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How's the tide at San Simeon today?

High water today at 2:56 am (3.5 ft) and 2:55 pm (5.0 ft). Low water at 8:06 am (2.1 ft) and 10:22 pm (1.3 ft).

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

San Simeon — today and tomorrow

TodayTuesday, August 18

Boating GoodBeach FairFishing Good
00h06h12h18h00h2:56 am8:06 am2:55 pm10:22 pm
Interpolated between the official NOAA predictions above — not a measured hourly curve.
TideTimeHeight
High2:56 am3.5 ft
Low8:06 am2.1 ft
High2:55 pm5.0 ft
Low10:22 pm1.3 ft

Sunrise 6:26 am · Sunset 7:50 pm · Moon 37% · Air 56–71 °F · Wind 5–12 kn · Rain 1% · Mostly cloudy

Wednesday, August 19

Boating GoodBeach FairFishing Good
00h06h12h18h00h4:41 am8:35 am3:46 pm11:45 pm
Interpolated between the official NOAA predictions above — not a measured hourly curve.
TideTimeHeight
High4:41 am3.1 ft
Low8:35 am2.6 ft
High3:46 pm4.9 ft
Low11:45 pm1.1 ft

Sunrise 6:27 am · Sunset 7:49 pm · Moon 47% · Air 56–73 °F · Wind 4–11 kn · Rain 0% · Mostly cloudy

San Simeon tide chart — next seven days

Today — Tuesday, August 18

TideTimeHeightRelative height
High2:56 am3.5 ft
Low8:06 am2.1 ft
High2:55 pm5.0 ft
Low10:22 pm1.3 ft

Wednesday, August 19

TideTimeHeightRelative height
High4:41 am3.1 ft
Low8:35 am2.6 ft
High3:46 pm4.9 ft
Low11:45 pm1.1 ft

Thursday, August 20

TideTimeHeightRelative height
High7:08 am3.1 ft
Low9:18 am3.1 ft
High4:48 pm4.8 ft

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

Friday, August 21

TideTimeHeightRelative height
Low12:57 am0.8 ft
High8:50 am3.4 ft
Low11:14 am3.3 ft
High5:54 pm4.9 ft

Saturday, August 22

TideTimeHeightRelative height
Low1:53 am0.5 ft
High9:19 am3.6 ft
Low12:41 pm3.3 ft
High6:54 pm5.0 ft

Sunday, August 23

TideTimeHeightRelative height
Low2:36 am0.3 ft
High9:39 am3.7 ft
Low1:39 pm3.1 ft
High7:44 pm5.2 ft

Monday, August 24

TideTimeHeightRelative height
Low3:12 am0.0 ft
High9:58 am3.8 ft
Low2:21 pm2.8 ft
High8:27 pm5.4 ft

San Simeon tides — month by month

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

San Simeon tide calendar — August 2026

DayHigh waterLow water
1 Sat1:17 pm (4.3)6:43 am (0.0), 6:36 pm (2.2)
2 Sun12:23 am (4.8), 1:45 pm (4.5)7:10 am (0.4), 7:31 pm (2.0)
3 Mon1:11 am (4.3), 2:17 pm (4.8)7:37 am (0.9), 8:36 pm (1.8)
4 Tue2:11 am (3.7), 2:55 pm (5.0)8:05 am (1.4), 9:58 pm (1.5)
5 Wed3:39 am (3.1), 3:43 pm (5.3)8:37 am (2.0), 11:25 pm (1.0)
6 Thu5:42 am (2.9), 4:40 pm (5.5)9:23 am (2.5)
7 Fri7:43 am (3.0), 5:44 pm (5.8)12:41 am (0.4), 10:40 am (2.8)
8 Sat8:51 am (3.4), 6:48 pm (6.1)1:45 am (-0.2), 12:08 pm (2.9)
9 Sun9:32 am (3.6), 7:49 pm (6.4)2:38 am (-0.7), 1:24 pm (2.8)
10 Mon10:08 am (3.9), 8:45 pm (6.6)3:25 am (-1.1), 2:29 pm (2.5)
11 Tue10:42 am (4.1), 9:36 pm (6.6)4:08 am (-1.2), 3:25 pm (2.2)
12 Wed11:16 am (4.4), 10:24 pm (6.4)4:48 am (-1.2), 4:18 pm (1.9)
13 Thu11:51 am (4.6), 11:12 pm (6.0)5:26 am (-0.9), 5:11 pm (1.6)
14 Fri12:26 pm (4.8)6:02 am (-0.5), 6:04 pm (1.4)
15 Sat12:01 am (5.4), 1:01 pm (5.0)6:36 am (0.1), 6:59 pm (1.3)
16 Sun12:51 am (4.8), 1:36 pm (5.0)7:08 am (0.8), 7:56 pm (1.3)
17 Mon1:47 am (4.1), 2:13 pm (5.0)7:38 am (1.4), 9:02 pm (1.3)
18 Tue · today2:56 am (3.5), 2:55 pm (5.0)8:06 am (2.1), 10:22 pm (1.3)
19 Wed4:41 am (3.1), 3:46 pm (4.9)8:35 am (2.6), 11:45 pm (1.1)
20 Thu7:08 am (3.1), 4:48 pm (4.8)9:18 am (3.1)
21 Fri8:50 am (3.4), 5:54 pm (4.9)12:57 am (0.8), 11:14 am (3.3)
22 Sat9:19 am (3.6), 6:54 pm (5.0)1:53 am (0.5), 12:41 pm (3.3)
23 Sun9:39 am (3.7), 7:44 pm (5.2)2:36 am (0.3), 1:39 pm (3.1)
24 Mon9:58 am (3.8), 8:27 pm (5.4)3:12 am (0.0), 2:21 pm (2.8)
25 Tue10:18 am (3.9), 9:04 pm (5.6)3:43 am (-0.1), 2:59 pm (2.5)
26 Wed10:39 am (4.1), 9:40 pm (5.6)4:11 am (-0.1), 3:35 pm (2.3)
27 Thu11:00 am (4.3), 10:15 pm (5.5)4:38 am (-0.1), 4:12 pm (2.0)
28 Fri11:23 am (4.5), 10:53 pm (5.3)5:04 am (0.0), 4:53 pm (1.7)
29 Sat11:48 am (4.7), 11:35 pm (5.0)5:30 am (0.3), 5:36 pm (1.5)
30 Sun12:15 pm (5.0)5:56 am (0.7), 6:24 pm (1.3)
31 Mon12:22 am (4.5), 12:44 pm (5.2)6:23 am (1.2), 7:17 pm (1.1)

Times local to San Simeon, heights in feet above MLLW.

San Simeon tide calendar — September 2026

DayHigh waterLow water
1 Tue1:17 am (4.0), 1:18 pm (5.4)6:50 am (1.7), 8:19 pm (0.9)
2 Wed2:28 am (3.5), 2:00 pm (5.5)7:19 am (2.3), 9:37 pm (0.8)
3 Thu4:17 am (3.1), 2:56 pm (5.5)7:53 am (2.7), 11:05 pm (0.5)
4 Fri6:30 am (3.2), 4:10 pm (5.5)8:57 am (3.1)
5 Sat7:53 am (3.5), 5:30 pm (5.6)12:23 am (0.1), 11:00 am (3.3)
6 Sun8:33 am (3.8), 6:43 pm (5.8)1:26 am (-0.3), 12:33 pm (3.0)
7 Mon9:05 am (4.1), 7:46 pm (6.0)2:17 am (-0.5), 1:42 pm (2.6)
8 Tue9:34 am (4.4), 8:41 pm (6.1)3:01 am (-0.6), 2:38 pm (2.1)
9 Wed10:04 am (4.7), 9:31 pm (6.0)3:39 am (-0.6), 3:28 pm (1.6)
10 Thu10:33 am (5.0), 10:18 pm (5.7)4:15 am (-0.3), 4:16 pm (1.2)
11 Fri11:03 am (5.2), 11:04 pm (5.3)4:48 am (0.1), 5:03 pm (0.9)
12 Sat11:33 am (5.3), 11:53 pm (4.8)5:19 am (0.6), 5:50 pm (0.7)
13 Sun12:03 pm (5.4)5:48 am (1.2), 6:37 pm (0.7)
14 Mon12:44 am (4.3), 12:33 pm (5.4)6:16 am (1.8), 7:27 pm (0.7)
15 Tue1:41 am (3.8), 1:05 pm (5.2)6:41 am (2.3), 8:22 pm (0.9)
16 Wed2:55 am (3.4), 1:41 pm (5.0)7:04 am (2.8), 9:31 pm (1.0)
17 Thu4:57 am (3.3), 2:28 pm (4.8)7:23 am (3.2), 10:53 pm (1.0)
18 Fri3:42 pm (4.6)
19 Sat8:21 am (3.6), 5:10 pm (4.5)12:08 am (0.9), 11:15 am (3.5)
20 Sun8:35 am (3.8), 6:20 pm (4.7)1:06 am (0.7), 12:39 pm (3.3)
21 Mon8:51 am (4.0), 7:16 pm (4.9)1:51 am (0.5), 1:30 pm (2.9)
22 Tue9:07 am (4.1), 8:02 pm (5.0)2:26 am (0.4), 2:10 pm (2.5)
23 Wed9:25 am (4.3), 8:43 pm (5.2)2:56 am (0.3), 2:46 pm (2.1)
24 Thu9:44 am (4.6), 9:23 pm (5.2)3:23 am (0.3), 3:23 pm (1.7)
25 Fri10:04 am (4.9), 10:03 pm (5.1)3:49 am (0.5), 4:01 pm (1.2)
26 Sat10:27 am (5.3), 10:47 pm (4.9)4:15 am (0.8), 4:41 pm (0.8)
27 Sun10:52 am (5.5), 11:35 pm (4.6)4:41 am (1.1), 5:25 pm (0.5)
28 Mon11:22 am (5.8)5:09 am (1.6), 6:14 pm (0.2)
29 Tue12:31 am (4.2), 11:55 am (5.9)5:39 am (2.1), 7:07 pm (0.1)
30 Wed1:36 am (3.8), 12:35 pm (5.9)6:11 am (2.5), 8:09 pm (0.1)

Times local to San Simeon, heights in feet above MLLW.

Wind and weather at San Simeon

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
Today5–12 kn NW14 kn56–71 °FMostly cloudy1 %
Wed, August 194–11 kn NNW13 kn56–73 °FMostly cloudy0 %
Thu, August 204–13 kn NW15 kn60–71 °FMostly cloudy0 %
Fri, August 214–16 kn NW21 kn59–73 °FPartly cloudy0 %
Sat, August 228–15 kn NW20 kn59–71 °FPartly cloudy0 %
Sun, August 236–12 kn NW16 kn56–68 °FPartly cloudy0 %
Mon, August 243–11 kn NW14 kn54–67 °FPartly cloudy0 %

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 San Simeon

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

DayBoatingBeachFishing
TodayGoodwind 12 kn or lessFair71 °FGoodlight wind, major window in daylight
Wed, August 19Goodwind 11 kn or lessFair73 °FGoodlight wind, major window in daylight
Thu, August 20Goodwind 13 kn or lessFair71 °FGoodlight wind, major window in daylight
Fri, August 21Fairgusts to 21 knFair73 °FFairwind to 16 kn
Sat, August 22Fairgusts to 20 knFair71 °FGoodlight wind, major window in daylight
Sun, August 23Goodwind 12 kn or lessFair68 °FGoodlight wind, major window in daylight
Mon, August 24Goodwind 11 kn or lessFair67 °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 6:26 am · Sunset 7:50 pm
Moon 37% lit, waxing

Tomorrow

Sunrise 6:27 am · Sunset 7:49 pm
Moon 47% lit, waxing

Solunar windows for San Simeon

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 — Tuesday, August 18

  • Major4:31 am – 6:31 amMoon underfoot
  • Minor12:16 pm – 1:16 pmMoonrise
  • Major4:54 pm – 6:54 pmMoon overhead
  • Minor10:27 pm – 11:27 pmMoonset

Wednesday, August 19

  • Major5:18 am – 7:18 amMoon underfoot
  • Minor1:17 pm – 2:17 pmMoonrise
  • Major5:42 pm – 7:42 pmMoon overhead
  • Minor11:03 pm – 12:03 am (next day)Moonset

Times are local to San Simeon (America/Los_Angeles).

Questions about San Simeon 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 San Simeon today?
High water at 2:56 am (3.5 ft) and 2:55 pm (5.0 ft), local time in San Simeon. 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 San Simeon today?
Low water at 8:06 am (2.1 ft) and 10:22 pm (1.3 ft), local time in San Simeon. 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 San Simeon 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 San Simeon?
About 3.7 ft between today's lowest and highest water. Across the next seven days the water moves between 0.0 and 5.4 ft — a span of about 5.4 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 San Simeon tide times come from?
NOAA station 9412553 — a subordinate station, about 5.3 km from the centre of San Simeon. A subordinate station carries no gauge of its own: NOAA publishes its times as an offset from a nearby reference station, which is how the agency itself issues them. The predictions here are NOAA's, unchanged.
What time zone are the San Simeon tide times in?
Every time on this page is clock time in San Simeon — 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 San Simeon today?
The major windows run 4:31 am to 6:31 am and 4:54 pm to 6:54 pm, with shorter minor windows around moonrise and moonset. They are computed from the moon's position over San Simeon, not measured — anglers use them to pick a time on the water. The moon is 37% lit and waxing.
How far ahead does this San Simeon 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 9412553, SAN SIMEON (subordinate station)
Datum
MLLW — heights in feet above mean lower low water
Distance
5.3 km from the centre of San Simeon
Retrieved
Aug 18, 2026, 10:57 AM 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.