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How's the tide at Goleta today?

High water today at 9:01 am (3.7 ft) and 7:26 pm (6.7 ft). Low water at 2:14 am (-0.7 ft) and 12:57 pm (2.7 ft).

Times are local to Goleta (America/Los_Angeles). Heights are feet above MLLW.

Goleta tide chart — next seven days

Today — Sunday, August 9

TideTimeHeightRelative height
Low2:14 am-0.7 ft
High9:01 am3.7 ft
Low12:57 pm2.7 ft
High7:26 pm6.7 ft

Monday, August 10

TideTimeHeightRelative height
Low2:59 am-1.1 ft
High9:34 am4.0 ft
Low1:59 pm2.4 ft
High8:20 pm6.9 ft

Tuesday, August 11

TideTimeHeightRelative height
Low3:40 am-1.2 ft
High10:07 am4.2 ft
Low2:54 pm2.0 ft
High9:10 pm7.0 ft

Wednesday, August 12

TideTimeHeightRelative height
Low4:19 am-1.2 ft
High10:40 am4.5 ft
Low3:45 pm1.7 ft
High9:56 pm6.8 ft

Thursday, August 13

TideTimeHeightRelative height
Low4:55 am-0.9 ft
High11:14 am4.7 ft
Low4:35 pm1.5 ft
High10:41 pm6.3 ft

Friday, August 14

TideTimeHeightRelative height
Low5:29 am-0.5 ft
High11:49 am4.9 ft
Low5:26 pm1.4 ft
High11:27 pm5.7 ft

Saturday, August 15

TideTimeHeightRelative height
Low6:01 am0.1 ft
High12:24 pm5.1 ft
Low6:19 pm1.3 ft

Three turns fall on this date. The next one lands after midnight and is listed under the following day.

Goleta tides — month by month

Every high and low water for August 2026 and September 2026.

Goleta tide calendar — August 2026

DayHigh waterLow water
1 Sat12:38 pm (4.4), 11:47 pm (5.0)6:09 am (0.0), 5:55 pm (2.1)
2 Sun1:08 pm (4.6)6:35 am (0.4), 6:49 pm (2.0)
3 Mon12:31 am (4.4), 1:41 pm (4.8)7:01 am (0.9), 7:54 pm (1.9)
4 Tue1:29 am (3.7), 2:20 pm (5.1)7:29 am (1.4), 9:18 pm (1.6)
5 Wed2:54 am (3.1), 3:11 pm (5.3)8:00 am (2.0), 11:00 pm (1.2)
6 Thu5:11 am (2.8), 4:14 pm (5.6)8:43 am (2.5)
7 Fri7:18 am (3.0), 5:23 pm (5.9)12:21 am (0.5), 10:09 am (2.8)
8 Sat8:23 am (3.4), 6:27 pm (6.3)1:23 am (-0.1), 11:43 am (2.9)
9 Sun · today9:01 am (3.7), 7:26 pm (6.7)2:14 am (-0.7), 12:57 pm (2.7)
10 Mon9:34 am (4.0), 8:20 pm (6.9)2:59 am (-1.1), 1:59 pm (2.4)
11 Tue10:07 am (4.2), 9:10 pm (7.0)3:40 am (-1.2), 2:54 pm (2.0)
12 Wed10:40 am (4.5), 9:56 pm (6.8)4:19 am (-1.2), 3:45 pm (1.7)
13 Thu11:14 am (4.7), 10:41 pm (6.3)4:55 am (-0.9), 4:35 pm (1.5)
14 Fri11:49 am (4.9), 11:27 pm (5.7)5:29 am (-0.5), 5:26 pm (1.4)
15 Sat12:24 pm (5.1)6:01 am (0.1), 6:19 pm (1.3)
16 Sun12:15 am (4.9), 1:00 pm (5.1)6:30 am (0.7), 7:17 pm (1.4)
17 Mon1:08 am (4.1), 1:37 pm (5.1)6:58 am (1.4), 8:24 pm (1.5)
18 Tue2:13 am (3.4), 2:19 pm (5.0)7:23 am (2.1), 9:53 pm (1.4)
19 Wed4:02 am (2.9), 3:13 pm (4.9)7:43 am (2.6), 11:31 pm (1.2)
20 Thu4:24 pm (4.8)
21 Fri5:37 pm (5.0)12:44 am (0.9)
22 Sat9:00 am (3.6), 6:35 pm (5.2)1:36 am (0.6), 12:19 pm (3.3)
23 Sun9:15 am (3.7), 7:23 pm (5.4)2:16 am (0.3), 1:13 pm (3.0)
24 Mon9:29 am (3.9), 8:03 pm (5.7)2:49 am (0.0), 1:53 pm (2.7)
25 Tue9:45 am (4.0), 8:39 pm (5.9)3:18 am (-0.1), 2:28 pm (2.4)
26 Wed10:04 am (4.2), 9:13 pm (5.9)3:44 am (-0.2), 3:03 pm (2.1)
27 Thu10:24 am (4.4), 9:46 pm (5.8)4:08 am (-0.2), 3:38 pm (1.8)
28 Fri10:47 am (4.6), 10:21 pm (5.6)4:32 am (0.0), 4:16 pm (1.6)
29 Sat11:11 am (4.9), 10:59 pm (5.2)4:56 am (0.2), 4:58 pm (1.4)
30 Sun11:38 am (5.1), 11:42 pm (4.7)5:21 am (0.6), 5:44 pm (1.2)
31 Mon12:08 pm (5.3)5:46 am (1.1), 6:37 pm (1.1)

Times local to Goleta, heights in feet above MLLW.

Goleta tide calendar — September 2026

DayHigh waterLow water
1 Tue12:34 am (4.1), 12:43 pm (5.5)6:12 am (1.6), 7:40 pm (1.0)
2 Wed1:43 am (3.5), 1:26 pm (5.5)6:38 am (2.1), 9:01 pm (0.9)
3 Thu3:31 am (3.0), 2:25 pm (5.5)7:08 am (2.6), 10:43 pm (0.7)
4 Fri3:45 pm (5.6)
5 Sat7:35 am (3.5), 5:11 pm (5.7)12:05 am (0.2), 10:29 am (3.2)
6 Sun8:06 am (3.8), 6:22 pm (6.0)1:05 am (-0.2), 12:08 pm (3.0)
7 Mon8:35 am (4.1), 7:23 pm (6.3)1:54 am (-0.5), 1:14 pm (2.5)
8 Tue9:03 am (4.5), 8:15 pm (6.4)2:35 am (-0.7), 2:09 pm (1.9)
9 Wed9:31 am (4.8), 9:03 pm (6.3)3:12 am (-0.6), 2:57 pm (1.4)
10 Thu10:00 am (5.1), 9:48 pm (6.0)3:45 am (-0.4), 3:43 pm (1.1)
11 Fri10:29 am (5.4), 10:31 pm (5.5)4:16 am (0.0), 4:28 pm (0.8)
12 Sat10:58 am (5.5), 11:16 pm (4.9)4:44 am (0.5), 5:12 pm (0.7)
13 Sun11:27 am (5.6)5:10 am (1.1), 5:59 pm (0.7)
14 Mon12:04 am (4.3), 11:56 am (5.5)5:35 am (1.7), 6:49 pm (0.8)
15 Tue12:58 am (3.8), 12:27 pm (5.3)5:57 am (2.2), 7:46 pm (1.0)
16 Wed2:09 am (3.3), 1:02 pm (5.1)6:14 am (2.7), 9:00 pm (1.2)
17 Thu1:50 pm (4.8)10:38 pm (1.2)
18 Fri3:14 pm (4.6)11:57 pm (1.0)
19 Sat8:21 am (3.7), 4:55 pm (4.6)10:52 am (3.6)
20 Sun8:17 am (3.8), 6:04 pm (4.8)12:51 am (0.7), 12:20 pm (3.3)
21 Mon8:26 am (4.0), 6:55 pm (5.1)1:31 am (0.5), 1:05 pm (2.9)
22 Tue8:38 am (4.2), 7:38 pm (5.3)2:04 am (0.3), 1:41 pm (2.4)
23 Wed8:54 am (4.4), 8:16 pm (5.4)2:31 am (0.2), 2:15 pm (2.0)
24 Thu9:12 am (4.7), 8:54 pm (5.4)2:56 am (0.2), 2:50 pm (1.5)
25 Fri9:32 am (5.1), 9:32 pm (5.3)3:20 am (0.4), 3:27 pm (1.1)
26 Sat9:55 am (5.4), 10:13 pm (5.0)3:43 am (0.6), 4:06 pm (0.7)
27 Sun10:20 am (5.7), 10:57 pm (4.7)4:08 am (1.0), 4:48 pm (0.4)
28 Mon10:48 am (6.0), 11:48 pm (4.2)4:34 am (1.4), 5:35 pm (0.2)
29 Tue11:21 am (6.1)5:02 am (1.8), 6:29 pm (0.1)
30 Wed12:51 am (3.7), 12:01 pm (6.0)5:31 am (2.3), 7:33 pm (0.2)

Times local to Goleta, heights in feet above MLLW.

Wind and weather at Goleta

Seven days from the National Weather Service forecast for this stretch of coast. Each row is the range across the whole day, not a reading for one moment.

DayWindGustsAirSkyRain
Today3–6 kn S7 kn65–70 °FMostly cloudy1 %
Mon, August 101–6 kn S7 kn65–69 °FMostly cloudy5 %
Tue, August 111–8 kn S10 kn63–73 °FPartly cloudy1 %
Wed, August 121–7 kn W11 kn62–73 °FPartly cloudy1 %
Thu, August 130–7 kn S11 kn61–67 °FMostly cloudy1 %
Fri, August 141–8 kn W12 kn61–68 °FMostly cloudy1 %
Sat, August 151–9 kn SW14 kn61–69 °FPartly cloudy1 %

Source: NOAA National Weather Service, forecast office LOX. Public domain. Wind in knots, from the direction given. The forecast grid for this place carries no wave heights, so none are shown.

Boating, beach and fishing at Goleta

The same forecast as above, read for three things people do here. Each verdict names what decided it.

DayBoatingBeachFishing
TodayGoodwind 6 kn or lessFair70 °FGoodlight wind, major window in daylight
Mon, August 10Goodwind 6 kn or lessFair69 °FGoodlight wind, major window in daylight
Tue, August 11Goodwind 8 kn or lessFair73 °FGoodlight wind, major window in daylight
Wed, August 12Goodwind 7 kn or lessFair73 °FGoodlight wind, major window in daylight
Thu, August 13Goodwind 7 kn or lessFair67 °FGoodlight wind, major window in daylight
Fri, August 14Goodwind 8 kn or lessFair68 °FGoodlight wind, major window in daylight
Sat, August 15Goodwind 9 kn or lessFair69 °FGoodlight wind, major window in daylight

Boating turns to Poor at the National Weather Service small craft threshold — sustained wind of 22 kn, gusts of 26 kn, or seas of 5 ft — and to Fair at 15 kn or 3 ft. Beach weighs air temperature, chance of rain and wind.Fishing asks whether the day is fishable at all and whether a solunar major window falls in daylight; it is not a prediction of what will bite. None of this replaces the marine forecast before you go out.

Sun and moon

Today

Sunrise 6:15 am · Sunset 7:52 pm
Moon 12% lit, waning

Tomorrow

Sunrise 6:16 am · Sunset 7:51 pm
Moon 5% lit, waning

Solunar windows for Goleta

The moon pulls hardest when it is directly overhead or on the far side of the earth — the two major windows of about two hours. The shorter minor windows sit around moonrise and moonset. Anglers use them to pick a time on the water; they are computed from the moon's position, not measured.

Today — Sunday, August 9

  • Minor1:57 am – 2:57 amMoonrise
  • Major9:11 am – 11:11 amMoon overhead
  • Minor5:22 pm – 6:22 pmMoonset
  • Major9:44 pm – 11:44 pmMoon underfoot

Monday, August 10

  • Minor3:09 am – 4:09 amMoonrise
  • Major10:15 am – 12:15 pmMoon overhead
  • Minor6:13 pm – 7:13 pmMoonset
  • Major10:46 pm – 12:46 am (next day)Moon underfoot

Times are local to Goleta (America/Los_Angeles).

Questions about Goleta tides

Answered from the same NOAA predictions as the table above. Where this page has no basis for an answer, there is no entry.

What time is high tide in Goleta today?
High water at 9:01 am (3.7 ft) and 7:26 pm (6.7 ft), local time in Goleta. Heights are feet above MLLW. Because the tide runs on the moon rather than the clock, each turn falls roughly 50 minutes later tomorrow — the seven-day table above carries the shift.
What time is low tide in Goleta today?
Low water at 2:14 am (-0.7 ft) and 12:57 pm (2.7 ft), local time in Goleta. A height below zero is a minus tide: the water falls further than MLLW, the level the heights are counted from.
How many tides does Goleta get in a day?
Two high waters and two low waters on most days, a little over six hours apart. Over the seven days on this page that comes to 13 high waters and 14 low waters. Where a date shows only three turns, the fourth has slipped past midnight and is listed under the following day.
What is the tidal range at Goleta?
About 7.4 ft between today's lowest and highest water. Across the next seven days the water moves between -1.2 and 7.0 ft — a span of about 8.2 ft. The range is widest around new and full moon and narrowest at the quarters, so it changes from week to week.
Which tide station do these Goleta tide times come from?
NOAA station 9411340 — a reference station. Santa Barbara, about 16 km east on the same stretch of coast. A reference station has its own long-running record, which is the strongest basis NOAA publishes. The predictions here are NOAA's, unchanged.
What time zone are the Goleta tide times in?
Every time on this page is clock time in Goleta — the America/Los_Angeles zone, daylight saving already applied. Nothing has to be converted, and no time is shown in UTC except the retrieval stamp at the foot of the page.
When are the solunar windows at Goleta today?
The major windows run 9:11 am to 11:11 am and 9:44 pm to 11:44 pm, with shorter minor windows around moonrise and moonset. They are computed from the moon's position over Goleta, not measured — anglers use them to pick a time on the water. The moon is 12% lit and waning.
How far ahead does this Goleta tide chart go?
Seven days in the table, and every high and low water for August 2026 and September 2026 in the calendar below it. The page is rebuilt every morning, so the first day is always today.

Nearby tide charts

Where these times come from

Source
NOAA Center for Operational Oceanographic Products and Services — station 9411340, Santa Barbara (reference station)
Datum
MLLW — heights in feet above mean lower low water
Distance
15.6 km from the centre of Goleta
Retrieved
Aug 9, 2026, 6:38 PM UTC
Licence
Public domain (US federal government data). NOS requests that attribution be given whenever NOS material is reproduced and re-disseminated.

Santa Barbara, about 16 km east on the same stretch of coast.

Predictions are issued by NOAA. The official NOAA data are authoritative. Not for navigation. Check the official NOAA station page before you rely on these times on the water.