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San Francisco, CA tide times

Name: San Francisco, CA tide data — high & low extrema, next 7 days
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2.00 m / 6.6ft

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Heights relative to MLLW · 2026-05-15Solunar 4/5

Tide times at San Francisco, CA on Friday, 15 May 2026: first high tide at 10:50pm. Sunrise 05:59am, sunset 08:12pm.

TIDE CURVE

Next 24 hours at San Francisco, CA

Predictions: NOAA CO-OPS station 9414290 — heights relative to MLLW.

Harmonic prediction from the official tide authority. Very high accuracy under normal conditions; storm surge may shift actual water level. Not for navigation.

TODAY'S HIGHLIGHTS

Sun, moon and conditions on Fri 15 May

Sunrise

05:59

Sunset

20:12

Moon

New moon

3% illuminated

Marine-conditions data not available for this station. Wind, swell and water temperature ride along with Open-Meteo Marine; gauge-only stations (e.g. UK EA Flood) publish water level only.

7-DAY OUTLOOK

Highs and lows next 7 days

Today

2.0m / 6.6ft22:50

Sat

1.4m / 4.7ft12:52

-0.4m / -1.4ft05:40

Coef. 97

Sun

1.4m / 4.7ft13:50

-0.5m / -1.8ft06:28

Coef. 77

Mon

2.1m / 6.8ft00:17

-0.6m / -1.9ft07:18

Coef. 103

Tue

2.0m / 6.7ft01:07

-0.5m / -1.8ft08:11

Coef. 100

Wed

1.9m / 6.3ft02:01

-0.4m / -1.5ft09:07

Coef. 93

Thu

1.8m / 5.9ft03:00

-0.3m / -1.1ft10:04

Coef. 82

All extrema (7 days)

Day	Type	Time	Height	Coef.
Fri 15 May	High	22:50	2.0m / 6.6ft
Sat 16 May	Low	05:40	-0.4m / -1.4ft	97
	High	12:52	1.4m / 4.7ft
	Low	17:17	0.8m / 2.5ft
	High	23:31	2.1m / 6.8ft
Sun 17 May	Low	06:28	-0.5m / -1.8ft	77
	High	13:50	1.4m / 4.7ft
	Low	18:06	0.8m / 2.8ft
Mon 18 May	High	00:17	2.1m / 6.8ft	103
	Low	07:18	-0.6m / -1.9ft
	High	14:47	1.4m / 4.7ft
	Low	18:59	0.9m / 2.9ft
Tue 19 May	High	01:07	2.0m / 6.7ft	100
	Low	08:11	-0.5m / -1.8ft
	High	15:44	1.4m / 4.7ft
	Low	19:59	0.9m / 3.0ft
Wed 20 May	High	02:01	1.9m / 6.3ft	93
	Low	09:07	-0.4m / -1.5ft
	High	16:42	1.4m / 4.7ft
	Low	21:09	0.9m / 3.0ft
Thu 21 May	High	03:00	1.8m / 5.9ft	82
	Low	10:04	-0.3m / -1.1ft
	High	17:38	1.5m / 4.8ft
	Low	22:31	0.9m / 2.9ft

Predictions: NOAA CO-OPS station 9414290 — heights relative to MLLW. · Not for navigation.

SOLUNAR FORECAST

Today's solunar windows

The angler tradition for major/minor fishing windows: major ≈3-hour windows around moon transit and opposition; minor ≈2-hour windows around moonrise and moonset. Times are America/Los Angeles local. Folk tradition, not a scientific forecast.

Major

22:02-01:02

10:30-13:30

Minor

17:08-19:08

03:48-05:48

7-day window outlook

Fri
2 M / 2 m
Sat
2 M / 2 m
Sun
2 M / 2 m
Mon
2 M / 2 m
Tue
2 M / 2 m
Wed
1 M / 2 m
Thu
2 M / 2 m

SPRING AND NEAP CYCLE

Cycle dates near San Francisco, CA

Next spring tide on Sun 17 May (range 2.6m / 8.7ft). Last neap on Fri 15 May. Next neap on Sun 24 May.

Spring tides cluster around new and full moons (biggest swings). Neap tides land on quarter moons (smallest swings). See the spring tide and neap tide glossary entries for the why.

EDITORIAL

About tides at San Francisco, CA

San Francisco's tide gauge sits on Pier 22½ on the Embarcadero, just inside the Golden Gate, and it reads one of the most-cited records in California. Mean range is about 1.2 metres at the gauge but the bay drains and refills through the narrow Gate twice a day, so the current at the bridge runs harder than the height swing implies — over four knots on the strongest spring ebbs. The pattern is mixed semidiurnal, two highs and two lows of unequal size, and the bigger swing happens around the lower-low water that NOAA references everything from. For walkers on the Embarcadero, kayakers launching from China Beach, or anyone watching the seals at Crissy Field, the time of the change matters more than the absolute height. The lowest lows of the month — around new and full moons — pull water off the rocks at Lands End and the inner shelf at Fort Funston, and the mudflats up at the South Bay open up by hundreds of metres. Predictions on this page come from NOAA CO-OPS station 9414290. Storm surge from a Pacific low can stack 10–20 cm above predicted in winter; the harmonic table assumes calm.

COMMON QUESTIONS

Tide questions about San Francisco, CA

When is the next high tide at San Francisco?

The hero block at the top shows the next high tide at the Pier 22½ gauge in local Pacific time. Scroll down for the 7-day table covering all four daily extremes. The flood reaches the Golden Gate from the open Pacific and pushes inland; high water at Alameda or Redwood City lags the Gate by 15–60 minutes depending on the station.

What's the typical tide range at San Francisco?

Mean range at the Embarcadero gauge is about 1.2 metres. Spring tides push toward 1.7 metres, neap tides drop near 0.7. The current at the Golden Gate, though, is what most paddlers and sailors plan around — it can run over four knots on a strong spring ebb, well out of proportion to the modest height swing.

Where do these tide predictions come from?

NOAA CO-OPS station 9414290 at Pier 22½. NOAA computes harmonic predictions from a long historical gauge record at this exact location — high accuracy under normal conditions, typically within a few minutes and a few centimetres of measured water level. See /methodology for the full explanation.

When are the best low tides for tide pooling at Lands End?

The lowest lows — minus tides below MLLW — cluster around new and full moons, especially in late autumn and winter. Lands End and Sutro Baths' shoreline open up best when the predicted low is below 0 metres MLLW for an hour or more either side. The 7-day table on this page flags each day's lowest predicted tide; pair with sunrise from the sun/moon block.

Is this safe to use for navigation?

No. For piloting in or out of the Golden Gate use NOAA's authoritative chart products, the Coast Pilot, and the latest USCG notices to mariners. Currents through the Gate, San Pablo Strait, and Carquinez are sharper than harmonic prediction can fully describe — bay sailing here rewards real navigational sources.

30-day tide table — San Francisco, CA

Heights relative to MLLW. Predictions: NOAA CO-OPS station 9414290 — heights relative to MLLW.

Day	Type	Time	Height
Fri 15 May	High	22:50	2.0m / 6.6ft
Sat 16 May	Low	05:40	-0.4m / -1.4ft
	High	12:52	1.4m / 4.7ft
	Low	17:17	0.8m / 2.5ft
	High	23:31	2.1m / 6.8ft
Sun 17 May	Low	06:28	-0.5m / -1.8ft
	High	13:50	1.4m / 4.7ft
	Low	18:06	0.8m / 2.8ft
Mon 18 May	High	00:17	2.1m / 6.8ft
	Low	07:18	-0.6m / -1.9ft
	High	14:47	1.4m / 4.7ft
	Low	18:59	0.9m / 2.9ft
Tue 19 May	High	01:07	2.0m / 6.7ft
	Low	08:11	-0.5m / -1.8ft
	High	15:44	1.4m / 4.7ft
	Low	19:59	0.9m / 3.0ft
Wed 20 May	High	02:01	1.9m / 6.3ft
	Low	09:07	-0.4m / -1.5ft
	High	16:42	1.4m / 4.7ft
	Low	21:09	0.9m / 3.0ft
Thu 21 May	High	03:00	1.8m / 5.9ft
	Low	10:04	-0.3m / -1.1ft
	High	17:38	1.5m / 4.8ft
	Low	22:31	0.9m / 2.9ft
Fri 22 May	High	04:06	1.6m / 5.3ft
	Low	11:03	-0.2m / -0.6ft
	High	18:32	1.5m / 5.0ft
	Low	23:56	0.8m / 2.5ft
Sat 23 May	High	05:20	1.4m / 4.7ft
	Low	12:01	-0.0m / -0.1ft
	High	19:21	1.6m / 5.2ft
Sun 24 May	Low	01:12	0.6m / 1.9ft
	High	06:41	1.3m / 4.2ft
	Low	12:55	0.1m / 0.4ft
	High	20:04	1.7m / 5.5ft
Mon 25 May	Low	02:17	0.4m / 1.3ft
	High	08:05	1.2m / 4.0ft
	Low	13:46	0.3m / 1.0ft
	High	20:42	1.7m / 5.7ft
Tue 26 May	Low	03:11	0.2m / 0.7ft
	High	09:23	1.2m / 3.9ft
	Low	14:32	0.5m / 1.5ft
	High	21:16	1.8m / 5.8ft
Wed 27 May	Low	03:57	0.0m / 0.2ft
	High	10:31	1.2m / 4.0ft
	Low	15:16	0.6m / 2.0ft
	High	21:48	1.8m / 5.9ft
Thu 28 May	Low	04:38	-0.1m / -0.2ft
	High	11:30	1.3m / 4.1ft
	Low	15:58	0.7m / 2.4ft
	High	22:18	1.8m / 6.0ft
Fri 29 May	Low	05:15	-0.2m / -0.5ft
	High	12:23	1.3m / 4.3ft
	Low	16:38	0.9m / 2.8ft
	High	22:47	1.8m / 6.0ft
Sat 30 May	Low	05:49	-0.2m / -0.7ft
	High	13:10	1.3m / 4.4ft
	Low	17:17	0.9m / 3.1ft
	High	23:18	1.8m / 5.9ft
Sun 31 May	Low	06:23	-0.2m / -0.7ft
	High	13:53	1.3m / 4.4ft
	Low	17:55	1.0m / 3.2ft
	High	23:51	1.8m / 5.9ft
Mon 01 Jun	Low	06:57	-0.2m / -0.8ft
	High	14:33	1.3m / 4.4ft
	Low	18:34	1.0m / 3.3ft
Tue 02 Jun	High	00:26	1.8m / 5.8ft
	Low	07:33	-0.2m / -0.7ft
	High	15:12	1.3m / 4.4ft
	Low	19:13	1.0m / 3.4ft
Wed 03 Jun	High	01:03	1.7m / 5.6ft
	Low	08:09	-0.2m / -0.7ft
	High	15:51	1.3m / 4.3ft
	Low	19:57	1.0m / 3.4ft
Thu 04 Jun	High	01:42	1.7m / 5.4ft
	Low	08:48	-0.2m / -0.6ft
	High	16:30	1.3m / 4.4ft
	Low	20:47	1.0m / 3.3ft
Fri 05 Jun	High	02:25	1.6m / 5.1ft
	Low	09:29	-0.1m / -0.4ft
	High	17:09	1.4m / 4.4ft
	Low	21:49	1.0m / 3.2ft
Sat 06 Jun	High	03:14	1.5m / 4.8ft
	Low	10:11	-0.0m / -0.1ft
	High	17:46	1.4m / 4.6ft
	Low	23:01	0.9m / 2.9ft
Sun 07 Jun	High	04:13	1.3m / 4.4ft
	Low	10:56	0.1m / 0.2ft
	High	18:23	1.5m / 4.9ft
Mon 08 Jun	Low	00:12	0.7m / 2.4ft
	High	05:26	1.2m / 4.0ft
	Low	11:44	0.2m / 0.7ft
	High	18:58	1.6m / 5.2ft
Tue 09 Jun	Low	01:16	0.5m / 1.8ft
	High	06:53	1.1m / 3.7ft
	Low	12:33	0.4m / 1.2ft
	High	19:34	1.7m / 5.6ft
Wed 10 Jun	Low	02:11	0.3m / 1.0ft
	High	08:24	1.1m / 3.7ft
	Low	13:24	0.5m / 1.7ft
	High	20:11	1.8m / 6.0ft
Thu 11 Jun	Low	03:02	0.0m / 0.1ft
	High	09:46	1.2m / 3.9ft
	Low	14:17	0.7m / 2.2ft
	High	20:51	1.9m / 6.4ft
Fri 12 Jun	Low	03:50	-0.2m / -0.6ft
	High	10:57	1.3m / 4.2ft
	Low	15:09	0.8m / 2.6ft
	High	21:34	2.1m / 6.7ft
Sat 13 Jun	Low	04:39	-0.4m / -1.3ft
	High	11:58	1.4m / 4.5ft
	Low	16:03	0.9m / 2.9ft
	High	22:20	2.1m / 7.0ft

Not for navigation. Generated 2026-05-16T03:20:12.877Z.

Predictions: NOAA CO-OPS station 9414290 — heights relative to MLLW.

Methodology Glossary

Not for navigation. Page generated 2026-05-16T03:20:12.877Z. Predictions refresh daily.