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Hercules, Refugio Landing tide times

Today, Sunday, October 18, 2026: high tide at 9:02 AM (4.6 ft) and 6:36 PM (5.0 ft); low tide at 1:17 AM (0.5 ft) and 2:04 PM (3.0 ft). Water temperature 63.9 F at Richmond (8.8 mi away).

NOAA station 9415074 · Subordinate station · MLLW datum · times in PDT · sunrise 7:21 AM, sunset 6:27 PM · first quarter (52% lit)

Low tide▼
1:17AM
0.5FT MLLW
low
High tide▲
9:02AM
4.6FT MLLW
high
Low tide▼
2:04PM
3.0FT MLLW
low
High tide▲
6:36PM
5.0FT MLLW
high
Water temp°F
63.9
17.7C
Richmond, 8.8 mi
1234512 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM12 AM1:17 AM0.5 ft9:02 AM4.6 ft2:04 PM3.0 ft6:36 PM5.0 ftnow 2:20 AM
predicted height above MLLWnightnow (build time; your browser updates it)

As of 2:20 AM the tide is rising toward high tide at 9:02 AM (4.6 ft).

First Quarter 52% litSunrise 7:21 AMSunset 6:27 PMDaylight 11h 06mPDT

Next 7 days at Hercules, Refugio Landing

DateTide 1Tide 2Tide 3Tide 4SunriseSunsetMoon
Sun Oct 18today1:17 AM0.5 ft9:02 AM4.6 ft2:04 PM3.0 ft6:36 PM5.0 ft7:21 AM6:27 PM 52%
Mon Oct 192:21 AM0.6 ft9:42 AM4.7 ft3:10 PM2.7 ft7:50 PM4.9 ft7:22 AM6:26 PM 62%
Tue Oct 203:14 AM0.5 ft10:12 AM4.9 ft4:01 PM2.3 ft8:59 PM4.9 ft7:23 AM6:25 PM 72%
Wed Oct 213:59 AM0.5 ft10:38 AM5.2 ft4:43 PM1.8 ft10:01 PM5.0 ft7:24 AM6:23 PM 81%
Thu Oct 224:37 AM0.6 ft11:02 AM5.5 ft5:20 PM1.3 ft10:58 PM5.1 ft7:25 AM6:22 PM 89%
Fri Oct 235:13 AM0.8 ft11:27 AM5.9 ft5:57 PM0.7 ft11:52 PM5.2 ft7:26 AM6:21 PM 95%
Sat Oct 245:48 AM1.1 ft11:54 AM6.2 ft6:34 PM0.2 ft 7:27 AM6:20 PM 98%

Water temperature near Hercules, Refugio Landing

405060708090
63.9 F (17.7 C)
NOAA CO-OPS station 9414863 (Richmond sensor, 8.8 mi away), read 2:00 AM local, October 18, 2026

Over the past 30 days this sensor ranged from 62.8 to 66.9 F. Typical for October here is 63.2 F (5-year hourly mean; range 48.4 to 67.3), so today is 0.7 F above typical.

Water temperature is the nearest NOAA reading to Hercules, Refugio Landing, not a measurement at the tide gauge itself (this station has no water-temperature sensor). See water temperature by state for every sensor and buoy.

Tide tables

High (▲) and low (▼) tides in PDT with sunrise, sunset and moon illumination. CSV of today's tides for every California station.

October 2026 tide table

DateTide 1Tide 2Tide 3Tide 4SunriseSunsetMoon
Thu Oct 1    7:05 AM6:52 PM 71%
Fri Oct 2    7:06 AM6:51 PM 61%
Sat Oct 3    7:07 AM6:49 PM 51%
Sun Oct 4    7:08 AM6:48 PM 40%
Mon Oct 5    7:09 AM6:46 PM 30%
Tue Oct 6    7:10 AM6:45 PM 21%
Wed Oct 7    7:11 AM6:43 PM 13%
Thu Oct 8    7:12 AM6:42 PM 7%
Fri Oct 9    7:12 AM6:40 PM 2%
Sat Oct 10    7:13 AM6:39 PM 0%
Sun Oct 11    7:14 AM6:37 PM 0%
Mon Oct 12    7:15 AM6:36 PM 3%
Tue Oct 13    7:16 AM6:34 PM 7%
Wed Oct 14    7:17 AM6:33 PM 14%
Thu Oct 15    7:18 AM6:32 PM 22%
Fri Oct 166:47 AM4.5 ft11:07 AM3.1 ft4:26 PM5.5 ft 7:19 AM6:30 PM 31%
Sat Oct 1712:11 AM0.4 ft8:03 AM4.5 ft12:35 PM3.2 ft5:25 PM5.2 ft7:20 AM6:29 PM 41%
Sun Oct 18today1:17 AM0.5 ft9:02 AM4.6 ft2:04 PM3.0 ft6:36 PM5.0 ft7:21 AM6:27 PM 52%
Mon Oct 192:21 AM0.6 ft9:42 AM4.7 ft3:10 PM2.7 ft7:50 PM4.9 ft7:22 AM6:26 PM 62%
Tue Oct 203:14 AM0.5 ft10:12 AM4.9 ft4:01 PM2.3 ft8:59 PM4.9 ft7:23 AM6:25 PM 72%
Wed Oct 213:59 AM0.5 ft10:38 AM5.2 ft4:43 PM1.8 ft10:01 PM5.0 ft7:24 AM6:23 PM 81%
Thu Oct 224:37 AM0.6 ft11:02 AM5.5 ft5:20 PM1.3 ft10:58 PM5.1 ft7:25 AM6:22 PM 89%
Fri Oct 235:13 AM0.8 ft11:27 AM5.9 ft5:57 PM0.7 ft11:52 PM5.2 ft7:26 AM6:21 PM 95%
Sat Oct 245:48 AM1.1 ft11:54 AM6.2 ft6:34 PM0.2 ft 7:27 AM6:20 PM 98%
Sun Oct 2512:46 AM5.2 ft6:23 AM1.4 ft12:22 PM6.5 ft7:13 PM-0.3 ft7:28 AM6:18 PM 100%
Mon Oct 261:40 AM5.2 ft7:00 AM1.8 ft12:54 PM6.8 ft7:56 PM-0.7 ft7:29 AM6:17 PM 99%
Tue Oct 272:36 AM5.2 ft7:40 AM2.1 ft1:30 PM7.0 ft8:41 PM-0.9 ft7:30 AM6:16 PM 96%
Wed Oct 283:34 AM5.1 ft8:23 AM2.4 ft2:11 PM7.0 ft9:31 PM-0.9 ft7:31 AM6:15 PM 91%
Thu Oct 294:36 AM5.0 ft9:11 AM2.7 ft2:58 PM6.9 ft10:26 PM-0.8 ft7:32 AM6:13 PM 85%
Fri Oct 305:42 AM4.9 ft10:11 AM2.9 ft3:54 PM6.6 ft11:28 PM-0.6 ft7:33 AM6:12 PM 76%
Sat Oct 316:50 AM4.9 ft11:29 AM2.9 ft4:59 PM6.1 ft 7:34 AM6:11 PM 67%

November 2026 tide table

DateTide 1Tide 2Tide 3Tide 4SunriseSunsetMoon
Sun Nov 112:35 AM-0.4 ft6:55 AM5.0 ft12:03 PM2.8 ft5:14 PM5.7 ft6:35 AM5:10 PM 56%
Mon Nov 212:43 AM-0.1 ft7:50 AM5.3 ft1:30 PM2.3 ft6:36 PM5.3 ft6:36 AM5:09 PM 45%
Tue Nov 31:45 AM0.1 ft8:36 AM5.6 ft2:40 PM1.8 ft7:58 PM5.1 ft6:37 AM5:08 PM 35%
Wed Nov 42:39 AM0.4 ft9:15 AM5.9 ft3:38 PM1.1 ft9:12 PM5.0 ft6:39 AM5:07 PM 25%
Thu Nov 53:26 AM0.7 ft9:50 AM6.2 ft4:27 PM0.6 ft10:18 PM4.9 ft6:40 AM5:06 PM 16%
Fri Nov 64:08 AM1.1 ft10:23 AM6.4 ft5:11 PM0.1 ft11:18 PM4.9 ft6:41 AM5:05 PM 9%
Sat Nov 74:48 AM1.5 ft10:53 AM6.5 ft5:50 PM-0.2 ft 6:42 AM5:04 PM 4%
Sun Nov 812:13 AM5.0 ft5:26 AM1.9 ft11:21 AM6.5 ft6:27 PM-0.4 ft6:43 AM5:03 PM 1%
Mon Nov 91:05 AM5.0 ft6:04 AM2.3 ft11:50 AM6.5 ft7:03 PM-0.5 ft6:44 AM5:02 PM 0%
Tue Nov 101:54 AM4.9 ft6:41 AM2.6 ft12:19 PM6.4 ft7:39 PM-0.5 ft6:45 AM5:01 PM 1%
Wed Nov 112:42 AM4.9 ft7:20 AM2.8 ft12:50 PM6.2 ft8:16 PM-0.4 ft6:46 AM5:00 PM 5%
Thu Nov 123:30 AM4.8 ft8:00 AM3.0 ft1:25 PM6.0 ft8:56 PM-0.2 ft6:47 AM5:00 PM 10%
Fri Nov 134:19 AM4.7 ft8:45 AM3.1 ft2:04 PM5.8 ft9:39 PM-0.1 ft6:48 AM4:59 PM 18%
Sat Nov 145:11 AM4.6 ft9:40 AM3.1 ft2:49 PM5.5 ft10:27 PM0.1 ft6:49 AM4:58 PM 26%
Sun Nov 156:02 AM4.6 ft10:53 AM3.1 ft3:42 PM5.1 ft11:18 PM0.3 ft6:50 AM4:57 PM 36%
Mon Nov 166:48 AM4.7 ft12:17 PM2.9 ft4:46 PM4.8 ft 6:51 AM4:57 PM 47%
Tue Nov 1712:11 AM0.4 ft7:27 AM4.9 ft1:28 PM2.5 ft5:59 PM4.5 ft6:52 AM4:56 PM 57%
Wed Nov 181:03 AM0.6 ft8:00 AM5.2 ft2:24 PM2.0 ft7:18 PM4.3 ft6:54 AM4:55 PM 68%
Thu Nov 191:51 AM0.9 ft8:30 AM5.5 ft3:11 PM1.4 ft8:35 PM4.3 ft6:55 AM4:55 PM 77%
Fri Nov 202:36 AM1.1 ft9:00 AM5.9 ft3:52 PM0.8 ft9:46 PM4.5 ft6:56 AM4:54 PM 85%
Sat Nov 213:19 AM1.5 ft9:30 AM6.3 ft4:33 PM0.1 ft10:50 PM4.7 ft6:57 AM4:53 PM 92%
Sun Nov 224:02 AM1.8 ft10:03 AM6.7 ft5:14 PM-0.5 ft11:49 PM4.9 ft6:58 AM4:53 PM 97%
Mon Nov 234:46 AM2.1 ft10:40 AM7.1 ft5:57 PM-0.9 ft 6:59 AM4:52 PM 99%
Tue Nov 2412:46 AM5.0 ft5:31 AM2.4 ft11:20 AM7.3 ft6:42 PM-1.3 ft7:00 AM4:52 PM 100%
Wed Nov 251:41 AM5.1 ft6:18 AM2.6 ft12:04 PM7.4 ft7:31 PM-1.4 ft7:01 AM4:52 PM 98%
Thu Nov 262:35 AM5.2 ft7:09 AM2.7 ft12:53 PM7.3 ft8:21 PM-1.4 ft7:02 AM4:51 PM 94%
Fri Nov 273:29 AM5.2 ft8:05 AM2.7 ft1:46 PM7.0 ft9:14 PM-1.2 ft7:03 AM4:51 PM 88%
Sat Nov 284:24 AM5.2 ft9:10 AM2.7 ft2:43 PM6.6 ft10:09 PM-0.8 ft7:04 AM4:51 PM 80%
Sun Nov 295:18 AM5.3 ft10:28 AM2.6 ft3:47 PM5.9 ft11:06 PM-0.4 ft7:05 AM4:50 PM 71%
Mon Nov 306:11 AM5.4 ft11:54 AM2.3 ft5:00 PM5.3 ft 7:06 AM4:50 PM 61%

How these predictions are made

Hercules, Refugio Landing is a subordinate station: NOAA derives its tides from the reference station SAN FRANCISCO (Golden Gate) by applying fixed offsets.

High tide time

+1h 15m
relative to SAN FRANCISCO (Golden Gate)

Low tide time

+1h 39m
relative to reference

High tide height

x1.05
ratio

Low tide height

x0.85
ratio

Nearby tide stations

Questions

What time is high tide at Hercules, Refugio Landing today?

High tide at Hercules, Refugio Landing, California on Sunday, October 18, 2026 is at 9:02 AM (4.6 ft above MLLW) and 6:36 PM (5.0 ft above MLLW), NOAA prediction, local time.

What time is low tide at Hercules, Refugio Landing today?

Low tide at Hercules, Refugio Landing on Sunday, October 18, 2026 is at 1:17 AM (0.5 ft) and 2:04 PM (3.0 ft).

What is the water temperature at Hercules, Refugio Landing?

The nearest NOAA water-temperature reading to Hercules, Refugio Landing is 63.9 F at Richmond (8.8 mi away), as of October 18, 2026.

Not for navigation. Predictions do not include weather; wind and pressure can move the real water level by a foot or more. Source: NOAA CO-OPS station 9415074.