California Tide Charts
Worldwide Tides

Santa Cruz tides

Predicted from Santa Cruz, Monterey Bay, NOAA station 9413745, right here. Heights in feet above MLLW. Also covers Steamer Lane and Natural Bridges State Beach.

Water level now

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Next tide

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Highs and lows

  1. 12:16 amHigh tide4.1 ft
  2. 5:16 amLow tide2.2 ft
  3. 11:27 amHigh tide5.5 ft
  4. 6:31 pmLow tide0.0 ft

Sun and moon

Sunrise
7:12 am
Sunset
6:36 pm
Daylight
11 hr 24 min
Moonrise
9:25 am
Moonset
7:27 pm
Moon
Waxing crescent 5%

Water drops to 0.0 ft at 6:31 pm, in daylight. That is when the most sand and rock is uncovered.

About Santa Cruz

As a world-renowned surf capital, Santa Cruz boasts iconic wave setups like Steamer Lane alongside scenic natural parks like Natural Bridges State Beach. Steamer Lane provides world-class point breaks for advanced surfers, while Natural Bridges offers gentler waves, sea arches, and exceptional tide pools filled with sea stars, sea anemones, and hermit crabs. Clamming is minimal, but beachcombing and marine viewing are top-tier. Monitoring tide schedules is essential for visitors to safely navigate the rocky platforms at Natural Bridges during low tide and to time surf sessions at Steamer Lane relative to shallow, exposed reef beds.

This week

  1. Mon

    12 Oct

    5.5 ft

    11:27 am

    0.0 ft

    6:31 pm

  2. Tue

    13 Oct

    5.4 ft

    11:56 am

    0.1 ft

    7:15 pm

  3. Wed

    14 Oct

    5.2 ft

    12:27 pm

    0.3 ft

    8:04 pm

  4. Thu

    15 Oct

    4.9 ft

    1:04 pm

    0.4 ft

    9:00 pm

  5. Fri

    16 Oct

    4.7 ft

    1:52 pm

    0.6 ft

    10:03 pm

  6. Sat

    17 Oct

    4.4 ft

    2:58 pm

    0.6 ft

    11:07 pm

  7. Sun

    18 Oct

    4.2 ft

    4:18 pm

    3.5 ft

    10:54 am

  8. Mon

    19 Oct

    4.2 ft

    5:35 pm

    0.6 ft

    12:04 am

  9. Tue

    20 Oct

    4.2 ft

    6:41 pm

    0.6 ft

    12:50 am

  10. Wed

    21 Oct

    4.3 ft

    8:19 am

    0.6 ft

    1:28 am

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

King tides in 73 days

Water reaches 6.8 ft at 9:21 am on Thursday 24 December, the highest of this run. See every king tide through 2030

Along the coast

north south Tides for Dillon BeachDillon BeachTides for Point ReyesPoint ReyesTides for BolinasBolinasTides for Stinson BeachStinson BeachTides for SausalitoSausalitoTides for San FranciscoSan FranciscoTides for PacificaPacificaTides for Half Moon BayHalf Moon BayTides for DavenportDavenportTides for CapitolaCapitolaSanta CruzTides for Moss LandingMoss LandingTides for Pacific GrovePacific GroveTides for MontereyMontereyTides for Carmel-by-the-SeaCarmel-by-the-SeaTides for Big SurBig SurTides for San SimeonSan SimeonTides for CambriaCambriaTides for Morro BayMorro BayTides for Avila BeachAvila BeachTides for Pismo BeachPismo Beach

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 3:21 am 3.5 ftLow 7:08 am 2.9 ftHigh 1:39 pm 5.7 ftLow 9:28 pm -0.1 ft
7:02 am6:52 pm
2Fri
High 5:01 am 3.5 ftLow 8:05 am 3.2 ftHigh 2:42 pm 5.5 ftLow 10:44 pm -0.1 ft
7:03 am6:51 pm
3Sat
High 6:30 am 3.6 ftLow 9:41 am 3.4 ftHigh 4:00 pm 5.3 ftLow 11:56 pm -0.2 ft
7:04 am6:49 pm
4Sun
High 7:25 am 3.9 ftLow 11:30 am 3.2 ftHigh 5:24 pm 5.2 ft
7:05 am6:48 pm
5Mon
Low 12:57 am -0.2 ftHigh 8:05 am 4.1 ftLow 12:53 pm 2.7 ftHigh 6:41 pm 5.1 ft
7:05 am6:46 pm
6Tue
Low 1:48 am -0.2 ftHigh 8:37 am 4.4 ftLow 1:56 pm 2.1 ftHigh 7:48 pm 5.1 ft
7:06 am6:45 pm
7Wed
Low 2:31 am 0.0 ftHigh 9:08 am 4.7 ftLow 2:50 pm 1.5 ftHigh 8:48 pm 5.0 ft
7:07 am6:44 pm
8Thu
Low 3:10 am 0.4 ftHigh 9:36 am 5.0 ftLow 3:38 pm 1.0 ftHigh 9:42 pm 4.8 ft
7:08 am6:42 pm
9Fri
Low 3:44 am 0.8 ftHigh 10:04 am 5.3 ftLow 4:23 pm 0.5 ftHigh 10:34 pm 4.6 ft
7:09 am6:41 pm
10Sat
Low 4:16 am 1.3 ftHigh 10:32 am 5.5 ftLow 5:07 pm 0.2 ftHigh 11:25 pm 4.3 ft
7:10 am6:39 pm
11Sun
Low 4:46 am 1.8 ftHigh 10:59 am 5.5 ftLow 5:49 pm 0.1 ft
7:11 am6:38 pm
12Mon
High 12:16 am 4.1 ftLow 5:16 am 2.2 ftHigh 11:27 am 5.5 ftLow 6:31 pm 0.0 ft
7:12 am6:36 pm
13Tue
High 1:12 am 3.8 ftLow 5:44 am 2.7 ftHigh 11:56 am 5.4 ftLow 7:15 pm 0.1 ft
7:12 am6:35 pm
14Wed
High 2:14 am 3.6 ftLow 6:13 am 3.0 ftHigh 12:27 pm 5.2 ftLow 8:04 pm 0.3 ft
7:13 am6:34 pm
15Thu
High 3:31 am 3.5 ftLow 6:44 am 3.3 ftHigh 1:04 pm 4.9 ftLow 9:00 pm 0.4 ft
7:14 am6:32 pm
16Fri
High 5:04 am 3.5 ftLow 7:26 am 3.5 ftHigh 1:52 pm 4.7 ftLow 10:03 pm 0.6 ft
7:15 am6:31 pm
17Sat
High 6:27 am 3.6 ftLow 8:52 am 3.6 ftHigh 2:58 pm 4.4 ftLow 11:07 pm 0.6 ft
7:16 am6:30 pm
18Sun
High 7:11 am 3.7 ftLow 10:54 am 3.5 ftHigh 4:18 pm 4.2 ft
7:17 am6:28 pm
19Mon
Low 12:04 am 0.6 ftHigh 7:38 am 3.9 ftLow 12:17 pm 3.2 ftHigh 5:35 pm 4.2 ft
7:18 am6:27 pm
20Tue
Low 12:50 am 0.6 ftHigh 7:59 am 4.1 ftLow 1:12 pm 2.7 ftHigh 6:41 pm 4.2 ft
7:19 am6:26 pm
21Wed
Low 1:28 am 0.6 ftHigh 8:19 am 4.3 ftLow 1:56 pm 2.2 ftHigh 7:39 pm 4.2 ft
7:20 am6:24 pm
22Thu
Low 2:02 am 0.8 ftHigh 8:38 am 4.6 ftLow 2:37 pm 1.6 ftHigh 8:32 pm 4.3 ft
7:21 am6:23 pm
23Fri
Low 2:33 am 1.0 ftHigh 8:59 am 5.0 ftLow 3:17 pm 1.0 ftHigh 9:23 pm 4.3 ft
7:22 am6:22 pm
24Sat
Low 3:03 am 1.3 ftHigh 9:23 am 5.4 ftLow 3:58 pm 0.4 ftHigh 10:14 pm 4.3 ft
7:23 am6:21 pm
25Sun
Low 3:35 am 1.6 ftHigh 9:51 am 5.7 ftLow 4:41 pm -0.2 ftHigh 11:07 pm 4.2 ft
7:24 am6:20 pm
26Mon
Low 4:08 am 2.0 ftHigh 10:22 am 6.0 ftLow 5:26 pm -0.6 ft
7:25 am6:18 pm
27Tue
High 12:04 am 4.1 ftLow 4:43 am 2.4 ftHigh 10:57 am 6.2 ftLow 6:15 pm -0.8 ft
7:26 am6:17 pm
28Wed
High 1:05 am 3.9 ftLow 5:21 am 2.7 ftHigh 11:37 am 6.2 ftLow 7:09 pm -0.9 ft
7:27 am6:16 pm
29Thu
High 2:15 am 3.8 ftLow 6:06 am 3.0 ftHigh 12:24 pm 6.1 ftLow 8:07 pm -0.8 ft
7:28 am6:15 pm
30Fri
High 3:33 am 3.7 ftLow 7:02 am 3.2 ftHigh 1:19 pm 5.8 ftLow 9:10 pm -0.7 ft
7:29 am6:14 pm
31Sat
High 4:49 am 3.8 ftLow 8:22 am 3.3 ftHigh 2:26 pm 5.4 ftLow 10:16 pm -0.5 ft
7:30 am6:13 pm

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