El Quisco tides
Today, Wednesday, October 28, 2026 · local time (GMT-3) · Valparaíso, Chile- 12:04 am4.6 ft
- 12:27 pm3.0 ft
- 6:40 am-0.3 ft
- 6:12 pm0.0 ft
- Tide now
- 4.1 ft ↑ rising · high 12:49 am (4.6 ft)
- Coefficient
- 95 · spring tides
- Range today
- 4.8 ft
Today there are high tides at 12:04 am (4.6 ft) and 12:27 pm (3.0 ft) and low tides at 6:40 am and 6:12 pm. Tide coefficient 95. Right now the tide is rising toward the high tide at 12:49 am. In El Quisco the tide is mixed: two high and two low tides a day, but of quite different heights. The next spring tides: from October 26 to 28.
Today's high and low tides
- ▲ High tide 12:04 am 4.6 ft · coef. 95
- ▼ Low tide 6:40 am -0.3 ft
- ▲ High tide 12:27 pm 3.0 ft · coef. 92
- ▼ Low tide 6:12 pm 0.0 ft
↑ Rising The tide is rising. 1 h 20 min to high tide at 12:49 am.
Tide coefficient 95 for the 12:04 am high tide and 92 for the 12:27 pm high tide. Spring tides. The water rises and falls 4.8 ft between the highest high and the lowest low: a large range for this place. 70 is an average tide here; 90 and above means spring tides; below 45, neap tides. What is the tide coefficient?
Heights above MLWS. Astronomical prediction: wind and air pressure can raise or lower the water by a few inches, and more in a storm. Not for navigation.
Tides for the next 7 days
| Day | Sun | Tide 1 | Tide 2 | Tide 3 | Tide 4 | Coef. | Moon | Major periods | Activity |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Today, Wed 28 | 6:51 am · 8:11 pm | High tide 12:04 am · 4.6 ft | Low tide 6:40 am · -0.3 ft | High tide 12:27 pm · 3.0 ft | Low tide 6:12 pm · 0.0 ft | Coef. 95 | 92% | Major periods 2:21 am · 2:53 pm | High |
| Thu 29 | 6:50 am · 8:12 pm | High tide 12:49 am · 4.6 ft | Low tide 7:35 am · -0.2 ft | High tide 1:18 pm · 2.6 ft | Low tide 6:57 pm · 0.2 ft | Coef. 89 | 84% | Major periods 3:25 am · 3:57 pm | Medium |
| Fri 30 | 6:49 am · 8:13 pm | High tide 1:39 am · 4.5 ft | Low tide 8:36 am · 0.0 ft | High tide 2:18 pm · 2.4 ft | Low tide 7:49 pm · 0.4 ft | Coef. 79 | 75% | Major periods 4:30 am · 5:01 pm | Medium |
| Sat 31 | 6:48 am · 8:13 pm | High tide 2:35 am · 4.2 ft | Low tide 9:46 am · 0.1 ft | High tide 3:33 pm · 2.1 ft | Low tide 8:52 pm · 0.7 ft | Coef. 68 | 64% | Major periods 5:32 am · 6:01 pm | Medium |
| Sun 1 | 6:47 am · 8:14 pm | High tide 3:42 am · 3.9 ft | Low tide 11:03 am · 0.2 ft | High tide 5:03 pm · 2.1 ft | Low tide 10:12 pm · 0.9 ft | Coef. 58 | Last quarter | Major periods 6:30 am · 6:57 pm | Medium |
| Mon 2 | 6:46 am · 8:15 pm | High tide 5:00 am · 3.7 ft | Low tide 12:17 pm · 0.2 ft | High tide 6:24 pm · 2.3 ft | Low tide 11:43 pm · 0.9 ft | Coef. 56 | 42% | Major periods 7:23 am · 7:47 pm | Medium |
| Tue 3 | 6:45 am · 8:16 pm | High tide 6:19 am · 3.6 ft | Low tide 1:17 pm · 0.1 ft | High tide 7:27 pm · 2.7 ft | — | Coef. 63 | 31% | Major periods 8:11 am · 8:35 pm | Medium |
▲ high tide · ▼ low tide · heights above MLWS. Major periods: start time; they last 2 hours. Activity: based on the moon phase and the solunar periods.
Tide coefficient and range in October
The biggest tides of the month came from October 9 to 11 (coefficient 100, 4.5 ft range). The smallest, on October 18 (coefficient 29, 2.3 ft).
Type of tide
In El Quisco the tide is mixed: two high and two low tides a day, but of quite different heights. Types of tides
2026 extremes: the highest tide of the year is on December 26 (5.2 ft) and the lowest, on August 13 (-0.7 ft).
Reference levels
- Highest astronomical tide (HAT)5.3 ft
- Mean higher high water (MHHW)3.9 ft
- Mean high water (MHW)3.4 ft
- Mean sea level (MSL)1.9 ft
- Mean low water (MLW)0.4 ft
- Mean lower low water (MLLW)0.2 ft
- Lowest astronomical tide (LAT)-0.8 ft
Heights above MLWS.
Questions about the tides in El Quisco
What time is high tide today in El Quisco?
High tide today is at 12:04 am (4.6 ft) and 12:27 pm (3.0 ft). Low tide is at 6:40 am and 6:12 pm.
What time is high tide tomorrow in El Quisco?
On Thursday, October 29, high tide at 12:49 am and 1:18 pm and low tide at 7:35 am and 6:57 pm.
What is today's tide coefficient?
95: spring tides. 70 is an average tide here; 90 and above means spring tides; below 45, neap tides.
When are the next spring tides?
From October 26 to 28, after the new or full moon, with the moon near perigee, so they will be bigger than usual.
How many tides a day are there in El Quisco?
The tide is mixed: two high and two low tides a day, but of quite different heights. Each high tide comes about 50 minutes later than the day before.
What are the heights measured from?
From MLWS. That is why a low tide can be negative: that day the water drops below that zero.
Can I use these tides for navigation?
No. They are astronomical predictions for planning fishing and outings; for navigation use official publications and nautical charts.
More about El Quisco today
Tides near El Quisco
Each place with its own tide station; next to it, the time of its first high tide today.
Learn more
El Quisco has no station of its own, so we use the tide at Valparaíso (TICON-4), 25 mi away. On the open coast the difference is usually a few minutes and inches; inside estuaries, rivers and enclosed bays it can be much larger. Station data attribution: Slackwater database (https://github.com/openwatersio/slackwater-database). Source: Hart-Davis, M., Dettmering, D., Seitz, F. (2025), TICON-4: TIdal CONstants based on GESLA-4 sea-level records, SEANOE, https://doi.org/10.17882/109129. Licensed CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). Modified: see https://github.com/openwatersio/slackwater-database#modifications-to-source-data