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Imperial Beach Tide Times

California · Station 9410120 · Updated Sep 19, 2026

Imperial Beach runs a mean tidal range of about 3.9 ft. This month the highest water, 6.3 ft, comes on the evening of Sep 8, and the lowest, a -0.7 ft minus tide, on the morning of Sep 9.

Nearest gauge measuring live water level: SAN Diego (Broadway) (9410170), about 10 mi away — with nearly the same tide times.

Predictedno live gauge
Next low tide 1.2 ft at 11:36 PM
Low 1.2 ft · 11:36 PM
Predicted
Today's tides
High tide2:35 PM4.3 ft
Low tide11:36 PM1.2 ft

Monthly tide calendar

Flood & low finder

🌊 Biggest flood tides at Imperial Beach this month: Sep 7, Sep 8, Sep 9, Sep 10, Sep 27, Sep 28, Sep 29, Sep 30. These spring highs push water up into the grass and over the oyster rock; prime for poling into flooded marsh for tailing reds.

🔻 Negative (minus) low tides at Imperial Beach this month: Sep 6, Sep 7, Sep 8, Sep 9, Sep 10, Sep 11. These drain the flats and expose the oyster rock, prime for sight-fishing and clamming.

September 2026
Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1L:1.4H:5.4L:1.0
2H:3.5L:2.0H:5.4L:1.1
3🌗H:2.9L:2.5H:5.2L:0.9
4🌗H:5.2L:0.5
5🌗H:3.3L:3.2H:5.4
6🌗L:-0.0H:3.8L:2.9H:5.8
7L:-0.4H:4.2L:2.3H:6.1
8L:-0.6H:4.6L:1.7H:6.3
9L:-0.7H:5.0L:1.2H:6.3
10L:-0.5H:5.3L:0.8H:6.1
11🌑L:-0.2H:5.5L:0.5H:5.7
12🌑L:0.3H:5.6L:0.5H:5.1
13🌑L:0.8H:5.6L:0.5H:4.5
14L:1.4H:5.5L:0.7
15H:3.9L:2.0H:5.2L:1.0
16H:3.3L:2.5H:4.9L:1.3
17H:2.9L:2.9H:4.6L:1.4
18🌓H:4.3L:1.2
19🌓H:4.3
20🌓L:0.9H:3.7L:3.2H:4.6
21🌓L:0.6H:4.0L:2.8H:4.9
22L:0.4H:4.2L:2.3H:5.2
23L:0.2H:4.5L:1.8H:5.4
24L:0.2H:4.9L:1.3H:5.5
25🌕L:0.2H:5.2L:0.9H:5.4
26🌕L:0.4H:5.6L:0.5H:5.2
27🌕L:0.7H:5.8L:0.2H:4.8
28🌕L:1.1H:6.0L:0.1H:4.3
29L:1.6H:6.0L:0.1
30H:3.8L:2.1H:5.9L:0.3

Best fishing times (solunar)

Major and minor solunar windows for Imperial Beach, peak feeding activity is around the moon overhead/underfoot (majors) and moonrise/moonset (minors). Score is the day's activity coefficient (0–100).

DayMajor windowsMinor windowsScore
Today 🌓5:51–7:51 PM
6:16–8:16 AM
1:00–3:00 PM
10:42–12:42 AM
41
Sat Sep 19 🌓6:41–8:41 PM
7:06–9:06 AM
1:48–3:48 PM
43
Sun Sep 20 🌓7:30–9:30 PM
7:55–9:55 AM
2:30–4:30 PM
11:37–1:37 AM
56
Mon Sep 21 🌓8:18–10:18 PM
8:43–10:43 AM
3:06–5:06 PM
12:35–2:35 AM
68
Tue Sep 22 🌔9:03–11:03 PM
9:28–11:28 AM
3:39–5:39 PM
1:34–3:34 AM
79
Wed Sep 23 🌔9:47–11:47 PM
10:12–12:12 PM
4:08–6:08 PM
2:34–4:34 AM
87
Thu Sep 24 🌔10:30–12:30 AM
10:55–12:55 PM
4:36–6:36 PM
3:33–5:33 AM
93

Predictions & observations: NOAA CO-OPS station 9410120. 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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