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Los Angeles Tide Chart
Los Angeles sees the same mixed semidiurnal tide as the rest of Southern California — two highs and two lows a day, unevenly matched — and it quietly controls surf quality, beach width, and fishing from Malibu to Long Beach.
Upcoming tides in Los Angeles
Live NOAA predictions for station 9410660 (Los Angeles).
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Heights in feet above MLLW, station local time. See the full interactive tide map.
The pattern
Plan on a 5-to-7-foot range along the LA coast, with one daily high clearly bigger than the other. Spring tides near the full and new moons stretch that range to its maximum, exposing wide sandy beaches at the lows and pushing water high against the sea walls at the highs.
Surf and sand
LA’s famous breaks are tide-sensitive: the same swell that peels perfectly at mid-tide can shut down or go mushy at the extremes. Low tides expose rocky reef at spots like Malibu and Palos Verdes — great for tide pooling, tricky for boards. If you are beach-bound, the falling tide toward the day’s low is when the sand is widest.
Fishing and boating
Marina del Rey and King Harbor are the launch points for calico bass, halibut, and island runs to Catalina, where tide-driven current around the island’s structure concentrates bait. Grunion runs light up Santa Monica Bay beaches on summer nights after the biggest high tides — see the Southern California tide guide for the full rundown.