Heights in feet above Mean Lower Low Water (MLLW). Dots are NOAA's predicted highs and lows; the line between them is our interpolation. Shaded: night.
| Tide | Time | Height |
|---|---|---|
| Low tide | 3:28 AM | 1.68 ft |
| High tide | 9:48 AM | 6.64 ft |
| Low tide | 5:00 PM | -0.89 ft |
| High tide | 11:26 PM | 3.73 ft |
| Day | High tides | Low tides |
|---|---|---|
| Today Tue, Oct 27 | 9:48 AM 6.6 ft11:26 PM 3.7 ft | 3:28 AM 1.7 ft5:00 PM -0.9 ft |
| Tomorrow Wed, Oct 28 | 10:24 AM 6.6 ft | 3:58 AM 2.0 ft5:51 PM -0.8 ft |
| Thu, Oct 29 | 12:32 AM 3.4 ft11:06 AM 6.3 ft | 4:31 AM 2.4 ft6:51 PM -0.6 ft |
| Fri, Oct 30 | 1:58 AM 3.2 ft11:57 AM 5.9 ft | 5:07 AM 2.8 ft8:03 PM -0.3 ft |
| Sat, Oct 31 | 3:49 AM 3.3 ft1:05 PM 5.4 ft | 6:07 AM 3.2 ft9:24 PM -0.1 ft |
| Sun, Nov 1 | 4:14 AM 3.7 ft1:38 PM 4.9 ft | 7:32 AM 3.4 ft9:36 PM -0.0 ft |
| Mon, Nov 2 | 4:57 AM 4.1 ft3:19 PM 4.6 ft | 9:59 AM 2.9 ft10:33 PM 0.1 ft |
Orange: measured by NOAA's sensor, last 24 hours (6-minute data, preliminary). Dashed: predicted tide, through the next 24 hours. The prediction contains only the astronomical tide; wind, air pressure and river flow move the real water level away from it.
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On Tuesday, October 27, high tide at Avalon, Santa Catalina Island is at 9:48 AM (6.6 ft) and 11:26 PM (3.7 ft); low tide is at 3:28 AM (1.7 ft) and 5:00 PM (-0.9 ft) (PDT, heights above MLLW). The table above lists the next 7 days.
The highest predicted tide in the next 12 months is 7.2 ft on December 24, 2026 at 8:23 AM. The largest tides fall a day or two after a full or new moon, especially when the Moon is closest to Earth.
Yes — on 185 days in the next 12 months the low tide drops below 0 ft (MLLW). The lowest is -1.9 ft on January 21, 2027 at 2:54 PM. Minus tides expose the most shoreline, which is why tide-poolers look for them.
Station local time (PDT at the time this page was built), with daylight saving time applied where the area observes it — the same convention as NOAA's own tide tables.
From NOAA CO-OPS, the U.S. government tide station network (tidesandcurrents.noaa.gov); the predictions are public domain. The curve between highs and lows is our interpolation. This page is not for navigation.