Sunlit Newport Beach tide pool with green anemones, purple sea urchins and a small crab

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

2:12pm – 5:12pm

Fair54/100

Lowest water at 3:42pm at 0.4 ft. Aim to arrive about 45 minutes early and work outward as the water drops.

Low tide

0.4 ft

Water

71°F

Air

83°F

Visibility

10 mi

Wind

13 mph

Surf

4.3 ft

  • •Very low tide, great pool access
  • •Bigger surf, stay off slick rocks

Other low tides: 4:02am at -0.1 ft (dark)

Tomorrow · Wednesday

2:57pm – 5:57pm

Good59/100

Lowest water at 4:27pm at 0.3 ft. Aim to arrive about 45 minutes early and work outward as the water drops.

Low tide

0.3 ft

Water

71°F

Air

83°F

Visibility

10 mi

Wind

9 mph

Surf

4.3 ft

  • •Very low tide, great pool access
  • •Bigger surf, stay off slick rocks

Other low tides: 4:38am at -0.1 ft (dark)

Best window this week

Saturday, 5:05pm – 7:19pm

Low 0.1 ft at 6:35pm · water 71°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.

Thursday

Sep 10

Good62/100

3:41pm – 6:41pm

Low 0.2 ft at 5:11pm

Water 71°FAir 72–79°FVis 10 miWind 7 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

Good62/100

4:23pm – 7:21pm

Low 0.1 ft at 5:53pm

Water 71°FAir 71–77°FVis 10 miWind 8 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

5:05pm – 7:19pm

Low 0.1 ft at 6:35pm

Water 71°FAir 69–76°FVis 10 miWind 8 mph
0.1′
6:08amLow
3.1′
10:58amHigh
0.1′
6:35pmLow
2.8′
11:14pmHigh

Sunrise 6:32am · Sunset 7:04pm

Sunday

Sep 13

Good63/100

5:48pm – 7:18pm

Low 0.1 ft at 7:18pm

Water 71°FAir 67–75°FVis 10 miWind 8 mph
0.2′
6:34amLow
3.1′
11:25amHigh
0.1′
7:18pmLow
2.4′
11:58pmHigh

Sunrise 6:33am · Sunset 7:03pm

Monday

Sep 14

Good60/100

6:19am – 8:28am

Low 0.3 ft at 6:58am

Water 71°FAir 67–76°FVis 10 miWind 5 mph
0.3′
6:58amLow
3.0′
11:53amHigh
0.1′
8:05pmLow

Sunrise 6:34am · Sunset 7:01pm

Tuesday

Sep 15

Fair53/100

6:19am – 8:48am

Low 0.4 ft at 7:18am

Water 71°FAir 0–0°FVis 10 mi
2.1′
12:46amHigh
0.4′
7:18amLow
2.9′
12:21pmHigh
0.2′
8:59pmLow

Sunrise 6:34am · Sunset 7:00pm

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.