Tide Times

Today's highs and lows and the week ahead — official NOAA predictions from the nearest station, with honest notes on what they can't tell you.

Dana Point has no tide station of its own, so these are NOAA's official predictions for San Clemente — the nearest prediction point on this same stretch of open coast, about six miles down from the harbor. Tide times along this coast shift by only a few minutes from beach to beach, so they are a sound guide for the harbor, Doheny, Salt Creek and Strands.

Minus tides are the good low tides

When a low shows a negative height, the water drops below the average lowest tide — the best windows for exploring rocks and pools. Keep clear of the bluff bases, and start back before the tide turns: Capistrano Beach in particular can disappear at high water.

Right now

Coming in

The tide is

water now about 5.2 ft (1.6 m), estimated from the predicted highs and lows

6:53 p.m.

Next high water

5.2 ft (1.6 m)

2:15 a.m.

Next low water

0.1 ft (0.0 m)

Today

Time	Tide	Height
1:44 a.m.	Low water	0.4 ft (0.1 m)
8:28 a.m.	High water	3.6 ft (1.1 m)
12:48 p.m.	Low water	2.8 ft (0.8 m)
6:53 p.m.	High water	5.2 ft (1.6 m)

The week ahead

Day	Time	Tide	Height
Mon, Aug 24	2:15 a.m.	Low	0.1 ft (0.0 m)
	8:41 a.m.	High	3.8 ft (1.2 m)
	1:27 p.m.	Low	2.4 ft (0.7 m)
	7:32 p.m.	High	5.5 ft (1.7 m)
Tue, Aug 25	2:42 a.m.	Low	-0.1 ft (0.0 m)
	8:57 a.m.	High	4.0 ft (1.2 m)
	2:02 p.m.	Low	2.1 ft (0.6 m)
	8:06 p.m.	High	5.7 ft (1.7 m)
Wed, Aug 26	3:07 a.m.	Low	-0.2 ft (-0.1 m)
	9:16 a.m.	High	4.3 ft (1.3 m)
	2:36 p.m.	Low	1.8 ft (0.5 m)
	8:38 p.m.	High	5.8 ft (1.8 m)
Thu, Aug 27	3:31 a.m.	Low	-0.2 ft (-0.1 m)
	9:38 a.m.	High	4.5 ft (1.4 m)
	3:10 p.m.	Low	1.5 ft (0.5 m)
	9:10 p.m.	High	5.8 ft (1.8 m)
Fri, Aug 28	3:55 a.m.	Low	-0.1 ft (0.0 m)
	10:01 a.m.	High	4.8 ft (1.4 m)

Heights are above mean lower low water (MLLW) — roughly the average lowest tide — not above the dock or the sand. Times are local (PDT). Predictions are for San Clemente (NOAA station TWC0419), the nearest official prediction point, about six miles down the coast — Dana Point's times differ by only a few minutes.

Predictions, not measurements

These are astronomical tide predictions. Wind, air pressure and storm surge can push the real water level well above or below them — in bad weather, check the National Weather Service forecast and warnings at weather.gov before trusting a number here. In an emergency on or near the water, call 911, or hail the US Coast Guard on marine VHF channel 16. Inside the harbor, OC Harbor Patrol's non-emergency line is 949-248-2222.

Official predictions for station San Clemente (TWC0419) from NOAA Tides & Currents, National Ocean Service (CO-OPS). Retrieved August 23 at 6:49 p.m..

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