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Santa Barbara tide chart

California · near Santa Barbara (1 mi) · NOAA station 9411340 · times in local time (PDT)

Tides today, Sunday, October 11

12 AM6 AM12 PM6 PM3:56 AM · 1.5 ft10:11 AM · 6.0 ft5:00 PM · 0.1 ft11:13 PM · 4.2 ft5.9 ft
  • Low 3:56 AM 1.5 ft
  • High 10:11 AM 6.0 ft
  • Low 5:00 PM 0.1 ft
  • High 11:13 PM 4.2 ft

Sunrise 7:01 AM · Sunset 6:31 PM · New moon (0%)

Fishing forecast

Hour by hour at Santa Barbara
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    Biting around here in October

    • Striped bass In seasonSF Bay and Delta on moving water
    • Calico bass In seasonKelp and rocks in Southern California
    • Yellowtail In seasonSouthern California, warm water

    General seasonal guide for California. Seasons, sizes and limits vary, so check your state rules before keeping fish.

    Weather and conditions at Santa Barbara

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

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    Tide times this week

    DayHigh and low tidesSunrise / sunsetMoon
    Sun Oct 11L 3:56 AM 1.5 ftH 10:11 AM 6.0 ftL 5:00 PM 0.1 ftH 11:13 PM 4.2 ft7:01 AM / 6:31 PMNew moon (0%)
    Mon Oct 12L 4:20 AM 2.0 ftH 10:37 AM 5.9 ftL 5:41 PM 0.1 ft7:02 AM / 6:29 PMNew moon (2%)
    Tue Oct 13H 12:02 AM 3.9 ftL 4:42 AM 2.4 ftH 11:03 AM 5.7 ftL 6:25 PM 0.3 ft7:03 AM / 6:28 PMWaxing crescent (6%)
    Wed Oct 14H 1:00 AM 3.5 ftL 5:03 AM 2.8 ftH 11:30 AM 5.5 ftL 7:15 PM 0.5 ft7:04 AM / 6:27 PMWaxing crescent (13%)
    Thu Oct 15H 2:16 AM 3.3 ftL 5:15 AM 3.1 ftH 12:03 PM 5.2 ftL 8:16 PM 0.8 ft7:05 AM / 6:25 PMWaxing crescent (20%)
    Fri Oct 16H 12:47 PM 4.8 ftL 9:35 PM 0.9 ft7:05 AM / 6:24 PMWaxing crescent (30%)
    Sat Oct 17H 1:58 PM 4.5 ftL 10:53 PM 0.9 ft7:06 AM / 6:23 PMFirst quarter (40%)

    Best fishing times at Santa Barbara

    The bite score (0 to 100) adds up what anglers watch most: moving water (a tide running harder than usual here scores higher), solunar periods (major periods of about two hours centred on the moon overhead or underfoot, minor periods of about an hour on moonrise and moonset), dawn and dusk light, and how close it is to the new or full moon. Best times are the stretches of the day scoring near that day's top.

    DayBite scoreBest timesMajor periodsMinor periods
    Sun Oct 1194 · Excellent1:00 PM–2:00 PM, 1:00 AM–2:00 AM12:16 AM–2:16 AM, 12:39 PM–2:39 PM7:45 AM–8:45 AM, 6:26 PM–7:26 PM
    Mon Oct 1279 · Excellent2:00 PM–3:00 PM1:02 AM–3:02 AM, 1:26 PM–3:26 PM8:46 AM–9:46 AM, 6:59 PM–7:59 PM
    Tue Oct 1368 · Good3:00 PM–4:00 PM1:49 AM–3:49 AM, 2:14 PM–4:14 PM9:47 AM–10:47 AM, 7:37 PM–8:37 PM
    Wed Oct 1452 · Fair3:00 PM–5:00 PM2:39 AM–4:39 AM, 3:04 PM–5:04 PM10:46 AM–11:46 AM, 8:20 PM–9:20 PM
    Thu Oct 1540 · Fair4:00 PM–6:00 PM3:29 AM–5:29 AM, 3:55 PM–5:55 PM11:41 AM–12:41 PM, 9:09 PM–10:09 PM
    Fri Oct 1648 · Fair5:00 PM–7:00 PM4:20 AM–6:20 AM, 4:45 PM–6:45 PM12:30 PM–1:30 PM, 10:03 PM–11:03 PM
    Sat Oct 1747 · Fair6:00 PM–7:00 PM5:10 AM–7:10 AM, 5:35 PM–7:35 PM1:13 PM–2:13 PM, 11:00 PM–12:00 AM

    A planning aid, not a guarantee. Wind, water clarity, bait and pressure changes matter too; the forecast above adds live wind and pressure when you open the page.

    Best daylight low tides in the next two weeks

    The lowest water that falls between sunrise and sunset, for tide pooling and beachcombing.

    1. 0.1 ft at 5:00 PM on Sunday, October 11
    2. 0.1 ft at 5:41 PM on Monday, October 12
    3. 0.2 ft at 3:15 PM on Saturday, October 24
    4. 0.3 ft at 6:25 PM on Tuesday, October 13
    5. 0.8 ft at 2:37 PM on Friday, October 23
    6. 1.5 ft at 2:00 PM on Thursday, October 22

    Tide table: October 11 to November 10, 2026

    Full 2026 tide table Full 2027 tide table

    DayHigh and low tidesSunrise / sunset
    Sun Oct 11L 3:56 AM 1.5 ftH 10:11 AM 6.0 ftL 5:00 PM 0.1 ftH 11:13 PM 4.2 ft7:01 AM / 6:31 PM
    Mon Oct 12L 4:20 AM 2.0 ftH 10:37 AM 5.9 ftL 5:41 PM 0.1 ft7:02 AM / 6:29 PM
    Tue Oct 13H 12:02 AM 3.9 ftL 4:42 AM 2.4 ftH 11:03 AM 5.7 ftL 6:25 PM 0.3 ft7:03 AM / 6:28 PM
    Wed Oct 14H 1:00 AM 3.5 ftL 5:03 AM 2.8 ftH 11:30 AM 5.5 ftL 7:15 PM 0.5 ft7:04 AM / 6:27 PM
    Thu Oct 15H 2:16 AM 3.3 ftL 5:15 AM 3.1 ftH 12:03 PM 5.2 ftL 8:16 PM 0.8 ft7:05 AM / 6:25 PM
    Fri Oct 16H 12:47 PM 4.8 ftL 9:35 PM 0.9 ft7:05 AM / 6:24 PM
    Sat Oct 17H 1:58 PM 4.5 ftL 10:53 PM 0.9 ft7:06 AM / 6:23 PM
    Sun Oct 18H 7:15 AM 3.8 ftL 10:26 AM 3.6 ftH 3:47 PM 4.3 ftL 11:50 PM 0.8 ft7:07 AM / 6:22 PM
    Mon Oct 19H 7:17 AM 4.0 ftL 11:58 AM 3.2 ftH 5:14 PM 4.3 ft7:08 AM / 6:20 PM
    Tue Oct 20L 12:31 AM 0.7 ftH 7:27 AM 4.2 ftL 12:44 PM 2.7 ftH 6:15 PM 4.5 ft7:09 AM / 6:19 PM
    Wed Oct 21L 1:04 AM 0.6 ftH 7:41 AM 4.5 ftL 1:23 PM 2.1 ftH 7:06 PM 4.6 ft7:10 AM / 6:18 PM
    Thu Oct 22L 1:33 AM 0.7 ftH 7:59 AM 4.9 ftL 2:00 PM 1.5 ftH 7:53 PM 4.7 ft7:11 AM / 6:17 PM
    Fri Oct 23L 1:59 AM 0.8 ftH 8:19 AM 5.3 ftL 2:37 PM 0.8 ftH 8:38 PM 4.7 ft7:11 AM / 6:16 PM
    Sat Oct 24L 2:26 AM 1.1 ftH 8:43 AM 5.8 ftL 3:15 PM 0.2 ftH 9:24 PM 4.6 ft7:12 AM / 6:15 PM
    Sun Oct 25L 2:54 AM 1.3 ftH 9:09 AM 6.2 ftL 3:56 PM -0.2 ftH 10:11 PM 4.4 ft7:13 AM / 6:14 PM
    Mon Oct 26L 3:23 AM 1.7 ftH 9:39 AM 6.5 ftL 4:41 PM -0.6 ftH 11:03 PM 4.2 ft7:14 AM / 6:13 PM
    Tue Oct 27L 3:55 AM 2.0 ftH 10:13 AM 6.6 ftL 5:30 PM -0.8 ft7:15 AM / 6:11 PM
    Wed Oct 28H 12:02 AM 3.9 ftL 4:29 AM 2.4 ftH 10:53 AM 6.6 ftL 6:25 PM -0.8 ft7:16 AM / 6:10 PM
    Thu Oct 29H 1:10 AM 3.6 ftL 5:08 AM 2.7 ftH 11:39 AM 6.4 ftL 7:26 PM -0.6 ft7:17 AM / 6:09 PM
    Fri Oct 30H 2:31 AM 3.5 ftL 6:00 AM 3.0 ftH 12:35 PM 6.0 ftL 8:35 PM -0.4 ft7:18 AM / 6:08 PM
    Sat Oct 31H 4:06 AM 3.6 ftL 7:21 AM 3.3 ftH 1:46 PM 5.5 ftL 9:49 PM -0.2 ft7:19 AM / 6:07 PM
    Sun Nov 1H 4:19 AM 3.9 ftL 8:22 AM 3.3 ftH 2:13 PM 5.1 ftL 9:57 PM -0.1 ft6:19 AM / 5:06 PM
    Mon Nov 2H 5:05 AM 4.3 ftL 10:15 AM 2.8 ftH 3:45 PM 4.8 ftL 10:53 PM 0.1 ft6:20 AM / 5:05 PM
    Tue Nov 3H 5:42 AM 4.7 ftL 11:28 AM 2.1 ftH 5:02 PM 4.6 ftL 11:38 PM 0.3 ft6:21 AM / 5:05 PM
    Wed Nov 4H 6:15 AM 5.2 ftL 12:25 PM 1.4 ftH 6:09 PM 4.5 ft6:22 AM / 5:04 PM
    Thu Nov 5L 12:17 AM 0.7 ftH 6:45 AM 5.5 ftL 1:14 PM 0.7 ftH 7:07 PM 4.4 ft6:23 AM / 5:03 PM
    Fri Nov 6L 12:51 AM 1.1 ftH 7:13 AM 5.8 ftL 1:57 PM 0.2 ftH 8:00 PM 4.2 ft6:24 AM / 5:02 PM
    Sat Nov 7L 1:21 AM 1.5 ftH 7:41 AM 6.0 ftL 2:37 PM -0.1 ftH 8:47 PM 4.0 ft6:25 AM / 5:01 PM
    Sun Nov 8L 1:48 AM 1.9 ftH 8:07 AM 6.1 ftL 3:14 PM -0.3 ftH 9:33 PM 3.9 ft6:26 AM / 5:00 PM
    Mon Nov 9L 2:13 AM 2.3 ftH 8:34 AM 6.1 ftL 3:51 PM -0.4 ftH 10:20 PM 3.7 ft6:27 AM / 5:00 PM
    Tue Nov 10L 2:39 AM 2.5 ftH 9:00 AM 6.0 ftL 4:29 PM -0.3 ftH 11:09 PM 3.6 ft6:28 AM / 4:59 PM

    Heights are in feet above mean lower low water (MLLW), the zero line on most US nautical charts. A minus height means the water drops below that line.

    Around Santa Barbara

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    Fish in the waters around Santa Barbara

    40 kinds of fish, sharks and rays have been recorded within 15 km (about 9 miles) of this spot, most often Kelp Bass, Barred Sand Bass, Northern Anchovy. The bar shows how many records each has.

    • Kelp Bass Paralabrax clathratusSalt water · 2747 records
    • Barred Sand Bass Paralabrax nebuliferSalt water · 1494 records
    • Northern Anchovy Engraulis mordaxSalt water · 1360 records
    • California Sheephead Semicossyphus pulcherSalt water · 1354 records
    • Senorita Oxyjulis californicaSalt water · 1350 records
    • Rock Wrasse Halichoeres semicinctusSalt water · 1098 records
    • White Seabass Atractoscion nobilisSalt water · 1097 records
    • Painted Greenling Oxylebius pictusSalt water · 1066 records
    • Blacksmith Chromis punctipinnisSalt water · 1057 records
    • Black Perch Embiotoca jacksoniSalt water · 1025 records
    • Brown Rockfish Sebastes auriculatusSalt water · 954 records
    • Kelp Perch Brachyistius frenatusSalt water · 952 records
    • White Seaperch Phanerodon furcatusSalt water · 914 records
    • Pile Perch Rhacochilus vaccaSalt water · 896 records
    • Giant Kelpfish Heterostichus rostratusSalt water · 877 records
    • Vermilion Rockfish Sebastes miniatusSalt water · 874 records
    • Garibaldi Hypsypops rubicundusSalt water · 867 records
    • Rainbow Seaperch Hypsurus caryiSalt water · 851 records
    • Rubberlip Seaperch Rhacochilus toxotesSalt water · 841 records
    • Kelp Rockfish Sebastes atrovirensSalt water · 835 records
    • Calico Rockfish Sebastes dalliiSalt water · 835 records
    • Blue Rockfish Sebastes mystinusSalt water · 829 records
    • Walleye Surfperch Hyperprosopon argenteumSalt water · 827 records
    • Cabezon Scorpaenichthys marmoratusSalt water · 827 records
    • California Halibut Paralichthys californicusSalt water · 825 records
    • Opaleye Girella nigricansSalt water · 818 records
    • Shiner Perch Cymatogaster aggregataSalt water · 815 records
    • Sargo Anisotremus davidsoniiSalt water · 808 records
    • Halfbanded Rockfish Sebastes semicinctusSalt water · 806 records
    • Pacific Sardine Sardinops sagaxSalt water · 805 records
    • Swell Shark Cephaloscyllium ventriosumSalt water · 799 records
    • Sarcastic Fringehead Neoclinus blanchardiSalt water · 797 records
    • Speckled Sanddab Citharichthys stigmaeusSalt water · 792 records
    • Black-and-yellow Rockfish Sebastes chrysomelasSalt water · 787 records
    • Lavender Sculpin Leiocottus hirundoSalt water · 785 records
    • Lingcod Ophiodon elongatusSalt water · 784 records
    • Gopher Rockfish Sebastes carnatusSalt water · 782 records
    • Spanish Mackerel Scomber japonicusSalt water · 782 records
    • Pacific Barracuda Sphyraena argenteaSalt water · 781 records
    • Jack Mackerel Trachurus symmetricusSalt water · 781 records

    Records from GBIF datasets released under CC0 or CC BY 4.0 (museum collections, surveys and community sightings). It shows what has been found here, not a complete list. Check your state rules before keeping fish.

    About the tides at Santa Barbara

    Santa Barbara gets two high tides and two low tides most days, but one high is clearly higher than the other (and one low clearly lower), which is called a mixed tide. Over the next month the water typically rises or falls about 3.7 ft between a high and the next low.

    The biggest swings in this window come around Tuesday, October 27, when the day's range reaches 7.4 ft, and again around Monday, November 9 (6.5 ft). Here the biggest ranges depend on the moon's phase and on how far north or south of the equator it is, so they don't always line up with the new and full moon. The calmest day is Sunday, October 18, with only 3.5 ft between the day's highest and lowest water.

    The lowest tide of the month is -0.8 ft at 5:30 PM on Tuesday, October 27. There are 12 minus tides (lows below the chart's zero line) in this window: the best times for tide pools, clamming and walking the flats.

    The highest predicted tide is 6.6 ft at 10:13 AM on Tuesday, October 27. Onshore wind or a storm can push the real water level above that.

    This is a reference (harmonic) station: NOAA predicts its tides directly from years of measured water levels here, which makes it among the most reliable predictions on the coast.

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