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Elkhorn

Elkhorn Slough · California · NOAA station 9413631 · Tide predictions

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

36.8183, -121.7470

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2027 tide extremes for this station

Highest predicted high tide: 6.6 ft — Sat Jul 3 · 10:52 PM

Lowest predicted low tide: -1.6 ft — Thu Jan 21 · 4:23 PM

Biggest single-day swing: 8.2 ft on Sun Jul 4

Best daytime minus tides of 2027
DateLow tideHeight
Thu Jan 214:23 PM-1.6 ft
Fri Jan 225:05 PM-1.6 ft
Sun Jun 67:03 AM-1.4 ft
Tue Dec 145:41 PM-1.4 ft
Wed Dec 156:27 PM-1.4 ft
Wed Jan 203:38 PM-1.4 ft
Mon Jun 77:52 AM-1.4 ft
Sat Jan 235:45 PM-1.3 ft
Tue Jul 67:27 AM-1.3 ft
Mon Dec 134:55 PM-1.3 ft

180 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, Elkhorn Slough 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 range5.4 ft
Mean range3.6 ft
RegionWest Coast
NOAA chart18680
Station since1976