California
San Francisco tides
Tide charts & times for San Francisco, California · read from NOAA station SAN FRANCISCO (Golden Gate) (#9414290)
California · NOAA station 9414290 · Tide predictions
37.8063, -122.4659
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Stations named for San Francisco
- SAN FRANCISCO (Golden Gate) · #9414290
- San Francisco, North Point, Pier 41 · #9414305
This page reads the SAN FRANCISCO (Golden Gate) station; the others serve nearby shores with the same name.
On the water nearby
San Francisco Bar, CA (142) buoy · 9 mi W · Station 46237
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Nearby tide stations
- Sausalito · 2.9 mi N
- San Francisco, North Point, Pier 41 · 2.9 mi E
- Alcatraz Island · 3.0 mi NE
- Ocean Beach, outer coast · 3.4 mi SW
- Point Bonita, Bonita Cove · 3.5 mi W
Plan ahead
2027 tide extremes for this station
Highest predicted high tide: 7.1 ft — Thu Jan 21 · 9:39 AM
Lowest predicted low tide: -1.8 ft — Sun Jun 6 · 7:21 AM
Biggest single-day swing: 8.7 ft on Thu Jan 21
Best daytime minus tides of 2027
| Date | Low tide | Height |
|---|---|---|
| Sun Jun 6 | 7:21 AM | -1.8 ft |
| Mon Jul 5 | 7:06 AM | -1.7 ft |
| Mon Jun 7 | 8:10 AM | -1.7 ft |
| Thu Jan 21 | 4:40 PM | -1.6 ft |
| Fri Jan 22 | 5:24 PM | -1.6 ft |
| Tue Dec 14 | 5:56 PM | -1.5 ft |
| Wed Dec 15 | 6:42 PM | -1.5 ft |
| Sat May 8 | 7:31 AM | -1.4 ft |
| Tue Jul 6 | 7:51 AM | -1.4 ft |
| Sun May 9 | 8:22 AM | -1.4 ft |
189 minus tides (below 0 ft) are predicted here in 2027. The table shows up to the 10 lowest that fall between 7 AM and 7 PM — the ones worth planning a clam dig or tidepool walk around.
About this station
SAN FRANCISCO (Golden Gate) is one of NOAA's reference tide stations — its predictions are computed directly from harmonic analysis of water levels observed here, and other nearby stations are calculated from it.
Mixed semidiurnal tides — two unequal highs and two unequal lows a day — with ranges growing as you head north. Harbor entrances feel the swell as much as the tide.