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 · Wednesday

12:23pm – 3:23pm

Good69/100

Lowest water at 1:53pm at 0.3 ft. Aim to arrive about 45 minutes early and work outward as the water drops.

Low tide

0.3 ft

Water

—

Air

73°F

Visibility

16.8 mi

Wind

6 mph

Surf

—

•Very low tide, great pool access

Other low tides: 1:08am at 0.1 ft (dark)

Tomorrow · Thursday

1:09pm – 4:09pm

Good69/100

Lowest water at 2:39pm at 0.1 ft. Aim to arrive about 45 minutes early and work outward as the water drops.

Low tide

0.1 ft

Water

—

Air

76°F

Visibility

18.3 mi

Wind

11 mph

Surf

—

•Very low tide, great pool access

Other low tides: 1:47am at 0.1 ft (dark)

Best window this week

Saturday, 2:28pm – 5:09pm

Low -0.0 ft at 3:58pm · water —

Great74/100

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.

Friday

Nov 6

Great72/100

1:50pm – 4:50pm

Low 0.0 ft at 3:20pm

Water —Air 69–85°FVis 15 miWind 8 mph

0.2′

2:20amLow

3.3′

7:18amHigh

0.0′

3:20pmLow

2.4′

7:59pmHigh

Sunrise 6:15am · Sunset 4:55pm

Saturday

Nov 7

Great74/100

2:28pm – 5:09pm

Low -0.0 ft at 3:58pm

Water —Air 70–85°FVis 15 miWind 8 mph

0.3′

2:50amLow

3.4′

7:44amHigh

-0.0′

3:58pmLow

2.3′

8:45pmHigh

Sunrise 6:16am · Sunset 4:54pm

Sunday

Nov 8

Great74/100

3:04pm – 5:08pm

Low -0.1 ft at 4:34pm

Water —Air 70–83°FVis 15 miWind 6 mph

0.3′

3:17amLow

3.4′

8:10amHigh

-0.1′

4:34pmLow

2.2′

9:28pmHigh

Sunrise 6:17am · Sunset 4:53pm

Monday

Nov 9

Great74/100

3:40pm – 5:07pm

Low -0.1 ft at 5:10pm

Water —Air 72–82°FVis 15 miWind 4 mph

0.4′

3:42amLow

3.4′

8:35amHigh

-0.1′

5:10pmLow

2.1′

10:11pmHigh

Sunrise 6:18am · Sunset 4:52pm

Tuesday

Nov 10

Skip it19/100

4:16pm – 7:16pm

Low -0.1 ft at 5:46pm (after dark)

Water —Air 69–78°FVis 15 miWind 7 mph

0.5′

4:07amLow

3.3′

9:01amHigh

-0.1′

5:46pmLow

2.0′

10:56pmHigh

Sunrise 6:19am · Sunset 4:52pm

Wednesday

Nov 11

Skip it18/100

4:55pm – 7:55pm

Low -0.0 ft at 6:25pm (after dark)

Water —Air 68–75°FVis 15 miWind 7 mph

0.5′

4:31amLow

3.2′

9:29amHigh

-0.0′

6:25pmLow

1.9′

11:47pmHigh

Sunrise 6:20am · Sunset 4:51pm

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.