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 · Friday

1:50pm – 4:50pm

Good68/100

Lowest water at 3:20pm at 0.0 ft. Aim to arrive about 45 minutes early and work outward as the water drops.

Low tide

0.0 ft

Water

71°F

Air

81°F

Visibility

10 mi

Wind

9 mph

Surf

3.3 ft

•Very low tide, great pool access

Other low tides: 2:20am at 0.2 ft (dark)

Tomorrow · Saturday

2:28pm – 5:11pm

Good69/100

Lowest water at 3:58pm at -0.0 ft. Aim to arrive about 45 minutes early and work outward as the water drops.

Low tide

-0.0 ft

Water

71°F

Air

83°F

Visibility

10 mi

Wind

9 mph

Surf

3.3 ft

•Very low tide, great pool access

Other low tides: 2:50am at 0.3 ft (dark)

Best window this week

Monday, 3:40pm – 5:09pm

Low -0.1 ft at 5:10pm · water 71°F

Good71/100

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.

Sunday

Nov 8

Good69/100

3:04pm – 5:10pm

Low -0.1 ft at 4:34pm

Water 71°FAir 66–84°FVis 10 miWind 9 mph

0.3′

3:17amLow

3.4′

8:10amHigh

-0.1′

4:34pmLow

2.2′

9:28pmHigh

Sunrise 6:16am · Sunset 4:55pm

Monday

Nov 9

Good71/100

3:40pm – 5:09pm

Low -0.1 ft at 5:10pm

Water 71°FAir 68–82°FVis 10 miWind 7 mph

0.4′

3:42amLow

3.4′

8:35amHigh

-0.1′

5:10pmLow

2.1′

10:11pmHigh

Sunrise 6:17am · Sunset 4:54pm

Tuesday

Nov 10

Skip it18/100

4:16pm – 7:16pm

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

Water 71°FAir 66–80°FVis 10 miWind 6 mph

0.5′

4:07amLow

3.3′

9:01amHigh

-0.1′

5:46pmLow

2.0′

10:56pmHigh

Sunrise 6:18am · Sunset 4:53pm

Wednesday

Nov 11

Skip it17/100

4:55pm – 7:55pm

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

Water 71°FAir 66–79°FVis 10 miWind 8 mph

0.5′

4:31amLow

3.2′

9:29amHigh

-0.0′

6:25pmLow

1.9′

11:47pmHigh

Sunrise 6:19am · Sunset 4:53pm

Thursday

Nov 12

Skip it17/100

5:39pm – 8:39pm

Low 0.0 ft at 7:09pm (after dark)

Water 71°FAir 65–77°FVis 10 miWind 8 mph

0.6′

4:54amLow

3.1′

9:59amHigh

0.0′

7:09pmLow

Sunrise 6:20am · Sunset 4:52pm

Friday

Nov 13

Skip it16/100

6:30pm – 9:30pm

Low 0.1 ft at 8:00pm (after dark)

Water 71°FAir 62–74°FVis 10 miWind 10 mph

1.8′

12:52amHigh

0.6′

5:16amLow

2.9′

10:32amHigh

0.1′

8:00pmLow

Sunrise 6:21am · 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.