Jul 30, 2025, 5:50 AM GMT
Forecast tsunami start times for California
A tsunami warning was issued for Northern California, from Cape Mendocino to the Oregon border following an 8.8-magnitude earthquake near Russia Tuesday afternoon. The rest of the California coast was under a Tsunami Advisory.
These are the forecasted tsunami start times for several California cities, according to the National Weather Service.
- Fort Bragg: 11:50 p.m. -- July 29, 2025
- Crescent City: 11:55 p.m. -- July 29, 2025
- Monterey: 12:15 a.m. -- July 30, 2025
- Port San Luis: 12:35 a.m. -- July 30, 2025
- San Francisco: 12:40 a.m. -- July 30, 2025
- Santa Barbara: 12:50 a.m. -- July 30, 2025
- Los Angeles: 1:05 a.m. -- July 30, 2025
- Newport Beach: 1:10 a.m. -- July 30, 2025
- Oceanside: 1:15 a.m. -- July 30, 2025
- La Jolla: 1:15 a.m. -- July 30, 2025
The NWS is forecasting peak tsunami wave heights of 1.7 to 3.2 feet for Port San Luis, 0.9 to 1.7 feet for Santa Barbara and less than 1 foot for Los Angeles.
Tsunamis often arrive as a series of waves or surges which could be dangerous for many hours after the first wave arrival, according to the NWS. The first tsunami wave or surge may not be the highest in the series.
