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 · Tuesday

5:20pm – 8:20pm

Skip it19/100

Lowest water at 6:50pm at -0.2 ft. Aim to arrive about 45 minutes early and work outward as the water drops.

Low tide

-0.2 ft

Water

72°F

Air

71°F

Visibility

10 mi

Wind

6 mph

Surf

2.6 ft

•Very low tide, great pool access
•Falls after dark — bring headlamps or pick another day

Other low tides: 5:21am at 0.4 ft (dark)

Tomorrow · Wednesday

6:14pm – 9:14pm

Skip it19/100

Lowest water at 7:44pm at -0.1 ft. Aim to arrive about 45 minutes early and work outward as the water drops.

Low tide

-0.1 ft

Water

72°F

Air

69°F

Visibility

10 mi

Wind

5 mph

Surf

2.6 ft

•Very low tide, great pool access
•Falls after dark — bring headlamps or pick another day

Other low tides: 5:54am at 0.4 ft (dark)

Best window this week

Tuesday, 11:28am – 2:28pm

Low 0.4 ft at 12:58pm · water 72°F

Good66/100

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.

Thursday

Oct 29

Skip it19/100

7:16pm – 10:16pm

Low -0.1 ft at 8:46pm (after dark)

Water 72°FAir 62–72°FVis 10 miWind 6 mph

2.0′

1:00amHigh

0.5′

6:31amLow

3.5′

11:39amHigh

-0.1′

8:46pmLow

Sunrise 7:07am · Sunset 6:04pm

Friday

Oct 30

Good64/100

6:53am – 8:49am

Low 0.6 ft at 7:19am

Water 72°FAir 64–70°FVis 10 miWind 5 mph

1.9′

2:26amHigh

0.6′

7:19amLow

3.3′

12:34pmHigh

-0.1′

9:58pmLow

Sunrise 7:08am · Sunset 6:03pm

Saturday

Oct 31

Good59/100

7:11am – 10:11am

Low 0.7 ft at 8:41am

Water 72°FAir 60–67°FVis 10 miWind 6 mph

1.9′

4:10amHigh

0.7′

8:41amLow

3.0′

1:46pmHigh

-0.0′

11:16pmLow

Sunrise 7:09am · Sunset 6:02pm

Sunday

Nov 1

Good58/100

8:24am – 11:24am

Low 0.7 ft at 9:54am

Water 72°FAir 59–68°FVis 10 miWind 7 mph

2.1′

4:28amHigh

0.7′

9:54amLow

2.8′

2:19pmHigh

0.0′

11:26pmLow

Sunrise 6:10am · Sunset 5:01pm

Monday

Nov 2

Good65/100

10:15am – 1:15pm

Low 0.6 ft at 11:45am

Water 72°FAir 59–72°FVis 10 miWind 5 mph

2.4′

5:15amHigh

0.6′

11:45amLow

2.6′

3:53pmHigh

Sunrise 6:11am · Sunset 5:00pm

Tuesday

Nov 3

Good66/100

11:28am – 2:28pm

Low 0.4 ft at 12:58pm

Water 72°FAir 60–72°FVis 10 miWind 3 mph

0.0′

12:22amLow

2.6′

5:51amHigh

0.4′

12:58pmLow

2.6′

5:11pmHigh

Sunrise 6:12am · Sunset 4:59pm

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.