Long Beach tides today
The Terminal Island gauge sits in the port complex shared by Long Beach and Los Angeles, inside the long breakwater that shelters San Pedro Bay.
Shaded: night. Green bands: solunar periods (thick = major, thin = minor). Heights in feet above Mean Lower Low Water, the zero of NOAA charts.
Long Beach, CA · Tuesday, October 13
Tide falling, 2.5 ft now
Low 5:56 PM
0.2 ft · in 3 h 15 min
| Low | 4:22 AM | 2.2 ft |
| High | 10:40 AM | 5.9 ft |
| Low | 5:56 PM | 0.2 ft |
Tide coefficient 102 (average), range 5.7 ft
Sunrise 6:56 AM · sunset 6:21 PM
Waxing crescent, 10% lit · fishing day ★★☆☆
Solunar: major 1:38 AM–3:38 AM, minor 9:33 AM–10:33 AM, major 2:03 PM–4:03 PM, minor 7:29 PM–8:29 PM
Long Beach tide table, next 7 days
| Day | High tides | Low tides | Coef. | Sun | Moon |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10:40 AM 5.9 ft | 4:22 AM 2.2 ft · 5:56 PM 0.2 ft | 102 | 6:56 AM–6:21 PM | Waxing crescent ★★☆☆ | |
| 12:25 AM 3.6 ft · 11:07 AM 5.6 ft | 4:40 AM 2.6 ft · 6:46 PM 0.5 ft | 91 | 6:57 AM–6:20 PM | Waxing crescent ★★☆☆ | |
| 1:40 AM 3.3 ft · 11:38 AM 5.2 ft | 4:51 AM 3.0 ft · 7:50 PM 0.7 ft | 80 | 6:58 AM–6:19 PM | Waxing crescent ★★☆☆ | |
| 12:19 PM 4.8 ft | 9:13 PM 0.9 ft | 70 | 6:59 AM–6:18 PM | First quarter ★★☆☆ | |
| 1:33 PM 4.4 ft | 10:34 PM 0.9 ft | 64 | 7:00 AM–6:16 PM | First quarter ★★☆☆ | |
| 7:02 AM 3.8 ft · 3:31 PM 4.3 ft | 10:19 AM 3.6 ft · 11:33 PM 0.7 ft | 63 | 7:00 AM–6:15 PM | First quarter ★★☆☆ | |
| 6:59 AM 4.0 ft · 5:00 PM 4.3 ft | 11:44 AM 3.1 ft | 21 | 7:01 AM–6:14 PM | First quarter ★★☆☆ |
Plan around the tide at Long Beach
- Tue Oct 13, 4:06 PM to 6:21 PM2 h 15 min · lowest 0.2 ft at 5:56 PM
- Wed Oct 14, 5:07 PM to 6:20 PM1 h 13 min · lowest 0.5 ft at 6:16 PM
A falling tide uncovers sand bars and tide pools first; plan to be back before the water rises past the level you chose. Not for navigation.
Station Long Beach, Terminal Island (NOAA 9410680). Predicted astronomical tide: wind, river flow and storms can move the real water by a foot or more. 5.6 ft is the average daily range here.
Published by Radif Partners · How the tides are computed · predictions downloaded October 13, 2026
Tide times for Long Beach come from the National Ocean Service prediction for station 9410680, Long Beach, Terminal Island. The tide here is mixed: two highs and two lows most days, but of unequal size, the two highs of a day differing by 1.7 ft on average, for an average daily range of 5.6 ft between the higher high and the lower low. Around the new and full moon the range grows to about 7.6 ft on one day in ten, and at the quarter moons it shrinks to 3.6 ft. Heights are in feet above Mean Lower Low Water, the zero of nautical charts, so a negative number is water below that zero: 237 of the 457 days from October 1, 2026 to December 31, 2027 have one, down to -2.0 ft on December 24, 2026. The highest predicted tide of that period is 7.4 ft on December 24, 2026. Clock times are Pacific Time, daylight saving time included.
Tide inside a breakwater
San Pedro Bay is closed off from the open sea by a federal breakwater several miles long, and the container terminals, channels and basins of two of the busiest ports in the country lie behind it. Terminal Island is the man-made ground in the middle. A breakwater stops swell but not the tide, which enters through its gaps freely: the average range at this gauge is 5.6 ft, and spring tides reach 7.6 ft. A second NOAA gauge, at the Long Beach fire boat pier less than a mile southeast, records almost the same water.
How the port's corners compare
The other stations nearby are predicted from the Los Angeles Outer Harbor gauge, three miles southwest of this one. NOAA gives Cabrillo Beach, at the San Pedro end of the harbor, exactly the times and heights of the Outer Harbor, and the Long Beach Inner Harbor high water 4 minutes later at 96 percent. The channels keep pace with the open bay. Things slow down where water must push through a culvert or a narrow creek: at the Los Patos highway bridge, ten miles east, high water comes 60 minutes after the Outer Harbor and the lows are much shallower. King Harbor in Santa Monica Bay, twelve miles northwest, runs 8 minutes behind.
For the shore east of the port
Long Beach's own city beach faces south, behind the same breakwater, so it gets little surf and a waterline that moves mostly with the tide. Low tides below 0 ft come on 237 days of the prediction period. The boat ramp planner works from this gauge for launches in the harbor basins.
Highest and lowest tides at Long Beach, 2026 to 2027
The six highest highs and six lowest lows predicted for Long Beach, Terminal Island between October 1, 2026 and December 31, 2027, one per day. The high-water dates are the king tides of this station; the low-water dates are the best days to see the flats, bars and tide pools.
| Highest highs | Time | Height |
|---|---|---|
| December 24, 2026 | 8:26 AM | 7.4 ft |
| August 1, 2027 | 9:00 PM | 7.3 ft |
| December 23, 2026 | 7:38 AM | 7.3 ft |
| July 3, 2027 | 9:07 PM | 7.3 ft |
| July 4, 2027 | 9:56 PM | 7.3 ft |
| January 22, 2027 | 8:24 AM | 7.3 ft |
| Lowest lows | Time | Height |
|---|---|---|
| December 24, 2026 | 3:52 PM | -2.0 ft |
| January 21, 2027 | 2:53 PM | -2.0 ft |
| January 22, 2027 | 3:32 PM | -1.9 ft |
| December 23, 2026 | 3:05 PM | -1.9 ft |
| December 25, 2026 | 4:38 PM | -1.8 ft |
| July 4, 2027 | 4:30 AM | -1.8 ft |
Tidal datums at station 9410680
NOAA's averages over the 1983-2001 epoch, measured from the chart zero (MLLW). Average range of the tide (MN): 3.8 ft; great diurnal range (GT): 5.5 ft.
| Datum | Meaning | Height above MLLW |
|---|---|---|
| MHHW | Mean Higher High Water | 5.5 ft |
| MHW | Mean High Water | 4.8 ft |
| MSL | Mean Sea Level | 2.8 ft |
| MLW | Mean Low Water | 0.9 ft |
| MLLW | Mean Lower Low Water (chart zero) | 0.0 ft |
Other stations nearby
- Newport Beach tides: Balboa Pier, Newport Beach, average range 5.3 ft, highest predicted tide 7.0 ft on December 24, 2026
- Santa Monica tides: Santa Monica, Municipal Pier, average range 5.4 ft, highest predicted tide 7.3 ft on August 1, 2027
- La Jolla tides: La Jolla (Scripps Institution Wharf), average range 5.3 ft, highest predicted tide 7.2 ft on August 1, 2027
- San Diego tides: SAN DIEGO (Broadway), average range 5.6 ft, highest predicted tide 7.6 ft on December 24, 2026
- Santa Barbara tides: Santa Barbara, average range 5.4 ft, highest predicted tide 7.2 ft on December 24, 2026
- Monterey tides: MONTEREY, MONTEREY BAY, average range 5.3 ft, highest predicted tide 7.0 ft on December 24, 2026