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 | 3:55 AM | 2.03 ft |
| High tide | 10:13 AM | 6.64 ft |
| Low tide | 5:30 PM | -0.77 ft |
| Day | High tides | Low tides |
|---|---|---|
| Today Tue, Oct 27 | 10:13 AM 6.6 ft | 3:55 AM 2.0 ft5:30 PM -0.8 ft |
| Tomorrow Wed, Oct 28 | 12:02 AM 3.9 ft10:53 AM 6.6 ft | 4:29 AM 2.4 ft6:25 PM -0.8 ft |
| Thu, Oct 29 | 1:10 AM 3.6 ft11:39 AM 6.4 ft | 5:08 AM 2.7 ft7:26 PM -0.6 ft |
| Fri, Oct 30 | 2:31 AM 3.5 ft12:35 PM 6.0 ft | 6:00 AM 3.0 ft8:35 PM -0.4 ft |
| Sat, Oct 31 | 4:06 AM 3.6 ft1:46 PM 5.5 ft | 7:21 AM 3.3 ft9:49 PM -0.2 ft |
| Sun, Nov 1 | 4:19 AM 3.9 ft2:13 PM 5.1 ft | 8:22 AM 3.3 ft9:57 PM -0.1 ft |
| Mon, Nov 2 | 5:05 AM 4.3 ft3:45 PM 4.8 ft | 10:15 AM 2.8 ft10:53 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 Santa Barbara is at 10:13 AM (6.6 ft); low tide is at 3:55 AM (2.0 ft) and 5:30 PM (-0.8 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 8:46 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 3:15 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.