Big Sur tides
Predicted from Carmel Cove, Carmel Bay, NOAA station 9413375, 19 miles away — close enough for heights, though the tide may turn a few minutes off the times shown. Heights in feet above MLLW. Also covers Pfeiffer Beach, Julia Pfeiffer Burns State Park, McWay Falls and Garrapata State Park.
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Water level now
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Highs and lows
- 12:19 amHigh tide4.1 ft
- 5:23 amLow tide2.2 ft
- 11:30 amHigh tide5.5 ft
- 6:38 pmLow tide0.0 ft
Sun and moon
- Sunrise
- 7:10 am
- Sunset
- 6:36 pm
- Daylight
- 11 hr 26 min
- Moonrise
- 9:23 am
- Moonset
- 7:28 pm
- Moon
- Waxing crescent 5%
Water drops to 0.0 ft at 6:38 pm, in daylight. That is when the most sand and rock is uncovered.
About Big Sur
Stretching along 90 miles of dramatic, cliff-lined wilderness, Big Sur encompasses iconic locations including Garrapata State Park, Pfeiffer Beach, Julia Pfeiffer Burns State Park (home to McWay Falls), and Partington Cove. While rugged reef and point breaks attract expert cold-water surfers, heavy swells and treacherous currents demand extreme caution. Garrapata and Pfeiffer Beach feature rocky intertidal benches teeming with mussels, anemones, and sea stars at low tide. Tracking tide tables is critical throughout Big Sur: many narrow coves and access paths below the bluffs become completely impassable at high tide, making low-tide timing essential for safe beachcombing, tide pool viewing, and avoiding dangerous waves pinned against steep cliff faces.
This week
Mon
12 Oct
5.5 ft
11:30 am
0.0 ft
6:38 pm
Tue
13 Oct
5.4 ft
11:59 am
0.1 ft
7:22 pm
Wed
14 Oct
5.2 ft
12:30 pm
0.3 ft
8:11 pm
Thu
15 Oct
4.9 ft
1:07 pm
0.4 ft
9:07 pm
Fri
16 Oct
4.7 ft
1:55 pm
0.6 ft
10:10 pm
Sat
17 Oct
4.4 ft
3:01 pm
0.6 ft
11:14 pm
Sun
18 Oct
4.2 ft
4:21 pm
3.5 ft
11:01 am
Mon
19 Oct
4.2 ft
5:38 pm
0.6 ft
12:11 am
Tue
20 Oct
4.2 ft
6:44 pm
0.6 ft
12:57 am
Wed
21 Oct
4.3 ft
8:22 am
0.6 ft
1:35 am
The highest water of each day, and when it arrives.
King tides in 73 days
Water reaches 6.8 ft at 9:24 am on Thursday 24 December, the highest of this run. See every king tide through 2030
Along the coast
The nearest California locations north and south of here, in order along the coast. Each dot sits at its true latitude; where places crowd together the writing is nudged clear and joined back to its dot by a line. The region page lists them all.
October 2026
| Date | Tides | Sunrise | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1Thu | High 3:24 am 3.5 ftLow 7:15 am 2.9 ftHigh 1:42 pm 5.7 ftLow 9:35 pm -0.1 ft | 7:01 am | 6:52 pm |
| 2Fri | High 5:04 am 3.5 ftLow 8:12 am 3.2 ftHigh 2:45 pm 5.5 ftLow 10:51 pm -0.1 ft | 7:02 am | 6:50 pm |
| 3Sat | High 6:33 am 3.6 ftLow 9:48 am 3.4 ftHigh 4:03 pm 5.3 ft | 7:03 am | 6:49 pm |
| 4Sun | Low 12:03 am -0.2 ftHigh 7:28 am 3.9 ftLow 11:37 am 3.2 ftHigh 5:27 pm 5.2 ft | 7:03 am | 6:47 pm |
| 5Mon | Low 1:04 am -0.2 ftHigh 8:08 am 4.1 ftLow 1:00 pm 2.7 ftHigh 6:44 pm 5.1 ft | 7:04 am | 6:46 pm |
| 6Tue | Low 1:55 am -0.2 ftHigh 8:40 am 4.4 ftLow 2:03 pm 2.1 ftHigh 7:51 pm 5.1 ft | 7:05 am | 6:44 pm |
| 7Wed | Low 2:38 am 0.0 ftHigh 9:11 am 4.7 ftLow 2:57 pm 1.5 ftHigh 8:51 pm 5.0 ft | 7:06 am | 6:43 pm |
| 8Thu | Low 3:17 am 0.4 ftHigh 9:39 am 5.0 ftLow 3:45 pm 1.0 ftHigh 9:45 pm 4.8 ft | 7:07 am | 6:42 pm |
| 9Fri | Low 3:51 am 0.8 ftHigh 10:07 am 5.3 ftLow 4:30 pm 0.5 ftHigh 10:37 pm 4.6 ft | 7:08 am | 6:40 pm |
| 10Sat | Low 4:23 am 1.3 ftHigh 10:35 am 5.5 ftLow 5:14 pm 0.2 ftHigh 11:28 pm 4.3 ft | 7:08 am | 6:39 pm |
| 11Sun | Low 4:53 am 1.8 ftHigh 11:02 am 5.5 ftLow 5:56 pm 0.1 ft | 7:09 am | 6:37 pm |
| 12Mon | High 12:19 am 4.1 ftLow 5:23 am 2.2 ftHigh 11:30 am 5.5 ftLow 6:38 pm 0.0 ft | 7:10 am | 6:36 pm |
| 13Tue | High 1:15 am 3.8 ftLow 5:51 am 2.7 ftHigh 11:59 am 5.4 ftLow 7:22 pm 0.1 ft | 7:11 am | 6:35 pm |
| 14Wed | High 2:17 am 3.6 ftLow 6:20 am 3.0 ftHigh 12:30 pm 5.2 ftLow 8:11 pm 0.3 ft | 7:12 am | 6:33 pm |
| 15Thu | High 3:34 am 3.5 ftLow 6:51 am 3.3 ftHigh 1:07 pm 4.9 ftLow 9:07 pm 0.4 ft | 7:13 am | 6:32 pm |
| 16Fri | High 5:07 am 3.5 ftLow 7:33 am 3.5 ftHigh 1:55 pm 4.7 ftLow 10:10 pm 0.6 ft | 7:14 am | 6:31 pm |
| 17Sat | High 6:30 am 3.6 ftLow 8:59 am 3.6 ftHigh 3:01 pm 4.4 ftLow 11:14 pm 0.6 ft | 7:15 am | 6:29 pm |
| 18Sun | High 7:14 am 3.7 ftLow 11:01 am 3.5 ftHigh 4:21 pm 4.2 ft | 7:16 am | 6:28 pm |
| 19Mon | Low 12:11 am 0.6 ftHigh 7:41 am 3.9 ftLow 12:24 pm 3.2 ftHigh 5:38 pm 4.2 ft | 7:16 am | 6:27 pm |
| 20Tue | Low 12:57 am 0.6 ftHigh 8:02 am 4.1 ftLow 1:19 pm 2.7 ftHigh 6:44 pm 4.2 ft | 7:17 am | 6:26 pm |
| 21Wed | Low 1:35 am 0.6 ftHigh 8:22 am 4.3 ftLow 2:03 pm 2.2 ftHigh 7:42 pm 4.2 ft | 7:18 am | 6:24 pm |
| 22Thu | Low 2:09 am 0.8 ftHigh 8:41 am 4.6 ftLow 2:44 pm 1.6 ftHigh 8:35 pm 4.3 ft | 7:19 am | 6:23 pm |
| 23Fri | Low 2:40 am 1.0 ftHigh 9:02 am 5.0 ftLow 3:24 pm 1.0 ftHigh 9:26 pm 4.3 ft | 7:20 am | 6:22 pm |
| 24Sat | Low 3:10 am 1.3 ftHigh 9:26 am 5.4 ftLow 4:05 pm 0.4 ftHigh 10:17 pm 4.3 ft | 7:21 am | 6:21 pm |
| 25Sun | Low 3:42 am 1.6 ftHigh 9:54 am 5.7 ftLow 4:48 pm -0.2 ftHigh 11:10 pm 4.2 ft | 7:22 am | 6:20 pm |
| 26Mon | Low 4:15 am 2.0 ftHigh 10:25 am 6.0 ftLow 5:33 pm -0.6 ft | 7:23 am | 6:18 pm |
| 27Tue | High 12:07 am 4.1 ftLow 4:50 am 2.4 ftHigh 11:00 am 6.2 ftLow 6:22 pm -0.8 ft | 7:24 am | 6:17 pm |
| 28Wed | High 1:08 am 3.9 ftLow 5:28 am 2.7 ftHigh 11:40 am 6.2 ftLow 7:16 pm -0.9 ft | 7:25 am | 6:16 pm |
| 29Thu | High 2:18 am 3.8 ftLow 6:13 am 3.0 ftHigh 12:27 pm 6.1 ftLow 8:14 pm -0.8 ft | 7:26 am | 6:15 pm |
| 30Fri | High 3:36 am 3.7 ftLow 7:09 am 3.2 ftHigh 1:22 pm 5.8 ftLow 9:17 pm -0.7 ft | 7:27 am | 6:14 pm |
| 31Sat | High 4:52 am 3.8 ftLow 8:29 am 3.3 ftHigh 2:29 pm 5.4 ftLow 10:23 pm -0.5 ft | 7:28 am | 6:13 pm |