Field notes

San Francisco right now

What the sky and dated field records support in San Francisco today. Parks to walk are further down. A claim that cannot be sourced is left off.

6:46pm: sunset today
11½ hrs: of daylight
waning crescent: moon tonight

from the live sky over San Francisco

One thing to notice and revisit

San Francisco station predictions for 2026-10-05: low tide at 01:42 (-0.03 m); high tide at 09:04 (1.51 m); low tide at 14:03 (0.84 m); high tide at 19:49 (1.71 m). From a place you already know you can access, watch the waterline and note what you observe.

Reference: Watch a waterline at a familiar spot. Date: 2026-10-05. Explicitly selected San Francisco, Golden Gate station, 5.4 km from the city reference point. Predictions, not measured water levels. America/Los_Angeles; metres relative to MLLW, datum epoch 1983-2001. No prediction establishes safe access or conditions at your spot.

Your observation and next visit

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Observation

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Supporting references, dates and terms

Watch a waterline at a familiar spot

Explicitly selected San Francisco, Golden Gate station, 5.4 km from the city reference point. Predictions, not measured water levels. America/Los_Angeles; metres relative to MLLW, datum epoch 1983-2001. No prediction establishes safe access or conditions at your spot.

Date: 2026-10-05

NOAA National Ocean Service, Center for Operational Oceanographic Products and Services (CO-OPS). Prediction issue time is not published; retrieved 2026-10-06T06:22:18.331Z.

Past record: Toxicodendron diversilobum

A published occurrence record is dated 2024-10-26. It can help you explore the area's recorded biodiversity.

Historical sample for month 10, 2021–2025, within 25 km. This does not establish current presence or whether you can find the species. Sampling is incomplete for product purposes.

Date: 2024-10-26

GBIF occurrence 5110485588; dataset 7a3679ef-5582-4aaa-81f0-8c2545cafc81. CC-BY-4.0.

Past record: Baccharis pilularis

A published occurrence record is dated 2024-10-18. It can help you explore the area's recorded biodiversity.

Historical sample for month 10, 2021–2025, within 25 km. This does not establish current presence or whether you can find the species. Sampling is incomplete for product purposes.

Date: 2024-10-18

GBIF occurrence 5110485591; dataset 7a3679ef-5582-4aaa-81f0-8c2545cafc81. CC-BY-4.0.

San Francisco, Golden Gate station is selected as a separate reference. Clear station selection

Where to walk in San Francisco

Buena Vista Park

Old trees and real canopy, the kind of cover a slow walk is built for.

Woodland
~38 acres

Mission Creek Park

A quiet edge of water to sit near and watch the light move.

~10 acres
Water on site

Yerba Buena Gardens

Water on site, and water is where the stillness tends to land.

~4 acres
Water on site

Civic Center Plaza

Near enough that the walk is the whole effort.

~5 acres

Golden Gate Park

Still water to walk along and breathe to the pace of.

~1004 acres
Water on site

Alamo Square

Close enough to reach before the light goes soft.

~13 acres

Jefferson Square

A green pocket on your doorstep, in and out in five minutes.

~6 acres

Margaret S. Hayward Playground

Small and near, a quick way in among the trees.

~5 acres

A five-minute walk, if you want one

1
Before you start walking, stand still for three slow breaths. Let the hurry you carried here settle. There is no distance to cover.
2
Begin to walk, slower than usual. Feel each foot meet the ground. When your attention drifts, and it will, bring it back to the next step.
3
For the last minute, lift your eyes. Take in one thing you had not noticed: the light, a tree, the air on your face. Carry the pace, not just the moment, back with you.

A voiced version lives on the free guided walk, or open Rewyld for a walk composed from the sky over San Francisco.

Questions

Where can I go outside in San Francisco?

The parks and gardens on this page are starting points. A tree-lined street or the small park near you counts too.

What does right now mean on this page?

The numbers at the top come from today's sky over San Francisco. Notes below that come from dated field records with sources. If a claim cannot be backed, it is not shown.