Long Beach Fire Boat Pier tide times

Long Beach Fire Boat Pier, CALong Beach Fire Boat PierNOAA 9410678Tuesday, October 13 · PDTTue Oct 13Live gauge · 6 min agoLiveChange station
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Today at Long Beach Fire Boat Pier the next low tide is at 5:55 PM (0.3 ft). Tomorrow's first low is at 4:46 AM. Right now the gauge reads 1.0 ft above prediction, so plan for a higher tide than the table shows.

Right now
6.2 ft ↓
Falling 0.8 ft per hour
Next low
5:55 PM
In 5 h 31 min · 0.3 ft
Next high
12:26 AM
In 12 h 02 min · 3.6 ft
Gauge vs forecast
+1.0 ft
Water running above prediction
Gauge reads 1.0 ft above forecast

Today's tide

PredictedMeasuredNightHeight above MLLW
0 ft2 ft4 ft6 ftNOW 12:244:28 AMLow · 2.2 ft10:44 AMHigh · 5.8 ft5:55 PMLow · 0.3 ft
Tide chart for Long Beach Fire Boat Pier, today. Low 2.2 ft at 4:28 AM, high 5.8 ft at 10:44 AM, low 0.3 ft at 5:55 PM. Measured water level is 1.0 ft above the prediction.

Blue shows the NOAA prediction and amber shows the measured water level so far today. Heights are in feet above Mean Lower Low Water (MLLW).

Today's tides

ft above MLLW
  • Low4:28 AM2.2 ft
  • High10:44 AM5.8 ft
  • Low5:55 PM0.3 ft
Tide times for Long Beach Fire Boat Pier
TideTimeHeight
Low4:28 AM2.2 ft
High10:44 AM5.8 ft
Low5:55 PM0.3 ft
Sunrise
6:57 AM
First light 6:32
Sunset
6:23 PM
Last light 6:48
Moon
11%
Waxing crescent
Tide range
5.5 ft
Mean 3.8 ft

Best windows today

Plan the week →
  • Fishing
    4:00 to 7:00 PM

    Moving water near sunset, as the tide falls toward the 5:55 PM low. Second window 2:00 to 4:00 AM.

  • Tidepools & shelling
    5:00 to 7:00 PM

    The 0.3 ft low at 5:55 PM falls in full daylight.

  • Surfing
    Next: Wed 7:00 to 8:00 AM
    Earlier today: 7:00 to 8:00 AM

    Today's best window (7:00 to 8:00 AM) has passed.

  • Shallow boat launch
    Avoid 4:00 to 8:00 PM

    Under 1.5 ft around low water. Launch before 4:00 PM.

Plan the week

Moving water around the turn often fishes best. Local species and bait matter more than any chart.

Next 7 days

October calendar →
High and low tides for the next 7 days, heights in ft
DayTide 1Tide 2Tide 3Tide 4Range, ft
TodayTue 13L4:28a2.2H10:44a5.8L5:55p0.35.5 spring tide
WedOct 14H12:26a3.6L4:46a2.6H11:10a5.5L6:40p0.64.9
ThuOct 15H1:36a3.2L4:57a2.9H11:39a5.2L7:40p0.94.3
FriOct 16H12:19p4.9L9:02p1.13.8
SatOct 17H1:28p4.6L10:28p1.13.5
SunOct 18H3:10p4.4L11:29p0.93.4
MonOct 19H7:02a3.9L11:33a3.3H4:44p4.41.1

Spring tides Tuesday. Lows drop to 0.3 ft, the best low-water days this week. Spring and neap tides

Tide predictions and observations: NOAA National Ocean Service, Center for Operational Oceanographic Products and Services (CO-OPS), station 9410678.

Nearby stations

Currents

Queens Gate

  • Slack4:46 AM
  • Slack8:27 AM
  • Max ebb12:23 PM 0.1 kn
  • Slack4:21 PM
  • Slack8:06 PM

Current predictions for Queens Gate, 3 mi away. Currents near inlets can be strong. Not for navigation.

Station details

Datum
Mean lower low water
Predictions
NOAA, from this station's own tide records
Live gauge
Every 6 minutes
Coordinates
33.748° N, 118.216° W
Time zone
Pacific, UTC−7
Station ID
NOAA 9410678

About the tides at Long Beach Fire Boat Pier

This is a mixed-tide station. Some days bring a deep low and a shallow low, and a few days have only one of each. On a typical day the water moves about 3.8 ft between high and low. From the average lower low to the average higher high, the difference is 5.5 ft. Over the next two weeks the biggest daily range, 6.7 ft, comes on October 25, and the smallest, 1.1 ft, on Monday. Looking a year ahead, predictions peak at 7.3 ft on December 24 and bottom out at −1.8 ft on January 21.

A live NOAA gauge measures the water here, and predictions are calculated from this station's own records. The nearest other station is Long Beach, 0.7 mi away. For tidal currents, see Queens Gate.

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Tide predictions and water levels from NOAA CO-OPS. For planning only, not for navigation. Real water levels can differ because of wind, air pressure and river flow. Always check conditions on site.