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Mission Bay tidal currents

modeled · not validated · not for navigation

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< 0.25 kt 0.25–0.5 kt 0.5–1 kt > 1 kt hover the chart for set and drift

Where this comes from

  • Our own 2D depth-averaged shallow-water model (mbtide) on a 10 m grid: NOAA 2012 bathymetry, the USACE Aug-2025 channel survey, and ENC chart floors, forced by La Jolla tide predictions and calibrated to the published Quivira Basin offsets (timing to ~7 min).
  • Served as harmonic constituents fit over a 192-day run — any date, past or future, synthesizes in your browser. Tidal flow only: no wind, waves, or river inflow.
  • Not validated against measured currents — no current meter exists in Mission Bay. A racing pattern tool, never a navigation product.