Santa Barbara Tide Chart (CA)

When is high tide in Santa Barbara today?

Sat Oct 31: 4:06 AM (3.6 ft) and 1:46 PM (5.5 ft).

When is low tide in Santa Barbara today?

Sat Oct 31: 7:21 AM (3.3 ft) and 9:49 PM (-0.2 ft).

Santa Barbara (CA) tide times, Oct 31 – Nov 7

Day	Time	Tide	Height
Sat Oct 31	4:06 AM	High	3.6 ft (1.10 m)
	7:21 AM	Low	3.3 ft (1.00 m)
	1:46 PM	High	5.5 ft (1.69 m)
	9:49 PM	Low	-0.2 ft (-0.06 m)
Sun Nov 1	4:19 AM	High	3.9 ft (1.20 m)
	8:22 AM	Low	3.3 ft (1.00 m)
	2:13 PM	High	5.1 ft (1.55 m)
	9:57 PM	Low	-0.1 ft (-0.02 m)
Mon Nov 2	5:05 AM	High	4.3 ft (1.32 m)
	10:15 AM	Low	2.8 ft (0.85 m)
	3:45 PM	High	4.8 ft (1.46 m)
	10:53 PM	Low	0.1 ft (0.03 m)
Tue Nov 3	5:42 AM	High	4.7 ft (1.44 m)
	11:28 AM	Low	2.1 ft (0.64 m)
	5:02 PM	High	4.6 ft (1.41 m)
	11:38 PM	Low	0.4 ft (0.11 m)
Wed Nov 4	6:15 AM	High	5.2 ft (1.57 m)
	12:25 PM	Low	1.4 ft (0.42 m)
	6:09 PM	High	4.5 ft (1.37 m)
Thu Nov 5	12:17 AM	Low	0.7 ft (0.21 m)
	6:45 AM	High	5.5 ft (1.69 m)
	1:14 PM	Low	0.7 ft (0.22 m)
	7:07 PM	High	4.4 ft (1.33 m)
Fri Nov 6	12:51 AM	Low	1.1 ft (0.33 m)
	7:13 AM	High	5.8 ft (1.78 m)
	1:57 PM	Low	0.2 ft (0.06 m)
	8:00 PM	High	4.2 ft (1.29 m)
Sat Nov 7	1:21 AM	Low	1.5 ft (0.46 m)
	7:41 AM	High	6.0 ft (1.84 m)
	2:37 PM	Low	-0.2 ft (-0.05 m)
	8:47 PM	High	4.1 ft (1.24 m)

Santa Barbara runs mixed-semidiurnal water: two highs and two lows daily, unequal by ~1.1 ft between successive highs this week. An average swing here this week moves 3.7 ft of water. A 6.2 ft swing — Santa Barbara's biggest this table — runs from the 7:41 AM high on Sat Nov 7 into the next low. Santa Barbara tops out at 6.0 ft (Sat Nov 7 7:41 AM) and bottoms at -0.2 ft (Sat Oct 31 9:49 PM).

Moving-water windows — Santa Barbara

Santa Barbara mid-swing times below mark predicted peak flow on its 3.7 ft average cycle (why moving water matters):

• Sat Oct 31: 5:43 AM — 0.3 ft ebb · 10:33 AM — 2.3 ft flood · 5:47 PM — 5.8 ft ebb
• Sun Nov 1: 1:04 AM — 4.1 ft flood · 6:20 AM — 0.7 ft ebb · 11:17 AM — 1.8 ft flood · 6:05 PM — 5.2 ft ebb

Fishing near Santa Barbara

• Santa Barbara Channel Islands fishing forecastscore 74 · 39 km
• Channel Islands CA fishing forecastscore 57 · 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 6.0 ft predicted peak; offshore wind can hold it under. All Santa Barbara times station-local, refreshed 2026-10-30.