Cabrillo Beach Tides Today
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Cabrillo Beach runs a mean tidal range of about 3.8 ft. This month the highest water, 7.2 ft, comes on the morning of Nov 25, and the lowest, a -1.5 ft minus tide, on the afternoon of Nov 25.
| High tide | 5:59 AM | 5.3 ft |
| Low tide | 12:06 PM | 1.3 ft |
| High tide | 5:52 PM | 4.7 ft |
Today on the water at Cabrillo Beach
Today at Cabrillo Beach: high tide at 5:59 AM (5.3 ft) and 5:52 PM (4.7 ft), low tide at 12:06 PM (1.3 ft). The National Weather Service forecast for today is sunny with WNW winds 10 to 15 mph, 71°F. Wind that strong can hold water in or push it out, so the real tide may run above or below these predictions. Sunrise is at 6:14 AM and sunset at 4:59 PM.
| Period | Forecast | Wind | Temp |
|---|---|---|---|
| Today | Sunny | WNW 10 to 15 mph | 71°F |
| Tonight | Mostly Clear | NNW 5 to 10 mph | 64°F |
Forecast: National Weather Service point forecast for this location.
Where Cabrillo Beach is
Cabrillo Beach sits at 33.7067° N, 118.2730° W on the California coast, at Los Angeles, CA. The station here is a subordinate tide prediction point. NOAA has no gauge in the water at this spot; its times and heights are published as offsets from a reference gauge, named below. The closest gauge measuring live water level is Los Angeles (Outer Harbor) (NOAA 9410660), 0.9 mi away, and the tide here runs on nearly the same clock. The nearest weather station is Los Angeles, CA, a shore station reporting wind and, at most sites, water temperature, 0.9 mi away.
The tide at Cabrillo Beach
Cabrillo Beach has a mixed tide: two highs and two lows a day, but of unequal size, so one low each day drains noticeably lower than the other. This month's predictions average 1.9 high tides a day here. The mean range from lower low to higher high is 5.5 ft, and 3.8 ft between the average high and the average low, a moderate tide. On an average day the higher high tops the lower high by 0.7 ft and the lower low sits 0.9 ft below the other low. For the water around it: California tides are mixed semidiurnal, two highs and two lows a day of unequal height, with ranges of 4 to 7 ft.
About this station
- High tide reaches Cabrillo Beach about 5.1 hours after the moon passes overhead. That lag is local, which is why high water does not line up with the moon.
- Highest water on record: 7.4 ft on Jan 7, 1974.
- Lowest on record: -3.2 ft on Dec 8, 1980.
- NOAA predicts tides here from Los Angeles (Outer Harbor), station 9410660. High tide comes at the same time and low tide at the same time than there.
Datum and source
Heights on this page are feet above mean lower low water (MLLW), the zero NOAA's nautical charts use for soundings. A predicted 0.0 ft low is the average of the lower low each day; a minus tide is water below chart datum, and a 2 ft high means 2 ft more water than the chart shows. NOAA fixes MLLW at Cabrillo Beach from the 1983-2001 National Tidal Datum Epoch; mean higher high water is 5.5 ft above it and mean sea level 2.8 ft. The land survey datum NAVD88, the zero on topographic maps and flood maps, is 0.2 ft above MLLW here, so a water level on this page converts to NAVD88 by subtracting that amount. These datums are controlled from NOAA's Los Angeles, CA gauge. Source: NOAA CO-OPS station 9410650, established 1973, gauge removed 1981. The tide times and heights are published as time and height offsets from its reference gauge; TidalMap republishes them daily and does not alter them.
Tide stations near Cabrillo Beach
- Los Angeles (Outer Harbor): 0.9 mi, tides at about the same time
- Long Beach Fire Boat Pier: 4.3 mi, tides at about the same time
- Long Beach, Inner Harbor: 5.8 mi, tides about 4 min later
- King Harbor, Santa Monica Bay: 12.0 mi, tides about 8 min later
- El Segundo, Santa Monica Bay: 16.7 mi, tides about 13 min later
TidalMapMonthly tide calendar
🌊 Biggest flood tides of the month at Cabrillo Beach this month: Nov 8, Nov 9, Nov 22, Nov 23, Nov 24, Nov 25, Nov 26, Nov 27. These spring highs run the highest water of the month.
🔻 Lowest tides of the month at Cabrillo Beach this month: Nov 7, Nov 8, Nov 9, Nov 10, Nov 11, Nov 22, Nov 23, Nov 24, Nov 25, Nov 26, Nov 27, Nov 28 …. These minus lows are when flats and bars dry out.
Best fishing times (solunar)
Major and minor solunar windows for Cabrillo Beach, peak feeding activity is around the moon overhead/underfoot (majors) and moonrise/moonset (minors). Score is the day's activity coefficient (0–100).
| Day | Major windows | Minor windows | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| Today 🌗 | 7:12–9:12 AM 7:37–9:37 PM | 12:46–2:46 AM 1:29–3:29 PM | 62 |
| Thu Nov 5 🌘 | 7:58–9:58 AM 8:23–10:23 PM | 1:51–3:51 AM 1:57–3:57 PM | 74 |
| Fri Nov 6 🌘 | 8:43–10:43 AM 9:08–11:08 PM | 2:54–4:54 AM 2:24–4:24 PM | 84 |
| Sat Nov 7 🌘 | 9:28–11:28 AM 9:53–11:53 PM | 3:56–5:56 AM 2:53–4:53 PM | 92 |
| Sun Nov 8 🌘 | 10:14–12:14 PM 10:39–12:39 AM | 4:58–6:58 AM 3:25–5:25 PM | 97 |
| Mon Nov 9 🌑 | 11:02–1:02 PM 11:27–1:27 AM | 5:59–7:59 AM 4:02–6:02 PM | 99 |
| Tue Nov 10 🌑 | 11:52–1:52 PM 12:17–2:17 AM | 6:58–8:58 AM 4:43–6:43 PM | 98 |
Predictions & observations: NOAA CO-OPS station 9410650. Solunar windows computed from the moon's position for this location. Times shown in the station's local time. Not for navigation.
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