California Tide Charts
Worldwide Tides

Carpinteria tides

Predicted from Rincon Island, Mussel Shoals, NOAA station 9411270, 5 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 Carpinteria State Beach and Tar Pits Park.

Water level now

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Next tide

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Highs and lows

  1. 4:19 amLow tide2.0 ft
  2. 10:35 amHigh tide6.0 ft
  3. 5:39 pmLow tide0.1 ft

Sun and moon

Sunrise
7:00 am
Sunset
6:28 pm
Daylight
11 hr 28 min
Moonrise
9:08 am
Moonset
7:23 pm
Moon
Waxing crescent 5%

Water drops to 0.1 ft at 5:39 pm, in daylight. That is when the most sand and rock is uncovered.

About Carpinteria

Known for having "the world's safest beach" due to its gentle slope and protective offshore reefs, Carpinteria includes Carpinteria State Beach and the natural bluffs at Tar Pits Park. The gentle beach breaks are ideal for novice surfers, while the exposed rocky reef at low tide reveals rich tide pools full of sea stars, sea anemones, and hermit crabs alongside natural asphaltum seeps at Tar Pits Park. Monitoring tide charts is essential for experiencing Carpinteria; negative low tides pull the water back to expose the extensive intertidal reef for tide pooling and allow safe beach walking beneath the bluffs toward the seal rookery.

This week

  1. Mon

    12 Oct

    6.0 ft

    10:35 am

    0.1 ft

    5:39 pm

  2. Tue

    13 Oct

    5.8 ft

    11:01 am

    0.3 ft

    6:23 pm

  3. Wed

    14 Oct

    5.5 ft

    11:30 am

    0.5 ft

    7:12 pm

  4. Thu

    15 Oct

    5.2 ft

    12:05 pm

    0.7 ft

    8:11 pm

  5. Fri

    16 Oct

    4.8 ft

    12:52 pm

    0.9 ft

    9:28 pm

  6. Sat

    17 Oct

    4.5 ft

    2:03 pm

    0.9 ft

    10:46 pm

  7. Sun

    18 Oct

    4.4 ft

    3:46 pm

    0.8 ft

    11:43 pm

  8. Mon

    19 Oct

    4.4 ft

    5:10 pm

    3.2 ft

    11:52 am

  9. Tue

    20 Oct

    4.6 ft

    6:09 pm

    0.7 ft

    12:24 am

  10. Wed

    21 Oct

    4.7 ft

    6:59 pm

    0.7 ft

    12:56 am

The highest water of each day, and when it arrives.

King tides in 73 days

Water reaches 7.2 ft at 8:42 am on Thursday 24 December, the highest of this run. See every king tide through 2030

Along the coast

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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 2:06 am 3.3 ftLow 5:49 am 2.7 ftHigh 12:46 pm 5.9 ftLow 8:44 pm 0.3 ft
6:51 am6:43 pm
2Fri
High 4:21 am 3.2 ftLow 6:23 am 3.2 ftHigh 1:52 pm 5.6 ftLow 10:17 pm 0.2 ft
6:52 am6:42 pm
3Sat
High 6:24 am 3.6 ftLow 8:39 am 3.5 ftHigh 3:24 pm 5.4 ftLow 11:36 pm 0.1 ft
6:53 am6:40 pm
4Sun
High 7:00 am 4.0 ftLow 11:11 am 3.3 ftHigh 5:00 pm 5.4 ft
6:53 am6:39 pm
5Mon
Low 12:34 am -0.1 ftHigh 7:30 am 4.4 ftLow 12:29 pm 2.7 ftHigh 6:15 pm 5.5 ft
6:54 am6:38 pm
6Tue
Low 1:21 am -0.1 ftHigh 7:58 am 4.8 ftLow 1:26 pm 2.0 ftHigh 7:17 pm 5.6 ft
6:55 am6:36 pm
7Wed
Low 2:00 am 0.0 ftHigh 8:25 am 5.2 ftLow 2:15 pm 1.4 ftHigh 8:10 pm 5.5 ft
6:56 am6:35 pm
8Thu
Low 2:33 am 0.2 ftHigh 8:52 am 5.5 ftLow 2:58 pm 0.8 ftHigh 8:57 pm 5.3 ft
6:56 am6:34 pm
9Fri
Low 3:03 am 0.6 ftHigh 9:19 am 5.8 ftLow 3:39 pm 0.4 ftHigh 9:42 pm 5.0 ft
6:57 am6:32 pm
10Sat
Low 3:30 am 1.1 ftHigh 9:44 am 6.0 ftLow 4:19 pm 0.2 ftHigh 10:26 pm 4.7 ft
6:58 am6:31 pm
11Sun
Low 3:55 am 1.5 ftHigh 10:09 am 6.0 ftLow 4:58 pm 0.1 ftHigh 11:12 pm 4.3 ft
6:59 am6:30 pm
12Mon
Low 4:19 am 2.0 ftHigh 10:35 am 6.0 ftLow 5:39 pm 0.1 ft
7:00 am6:28 pm
13Tue
High 12:02 am 3.9 ftLow 4:42 am 2.4 ftHigh 11:01 am 5.8 ftLow 6:23 pm 0.3 ft
7:00 am6:27 pm
14Wed
High 1:00 am 3.6 ftLow 5:01 am 2.8 ftHigh 11:30 am 5.5 ftLow 7:12 pm 0.5 ft
7:01 am6:26 pm
15Thu
High 2:15 am 3.3 ftLow 5:13 am 3.1 ftHigh 12:05 pm 5.2 ftLow 8:11 pm 0.7 ft
7:02 am6:25 pm
16Fri
High 12:52 pm 4.8 ftLow 9:28 pm 0.9 ft
7:03 am6:23 pm
17Sat
High 2:03 pm 4.5 ftLow 10:46 pm 0.9 ft
7:04 am6:22 pm
18Sun
High 7:07 am 3.8 ftLow 10:29 am 3.6 ftHigh 3:46 pm 4.4 ftLow 11:43 pm 0.8 ft
7:04 am6:21 pm
19Mon
High 7:07 am 4.0 ftLow 11:52 am 3.2 ftHigh 5:10 pm 4.4 ft
7:05 am6:20 pm
20Tue
Low 12:24 am 0.7 ftHigh 7:19 am 4.3 ftLow 12:38 pm 2.7 ftHigh 6:09 pm 4.6 ft
7:06 am6:18 pm
21Wed
Low 12:56 am 0.7 ftHigh 7:35 am 4.6 ftLow 1:17 pm 2.2 ftHigh 6:59 pm 4.7 ft
7:07 am6:17 pm
22Thu
Low 1:25 am 0.7 ftHigh 7:53 am 5.0 ftLow 1:54 pm 1.5 ftHigh 7:46 pm 4.8 ft
7:08 am6:16 pm
23Fri
Low 1:53 am 0.8 ftHigh 8:14 am 5.4 ftLow 2:31 pm 0.9 ftHigh 8:31 pm 4.7 ft
7:09 am6:15 pm
24Sat
Low 2:20 am 1.0 ftHigh 8:37 am 5.9 ftLow 3:10 pm 0.3 ftHigh 9:16 pm 4.6 ft
7:10 am6:14 pm
25Sun
Low 2:48 am 1.3 ftHigh 9:03 am 6.3 ftLow 3:51 pm -0.3 ftHigh 10:04 pm 4.4 ft
7:10 am6:13 pm
26Mon
Low 3:17 am 1.6 ftHigh 9:33 am 6.6 ftLow 4:36 pm -0.6 ftHigh 10:56 pm 4.2 ft
7:11 am6:12 pm
27Tue
Low 3:48 am 2.0 ftHigh 10:08 am 6.7 ftLow 5:25 pm -0.8 ftHigh 11:55 pm 3.9 ft
7:12 am6:11 pm
28Wed
Low 4:21 am 2.4 ftHigh 10:48 am 6.7 ftLow 6:19 pm -0.8 ft
7:13 am6:10 pm
29Thu
High 1:06 am 3.6 ftLow 4:59 am 2.7 ftHigh 11:34 am 6.5 ftLow 7:21 pm -0.6 ft
7:14 am6:09 pm
30Fri
High 2:30 am 3.5 ftLow 5:48 am 3.1 ftHigh 12:31 pm 6.0 ftLow 8:30 pm -0.3 ft
7:15 am6:08 pm
31Sat
High 4:09 am 3.6 ftLow 7:14 am 3.4 ftHigh 1:42 pm 5.6 ftLow 9:47 pm -0.1 ft
7:16 am6:07 pm

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