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 · Sunday

3:50pm – 6:23pm

Good72/100

Lowest water at 5:20pm at -0.1 ft. Aim to arrive about 45 minutes early and work outward as the water drops.

Low tide

-0.1 ft

Water

72°F

Air

75°F

Visibility

10 mi

Wind

8 mph

Surf

3 ft

•Very low tide, great pool access

Other low tides: 4:21am at 0.2 ft (dark)

Tomorrow · Monday

4:33pm – 6:22pm

Good69/100

Lowest water at 6:03pm at -0.1 ft. Aim to arrive about 45 minutes early and work outward as the water drops.

Low tide

-0.1 ft

Water

72°F

Air

73°F

Visibility

10 mi

Wind

13 mph

Surf

3 ft

•Very low tide, great pool access

Other low tides: 4:50am at 0.3 ft (dark)

Best window this week

Sunday, 3:50pm – 6:23pm

Low -0.1 ft at 5:20pm · water 72°F

Good72/100

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.

Tuesday

Oct 27

Skip it18/100

5:20pm – 8:20pm

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

Water 72°FAir 61–74°FVis 10 miWind 6 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 it18/100

6:14pm – 9:14pm

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

Water 72°FAir 61–72°FVis 10 miWind 6 mph

0.4′

5:54amLow

3.6′

10:54amHigh

-0.1′

7:44pmLow

Sunrise 7:06am · Sunset 6:05pm

Thursday

Oct 29

Skip it18/100

7:16pm – 10:16pm

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

Water 72°FAir 62–70°FVis 10 miWind 6 mph

2.0′

1:00amHigh

0.5′

6:31amLow

3.5′

11:39amHigh

-0.1′

8:46pmLow

Sunrise 7:07am · Sunset 6:04pm

Friday

Oct 30

Good60/100

6:53am – 8:49am

Low 0.6 ft at 7:19am

Water 72°FAir 61–68°FVis 10 miWind 6 mph

1.9′

2:26amHigh

0.6′

7:19amLow

3.3′

12:34pmHigh

-0.1′

9:58pmLow

Sunrise 7:08am · Sunset 6:03pm

Saturday

Oct 31

Fair58/100

7:11am – 10:11am

Low 0.7 ft at 8:41am

Water 72°FAir 60–67°FVis 10 miWind 7 mph

1.9′

4:10amHigh

0.7′

8:41amLow

3.0′

1:46pmHigh

-0.0′

11:16pmLow

Sunrise 7:09am · Sunset 6:02pm

Sunday

Nov 1

Fair57/100

8:24am – 11:24am

Low 0.7 ft at 9:54am

Water 72°FAir 0–0°FVis 10 mi

2.1′

4:28amHigh

0.7′

9:54amLow

2.8′

2:19pmHigh

0.0′

11:26pmLow

Sunrise 6:10am · Sunset 5:01pm

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.