Rodeo Beach Tides: Tide Chart and Times
Marin County, California · Pacific time · feet
The tide at Rodeo Beach today starts with a high of 5.0 ft at 5:18 AM, falls to a low of 3.4 ft at 9:40 AM, climbs to a high of 6.1 ft at 3:27 PM, then falls to a low of −0.4 ft at 10:46 PM.
The falling tide is now 5.8 ft
Next high
13h 58m
5:23 AM
Next low
6h 21m
10:46 PM
Rodeo Beach is a pebble beach in the Marin Headlands, about three miles northwest of the Golden Gate Bridge, with Rodeo Lagoon behind it and Bird Island just offshore. The tide changes how much beach there is and how close the waves come.
Also covers Marin Headlands, Bonita Cove, Kirby Cove, Black Sands Beach.
Saturday, October 31
Saturday, October 31
- ▲ ▲ High tide5:18 AM5.0 ft 5.0 ft
- ▼ ▼ Low tide9:40 AM3.4 ft 3.4 ft
- ▲ ▲ High tide3:27 PM6.1 ft 6.1 ft
- ▼ ▼ Low tide10:46 PM−0.4 ft −0.4 ft
Sunday, November 1
- ▲ ▲ High tide5:23 AM5.1 ft 5.1 ft
- ▼ ▼ Low tide10:14 AM3.3 ft 3.3 ft
- ▲ ▲ High tide3:42 PM5.7 ft 5.7 ft
- ▼ ▼ Low tide10:54 PM−0.1 ft −0.1 ft
Monday, November 2
- ▲ ▲ High tide6:18 AM5.3 ft 5.3 ft
- ▼ ▼ Low tide11:41 AM2.8 ft 2.8 ft
- ▲ ▲ High tide5:04 PM5.3 ft 5.3 ft
- ▼ ▼ Low tide11:56 PM0.1 ft 0.1 ft
Tuesday, November 3
- ▲ ▲ High tide7:04 AM5.6 ft 5.6 ft
- ▼ ▼ Low tide12:51 PM2.1 ft 2.1 ft
- ▲ ▲ High tide6:26 PM5.1 ft 5.1 ft
Wednesday, November 4
- ▼ ▼ Low tide12:50 AM0.5 ft 0.5 ft
- ▲ ▲ High tide7:43 AM5.9 ft 5.9 ft
- ▼ ▼ Low tide1:49 PM1.4 ft 1.4 ft
- ▲ ▲ High tide7:40 PM5.0 ft 5.0 ft
Thursday, November 5
- ▼ ▼ Low tide1:37 AM0.9 ft 0.9 ft
- ▲ ▲ High tide8:18 AM6.2 ft 6.2 ft
- ▼ ▼ Low tide2:38 PM0.7 ft 0.7 ft
- ▲ ▲ High tide8:46 PM5.0 ft 5.0 ft
Friday, November 6
- ▼ ▼ Low tide2:19 AM1.3 ft 1.3 ft
- ▲ ▲ High tide8:51 AM6.4 ft 6.4 ft
- ▼ ▼ Low tide3:22 PM0.2 ft 0.2 ft
- ▲ ▲ High tide9:46 PM5.0 ft 5.0 ft
Today and Tomorrow at Rodeo BeachThis Week at Rodeo Beach
Feet above MLLW · Pacific time · shaded = night
Tap the chart for the height at any time. The full week is in the table below.Hover or tap the chart for the height at any time.
Predicted vs Actual Water Level
NOAA Point Reyes gauge · last 2448 hours
Tide predictions cover only the pull of the moon and sun. NOAA's Point Reyes gauge, about 26 miles away, measures the real water level every 6 minutes, so the gap between the two lines is the weather: storm surge, wind, air pressure and runoff. The same gap usually holds across the Marin coast and Tomales Bay.
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Predicted Measured
Today at a Glance
Tidal range today
6.6 ft
Typical this month: 6.2 ft
Spring and neap cycle
Between springs and neaps
Next spring tide Nov 9, next neap Nov 3
How they work →Moon
Waning gibbous
60% lit, waning. New moon Nov 8
Sunrise and sunset
7:34 AM / 6:12 PM
10h 38m of daylight
Rodeo Beach Tide Table, Next 7 Days
From today · Pacific time
Today, Oct 31
- ▲ High 5:18 AM5.0 ft
- ▼ Low 9:40 AM3.4 ft
- ▲ High 3:27 PM6.1 ft
- ▼ Low 10:46 PM−0.4 ft
Sunday, Nov 1
- ▲ High 5:23 AM5.1 ft
- ▼ Low 10:14 AM3.3 ft
- ▲ High 3:42 PM5.7 ft
- ▼ Low 10:54 PM−0.1 ft
Monday, Nov 2
- ▲ High 6:18 AM5.3 ft
- ▼ Low 11:41 AM2.8 ft
- ▲ High 5:04 PM5.3 ft
- ▼ Low 11:56 PM0.1 ft
Tuesday, Nov 3
- ▲ High 7:04 AM5.6 ft
- ▼ Low 12:51 PM2.1 ft
- ▲ High 6:26 PM5.1 ft
Wednesday, Nov 4
- ▼ Low 12:50 AM0.5 ft
- ▲ High 7:43 AM5.9 ft
- ▼ Low 1:49 PM1.4 ft
- ▲ High 7:40 PM5.0 ft
Thursday, Nov 5
- ▼ Low 1:37 AM0.9 ft
- ▲ High 8:18 AM6.2 ft
- ▼ Low 2:38 PM0.7 ft
- ▲ High 8:46 PM5.0 ft
Friday, Nov 6
- ▼ Low 2:19 AM1.3 ft
- ▲ High 8:51 AM6.4 ft
- ▼ Low 3:22 PM0.2 ft
- ▲ High 9:46 PM5.0 ft
Minus Tides at Rodeo Beach
Daylight low tides below zero in the next 60 days, the best times for tidepooling and walking the low beach. More on what a minus tide is.
- Saturday, Nov 7, 4:01 PM−0.2 ft
- Sunday, Nov 8, 4:38 PM−0.5 ft
- Monday, Nov 9, 5:14 PM−0.5 ft
- Sunday, Nov 22, 3:25 PM−0.5 ft
- Monday, Nov 23, 4:08 PM−1.1 ft
- Tuesday, Nov 24, 4:53 PM−1.5 ft
- Saturday, Dec 5, 3:10 PM−0.2 ft
- Sunday, Dec 6, 3:49 PM−0.5 ft
Rodeo Beach Tides: Pebbles, Surf and Bird Island
Rodeo Beach tides set how far up the pebbles the waves reach and how much of the cove stays dry. The beach sits in a cove in the Marin Headlands, about three miles northwest of the Golden Gate Bridge. It is backed by Rodeo Lagoon and faces the open Pacific.
The sand is coarse and full of red and green pebbles from the cliffs around the cove. Look closely and you can find jasper, carnelian, black agate and jade. You can look, but leave them on the beach.
Rodeo Lagoon and Bird Island
Behind the beach, Rodeo Lagoon is a protected wildlife area. People and pets are not allowed in any part of it. Egrets, ducks and other birds feed in the shallow water all year.
Just off the beach, Bird Island’s white crags fill with cormorants, gulls and brown pelicans. The National Park Service calls it one of the largest roosting sites in northern California for the brown pelican, with several hundred arriving each fall. The best view is from the Bird Island Overlook near Battery Mendell, on the way to the Point Bonita Lighthouse trail.
Waves at Any Tide
Rodeo is not a swimming beach. Sneaker waves can run far up the sand without warning and move heavy logs, and rip currents can pull people out. Stay well back from the water’s edge with kids and dogs.
Tides for Rodeo Beach are predicted from NOAA’s Point Bonita (Bonita Cove) station, about a mile away on the same headland.
Tides Near Rodeo Beach
All Marin tides →How the tide is running right now at the closest spots.
Also close to Rodeo Beach: Tiburon 5.3 mi · Stinson Beach 7.5 mi · Corte Madera Creek 7.8 mi · Duxbury Reef 9.7 mi · San Rafael 9.7 mi
Where the Rodeo Beach Tide Station Is
37.8183, -122.5283
Tide times for Rodeo Beach come from NOAA's Point Bonita, Bonita Cove tide station (9414906), about 1.1 miles away.
About Tides at Rodeo Beach
How the tide works at Rodeo Beach
Rodeo Beach gets mixed semidiurnal tides, the usual pattern on the California coast: two highs and two lows most days, with one high noticeably higher than the other and one low noticeably lower. The lower low is the one that uncovers the most shore.
A typical day here swings about 6.2 ft from low water to the next high. The biggest spring tides of the next month stretch that to about 9.0 ft, and the quietest neap days shrink it to about 3.4 ft. The next spring tides peak around Nov 9.
Where the Rodeo Beach predictions come from
Every time and height is a NOAA prediction for NOAA's Point Bonita, Bonita Cove tide station (9414906), about 1.1 miles away. It is a subordinate station: NOAA predicts its highs and lows by applying time and height offsets to the San Francisco (Golden Gate) reference station.
The curve between each high and low is drawn with the standard cosine method, so heights between the turns are close estimates. Weather can move the real water level: strong onshore wind and low air pressure raise it, and offshore wind and high pressure lower it. Read more on how tide predictions work.
Reading the tide clock, table and chart
The tide clock's hand sweeps from high tide at the top to low tide at the bottom and back, one full turn per tidal cycle of about 12 hours and 25 minutes. The countdowns on either side show the time to the next high and the next low.
The day picker and the 7-day table list each turn of the tide with its time and height. On the chart, each crest is a high and each trough a low; shaded bands are night. Heights are feet above mean lower low water, so a negative number is a minus tide. Our guide on how to read a tide chart goes further.
Rodeo Beach Tide Questions
Is Rodeo Beach safe for swimming?
No. The National Park Service says Stinson Beach is the only swimming beach in Golden Gate National Recreation Area, and its other beaches, Rodeo included, are not for swimming. Sneaker waves, rip currents and cold water are the main dangers, and they are there at high and low tide.
Is Rodeo Beach dog friendly?
Yes. Dogs are allowed on Rodeo Beach and South Rodeo Beach on leash or under voice control. They are not allowed in Rodeo Lagoon, which is a protected wildlife area, and neither are people. Keep dogs out of the surf, since the same sneaker waves that catch people catch dogs.
Can you take the colored pebbles from Rodeo Beach?
No. You can look for jasper, carnelian, black agate and jade in the sand, but collecting them is not allowed. The red and green pebbles come from the chert and basalt cliffs around the cove, and they are part of the park.
What time is high tide at Rodeo Beach today?
The panel at the top lists today's highs and lows at Rodeo Beach with their times and heights, and the tide clock counts down to the next high and the next low. Times are Pacific time and heights are in feet above mean lower low water (MLLW).
How big is the tide at Rodeo Beach?
Over the next 30 days the daily swing at Rodeo Beach runs from about 3.4 ft on the quietest neap days to 9.0 ft on the biggest spring tides, with 6.2 ft on a typical day. Like the rest of the California coast, most days bring two highs and two lows of unequal size.
Where do the Rodeo Beach tide times come from?
They are astronomical predictions from NOAA's Point Bonita, Bonita Cove tide station (9414906), about 1.1 miles away. Wind, storms, river runoff and air pressure can push the real water level higher or lower than predicted, so treat them as a planning guide, not a guarantee, and never use them for navigation.