Avila Beach (Port San Luis) tide times · NOAA station Port San Luis

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Avila Beach (Port San Luis) at a glance

Tides: Twice a day, unequal
Typical range: 5.3 fthigh to low
Highest of 2027: 6.9 ftSat, Jul 3
Lowest of 2027: -1.8 ftThu, Jan 21
Record high: 7.6 ftJan 18, 1973
High water after the moon: 10 h 14 min

The tide at Avila Beach (Port San Luis)

Pattern: Mixed, mainly twice-daily
Two highs and two lows on most days, but unequal ones. On average the higher high stands 1.4 ft above the lower high, and the lower low sits 2.1 ft below the higher low. Form number 0.90.
Typical range: 5.3 ft from the higher high to the lower low on an average day (1.62 m) - a bigger range than 67% of the 235 places on this site. The mean range, high to low, is 3.6 ft.
After the moon: High water comes about 10 h 14 min after the moon is highest in the sky.

2027: the biggest and smallest tides

The highest tides of 2027 - the king tides
Sat, Jul 3	9:44 pm	6.9 ft
Sun, Aug 1	9:37 pm	6.8 ft
Thu, Jan 21	8:10 am	6.8 ft

The lowest tides of 2027
Thu, Jan 21	3:37 pm	-1.8 ft	in daylight
Sun, Jul 4	5:19 am	-1.7 ft	in the dark
Sun, Jun 6	6:22 am	-1.7 ft	in daylight

The lowest tides of 2027 in daylight - for tide pools
Thu, Jan 21	3:37 pm	-1.8 ft
Sun, Jun 6	6:22 am	-1.7 ft
Mon, Jul 5	6:03 am	-1.7 ft

186 low tides in 2027 drop below zero - below the average lower low water - and uncover more shore than usual.

Records

Highest water recorded: 7.6 ft (2.33 m) on Jan 18, 1973 - 2.3 ft above the average higher high.
Lowest water recorded: -2.4 ft (-0.73 m) on Jan 7, 1951.
Highest tide the moon and sun can raise: 7.1 ft (2.17 m) - the highest astronomical tide in NOAA’s 19-year cycle, which fell on Dec 5, 2025.

Tide times nearby

Santa Barbara80 mi southeast
Monterey118 mi northwest
Santa Monica151 mi southeast
Los Angeles (San Pedro)173 mi southeast
Long Beach175 mi southeast

See the moon move the ocean - the same tide, on a globe seen from the moon.

Heights are above mean lower low water (MLLW), the zero of US charts; times are local. The year’s tides are NOAA’s official predictions - wind and air pressure can move the real water a foot or more. Form number: (K1+O1)/(M2+S2) from NOAA’s harmonic constants - below 0.25 twice-daily, above 3 once-daily. California, 35.169°N 120.754°W. Predictions and records: NOAA CO-OPS, station 9412110. Not for navigation or safety. For a boat, a crossing of sand that floods, or a swim, use the official tables and local advice. No ads, no tracking.