Santa Cruz Tide Chart (CA)

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

Day	Time	Tide	Height
Wed Jul 29	5:28 AM	Low	-0.5 ft (-0.15 m)
	12:18 PM	High	3.8 ft (1.15 m)
	4:34 PM	Low	2.7 ft (0.82 m)
	10:42 PM	High	5.6 ft (1.70 m)
Thu Jul 30	5:57 AM	Low	-0.5 ft (-0.14 m)
	12:43 PM	High	3.9 ft (1.18 m)
	5:16 PM	Low	2.6 ft (0.78 m)
	11:18 PM	High	5.4 ft (1.65 m)
Fri Jul 31	6:25 AM	Low	-0.3 ft (-0.09 m)
	1:09 PM	High	4.1 ft (1.24 m)
	6:01 PM	Low	2.4 ft (0.74 m)
	11:56 PM	High	5.1 ft (1.56 m)
Sat Aug 1	6:53 AM	Low	0.0 ft (0.00 m)
	1:35 PM	High	4.3 ft (1.30 m)
	6:51 PM	Low	2.2 ft (0.69 m)
Sun Aug 2	12:38 AM	High	4.7 ft (1.43 m)
	7:21 AM	Low	0.4 ft (0.13 m)
	2:04 PM	High	4.5 ft (1.37 m)
	7:47 PM	Low	2.0 ft (0.62 m)
Mon Aug 3	1:28 AM	High	4.2 ft (1.27 m)
	7:50 AM	Low	0.9 ft (0.28 m)
	2:35 PM	High	4.8 ft (1.45 m)
	8:52 PM	Low	1.8 ft (0.54 m)
Tue Aug 4	2:32 AM	High	3.6 ft (1.11 m)
	8:20 AM	Low	1.5 ft (0.45 m)
	3:12 PM	High	5.0 ft (1.54 m)
	10:07 PM	Low	1.4 ft (0.43 m)
Wed Aug 5	3:59 AM	High	3.2 ft (0.96 m)
	8:53 AM	Low	2.0 ft (0.62 m)
	3:56 PM	High	5.3 ft (1.62 m)
	11:28 PM	Low	0.9 ft (0.29 m)
Thu Aug 6	5:54 AM	High	2.9 ft (0.90 m)
	9:37 AM	Low	2.5 ft (0.77 m)
	4:49 PM	High	5.6 ft (1.70 m)

Santa Cruz runs mixed-semidiurnal water: two highs and two lows daily, unequal by ~1.4 ft between successive highs this week. An average swing here this week moves 3.1 ft of water. A 6.0 ft swing — Santa Cruz's biggest this table — runs from the 10:42 PM high on Wed Jul 29 into the next low. Santa Cruz tops out at 5.6 ft (Wed Jul 29 10:42 PM) and bottoms at -0.5 ft (Wed Jul 29 5:28 AM).

Moving-water windows — Santa Cruz

Santa Cruz mid-swing times below mark predicted peak flow on its 3.1 ft average cycle (why moving water matters):

• Wed Jul 29: 8:53 AM — 4.3 ft flood · 2:26 PM — 1.1 ft ebb · 7:38 PM — 2.9 ft flood
• Thu Jul 30: 2:19 AM — 6.0 ft ebb · 9:20 AM — 4.3 ft flood · 2:59 PM — 1.3 ft ebb · 8:17 PM — 2.8 ft flood

Santa Cruz water temperature

Sea surface temperature 18 km away at Monterey Bay Submarine Canyon is currently 15.0 °C (59.1 °F), 1.0 °C below the seasonal normal, from satellite and ocean-model data refreshed daily.

Fishing near Santa Cruz

• Monterey Bay Submarine Canyon fishing forecastscore 69 · 18 km

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 5.6 ft predicted peak; offshore wind can hold it under. All Santa Cruz times station-local, refreshed 2026-07-29.