Newport Beach · Orange County, CA

Tide Pool Tracker

Low tide windows, water temp and clarity for crab, octopus and lobster hunts. Tides from NOAA station Santa Ana River entrance (inside) (1.6 mi away).

Today · Saturday

10:33am – 1:33pm

Fair55/100

Lowest water at 12:03pm at 0.7 ft. Aim to arrive about 45 minutes early and work outward as the water drops.

Low tide

0.7 ft

Water

73°F

Air

76°F

Visibility

10 mi

Wind

7 mph

Surf

4.3 ft

•Bigger surf, stay off slick rocks

Other low tides: 1:32am at 0.1 ft (dark)

Tomorrow · Sunday

12:16pm – 3:16pm

Fair50/100

Lowest water at 1:46pm at 0.6 ft. Aim to arrive about 45 minutes early and work outward as the water drops.

Low tide

0.6 ft

Water

73°F

Air

77°F

Visibility

10 mi

Wind

10 mph

Surf

4.3 ft

•Bigger surf, stay off slick rocks

Other low tides: 2:35am at -0.0 ft (dark)

Best window this week

Saturday, 6:17am – 7:38am

Low 0.1 ft at 6:08am · water 73°F

Good63/100

Looking further ahead

Scanning 31 days of NOAA tide predictions to find the single best tide pooling window of the month. Surf, wind and visibility are forecast up to two weeks out; beyond that the score leans on tide depth and daylight.

The week ahead

Scores weigh how low the tide drops, daylight, surf, wind, air clarity and rain chance.

Monday

Sep 7

Fair56/100

1:21pm – 4:21pm

Low 0.5 ft at 2:51pm

Water 73°FAir 71–79°FVis 10 miWind 9 mph

-0.1′

3:22amLow

2.3′

8:40amHigh

0.5′

2:51pmLow

3.4′

7:31pmHigh

Sunrise 6:29am · Sunset 7:11pm

Tuesday

Sep 8

Fair56/100

2:12pm – 5:12pm

Low 0.4 ft at 3:42pm

Water 73°FAir 70–80°FVis 10 miWind 10 mph

-0.1′

4:02amLow

2.5′

9:07amHigh

0.4′

3:42pmLow

3.5′

8:22pmHigh

Sunrise 6:30am · Sunset 7:10pm

Wednesday

Sep 9

Good58/100

2:57pm – 5:57pm

Low 0.3 ft at 4:27pm

Water 73°FAir 71–80°FVis 10 miWind 10 mph

-0.1′

4:38amLow

2.7′

9:35amHigh

0.3′

4:27pmLow

3.5′

9:08pmHigh

Sunrise 6:30am · Sunset 7:08pm

Thursday

Sep 10

Fair58/100

3:41pm – 6:41pm

Low 0.2 ft at 5:11pm

Water 73°FAir 71–78°FVis 10 miWind 13 mph

-0.1′

5:10amLow

2.9′

10:03amHigh

0.2′

5:11pmLow

3.3′

9:51pmHigh

Sunrise 6:31am · Sunset 7:07pm

Friday

Sep 11

Good58/100

4:23pm – 7:21pm

Low 0.1 ft at 5:53pm

Water 73°FAir 69–76°FVis 10 miWind 13 mph

-0.0′

5:40amLow

3.0′

10:31amHigh

0.1′

5:53pmLow

3.1′

10:32pmHigh

Sunrise 6:32am · Sunset 7:06pm

Saturday

Sep 12

Good63/100

6:17am – 7:38am

Low 0.1 ft at 6:08am

Water 73°FAir 68–75°FVis 10 miWind 7 mph

0.1′

6:08amLow

3.1′

10:58amHigh

0.1′

6:35pmLow

2.8′

11:14pmHigh

Sunrise 6:32am · Sunset 7:04pm

Tide pooling tips

Anything at or below 0.0 ft exposes the outer reef — that's where octopus and lobster hide.
Arrive 45–60 minutes before the low and follow the water out.
Look, don't lift: turn rocks back the way you found them.
Watch the sets, wear grippy shoes, and never turn your back on the ocean.