California Tide Charts

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.

Water level now

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Next tide

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Highs and lows

  1. 4:02 amLow tide1.8 ft
  2. 10:17 amHigh tide6.0 ft
  3. 5:17 pmLow tide0.0 ft
  4. 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

  1. Mon

    12 Oct

    6.0 ft

    10:17 am

    0.0 ft

    5:17 pm

  2. Tue

    13 Oct

    5.8 ft

    10:42 am

    0.2 ft

    6:00 pm

  3. Wed

    14 Oct

    5.5 ft

    11:09 am

    0.5 ft

    6:48 pm

  4. Thu

    15 Oct

    5.2 ft

    11:40 am

    0.8 ft

    7:47 pm

  5. Fri

    16 Oct

    4.8 ft

    12:21 pm

    1.0 ft

    9:10 pm

  6. Sat

    17 Oct

    4.4 ft

    1:31 pm

    1.0 ft

    10:39 pm

  7. Sun

    18 Oct

    4.2 ft

    3:29 pm

    0.8 ft

    11:38 pm

  8. Mon

    19 Oct

    4.3 ft

    5:00 pm

    3.2 ft

    11:46 am

  9. Tue

    20 Oct

    4.5 ft

    6:02 pm

    0.7 ft

    12:18 am

  10. 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 am6:40 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 am6:38 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 am6:37 pm
4Sun
High 6:44 am 3.9 ftLow 10:55 am 3.2 ftHigh 4:48 pm 5.3 ft
6:50 am6:36 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 am6:34 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 am6:33 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 am6:32 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 am6:30 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 am6:29 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 am6:28 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 am6:26 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 am6:25 pm
13Tue
Low 4:23 am 2.2 ftHigh 10:42 am 5.8 ftLow 6:00 pm 0.2 ft
6:57 am6:24 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 am6:23 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 am6:21 pm
16Fri
High 12:21 pm 4.8 ftLow 9:10 pm 1.0 ft
6:59 am6:20 pm
17Sat
High 1:31 pm 4.4 ftLow 10:39 pm 1.0 ft
7:00 am6:19 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 am6:18 pm
19Mon
High 7:07 am 3.9 ftLow 11:46 am 3.2 ftHigh 5:00 pm 4.3 ft
7:02 am6:17 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 am6:15 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 am6:14 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 am6:13 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 am6:12 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 am6:11 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 am6:10 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 am6:09 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 am6:08 pm
28Wed
Low 4:10 am 2.1 ftHigh 10:34 am 6.7 ftLow 6:02 pm -0.8 ft
7:09 am6:07 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 am6:06 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 am6:05 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 am6:04 pm

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