California tide station

Rincon Island, Mussel Shoals tide times

Today, Sunday, October 18, 2026: high tide at 7:07 AM (3.8 ft) and 3:46 PM (4.4 ft); low tide at 10:29 AM (3.6 ft) and 11:43 PM (0.8 ft). Water temperature 70.5 F at buoy 46053 (24 mi away).

NOAA station 9411270 · Reference station · MLLW datum · times in PDT · sunrise 7:06 AM, sunset 6:20 PM · first quarter (52% lit)

High tide▲

7:07AM

3.8FT MLLW

high

Low tide▼

10:29AM

3.6FT MLLW

low

High tide▲

3:46PM

4.4FT MLLW

high

Low tide▼

11:43PM

0.8FT MLLW

low

predicted height above MLLWnightnow (build time; your browser updates it)

As of 2:20 AM the tide is rising toward high tide at 7:07 AM (3.8 ft).

First Quarter 52% litSunrise 7:06 AMSunset 6:20 PMDaylight 11h 13mPDT

High tide at Rincon Island, Mussel Shoals, California on October 18, 2026 is at 7:07 AM (3.8 ft above MLLW) and 3:46 PM (4.4 ft above MLLW).
Low tide at Rincon Island, Mussel Shoals on October 18, 2026 is at 10:29 AM (3.6 ft) and 11:43 PM (0.8 ft).
Today's tidal range at Rincon Island, Mussel Shoals is 3.6 ft (highest high 4.4 ft, lowest low 0.8 ft).
The nearest NOAA water temperature to Rincon Island, Mussel Shoals is 70.5 F at buoy 46053 (24 mi away), as of October 18, 2026.
Sunrise 7:06 AM, sunset 6:20 PM (PDT); moon first quarter, 52% illuminated.
Predictions are NOAA CO-OPS tide predictions for station 9411270 (harmonic reference station), heights above MLLW.

Next 7 days at Rincon Island, Mussel Shoals

Date	Tide 1	Tide 2	Tide 3	Tide 4	Sunrise	Sunset	Moon
Sun Oct 18today	7:07 AM3.8 ft	10:29 AM3.6 ft	3:46 PM4.4 ft	11:43 PM0.8 ft	7:06 AM	6:20 PM	52%
Mon Oct 19	7:07 AM4.0 ft	11:52 AM3.2 ft	5:10 PM4.4 ft		7:07 AM	6:19 PM	62%
Tue Oct 20	12:24 AM0.7 ft	7:19 AM4.3 ft	12:38 PM2.7 ft	6:09 PM4.6 ft	7:08 AM	6:17 PM	72%
Wed Oct 21	12:56 AM0.7 ft	7:35 AM4.6 ft	1:17 PM2.2 ft	6:59 PM4.7 ft	7:08 AM	6:16 PM	81%
Thu Oct 22	1:25 AM0.7 ft	7:53 AM5.0 ft	1:54 PM1.5 ft	7:46 PM4.7 ft	7:09 AM	6:15 PM	89%
Fri Oct 23	1:53 AM0.8 ft	8:14 AM5.4 ft	2:31 PM0.9 ft	8:31 PM4.7 ft	7:10 AM	6:14 PM	95%
Sat Oct 24	2:20 AM1.0 ft	8:37 AM5.9 ft	3:10 PM0.3 ft	9:16 PM4.6 ft	7:11 AM	6:13 PM	98%

Water temperature near Rincon Island, Mussel Shoals

70.5 F (21.4 C)

NDBC buoy 46053 (EAST SANTA BARBARA - 12NM Southwest of Santa Barbara, CA), 24 mi away, observed 08:50 UTC October 18, 2026

Water temperature is the nearest NOAA reading to Rincon Island, Mussel Shoals, 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

Date	Tide 1	Tide 2	Tide 3	Tide 4	Sunrise	Sunset	Moon
Thu Oct 1					6:53 AM	6:42 PM	71%
Fri Oct 2					6:53 AM	6:41 PM	61%
Sat Oct 3					6:54 AM	6:39 PM	51%
Sun Oct 4					6:55 AM	6:38 PM	40%
Mon Oct 5					6:56 AM	6:37 PM	30%
Tue Oct 6					6:56 AM	6:35 PM	21%
Wed Oct 7					6:57 AM	6:34 PM	13%
Thu Oct 8					6:58 AM	6:33 PM	7%
Fri Oct 9					6:59 AM	6:31 PM	2%
Sat Oct 10					6:59 AM	6:30 PM	0%
Sun Oct 11					7:00 AM	6:29 PM	0%
Mon Oct 12					7:01 AM	6:27 PM	3%
Tue Oct 13					7:02 AM	6:26 PM	7%
Wed Oct 14					7:03 AM	6:25 PM	14%
Thu Oct 15					7:03 AM	6:23 PM	22%
Fri Oct 16	12:52 PM4.8 ft	9:28 PM0.9 ft			7:04 AM	6:22 PM	31%
Sat Oct 17	2:03 PM4.5 ft	10:46 PM0.9 ft			7:05 AM	6:21 PM	41%
Sun Oct 18today	7:07 AM3.8 ft	10:29 AM3.6 ft	3:46 PM4.4 ft	11:43 PM0.8 ft	7:06 AM	6:20 PM	52%
Mon Oct 19	7:07 AM4.0 ft	11:52 AM3.2 ft	5:10 PM4.4 ft		7:07 AM	6:19 PM	62%
Tue Oct 20	12:24 AM0.7 ft	7:19 AM4.3 ft	12:38 PM2.7 ft	6:09 PM4.6 ft	7:08 AM	6:17 PM	72%
Wed Oct 21	12:56 AM0.7 ft	7:35 AM4.6 ft	1:17 PM2.2 ft	6:59 PM4.7 ft	7:08 AM	6:16 PM	81%
Thu Oct 22	1:25 AM0.7 ft	7:53 AM5.0 ft	1:54 PM1.5 ft	7:46 PM4.7 ft	7:09 AM	6:15 PM	89%
Fri Oct 23	1:53 AM0.8 ft	8:14 AM5.4 ft	2:31 PM0.9 ft	8:31 PM4.7 ft	7:10 AM	6:14 PM	95%
Sat Oct 24	2:20 AM1.0 ft	8:37 AM5.9 ft	3:10 PM0.3 ft	9:16 PM4.6 ft	7:11 AM	6:13 PM	98%
Sun Oct 25	2:48 AM1.3 ft	9:03 AM6.3 ft	3:51 PM-0.3 ft	10:04 PM4.4 ft	7:12 AM	6:12 PM	100%
Mon Oct 26	3:17 AM1.6 ft	9:33 AM6.6 ft	4:36 PM-0.6 ft	10:56 PM4.2 ft	7:13 AM	6:11 PM	99%
Tue Oct 27	3:48 AM2.0 ft	10:08 AM6.7 ft	5:25 PM-0.8 ft	11:55 PM3.9 ft	7:14 AM	6:10 PM	96%
Wed Oct 28	4:21 AM2.4 ft	10:48 AM6.7 ft	6:19 PM-0.8 ft		7:15 AM	6:08 PM	91%
Thu Oct 29	1:06 AM3.6 ft	4:59 AM2.7 ft	11:34 AM6.5 ft	7:21 PM-0.6 ft	7:15 AM	6:07 PM	85%
Fri Oct 30	2:30 AM3.5 ft	5:48 AM3.1 ft	12:31 PM6.0 ft	8:30 PM-0.3 ft	7:16 AM	6:06 PM	76%
Sat Oct 31	4:09 AM3.6 ft	7:14 AM3.4 ft	1:42 PM5.5 ft	9:47 PM-0.1 ft	7:17 AM	6:05 PM	67%

November 2026 tide table

Date	Tide 1	Tide 2	Tide 3	Tide 4	Sunrise	Sunset	Moon
Sun Nov 1	4:22 AM4.0 ft	8:27 AM3.4 ft	2:12 PM5.1 ft	9:57 PM0.0 ft	6:18 AM	5:04 PM	56%
Mon Nov 2	5:08 AM4.4 ft	10:20 AM2.9 ft	3:45 PM4.8 ft	10:53 PM0.2 ft	6:19 AM	5:03 PM	45%
Tue Nov 3	5:44 AM4.8 ft	11:32 AM2.1 ft	5:04 PM4.7 ft	11:39 PM0.4 ft	6:20 AM	5:03 PM	35%
Wed Nov 4	6:16 AM5.3 ft	12:28 PM1.4 ft	6:10 PM4.6 ft		6:21 AM	5:02 PM	25%
Thu Nov 5	12:17 AM0.7 ft	6:46 AM5.6 ft	1:15 PM0.8 ft	7:08 PM4.4 ft	6:22 AM	5:01 PM	16%
Fri Nov 6	12:51 AM1.1 ft	7:14 AM5.9 ft	1:57 PM0.2 ft	7:59 PM4.3 ft	6:23 AM	5:00 PM	9%
Sat Nov 7	1:21 AM1.5 ft	7:41 AM6.1 ft	2:36 PM-0.1 ft	8:47 PM4.1 ft	6:24 AM	4:59 PM	4%
Sun Nov 8	1:48 AM1.9 ft	8:06 AM6.2 ft	3:12 PM-0.4 ft	9:32 PM3.9 ft	6:25 AM	4:58 PM	1%
Mon Nov 9	2:14 AM2.3 ft	8:32 AM6.2 ft	3:48 PM-0.4 ft	10:19 PM3.8 ft	6:26 AM	4:58 PM	0%
Tue Nov 10	2:40 AM2.5 ft	8:59 AM6.1 ft	4:25 PM-0.4 ft	11:08 PM3.6 ft	6:27 AM	4:57 PM	1%
Wed Nov 11	3:05 AM2.8 ft	9:27 AM5.9 ft	5:05 PM-0.2 ft		6:28 AM	4:56 PM	5%
Thu Nov 12	12:02 AM3.5 ft	3:30 AM3.0 ft	9:59 AM5.6 ft	5:48 PM0.0 ft	6:28 AM	4:55 PM	10%
Fri Nov 13	1:03 AM3.4 ft	3:57 AM3.2 ft	10:35 AM5.3 ft	6:36 PM0.3 ft	6:29 AM	4:55 PM	18%
Sat Nov 14	2:19 AM3.4 ft	4:32 AM3.3 ft	11:19 AM5.0 ft	7:29 PM0.5 ft	6:30 AM	4:54 PM	26%
Sun Nov 15	3:42 AM3.6 ft	5:52 AM3.5 ft	12:14 PM4.6 ft	8:27 PM0.6 ft	6:31 AM	4:53 PM	36%
Mon Nov 16	4:23 AM3.8 ft	8:10 AM3.5 ft	1:25 PM4.3 ft	9:21 PM0.7 ft	6:32 AM	4:53 PM	47%
Tue Nov 17	4:49 AM4.1 ft	10:03 AM3.1 ft	2:54 PM4.0 ft	10:06 PM0.8 ft	6:33 AM	4:52 PM	57%
Wed Nov 18	5:11 AM4.4 ft	11:07 AM2.5 ft	4:16 PM3.9 ft	10:44 PM1.0 ft	6:34 AM	4:52 PM	68%
Thu Nov 19	5:33 AM4.9 ft	11:54 AM1.8 ft	5:24 PM3.8 ft	11:19 PM1.2 ft	6:35 AM	4:51 PM	77%
Fri Nov 20	5:56 AM5.3 ft	12:37 PM1.0 ft	6:27 PM3.8 ft	11:53 PM1.4 ft	6:36 AM	4:51 PM	85%
Sat Nov 21	6:23 AM5.9 ft	1:19 PM0.2 ft	7:24 PM3.9 ft		6:37 AM	4:50 PM	92%
Sun Nov 22	12:27 AM1.7 ft	6:54 AM6.3 ft	2:01 PM-0.5 ft	8:18 PM3.9 ft	6:38 AM	4:50 PM	97%
Mon Nov 23	1:04 AM1.9 ft	7:28 AM6.8 ft	2:45 PM-1.0 ft	9:11 PM3.8 ft	6:39 AM	4:50 PM	99%
Tue Nov 24	1:42 AM2.1 ft	8:07 AM7.0 ft	3:31 PM-1.4 ft	10:07 PM3.8 ft	6:40 AM	4:49 PM	100%
Wed Nov 25	2:23 AM2.4 ft	8:49 AM7.1 ft	4:21 PM-1.5 ft	11:06 PM3.7 ft	6:41 AM	4:49 PM	98%
Thu Nov 26	3:09 AM2.6 ft	9:35 AM7.0 ft	5:13 PM-1.4 ft		6:42 AM	4:49 PM	94%
Fri Nov 27	12:07 AM3.7 ft	4:02 AM2.7 ft	10:27 AM6.6 ft	6:09 PM-1.1 ft	6:43 AM	4:48 PM	88%
Sat Nov 28	1:12 AM3.8 ft	5:10 AM2.9 ft	11:25 AM6.1 ft	7:06 PM-0.8 ft	6:44 AM	4:48 PM	80%
Sun Nov 29	2:18 AM4.0 ft	6:35 AM3.0 ft	12:31 PM5.4 ft	8:05 PM-0.3 ft	6:44 AM	4:48 PM	71%
Mon Nov 30	3:19 AM4.3 ft	8:22 AM2.9 ft	1:50 PM4.7 ft	9:05 PM0.2 ft	6:45 AM	4:48 PM	61%

Tidal datums at Rincon Island, Mussel Shoals

Heights on this page are above mean lower low water (MLLW), the chart datum. NOAA's accepted datums for station 9411270, in feet above MLLW:

MHHW

9.78 ft

Mean higher high water

MHW

9.02 ft

Mean high water

MSL

7.15 ft

Mean sea level

MLW

5.31 ft

Mean low water

3.72 ft

Mean range

5.46 ft

Diurnal range

Highest observed water level: 12.13 ft above MLLW on January 27, 1983. Tidal datum epoch 1983-2001.

Nearby tide stations

Ventura11 mi · next high 7:27 AM
Santa Barbara15 mi · next high 7:15 AM
Port Hueneme19 mi · next high 7:28 AM
Prisoners Harbor, Santa Cruz Island27 mi · next high 7:37 AM
Bechers Bay, Santa Rosa Island42 mi · next high 7:45 AM
Gaviota State Park, Pacific Ocean46 mi · next high 7:26 AM

Questions

What time is high tide at Rincon Island, Mussel Shoals today?

High tide at Rincon Island, Mussel Shoals, California on Sunday, October 18, 2026 is at 7:07 AM (3.8 ft above MLLW) and 3:46 PM (4.4 ft above MLLW), NOAA prediction, local time.

What time is low tide at Rincon Island, Mussel Shoals today?

Low tide at Rincon Island, Mussel Shoals on Sunday, October 18, 2026 is at 10:29 AM (3.6 ft) and 11:43 PM (0.8 ft).

What is the water temperature at Rincon Island, Mussel Shoals?

The nearest NOAA water-temperature reading to Rincon Island, Mussel Shoals is 70.5 F at buoy 46053 (24 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 9411270.