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How's the tide at Monterey today?

High water today at 12:17 am (4.8 ft) and 12:26 pm (5.4 ft). Low water at 6:13 am (1.3 ft) and 7:02 pm (0.7 ft).

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

Monterey — today and tomorrow

TodaySunday, September 13

Boating PoorBeach PoorFishing Poor
00h06h12h18h00h12:17 am6:13 am12:26 pm7:02 pm
Interpolated between the official NOAA predictions above — not a measured hourly curve.
TideTimeHeight
High12:17 am4.8 ft
Low6:13 am1.3 ft
High12:26 pm5.4 ft
Low7:02 pm0.7 ft

Sunrise 6:48 am · Sunset 7:17 pm · Moon 8% · Air 57–63 °F · Wind 10–16 kn · Rain 1% · Mostly sunny

Monday, September 14

Boating GoodBeach FairFishing Good
00h06h12h18h00h1:11 am6:42 am12:57 pm7:53 pm
Interpolated between the official NOAA predictions above — not a measured hourly curve.
TideTimeHeight
High1:11 am4.3 ft
Low6:42 am1.9 ft
High12:57 pm5.4 ft
Low7:53 pm0.7 ft

Sunrise 6:49 am · Sunset 7:16 pm · Moon 15% · Air 55–66 °F · Wind 3–10 kn · Rain 1% · Mostly sunny

Monterey tide chart — next seven days

Today — Sunday, September 13

TideTimeHeightRelative height
High12:17 am4.8 ft
Low6:13 am1.3 ft
High12:26 pm5.4 ft
Low7:02 pm0.7 ft

Monday, September 14

TideTimeHeightRelative height
High1:11 am4.3 ft
Low6:42 am1.9 ft
High12:57 pm5.4 ft
Low7:53 pm0.7 ft

Tuesday, September 15

TideTimeHeightRelative height
High2:12 am3.9 ft
Low7:11 am2.4 ft
High1:30 pm5.3 ft
Low8:48 pm0.8 ft

Wednesday, September 16

TideTimeHeightRelative height
High3:30 am3.5 ft
Low7:41 am2.9 ft
High2:09 pm5.1 ft
Low9:53 pm0.9 ft

Thursday, September 17

TideTimeHeightRelative height
High5:16 am3.4 ft
Low8:15 am3.2 ft
High2:59 pm4.9 ft
Low11:07 pm0.9 ft

Friday, September 18

TideTimeHeightRelative height
High7:17 am3.5 ft
Low9:22 am3.5 ft
High4:06 pm4.7 ft

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

Saturday, September 19

TideTimeHeightRelative height
Low12:19 am0.8 ft
High8:16 am3.7 ft
Low11:26 am3.5 ft
High5:22 pm4.7 ft

Monterey tides — month by month

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

Monterey tide calendar — September 2026

DayHigh waterLow water
1 Tue1:43 am (4.1), 1:41 pm (5.5)7:16 am (1.8), 8:43 pm (0.9)
2 Wed2:57 am (3.6), 2:23 pm (5.6)7:48 am (2.3), 9:56 pm (0.7)
3 Thu4:38 am (3.3), 3:17 pm (5.7)8:26 am (2.8), 11:17 pm (0.4)
4 Fri6:38 am (3.3), 4:24 pm (5.7)9:27 am (3.1)
5 Sat8:02 am (3.6), 5:39 pm (5.8)12:34 am (0.1), 11:08 am (3.3)
6 Sun8:49 am (3.8), 6:52 pm (5.9)1:38 am (-0.3), 12:42 pm (3.1)
7 Mon9:23 am (4.1), 7:56 pm (6.0)2:31 am (-0.5), 1:54 pm (2.7)
8 Tue9:55 am (4.4), 8:54 pm (6.0)3:16 am (-0.6), 2:53 pm (2.2)
9 Wed10:25 am (4.6), 9:47 pm (5.9)3:57 am (-0.5), 3:47 pm (1.8)
10 Thu10:56 am (4.9), 10:37 pm (5.6)4:35 am (-0.2), 4:37 pm (1.3)
11 Fri11:25 am (5.2), 11:27 pm (5.2)5:09 am (0.2), 5:26 pm (1.0)
12 Sat11:55 am (5.3)5:42 am (0.7), 6:14 pm (0.8)
13 Sun · today12:17 am (4.8), 12:26 pm (5.4)6:13 am (1.3), 7:02 pm (0.7)
14 Mon1:11 am (4.3), 12:57 pm (5.4)6:42 am (1.9), 7:53 pm (0.7)
15 Tue2:12 am (3.9), 1:30 pm (5.3)7:11 am (2.4), 8:48 pm (0.8)
16 Wed3:30 am (3.5), 2:09 pm (5.1)7:41 am (2.9), 9:53 pm (0.9)
17 Thu5:16 am (3.4), 2:59 pm (4.9)8:15 am (3.2), 11:07 pm (0.9)
18 Fri7:17 am (3.5), 4:06 pm (4.7)9:22 am (3.5)
19 Sat8:16 am (3.7), 5:22 pm (4.7)12:19 am (0.8), 11:26 am (3.5)
20 Sun8:44 am (3.8), 6:31 pm (4.8)1:18 am (0.6), 12:48 pm (3.3)
21 Mon9:06 am (3.9), 7:27 pm (4.9)2:03 am (0.5), 1:42 pm (3.0)
22 Tue9:26 am (4.1), 8:15 pm (5.1)2:40 am (0.3), 2:24 pm (2.6)
23 Wed9:45 am (4.3), 8:58 pm (5.1)3:12 am (0.3), 3:03 pm (2.2)
24 Thu10:04 am (4.6), 9:41 pm (5.1)3:41 am (0.4), 3:42 pm (1.7)
25 Fri10:25 am (4.9), 10:24 pm (5.0)4:09 am (0.5), 4:22 pm (1.3)
26 Sat10:48 am (5.2), 11:10 pm (4.8)4:37 am (0.8), 5:04 pm (0.8)
27 Sun11:14 am (5.5)5:05 am (1.2), 5:48 pm (0.5)
28 Mon12:00 am (4.5), 11:43 am (5.8)5:35 am (1.6), 6:36 pm (0.2)
29 Tue12:56 am (4.2), 12:17 pm (5.9)6:06 am (2.1), 7:29 pm (0.0)
30 Wed2:03 am (3.9), 12:56 pm (5.9)6:39 am (2.6), 8:30 pm (-0.1)

Times local to Monterey, heights in feet above MLLW.

Monterey tide calendar — October 2026

DayHigh waterLow water
1 Thu3:27 am (3.6), 1:45 pm (5.8)7:19 am (3.0), 9:39 pm (-0.1)
2 Fri5:07 am (3.6), 2:48 pm (5.6)8:16 am (3.3), 10:55 pm (-0.1)
3 Sat6:36 am (3.7), 4:06 pm (5.4)9:52 am (3.4)
4 Sun7:31 am (4.0), 5:30 pm (5.3)12:07 am (-0.2), 11:41 am (3.2)
5 Mon8:11 am (4.3), 6:47 pm (5.3)1:08 am (-0.2), 1:04 pm (2.7)
6 Tue8:43 am (4.6), 7:54 pm (5.2)1:59 am (-0.2), 2:07 pm (2.1)
7 Wed9:14 am (4.9), 8:54 pm (5.1)2:42 am (0.0), 3:01 pm (1.5)
8 Thu9:42 am (5.2), 9:48 pm (4.9)3:21 am (0.4), 3:49 pm (1.0)
9 Fri10:10 am (5.5), 10:40 pm (4.7)3:55 am (0.8), 4:34 pm (0.5)
10 Sat10:38 am (5.6), 11:31 pm (4.5)4:27 am (1.3), 5:18 pm (0.2)
11 Sun11:05 am (5.7)4:57 am (1.8), 6:00 pm (0.1)
12 Mon12:22 am (4.2), 11:33 am (5.7)5:27 am (2.3), 6:42 pm (0.0)
13 Tue1:18 am (4.0), 12:02 pm (5.5)5:55 am (2.7), 7:26 pm (0.1)
14 Wed2:20 am (3.8), 12:33 pm (5.3)6:24 am (3.0), 8:15 pm (0.3)
15 Thu3:37 am (3.6), 1:10 pm (5.1)6:55 am (3.3), 9:11 pm (0.4)
16 Fri5:10 am (3.6), 1:58 pm (4.8)7:37 am (3.5), 10:14 pm (0.6)
17 Sat6:33 am (3.7), 3:04 pm (4.5)9:03 am (3.6), 11:18 pm (0.6)
18 Sun7:17 am (3.8), 4:24 pm (4.4)11:05 am (3.5)
19 Mon7:44 am (4.0), 5:41 pm (4.3)12:15 am (0.6), 12:28 pm (3.2)
20 Tue8:05 am (4.2), 6:47 pm (4.3)1:01 am (0.6), 1:23 pm (2.7)
21 Wed8:25 am (4.4), 7:45 pm (4.4)1:39 am (0.6), 2:07 pm (2.2)
22 Thu8:44 am (4.8), 8:38 pm (4.4)2:13 am (0.8), 2:48 pm (1.6)
23 Fri9:05 am (5.1), 9:29 pm (4.4)2:44 am (1.0), 3:28 pm (1.0)
24 Sat9:29 am (5.5), 10:20 pm (4.4)3:14 am (1.3), 4:09 pm (0.4)
25 Sun9:57 am (5.9), 11:13 pm (4.3)3:46 am (1.6), 4:52 pm (-0.2)
26 Mon10:28 am (6.2)4:19 am (2.0), 5:37 pm (-0.6)
27 Tue12:10 am (4.2), 11:03 am (6.4)4:54 am (2.4), 6:26 pm (-0.8)
28 Wed1:11 am (4.0), 11:43 am (6.4)5:32 am (2.7), 7:20 pm (-0.9)
29 Thu2:21 am (3.9), 12:30 pm (6.3)6:17 am (3.0), 8:18 pm (-0.8)
30 Fri3:39 am (3.8), 1:25 pm (6.0)7:13 am (3.3), 9:21 pm (-0.7)
31 Sat4:55 am (3.9), 2:32 pm (5.5)8:33 am (3.4), 10:27 pm (-0.5)

Times local to Monterey, heights in feet above MLLW.

Wind and weather at Monterey

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
Today10–16 kn NW28 kn57–63 °FMostly sunny1 %
Mon, September 143–10 kn WNW18 kn55–66 °FMostly sunny1 %
Tue, September 154–8 kn NW13 kn56–64 °FPartly cloudy0 %
Wed, September 162–7 kn W13 kn57–65 °FPartly cloudy0 %
Thu, September 171–7 kn WNW12 kn57–68 °FPartly cloudy0 %
Fri, September 182–10 kn WNW18 kn57–69 °FPartly cloudy0 %
Sat, September 196–12 kn NW22 kn57–68 °FPartly cloudy0 %

Source: NOAA National Weather Service, forecast office MTR. 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 Monterey

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

DayBoatingBeachFishing
TodayPoorgusts to 28 knPooronly 63 °FPoorgusts to 28 kn
Mon, September 14Goodwind 10 kn or lessFair66 °FGoodlight wind, major window in daylight
Tue, September 15Goodwind 8 kn or lessPooronly 64 °FGoodlight wind, major window in daylight
Wed, September 16Goodwind 7 kn or lessFair65 °FGoodlight wind, major window in daylight
Thu, September 17Goodwind 7 kn or lessFair68 °FGoodlight wind, major window in daylight
Fri, September 18Goodwind 10 kn or lessFair69 °FGoodlight wind, major window in daylight
Sat, September 19Fairgusts to 22 knFair68 °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 6:48 am · Sunset 7:17 pm
Moon 8% lit, waxing

Tomorrow

Sunrise 6:49 am · Sunset 7:16 pm
Moon 15% lit, waxing

Solunar windows for Monterey

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

  • Major1:40 am – 3:40 amMoon underfoot
  • Minor9:02 am – 10:02 amMoonrise
  • Major2:03 pm – 4:03 pmMoon overhead
  • Minor7:56 pm – 8:56 pmMoonset

Monday, September 14

  • Major2:26 am – 4:26 amMoon underfoot
  • Minor10:06 am – 11:06 amMoonrise
  • Major2:49 pm – 4:49 pmMoon overhead
  • Minor8:26 pm – 9:26 pmMoonset

Times are local to Monterey (America/Los_Angeles).

Questions about Monterey 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 Monterey today?
High water at 12:17 am (4.8 ft) and 12:26 pm (5.4 ft), local time in Monterey. 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 Monterey today?
Low water at 6:13 am (1.3 ft) and 7:02 pm (0.7 ft), local time in Monterey. 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 Monterey 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 14 high waters and 13 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 Monterey?
About 4.7 ft between today's lowest and highest water. Across the next seven days the water moves between 0.7 and 5.4 ft — a span of about 4.7 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 Monterey tide times come from?
NOAA station 9413450, MONTEREY, MONTEREY BAY — a reference station, about 1.1 km from the centre of Monterey. 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 Monterey tide times in?
Every time on this page is clock time in Monterey — 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 Monterey today?
The major windows run 1:40 am to 3:40 am and 2:03 pm to 4:03 pm, with shorter minor windows around moonrise and moonset. They are computed from the moon's position over Monterey, not measured — anglers use them to pick a time on the water. The moon is 8% lit and waxing.
How far ahead does this Monterey 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.

Monterey on the map

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

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Where these times come from

Source
NOAA Center for Operational Oceanographic Products and Services — station 9413450, Monterey (reference station)
Datum
MLLW — heights in feet above mean lower low water
Distance
1.1 km from the centre of Monterey
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.

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.