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

11:28am – 2:28pm

Good62/100

Lowest water at 12:58pm 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

72°F

Visibility

10 mi

Wind

9 mph

Surf

3.3 ft

•Very low tide, great pool access

Other low tides: 12:22am at 0.0 ft (dark)

Tomorrow · Wednesday

12:23pm – 3:23pm

Good65/100

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

71°F

Air

72°F

Visibility

10 mi

Wind

7 mph

Surf

3.3 ft

•Very low tide, great pool access

Other low tides: 1:08am at 0.1 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.

Thursday

Nov 5

Good67/100

1:09pm – 4:09pm

Low 0.1 ft at 2:39pm

Water 71°FAir 61–76°FVis 10 miWind 8 mph

0.1′

1:47amLow

3.1′

6:51amHigh

0.1′

2:39pmLow

2.5′

7:10pmHigh

Sunrise 6:14am · Sunset 4:57pm

Friday

Nov 6

Good69/100

1:50pm – 4:50pm

Low 0.0 ft at 3:20pm

Water 71°FAir 61–80°FVis 10 miWind 7 mph

0.2′

2:20amLow

3.3′

7:18amHigh

0.0′

3:20pmLow

2.4′

7:59pmHigh

Sunrise 6:15am · Sunset 4:56pm

Saturday

Nov 7

Good70/100

2:28pm – 5:11pm

Low -0.0 ft at 3:58pm

Water 71°FAir 63–82°FVis 10 miWind 6 mph

0.3′

2:50amLow

3.4′

7:44amHigh

-0.0′

3:58pmLow

2.3′

8:45pmHigh

Sunrise 6:15am · Sunset 4:56pm

Sunday

Nov 8

Good70/100

3:04pm – 5:10pm

Low -0.1 ft at 4:34pm

Water 71°FAir 66–82°FVis 10 miWind 6 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 67–80°FVis 10 miWind 5 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 it17/100

4:16pm – 7:16pm

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

Water 71°FAir 65–77°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

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.