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Next high tide at Monterey, CA: 20:32 GMT-7, 1.40 m / 4.6ft

Heights relative to MLLW. 2026-04-26.

Tide times at Monterey, CA on Sunday, 26 April 2026: first high tide at 08:32pm. Sunrise 06:19am, sunset 07:50pm.

Tide curve — next 24 hours

Predictions: NOAA CO-OPS station 9413450 — heights relative to MLLW.

Harmonic prediction from the official tide authority. Very high accuracy under normal conditions; storm surge may shift actual water level. Not for navigation.

7-day tide table

Day	Type	Time	Height	Coef.
Sun 26 Apr	High	20:32	1.4m / 4.6ft
Mon 27 Apr	Low	02:38	0.4m / 1.2ft	77
	High	08:21	1.2m / 4.0ft
	Low	14:32	0.1m / 0.4ft
	High	21:02	1.5m / 4.9ft
Tue 28 Apr	Low	03:26	0.2m / 0.6ft	78
	High	09:20	1.2m / 3.9ft
	Low	15:07	0.3m / 0.9ft
	High	21:28	1.6m / 5.1ft
Wed 29 Apr	Low	04:09	0.0m / 0.2ft	88
	High	10:15	1.1m / 3.8ft
	Low	15:39	0.4m / 1.3ft
	High	21:54	1.6m / 5.3ft
Thu 30 Apr	Low	04:48	-0.1m / -0.2ft	96
	High	11:05	1.1m / 3.7ft
	Low	16:08	0.5m / 1.8ft
	High	22:19	1.6m / 5.4ft
Fri 01 May	Low	05:26	-0.1m / -0.4ft	100
	High	11:54	1.1m / 3.6ft
	Low	16:35	0.6m / 2.1ft
	High	22:44	1.6m / 5.4ft
Sat 02 May	Low	06:02	-0.2m / -0.5ft	101
	High	12:44	1.1m / 3.5ft
	Low	17:03	0.7m / 2.4ft
	High	23:11	1.6m / 5.3ft

Predictions: NOAA CO-OPS station 9413450 — heights relative to MLLW. · Not for navigation.

Sun & moon today

Sunrise: 06:19
Sunset: 19:50
Moonrise: 15:19
Moonset: 03:47
Moon phase: Waxing gibbous (75% illuminated)

Current conditions

Conditions data not available for this station. Wind, swell and water temperature ride along with Open-Meteo Marine; gauge-only stations like the UK EA Flood network publish water level only.

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Best windows Sun 26 Apr

Suggested time slots at Monterey, CA, derived from the tide, sun, moon, and conditions data on this page. Rough guidance, not a forecast.

Spring & neap tides at Monterey, CA

Next spring tide on Fri 01 May (range 1.8m / 5.9ft). Last neap on Sun 26 Apr. Next neap on Sat 09 May.

Spring tides cluster around new and full moons (biggest swings). Neap tides land on quarter moons (smallest swings). See the spring tide and neap tide glossary entries for the why.

About tides at Monterey, CA

Monterey sits on the south arm of one of the most-photographed bays in California, the deep submarine canyon bringing cold water and cold-water wildlife close to shore. The tide gauge is at Municipal Wharf 2, inside the harbour. Mean range is about 1.1 metres, mixed semidiurnal — two highs and two lows of unequal size each day, the bigger swing on the lower-low water. Spring tides push toward 1.5 metres, neaps drop near 0.7. The harbour itself stays navigable across the cycle but the inner lagoon shoals at low water, and the kelp forest off Cannery Row breathes with the swing — paddlers reading the table for a flat-water out-and-back time the trip to slack and the early flood. The lowest spring-tide lows of the month open the rocky shelf at Asilomar and Pacific Grove for an hour or so either side of low water, exposing tide pools that stay covered most days. Predictions on this page come from NOAA CO-OPS station 9413450. Pacific storm surge in winter can lift water levels 10–20 cm above predicted; the harmonic table assumes calm.

Common questions about tides at Monterey, CA

When is the next high tide at Monterey?

The hero block shows the next high tide at the Municipal Wharf 2 gauge in local Pacific time. The 7-day table covers all four daily extremes. Monterey Bay's tide signal closely tracks Santa Cruz on the north arm and the open coast at Carmel just south, with phase differences under 15 minutes.

What's the typical tide range at Monterey?

Mean range at Monterey Wharf is about 1.1 metres, the modest open-coast Southern Pacific signal. Spring tides — around new and full moons — push toward 1.5 metres, neaps drop near 0.7 metres. The submarine canyon offshore changes none of that astronomically; it does shape currents and upwelling more than tide curves.

When are the best low tides for tide pooling at Asilomar?

The lowest lows — minus tides below MLLW — cluster around new and full moons, especially in winter. Asilomar's intertidal shelf and the rocky points at Pacific Grove open up best when the predicted low is below 0 metres MLLW. The 7-day table flags each day's lowest predicted tide. Sunrise from the sun/moon block helps with first-light visits when the pools are clearest.

Where do these tide predictions come from?

NOAA CO-OPS station 9413450, Monterey. NOAA harmonic predictions for the Pacific Coast are very high accuracy under normal weather. The submarine canyon offshore doesn't affect the astronomical tide signal — it shapes currents and upwelling, both of which fall outside what tide tables describe.

Is this safe to use for navigation?

No. For piloting in Monterey Bay use NOAA's authoritative chart products and the latest USCG notices. Inshore conditions in the bay — wind chop, swell, and the strong upwelling currents — make harbour entries on big-swell days a real-time judgment call, not a tide-table call.

30-day tide table — Monterey, CA

Heights relative to MLLW. Predictions: NOAA CO-OPS station 9413450 — heights relative to MLLW.

Day	Type	Time	Height
Sun 26 Apr	High	20:32	1.4m / 4.6ft
Mon 27 Apr	Low	02:38	0.4m / 1.2ft
	High	08:21	1.2m / 4.0ft
	Low	14:32	0.1m / 0.4ft
	High	21:02	1.5m / 4.9ft
Tue 28 Apr	Low	03:26	0.2m / 0.6ft
	High	09:20	1.2m / 3.9ft
	Low	15:07	0.3m / 0.9ft
	High	21:28	1.6m / 5.1ft
Wed 29 Apr	Low	04:09	0.0m / 0.2ft
	High	10:15	1.1m / 3.8ft
	Low	15:39	0.4m / 1.3ft
	High	21:54	1.6m / 5.3ft
Thu 30 Apr	Low	04:48	-0.1m / -0.2ft
	High	11:05	1.1m / 3.7ft
	Low	16:08	0.5m / 1.8ft
	High	22:19	1.6m / 5.4ft
Fri 01 May	Low	05:26	-0.1m / -0.4ft
	High	11:54	1.1m / 3.6ft
	Low	16:35	0.6m / 2.1ft
	High	22:44	1.6m / 5.4ft
Sat 02 May	Low	06:02	-0.2m / -0.5ft
	High	12:44	1.1m / 3.5ft
	Low	17:03	0.7m / 2.4ft
	High	23:11	1.6m / 5.3ft
Sun 03 May	Low	06:40	-0.2m / -0.5ft
	High	13:35	1.0m / 3.4ft
	Low	17:31	0.8m / 2.7ft
	High	23:40	1.6m / 5.2ft
Mon 04 May	Low	07:20	-0.1m / -0.5ft
	High	14:32	1.0m / 3.3ft
	Low	18:01	0.9m / 2.9ft
Tue 05 May	High	00:12	1.5m / 5.0ft
	Low	08:04	-0.1m / -0.4ft
	High	15:37	1.0m / 3.2ft
	Low	18:35	0.9m / 3.0ft
Wed 06 May	High	00:49	1.5m / 4.8ft
	Low	08:52	-0.1m / -0.2ft
	High	16:48	1.0m / 3.2ft
	Low	19:21	0.9m / 3.1ft
Thu 07 May	High	01:33	1.4m / 4.6ft
	Low	09:44	-0.0m / -0.1ft
	High	17:48	1.0m / 3.3ft
	Low	20:37	1.0m / 3.2ft
Fri 08 May	High	02:29	1.3m / 4.3ft
	Low	10:37	0.0m / 0.0ft
	High	18:27	1.1m / 3.5ft
	Low	22:22	0.9m / 3.1ft
Sat 09 May	High	03:39	1.2m / 4.0ft
	Low	11:28	0.0m / 0.1ft
	High	18:55	1.1m / 3.7ft
	Low	23:55	0.8m / 2.7ft
Sun 10 May	High	04:59	1.1m / 3.8ft
	Low	12:13	0.1m / 0.3ft
	High	19:17	1.2m / 4.0ft
Mon 11 May	Low	01:02	0.7m / 2.2ft
	High	06:17	1.1m / 3.6ft
	Low	12:53	0.1m / 0.5ft
	High	19:40	1.3m / 4.4ft
Tue 12 May	Low	01:55	0.4m / 1.5ft
	High	07:30	1.1m / 3.6ft
	Low	13:31	0.2m / 0.8ft
	High	20:05	1.5m / 4.9ft
Wed 13 May	Low	02:42	0.2m / 0.7ft
	High	08:37	1.1m / 3.6ft
	Low	14:09	0.3m / 1.1ft
	High	20:34	1.6m / 5.4ft
Thu 14 May	Low	03:28	-0.0m / -0.1ft
	High	09:40	1.1m / 3.7ft
	Low	14:47	0.5m / 1.5ft
	High	21:06	1.8m / 5.9ft
Fri 15 May	Low	04:15	-0.2m / -0.8ft
	High	10:41	1.1m / 3.7ft
	Low	15:26	0.6m / 1.8ft
	High	21:42	1.9m / 6.2ft
Sat 16 May	Low	05:02	-0.4m / -1.3ft
	High	11:41	1.1m / 3.7ft
	Low	16:08	0.7m / 2.2ft
	High	22:22	2.0m / 6.5ft
Sun 17 May	Low	05:52	-0.5m / -1.7ft
	High	12:41	1.1m / 3.7ft
	Low	16:54	0.7m / 2.4ft
	High	23:06	2.0m / 6.5ft
Mon 18 May	Low	06:44	-0.6m / -1.8ft
	High	13:44	1.1m / 3.7ft
	Low	17:44	0.8m / 2.6ft
	High	23:55	1.9m / 6.4ft
Tue 19 May	Low	07:38	-0.5m / -1.7ft
	High	14:48	1.1m / 3.7ft
	Low	18:43	0.8m / 2.8ft
Wed 20 May	High	00:48	1.8m / 6.0ft
	Low	08:34	-0.5m / -1.5ft
	High	15:52	1.2m / 3.8ft
	Low	19:54	0.9m / 2.9ft
Thu 21 May	High	01:48	1.7m / 5.5ft
	Low	09:31	-0.3m / -1.1ft
	High	16:51	1.2m / 3.9ft
	Low	21:20	0.9m / 2.8ft
Fri 22 May	High	02:56	1.5m / 4.9ft
	Low	10:28	-0.2m / -0.7ft
	High	17:43	1.3m / 4.2ft
	Low	22:56	0.8m / 2.5ft
Sat 23 May	High	04:14	1.3m / 4.3ft
	Low	11:23	-0.1m / -0.2ft
	High	18:29	1.4m / 4.5ft
Sun 24 May	Low	00:24	0.6m / 2.0ft
	High	05:38	1.1m / 3.8ft
	Low	12:14	0.1m / 0.3ft
	High	19:08	1.5m / 4.8ft
Mon 25 May	Low	01:35	0.4m / 1.4ft
	High	07:03	1.1m / 3.5ft
	Low	13:00	0.3m / 0.8ft
	High	19:43	1.5m / 5.1ft

Not for navigation. Generated 2026-04-27T00:14:12.617Z.

Read about how these predictions are made on the methodology page. Unfamiliar with terms like spring tide or datum? See the glossary.

Not for navigation. Page generated 2026-04-27T00:14:12.617Z. Predictions refresh daily.