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 · Thursday

1:58pm – 4:58pm

Fair50/100

Lowest water at 3:28pm at 0.3 ft. Aim to arrive about 45 minutes early and work outward as the water drops.

Low tide

0.3 ft

Water

72°F

Air

67°F

Visibility

10 mi

Wind

7 mph

Surf

4.6 ft

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

Other low tides: 3:02am at 0.1 ft (dark)

Tomorrow · Friday

2:33pm – 5:33pm

Fair58/100

Lowest water at 4:03pm 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

68°F

Visibility

10 mi

Wind

10 mph

Surf

4.6 ft

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

Other low tides: 3:28am at 0.1 ft (dark)

Best window this week

Saturday, 3:10pm – 6:10pm

Low 0.0 ft at 4:40pm · water 72°F

Good62/100

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.

Saturday

Oct 24

Good62/100

3:10pm – 6:10pm

Low 0.0 ft at 4:40pm

Water 72°FAir 58–75°FVis 10 miWind 8 mph

0.2′

3:54amLow

3.2′

8:45amHigh

0.0′

4:40pmLow

2.6′

9:22pmHigh

Sunrise 7:03am · Sunset 6:09pm

Sunday

Oct 25

Good62/100

3:50pm – 6:23pm

Low -0.1 ft at 5:20pm

Water 72°FAir 61–77°FVis 10 miWind 10 mph

0.2′

4:21amLow

3.4′

9:11amHigh

-0.1′

5:20pmLow

2.5′

10:08pmHigh

Sunrise 7:04am · Sunset 6:08pm

Monday

Oct 26

Good62/100

4:33pm – 6:22pm

Low -0.1 ft at 6:03pm

Water 72°FAir 62–79°FVis 10 miWind 12 mph

0.3′

4:50amLow

3.6′

9:41amHigh

-0.1′

6:03pmLow

2.3′

10:58pmHigh

Sunrise 7:05am · Sunset 6:07pm

Tuesday

Oct 27

Skip it16/100

5:20pm – 8:20pm

Low -0.2 ft at 6:50pm (after dark)

Water 72°FAir 61–78°FVis 10 miWind 7 mph

0.4′

5:21amLow

3.7′

10:15amHigh

-0.2′

6:50pmLow

2.1′

11:53pmHigh

Sunrise 7:05am · Sunset 6:06pm

Wednesday

Oct 28

Skip it16/100

6:14pm – 9:14pm

Low -0.1 ft at 7:44pm (after dark)

Water 72°FAir 62–76°FVis 10 miWind 9 mph

0.4′

5:54amLow

3.6′

10:54amHigh

-0.1′

7:44pmLow

Sunrise 7:06am · Sunset 6:05pm

Thursday

Oct 29

Skip it15/100

7:16pm – 10:16pm

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

Water 72°FAir 0–0°FVis 10 mi

2.0′

1:00amHigh

0.5′

6:31amLow

3.5′

11:39amHigh

-0.1′

8:46pmLow

Sunrise 7:07am · Sunset 6:04pm

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.