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How's the tide at La Jolla today?

High water today at 10:56 am (5.6 ft) and 11:26 pm (4.4 ft). Low water at 4:40 am (0.9 ft) and 5:24 pm (0.6 ft).

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

La Jolla — today and tomorrow

TodaySunday, September 13

Boating FairBeach FairFishing Good
00h06h12h18h00h4:40 am10:56 am5:24 pm11:26 pm
Interpolated between the official NOAA predictions above — not a measured hourly curve.
TideTimeHeight
Low4:40 am0.9 ft
High10:56 am5.6 ft
Low5:24 pm0.6 ft
High11:26 pm4.4 ft

Sunrise 6:31 am · Sunset 6:57 pm · Moon 8% · Air 70–74 °F · Wind 2–8 kn · Rain 6% · Partly cloudy

Monday, September 14

Boating FairBeach FairFishing Good
00h06h12h18h00h5:03 am11:23 am6:11 pm
Interpolated between the official NOAA predictions above — not a measured hourly curve.
TideTimeHeight
Low5:03 am1.5 ft
High11:23 am5.5 ft
Low6:11 pm0.8 ft

Sunrise 6:32 am · Sunset 6:56 pm · Moon 15% · Air 69–73 °F · Wind 3–9 kn · Rain 3% · Partly cloudy

La Jolla tide chart — next seven days

Today — Sunday, September 13

TideTimeHeightRelative height
Low4:40 am0.9 ft
High10:56 am5.6 ft
Low5:24 pm0.6 ft
High11:26 pm4.4 ft

Monday, September 14

TideTimeHeightRelative height
Low5:03 am1.5 ft
High11:23 am5.5 ft
Low6:11 pm0.8 ft

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

Tuesday, September 15

TideTimeHeightRelative height
High12:14 am3.8 ft
Low5:22 am2.0 ft
High11:51 am5.3 ft
Low7:05 pm1.0 ft

Wednesday, September 16

TideTimeHeightRelative height
High1:17 am3.2 ft
Low5:33 am2.5 ft
High12:23 pm5.0 ft
Low8:19 pm1.2 ft

Thursday, September 17

TideTimeHeightRelative height
High1:06 pm4.7 ft
Low10:03 pm1.3 ft

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

Friday, September 18

TideTimeHeightRelative height
High2:29 pm4.4 ft
Low11:35 pm1.1 ft

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

Saturday, September 19

TideTimeHeightRelative height
High4:26 pm4.4 ft

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

La Jolla tides — month by month

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

La Jolla tide calendar — September 2026

DayHigh waterLow water
1 Tue12:08 pm (5.5)5:37 am (1.5), 7:02 pm (1.0)
2 Wed12:57 am (3.4), 12:50 pm (5.5)6:01 am (2.0), 8:24 pm (1.0)
3 Thu2:44 am (2.9), 1:50 pm (5.4)6:24 am (2.5), 10:11 pm (0.8)
4 Fri3:14 pm (5.4)11:42 pm (0.4)
5 Sat7:22 am (3.4), 4:48 pm (5.5)10:05 am (3.2)
6 Sun7:46 am (3.8), 6:03 pm (5.9)12:44 am (-0.1), 11:52 am (2.9)
7 Mon8:12 am (4.2), 7:03 pm (6.2)1:31 am (-0.5), 12:57 pm (2.4)
8 Tue8:38 am (4.6), 7:54 pm (6.4)2:10 am (-0.7), 1:48 pm (1.8)
9 Wed9:06 am (4.9), 8:39 pm (6.3)2:45 am (-0.6), 2:34 pm (1.3)
10 Thu9:33 am (5.2), 9:22 pm (6.1)3:17 am (-0.5), 3:17 pm (0.9)
11 Fri10:01 am (5.5), 10:03 pm (5.6)3:47 am (-0.1), 3:59 pm (0.6)
12 Sat10:28 am (5.6), 10:44 pm (5.1)4:15 am (0.3), 4:41 pm (0.5)
13 Sun · today10:56 am (5.6), 11:26 pm (4.4)4:40 am (0.9), 5:24 pm (0.6)
14 Mon11:23 am (5.5)5:03 am (1.5), 6:11 pm (0.8)
15 Tue12:14 am (3.8), 11:51 am (5.3)5:22 am (2.0), 7:05 pm (1.0)
16 Wed1:17 am (3.2), 12:23 pm (5.0)5:33 am (2.5), 8:19 pm (1.2)
17 Thu1:06 pm (4.7)10:03 pm (1.3)
18 Fri2:29 pm (4.4)11:35 pm (1.1)
19 Sat4:26 pm (4.4)
20 Sun7:56 am (3.8), 5:43 pm (4.7)12:31 am (0.8), 12:02 pm (3.2)
21 Mon8:01 am (4.0), 6:34 pm (5.0)1:09 am (0.5), 12:45 pm (2.8)
22 Tue8:12 am (4.2), 7:15 pm (5.3)1:39 am (0.3), 1:19 pm (2.3)
23 Wed8:27 am (4.5), 7:51 pm (5.4)2:05 am (0.2), 1:52 pm (1.8)
24 Thu8:44 am (4.8), 8:27 pm (5.5)2:28 am (0.2), 2:25 pm (1.4)
25 Fri9:04 am (5.1), 9:03 pm (5.4)2:52 am (0.2), 2:59 pm (0.9)
26 Sat9:26 am (5.5), 9:42 pm (5.1)3:15 am (0.4), 3:37 pm (0.5)
27 Sun9:51 am (5.8), 10:23 pm (4.8)3:40 am (0.7), 4:17 pm (0.2)
28 Mon10:20 am (6.0), 11:11 pm (4.2)4:05 am (1.1), 5:02 pm (0.1)
29 Tue10:52 am (6.1)4:31 am (1.6), 5:53 pm (0.1)
30 Wed12:08 am (3.7), 11:30 am (6.0)4:57 am (2.0), 6:56 pm (0.2)

Times local to La Jolla, heights in feet above MLLW.

La Jolla tide calendar — October 2026

DayHigh waterLow water
1 Thu1:29 am (3.2), 12:18 pm (5.7)5:25 am (2.5), 8:17 pm (0.3)
2 Fri3:53 am (3.0), 1:25 pm (5.4)5:57 am (3.0), 9:53 pm (0.3)
3 Sat6:08 am (3.4), 3:02 pm (5.2)8:11 am (3.3), 11:14 pm (0.1)
4 Sun6:40 am (3.8), 4:41 pm (5.2)10:45 am (3.1)
5 Mon7:08 am (4.2), 5:57 pm (5.4)12:14 am (-0.1), 12:06 pm (2.5)
6 Tue7:35 am (4.7), 6:56 pm (5.5)12:59 am (-0.2), 1:02 pm (1.8)
7 Wed8:02 am (5.1), 7:46 pm (5.5)1:37 am (-0.1), 1:49 pm (1.2)
8 Thu8:28 am (5.4), 8:32 pm (5.3)2:09 am (0.1), 2:31 pm (0.6)
9 Fri8:53 am (5.7), 9:14 pm (5.0)2:38 am (0.4), 3:11 pm (0.3)
10 Sat9:18 am (5.9), 9:55 pm (4.7)3:05 am (0.8), 3:49 pm (0.0)
11 Sun9:43 am (6.0), 10:37 pm (4.3)3:29 am (1.2), 4:27 pm (-0.1)
12 Mon10:08 am (5.9), 11:21 pm (3.8)3:52 am (1.6), 5:06 pm (0.0)
13 Tue10:33 am (5.7)4:13 am (2.1), 5:47 pm (0.2)
14 Wed12:11 am (3.4), 10:59 am (5.4)4:30 am (2.4), 6:36 pm (0.5)
15 Thu1:21 am (3.1), 11:29 am (5.1)4:40 am (2.8), 7:37 pm (0.8)
16 Fri12:08 pm (4.7)8:59 pm (1.0)
17 Sat1:15 pm (4.4)10:24 pm (0.9)
18 Sun7:16 am (3.6), 3:13 pm (4.1)9:40 am (3.5), 11:25 pm (0.8)
19 Mon6:57 am (3.8), 4:49 pm (4.2)11:31 am (3.1)
20 Tue7:05 am (4.1), 5:52 pm (4.4)12:08 am (0.7), 12:20 pm (2.6)
21 Wed7:17 am (4.4), 6:42 pm (4.6)12:41 am (0.6), 12:58 pm (2.0)
22 Thu7:34 am (4.8), 7:26 pm (4.7)1:09 am (0.6), 1:33 pm (1.4)
23 Fri7:53 am (5.3), 8:09 pm (4.7)1:35 am (0.7), 2:09 pm (0.7)
24 Sat8:16 am (5.7), 8:52 pm (4.6)2:01 am (0.8), 2:47 pm (0.1)
25 Sun8:43 am (6.1), 9:38 pm (4.4)2:28 am (1.0), 3:27 pm (-0.4)
26 Mon9:13 am (6.4), 10:27 pm (4.1)2:57 am (1.3), 4:10 pm (-0.7)
27 Tue9:47 am (6.6), 11:23 pm (3.8)3:28 am (1.7), 4:57 pm (-0.8)
28 Wed10:26 am (6.5)4:01 am (2.0), 5:51 pm (-0.8)
29 Thu12:29 am (3.5), 11:11 am (6.3)4:38 am (2.4), 6:53 pm (-0.6)
30 Fri1:54 am (3.3), 12:05 pm (5.9)5:24 am (2.8), 8:05 pm (-0.3)
31 Sat3:39 am (3.4), 1:16 pm (5.4)6:43 am (3.1), 9:22 pm (-0.1)

Times local to La Jolla, heights in feet above MLLW.

Wind and weather at La Jolla

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.

DayWindGustsAirSkyRainWaves
Today2–8 kn WSW12 kn70–74 °FPartly cloudy6 %3 ft 8 s
Mon, September 143–9 kn S14 kn69–73 °FPartly cloudy3 %3 ft 9 s
Tue, September 152–8 kn SSE13 kn68–74 °FPartly cloudy0 %2 ft 9 s
Wed, September 163–8 kn W12 kn67–74 °FPartly cloudy0 %2 ft 9 s
Thu, September 174–10 kn WNW15 kn67–73 °FMostly sunny1 %3 ft 8 s
Fri, September 186–11 kn WNW16 kn68–74 °FMostly sunny1 %3 ft 5 s
Sat, September 194–8 kn W13 kn70–75 °FMostly sunny1 %3 ft 5 s

Source: NOAA National Weather Service, forecast office SGX. Public domain. Wind in knots, from the direction given. Wave heights are the forecast for the water off this coast, not the surf on the beach.

Boating, beach and fishing at La Jolla

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

DayBoatingBeachFishing
TodayFair3 ft of seaFair74 °FGoodlight wind, major window in daylight
Mon, September 14Fair3 ft of seaFair73 °FGoodlight wind, major window in daylight
Tue, September 15Goodwind 8 kn or lessFair74 °FGoodlight wind, major window in daylight
Wed, September 16Goodwind 8 kn or lessFair74 °FGoodlight wind, major window in daylight
Thu, September 17Fair3 ft of seaFair73 °FGoodlight wind, major window in daylight
Fri, September 18Fair3 ft of seaFair74 °FGoodlight wind, major window in daylight
Sat, September 19Fair3 ft of seaGood75 °F and dryGoodlight 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 6:31 am · Sunset 6:57 pm
Moon 8% lit, waxing

Tomorrow

Sunrise 6:32 am · Sunset 6:56 pm
Moon 15% lit, waxing

Solunar windows for La Jolla

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, September 13

  • Major1:21 am – 3:21 amMoon underfoot
  • Minor8:37 am – 9:37 amMoonrise
  • Major1:44 pm – 3:44 pmMoon overhead
  • Minor7:44 pm – 8:44 pmMoonset

Monday, September 14

  • Major2:07 am – 4:07 amMoon underfoot
  • Minor9:39 am – 10:39 amMoonrise
  • Major2:30 pm – 4:30 pmMoon overhead
  • Minor8:15 pm – 9:15 pmMoonset

Times are local to La Jolla (America/Los_Angeles).

Questions about La Jolla tides

Answered from the same NOAA predictions as the table above; the solunar windows come from this page's own moon calculation. Where this page has no basis for an answer, there is no entry.

What time is high tide in La Jolla today?
High water at 10:56 am (5.6 ft) and 11:26 pm (4.4 ft), local time in La Jolla. 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 La Jolla today?
Low water at 4:40 am (0.9 ft) and 5:24 pm (0.6 ft), local time in La Jolla. 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 La Jolla get in a day?
The pattern shifts through the week here: some days bring two high waters and two low waters, others bring just one of each, as the moon's angle to the equator changes. Over the seven days on this page that comes to 10 high waters and 10 low waters.
What is the tidal range at La Jolla?
About 5.0 ft between today's lowest and highest water. Across the next seven days the water moves between 0.6 and 5.6 ft — a span of about 5.0 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 La Jolla tide times come from?
NOAA station 9410230, La Jolla (Scripps Institution Wharf) — a reference station. Scripps Institution Wharf, the pier at La Jolla. 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 La Jolla tide times in?
Every time on this page is clock time in La Jolla — 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 La Jolla today?
The major windows run 1:21 am to 3:21 am and 1:44 pm to 3:44 pm, with shorter minor windows around moonrise and moonset. They are computed from the moon's position over La Jolla, not measured — anglers use them to pick a time on the water. The moon is 8% lit and waxing.
How far ahead does this La Jolla tide chart go?
Seven days in the table, and every high and low water for September 2026 and October 2026 in the calendar below it. The page is rebuilt every morning, so the first day is always today.

La Jolla on the map

La Jolla and the 6 nearest places with their own NOAA station. Every marker opens that place’s tide chart.

Coastal map

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Every marker opens its local tide chart.

California tide chart locationsA clickable map of the 7 places covered in California.La JollaDel MarSolana BeachEncinitasSan DiegoCoronadoLaguna Beach

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Where these times come from

Source
NOAA Center for Operational Oceanographic Products and Services — station 9410230, La Jolla (reference station)
Datum
MLLW — heights in feet above mean lower low water
Retrieved
Sep 13, 2026, 2:27 PM UTC
Licence
Public domain (US federal government data). NOS requests that attribution be given whenever NOS material is reproduced and re-disseminated.

Scripps Institution Wharf, the pier at La Jolla.

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.