Tide times Santa Cruz today
Today, Saturday 14 November 2026, Santa Cruz has high tide at 03:29 (+0.3 m (+1.1 ft)), low tide at 06:30 (+0.3 m (+0.9 ft)), high tide at 12:27 (+0.7 m (+2.4 ft)), low tide at 20:31 (-0.7 m (-2.3 ft)). Times are local (PST); heights are from mean sea level.
Santa Cruz tides for the next 7 days
| Day | High and low tide (PST) | Sunrise · sunset | Waves (max) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 14 Nov | High 03:29 · +0.3 m (+1.1 ft)Low 06:30 · +0.3 m (+0.9 ft)High 12:27 · +0.7 m (+2.4 ft)Low 20:31 · -0.7 m (-2.3 ft) | 06:45 · 17:01 | 5.4 m W · 16 s sea 19°C |
| Sun 15 Nov | High 04:24 · +0.4 m (+1.3 ft)Low 07:47 · +0.3 m (+1.0 ft)High 13:19 · +0.6 m (+2.1 ft)Low 21:19 · -0.7 m (-2.2 ft) | 06:46 · 17:00 | 3.8 m W · 14 s sea 19°C |
| Mon 16 Nov First quarter | High 05:04 · +0.4 m (+1.4 ft)Low 09:24 · +0.3 m (+0.9 ft)High 14:23 · +0.5 m (+1.7 ft)Low 22:04 · -0.6 m (-2.0 ft) | 06:47 · 16:59 | 4.0 m W · 14 s sea 19°C |
| Tue 17 Nov First quarter · neap tides | High 05:34 · +0.5 m (+1.7 ft)Low 10:53 · +0.1 m (+0.5 ft)High 15:39 · +0.4 m (+1.4 ft)Low 22:46 · -0.6 m (-1.8 ft) | 06:48 · 16:59 | 3.3 m W · 13 s sea 19°C |
| Wed 18 Nov neap tides | High 05:59 · +0.6 m (+2.0 ft)Low 12:00 · 0.0 m (-0.1 ft)High 16:59 · +0.3 m (+1.1 ft)Low 23:25 · -0.5 m (-1.6 ft) | 06:49 · 16:58 | 4.0 m W · 13 s sea 18°C |
| Thu 19 Nov neap tides | High 06:22 · +0.7 m (+2.3 ft)Low 12:51 · -0.2 m (-0.8 ft)High 18:14 · +0.3 m (+1.0 ft) | 06:50 · 16:57 | 4.6 m W · 13 s sea 18°C |
| Fri 20 Nov neap tides | Low 00:03 · -0.4 m (-1.3 ft)High 06:47 · +0.8 m (+2.7 ft)Low 13:36 · -0.5 m (-1.5 ft)High 19:23 · +0.3 m (+1.0 ft) | 06:51 · 16:57 | 2.5 m W · 11 s sea 18°C |
Waves: highest significant wave height of the day from the Open-Meteo marine forecast, with dominant direction and peak period. Sea: mean sea surface temperature.
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About the tides at Santa Cruz
The tide at Santa Cruz is mixed, mainly semidiurnal: usually two highs and two lows a day, one pair clearly bigger than the other. This month the tidal range (highest high to lowest low) is about 2.5 m (8.2 ft). The biggest tides (spring tides) come a day or two after the new and full moon; the smallest (neap tides) after the quarter moons.
How this is made. These are computed predictions, not measurements or official tables. We fit tidal harmonics to a year of the Open-Meteo marine ocean model at the nearest ocean cell (2 km from the spot) and predict forward. On open coasts like this, our checks against official tide tables found high and low times usually within about 10 minutes and nine times in ten within 30 minutes, heights within about 10 cm. See the accuracy tests. Not for navigation: harbours, river mouths and lagoons nearby can differ.
Location: 36.9513, -122.0245 (OpenStreetMap). Surf spot in California, United States.