How’s the Tide

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How's the tide at Shelter Cove today?

High water today at 12:25 pm (5.3 ft) and 11:32 pm (7.1 ft). Low water at 5:48 am (-1.2 ft) and 5:33 pm (2.2 ft).

Times are local to Shelter Cove (America/Los_Angeles). Heights are feet above MLLW.

Shelter Cove tide chart — next seven days

Today — Wednesday, August 12

TideTimeHeightRelative height
Low5:48 am-1.2 ft
High12:25 pm5.3 ft
Low5:33 pm2.2 ft
High11:32 pm7.1 ft

Thursday, August 13

TideTimeHeightRelative height
Low6:30 am-1.0 ft
High1:02 pm5.6 ft
Low6:27 pm1.8 ft

Three turns fall on this date. The next one lands after midnight and is listed under the following day.

Friday, August 14

TideTimeHeightRelative height
High12:26 am6.7 ft
Low7:09 am-0.5 ft
High1:38 pm5.8 ft
Low7:20 pm1.5 ft

Saturday, August 15

TideTimeHeightRelative height
High1:18 am6.2 ft
Low7:46 am0.1 ft
High2:12 pm6.0 ft
Low8:12 pm1.3 ft

Sunday, August 16

TideTimeHeightRelative height
High2:11 am5.6 ft
Low8:22 am0.8 ft
High2:46 pm6.0 ft
Low9:05 pm1.2 ft

Monday, August 17

TideTimeHeightRelative height
High3:05 am5.0 ft
Low8:56 am1.5 ft
High3:20 pm6.0 ft
Low10:02 pm1.1 ft

Tuesday, August 18

TideTimeHeightRelative height
High4:05 am4.4 ft
Low9:31 am2.2 ft
High3:56 pm5.9 ft
Low11:04 pm1.1 ft

Shelter Cove tides — month by month

Every high and low water for August 2026 and September 2026.

Shelter Cove tide calendar — August 2026

DayHigh waterLow water
1 Sat1:00 am (5.9), 2:27 pm (5.3)7:49 am (0.0), 7:58 pm (2.3)
2 Sun1:44 am (5.5), 2:53 pm (5.5)8:18 am (0.4), 8:46 pm (2.0)
3 Mon2:32 am (5.1), 3:21 pm (5.7)8:48 am (1.0), 9:41 pm (1.6)
4 Tue3:28 am (4.6), 3:53 pm (5.9)9:20 am (1.5), 10:44 pm (1.2)
5 Wed4:39 am (4.1), 4:34 pm (6.1)9:58 am (2.1), 11:53 pm (0.8)
6 Thu6:10 am (3.8), 5:25 pm (6.3)10:45 am (2.6)
7 Fri7:53 am (3.8), 6:25 pm (6.6)1:04 am (0.3), 11:46 am (3.1)
8 Sat9:19 am (4.0), 7:32 pm (6.8)2:13 am (-0.2), 1:00 pm (3.3)
9 Sun10:18 am (4.3), 8:39 pm (7.0)3:18 am (-0.7), 2:19 pm (3.3)
10 Mon11:05 am (4.7), 9:41 pm (7.2)4:14 am (-1.1), 3:34 pm (3.0)
11 Tue11:46 am (5.0), 10:38 pm (7.2)5:03 am (-1.2), 4:37 pm (2.7)
12 Wed · today12:25 pm (5.3), 11:32 pm (7.1)5:48 am (-1.2), 5:33 pm (2.2)
13 Thu1:02 pm (5.6)6:30 am (-1.0), 6:27 pm (1.8)
14 Fri12:26 am (6.7), 1:38 pm (5.8)7:09 am (-0.5), 7:20 pm (1.5)
15 Sat1:18 am (6.2), 2:12 pm (6.0)7:46 am (0.1), 8:12 pm (1.3)
16 Sun2:11 am (5.6), 2:46 pm (6.0)8:22 am (0.8), 9:05 pm (1.2)
17 Mon3:05 am (5.0), 3:20 pm (6.0)8:56 am (1.5), 10:02 pm (1.1)
18 Tue4:05 am (4.4), 3:56 pm (5.9)9:31 am (2.2), 11:04 pm (1.1)
19 Wed5:19 am (4.0), 4:38 pm (5.7)10:09 am (2.7)
20 Thu6:54 am (3.8), 5:29 pm (5.6)12:10 am (1.0), 10:58 am (3.2)
21 Fri8:33 am (3.8), 6:29 pm (5.6)1:17 am (0.9), 12:02 pm (3.4)
22 Sat9:41 am (4.0), 7:32 pm (5.7)2:21 am (0.7), 1:14 pm (3.5)
23 Sun10:22 am (4.2), 8:31 pm (5.8)3:16 am (0.5), 2:25 pm (3.5)
24 Mon10:53 am (4.4), 9:21 pm (6.0)4:01 am (0.2), 3:24 pm (3.2)
25 Tue11:21 am (4.7), 10:06 pm (6.2)4:39 am (0.0), 4:12 pm (2.9)
26 Wed11:47 am (4.9), 10:47 pm (6.2)5:13 am (-0.1), 4:55 pm (2.6)
27 Thu12:13 pm (5.1), 11:28 pm (6.2)5:44 am (-0.1), 5:35 pm (2.2)
28 Fri12:38 pm (5.4)6:13 am (0.1), 6:15 pm (1.8)
29 Sat12:11 am (6.0), 1:03 pm (5.6)6:42 am (0.3), 6:55 pm (1.4)
30 Sun12:55 am (5.8), 1:29 pm (5.8)7:11 am (0.7), 7:38 pm (1.1)
31 Mon1:43 am (5.4), 1:57 pm (6.0)7:40 am (1.2), 8:24 pm (0.8)

Times local to Shelter Cove, heights in feet above MLLW.

Shelter Cove tide calendar — September 2026

DayHigh waterLow water
1 Tue2:34 am (5.0), 2:28 pm (6.2)8:11 am (1.8), 9:17 pm (0.5)
2 Wed3:33 am (4.6), 3:05 pm (6.3)8:44 am (2.3), 10:19 pm (0.4)
3 Thu4:48 am (4.1), 3:51 pm (6.3)9:24 am (2.8), 11:30 pm (0.2)
4 Fri6:24 am (3.9), 4:51 pm (6.3)10:21 am (3.2)
5 Sat8:02 am (4.0), 6:06 pm (6.3)12:45 am (0.0), 11:43 am (3.5)
6 Sun9:11 am (4.3), 7:25 pm (6.4)1:56 am (-0.2), 1:13 pm (3.4)
7 Mon9:57 am (4.7), 8:39 pm (6.5)3:00 am (-0.4), 2:36 pm (3.1)
8 Tue10:35 am (5.1), 9:42 pm (6.6)3:54 am (-0.5), 3:44 pm (2.5)
9 Wed11:10 am (5.4), 10:39 pm (6.6)4:40 am (-0.5), 4:40 pm (1.9)
10 Thu11:43 am (5.7), 11:31 pm (6.4)5:21 am (-0.3), 5:30 pm (1.3)
11 Fri12:16 pm (6.0)5:59 am (0.1), 6:17 pm (0.9)
12 Sat12:23 am (6.1), 12:48 pm (6.2)6:34 am (0.6), 7:03 pm (0.6)
13 Sun1:13 am (5.7), 1:19 pm (6.2)7:08 am (1.2), 7:47 pm (0.4)
14 Mon2:04 am (5.2), 1:50 pm (6.1)7:41 am (1.7), 8:32 pm (0.4)
15 Tue2:55 am (4.8), 2:21 pm (6.0)8:12 am (2.3), 9:20 pm (0.5)
16 Wed3:51 am (4.4), 2:55 pm (5.8)8:44 am (2.8), 10:15 pm (0.7)
17 Thu5:02 am (4.0), 3:34 pm (5.5)9:21 am (3.2), 11:19 pm (0.9)
18 Fri6:34 am (3.9), 4:26 pm (5.3)10:13 am (3.5)
19 Sat8:06 am (4.0), 5:36 pm (5.2)12:27 am (0.9), 11:38 am (3.7)
20 Sun9:03 am (4.2), 6:53 pm (5.2)1:32 am (0.8), 1:02 pm (3.6)
21 Mon9:37 am (4.4), 8:01 pm (5.3)2:28 am (0.7), 2:13 pm (3.3)
22 Tue10:04 am (4.7), 8:58 pm (5.5)3:15 am (0.5), 3:10 pm (2.9)
23 Wed10:28 am (5.0), 9:47 pm (5.7)3:54 am (0.4), 3:56 pm (2.4)
24 Thu10:51 am (5.3), 10:33 pm (5.8)4:28 am (0.4), 4:37 pm (1.8)
25 Fri11:15 am (5.6), 11:18 pm (5.8)5:00 am (0.6), 5:16 pm (1.2)
26 Sat11:39 am (5.9)5:30 am (0.8), 5:55 pm (0.6)
27 Sun12:04 am (5.7), 12:06 pm (6.2)6:01 am (1.1), 6:36 pm (0.1)
28 Mon12:53 am (5.5), 12:36 pm (6.4)6:32 am (1.6), 7:19 pm (-0.2)
29 Tue1:45 am (5.2), 1:09 pm (6.6)7:05 am (2.0), 8:06 pm (-0.4)
30 Wed2:40 am (4.9), 1:46 pm (6.6)7:40 am (2.5), 8:59 pm (-0.5)

Times local to Shelter Cove, heights in feet above MLLW.

Wind and weather at Shelter Cove

Seven days from the National Weather Service forecast for this stretch of coast. Each row is the range across the whole day, not a reading for one moment.

DayWindGustsAirSkyRain
Today4–12 kn NNW17 kn63–72 °FMostly sunny0 %
Thu, August 132–10 kn NNW14 kn59–64 °FMostly sunny3 %
Fri, August 141–4 kn NNW8 kn56–61 °FPartly cloudy0 %
Sat, August 150–3 kn N6 kn55–60 °FPartly cloudy0 %
Sun, August 160–3 kn N5 kn53–59 °FMostly cloudy1 %
Mon, August 170–2 kn N5 kn53–60 °FMostly cloudy6 %
Tue, August 181–3 kn N6 kn55–61 °FMostly cloudy8 %

Source: NOAA National Weather Service, forecast office EKA. Public domain. Wind in knots, from the direction given. The forecast grid for this place carries no wave heights, so none are shown.

Boating, beach and fishing at Shelter Cove

The same forecast as above, read for three things people do here. Each verdict names what decided it.

DayBoatingBeachFishing
TodayGoodwind 12 kn or lessFair72 °FGoodlight wind, major window in daylight
Thu, August 13Goodwind 10 kn or lessPooronly 64 °FGoodlight wind, major window in daylight
Fri, August 14Goodwind 4 kn or lessPooronly 61 °FGoodlight wind, major window in daylight
Sat, August 15Goodwind 3 kn or lessPooronly 60 °FGoodlight wind, major window in daylight
Sun, August 16Goodwind 3 kn or lessPooronly 59 °FGoodlight wind, major window in daylight
Mon, August 17Goodwind 2 kn or lessPooronly 60 °FGoodlight wind, major window in daylight
Tue, August 18Goodwind 3 kn or lessPooronly 61 °FGoodlight wind, major window in daylight

Boating turns to Poor at the National Weather Service small craft threshold — sustained wind of 22 kn, gusts of 26 kn, or seas of 5 ft — and to Fair at 15 kn or 3 ft. Beach weighs air temperature, chance of rain and wind.Fishing asks whether the day is fishable at all and whether a solunar major window falls in daylight; it is not a prediction of what will bite. None of this replaces the marine forecast before you go out.

Sun and moon

Today

Sunrise 6:25 am · Sunset 8:16 pm
Moon 0% lit, waxing

Tomorrow

Sunrise 6:26 am · Sunset 8:15 pm
Moon 2% lit, waxing

Solunar windows for Shelter Cove

The moon pulls hardest when it is directly overhead or on the far side of the earth — the two major windows of about two hours. The shorter minor windows sit around moonrise and moonset. Anglers use them to pick a time on the water; they are computed from the moon's position, not measured.

Today — Wednesday, August 12

  • Major12:01 am – 2:01 amMoon underfoot
  • Minor5:45 am – 6:45 amMoonrise
  • Major12:28 pm – 2:28 pmMoon overhead
  • Minor7:58 pm – 8:58 pmMoonset

Thursday, August 13

  • Major12:54 am – 2:54 amMoon underfoot
  • Minor7:00 am – 8:00 amMoonrise
  • Major1:19 pm – 3:19 pmMoon overhead
  • Minor8:24 pm – 9:24 pmMoonset

Times are local to Shelter Cove (America/Los_Angeles).

Questions about Shelter Cove tides

Answered from the same NOAA predictions as the table above. Where this page has no basis for an answer, there is no entry.

What time is high tide in Shelter Cove today?
High water at 12:25 pm (5.3 ft) and 11:32 pm (7.1 ft), local time in Shelter Cove. Heights are feet above MLLW. Because the tide runs on the moon rather than the clock, each turn falls roughly 50 minutes later tomorrow — the seven-day table above carries the shift.
What time is low tide in Shelter Cove today?
Low water at 5:48 am (-1.2 ft) and 5:33 pm (2.2 ft), local time in Shelter Cove. A height below zero is a minus tide: the water falls further than MLLW, the level the heights are counted from.
How many tides does Shelter Cove get in a day?
Two high waters and two low waters on most days, a little over six hours apart. Over the seven days on this page that comes to 13 high waters and 14 low waters. Where a date shows only three turns, the fourth has slipped past midnight and is listed under the following day.
What is the tidal range at Shelter Cove?
About 8.3 ft between today's lowest and highest water. Across the next seven days the water moves between -1.2 and 7.1 ft — a span of about 8.3 ft. The range is widest around new and full moon and narrowest at the quarters, so it changes from week to week.
Which tide station do these Shelter Cove tide times come from?
NOAA station 9418024 — a reference station, about 1.6 km from the centre of Shelter Cove. A reference station has its own long-running record, which is the strongest basis NOAA publishes. The predictions here are NOAA's, unchanged.
What time zone are the Shelter Cove tide times in?
Every time on this page is clock time in Shelter Cove — the America/Los_Angeles zone, daylight saving already applied. Nothing has to be converted, and no time is shown in UTC except the retrieval stamp at the foot of the page.
When are the solunar windows at Shelter Cove today?
The major windows run 12:01 am to 2:01 am and 12:28 pm to 2:28 pm, with shorter minor windows around moonrise and moonset. They are computed from the moon's position over Shelter Cove, not measured — anglers use them to pick a time on the water. The moon is 0% lit and waxing.
How far ahead does this Shelter Cove tide chart go?
Seven days in the table, and every high and low water for August 2026 and September 2026 in the calendar below it. The page is rebuilt every morning, so the first day is always today.

Nearby tide charts

Where these times come from

Source
NOAA Center for Operational Oceanographic Products and Services — station 9418024, SHELTER COVE (reference station)
Datum
MLLW — heights in feet above mean lower low water
Distance
1.6 km from the centre of Shelter Cove
Retrieved
Aug 12, 2026, 3:28 PM UTC
Licence
Public domain (US federal government data). NOS requests that attribution be given whenever NOS material is reproduced and re-disseminated.

Predictions are issued by NOAA. The official NOAA data are authoritative. Not for navigation. Check the official NOAA station page before you rely on these times on the water.