National City Tides February 2022 | Tide Charts & Tables | San Diego, CA

National City Tide Chart for (Tue) February 1, 2022

National City tide chart for Tuesday, February 1, 2022
National City tides for Feb 1st, the sunrise is 6:42am-5:21pm and the tide times are L 2:44am 1'5" H 8:50am 7'4" L 3:57pm -1'10" H 10:14pm 4'9" .

National City Tide Chart for (Wed) February 2, 2022

National City tide chart for Wednesday, February 2, 2022
National City tides for Feb 2nd, the sunrise is 6:42am-5:22pm and the tide times are L 3:31am 1'3" H 9:34am 7'0" L 4:35pm -1'5" H 10:50pm 4'11" .

National City Tide Chart for (Thu) February 3, 2022

National City tide chart for Thursday, February 3, 2022
National City tides for Feb 3rd, the sunrise is 6:41am-5:23pm and the tide times are L 4:18am 1'2" H 10:17am 6'5" L 5:11pm -0'11" H 11:28pm 4'11" .

National City Tide Chart for (Fri) February 4, 2022

National City tide chart for Friday, February 4, 2022
National City tides for Feb 4th, the sunrise is 6:40am-5:24pm and the tide times are L 5:07am 1'3" H 11:01am 5'8" L 5:45pm -0'3" .

National City Tide Chart for (Sat) February 5, 2022

National City tide chart for Saturday, February 5, 2022
National City tides for Feb 5th, the sunrise is 6:40am-5:25pm and the tide times are H 12:06am 4'11" L 6:01am 1'5" H 11:47am 4'9" L 6:19pm 0'5" .

National City Tide Chart for (Sun) February 6, 2022

National City tide chart for Sunday, February 6, 2022
National City tides for Feb 6th, the sunrise is 6:39am-5:26pm and the tide times are H 12:47am 4'11" L 7:06am 1'7" H 12:41pm 3'10" L 6:52pm 1'2" .

National City Tide Chart for (Mon) February 7, 2022

National City tide chart for Monday, February 7, 2022
National City tides for Feb 7th, the sunrise is 6:38am-5:26pm and the tide times are H 1:32am 4'10" L 8:30am 1'7" H 2:02pm 3'1" L 7:27pm 1'10" .

National City Tide Chart for (Tue) February 8, 2022

National City tide chart for Tuesday, February 8, 2022
National City tides for Feb 8th, the sunrise is 6:37am-5:27pm and the tide times are H 2:26am 4'9" L 10:21am 1'4" H 4:43pm 2'9" L 8:20pm 2'5" .

National City Tide Chart for (Wed) February 9, 2022

National City tide chart for Wednesday, February 9, 2022
National City tides for Feb 9th, the sunrise is 6:36am-5:28pm and the tide times are H 3:31am 4'10" L 11:51am 0'10" H 7:08pm 3'1" L 9:55pm 2'9" .

National City Tide Chart for (Thu) February 10, 2022

National City tide chart for Thursday, February 10, 2022
National City tides for Feb 10th, the sunrise is 6:35am-5:29pm and the tide times are H 4:37am 5'0" L 12:43pm 0'4" H 7:46pm 3'5" L 11:21pm 2'9" .

National City Tide Chart for (Fri) February 11, 2022

National City tide chart for Friday, February 11, 2022
National City tides for Feb 11th, the sunrise is 6:35am-5:30pm and the tide times are H 5:33am 5'3" L 1:20pm -0'0" H 8:08pm 3'8" .

National City Tide Chart for (Sat) February 12, 2022

National City tide chart for Saturday, February 12, 2022
National City tides for Feb 12th, the sunrise is 6:34am-5:31pm and the tide times are L 12:18am 2'7" H 6:19am 5'7" L 1:50pm -0'4" H 8:26pm 3'11" .

National City Tide Chart for (Sun) February 13, 2022

National City tide chart for Sunday, February 13, 2022
National City tides for Feb 13th, the sunrise is 6:33am-5:32pm and the tide times are L 12:59am 2'4" H 6:59am 5'11" L 2:18pm -0'8" H 8:44pm 4'1" .

National City Tide Chart for (Mon) February 14, 2022

National City tide chart for Monday, February 14, 2022
National City tides for Feb 14th, the sunrise is 6:32am-5:33pm and the tide times are L 1:34am 2'0" H 7:34am 6'2" L 2:45pm -0'10" H 9:04pm 4'3" .

National City Tide Chart for (Tue) February 15, 2022

National City tide chart for Tuesday, February 15, 2022
National City tides for Feb 15th, the sunrise is 6:31am-5:34pm and the tide times are L 2:07am 1'9" H 8:08am 6'5" L 3:12pm -1'0" H 9:26pm 4'5" .

National City Tide Chart for (Wed) February 16, 2022

National City tide chart for Wednesday, February 16, 2022
National City tides for Feb 16th, the sunrise is 6:30am-5:35pm and the tide times are L 2:40am 1'6" H 8:40am 6'5" L 3:38pm -0'11" H 9:51pm 4'7" .

National City Tide Chart for (Thu) February 17, 2022

National City tide chart for Thursday, February 17, 2022
National City tides for Feb 17th, the sunrise is 6:29am-5:35pm and the tide times are L 3:14am 1'3" H 9:13am 6'4" L 4:05pm -0'10" H 10:17pm 4'9" .

National City Tide Chart for (Fri) February 18, 2022

National City tide chart for Friday, February 18, 2022
National City tides for Feb 18th, the sunrise is 6:28am-5:36pm and the tide times are L 3:51am 1'1" H 9:47am 6'0" L 4:31pm -0'6" H 10:45pm 4'11" .

National City Tide Chart for (Sat) February 19, 2022

National City tide chart for Saturday, February 19, 2022
National City tides for Feb 19th, the sunrise is 6:27am-5:37pm and the tide times are L 4:31am 1'0" H 10:24am 5'6" L 4:58pm -0'1" H 11:14pm 5'1" .

National City Tide Chart for (Sun) February 20, 2022

National City tide chart for Sunday, February 20, 2022
National City tides for Feb 20th, the sunrise is 6:26am-5:38pm and the tide times are L 5:19am 1'0" H 11:06am 4'10" L 5:25pm 0'5" H 11:48pm 5'2" .

National City Tide Chart for (Mon) February 21, 2022

National City tide chart for Monday, February 21, 2022
National City tides for Feb 21st, the sunrise is 6:25am-5:39pm and the tide times are L 6:17am 1'0" H 11:58am 4'0" L 5:52pm 1'0" .

National City Tide Chart for (Tue) February 22, 2022

National City tide chart for Tuesday, February 22, 2022
National City tides for Feb 22nd, the sunrise is 6:23am-5:40pm and the tide times are H 12:29am 5'3" L 7:35am 1'0" H 1:17pm 3'3" L 6:21pm 1'8" .

National City Tide Chart for (Wed) February 23, 2022

National City tide chart for Wednesday, February 23, 2022
National City tides for Feb 23rd, the sunrise is 6:22am-5:40pm and the tide times are H 1:24am 5'3" L 9:16am 0'9" H 3:34pm 2'9" L 7:06pm 2'3" .

National City Tide Chart for (Thu) February 24, 2022

National City tide chart for Thursday, February 24, 2022
National City tides for Feb 24th, the sunrise is 6:21am-5:41pm and the tide times are H 2:42am 5'4" L 10:56am 0'2" H 6:15pm 3'1" L 9:17pm 2'9" .

National City Tide Chart for (Fri) February 25, 2022

National City tide chart for Friday, February 25, 2022
National City tides for Feb 25th, the sunrise is 6:20am-5:42pm and the tide times are H 4:08am 5'7" L 12:07pm -0'5" H 7:05pm 3'7" L 11:07pm 2'7" .

National City Tide Chart for (Sat) February 26, 2022

National City tide chart for Saturday, February 26, 2022
National City tides for Feb 26th, the sunrise is 6:19am-5:43pm and the tide times are H 5:22am 6'0" L 12:58pm -1'0" H 7:38pm 4'1" .

National City Tide Chart for (Sun) February 27, 2022

National City tide chart for Sunday, February 27, 2022
National City tides for Feb 27th, the sunrise is 6:18am-5:44pm and the tide times are L 12:18am 2'2" H 6:23am 6'5" L 1:42pm -1'5" H 8:08pm 4'5" .

National City Tide Chart for (Mon) February 28, 2022

National City tide chart for Monday, February 28, 2022
National City tides for Feb 28th, the sunrise is 6:17am-5:45pm and the tide times are L 1:11am 1'8" H 7:14am 6'9" L 2:20pm -1'7" H 8:38pm 4'9" .

National City Tide Calendar | February 2022

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National City tide chart for Friday, February 25, 2022
National City tide chart for Saturday, February 26, 2022
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National City Tide Table for February 2022

View tide tables in a column-row format below, with a "diff" column to spot large tide height swings—great for anglers. Scroll down for a textual format, ideal for reading or sharing.

- diff Tides diff Tides diff Tides diff Tides diff Sun Moon
2/1 N/A L 1'5" 2:44AM 5'11" H 7'4" 8:50AM 9'3" L -1'10" 3:57PM 6'8" H 4'9" 10:14PM 3'6" 06:42-17:21 07:25-18:05
2/2 3'6" L 1'3" 3:31AM 5'9" H 7'0" 9:34AM 8'6" L -1'5" 4:35PM 6'5" H 4'11" 10:50PM 3'8" 06:42-17:22 08:04-19:13
2/3 3'8" L 1'2" 4:18AM 5'2" H 6'5" 10:17AM 7'5" L -0'11" 5:11PM 5'11" H 4'11" 11:28PM 3'8" 06:41-17:23 08:39-20:19
2/4 3'8" L 1'3" 5:07AM 4'4" H 5'8" 11:01AM 5'11" L -0'3" 5:45PM 5'3" - - - - 06:40-17:24 09:09-21:20
2/5 5'3" H 4'11" 12:06AM 3'6" L 1'5" 6:01AM 3'4" H 4'9" 11:47AM 4'3" L 0'5" 6:19PM 4'5" 06:40-17:25 09:38-22:20
2/6 4'5" H 4'11" 12:47AM 3'3" L 1'7" 7:06AM 2'3" H 3'10" 12:41PM 2'8" L 1'2" 6:52PM 3'8" 06:39-17:26 10:06-23:18
2/7 3'8" H 4'10" 1:32AM 3'3" L 1'7" 8:30AM 1'6" H 3'1" 2:02PM 1'3" L 1'10" 7:27PM 2'11" 06:38-17:26 10:35-00:00
2/8 2'11" H 4'9" 2:26AM 3'5" L 1'4" 10:21AM 1'5" H 2'9" 4:43PM 0'4" L 2'5" 8:20PM 2'5" 06:37-17:27 11:06-00:15
2/9 2'5" H 4'10" 3:31AM 3'11" L 0'10" 11:51AM 2'3" H 3'1" 7:08PM 0'4" L 2'9" 9:55PM 2'2" 06:36-17:28 11:40-01:13
2/10 2'2" H 5'0" 4:37AM 4'7" L 0'4" 12:43PM 3'1" H 3'5" 7:46PM 0'8" L 2'9" 11:21PM 2'5" 06:35-17:29 12:18-02:10
2/11 2'5" H 5'3" 5:33AM 5'4" L -0'0" 1:20PM 3'9" H 3'8" 8:08PM 1'1" - - - - 06:35-17:30 13:02-03:06
2/12 1'1" L 2'7" 12:18AM 3 H 5'7" 6:19AM 6'0" L -0'4" 1:50PM 4'3" H 3'11" 8:26PM 1'6" 06:34-17:31 13:52-04:00
2/13 1'6" L 2'4" 12:59AM 3'7" H 5'11" 6:59AM 6'7" L -0'8" 2:18PM 4'9" H 4'1" 8:44PM 2'0" 06:33-17:32 14:47-04:49
2/14 2'0" L 2'0" 1:34AM 4'2" H 6'2" 7:34AM 7'1" L -0'10" 2:45PM 5'1" H 4'3" 9:04PM 2'6" 06:32-17:33 15:45-05:34
2/15 2'6" L 1'9" 2:07AM 4'8" H 6'5" 8:08AM 7'5" L -1'0" 3:12PM 5'5" H 4'5" 9:26PM 2'11" 06:31-17:34 16:45-06:15
2/16 2'11" L 1'6" 2:40AM 4'11" H 6'5" 8:40AM 7'5" L -0'11" 3:38PM 5'7" H 4'7" 9:51PM 3'3" 06:30-17:35 17:46-06:51
2/17 3'3" L 1'3" 3:14AM 5'1" H 6'4" 9:13AM 7'2" L -0'10" 4:05PM 5'7" H 4'9" 10:17PM 3'7" 06:29-17:35 18:48-07:23
2/18 3'7" L 1'1" 3:51AM 4'10" H 6'0" 9:47AM 6'7" L -0'6" 4:31PM 5'6" H 4'11" 10:45PM 3'10" 06:28-17:36 19:49-07:53
2/19 3'10" L 1'0" 4:31AM 4'5" H 5'6" 10:24AM 5'7" L -0'1" 4:58PM 5'2" H 5'1" 11:14PM 4'1" 06:27-17:37 20:51-08:23
2/20 4'1" L 1'0" 5:19AM 3'9" H 4'10" 11:06AM 4'4" L 0'5" 5:25PM 4'9" H 5'2" 11:48PM 4'2" 06:26-17:38 21:54-08:52
2/21 4'2" L 1'0" 6:17AM 3'0" H 4'0" 11:58AM 2'11" L 1'0" 5:52PM 4'2" - - - - 06:25-17:39 22:59-09:23
2/22 4'2" H 5'3" 12:29AM 4'3" L 1'0" 7:35AM 2'2" H 3'3" 1:17PM 1'6" L 1'8" 6:21PM 3'7" 06:23-17:40 00:00-09:58
2/23 3'7" H 5'3" 1:24AM 4'6" L 0'9" 9:16AM 2'0" H 2'9" 3:34PM 0'5" L 2'3" 7:06PM 3'0" 06:22-17:40 00:07-10:38
2/24 3'0" H 5'4" 2:42AM 5'1" L 0'2" 10:56AM 2'10" H 3'1" 6:15PM 0'4" L 2'9" 9:17PM 2'10" 06:21-17:41 01:16-11:25
2/25 2'10" H 5'7" 4:08AM 6'0" L -0'5" 12:07PM 4'1" H 3'7" 7:05PM 0'11" L 2'7" 11:07PM 3'4" 06:20-17:42 02:25-12:20
2/26 3'4" H 6'0" 5:22AM 7'1" L -1'0" 12:58PM 5'1" H 4'1" 7:38PM 1'10" - - - - 06:19-17:43 03:29-13:24
2/27 1'10" L 2'2" 12:18AM 4'3" H 6'5" 6:23AM 7'11" L -1'5" 1:42PM 5'11" H 4'5" 8:08PM 2'9" 06:18-17:44 04:27-14:33
2/28 2'9" L 1'8" 1:11AM 5'1" H 6'9" 7:14AM 8'5" L -1'7" 2:20PM 6'5" H 4'9" 8:38PM N/A 06:17-17:45 05:16-15:43

National City Textual Tide Table for February 2022


Feb 1st (Tue)
the sunrise is 6:42am-5:21pm and the tide times are L 2:44am 1'5" H 8:50am 7'4" L 3:57pm -1'10" H 10:14pm 4'9" .
Feb 2nd (Wed)
the sunrise is 6:42am-5:22pm and the tide times are L 3:31am 1'3" H 9:34am 7'0" L 4:35pm -1'5" H 10:50pm 4'11" .
Feb 3rd (Thu)
the sunrise is 6:41am-5:23pm and the tide times are L 4:18am 1'2" H 10:17am 6'5" L 5:11pm -0'11" H 11:28pm 4'11" .
Feb 4th (Fri)
the sunrise is 6:40am-5:24pm and the tide times are L 5:07am 1'3" H 11:01am 5'8" L 5:45pm -0'3" .
Feb 5th (Sat)
the sunrise is 6:40am-5:25pm and the tide times are H 12:06am 4'11" L 6:01am 1'5" H 11:47am 4'9" L 6:19pm 0'5" .
Feb 6th (Sun)
the sunrise is 6:39am-5:26pm and the tide times are H 12:47am 4'11" L 7:06am 1'7" H 12:41pm 3'10" L 6:52pm 1'2" .
Feb 7th (Mon)
the sunrise is 6:38am-5:26pm and the tide times are H 1:32am 4'10" L 8:30am 1'7" H 2:02pm 3'1" L 7:27pm 1'10" .
Feb 8th (Tue)
the sunrise is 6:37am-5:27pm and the tide times are H 2:26am 4'9" L 10:21am 1'4" H 4:43pm 2'9" L 8:20pm 2'5" .
Feb 9th (Wed)
the sunrise is 6:36am-5:28pm and the tide times are H 3:31am 4'10" L 11:51am 0'10" H 7:08pm 3'1" L 9:55pm 2'9" .
Feb 10th (Thu)
the sunrise is 6:35am-5:29pm and the tide times are H 4:37am 5'0" L 12:43pm 0'4" H 7:46pm 3'5" L 11:21pm 2'9" .
Feb 11th (Fri)
the sunrise is 6:35am-5:30pm and the tide times are H 5:33am 5'3" L 1:20pm -0'0" H 8:08pm 3'8" .
Feb 12th (Sat)
the sunrise is 6:34am-5:31pm and the tide times are L 12:18am 2'7" H 6:19am 5'7" L 1:50pm -0'4" H 8:26pm 3'11" .
Feb 13th (Sun)
the sunrise is 6:33am-5:32pm and the tide times are L 12:59am 2'4" H 6:59am 5'11" L 2:18pm -0'8" H 8:44pm 4'1" .
Feb 14th (Mon)
the sunrise is 6:32am-5:33pm and the tide times are L 1:34am 2'0" H 7:34am 6'2" L 2:45pm -0'10" H 9:04pm 4'3" .
Feb 15th (Tue)
the sunrise is 6:31am-5:34pm and the tide times are L 2:07am 1'9" H 8:08am 6'5" L 3:12pm -1'0" H 9:26pm 4'5" .
Feb 16th (Wed)
the sunrise is 6:30am-5:35pm and the tide times are L 2:40am 1'6" H 8:40am 6'5" L 3:38pm -0'11" H 9:51pm 4'7" .
Feb 17th (Thu)
the sunrise is 6:29am-5:35pm and the tide times are L 3:14am 1'3" H 9:13am 6'4" L 4:05pm -0'10" H 10:17pm 4'9" .
Feb 18th (Fri)
the sunrise is 6:28am-5:36pm and the tide times are L 3:51am 1'1" H 9:47am 6'0" L 4:31pm -0'6" H 10:45pm 4'11" .
Feb 19th (Sat)
the sunrise is 6:27am-5:37pm and the tide times are L 4:31am 1'0" H 10:24am 5'6" L 4:58pm -0'1" H 11:14pm 5'1" .
Feb 20th (Sun)
the sunrise is 6:26am-5:38pm and the tide times are L 5:19am 1'0" H 11:06am 4'10" L 5:25pm 0'5" H 11:48pm 5'2" .
Feb 21st (Mon)
the sunrise is 6:25am-5:39pm and the tide times are L 6:17am 1'0" H 11:58am 4'0" L 5:52pm 1'0" .
Feb 22nd (Tue)
the sunrise is 6:23am-5:40pm and the tide times are H 12:29am 5'3" L 7:35am 1'0" H 1:17pm 3'3" L 6:21pm 1'8" .
Feb 23rd (Wed)
the sunrise is 6:22am-5:40pm and the tide times are H 1:24am 5'3" L 9:16am 0'9" H 3:34pm 2'9" L 7:06pm 2'3" .
Feb 24th (Thu)
the sunrise is 6:21am-5:41pm and the tide times are H 2:42am 5'4" L 10:56am 0'2" H 6:15pm 3'1" L 9:17pm 2'9" .
Feb 25th (Fri)
the sunrise is 6:20am-5:42pm and the tide times are H 4:08am 5'7" L 12:07pm -0'5" H 7:05pm 3'7" L 11:07pm 2'7" .
Feb 26th (Sat)
the sunrise is 6:19am-5:43pm and the tide times are H 5:22am 6'0" L 12:58pm -1'0" H 7:38pm 4'1" .
Feb 27th (Sun)
the sunrise is 6:18am-5:44pm and the tide times are L 12:18am 2'2" H 6:23am 6'5" L 1:42pm -1'5" H 8:08pm 4'5" .
Feb 28th (Mon)
the sunrise is 6:17am-5:45pm and the tide times are L 1:11am 1'8" H 7:14am 6'9" L 2:20pm -1'7" H 8:38pm 4'9" .

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TONIGHT: Partly cloudy this evening, then mostly cloudy with patchy drizzle overnight. Lows 56 to 61. Areas of winds southwest to 10 mph this evening becoming light.

SATURDAY: Partly cloudy. Patchy drizzle in the morning. Patchy fog in the morning. Highs 70 to 74. Areas of winds south to 10 mph becoming west 10 mph in the afternoon.

SATURDAY NIGHT: Mostly cloudy. Patchy drizzle overnight. Lows 57 to 62. Areas of winds west 10 mph.

SUNDAY: Cloudy with patchy drizzle in the morning, then partly cloudy in the afternoon. Highs around 70. Areas of winds southwest 10 to 15 mph.

SUNDAY NIGHT: Partly cloudy in the evening...becoming mostly cloudy. Lows 56 to 61. Areas of winds southwest 10 mph in the evening becoming light.

MONDAY: Mostly cloudy in the morning...becoming partly cloudy. Highs 69 to 73.

MONDAY NIGHT: Mostly clear in the evening...becoming partly cloudy. Lows 55 to 61.

TUESDAY: Mostly cloudy in the morning...becoming partly cloudy. Highs 69 to 73.

TUESDAY NIGHT: Mostly clear in the evening...becoming partly cloudy. Lows 54 to 60.

WEDNESDAY: Mostly cloudy in the morning...becoming partly cloudy. Highs 69 to 73.

WEDNESDAY NIGHT: Mostly clear in the evening...becoming partly cloudy. Lows 54 to 60.

THURSDAY: Mostly cloudy in the morning...becoming partly cloudy. Highs 67 to 71 near the coast to 71 to 74 inland.

THURSDAY NIGHT: Mostly clear in the evening...becoming partly cloudy. Lows 55 to 61.

FRIDAY: Mostly cloudy in the morning...becoming partly cloudy. Highs 69 to 72 near the coast to 73 to 76 inland.

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