West Coast
Gaviota State Park
Pacific Ocean · California · NOAA station 9411399 · Tide predictions
34.4694, -120.2283
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48-hour outlook
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Drawn from the high/low predictions — NOAA publishes high/low only for this station.
The next seven days
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H = high tide · L = low tide · highs & lows in local time
On the water nearby
West Santa Barbara buoy · 19 mi SW · Station 46054
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Nearby tide stations
- Oil Platform Harvest · 25.8 mi W
- Cuyler Harbor, San Miguel Island · 29.4 mi S
- Santa Barbara · 30.9 mi E
- Bechers Bay, Santa Rosa Island · 33.5 mi S
- Prisoners Harbor, Santa Cruz Island · 44.0 mi SE
Plan ahead
2027 tide extremes for this station
Highest predicted high tide: 7.0 ft — Sat Jul 3 · 9:26 PM
Lowest predicted low tide: -2.0 ft — Thu Jan 21 · 3:18 PM
Biggest single-day swing: 8.7 ft on Thu Jan 21
Best daytime minus tides of 2027
| Date | Low tide | Height |
|---|---|---|
| Thu Jan 21 | 3:18 PM | -2.0 ft |
| Fri Jan 22 | 3:59 PM | -1.9 ft |
| Wed Jan 20 | 2:36 PM | -1.8 ft |
| Sat Jan 23 | 4:38 PM | -1.6 ft |
| Tue Dec 14 | 4:33 PM | -1.5 ft |
| Thu Feb 18 | 2:15 PM | -1.5 ft |
| Fri Feb 19 | 2:54 PM | -1.5 ft |
| Mon Dec 13 | 3:50 PM | -1.5 ft |
| Wed Dec 15 | 5:18 PM | -1.4 ft |
| Tue Jan 19 | 1:51 PM | -1.4 ft |
186 minus tides (below 0 ft) are predicted here in 2027. The table shows up to the 10 lowest that fall between 7 AM and 7 PM — the ones worth planning a clam dig or tidepool walk around.
About this station
Gaviota State Park, Pacific Ocean is one of NOAA's reference tide stations — its predictions are computed directly from harmonic analysis of water levels observed here, and other nearby stations are calculated from it.
Mixed semidiurnal tides — two unequal highs and two unequal lows a day — with ranges growing as you head north. Harbor entrances feel the swell as much as the tide.