Tide Planning Tool

Description:

Low tides offer unique recreation opportunities. Secret beaches, fishing spots, clambeds, tidepools, and many more places typically blocked by surf become accessible. Additionally, more exposed hard and wet sand makes it easier to hike, bike, and drive on the beach. While low tides generally occur twice per day, they are not always low enough or at the right time for recreation.

The Tide Planning Tool is a web application that identifies tides that fit the requirements of your coastal adventure. Enter your desired location, tide threshold, and time requirements, and compatible tides will be returned. This application is particularly useful because it allows you to find tides based on the day of the week and time of day. Most people prefer tides below 0ft that occur on weekends within daylight hours. The application can also be used to find high tides. All tide data is sourced from the National Weather Service API.

Tide Planning Tool:

Fill out the form below, press submit, and tides will be returned.

Choose a location. All options correspond to NOAA tide stations.

Location: Alameda, CA San Francisco, CA Redwood City, CA Crescent City, CA San Diego, CA Monterey, CA Santa Barbara, CA Santa Monica, CA Port San Luis, CA Arena Cove, CA Garibaldi, OR Seattle, WA Charleston, SC Montauk, NY Portland, ME

Choose to return low or high tides.

Tide Type: Low High

Choose the tide height threshold. If 'Low' tide is selected, returned tides will be less than or equal to this value. If 'High' tide is selected, returned tides will be greater than or equal to this value.

Tide Height (ft):

Choose the date range for tides to be within.

Start Date:

End Date:

Choose the days of the week on which the tides must fall.

Days of the Week:
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
Saturday
Sunday

Choose the time of day. 'Daylight' returns tides from one hour before sunrise to one hour after sunset. 'Night' returns tides from one hour before sunset to one hour after sunrise. 'No Preference' returns tides at all times of day.

Time of Day:
Daylight Night No Preference