Santa Barbara Tide Chart (CA)

Santa Barbara (CA) tide times, Sep 8 – Sep 16

Day	Time	Tide	Height
Tue Sep 8	2:35 AM	Low	-0.7 ft (-0.21 m)
	9:03 AM	High	4.5 ft (1.37 m)
	2:09 PM	Low	1.9 ft (0.59 m)
	8:15 PM	High	6.4 ft (1.94 m)
Wed Sep 9	3:12 AM	Low	-0.6 ft (-0.19 m)
	9:31 AM	High	4.8 ft (1.47 m)
	2:57 PM	Low	1.4 ft (0.44 m)
	9:03 PM	High	6.3 ft (1.91 m)
Thu Sep 10	3:45 AM	Low	-0.4 ft (-0.12 m)
	10:00 AM	High	5.1 ft (1.56 m)
	3:43 PM	Low	1.1 ft (0.32 m)
	9:48 PM	High	6.0 ft (1.82 m)
Fri Sep 11	4:16 AM	Low	-0.0 ft (0.00 m)
	10:29 AM	High	5.4 ft (1.63 m)
	4:28 PM	Low	0.8 ft (0.24 m)
	10:31 PM	High	5.5 ft (1.68 m)
Sat Sep 12	4:44 AM	Low	0.5 ft (0.15 m)
	10:58 AM	High	5.5 ft (1.68 m)
	5:12 PM	Low	0.7 ft (0.20 m)
	11:16 PM	High	4.9 ft (1.51 m)
Sun Sep 13	5:10 AM	Low	1.1 ft (0.33 m)
	11:27 AM	High	5.6 ft (1.69 m)
	5:59 PM	Low	0.7 ft (0.21 m)
Mon Sep 14	12:04 AM	High	4.3 ft (1.32 m)
	5:35 AM	Low	1.7 ft (0.50 m)
	11:56 AM	High	5.5 ft (1.67 m)
	6:49 PM	Low	0.8 ft (0.24 m)
Tue Sep 15	12:58 AM	High	3.8 ft (1.15 m)
	5:57 AM	Low	2.2 ft (0.67 m)
	12:27 PM	High	5.3 ft (1.62 m)
	7:46 PM	Low	1.0 ft (0.30 m)
Wed Sep 16	2:09 AM	High	3.3 ft (1.00 m)
	6:14 AM	Low	2.7 ft (0.82 m)
	1:02 PM	High	5.1 ft (1.54 m)
	9:00 PM	Low	1.2 ft (0.35 m)

Santa Barbara is semidiurnal — paired highs (4.5 and 6.4 ft today) and paired lows of similar size. An average swing here this week moves 4.2 ft of water. A 7.0 ft swing — Santa Barbara's biggest this table — runs from the 8:15 PM high on Tue Sep 8 into the next low. Santa Barbara tops out at 6.4 ft (Tue Sep 8 8:15 PM) and bottoms at -0.7 ft (Tue Sep 8 2:35 AM).

Moving-water windows — Santa Barbara

Santa Barbara mid-swing times below mark predicted peak flow on its 4.2 ft average cycle (why moving water matters):

• Tue Sep 8: 5:49 AM — 5.2 ft flood · 11:36 AM — 2.5 ft ebb · 5:12 PM — 4.4 ft flood · 11:43 PM — 7.0 ft ebb
• Wed Sep 9: 6:21 AM — 5.5 ft flood · 12:14 PM — 3.4 ft ebb · 6:00 PM — 4.8 ft flood

Fishing near Santa Barbara

• Santa Barbara Channel Islands fishing forecastscore 61 · 39 km
• Channel Islands CA fishing forecastscore 55 · 53 km

Tide charts near Santa Barbara

• Malibu tide chart~118 km
• Pismo Beach tide chart~129 km
• Long Beach tide chart~154 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 6.4 ft predicted peak; offshore wind can hold it under. All Santa Barbara times station-local, refreshed 2026-09-08.