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 · 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

—

Air

66°F

Visibility

14.7 mi

Wind

5 mph

Surf

—

•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)

Tomorrow · Thursday

7:16pm – 10:16pm

Skip it19/100

Lowest water at 8:46pm at -0.1 ft. Aim to arrive about 45 minutes early and work outward as the water drops.

Low tide

-0.1 ft

Water

—

Air

68°F

Visibility

15 mi

Wind

8 mph

Surf

—

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

Other low tides: 6:31am at 0.5 ft (dark)

Best window this week

Wednesday, 12:23pm – 3:23pm

Low 0.3 ft at 1:53pm · water —

Good68/100

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.

Friday

Oct 30

Good63/100

6:54am – 8:49am

Low 0.6 ft at 7:19am

Water —Air 66–70°FVis 15 miWind 5 mph

1.9′

2:26amHigh

0.6′

7:19amLow

3.3′

12:34pmHigh

-0.1′

9:58pmLow

Sunrise 7:09am · Sunset 6:01pm

Saturday

Oct 31

Good62/100

7:11am – 10:11am

Low 0.7 ft at 8:41am

Water —Air 65–70°FVis 15 miWind 3 mph

1.9′

4:10amHigh

0.7′

8:41amLow

3.0′

1:46pmHigh

-0.0′

11:16pmLow

Sunrise 7:10am · Sunset 6:00pm

Sunday

Nov 1

Fair52/100

8:24am – 11:24am

Low 0.7 ft at 9:54am

Water —Air 62–71°FVis 4.5 miWind 5 mph

2.1′

4:28amHigh

0.7′

9:54amLow

2.8′

2:19pmHigh

0.0′

11:26pmLow

Sunrise 7:10am · Sunset 5:59pm

Monday

Nov 2

Good65/100

10:15am – 1:15pm

Low 0.6 ft at 11:45am

Water —Air 68–77°FVis 15 miWind 5 mph

2.4′

5:15amHigh

0.6′

11:45amLow

2.6′

3:53pmHigh

Sunrise 7:11am · Sunset 5:58pm

Tuesday

Nov 3

Good67/100

11:28am – 2:28pm

Low 0.4 ft at 12:58pm

Water —Air 68–78°FVis 15 miWind 6 mph

0.0′

12:22amLow

2.6′

5:51amHigh

0.4′

12:58pmLow

2.6′

5:11pmHigh

Sunrise 7:12am · Sunset 5:57pm

Wednesday

Nov 4

Good68/100

12:23pm – 3:23pm

Low 0.3 ft at 1:53pm

Water —Air 68–73°FVis 15 miWind 9 mph

0.1′

1:08amLow

2.9′

6:22amHigh

0.3′

1:53pmLow

2.5′

6:15pmHigh

Sunrise 7:13am · Sunset 5:56pm

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.