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Sonoma Creek · September 2026 05:56 · UTC−7
United States California 38.157° N · 122.407° W

Sonoma Creek Tide Chart

Tide predictions, solunar fishing times and marine weather for Sonoma Creek, United States — updated daily, free forever.

Rising
-1.9 ft
High in 3h 34m
1.6 ft at 9:30 AM
Last low tide: -3.9 ft at 3:30 AM

The water level is rising. Next high tide in 3 h 34 min (09:30).

6:42 AM 7:32 PM Coefficient 50 · average Calculated for Sonoma Creek's local time · UTC−7

At a glance

Wind 3 mph from NW · gust 3 mph Waves — No data Fish activity Fair 2 major + 2 minor periods Air temp 52° feels like 51° Water temp 70° Sea surface Pressure 29.94 inHg Rising UV index 7 High exposure Coefficient 50 43 morning · 50 afternoon

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September 2026

Tides

Low 3:30 AM · -3.9 ft High 9:30 AM · 1.6 ft Low 3:20 PM · -1.7 ft High 9:30 PM · 4.2 ft
High Low Daylight · 12h 50m Major Minor

L 3:30 AM -3.9 ft H 9:30 AM 1.6 ft L 3:20 PM -1.7 ft H 9:30 PM 4.2 ft

Gauge station · FES2022 global tide model · heights referenced to Mean Sea Level · America/Los_Angeles (UTC−7) · Why might this differ?

HAT
4.2 ft
highest astronomical tide
MSL
0.2 ft
mean sea level — the chart's zero
LAT
-3.9 ft
lowest astronomical tide

The sun rises at 06:42 and sets at 19:32. Today brings 2 high tides and 2 low tides: high water at 09:30 (0.5 m) and 21:30 (1.3 m); low water at 03:30 (-1.2 m) and 15:20 (-0.5 m). The sun crosses the local meridian at 13:08, its highest point of the day.

Hour by hour

Interpolated heights · Saturday 5 September
HourHeightTrend
12:00 AM -1.9 ft ↘ Falling
1:00 AM -2.3 ft ↘ Falling
2:00 AM -3.1 ft ↘ Falling
3:00 AM -3.8 ft ↘ Falling
4:00 AM -3.8 ft ↗ Rising
5:00 AM -3.1 ft ↗ Rising
6:00 AM -1.8 ft ↗ Rising
7:00 AM -0.4 ft ↗ Rising
8:00 AM 0.8 ft ↗ Rising
9:00 AM 1.5 ft ↗ Rising
10:00 AM 1.5 ft ↘ Falling
11:00 AM 1.1 ft ↘ Falling
HourHeightTrend
12:00 PM 0.3 ft ↘ Falling
1:00 PM -0.5 ft ↘ Falling
2:00 PM -1.3 ft ↘ Falling
3:00 PM -1.6 ft ↘ Falling
4:00 PM -1.5 ft ↗ Rising
5:00 PM -0.7 ft ↗ Rising
6:00 PM 0.6 ft ↗ Rising
7:00 PM 2.1 ft ↗ Rising
8:00 PM 3.4 ft ↗ Rising
9:00 PM 4.1 ft ↗ Rising
10:00 PM 4.0 ft ↘ Falling
11:00 PM 2.8 ft ↘ Falling

Sea & weather now

Conditions at Sonoma Creek right now, in station-local time.

Air temp 52°F Clear sky · feels like 52° · H 79° · L 52°
Water temp 70°F 70° to 71° today
Wind 3 mph NW · Force 1 · Light air · gusts 3 mph
Humidity 92% Dew point 50°
Visibility 24 km Cloud cover 0%

Next 24 hours

temperature · wind · rain · humidity
12:00 AM Clear sky 55° 3 WNW 0% 0.0 92%
2:00 AM Clear sky 54° 3 NW 0% 0.0 92%
4:00 AM Clear sky 54° 3 NW 0% 0.0 93%
6:00 AM Clear sky 52° 3 NW 0% 0.0 91%
8:00 AM Clear sky 57° 2 NW 0% 0.0 72%
10:00 AM Clear sky 70° 1 SE 0% 0.0 45%
12:00 PM Clear sky 73° 7 SE 0% 0.0 38%
2:00 PM Overcast 73° 9 SSE 0% 0.0 40%
4:00 PM Clear sky 79° 10 W 0% 0.0 30%
6:00 PM Clear sky 73° 12 W 0% 0.0 37%
8:00 PM Clear sky 63° 7 W 0% 0.0 60%
10:00 PM Overcast 57° 5 W 0% 0.0 75%
11:00 PM Overcast 57° 3 W 0% 0.0 78%

Rain chance and millimetres per hour, then relative humidity. Scroll for the rest of the day.

Fishing barometer

29.94 inHg ↗ Rising
  • Rising Very good — today Rising pressure after a low signals settling weather — fish feed confidently and this is often the best barometer window of all.
  • Stable Normal activity A steady barometer for a day or more means settled conditions and predictable, average feeding around tides and solunar peaks.
  • Falling Good at first A dropping barometer sparks a burst of feeding before the weather turns, then activity slows markedly as the front arrives.
min 29.88 inHg max 29.97 inHg Hover, tap or arrow-key the line to read any hour.

The barometer is rising, which usually switches feeding back on: fish sense settling conditions and move to feed with confidence. A rising trend after a spell of low pressure is one of the strongest signals to get out on the water.

UV index

solar protection

UV 7

High

High exposure — protection is essential: hat, sunglasses and SPF 30+, and take shade around midday.

1–2 · Low
Little risk — most people need no sun protection.
3–7 · Moderate to high
Wear a hat, sunglasses and SPF 30+, and take shade around midday.
8+ · Very high to extreme
Use SPF 50+, cover up and stay out of the sun through the middle of the day.
Water temperature 70° Ranges 70° to 71° today
70°
0 h
70°
2 h
70°
4 h
70°
6 h
70°
8 h
70°
10 h
70°
12 h
70°
14 h
72°
16 h
72°
18 h
72°
20 h
72°
22 h
70°
24 h

The sea surface holds around 21.4° today, moving between 21.2° and 21.6°. Water temperature sets the pace of fish metabolism, so even a small shift can change where fish hold and how actively they feed.

Outlook

Next 7 days
  • Sat 5 Clear sky 79°/52° 11 mph
  • Sun 6 Clear sky 79°/51° 14 mph
  • Mon 7 Clear sky 83°/51° 8 mph
  • Tue 8 Overcast 83°/58° 9 mph
  • Wed 9 Overcast 88°/58° 5 mph
  • Thu 10 Partly cloudy 96°/67° 10 mph
  • Fri 11 Partly cloudy 86°/60° 9 mph

Air quality

Fair · EAQI 30

Air quality is fair. Fine for outdoor activity; unusually sensitive people should watch for symptoms.

O₃ Ozone Fair 51.5µg/m³ Forms in sunlight; can irritate airways at high levels. Bar is scaled to 130 µg/m³, where the "poor" band starts.
PM10 Good 10.3µg/m³ Coarse particles from dust, sea spray and traffic. Bar is scaled to 50 µg/m³, where the "poor" band starts.
PM2.5 Good 7.6µg/m³ Fine particles that reach deep into the lungs. Bar is scaled to 25 µg/m³, where the "poor" band starts.

Bands follow the European Air Quality Index; the day's index is its worst hour, each pollutant its daily mean. Air quality from CAMS.

Weather & marine data by Open-Meteo.com (CC BY 4.0) · times are Sonoma Creek local time.

Tidal coefficient · September

Bigger coefficients mean larger tides and stronger currents
Saturday 5 September 50 Average

Morning 43 · afternoon 50

Month range 20 – 104

Heights this month span -5.6 ft to 5.2 ft above the chart datum

Biggest tides: 9–11 Sep (coef 104) · Quietest stretch: 17–19 Sep (coef 20)

September 2026 — hover, tap or arrow-key a bar to read that day

Very high High Average Low

A larger coefficient means a wider gap between high and low water, so the strongest currents run along the sea bed. Tidal range also shifts with the weather — check the wind and swell before you head out.

Solunar

Feeding windows from the moon's transit, rise and set — the free solunar rating for Sonoma Creek.

Best fishing times today

Fair

Solunar theory rates today a fair day for fishing at Sonoma Creek — plan around the major and minor periods below.

Minor Average activity

11:45 PM – 12:45 AM

Moonrise

Major Peak activity

7:12 AM – 9:12 AM

Moon overhead (lunar transit)

Overlaps sunrise or sunset
Minor Average activity

3:36 PM – 4:36 PM

Moonset

Major Peak activity

7:44 PM – 9:44 PM

Moon underfoot (opposing transit)

Overlaps sunrise or sunset
Major period Minor period Daylight

Major periods track the moon's transit and opposing transit and run about two hours; minor periods open at moonrise and moonset and last about an hour. When a period lands on sunrise or sunset, activity climbs higher still — and that overlap happens today.

Moon

Saturday 5 September
Last quarter 34% illuminated · 23.7 days old Moonrise 00:15 · Moonset 16:06 · transit 08:12 Visible for 15h 51m
rise 00:15 · 54° NE set 16:06 · 306° NW transit 08:12
10 SEP New Moon 8:26 PM in 5 days
18 SEP First Quarter 1:43 PM in 13 days
26 SEP Full Moon 9:49 AM in 21 days
03 OCT Last Quarter 6:25 AM in 28 days

Planner

When to go this week, and which days of September are worth the drive.

Bite windows

Saturday 5 September

Fish feed hardest when the water starts moving — plan around the hour before and after each tide turn, and doubly so where a turn meets a solunar major period.

Low tide turn

02:30 – 04:30

Water bottoms out at 03:30 then starts to rise.

Prime window

08:30 – 10:30

Tide turn overlaps a major solunar period — the best bite of the day.

Low tide turn

14:20 – 16:20

Water bottoms out at 15:20 then starts to rise.

Prime window

20:30 – 22:30

Tide turn overlaps a major solunar period — the best bite of the day.

Best days in September

Ranked by tidal coefficient — pick a day to load it.

Quietest stretch: 17–19 Sep (coef 20)

Astronomical observation · moon, sun and Earth

today, 5 September 2026
Moon Distance Earth–Moon 368,654km Angular diameter 0° 33′
Sun Distance Earth–Sun 150,812,965km Angular diameter 0° 32′

Daylight & twilight

Station local time
Golden hour, blue hour and twilight times at Sonoma Creek today, morning and evening.
LightMorningEvening
Golden hourSoft, warm light — the photographer's window 6:26 AM – 7:17 AM 6:57 PM – 7:49 PM
Blue hourDeep even blue just past the sun 6:16 AM – 6:26 AM 7:49 PM – 7:59 PM
Civil twilightBright enough to work without lights 6:16 AM – 6:42 AM 7:32 PM – 7:59 PM
Nautical twilightHorizon still visible at sea 5:44 AM – 6:16 AM 7:59 PM – 8:31 PM
Astronomical twilightThe last trace of sunlight 5:11 AM – 5:44 AM 8:31 PM – 9:03 PM

Lighting the Earth at this moment

5:56 AM UTC−7 · 5 September 2026 · equirectangular, 180°W → 180°E
Day and night world map showing where Sonoma Creek sits right now

The bright band marks where the Sun stands overhead right now; the pin is Sonoma Creek. As the Earth turns, the day-and-night line sweeps westward and this map refreshes with the local clock.

Tide table

September 2026
Tide times, heights, coefficient and fishing activity for every day of September 2026 at Sonoma Creek.
Day Moon Sun 1st tide 2nd tide 3rd tide 4th tide Coefficient Activity
1 Tue 77% illuminated · waning Sunrise6:39 AM Sunset7:38 PM 4:20 AM 3.0 ft high tide 10:40 AM -3.6 ft low tide 4:50 PM 4.3 ft high tide 11:40 PM -3.9 ft low tide 69 · Average Fair
2 Wed 67% illuminated · waning Sunrise6:40 AM Sunset7:37 PM 5:20 AM 2.3 ft high tide 11:30 AM -3.0 ft low tide 5:40 PM 4.3 ft high tide 54 · Average Fair
3 Thu 56% illuminated · waning Sunrise6:41 AM Sunset7:35 PM 12:50 AM -3.6 ft low tide 6:30 AM 1.6 ft high tide 12:30 PM -2.3 ft low tide 6:50 PM 3.9 ft high tide 38 · Low Slow
4 Fri 45% illuminated · waning Sunrise6:42 AM Sunset7:34 PM 2:10 AM -3.6 ft low tide 8:00 AM 1.3 ft high tide 1:50 PM -1.6 ft low tide 8:10 PM 3.9 ft high tide 36 · Low Slow
5 Sat 34% illuminated · waning Sunrise6:42 AM Sunset7:32 PM 3:30 AM -3.9 ft low tide 9:30 AM 1.6 ft high tide 3:20 PM -1.6 ft low tide 9:30 PM 4.3 ft high tide 50 · Average Fair
6 Sun 23% illuminated · waning Sunrise6:43 AM Sunset7:31 PM 4:40 AM -4.3 ft low tide 10:50 AM 2.3 ft high tide 4:40 PM -2.0 ft low tide 10:40 PM 4.6 ft high tide 66 · Average Fair
7 Mon 14% illuminated · waning Sunrise6:44 AM Sunset7:29 PM 5:40 AM -4.9 ft low tide 11:40 AM 3.0 ft high tide 5:40 PM -2.6 ft low tide 11:40 PM 4.9 ft high tide 80 · High Fair
8 Tue 7% illuminated · waning Sunrise6:45 AM Sunset7:28 PM 6:30 AM -5.6 ft low tide 12:30 PM 3.6 ft high tide 6:40 PM -3.6 ft low tide 93 · Very high Excellent
9 Wed 2% illuminated · waning Sunrise6:46 AM Sunset7:26 PM 12:30 AM 5.2 ft high tide 7:10 AM -5.6 ft low tide 1:10 PM 4.3 ft high tide 7:20 PM -4.3 ft low tide 101 · Very high Excellent
10 Thu 0% illuminated · waning Sunrise6:47 AM Sunset7:25 PM 1:20 AM 5.2 ft high tide 7:50 AM -5.6 ft low tide 1:50 PM 4.6 ft high tide 8:10 PM -4.6 ft low tide 104 · Very high Excellent
11 Fri 1% illuminated · waxing Sunrise6:48 AM Sunset7:23 PM 2:00 AM 4.9 ft high tide 8:30 AM -5.2 ft low tide 2:30 PM 4.9 ft high tide 9:00 PM -4.6 ft low tide 102 · Very high Excellent
12 Sat 3% illuminated · waxing Sunrise6:48 AM Sunset7:22 PM 2:50 AM 4.6 ft high tide 9:10 AM -4.6 ft low tide 3:10 PM 4.6 ft high tide 9:40 PM -4.6 ft low tide 95 · Very high Excellent
13 Sun 8% illuminated · waxing Sunrise6:49 AM Sunset7:20 PM 3:30 AM 3.6 ft high tide 9:40 AM -3.9 ft low tide 3:40 PM 4.6 ft high tide 10:20 PM -4.3 ft low tide 84 · High Excellent
14 Mon 15% illuminated · waxing Sunrise6:50 AM Sunset7:18 PM 4:20 AM 3.0 ft high tide 10:20 AM -3.3 ft low tide 4:20 PM 3.9 ft high tide 11:00 PM -3.6 ft low tide 71 · High Fair
15 Tue 22% illuminated · waxing Sunrise6:51 AM Sunset7:17 PM 5:00 AM 2.0 ft high tide 10:50 AM -2.3 ft low tide 4:50 PM 3.6 ft high tide 11:40 PM -3.3 ft low tide 57 · Average Fair
16 Wed 31% illuminated · waxing Sunrise6:52 AM Sunset7:15 PM 5:50 AM 1.3 ft high tide 11:30 AM -2.0 ft low tide 5:30 PM 3.3 ft high tide 42 · Low Fair
17 Thu 40% illuminated · waxing Sunrise6:53 AM Sunset7:14 PM 12:30 AM -3.0 ft low tide 6:50 AM 1.0 ft high tide 12:10 PM -1.6 ft low tide 6:30 PM 3.0 ft high tide 28 · Low Fair
18 Fri 49% illuminated · waxing Sunrise6:54 AM Sunset7:12 PM 1:30 AM -2.6 ft low tide 8:00 AM 1.0 ft high tide 1:10 PM -1.6 ft low tide 7:40 PM 3.0 ft high tide 20 · Low Slow
19 Sat 59% illuminated · waxing Sunrise6:54 AM Sunset7:10 PM 2:30 AM -2.6 ft low tide 9:10 AM 1.3 ft high tide 2:20 PM -1.6 ft low tide 8:50 PM 3.0 ft high tide 26 · Low Slow
20 Sun 68% illuminated · waxing Sunrise6:55 AM Sunset7:09 PM 3:40 AM -3.0 ft low tide 10:10 AM 1.6 ft high tide 3:40 PM -2.0 ft low tide 9:50 PM 3.3 ft high tide 40 · Low Fair
21 Mon 77% illuminated · waxing Sunrise6:56 AM Sunset7:07 PM 4:40 AM -3.6 ft low tide 11:00 AM 2.3 ft high tide 4:40 PM -2.3 ft low tide 10:50 PM 3.6 ft high tide 54 · Average Slow
22 Tue 84% illuminated · waxing Sunrise6:57 AM Sunset7:06 PM 5:30 AM -3.9 ft low tide 11:50 AM 3.0 ft high tide 5:40 PM -3.0 ft low tide 11:40 PM 3.9 ft high tide 68 · Average Fair
23 Wed 91% illuminated · waxing Sunrise6:58 AM Sunset7:04 PM 6:10 AM -4.3 ft low tide 12:30 PM 3.3 ft high tide 6:20 PM -3.3 ft low tide 81 · High Excellent
24 Thu 96% illuminated · waxing Sunrise6:59 AM Sunset7:03 PM 12:20 AM 3.9 ft high tide 6:50 AM -4.3 ft low tide 1:00 PM 3.6 ft high tide 7:10 PM -3.6 ft low tide 92 · Very high Excellent
25 Fri 99% illuminated · waxing Sunrise7:00 AM Sunset7:01 PM 12:50 AM 3.9 ft high tide 7:20 AM -4.3 ft low tide 1:20 PM 3.9 ft high tide 7:40 PM -3.9 ft low tide 99 · Very high Excellent
26 Sat 100% illuminated · waning Sunrise7:01 AM Sunset6:59 PM 1:30 AM 3.6 ft high tide 7:50 AM -4.3 ft low tide 1:50 PM 4.3 ft high tide 8:20 PM -4.3 ft low tide 102 · Very high Excellent
27 Sun 98% illuminated · waning Sunrise7:01 AM Sunset6:58 PM 2:00 AM 3.6 ft high tide 8:20 AM -3.9 ft low tide 2:10 PM 4.6 ft high tide 9:00 PM -4.6 ft low tide 100 · Very high Excellent
28 Mon 95% illuminated · waning Sunrise7:02 AM Sunset6:56 PM 2:40 AM 3.3 ft high tide 9:00 AM -3.6 ft low tide 2:50 PM 4.9 ft high tide 9:40 PM -4.6 ft low tide 94 · Very high Excellent
29 Tue 88% illuminated · waning Sunrise7:03 AM Sunset6:55 PM 3:20 AM 3.0 ft high tide 9:40 AM -3.3 ft low tide 3:30 PM 4.9 ft high tide 10:30 PM -4.6 ft low tide 83 · High Fair
30 Wed 80% illuminated · waning Sunrise7:04 AM Sunset6:53 PM 4:10 AM 2.6 ft high tide 10:20 AM -2.6 ft low tide 4:20 PM 4.6 ft high tide 11:30 PM -4.3 ft low tide 69 · Average Fair

Biggest tides: 9–11 Sep (coef 104) · Quietest stretch: 17–19 Sep (coef 20) · Morning 43 · afternoon 50. Predicted levels run between -5.6 ft and 5.2 ft this month.

Heights are metres above the station's chart datum, so the biggest tides can dip just below zero. Every time shown is Sonoma Creek local time, with daylight saving already applied.

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Frequently asked questions

Tides, coefficients and fishing times for Sonoma Creek, explained.

What time is high tide in Sonoma Creek today?

High water at Sonoma Creek today is at 09:30 and 21:30. The full list of high and low tide times is in the table above and refreshes every day.

Is today a good day to fish in Sonoma Creek?

Based on solunar theory the fishing rating today is Fair. The strongest windows are the major periods around the lunar transit, which often line up with sunrise and sunset.

What is the tidal coefficient and why does it matter?

The coefficient runs from 0 to 120 and measures the tidal range — today it is 50 (Average). Higher numbers mean stronger currents and a bigger gap between high and low water, which matters for fishing, diving and boating.

When are sunrise and sunset in Sonoma Creek today?

The sun rises at 06:42 and sets at 19:32 local time, giving 12h 50m of daylight.

What is the water temperature in Sonoma Creek today?

The sea surface at Sonoma Creek is around 21.2°C right now. Water temperature sets the pace of fish metabolism, so the hourly strip above is worth a glance — even a small shift can change where fish hold and how actively they feed.

Data: Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0) · CAMS · OpenStreetMap · GeoNames (CC BY 4.0) · FES2022 — CNES/AVISO/LEGOS · IP geolocation by DB-IP (CC BY 4.0)

Estimates for planning only — not for navigation or safety-critical use. · 51.254.44.216/us/california/sonoma-creek