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Arcata

Tide station

NOAA station Arcata Wharf in Humboldt County, California. Heights are feet above mean lower low water. Tide times on this page are local time at this station (PDT). If you are in another timezone, these clocks are not your phone's time. People also look this chart up as Arcata Wharf. NOAA adjusts this prediction from HUMBOLDT BAY (North Spit).

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Predicted rise and fall

This column is the NOAA prediction. It is the expected high and low from the moon and the sun, in feet above mean lower low water. It is not a flood warning, and it is not the depth under the boat.

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Five-day fishing snapshot

This is the next five days at Arcata. It uses the tide prediction at this station, the sun and moon at this coordinate, and the National Weather Service forecast. A day is highlighted when a high or low falls within two hours of sunrise or sunset. Tide and sun times are local time at this station.

Thursday

The moon is a waxing crescent, about 20% lit. The larger tides fall nearer the new moon and the full moon. Sunrise is 7:28 AM and sunset is 6:36 PM. The tides are a high of 5.2 ft at 4:53 AM, a low of 3.7 ft at 9:35 AM, a high of 6.6 ft at 3:25 PM, and a low of 0.4 ft at 10:52 PM. No high or low this day falls within two hours of sunrise or sunset, so this day is not highlighted. The forecast is Sunny, 64°F, wind 2 mph NNW.

Friday

The moon is a waxing crescent, about 30% lit. The larger tides fall nearer the new moon and the full moon. Sunrise is 7:29 AM and sunset is 6:35 PM. The tides are a high of 5.0 ft at 5:52 AM, a low of 4.0 ft at 10:18 AM, a high of 6.3 ft at 4:07 PM, and a low of 0.7 ft at 11:45 PM. The high at 5:52 AM is 97 minutes before sunrise. The forecast is Partly Sunny, 59°F, wind 1 to 6 mph NW.

Saturday

The moon is a first quarter, about 40% lit, so the highs run smaller. Sunrise is 7:30 AM and sunset is 6:33 PM. The tides are a high of 4.8 ft at 7:00 AM, a low of 4.2 ft at 11:18 AM, and a high of 5.9 ft at 5:02 PM. The high at 7:00 AM is 30 minutes before sunrise. The forecast is Partly Sunny, 55°F, wind 2 to 7 mph NNW.

Sunday

The moon is a first quarter, about 50% lit, so the highs run smaller. Sunrise is 7:31 AM and sunset is 6:32 PM. The tides are a low of 0.9 ft at 12:44 AM, a high of 4.9 ft at 8:09 AM, a low of 4.2 ft at 12:43 PM, and a high of 5.6 ft at 6:13 PM. The high at 8:09 AM is 38 minutes after sunrise. The forecast is Patchy Fog then Mostly Cloudy, 53°F, wind 1 to 6 mph NNW.

Monday

The moon is a waxing gibbous, about 61% lit. The larger tides fall nearer the new moon and the full moon. Sunrise is 7:32 AM and sunset is 6:30 PM. The tides are a low of 1.0 ft at 1:47 AM, a high of 5.1 ft at 9:05 AM, a low of 3.9 ft at 2:10 PM, and a high of 5.5 ft at 7:31 PM. The high at 9:05 AM is 93 minutes after sunrise. The forecast is Chance Light Rain, 52°F, wind 1 to 5 mph SSE.

Friday, Saturday, Sunday, and Monday are the days in this snapshot where a turn meets sunrise or sunset.

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Sun and moon

Dawn
7:00 AM
Blue hour, morning
7:00 AM to 7:11 AM
Golden hour, morning
7:11 AM to 8:05 AM
Sunrise
7:28 AM
Solar noon
1:02 PM
Golden hour, evening
5:59 PM to 6:53 PM
Sunset
6:36 PM
Blue hour, evening
6:53 PM to 7:03 PM
Dusk
7:03 PM
Last light
8:07 PM
Day length
11 hours 8 minutes
Moon
Waxing Crescent, about 24% lit
Moonrise
12:50 PM
Moonset
9:29 PM

The larger tides, called spring tides, fall near the new moon and the full moon. The smaller neap tides fall near the quarters. Light times are for this coordinate, in local time at this station.

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On the water nearby

The closest named places from OpenStreetMap. A place with no name on that map is left off. Private and customer-only launches are labeled.

Marinas

  • Woodley Island Marina3.8 mi
  • Eureka Public Marina4.6 mi

Beaches

  • Somoa Beach4.3 mi

Parks

  • Windsong Park1.6 mi
  • Rotary Park1.8 mi
  • Mountain View Park1.8 mi
  • Greenview Park1.9 mi
  • Bloomfield Park2.0 mi
  • Arcata Plaza2.0 mi

Nature reserves

  • Mad River Slough Wildlife Area0.9 mi
  • Arcata Marsh and Wildlife Sanctuary1.4 mi
  • Bracut Tidelands Public Access2.0 mi
  • Humboldt Bay National Wildlife Refuge - Ma-le'l Dunes Unit2.3 mi
  • Humboldt Coastal Nature Center2.6 mi
  • Ma-le'l Dunes South2.6 mi

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Flood gauge

Measured water, not the tide

This column is a different instrument. A flood gauge reports the water level that is there now and the stages where flooding starts. The orange square on the map is that gauge. It is often not on top of the tide station.

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