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 · Monday

5:26pm – 6:57pm

Good62/100

Lowest water at 6:56pm at 0.0 ft. Aim to arrive about 45 minutes early and work outward as the water drops.

Low tide

0.0 ft

Water

76°F

Air

72°F

Visibility

10 mi

Wind

10 mph

Surf

4.3 ft

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

Other low tides: 5:58am at 0.2 ft (dark)

Tomorrow · Tuesday

6:28am – 7:54am

Good59/100

Lowest water at 6:24am at 0.3 ft. Aim to arrive about 45 minutes early and work outward as the water drops.

Low tide

0.3 ft

Water

76°F

Air

66°F

Visibility

10 mi

Wind

5 mph

Surf

4.3 ft

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

Other low tides: 7:47pm at 0.0 ft (dark)

Best window this week

Monday, 5:26pm – 6:57pm

Low 0.0 ft at 6:56pm · water 76°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.

Wednesday

Sep 30

Fair56/100

6:29am – 8:22am

Low 0.4 ft at 6:52am

Water 76°FAir 69–77°FVis 10 miWind 10 mph
2.0′
12:40amHigh
0.4′
6:52amLow
3.3′
11:59amHigh
0.0′
8:50pmLow

Sunrise 6:44am · Sunset 6:39pm

Thursday

Oct 1

Fair57/100

6:30am – 8:51am

Low 0.5 ft at 7:21am

Water 76°FAir 68–80°FVis 10 miWind 2 mph
1.8′
2:01amHigh
0.5′
7:21amLow
3.2′
12:47pmHigh
0.1′
10:11pmLow

Sunrise 6:45am · Sunset 6:38pm

Friday

Oct 2

Fair55/100

6:31am – 9:28am

Low 0.6 ft at 7:58am

Water 76°FAir 70–82°FVis 10 miWind 3 mph
1.7′
4:23amHigh
0.6′
7:58amLow
3.0′
1:55pmHigh
0.1′
11:45pmLow

Sunrise 6:46am · Sunset 6:36pm

Saturday

Oct 3

Fair54/100

8:46am – 11:46am

Low 0.7 ft at 10:16am

Water 76°FAir 72–84°FVis 10 miWind 3 mph
1.9′
6:30amHigh
0.7′
10:16amLow
2.9′
3:32pmHigh

Sunrise 6:46am · Sunset 6:35pm

Sunday

Oct 4

Fair55/100

11:11am – 2:11pm

Low 0.6 ft at 12:41pm

Water 76°FAir 74–85°FVis 10 miWind 3 mph
0.0′
1:06amLow
2.2′
7:07amHigh
0.6′
12:41pmLow
2.9′
5:10pmHigh

Sunrise 6:47am · Sunset 6:34pm

Monday

Oct 5

Fair57/100

12:30pm – 3:30pm

Low 0.5 ft at 2:00pm

Water 76°FAir 75–86°FVis 10 miWind 6 mph
-0.0′
2:05amLow
2.4′
7:36amHigh
0.5′
2:00pmLow
3.0′
6:25pmHigh

Sunrise 6:48am · Sunset 6:32pm

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.