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

10:15am – 1:15pm

Fair53/100

Lowest water at 11:45am at 0.6 ft. Aim to arrive about 45 minutes early and work outward as the water drops.

Low tide

0.6 ft

Water

71°F

Air

69°F

Visibility

10 mi

Wind

1 mph

Surf

5.6 ft

  • •Bigger surf, stay off slick rocks

Tomorrow · Tuesday

11:28am – 2:28pm

Fair55/100

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

71°F

Visibility

10 mi

Wind

8 mph

Surf

5.6 ft

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

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

Best window this week

Sunday, 3:04pm – 5:10pm

Low -0.1 ft at 4:34pm · water 71°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

Nov 4

Fair57/100

12:23pm – 3:23pm

Low 0.3 ft at 1:53pm

Water 71°FAir 58–74°FVis 10 miWind 6 mph
0.1′
1:08amLow
2.9′
6:22amHigh
0.3′
1:53pmLow
2.5′
6:15pmHigh

Sunrise 6:13am · Sunset 4:58pm

Thursday

Nov 5

Good59/100

1:09pm – 4:09pm

Low 0.1 ft at 2:39pm

Water 71°FAir 59–75°FVis 10 miWind 6 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

Good60/100

1:50pm – 4:50pm

Low 0.0 ft at 3:20pm

Water 71°FAir 61–79°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

Good61/100

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

Good62/100

3:04pm – 5:10pm

Low -0.1 ft at 4:34pm

Water 71°FAir 65–82°FVis 10 miWind 5 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

Good62/100

3:40pm – 5:09pm

Low -0.1 ft at 5:10pm

Water 71°FAir 65–78°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

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.