Malibu tides
Predicted from Santa Monica, Municipal Pier, NOAA station 9410840, 10 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 Malibu Pier, Surfrider Beach, Zuma Beach, Point Dume and Paradise Cove.
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Water level now
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Highs and lows
- 4:02 amLow tide1.8 ft
- 10:17 amHigh tide6.0 ft
- 5:17 pmLow tide0.0 ft
- 11:33 pmHigh tide3.9 ft
Sun and moon
- Sunrise
- 6:56 am
- Sunset
- 6:25 pm
- Daylight
- 11 hr 29 min
- Moonrise
- 9:04 am
- Moonset
- 7:21 pm
- Moon
- Waxing crescent 5%
Water drops to 0.0 ft at 5:17 pm, in daylight. That is when the most sand and rock is uncovered.
About Malibu
Stretching along 21 miles of iconic coastline, Malibu encompasses legendary surf breaks and diverse shorelines supported by Surfrider Beach, Malibu Pier, Zuma Beach, Point Dume, and Paradise Cove. Surfrider Beach offers world-famous point breaks for longboarders, while Zuma delivers heavy beach breaks for experienced surfers. Low tide uncovers rich intertidal marine life and rocky reefs around Point Dume and the secluded coves of Paradise Cove, featuring sea anemones, shore crabs, and mussels. Checking tide tables is essential for planning a Malibu outing: low tide is required to safely walk around Point Dume’s rocky headlands and explore its tide pools, while tracking tidal shifts ensures optimal wave shape at Surfrider and prevents high tides from submerging the narrow sand strips at Paradise Cove.
This week
Mon
12 Oct
6.0 ft
10:17 am
0.0 ft
5:17 pm
Tue
13 Oct
5.8 ft
10:42 am
0.2 ft
6:00 pm
Wed
14 Oct
5.5 ft
11:09 am
0.5 ft
6:48 pm
Thu
15 Oct
5.2 ft
11:40 am
0.8 ft
7:47 pm
Fri
16 Oct
4.8 ft
12:21 pm
1.0 ft
9:10 pm
Sat
17 Oct
4.4 ft
1:31 pm
1.0 ft
10:39 pm
Sun
18 Oct
4.2 ft
3:29 pm
0.8 ft
11:38 pm
Mon
19 Oct
4.3 ft
5:00 pm
3.2 ft
11:46 am
Tue
20 Oct
4.5 ft
6:02 pm
0.7 ft
12:18 am
Wed
21 Oct
4.6 ft
6:51 pm
0.6 ft
12:50 am
The highest water of each day, and when it arrives.
King tides in 73 days
Water reaches 7.3 ft at 8:30 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 1:40 am 3.3 ftLow 5:39 am 2.6 ftHigh 12:29 pm 5.9 ftLow 8:24 pm 0.3 ft | 6:48 am | 6:40 pm |
| 2Fri | High 3:53 am 3.1 ftLow 6:16 am 3.0 ftHigh 1:37 pm 5.5 ftLow 10:02 pm 0.3 ft | 6:48 am | 6:38 pm |
| 3Sat | High 6:02 am 3.5 ftLow 8:09 am 3.4 ftHigh 3:11 pm 5.3 ftLow 11:23 pm 0.1 ft | 6:49 am | 6:37 pm |
| 4Sun | High 6:44 am 3.9 ftLow 10:55 am 3.2 ftHigh 4:48 pm 5.3 ft | 6:50 am | 6:36 pm |
| 5Mon | Low 12:22 am -0.1 ftHigh 7:15 am 4.3 ftLow 12:14 pm 2.6 ftHigh 6:03 pm 5.5 ft | 6:51 am | 6:34 pm |
| 6Tue | Low 1:07 am -0.2 ftHigh 7:43 am 4.7 ftLow 1:10 pm 1.9 ftHigh 7:03 pm 5.6 ft | 6:51 am | 6:33 pm |
| 7Wed | Low 1:45 am -0.1 ftHigh 8:10 am 5.2 ftLow 1:58 pm 1.3 ftHigh 7:55 pm 5.6 ft | 6:52 am | 6:32 pm |
| 8Thu | Low 2:18 am 0.1 ftHigh 8:36 am 5.5 ftLow 2:40 pm 0.7 ftHigh 8:40 pm 5.4 ft | 6:53 am | 6:30 pm |
| 9Fri | Low 2:47 am 0.4 ftHigh 9:02 am 5.8 ftLow 3:20 pm 0.3 ftHigh 9:23 pm 5.1 ft | 6:54 am | 6:29 pm |
| 10Sat | Low 3:14 am 0.9 ftHigh 9:27 am 6.0 ftLow 3:59 pm 0.1 ftHigh 10:04 pm 4.7 ft | 6:54 am | 6:28 pm |
| 11Sun | Low 3:39 am 1.3 ftHigh 9:52 am 6.1 ftLow 4:38 pm 0.0 ftHigh 10:47 pm 4.3 ft | 6:55 am | 6:26 pm |
| 12Mon | Low 4:02 am 1.8 ftHigh 10:17 am 6.0 ftLow 5:17 pm 0.0 ftHigh 11:33 pm 3.9 ft | 6:56 am | 6:25 pm |
| 13Tue | Low 4:23 am 2.2 ftHigh 10:42 am 5.8 ftLow 6:00 pm 0.2 ft | 6:57 am | 6:24 pm |
| 14Wed | High 12:26 am 3.5 ftLow 4:41 am 2.6 ftHigh 11:09 am 5.5 ftLow 6:48 pm 0.5 ft | 6:58 am | 6:23 pm |
| 15Thu | High 1:39 am 3.2 ftLow 4:52 am 2.9 ftHigh 11:40 am 5.2 ftLow 7:47 pm 0.8 ft | 6:58 am | 6:21 pm |
| 16Fri | High 12:21 pm 4.8 ftLow 9:10 pm 1.0 ft | 6:59 am | 6:20 pm |
| 17Sat | High 1:31 pm 4.4 ftLow 10:39 pm 1.0 ft | 7:00 am | 6:19 pm |
| 18Sun | High 7:30 am 3.7 ftLow 10:06 am 3.6 ftHigh 3:29 pm 4.2 ftLow 11:38 pm 0.8 ft | 7:01 am | 6:18 pm |
| 19Mon | High 7:07 am 3.9 ftLow 11:46 am 3.2 ftHigh 5:00 pm 4.3 ft | 7:02 am | 6:17 pm |
| 20Tue | Low 12:18 am 0.7 ftHigh 7:15 am 4.2 ftLow 12:31 pm 2.7 ftHigh 6:02 pm 4.5 ft | 7:02 am | 6:15 pm |
| 21Wed | Low 12:50 am 0.6 ftHigh 7:27 am 4.5 ftLow 1:08 pm 2.1 ftHigh 6:51 pm 4.6 ft | 7:03 am | 6:14 pm |
| 22Thu | Low 1:18 am 0.6 ftHigh 7:44 am 5.0 ftLow 1:43 pm 1.4 ftHigh 7:36 pm 4.7 ft | 7:04 am | 6:13 pm |
| 23Fri | Low 1:44 am 0.7 ftHigh 8:03 am 5.4 ftLow 2:19 pm 0.8 ftHigh 8:19 pm 4.8 ft | 7:05 am | 6:12 pm |
| 24Sat | Low 2:10 am 0.9 ftHigh 8:26 am 5.9 ftLow 2:56 pm 0.1 ftHigh 9:02 pm 4.7 ft | 7:06 am | 6:11 pm |
| 25Sun | Low 2:37 am 1.1 ftHigh 8:52 am 6.3 ftLow 3:36 pm -0.4 ftHigh 9:47 pm 4.5 ft | 7:07 am | 6:10 pm |
| 26Mon | Low 3:06 am 1.4 ftHigh 9:22 am 6.6 ftLow 4:20 pm -0.7 ftHigh 10:36 pm 4.2 ft | 7:08 am | 6:09 pm |
| 27Tue | Low 3:37 am 1.8 ftHigh 9:56 am 6.7 ftLow 5:08 pm -0.9 ftHigh 11:32 pm 3.9 ft | 7:08 am | 6:08 pm |
| 28Wed | Low 4:10 am 2.1 ftHigh 10:34 am 6.7 ftLow 6:02 pm -0.8 ft | 7:09 am | 6:07 pm |
| 29Thu | High 12:39 am 3.6 ftLow 4:47 am 2.5 ftHigh 11:20 am 6.4 ftLow 7:02 pm -0.6 ft | 7:10 am | 6:06 pm |
| 30Fri | High 2:02 am 3.4 ftLow 5:35 am 2.9 ftHigh 12:15 pm 6.0 ftLow 8:12 pm -0.3 ft | 7:11 am | 6:05 pm |
| 31Sat | High 3:44 am 3.5 ftLow 6:51 am 3.2 ftHigh 1:26 pm 5.5 ftLow 9:31 pm -0.1 ft | 7:12 am | 6:04 pm |