A spring tide through the Golden Gate. The whole bay fills and drains through one gap, so the stream runs at more than four knots under the bridge and fans out round Alcatraz, Angel Island and Treasure Island. High water reaches Alameda about forty minutes after the Golden Gate.
Source: NOAA San Francisco Bay Operational Forecast System (SFBOFS), nowcast surface current, via NCEI
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