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Shelter Cove tide times

Today, Sunday, October 18, 2026: high tide at 7:18 AM (4.2 ft) and 4:40 PM (4.9 ft); low tide at 11:19 AM (3.7 ft). Water temperature 55.6 F at buoy 46213 (41 mi away).

NOAA station 9418024 · Reference station · MLLW datum · times in PDT · sunrise 7:30 AM, sunset 6:32 PM · first quarter (52% lit)

High tide▲
7:18AM
4.2FT MLLW
high
Low tide▼
11:19AM
3.7FT MLLW
low
High tide▲
4:40PM
4.9FT MLLW
high
Water temp°F
55.6
13.1C
buoy 46213, 41 mi
1234512 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM12 AM7:18 AM4.2 ft11:19 AM3.7 ft4:40 PM4.9 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 7:18 AM (4.2 ft).

First Quarter 52% litSunrise 7:30 AMSunset 6:32 PMDaylight 11h 01mPDT

Next 7 days at Shelter Cove

DateTide 1Tide 2Tide 3Tide 4SunriseSunsetMoon
Sun Oct 18today7:18 AM4.2 ft11:19 AM3.7 ft4:40 PM4.9 ft 7:30 AM6:32 PM 52%
Mon Oct 1912:33 AM0.8 ft8:06 AM4.4 ft12:46 PM3.5 ft6:04 PM4.7 ft7:31 AM6:31 PM 62%
Tue Oct 201:26 AM0.8 ft8:38 AM4.7 ft1:54 PM3.0 ft7:23 PM4.8 ft7:32 AM6:29 PM 72%
Wed Oct 212:13 AM0.9 ft9:04 AM5.0 ft2:48 PM2.4 ft8:30 PM4.9 ft7:34 AM6:28 PM 81%
Thu Oct 222:55 AM1.0 ft9:28 AM5.4 ft3:34 PM1.7 ft9:27 PM5.0 ft7:35 AM6:27 PM 89%
Fri Oct 233:33 AM1.1 ft9:53 AM5.8 ft4:15 PM0.9 ft10:19 PM5.2 ft7:36 AM6:25 PM 95%
Sat Oct 244:10 AM1.4 ft10:19 AM6.2 ft4:55 PM0.2 ft11:10 PM5.3 ft7:37 AM6:24 PM 98%

Water temperature near Shelter Cove

405060708090
55.6 F (13.1 C)
NDBC buoy 46213 (Cape Mendocino, CA), 41 mi away, observed 08:30 UTC October 18, 2026

Water temperature is the nearest NOAA reading to Shelter Cove, 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    7:13 AM6:59 PM 71%
Fri Oct 2    7:14 AM6:57 PM 61%
Sat Oct 3    7:15 AM6:55 PM 51%
Sun Oct 4    7:16 AM6:54 PM 40%
Mon Oct 5    7:17 AM6:52 PM 30%
Tue Oct 6    7:18 AM6:51 PM 21%
Wed Oct 7    7:19 AM6:49 PM 13%
Thu Oct 8    7:20 AM6:47 PM 7%
Fri Oct 9    7:21 AM6:46 PM 2%
Sat Oct 10    7:22 AM6:44 PM 0%
Sun Oct 11    7:23 AM6:43 PM 0%
Mon Oct 12    7:24 AM6:41 PM 3%
Tue Oct 13    7:25 AM6:40 PM 7%
Wed Oct 14    7:26 AM6:38 PM 14%
Thu Oct 15    7:27 AM6:37 PM 22%
Fri Oct 164:46 AM4.1 ft8:44 AM3.5 ft2:43 PM5.4 ft10:32 PM0.5 ft7:28 AM6:35 PM 31%
Sat Oct 176:06 AM4.1 ft9:43 AM3.7 ft3:31 PM5.2 ft11:34 PM0.7 ft7:29 AM6:34 PM 41%
Sun Oct 18today7:18 AM4.2 ft11:19 AM3.7 ft4:40 PM4.9 ft 7:30 AM6:32 PM 52%
Mon Oct 1912:33 AM0.8 ft8:06 AM4.4 ft12:46 PM3.5 ft6:04 PM4.7 ft7:31 AM6:31 PM 62%
Tue Oct 201:26 AM0.8 ft8:38 AM4.7 ft1:54 PM3.0 ft7:23 PM4.8 ft7:32 AM6:29 PM 72%
Wed Oct 212:13 AM0.9 ft9:04 AM5.0 ft2:48 PM2.4 ft8:30 PM4.9 ft7:34 AM6:28 PM 81%
Thu Oct 222:55 AM1.0 ft9:28 AM5.4 ft3:34 PM1.7 ft9:27 PM5.0 ft7:35 AM6:27 PM 89%
Fri Oct 233:33 AM1.1 ft9:53 AM5.8 ft4:15 PM0.9 ft10:19 PM5.2 ft7:36 AM6:25 PM 95%
Sat Oct 244:10 AM1.4 ft10:19 AM6.2 ft4:55 PM0.2 ft11:10 PM5.3 ft7:37 AM6:24 PM 98%
Sun Oct 254:45 AM1.7 ft10:48 AM6.5 ft5:36 PM-0.5 ft 7:38 AM6:23 PM 100%
Mon Oct 2612:01 AM5.3 ft5:20 AM2.0 ft11:19 AM6.8 ft6:19 PM-1.0 ft7:39 AM6:21 PM 99%
Tue Oct 2712:54 AM5.2 ft5:57 AM2.4 ft11:55 AM7.0 ft7:05 PM-1.3 ft7:40 AM6:20 PM 96%
Wed Oct 281:49 AM5.0 ft6:35 AM2.7 ft12:35 PM7.1 ft7:54 PM-1.3 ft7:41 AM6:19 PM 91%
Thu Oct 292:47 AM4.8 ft7:18 AM3.0 ft1:20 PM6.9 ft8:48 PM-1.2 ft7:42 AM6:17 PM 85%
Fri Oct 303:50 AM4.7 ft8:08 AM3.3 ft2:11 PM6.7 ft9:47 PM-0.9 ft7:43 AM6:16 PM 76%
Sat Oct 315:00 AM4.6 ft9:15 AM3.5 ft3:10 PM6.2 ft10:53 PM-0.5 ft7:45 AM6:15 PM 67%

November 2026 tide table

DateTide 1Tide 2Tide 3Tide 4SunriseSunsetMoon
Sun Nov 15:11 AM4.7 ft9:48 AM3.5 ft3:23 PM5.7 ft10:58 PM-0.1 ft6:46 AM5:14 PM 56%
Mon Nov 26:10 AM5.0 ft11:23 AM3.1 ft4:53 PM5.2 ft11:58 PM0.2 ft6:47 AM5:13 PM 45%
Tue Nov 36:58 AM5.3 ft12:44 PM2.4 ft6:22 PM5.0 ft 6:48 AM5:11 PM 35%
Wed Nov 412:53 AM0.6 ft7:38 AM5.7 ft1:50 PM1.6 ft7:41 PM4.9 ft6:49 AM5:10 PM 25%
Thu Nov 51:43 AM1.0 ft8:14 AM6.1 ft2:45 PM0.9 ft8:47 PM4.9 ft6:50 AM5:09 PM 16%
Fri Nov 62:28 AM1.5 ft8:47 AM6.4 ft3:30 PM0.2 ft9:43 PM4.9 ft6:52 AM5:08 PM 9%
Sat Nov 73:09 AM1.9 ft9:18 AM6.5 ft4:12 PM-0.3 ft10:35 PM4.9 ft6:53 AM5:07 PM 4%
Sun Nov 83:46 AM2.2 ft9:48 AM6.6 ft4:50 PM-0.6 ft11:24 PM4.9 ft6:54 AM5:06 PM 1%
Mon Nov 94:21 AM2.6 ft10:17 AM6.6 ft5:27 PM-0.7 ft 6:55 AM5:05 PM 0%
Tue Nov 1012:11 AM4.8 ft4:55 AM2.9 ft10:48 AM6.5 ft6:04 PM-0.7 ft6:56 AM5:04 PM 1%
Wed Nov 1112:57 AM4.7 ft5:29 AM3.1 ft11:20 AM6.3 ft6:42 PM-0.5 ft6:57 AM5:03 PM 5%
Thu Nov 121:43 AM4.6 ft6:03 AM3.4 ft11:53 AM6.1 ft7:22 PM-0.3 ft6:58 AM5:02 PM 10%
Fri Nov 132:31 AM4.5 ft6:40 AM3.5 ft12:29 PM5.9 ft8:04 PM-0.0 ft7:00 AM5:01 PM 18%
Sat Nov 143:24 AM4.4 ft7:24 AM3.7 ft1:08 PM5.6 ft8:51 PM0.3 ft7:01 AM5:01 PM 26%
Sun Nov 154:21 AM4.4 ft8:25 AM3.8 ft1:54 PM5.2 ft9:40 PM0.5 ft7:02 AM5:00 PM 36%
Mon Nov 165:13 AM4.5 ft9:52 AM3.7 ft2:52 PM4.8 ft10:30 PM0.8 ft7:03 AM4:59 PM 47%
Tue Nov 175:53 AM4.8 ft11:15 AM3.4 ft4:11 PM4.5 ft11:18 PM1.0 ft7:04 AM4:58 PM 57%
Wed Nov 186:26 AM5.1 ft12:21 PM2.8 ft5:38 PM4.3 ft 7:05 AM4:58 PM 68%
Thu Nov 1912:03 AM1.3 ft6:55 AM5.4 ft1:17 PM2.0 ft6:59 PM4.3 ft7:06 AM4:57 PM 77%
Fri Nov 2012:47 AM1.6 ft7:25 AM5.8 ft2:06 PM1.2 ft8:08 PM4.5 ft7:08 AM4:56 PM 85%
Sat Nov 211:32 AM1.9 ft7:56 AM6.3 ft2:51 PM0.3 ft9:09 PM4.7 ft7:09 AM4:56 PM 92%
Sun Nov 222:17 AM2.3 ft8:30 AM6.7 ft3:35 PM-0.5 ft10:05 PM4.9 ft7:10 AM4:55 PM 97%
Mon Nov 233:01 AM2.5 ft9:06 AM7.1 ft4:20 PM-1.2 ft11:00 PM5.0 ft7:11 AM4:55 PM 99%
Tue Nov 243:44 AM2.8 ft9:45 AM7.4 ft5:06 PM-1.6 ft11:55 PM5.1 ft7:12 AM4:54 PM 100%
Wed Nov 254:29 AM3.0 ft10:28 AM7.6 ft5:54 PM-1.8 ft 7:13 AM4:54 PM 98%
Thu Nov 2612:50 AM5.1 ft5:16 AM3.2 ft11:16 AM7.5 ft6:44 PM-1.8 ft7:14 AM4:53 PM 94%
Fri Nov 271:44 AM5.0 ft6:09 AM3.3 ft12:07 PM7.3 ft7:36 PM-1.5 ft7:15 AM4:53 PM 88%
Sat Nov 282:39 AM5.0 ft7:10 AM3.4 ft1:03 PM6.8 ft8:30 PM-1.0 ft7:16 AM4:52 PM 80%
Sun Nov 293:35 AM5.1 ft8:23 AM3.3 ft2:04 PM6.2 ft9:25 PM-0.4 ft7:17 AM4:52 PM 71%
Mon Nov 304:30 AM5.3 ft9:51 AM3.1 ft3:16 PM5.4 ft10:21 PM0.2 ft7:18 AM4:52 PM 61%

Tidal datums at Shelter Cove

Heights on this page are above mean lower low water (MLLW), the chart datum. NOAA's accepted datums for station 9418024, in feet above MLLW:

MHHW

29.26 ft
Mean higher high water

MHW

28.60 ft
Mean high water

MSL

26.42 ft
Mean sea level

MLW

24.33 ft
Mean low water

MN

4.28 ft
Mean range

GT

6.14 ft
Diurnal range

Nearby tide stations

Questions

What time is high tide at Shelter Cove today?

High tide at Shelter Cove, California on Sunday, October 18, 2026 is at 7:18 AM (4.2 ft above MLLW) and 4:40 PM (4.9 ft above MLLW), NOAA prediction, local time.

What time is low tide at Shelter Cove today?

Low tide at Shelter Cove on Sunday, October 18, 2026 is at 11:19 AM (3.7 ft).

What is the water temperature at Shelter Cove?

The nearest NOAA water-temperature reading to Shelter Cove is 55.6 F at buoy 46213 (41 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 9418024.