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 · Friday

3:34pm – 6:34pm

Good60/100

Lowest water at 5:04pm at 0.1 ft. Aim to arrive about 45 minutes early and work outward as the water drops.

Low tide

0.1 ft

Water

74°F

Air

76°F

Visibility

10 mi

Wind

10 mph

Surf

4.6 ft

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

Other low tides: 4:31am at 0.1 ft (dark)

Tomorrow · Saturday

4:12pm – 6:41pm

Good60/100

Lowest water at 5:42pm at 0.0 ft. Aim to arrive about 45 minutes early and work outward as the water drops.

Low tide

0.0 ft

Water

74°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: 4:58am at 0.2 ft (dark)

Best window this week

Friday, 3:34pm – 6:34pm

Low 0.1 ft at 5:04pm · water 74°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.

Sunday

Oct 11

Fair54/100

4:50pm – 6:39pm

Low -0.0 ft at 6:20pm

Water 74°FAir 65–71°FVis 10 miWind 15 mph
0.3′
5:23amLow
3.3′
10:12amHigh
-0.0′
6:20pmLow
2.4′
11:07pmHigh

Sunrise 6:52am · Sunset 6:24pm

Monday

Oct 12

Skip it14/100

5:29pm – 8:29pm

Low 0.0 ft at 6:59pm (after dark)

Water 74°FAir 62–68°FVis 10 miWind 9 mph
0.3′
5:46amLow
3.3′
10:36amHigh
0.0′
6:59pmLow
2.2′
11:52pmHigh

Sunrise 6:53am · Sunset 6:23pm

Tuesday

Oct 13

Skip it15/100

6:11pm – 9:11pm

Low 0.1 ft at 7:41pm (after dark)

Water 74°FAir 61–69°FVis 10 miWind 10 mph
0.4′
6:07amLow
3.2′
11:01amHigh
0.0′
7:41pmLow

Sunrise 6:54am · Sunset 6:22pm

Wednesday

Oct 14

Skip it15/100

6:59pm – 9:59pm

Low 0.1 ft at 8:29pm (after dark)

Water 74°FAir 62–74°FVis 10 miWind 10 mph
1.9′
12:43amHigh
0.5′
6:24amLow
3.0′
11:28amHigh
0.1′
8:29pmLow

Sunrise 6:55am · Sunset 6:21pm

Thursday

Oct 15

Fair54/100

6:40am – 8:03am

Low 0.6 ft at 6:33am

Water 74°FAir 64–79°FVis 10 miWind 5 mph
1.7′
1:56amHigh
0.6′
6:33amLow
2.8′
11:58amHigh
0.2′
9:32pmLow

Sunrise 6:55am · Sunset 6:19pm

Friday

Oct 16

Skip it14/100

9:25pm – 11:59pm

Low 0.2 ft at 10:55pm (after dark)

Water 74°FAir 68–85°FVis 10 miWind 12 mph
2.6′
12:37pmHigh
0.2′
10:55pmLow

Sunrise 6:56am · Sunset 6:18pm

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.