Richmond tide times

CaliforniaNear North Richmond, Contra Costa CountyNOAA 9414863Water level station

The tide is rising: high tide at 9:43 AM, 4.7 ft. Measured 4.21 ft at 7:00 AM, 0.60 ft above the prediction.

Radar

Reflectivity now over Richmond, CA. Open it to see tides and water levels on the map.

Open the live radar with tides and water levels

Radar mosaic and map layers from NOAA MRMS. Boundaries from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet.

Now

Today, Sunday, September 20: every high and low tide, and the predicted curve through the day.

Low tide2:17 AM0.8 ft
High tide9:43 AM4.7 ft
Low tide2:29 PM3.5 ft
High tide7:47 PM5.4 ft

Feet above mean lower low water. Times are Pacific Daylight Time. Sunrise 6:56 AM, sunset 7:09 PM.

Alerts in force

National Weather Service products for coastal flooding, storm surge, high surf and tsunami at this station’s position.

None right now. The National Weather Service issues coastal flood advisories and warnings, storm surge watches and warnings, high surf advisories and tsunami messages for water at this station.

7-day tide table

Highest tide this week 5.8 ft, Sat, Sep 26 at 12:21 PM. Lowest 0.5 ft, Thu, Sep 24 at 5:00 AM.

High and low tides at Richmond, CA, Pacific Daylight Time, feet above MLLW
Date	High and low tides				Sunrise / sunset	Moon
Sun, Sep 20 Today	Low 2:17 AM 0.8 ft	High 9:43 AM 4.7 ft	Low 2:29 PM 3.5 ft	High 7:47 PM 5.4 ft	6:56 AM / 7:09 PM	Waxing gibbousRises 4:10 PM
Mon, Sep 21	Low 3:09 AM 0.7 ft	High 10:19 AM 4.9 ft	Low 3:21 PM 3.2 ft	High 8:49 PM 5.6 ft	6:57 AM / 7:08 PM	Waxing gibbousRises 4:44 PM
Tue, Sep 22	Low 3:51 AM 0.6 ft	High 10:49 AM 5.1 ft	Low 4:05 PM 2.8 ft	High 9:41 PM 5.7 ft	6:58 AM / 7:06 PM	Waxing gibbousRises 5:14 PM
Wed, Sep 23	Low 4:27 AM 0.5 ft	High 11:14 AM 5.3 ft	Low 4:44 PM 2.3 ft	High 10:28 PM 5.8 ft	6:58 AM / 7:05 PM	Waxing gibbousRises 5:40 PM
Thu, Sep 24	Low 5:00 AM 0.5 ft	High 11:37 AM 5.4 ft	Low 5:21 PM 1.8 ft	High 11:13 PM 5.8 ft	6:59 AM / 7:03 PM	Waxing gibbousRises 6:05 PM
Fri, Sep 25	Low 5:31 AM 0.6 ft	High 11:59 AM 5.6 ft	Low 5:58 PM 1.3 ft	High 11:59 PM 5.6 ft	7:00 AM / 7:02 PM	Waxing gibbousRises 6:29 PM
Sat, Sep 26	Low 6:01 AM 0.8 ft	High 12:21 PM 5.8 ft	Low 6:35 PM 0.7 ft		7:01 AM / 7:00 PM	Full moon 9:49 AMRises 6:53 PM

Next moon phases: full moon Sat, Sep 26, last quarter Sat, Oct 3.

Water level, last 48 hours

Measured 4.21 ft at 7:00 AM, 0.60 ft above the prediction. Highest in 48 hours: 6.10 ft at Sat 7:00 PM.

Measured
Predicted tide

Storm surge

Measured less predicted: +0.60 ft now; over 48 hours, +0.39 ft to +0.82 ft. Wind, air pressure and river flow move the water off the tide table.

Datums and records

Heights above mean lower low water (MLLW), the zero of this page and of NOAA’s charts. Tidal epoch 1983-2001.

Mean higher high water MHHW	6.04 ft
Mean high water MHW	5.43 ft
Mean diurnal tide level DTL	3.02 ft
Mean tide level MTL	3.28 ft
Mean sea level MSL	3.25 ft
Mean low water MLW	1.12 ft
Mean lower low water MLLW	0.00 ft
NAVD88 (land survey datum) NAVD88	-0.02 ft
Highest water measured February 6, 1998	8.63 ft
Lowest water measured January 11, 2009	-2.53 ft
Highest astronomical tide	7.44 ft
Lowest astronomical tide	-1.89 ft

Mean range of tide 4.31 ft; great diurnal range 6.04 ft.

What this means

Heights are feet above mean lower low water (MLLW): the average of the lower of each day’s two low tides over NOAA’s 19-year tidal epoch, and the zero of US tide tables and nautical charts. A low tide below that average is printed as a negative height.

Predictions are astronomical. They account for the moon and the sun, not the weather: onshore wind, low air pressure and high river flow hold the water above the prediction, offshore wind and high pressure hold it below. The water level above measures the difference.

Spring tides, the largest ranges of the month, follow the new and full moon by a day or two. Neap tides, the smallest, follow the quarter moons.

Nearby8

The closest other NOAA tide stations, nearest first.

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Sources

Tide predictions and water levels from NOAA’s Center for Operational Oceanographic Products and Services (CO-OPS). Coastal flood, storm surge and high surf products from the National Weather Service. Station 9414863: original at NOAA.