Santa Cruz Tide Chart (CA)

Mon Sep 14 at Santa Cruz: high tide at 1:05 AM (4.2 ft) and 12:51 PM (5.2 ft); low tide at 6:31 AM (1.8 ft) and 7:42 PM (0.7 ft) — from NOAA station Santa Cruz, Monterey Bay #9413745, 10.5 km out.

Mon SeTue SeWed SeThu Se 5.2 ft 0.7 ft
Santa Cruz tide curve to 5.2 ft, Sep 14–Sep 17: highs (5.2 ft, teal) and lows (0.7 ft, amber), Santa Cruz local time.

Santa Cruz (CA) tide times, Sep 14 – Sep 22

DayTimeTideHeight
Mon Sep 141:05 AMHigh4.2 ft (1.27 m)
6:31 AMLow1.8 ft (0.56 m)
12:51 PMHigh5.2 ft (1.59 m)
7:42 PMLow0.7 ft (0.21 m)
Tue Sep 152:06 AMHigh3.8 ft (1.14 m)
7:00 AMLow2.4 ft (0.73 m)
1:24 PMHigh5.1 ft (1.55 m)
8:37 PMLow0.8 ft (0.24 m)
Wed Sep 163:24 AMHigh3.4 ft (1.05 m)
7:30 AMLow2.8 ft (0.87 m)
2:03 PMHigh4.9 ft (1.50 m)
9:42 PMLow0.9 ft (0.26 m)
Thu Sep 175:10 AMHigh3.3 ft (1.01 m)
8:04 AMLow3.2 ft (0.98 m)
2:53 PMHigh4.7 ft (1.44 m)
10:56 PMLow0.9 ft (0.27 m)
Fri Sep 187:11 AMHigh3.4 ft (1.04 m)
9:11 AMLow3.4 ft (1.05 m)
4:00 PMHigh4.6 ft (1.40 m)
Sat Sep 1912:08 AMLow0.8 ft (0.24 m)
8:10 AMHigh3.6 ft (1.09 m)
11:15 AMLow3.5 ft (1.06 m)
5:16 PMHigh4.5 ft (1.39 m)
Sun Sep 201:07 AMLow0.6 ft (0.19 m)
8:38 AMHigh3.7 ft (1.13 m)
12:37 PMLow3.3 ft (0.99 m)
6:25 PMHigh4.6 ft (1.41 m)
Mon Sep 211:52 AMLow0.5 ft (0.14 m)
9:00 AMHigh3.8 ft (1.17 m)
1:31 PMLow2.9 ft (0.90 m)
7:21 PMHigh4.8 ft (1.46 m)
Tue Sep 222:29 AMLow0.3 ft (0.10 m)
9:20 AMHigh4.0 ft (1.21 m)
2:13 PMLow2.6 ft (0.78 m)
8:09 PMHigh4.9 ft (1.49 m)

Santa Cruz 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 2.4 ft of water. A 4.5 ft swing — Santa Cruz's biggest this table — runs from the 12:51 PM high on Mon Sep 14 into the next low. Santa Cruz tops out at 5.2 ft (Mon Sep 14 12:51 PM) and bottoms at 0.3 ft (Tue Sep 22 2:29 AM).

Moving-water windows — Santa Cruz

Santa Cruz mid-swing times below mark predicted peak flow on its 2.4 ft average cycle (why moving water matters):

Santa Cruz water temperature

Sea surface temperature 18 km away at Monterey Bay Submarine Canyon is currently 17.4 °C (63.3 °F), 0.4 °C above the seasonal normal, from satellite and ocean-model data refreshed daily.

Fishing near Santa Cruz

Tide charts near Santa Cruz

Santa Cruz numbers: NOAA CO-OPS #9413745 (Santa Cruz, Monterey Bay), 10.5 km off Santa Cruz center. Onshore wind or a storm can push real water at Santa Cruz above the 5.2 ft predicted peak; offshore wind can hold it under. All Santa Cruz times station-local, refreshed 2026-09-14.

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