Tide guides
Guides to getting more out of the tide predictions on this site. Each one works through real examples from our California places, taken from the latest NOAA predictions.
How to read a tide chart
A walk through a real La Jolla tide chart: high and low tides, rising and falling water, the tidal range, negative tides and what MLLW means, then our weekly table and monthly calendar.
Best tide for fishing
What the California Department of Fish and Wildlife says about tides and beach fishing, which advice is only angler lore, and when the tide is rising at sunrise and before sunset on our beaches.
For tide times at a particular beach, start from the California tide charts.