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Know the tide.

West Coast

Elkhorn Slough railroad bridge

California · NOAA station 9413663 · Tide predictions

· Pacific Time · Feet / MLLW (mean lower low water)

36.8567, -121.7550

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2027 tide extremes for this station

Highest predicted high tide: 7.0 ft — Sat Jul 3 · 10:43 PM

Lowest predicted low tide: -1.6 ft — Sun Jul 4 · 6:01 AM

Biggest single-day swing: 8.6 ft on Thu Jan 21

Best daytime minus tides of 2027
DateLow tideHeight
Thu Jan 214:24 PM-1.6 ft
Sun Jun 67:03 AM-1.6 ft
Fri Jan 225:06 PM-1.5 ft
Tue Dec 145:38 PM-1.5 ft
Mon Jun 77:52 AM-1.4 ft
Wed Jan 203:39 PM-1.4 ft
Wed Dec 156:24 PM-1.4 ft
Mon Dec 134:53 PM-1.4 ft
Tue Jul 67:31 AM-1.3 ft
Sat Jan 235:47 PM-1.2 ft

170 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

Elkhorn Slough railroad bridge 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.

Diurnal range5.5 ft
Mean range3.7 ft
RegionWest Coast
NOAA chart18680
Station since1976