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NOAA station 9411340 · 34.405°N, 119.692°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 9411340

Santa Barbara, CA

Tide now2.1 ft↑ rising · predicted

Next high1:09 AM3.4 ft

Next low3:56 AM3.2 ft

WindSSE 14 ktgusts 18
Air68°F
NOAA sensors · 9:36 PM

Small Craft Advisory until Sun 3:00 AM

NOAA sensor 3.4 ft at 9:36 PM (+1.4 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	12:04 AM 3.4 ft9:58 AM 5.6 ft	3:30 AM 3.0 ft5:53 PM 0.0 ft	6:28 AM 4:57 PM	Waxing crescent 12%
Fri, Nov 13	1:09 AM 3.4 ft10:32 AM 5.3 ft	3:56 AM 3.2 ft6:42 PM 0.3 ft	6:29 AM 4:56 PM	Waxing crescent 19%
Sat, Nov 14	11:14 AM 4.9 ft	7:37 PM 0.5 ft	6:30 AM 4:55 PM	Waxing crescent 26%
Sun, Nov 15	12:09 PM 4.5 ft	8:35 PM 0.6 ft	6:31 AM 4:55 PM	Waxing crescent 35%
Mon, Nov 16	4:39 AM 3.7 ft1:24 PM 4.1 ft	8:10 AM 3.5 ft9:30 PM 0.7 ft	6:32 AM 4:54 PM	First quarter 45%
Tue, Nov 17	4:59 AM 4.0 ft3:02 PM 3.9 ft	10:13 AM 3.1 ft10:15 PM 0.8 ft	6:33 AM 4:54 PM	First quarter 54%
Wed, Nov 18	5:18 AM 4.4 ft4:26 PM 3.8 ft	11:15 AM 2.5 ft	6:34 AM 4:53 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	12:04 AM	3.4 ft
Low	3:30 AM	3.0 ft
High	9:58 AM	5.6 ft
Low	5:53 PM	0.0 ft

Tomorrow Friday, Nov 13

Tide	Time (PST)	Height
High	1:09 AM	3.4 ft
Low	3:56 AM	3.2 ft
High	10:32 AM	5.3 ft
Low	6:42 PM	0.3 ft

Saturday Saturday, Nov 14

Tide	Time (PST)	Height
High	11:14 AM	4.9 ft
Low	7:37 PM	0.5 ft

Active NWS alerts

Small Craft Advisory until Sun 3:00 AM. East Santa Barbara Channel from Pt. Conception to Pt. Mugu CA including Santa Cruz Island. NWS Los Angeles/Oxnard CA

Marine forecast PZZ650 · East Santa Barbara Channel from Pt. Conception to Pt. Mugu CA including Santa Cruz Island

Tonight: SE wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming S after midnight. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: W 5 ft at 13 seconds and SW 2 ft at 14 seconds. A chance of rain after midnight.
Fri: S wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming SW 10 to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: SW 2 ft at 3 seconds, W 6 ft at 15 seconds and S 2 ft at 17 seconds. A chance of rain.
Fri Night: SW wind 10 to 20 kt, becoming NW 15 to 25 kt after midnight. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 4 seconds and W 6 ft at 15 seconds. Rain.
Sat: NW wind 15 to 25 kt, becoming 10 to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 6 to 8 ft, building to 7 to 10 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 6 seconds and W 7 ft at 14 seconds.
Sat Night: NW wind 10 to 20 kt, becoming NE 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 7 to 10 ft, subsiding to 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 5 seconds and W 7 ft at 15 seconds.
Sun: NE wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming W in the afternoon. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: W 7 ft at 17 seconds.
Sun Night: NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: W 5 ft at 15 seconds. A slight chance of rain after midnight.
Mon: NW wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming W 15 to 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 6 seconds and W 6 ft at 15 seconds. Rain likely in the morning, then a chance of rain in the afternoon.
Mon Night: NW wind 20 to 3010 kt, becoming 30 to 40 kt after midnight. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 7 seconds and W 7 ft at 18 seconds. A chance of rain in the evening, then a slight chance of rain after midnight.
Tue: Western Portion, NW wind 25 to 35 kt. Eastern Portion, NW wind 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 7 seconds and W 7 ft at 17 seconds.

National Weather Service, issued Thu 7:21 PM PST. Official forecast for PZZ650

Unusual tides here

We flag a predicted high at or above 7.0 ft MLLW (the NWS minor flood stage for this station). We flag a predicted low at or below −1.0 ft MLLW. Mean higher high water is 5.4 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 3.4 ft at 9:36 PM.

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Santa Barbara, CA: common questions

When is the next high tide at Santa Barbara, CA?

NOAA predicts the next high tide at Santa Barbara, CA at Fri 1:09 AM PST, 3.4 ft above mean lower low water (MLLW).

When is the next low tide at Santa Barbara, CA?

The next predicted low tide is at Fri 3:56 AM PST, 3.2 ft relative to MLLW.

Is there a marine alert for Santa Barbara, CA right now?

Yes: 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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