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

12:16pm – 3:16pm

Fair47/100

Lowest water at 1:46pm at 0.6 ft. Aim to arrive about 45 minutes early and work outward as the water drops.

Low tide

0.6 ft

Water

73°F

Air

77°F

Visibility

10 mi

Wind

5 mph

Surf

5.9 ft

•Bigger surf, stay off slick rocks
•Rain likely

Other low tides: 2:35am at -0.0 ft (dark)

Tomorrow · Monday

1:21pm – 4:21pm

Fair52/100

Lowest water at 2:51pm at 0.5 ft. Aim to arrive about 45 minutes early and work outward as the water drops.

Low tide

0.5 ft

Water

73°F

Air

80°F

Visibility

10 mi

Wind

10 mph

Surf

5.9 ft

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

Other low tides: 3:22am at -0.1 ft (dark)

Best window this week

Saturday, 6:17am – 7:38am

Low 0.1 ft at 6:08am · water 73°F

Good60/100

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

Sep 8

Fair52/100

2:12pm – 5:12pm

Low 0.4 ft at 3:42pm

Water 73°FAir 72–81°FVis 10 miWind 12 mph

-0.1′

4:02amLow

2.5′

9:07amHigh

0.4′

3:42pmLow

3.5′

8:22pmHigh

Sunrise 6:30am · Sunset 7:10pm

Wednesday

Sep 9

Fair55/100

2:57pm – 5:57pm

Low 0.3 ft at 4:27pm

Water 73°FAir 73–82°FVis 10 miWind 10 mph

-0.1′

4:38amLow

2.7′

9:35amHigh

0.3′

4:27pmLow

3.5′

9:08pmHigh

Sunrise 6:30am · Sunset 7:08pm

Thursday

Sep 10

Fair56/100

3:41pm – 6:41pm

Low 0.2 ft at 5:11pm

Water 73°FAir 73–80°FVis 10 miWind 10 mph

-0.1′

5:10amLow

2.9′

10:03amHigh

0.2′

5:11pmLow

3.3′

9:51pmHigh

Sunrise 6:31am · Sunset 7:07pm

Friday

Sep 11

Fair58/100

4:23pm – 7:21pm

Low 0.1 ft at 5:53pm

Water 73°FAir 71–78°FVis 10 miWind 9 mph

-0.0′

5:40amLow

3.0′

10:31amHigh

0.1′

5:53pmLow

3.1′

10:32pmHigh

Sunrise 6:32am · Sunset 7:06pm

Saturday

Sep 12

Good60/100

6:17am – 7:38am

Low 0.1 ft at 6:08am

Water 73°FAir 70–76°FVis 10 miWind 8 mph

0.1′

6:08amLow

3.1′

10:58amHigh

0.1′

6:35pmLow

2.8′

11:14pmHigh

Sunrise 6:32am · Sunset 7:04pm

Sunday

Sep 13

Good58/100

6:18am – 8:04am

Low 0.2 ft at 6:34am

Water 73°FAir 69–76°FVis 10 miWind 6 mph

0.2′

6:34amLow

3.1′

11:25amHigh

0.1′

7:18pmLow

2.4′

11:58pmHigh

Sunrise 6:33am · Sunset 7:03pm

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.