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Monterey, CA tide times

Name: Monterey, CA tide data — high & low extrema, next 7 days
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1.90 m / 6.2ft

Next high · 21:42 GMT-7

Heights relative to MLLW · 2026-05-15Solunar 4/5

Tide times at Monterey, CA on Friday, 15 May 2026: first high tide at 09:42pm. Sunrise 06:00am, sunset 08:07pm.

TIDE CURVE

Next 24 hours at Monterey, CA

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.

TODAY'S HIGHLIGHTS

Sun, moon and conditions on Fri 15 May

Sunrise

06:00

Sunset

20:07

Moon

New moon

3% illuminated

Marine-conditions data not available for this station. Wind, swell and water temperature ride along with Open-Meteo Marine; gauge-only stations (e.g. UK EA Flood) publish water level only.

7-DAY OUTLOOK

Highs and lows next 7 days

Today

1.9m / 6.2ft21:42

Sat

1.1m / 3.7ft11:41

-0.4m / -1.3ft05:02

Coef. 95

Sun

1.1m / 3.7ft12:41

-0.5m / -1.7ft05:52

Coef. 100

Mon

1.1m / 3.7ft13:44

-0.6m / -1.8ft06:44

Coef. 100

Tue

1.1m / 3.7ft14:48

-0.5m / -1.7ft07:38

Coef. 66

Wed

1.8m / 6.0ft00:48

-0.5m / -1.5ft08:34

Coef. 92

Thu

1.7m / 5.5ft01:48

-0.3m / -1.1ft09:31

Coef. 81

All extrema (7 days)

Day	Type	Time	Height	Coef.
Fri 15 May	High	21:42	1.9m / 6.2ft
Sat 16 May	Low	05:02	-0.4m / -1.3ft	95
	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	100
	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	100
	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	66
	High	14:48	1.1m / 3.7ft
	Low	18:43	0.8m / 2.8ft
Wed 20 May	High	00:48	1.8m / 6.0ft	92
	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	81
	Low	09:31	-0.3m / -1.1ft
	High	16:51	1.2m / 3.9ft
	Low	21:20	0.9m / 2.8ft

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

SOLUNAR FORECAST

Today's solunar windows

The angler tradition for major/minor fishing windows: major ≈3-hour windows around moon transit and opposition; minor ≈2-hour windows around moonrise and moonset. Times are America/Los Angeles local. Folk tradition, not a scientific forecast.

Major

22:00-01:00

10:28-13:28

Minor

17:03-19:03

03:48-05:48

7-day window outlook

Fri
2 M / 2 m
Sat
2 M / 2 m
Sun
2 M / 2 m
Mon
2 M / 2 m
Tue
2 M / 2 m
Wed
1 M / 2 m
Thu
2 M / 2 m

SPRING AND NEAP CYCLE

Cycle dates near Monterey, CA

Next spring tide on Sun 17 May (range 2.5m / 8.4ft). Last neap on Fri 15 May. Next neap on Sun 24 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.

EDITORIAL

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

Tide questions about 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
Fri 15 May	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
Tue 26 May	Low	02:31	0.2m / 0.7ft
	High	08:21	1.0m / 3.3ft
	Low	13:41	0.4m / 1.4ft
	High	20:15	1.6m / 5.3ft
Wed 27 May	Low	03:18	0.1m / 0.2ft
	High	09:29	1.0m / 3.3ft
	Low	14:18	0.6m / 1.8ft
	High	20:44	1.7m / 5.4ft
Thu 28 May	Low	04:00	-0.1m / -0.2ft
	High	10:29	1.0m / 3.3ft
	Low	14:52	0.7m / 2.2ft
	High	21:12	1.7m / 5.5ft
Fri 29 May	Low	04:38	-0.1m / -0.5ft
	High	11:22	1.0m / 3.4ft
	Low	15:25	0.8m / 2.6ft
	High	21:41	1.7m / 5.6ft
Sat 30 May	Low	05:14	-0.2m / -0.6ft
	High	12:09	1.1m / 3.4ft
	Low	15:57	0.8m / 2.8ft
	High	22:11	1.7m / 5.6ft
Sun 31 May	Low	05:49	-0.2m / -0.7ft
	High	12:54	1.1m / 3.5ft
	Low	16:30	0.9m / 2.9ft
	High	22:42	1.7m / 5.5ft
Mon 01 Jun	Low	06:25	-0.2m / -0.7ft
	High	13:38	1.1m / 3.5ft
	Low	17:05	0.9m / 3.0ft
	High	23:15	1.7m / 5.4ft
Tue 02 Jun	Low	07:03	-0.2m / -0.7ft
	High	14:23	1.1m / 3.4ft
	Low	17:43	0.9m / 3.1ft
	High	23:50	1.6m / 5.3ft
Wed 03 Jun	Low	07:41	-0.2m / -0.6ft
	High	15:09	1.1m / 3.5ft
	Low	18:27	0.9m / 3.1ft
Thu 04 Jun	High	00:28	1.5m / 5.1ft
	Low	08:21	-0.2m / -0.5ft
	High	15:54	1.1m / 3.5ft
	Low	19:21	1.0m / 3.1ft
Fri 05 Jun	High	01:09	1.5m / 4.8ft
	Low	09:01	-0.1m / -0.3ft
	High	16:34	1.1m / 3.7ft
	Low	20:30	0.9m / 3.1ft
Sat 06 Jun	High	01:57	1.3m / 4.4ft
	Low	09:41	-0.0m / -0.1ft
	High	17:07	1.2m / 3.9ft
	Low	21:55	0.9m / 2.9ft
Sun 07 Jun	High	02:59	1.2m / 4.0ft
	Low	10:21	0.1m / 0.3ft
	High	17:37	1.3m / 4.2ft
	Low	23:21	0.8m / 2.5ft
Mon 08 Jun	High	04:16	1.1m / 3.5ft
	Low	11:02	0.2m / 0.6ft
	High	18:06	1.4m / 4.6ft
Tue 09 Jun	Low	00:34	0.6m / 1.8ft
	High	05:46	1.0m / 3.2ft
	Low	11:43	0.3m / 1.1ft
	High	18:36	1.5m / 5.0ft
Wed 10 Jun	Low	01:34	0.3m / 1.1ft
	High	07:16	1.0m / 3.1ft
	Low	12:27	0.5m / 1.5ft
	High	19:10	1.7m / 5.5ft
Thu 11 Jun	Low	02:26	0.1m / 0.2ft
	High	08:38	1.0m / 3.2ft
	Low	13:12	0.6m / 1.9ft
	High	19:48	1.8m / 6.0ft
Fri 12 Jun	Low	03:16	-0.2m / -0.6ft
	High	09:49	1.0m / 3.4ft
	Low	14:00	0.7m / 2.3ft
	High	20:30	2.0m / 6.4ft
Sat 13 Jun	Low	04:05	-0.4m / -1.2ft
	High	10:51	1.1m / 3.5ft
	Low	14:50	0.8m / 2.5ft
	High	21:15	2.1m / 6.7ft

Not for navigation. Generated 2026-05-16T03:20:13.010Z.

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

Methodology Glossary

Not for navigation. Page generated 2026-05-16T03:20:13.010Z. Predictions refresh daily.