6:36 pm
14Wed
High 2:30 am 4.6 ftLow 7:09 am 3.1 ftHigh 12:57 pm 5.8 ftLow 8:10 pm 0.1 ft
7:16 am6:35 pm
15Thu
High 3:32 am 4.4 ftLow 7:54 am 3.5 ftHigh 1:35 pm 5.6 ftLow 8:59 pm 0.3 ft
7:17 am6:33 pm
16Fri
High 4:43 am 4.3 ftLow 8:53 am 3.7 ftHigh 2:22 pm 5.3 ftLow 9:57 pm 0.5 ft
7:18 am6:32 pm
17Sat
High 5:59 am 4.4 ftLow 10:21 am 3.7 ftHigh 3:21 pm 5.1 ftLow 11:03 pm 0.6 ft
7:19 am6:31 pm
18Sun
High 6:58 am 4.5 ftLow 11:50 am 3.5 ftHigh 4:32 pm 4.9 ft
7:20 am6:29 pm
19Mon
Low 12:07 am 0.7 ftHigh 7:38 am 4.6 ftLow 12:56 pm 3.2 ftHigh 5:46 pm 4.8 ft
7:21 am6:28 pm
20Tue
Low 1:00 am 0.6 ftHigh 8:08 am 4.8 ftLow 1:47 pm 2.7 ftHigh 6:55 pm 4.8 ft
7:22 am6:27 pm
21Wed
Low 1:45 am 0.6 ftHigh 8:34 am 5.1 ftLow 2:29 pm 2.1 ftHigh 7:57 pm 4.9 ft
7:23 am6:25 pm
22Thu
Low 2:23 am 0.7 ftHigh 8:58 am 5.4 ftLow 3:06 pm 1.5 ftHigh 8:54 pm 4.9 ft
7:24 am6:24 pm
23Fri
Low 2:59 am 1.0 ftHigh 9:23 am 5.7 ftLow 3:43 pm 0.9 ftHigh 9:48 pm 5.0 ft
7:25 am6:23 pm
24Sat
Low 3:34 am 1.3 ftHigh 9:50 am 6.0 ftLow 4:20 pm 0.2 ftHigh 10:42 pm 5.1 ft
7:26 am6:22 pm
25Sun
Low 4:09 am 1.7 ftHigh 10:18 am 6.3 ftLow 4:59 pm -0.3 ftHigh 11:36 pm 5.1 ft
7:27 am6:20 pm
26Mon
Low 4:46 am 2.1 ftHigh 10:50 am 6.6 ftLow 5:42 pm -0.8 ft
7:28 am6:19 pm
27Tue
High 12:32 am 5.1 ftLow 5:26 am 2.5 ftHigh 11:26 am 6.8 ftLow 6:27 pm -1.0 ft
7:29 am6:18 pm
28Wed
High 1:30 am 5.0 ftLow 6:09 am 2.9 ftHigh 12:07 pm 6.8 ftLow 7:17 pm -1.1 ft
7:30 am6:17 pm
29Thu
High 2:32 am 4.8 ftLow 6:57 am 3.2 ftHigh 12:54 pm 6.6 ftLow 8:12 pm -1.0 ft
7:31 am6:16 pm
30Fri
High 3:38 am 4.8 ftLow 7:57 am 3.4 ftHigh 1:50 pm 6.3 ftLow 9:14 pm -0.7 ft
7:32 am6:15 pm
31Sat
High 4:46 am 4.8 ftLow 9:15 am 3.4 ftHigh 2:55 pm 5.9 ftLow 10:21 pm -0.4 ft
7:33 am6:13 pm

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