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 · Saturday

3:10pm – 6:10pm

Good62/100

Lowest water at 4:40pm at 0.0 ft. Aim to arrive about 45 minutes early and work outward as the water drops.

Low tide

0.0 ft

Water

71°F

Air

74°F

Visibility

10 mi

Wind

8 mph

Surf

4.6 ft

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

Other low tides: 3:54am at 0.2 ft (dark)

Tomorrow · Sunday

3:50pm – 6:23pm

Good64/100

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

71°F

Air

76°F

Visibility

10 mi

Wind

7 mph

Surf

4.6 ft

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

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

Best window this week

Sunday, 3:50pm – 6:23pm

Low -0.1 ft at 5:20pm · water 71°F

Good64/100

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.

Monday

Oct 26

Good61/100

4:33pm – 6:22pm

Low -0.1 ft at 6:03pm

Water 71°FAir 63–78°FVis 10 miWind 13 mph
0.3′
4:50amLow
3.6′
9:41amHigh
-0.1′
6:03pmLow
2.3′
10:58pmHigh

Sunrise 7:05am · Sunset 6:07pm

Tuesday

Oct 27

Skip it16/100

5:20pm – 8:20pm

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

Water 71°FAir 61–75°FVis 10 miWind 8 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 it16/100

6:14pm – 9:14pm

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

Water 71°FAir 60–74°FVis 10 miWind 8 mph
0.4′
5:54amLow
3.6′
10:54amHigh
-0.1′
7:44pmLow

Sunrise 7:06am · Sunset 6:05pm

Thursday

Oct 29

Skip it16/100

7:16pm – 10:16pm

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

Water 71°FAir 61–71°FVis 10 miWind 7 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

Fair51/100

6:53am – 8:49am

Low 0.6 ft at 7:19am

Water 71°FAir 61–70°FVis 10 miWind 5 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

Fair48/100

7:11am – 10:11am

Low 0.7 ft at 8:41am

Water 71°FAir 0–0°FVis 10 mi
1.9′
4:10amHigh
0.7′
8:41amLow
3.0′
1:46pmHigh
-0.0′
11:16pmLow

Sunrise 7:09am · Sunset 6:02pm

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.