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Monterey, CA tide chart and marine alerts

NOAA station 9413450 · 36.609°N, 121.891°W. Get an email only when the NWS issues a marine or coastal alert here, or the tide runs unusually high or low.

NOAA station 9413450

Monterey, CA

Tide now1.3 ft↑ rising · predicted

Next high2:26 AM3.7 ft

Next low5:30 AM3.4 ft

Water67°F
NOAA sensors · 9:36 PM

Gale Warning until Fri 3:00 PM +1 more

NOAA sensor 2.7 ft at 9:36 PM (+1.5 ft vs prediction)Times PST · NOAA source

Today and tomorrow

Next 7 days Shape drawn between NOAA's predicted highs and lows

7-day tides, sun and moon Times PST · feet above MLLW

Day	High tides	Low tides	Sunrise Sunset	Moon
Thu, Nov 12	1:25 AM 3.8 ft10:56 AM 5.4 ft	4:51 AM 3.3 ft6:49 PM −0.2 ft	6:41 AM 5:01 PM	Waxing crescent 12%
Fri, Nov 13	2:26 AM 3.7 ft11:34 AM 5.2 ft	5:30 AM 3.4 ft7:35 PM 0.0 ft	6:42 AM 5:01 PM	Waxing crescent 19%
Sat, Nov 14	3:29 AM 3.7 ft12:17 PM 4.9 ft	6:22 AM 3.5 ft8:25 PM 0.2 ft	6:43 AM 5:00 PM	Waxing crescent 26%
Sun, Nov 15	4:24 AM 3.8 ft1:12 PM 4.5 ft	7:41 AM 3.6 ft9:15 PM 0.4 ft	6:44 AM 4:59 PM	Waxing crescent 35%
Mon, Nov 16	5:04 AM 4.0 ft2:21 PM 4.2 ft	9:23 AM 3.4 ft10:04 PM 0.6 ft	6:46 AM 4:59 PM	First quarter 45%
Tue, Nov 17	5:33 AM 4.2 ft3:42 PM 3.9 ft	10:53 AM 3.0 ft10:48 PM 0.8 ft	6:47 AM 4:58 PM	First quarter 54%
Wed, Nov 18	5:57 AM 4.5 ft5:02 PM 3.7 ft	11:57 AM 2.5 ft	6:48 AM 4:57 PM	Waxing gibbous 64%

Tides: NOAA CO-OPS predictions. Sun and moon: computed for this station's coordinates with NOAA's solar equations and standard lunar formulas.

Today Thursday, Nov 12

Tide	Time (PST)	Height
High	1:25 AM	3.8 ft
Low	4:51 AM	3.3 ft
High	10:56 AM	5.4 ft
Low	6:49 PM	−0.2 ft

Tomorrow Friday, Nov 13

Tide	Time (PST)	Height
High	2:26 AM	3.7 ft
Low	5:30 AM	3.4 ft
High	11:34 AM	5.2 ft
Low	7:35 PM	0.0 ft

Saturday Saturday, Nov 14

Tide	Time (PST)	Height
High	3:29 AM	3.7 ft
Low	6:22 AM	3.5 ft
High	12:17 PM	4.9 ft
Low	8:25 PM	0.2 ft

Active NWS alerts

Gale Warning until Fri 3:00 PM. Monterey Bay. NWS San Francisco CA
Small Craft Advisory until Fri 9:00 AM. Monterey Bay. NWS San Francisco CA

Marine forecast PZZ535 · Monterey Bay

Tonight: S wind 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 35 kt, easing to 15 to 20 kt after midnight. Seas 5 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: S 4 ft at 8 seconds and W 7 ft at 15 seconds. A chance of rain after midnight.
Fri: S wind 25 to 30 kt, veering to SW in the afternoon. Gusts up to 45 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. Wave Detail: S 6 ft at 7 seconds and W 8 ft at 14 seconds. A chance of rain in the morning, then rain in the afternoon.
Fri Night: W wind 15 to 20 kt, becoming NW 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 9 to 12 ft, building to 11 to 15 ft after midnight. Wave Detail: SE 2 ft at 16 seconds and W 14 ft at 17 seconds. A slight chance of rain in the evening, then a chance of rain after midnight.
Sat: E wind around 5 kt, backing to W around 5 kt in the afternoon. Seas 11 to 15 ft. Wave Detail: W 14 ft at 19 seconds. A slight chance of rain in the morning.
Sat Night: SW wind around 5 kt, backing to SE after midnight. Seas 9 to 12 ft, subsiding to 7 to 10 ft after midnight. Wave Detail: W 12 ft at 18 seconds.
Sun: SE wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming S 15 to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 6 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft at 16 seconds. A chance of rain in the morning, then rain in the afternoon.
Sun Night: W wind 15 to 20 kt, veering to N after midnight. Seas 8 to 11 ft. Wave Detail: W 11 ft at 17 seconds. Rain.
Mon: N wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming NW 15 to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 8 to 11 ft. Wave Detail: W 11 ft at 17 seconds. A chance of rain.
Mon Night: NW wind 15 to 20 kt, easing to 10 to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 8 to 11 ft. Wave Detail: NW 10 ft at 17 seconds. A chance of rain in the evening.
Tue: N wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming NW 15 to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 6 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW 9 ft at 16 seconds.

National Weather Service, issued Thu 8:38 PM PST. Official forecast for PZZ535

Unusual tides here

We flag a predicted high at or above 7.2 ft MLLW (NOAA's minor high-tide flooding threshold for this station). We flag a predicted low at or below −1.0 ft MLLW. Mean higher high water is 5.3 ft.

No predicted tide in the next few days crosses either line.

Official sources

Predictions are astronomical tides. Wind and pressure can move the real water level a foot or more. NOAA's sensor here read 2.7 ft at 9:36 PM.

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Monterey, CA: common questions

When is the next high tide at Monterey, CA?

NOAA predicts the next high tide at Monterey, CA at Fri 2:26 AM PST, 3.7 ft above mean lower low water (MLLW).

When is the next low tide at Monterey, CA?

The next predicted low tide is at Fri 5:30 AM PST, 3.4 ft relative to MLLW.

What is the water temperature at Monterey, CA?

NOAA's sensor at station 9413450 read 67°F at Thu 9:36 PM PST.

Is there a marine alert for Monterey, CA right now?

Yes: Gale Warning, Small Craft Advisory (National Weather Service).

What are these tide heights measured from?

Heights are in feet above mean lower low water (MLLW), the average of the lower of the two daily low tides. A negative number means the water is below that average.

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