Waves and foam on a sandy beach, seen from straight above

Pacific coast

California tide charts

11 beach towns, each matched by hand to a NOAA station, on the ocean side wherever there is one. Across these stations the average daily range over the next week is 3.9 ft. Nearly every day brings two highs and two lows.

California tides today

Sunday, November 15, 2026 · each town in its own local time
Today's high and low tides in California
Town and station1st tide2nd tide3rd tide4th tide
Bodega BayCA · Bodega Harbor entrance · PST4:09 amHigh · 4.2 ft8:58 amLow · 3.7 ft1:49 pmHigh · 4.7 ft9:23 pmLow · 0.4 ft
CarlsbadCA · La Jolla (Scripps Institution Wharf) · PST11:35 amHigh · 4.5 ft8:03 pmLow · 0.7 ft
Carmel-by-the-SeaCA · Carmel Cove, Carmel Bay · PST4:21 amHigh · 3.7 ft7:37 amLow · 3.5 ft1:09 pmHigh · 4.4 ft9:11 pmLow · 0.4 ft
Half Moon BayCA · Pillar Point Harbor, Half Moon Bay · PST4:11 amHigh · 3.9 ft7:41 amLow · 3.5 ft1:15 pmHigh · 4.7 ft9:12 pmLow · 0.4 ft
Huntington BeachCA · Balboa Pier, Newport Beach · PST11:33 amHigh · 4.4 ft8:13 pmLow · 0.7 ft
La JollaCA · La Jolla (Scripps Institution Wharf) · PST11:35 amHigh · 4.5 ft8:03 pmLow · 0.7 ft
Laguna BeachCA · Newport Bay Entrance, Corona del Mar · PST11:47 amHigh · 4.5 ft8:10 pmLow · 0.7 ft
Newport BeachCA · Balboa Pier, Newport Beach · PST11:33 amHigh · 4.4 ft8:13 pmLow · 0.7 ft
Pismo BeachCA · Port San Luis · PST4:07 amHigh · 3.7 ft6:48 amLow · 3.6 ft12:36 pmHigh · 4.5 ft8:53 pmLow · 0.5 ft
San DiegoCA · San Diego (Broadway) · PST11:34 amHigh · 4.8 ft8:03 pmLow · 0.9 ft
Santa CruzCA · Santa Cruz, Monterey Bay · PST4:18 amHigh · 3.7 ft7:30 amLow · 3.5 ft1:06 pmHigh · 4.4 ft9:04 pmLow · 0.4 ft

Town tide charts in California

Highest tides and spring tides in California

The highest predicted tide of 2027 among these towns is 7.5 ft at San Diego, on Sunday, August 1, 2027 at 9:02 pm. That is 2.6 ft above the average high tide there.

Tide ranges are widest for a few days after each new and full moon (spring tides). From November 15 to December 15, 2026: full moon on Tue Nov 24; new moon on Tue Dec 8.

NOAA stations behind the California charts

Printable 2027 tide tables for California

Reading the tables