The tide level at the Palo Alto Baylands Sailing Station, like other sites, is often significantly different than the published tide predictions.
The tide levels are affected by the winds, rainfall, atmospheric pressure, creek flow rates, and other things. The first plot below shows the
measured and predicted tide levels at the Palo Alto Sailing Station in the Baylands Park in Palo Alto.
The three plots below it are from the NOAA
San Francisco Bay Operational Forecast System (SFBOFS) hydrodynamic model predictions.
The next set of three plots show the tide levels at the Palo Alto Baylands Sailing Station for yesterday, the prior two days and today, and the last seven days. They are helpful
for understanding the variations of the observed tide levels from the predicted levels and estimating what might happen today.
The last two plots show the tide levels at the Palo Alto Baylands Sailing Station for the next 7 days and 28 days.
The details of the plots below are described on the Palo Alto Baylands Sailing Station Tides Information page.
Also available are annual tide predictions by month for the Palo Alto and
Third Avenue sailing sites.
Today's tide levels at Palo Alto Baylands Sailing Station with highlighting during the wind window.
NOAA San Francisco Bay OFS hydrodynamic model predictions for tides at
Coyote Creek which
is located 4.2 miles ENE of the Palo Alto Baylands dock
NOAA San Francisco Bay OFS hydrodynamic model predictions for tides at the
Dumbartan Bridge
at the North East side of the channel.
This site is located 3.5 miles NNW of the Palo Alto Baylands dock.
NOAA San Francisco Bay OFS hydrodynamic model predictions for tides at the
Port of Redwood City.
This site is located 7.0 miles NW of the Palo Alto Baylands dock.
The Port of Redwood City predictions are included because that is the closest site with observed tide levels included in the plot and is useful
for seeing the model's accuracy.
Yesterday's tide levels at Palo Alto Baylands Sailing Station
Tide levels at Palo Alto Baylands Sailing Station for today and the two prior days.
Shows history for last two days to help with estimating today's tide levels and timing.
Last 7 days of tide levels at Palo Alto Baylands Sailing Station
Shows history for last 7 days to help with understanding how much the gauge tides consistantly vary from the harmonics based forecasts.
Next 7 days of tide levels at Palo Alto Baylands Sailing Station
Shows projections for next 7 days with wind-window highlighting to help identify good days for water sports.
Next 28 days of tide levels at Palo Alto Baylands Sailing Station
Shows projections for next 28 days with wind-window highlighting to help identify good days for water sports.
