Tide pooling in Georgia: best low tides
The best tide pool days are low tides that are among a spot's lowest of the year and fall in daylight. In Georgia they come mostly in January to March. The next stretch of tide pool lows across the state is Dec 24–27. Dates, times and heights below come from NOAA predictions for 69 spots, worked out for the next 12 months.
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Tide pool season in Georgia
Average number of good tide pool days per spot, month by month:
Best tide pool days statewide
| Dates | Best day | Spots with a good low that day |
|---|---|---|
| Dec 24–27 | Thu Dec 24 | 62 of 69 spots |
| Jan 21–26 | Fri Jan 22 | 68 of 69 spots |
| Feb 19–24 | Sun Feb 21 | 69 of 69 spots |
| Mar 20–24 | Mon Mar 22 | 68 of 69 spots |
| Jun 4–7 | Sat Jun 5 | 69 of 69 spots |
| Jul 2–7 | Sat Jul 3 | 69 of 69 spots |
| Aug 1–4 | Sun Aug 1 | 69 of 69 spots |
| Aug 31–Sep 1 | Tue Aug 31 | 67 of 69 spots |
Tide pool lows for your spot
Next good low
Showing all 69 spots
| Spot | Next tide pool lows | Lowest |
|---|---|---|
| St. Simons Light | Dec 23–27 afternoons then Jan 21–26, Feb 19–24 | -0.9 ft Fri Dec 25, 3:35 PM 5 good days in the next 3 months |
| 2.5 miles above mouth | Dec 24–26 afternoons then Jan 21–25, Feb 19–24 | -0.7 ft Fri Dec 25, 4:12 PM 3 good days in the next 3 months |
| 8 miles above mouth | Dec 24–25 afternoons then Jan 21–24, Feb 19–24 | -0.7 ft Fri Dec 25, 4:43 PM 2 good days in the next 3 months |
| Barbour Island, Barbour Island River | Dec 24–27 afternoons then Jan 21–26, Feb 19–24 | -0.8 ft Fri Dec 25, 3:43 PM 4 good days in the next 3 months |
| Beach Creek ent., Cumberland Island | Dec 24–26 afternoons then Jan 21–26, Feb 19–24 | -0.6 ft Fri Dec 25, 3:37 PM 3 good days in the next 3 months |
| Bear River Entrance | Dec 24–27 afternoons then Jan 21–26, Feb 19–24 | -0.9 ft Fri Dec 25, 3:24 PM 4 good days in the next 3 months |
| Bear River, (Range 'A' Light) | Dec 24–27 afternoons then Jan 21–26, Feb 19–24 | -0.8 ft Fri Dec 25, 3:40 PM 4 good days in the next 3 months |
| Belfast, Belfast River | Dec 24–26 afternoons then Jan 21–25, Feb 19–24 | -0.9 ft Fri Dec 25, 4:29 PM 3 good days in the next 3 months |
| Bellville Point, Sapelo River | Dec 24–26 afternoons then Jan 21–25, Feb 19–24 | -0.7 ft Fri Dec 25, 4:21 PM 3 good days in the next 3 months |
| Blackbeard Creek, Blackbeard Island | Dec 24–26 afternoons then Jan 21–25, Feb 19–24 | -0.8 ft Fri Dec 25, 4:06 PM 3 good days in the next 3 months |
| Bradley Point, Bradley River | Dec 24–27 afternoons then Jan 21–26, Feb 19–24 | -0.8 ft Fri Dec 25, 3:32 PM 4 good days in the next 3 months |
| Buffalo River entrance | Dec 24–26 afternoons then Jan 21–25, Feb 19–24 | -1.0 ft Fri Dec 25, 4:17 PM 3 good days in the next 3 months |
| Ceylon | Dec 24–25 afternoons then Jan 21–24, Feb 19–23 | -0.7 ft Fri Dec 25, 5:16 PM 2 good days in the next 3 months |
| Champney Island, South Altamaha River | Dec 24 afternoon then Jan 21–23, Feb 19–22 | -0.6 ft Thu Dec 24, 5:00 PM 1 good day in the next 3 months |
| Creighton Narrows Entrance, Crescent River | Dec 24–26 afternoons then Jan 21–26, Feb 19–24 | -0.9 ft Fri Dec 25, 3:56 PM 3 good days in the next 3 months |
| Crooked River, Cumberland Dividings | Dec 24–26 afternoons then Jan 21–25, Feb 19–24 | -0.7 ft Fri Dec 25, 4:37 PM 3 good days in the next 3 months |
| Cumberland Wharf, Cumberland River | Dec 24–26 afternoons then Jan 21–25, Feb 19–24 | -0.7 ft Fri Dec 25, 4:07 PM 3 good days in the next 3 months |
| Darien, Darien River | Dec 24–26 afternoons then Jan 21–25, Feb 19–24 | -0.9 ft Fri Dec 25, 4:34 PM 3 good days in the next 3 months |
| Daymark #156, Head of Mud River | Dec 24–27 afternoons then Jan 21–26, Feb 19–24 | -0.8 ft Fri Dec 25, 3:46 PM 4 good days in the next 3 months |
| Dillard Creek | Dec 24–26 afternoons then Jan 21–25, Feb 19–24 | -1.0 ft Fri Dec 25, 4:21 PM 3 good days in the next 3 months |
| Dog Hammock, Sapelo River | Dec 24–27 afternoons then Jan 21–26, Feb 19–24 | -0.8 ft Fri Dec 25, 3:41 PM 4 good days in the next 3 months |
| Dover Bluff, Dover Creek | Dec 24–26 afternoons then Jan 21–25, Feb 19–24 | -0.7 ft Fri Dec 25, 4:12 PM 3 good days in the next 3 months |
| Eagle Creek, Mud River | Dec 24–27 afternoons then Jan 21–26, Feb 19–24 | -0.9 ft Fri Dec 25, 3:38 PM 4 good days in the next 3 months |
| Eagle Neck, South Newport River | Dec 24–26 afternoons then Jan 21–25, Feb 19–24 | -0.8 ft Fri Dec 25, 4:25 PM 3 good days in the next 3 months |
| Florida Passage, Ogeechee River | Dec 24–26 afternoons then Jan 21–25, Feb 19–24 | -0.8 ft Fri Dec 25, 4:05 PM 3 good days in the next 3 months |
| Floyd Creek, 2.8 miles above entrance | Dec 24–26 afternoons then Jan 21–25, Feb 19–24 | -0.7 ft Fri Dec 25, 4:02 PM 3 good days in the next 3 months |
| Fort Jackson | Dec 24–26 afternoons then Jan 21–25, Feb 19–24 | -0.9 ft Fri Dec 25, 4:01 PM 3 good days in the next 3 months |
| Fort Pulaski, Savannah River Entrance | Dec 24–27 afternoons then Jan 21–26, Feb 19–24 | -0.8 ft Fri Dec 25, 3:19 PM 4 good days in the next 3 months |
| Frederica River | Dec 24–26 afternoons then Jan 21–25, Feb 19–24 | -0.9 ft Fri Dec 25, 4:15 PM 3 good days in the next 3 months |
| Frederica River Bridge | Dec 24–26 afternoons then Jan 21–25, Feb 19–24 | -0.9 ft Fri Dec 25, 4:04 PM 3 good days in the next 3 months |
| Halfmoon Reef, Halfmoon River | Dec 24–26 afternoons then Jan 21–26, Feb 19–24 | -0.7 ft Fri Dec 25, 3:17 PM 3 good days in the next 3 months |
| Halfmoon, Timmons River | Dec 24–26 afternoons then Jan 21–25, Feb 19–24 | -0.9 ft Fri Dec 25, 4:28 PM 3 good days in the next 3 months |
| Harrietts Bluff, Crooked River | Dec 24 afternoon then Jan 21–23, Feb 19–23 | -0.6 ft Thu Dec 24, 4:46 PM 1 good day in the next 3 months |
| Harris Neck, Barbour Island River | Dec 24–26 afternoons then Jan 21–26, Feb 19–24 | -0.8 ft Fri Dec 25, 3:51 PM 3 good days in the next 3 months |
| Howe Street Pier, Brunswick | Dec 24–27 afternoons then Jan 21–26, Feb 19–24 | -0.8 ft Fri Dec 25, 3:47 PM 4 good days in the next 3 months |
| Hudson Creek entrance | Dec 24–27 afternoons then Jan 21–26, Feb 19–24 | -0.9 ft Fri Dec 25, 3:50 PM 4 good days in the next 3 months |
| Jekyll Island Marina, Jekyll Creek | Dec 24–26 afternoons then Jan 21–25, Feb 19–24 | -0.7 ft Fri Dec 25, 4:17 PM 3 good days in the next 3 months |
| Jointer Island, Jointer Creek | Dec 24–26 afternoons then Jan 21–25, Feb 19–24 | -0.7 ft Fri Dec 25, 4:12 PM 3 good days in the next 3 months |
| Kilkenny Club, Kilkenny Creek | Dec 24–26 afternoons then Jan 21–26, Feb 19–24 | -0.8 ft Fri Dec 25, 3:56 PM 3 good days in the next 3 months |
| Kings Bay, Msf Pier | Dec 24–26 afternoons then Jan 21–26, Feb 19–24 | -0.6 ft Fri Dec 25, 3:58 PM 3 good days in the next 3 months |
| Little Wassaw Island, Green Island Sound | Dec 24–27 afternoons then Jan 21–26, Feb 19–24 | -0.8 ft Sat Dec 26, 4:13 PM 4 good days in the next 3 months |
| Mackay River (Daymark 239) | Dec 24–26 afternoons then Jan 21–25, Feb 19–24 | -0.9 ft Fri Dec 25, 4:15 PM 3 good days in the next 3 months |
| Mackay River (Icww), Buttermilk Sound | Dec 24–25 afternoons then Jan 21–25, Feb 19–24 | -0.9 ft Fri Dec 25, 4:42 PM 2 good days in the next 3 months |
| North Newport River (Daymark 119) | Dec 24–26 afternoons then Jan 21–26, Feb 19–24 | -0.8 ft Fri Dec 25, 3:50 PM 3 good days in the next 3 months |
| Old Tea Kettle Creek (Daymark 173) | Dec 24–26 afternoons then Jan 21–26, Feb 19–24 | -0.7 ft Fri Dec 25, 3:58 PM 3 good days in the next 3 months |
| Old Tower, Sapelo Island | Dec 24–27 afternoons then Jan 21–26, Feb 19–24 | -0.8 ft Fri Dec 25, 3:33 PM 4 good days in the next 3 months |
| Pine Harbor, Sapelo River | Dec 24–26 afternoons then Jan 21–25, Feb 19–24 | -0.9 ft Fri Dec 25, 4:23 PM 3 good days in the next 3 months |
| Port Wentworth | Dec 24–26 afternoons then Jan 21–25, Feb 19–24 | -0.9 ft Fri Dec 25, 3:55 PM 3 good days in the next 3 months |
| Priest Landing, Wilmington River | Dec 24–26 afternoons then Jan 21–26, Feb 19–23 | -0.7 ft Fri Dec 25, 3:23 PM 3 good days in the next 3 months |
| Raccoon Key Spit | Dec 24–27 afternoons then Jan 21–26, Feb 19–24 | -0.8 ft Fri Dec 25, 3:39 PM 4 good days in the next 3 months |
| Rockdedundy River (Daymark 185) | Dec 24–27 afternoons then Jan 21–26, Feb 19–24 | -0.7 ft Fri Dec 25, 3:39 PM 4 good days in the next 3 months |
| Savannah | Dec 24–26 afternoons then Jan 21–26, Feb 19–24 | -0.9 ft Fri Dec 25, 3:52 PM 3 good days in the next 3 months |
| Skidaway Institute, Skidaway River | Dec 24–26 afternoons then Jan 21–26, Feb 19–23 | -0.7 ft Fri Dec 25, 3:34 PM 3 good days in the next 3 months |
| South Newport River (Daymark 135) | Dec 24–27 afternoons then Jan 21–26, Feb 19–24 | -0.9 ft Fri Dec 25, 3:30 PM 4 good days in the next 3 months |
| St. Marys Entrance, North Jetty | Dec 24–26 afternoons then Jan 21–26, Feb 19–24 | -0.6 ft Fri Dec 25, 3:38 PM 3 good days in the next 3 months |
| Sunbury, Medway River | Dec 24–26 afternoons then Jan 21–25, Feb 19–24 | -0.7 ft Fri Dec 25, 4:02 PM 3 good days in the next 3 months |
| Thomas Landing, S. Newport River | Dec 24–26 afternoons then Jan 21–25, Feb 19–24 | -0.8 ft Fri Dec 25, 4:05 PM 3 good days in the next 3 months |
| Threemile Cut entrance, Darien River | Dec 24–26 afternoons then Jan 21–25, Feb 19–24 | -0.9 ft Fri Dec 25, 4:14 PM 3 good days in the next 3 months |
| Todd Creek entrance | Dec 24–26 afternoons then Jan 21–25, Feb 19–24 | -0.7 ft Fri Dec 25, 4:22 PM 3 good days in the next 3 months |
| Tybee Light | Dec 24–27 afternoons then Jan 21–26, Feb 19–24 | -0.8 ft Fri Dec 25, 3:07 PM 4 good days in the next 3 months |
| Vernon View, Burnside River | Dec 24–26 afternoons then Jan 21–26, Feb 19–24 | -0.9 ft Fri Dec 25, 3:50 PM 3 good days in the next 3 months |
| Walburg Creek entrance | Dec 24–27 afternoons then Jan 21–26, Feb 19–24 | -0.8 ft Fri Dec 25, 3:40 PM 4 good days in the next 3 months |
| Crispen Island | Dec 25–26 afternoons then Jan 22–26, Feb 20–24 | -0.7 ft Sat Dec 26, 4:46 PM 2 good days in the next 3 months |
| S.C.L. RR. bridge | Jan 21–22 afternoons then Feb 19–21, Mar 20–24 | -1.1 ft Fri Jan 22, 5:17 PM 0 good days in the next 3 months |
| Seacamp Dock, Cumberland Island | Jan 21–26 afternoons then Feb 19–23, Mar 20–23 | -1.1 ft Sat Jan 23, 3:33 PM 0 good days in the next 3 months |
| St. Marys | Jan 21–25 afternoons then Feb 19–23, Mar 21–23 | -0.9 ft Sat Jan 23, 3:58 PM 0 good days in the next 3 months |
| Bailey Cut, 0.8 mile west of | Jan 22–24 afternoons then Feb 20–24, Mar 21–24 | -0.6 ft Sun Jan 24, 5:17 PM 0 good days in the next 3 months |
| Kings Bay, Navy Base | Jan 22–25 afternoons then Feb 20–23, Mar 21–23 | -0.9 ft Sat Jan 23, 3:25 PM 0 good days in the next 3 months |
| Richmond Hill, Ogeechee River | Jan 23 afternoon then Feb 21–22, Mar 24 | -0.1 ft Sat Jan 23, 5:47 PM 0 good days in the next 3 months |
Tide pool tips
Go before the low
Arrive about an hour before low tide and head back as soon as the water turns.
Watch the waves
Sneaker waves run far up rocky shores, especially on the Pacific. Never turn your back on the ocean.
Step on bare rock
Seaweed and barnacles are slippery and alive. Wear shoes with grip and step on bare rock or sand.
Look, don't take
Touch gently with a wet finger, put rocks back as you found them, and leave animals and shells. Many tide pools are protected.
How these dates are worked out
For every spot we take NOAA's low tide predictions for the next 12 months. A low counts as a tide pool low when it's in that spot's lowest 10% and comes between an hour after sunrise and sunset, so there's light for the hour before it. Heights are feet above mean lower low water (MLLW), the zero on tide charts; below zero is a minus tide. Wind and swell can keep the water higher than predicted. Not for navigation.