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 last three plots show the tide levels at the Palo Alto Baylands Sailing Station for yesterday, the day before yesterday, 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 details of the six plots below are described on the Palo Alto Baylands Sailing Station Tides Information page.
Michael Schuh
Version 1.1 2025-11-23