Table 3. Relative sea-level trends, U.S. West Coast, mm/yr.

Station LatitudeLongitudeLength of
Record (yr)
Sea-Level
Trend (mm/yr)

Friday Harbor 48° 33´N 123° 00´W 58 1.12

Neah Bay

48° 22´N 124° 37´W 56 -1.61

Port Townsend

48° 07´N 122° 45´W 21 1.98

Seattle

47° 36´N 122° 20´W 96 2.01

Astoria

46° 13´N 123° 46´W 68 -0.60

South Beach

44° 38´N 124° 03´W 22 4.39

Crescent City

41° 45´N 124° 12´W 60 -0.72

San Francisco

37° 48´N 122° 28´W 140 1.37

Alameda

37° 46´N 122° 18´W 54 0.77

Monterey

36° 36´N 121° 53´W 21 3.11

Port San Luis

35° 10´N 120° 45´W 45 1.24

Santa Monica

34° 01´N 118° 30´W 53 1.98

Los Angeles

33° 43´N 118° 16´W 70 0.85

Newport Beach

33° 36´N 117° 53´W 35 1.65

La Jolla

32° 52´N 117° 15´W 65 2.42

San Diego

32° 43´N 117° 10´W 87 2.24

Data from Permanent Service for Mean Sea Level, Sept. 1996.