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Pier 7, The Embarcadero · Tide station NOAA 9414317 Rincon Point, Pier 22½

United States 37.7994° N, 122.3955° W Times in America/Los Angeles

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Best solunar window on Fri, Oct 16 at Pier 7, The Embarcadero: 4:54 – 6:54 PM16:54 – 18:54 (major). Predicted tides at NOAA 9414317 Rincon Point, Pier 22½: high 5:49 AM05:49 (4.54 ft1.39 m), low 10:09 AM10:09 (3.60 ft1.10 m), high 3:35 PM15:35 (5.45 ft1.66 m), low 10:48 PM22:48 (0.45 ft0.14 m). Times are Pacific Time.

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Solunar fishing times

Friday, October 16
12:00 AM6:00 AM12:00 PM6:00 PM12:00 AMLOCAL DAY24 hours
Major periodMinor periodDaylightNow
  • Major period (AM)4:28 – 6:28 AM04:28 – 06:282 hours · Moon underfoot
  • Minor period (PM)12:21 – 2:21 PM12:21 – 14:212 hours · Moonrise
  • Major period (PM)4:54 – 6:54 PM16:54 – 18:542 hours · Moon overheadOverlaps dusk twilight (24 min)
  • Minor period (PM)9:29 – 11:29 PM21:29 – 23:292 hours · Moonset

Calculated locally with Astronomy Engine. Solunar windows are a planning aid, not a guarantee of bites.

Tide chart

Friday, October 16
  • High tide5:49 AM05:494.54 ft1.39 m
  • Low tide10:09 AM10:093.60 ft1.10 m
  • High tide3:35 PM15:355.45 ft1.66 m
  • Low tide10:48 PM22:480.45 ft0.14 m

Rincon Point, Pier 22½ · NOAA 9414317 · Heights above MLLW · Predictions, not observed levels · NOAA tide predictions (harmonic station; no live gauge)

Why this station?

Reviewed station: Rincon Point, Pier 22½ (NOAA 9414317). On the same central-bay waterfront, about 0.9 mi from Pier 7. Its gauge was removed in 1981, but NOAA still publishes predictions (D16). Fallback: 9414290 Golden Gate, about 4 mi west, whose highs and lows run 17–37 min earlier.

View hourly tide data
Local timeHeight above MLLW
12:00 AM00:001.03 ft0.31 m
1:00 AM01:001.80 ft0.55 m
2:00 AM02:002.64 ft0.80 m
3:00 AM03:003.41 ft1.04 m
4:00 AM04:004.04 ft1.23 m
5:00 AM05:004.44 ft1.35 m
6:00 AM06:004.54 ft1.38 m
7:00 AM07:004.35 ft1.33 m
8:00 AM08:004.02 ft1.23 m
9:00 AM09:003.73 ft1.14 m
10:00 AM10:003.60 ft1.10 m
11:00 AM11:003.68 ft1.12 m
12:00 PM12:003.98 ft1.21 m
1:00 PM13:004.47 ft1.36 m
2:00 PM14:005.01 ft1.53 m
3:00 PM15:005.38 ft1.64 m
4:00 PM16:005.42 ft1.65 m
5:00 PM17:005.03 ft1.53 m
6:00 PM18:004.23 ft1.29 m
7:00 PM19:003.13 ft0.95 m
8:00 PM20:001.98 ft0.60 m
9:00 PM21:001.07 ft0.33 m
10:00 PM22:000.56 ft0.17 m
11:00 PM23:000.45 ft0.14 m
12:00 AM00:000.68 ft0.21 m

Prediction-only harmonic station; there is no live gauge here.

Hourly weather

Friday, October 16
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Moon & sun

Friday, October 16

Moon phase

Waxing crescent

Illumination: 33%

Moonrise
1:21 PM13:21
Moonset
10:29 PM22:29

Sun events

Civil dawn
6:53 AM06:53
Sunrise
7:19 AM07:19
Sunset
6:30 PM18:30
Civil dusk
6:57 PM18:57
Solar noon
12:55 PM12:55
Daylight
11h 11m

Solunar times are based on the position of the moon and sun and are one of many factors to consider when planning your fishing trip. Phase is shown at the local-day midpoint.

Sea conditions

Friday, October 16
Not applicable

Not applicable — sheltered bay

Wave models describe the open ocean, so they don't fit the sheltered water at Pier 7, The Embarcadero. Check the tide and wind cards instead.

Nearby places

Place details

Location details reviewed by the FishDataPoint team on October 16, 2026.

Where
Pier 7, The Embarcadero, San Francisco, San Francisco County, California
Forecast point
37.7994° N, 122.3955° W
Tide station
NOAA 9414317 Rincon Point, Pier 22½
Weather alerts
National Weather Service zones CAZ006 (land), PZZ530 (marine)
Fishing rules set by
California Department of Fish and Wildlife (ocean regulations)

About this spot

Spot type

Pier. Pier 7 is on The Embarcadero, on the Port of San Francisco's waterfront. A Port Waterfront Plan chapter describes it as a public access and fishing pier that extends 900 feet into the Bay ([1]). The Port's 2022 Waterfront Plan lists Pier 7 among the public pedestrian and fishing piers the Port hosts ([2]). CDFW includes "Pier 7" in its San Francisco County list of public piers ([3]).

Public access

  • The Port's fishing page says fishing is allowed from public piers and spaces ([4]).
  • Transit: the Muni F Market & Wharves line has a stop at The Embarcadero & Broadway ([5]). A pier-fishing guide (secondary) places the pier just down The Embarcadero from Broadway ([6]).
  • For hours and access, check with the Port of San Francisco ([4]).
  • Status: CDFW notes that landowners may close piers at any time for safety, maintenance or other reasons ([3]). Check the Port of San Francisco for current status. As of 2026-10-16, CDFW lists Pier 7 without a closure note ([3]).

Commonly caught species

From a pier-fishing guide (secondary, last modified January 2022) ([6]): seaperch and pileperch around the pilings and inshore; starry flounder in deeper water; leopard sharks, brown smoothhound sharks, bat rays and skates out at the end; plus white croaker (kingfish), jacksmelt, sanddabs, California halibut and striped bass at times.

Local rules and authority

  • License: CDFW says a fishing license is not required when recreationally fishing from a "public pier" in ocean or bay waters, as defined in Section 1.88 of Title 14, CCR. All other regulations, including minimum size, bag limits, report cards and seasons, still apply ([3]).
  • Gear: CDFW sets gear limits for public piers, including specific limits for piers in San Francisco and San Pablo bays. Check CDFW's page for the current rules before fishing ([3]).
  • Regulations and crab: see CDFW's San Francisco Bay District regulations and its Dungeness and rock crab regulations ([7]).
  • Eating your catch: check OEHHA's San Francisco Bay fish advisory before eating any catch ([8]).

Tide station

  • Rincon Point, Pier 22 1/2 — NOAA 9414317 (the metadata API names it "PIER 22 1/2, SAN FRANCISCO") ([9], [10]).
  • NOAA tide predictions (harmonic station; no live gauge). The station is a harmonic reference station (prediction type "R", no reference station) ([11]). Its physical gauge was established in 1974 and removed on 1981-04-16, so there are no live water-level readings ([12]). NOAA still serves predictions for it; the API returned high and low tide times for 2026-10-16 ([13]).
  • NOAA coordinates: 37.79, -122.387, at Pier 22 1/2 on the same central-bay Embarcadero waterfront as Pier 7 ([10]).
  • For comparison, NOAA 9414290, "San Francisco (Golden Gate)", is a harmonic station at 37.8063, -122.4659 near the Golden Gate ([14]). On 2026-10-16 its predicted highs and lows came 16 to 41 minutes earlier than those for 9414317 ([15]).

Other spots nearby

Status is as listed by CDFW on 2026-10-16 unless noted. Check the operator for current status before you go ([3]).

  • Pier 14, also on The Embarcadero (no closure note on CDFW's list)
  • Torpedo Wharf (Fort Point) Pier, near the Golden Gate (no closure note)
  • Fort Baker Pier, across the bay in Marin County (no closure note)
  • San Francisco Municipal Wharf ("Muni" Pier), Aquatic Park: as of 2026-10-16, CDFW's pier list marks it closed
  • Pacifica Pier (San Mateo County): as of 2026-10-16, CDFW's pier list marks it closed
  • Berkeley Pier: a City of Berkeley council report dated September 15, 2026 says it has been closed since 2015 due to observed structural defects ([16])
  • Monterey Municipal Wharf 2, farther south on Monterey Bay (no closure note)

Note updates

  • 2026-10-16: Checked against the sources listed below and approved, replacing the earlier draft shown on this page. Statements we couldn't confirm from those sources were taken out, and status lines now carry the date we checked them. Changes from the draft:
    • Pier 7 details now follow the Port's wording; hours from fishing-guide sites were removed.
    • Municipal Pier and Pacifica Pier status now cite CDFW's pier list, dated 2026-10-16.
    • The species list was rebuilt from its source.
    • Removed an estimated distance.

Sources

  1. Port of San Francisco — Waterfront Plan, Chapter 4 (Northeast Waterfront) (PDF) — https://www.sfport.com/sites/default/files/FileCenter/Documents/8521-ch4NEWF.pdf — accessed 2026-10-16
  2. Port of San Francisco — Waterfront Plan revisions, September 2022 (PDF) — https://www.sfport.com/files/2022-09/Full%20Waterfront%20Plan%20Revisions%209.8.2022.pdf — accessed 2026-10-16
  3. CDFW — Free Fishing Piers, Jetties, and Breakwaters — https://wildlife.ca.gov/Fishing/Ocean/Beach-Fishing — accessed 2026-10-16
  4. Port of San Francisco — Fishing and Sport Fishing — https://www.sfport.com/visit/fishing-and-sport-fishing — accessed 2026-10-16
  5. SFMTA — F Market & Wharves — https://www.sfmta.com/routes/f-market-wharves — accessed 2026-10-16
  6. Pier Fishing in California — Pier 7 (last modified 2022-01-31) — https://www.pierfishing.com/pier-7-san-francisco/ — accessed 2026-10-16 (secondary)
  7. CDFW — Ocean Sport Fishing Regulations — https://wildlife.ca.gov/Fishing/Ocean/Regulations — accessed 2026-10-16
  8. OEHHA — San Francisco Bay fish advisory — https://oehha.ca.gov/advisories/san-francisco-bay — accessed 2026-10-16
  9. NOAA CO-OPS — tide prediction station list — https://api.tidesandcurrents.noaa.gov/mdapi/prod/webapi/stations.json?type=tidepredictions — accessed 2026-10-16
  10. NOAA CO-OPS metadata API — station 9414317 — https://api.tidesandcurrents.noaa.gov/mdapi/prod/webapi/stations/9414317.json — accessed 2026-10-16
  11. NOAA CO-OPS metadata API — 9414317 tide prediction offsets — https://api.tidesandcurrents.noaa.gov/mdapi/prod/webapi/stations/9414317/tidepredoffsets.json — accessed 2026-10-16
  12. NOAA CO-OPS metadata API — 9414317 details — https://api.tidesandcurrents.noaa.gov/mdapi/prod/webapi/stations/9414317/details.json — accessed 2026-10-16
  13. NOAA CO-OPS data API — 9414317 predictions, 2026-10-16 — https://api.tidesandcurrents.noaa.gov/api/prod/datagetter?product=predictions&station=9414317&begin_date=20261016&range=24&datum=MLLW&interval=hilo&units=english&time_zone=lst_ldt&format=json&application=fishdatapoint — accessed 2026-10-16
  14. NOAA CO-OPS metadata API — station 9414290 — https://api.tidesandcurrents.noaa.gov/mdapi/prod/webapi/stations/9414290.json — accessed 2026-10-16
  15. NOAA CO-OPS data API — 9414290 predictions, 2026-10-16 — https://api.tidesandcurrents.noaa.gov/api/prod/datagetter?product=predictions&station=9414290&begin_date=20261016&range=24&datum=MLLW&interval=hilo&units=english&time_zone=lst_ldt&format=json&application=fishdatapoint — accessed 2026-10-16
  16. City of Berkeley — Council agenda item 12, September 15, 2026 (PDF) — https://berkeleyca.gov/sites/default/files/2026-09-15%20Item%2012%20Grant%20Application%20Safe%20Routes.pdf — accessed 2026-10-16