Santa Barbara Tide Chart (CA)

Santa Barbara (CA) tide times, Jul 29 – Aug 6

Day	Time	Tide	Height
Wed Jul 29	4:49 AM	Low	-0.5 ft (-0.15 m)
	11:16 AM	High	3.9 ft (1.18 m)
	3:48 PM	Low	2.4 ft (0.74 m)
	10:02 PM	High	6.0 ft (1.83 m)
Thu Jul 30	5:16 AM	Low	-0.4 ft (-0.14 m)
	11:42 AM	High	4.0 ft (1.22 m)
	4:26 PM	Low	2.3 ft (0.70 m)
	10:34 PM	High	5.8 ft (1.78 m)
Fri Jul 31	5:42 AM	Low	-0.3 ft (-0.09 m)
	12:10 PM	High	4.2 ft (1.27 m)
	5:08 PM	Low	2.2 ft (0.67 m)
	11:08 PM	High	5.5 ft (1.68 m)
Sat Aug 1	6:09 AM	Low	-0.0 ft (0.00 m)
	12:38 PM	High	4.4 ft (1.33 m)
	5:55 PM	Low	2.1 ft (0.64 m)
	11:47 PM	High	5.0 ft (1.53 m)
Sun Aug 2	6:35 AM	Low	0.4 ft (0.12 m)
	1:08 PM	High	4.6 ft (1.40 m)
	6:49 PM	Low	2.0 ft (0.61 m)
Mon Aug 3	12:31 AM	High	4.4 ft (1.35 m)
	7:01 AM	Low	0.9 ft (0.27 m)
	1:41 PM	High	4.8 ft (1.47 m)
	7:54 PM	Low	1.9 ft (0.57 m)
Tue Aug 4	1:29 AM	High	3.7 ft (1.14 m)
	7:29 AM	Low	1.4 ft (0.43 m)
	2:20 PM	High	5.1 ft (1.55 m)
	9:18 PM	Low	1.6 ft (0.50 m)
Wed Aug 5	2:54 AM	High	3.1 ft (0.95 m)
	8:00 AM	Low	2.0 ft (0.60 m)
	3:11 PM	High	5.3 ft (1.62 m)
	11:00 PM	Low	1.2 ft (0.35 m)
Thu Aug 6	5:11 AM	High	2.8 ft (0.86 m)
	8:43 AM	Low	2.5 ft (0.75 m)
	4:14 PM	High	5.6 ft (1.71 m)

Santa Barbara runs mixed-semidiurnal water: two highs and two lows daily, unequal by ~1.6 ft between successive highs this week. An average swing here this week moves 3.3 ft of water. A 6.5 ft swing — Santa Barbara's biggest this table — runs from the 10:02 PM high on Wed Jul 29 into the next low. Santa Barbara tops out at 6.0 ft (Wed Jul 29 10:02 PM) and bottoms at -0.5 ft (Wed Jul 29 4:49 AM).

Moving-water windows — Santa Barbara

Santa Barbara mid-swing times below mark predicted peak flow on its 3.3 ft average cycle (why moving water matters):

• Wed Jul 29: 8:02 AM — 4.3 ft flood · 1:32 PM — 1.4 ft ebb · 6:55 PM — 3.6 ft flood
• Thu Jul 30: 1:39 AM — 6.5 ft ebb · 8:29 AM — 4.4 ft flood · 2:04 PM — 1.7 ft ebb · 7:30 PM — 3.5 ft flood

Fishing near Santa Barbara

• Santa Barbara Channel Islands fishing forecastscore 73 · 39 km
• Channel Islands CA fishing forecastscore 70 · 53 km

Santa Barbara numbers: NOAA CO-OPS #9411340 (Santa Barbara), 2.2 km off Santa Barbara center. Onshore wind or a storm can push real water at Santa Barbara above the 6.0 ft predicted peak; offshore wind can hold it under. All Santa Barbara times station-local, refreshed 2026-07-29.