Imperial Beach Tide Times
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.
| High tide | 2:35 PM | 4.3 ft |
| Low tide | 11:36 PM | 1.2 ft |
Monthly tide calendar
🌊 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.
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).
| Day | Major windows | Minor windows | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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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