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Eureka

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NOAA station Eureka 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. 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 Eureka. 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.

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 5.2 ft at 5:30 AM, a low of 4.0 ft at 9:37 AM, a high of 6.6 ft at 3:45 PM, and a low of 0.6 ft at 11:04 PM. The high at 5:30 AM is 119 minutes before sunrise.

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 5.0 ft at 6:38 AM, a low of 4.2 ft at 10:37 AM, and a high of 6.2 ft at 4:40 PM. The high at 6:38 AM is 52 minutes before sunrise. The forecast is Patchy Fog then Mostly Cloudy, 60°F, wind 1 to 6 mph N.

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 0.8 ft at 12:03 AM, a high of 5.1 ft at 7:47 AM, a low of 4.2 ft at 12:02 PM, and a high of 5.8 ft at 5:51 PM. The high at 7:47 AM is 16 minutes after sunrise. The forecast is Patchy Fog then Mostly Cloudy, 57°F, wind 1 to 5 mph W.

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 1:06 AM, a high of 5.3 ft at 8:43 AM, a low of 3.9 ft at 1:29 PM, and a high of 5.7 ft at 7:09 PM. The high at 8:43 AM is 71 minutes after sunrise. The forecast is Chance Rain Showers then Slight Chance Light Rain, 57°F, wind 2 to 6 mph SSE.

Tuesday

The moon is a waxing gibbous, about 71% lit. The larger tides fall nearer the new moon and the full moon. Sunrise is 7:33 AM and sunset is 6:29 PM. The tides are a low of 1.0 ft at 2:03 AM, a high of 5.6 ft at 9:23 AM, a low of 3.4 ft at 2:38 PM, and a high of 5.7 ft at 8:21 PM. The high at 9:23 AM is 110 minutes after sunrise. The forecast is Partly Sunny, 56°F, wind 2 to 9 mph N.

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

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Sun and moon

Dawn
7:01 AM
Blue hour, morning
7:01 AM to 7:12 AM
Golden hour, morning
7:12 AM to 8:06 AM
Sunrise
7:29 AM
Solar noon
1:02 PM
Golden hour, evening
5:58 PM to 6:52 PM
Sunset
6:35 PM
Blue hour, evening
6:52 PM to 7:03 PM
Dusk
7:03 PM
Last light
8:06 PM
Day length
11 hours 6 minutes
Moon
First Quarter, about 33% lit
Moonrise
1:40 PM
Moonset
10:25 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.

Boat ramps

  • Fields landing Boat Ramp6.2 mi

Marinas

  • Woodley Island Marina0.2 mi
  • Eureka Public Marina0.6 mi

Beaches

  • Somoa Beach1.6 mi

Parks

  • Halvorsen Park0.5 mi
  • Kamisu Park0.6 mi
  • Jefferson Community Park0.7 mi
  • Ross Park0.8 mi
  • Hammond Park0.9 mi
  • Cooper Gulch Park0.9 mi

Nature reserves

  • Eureka Marsh1.7 mi
  • Digawututklh1.8 mi
  • Manila Dunes Recreation Area2.7 mi
  • Humboldt Bay National Wildlife Refuge3.3 mi
  • Fay Slough Wildlife Area3.3 mi
  • Elk River Wildlife Sanctuary3.3 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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