Tide pooling in New York: 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 New York they come mostly in January to March. The next stretch of tide pool lows across the state is Nov 23–26. Dates, times and heights below come from NOAA predictions for 124 spots, worked out for the next 12 months.
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Tide pool season in New York
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Nov 23–26 | Tue Nov 24 | 69 of 124 spots |
| Dec 22–26 | Tue Dec 22 | 101 of 124 spots |
| Jan 20–26 | Wed Jan 20 | 106 of 124 spots |
| Feb 18–24 | Fri Feb 19 | 113 of 124 spots |
| Mar 19–24 | Sun Mar 21 | 113 of 124 spots |
| Jun 6–7 | Mon Jun 7 | 47 of 124 spots |
| Jul 5–8 | Wed Jul 7 | 70 of 124 spots |
| Aug 3–5 | Wed Aug 4 | 56 of 124 spots |
Tide pool lows for your spot
Next good low
Showing all 124 spots
| Spot | Next tide pool lows | Lowest |
|---|---|---|
| Albany | Oct 10–11 middays then Nov 6–7, Jan 23–25 | -0.5 ft Sat Oct 10, 11:33 AM 3 good days in the next 3 months |
| Castleton | Oct 10–11 middays then Nov 6–7, Jan 23–25 | -0.4 ft Sat Oct 10, 11:04 AM 3 good days in the next 3 months |
| Northville | Oct 25 afternoon then Nov 22–23, Dec 21–22 | -0.4 ft Sun Oct 25, 5:28 PM 5 good days in the next 3 months |
| Rye Beach | Oct 25 afternoon then Nov 23, Dec 22 | -0.6 ft Sun Oct 25, 5:33 PM 3 good days in the next 3 months |
| Harlem River, Randalls Island | Oct 26–27 afternoons then Nov 22–24, Dec 21–24 | -0.6 ft Tue Oct 27, 6:00 PM 9 good days in the next 3 months |
| Lake Montauk | Oct 26–27 afternoons then Nov 24–25, Dec 23–25 | -0.1 ft Tue Oct 27, 5:01 PM 7 good days in the next 3 months |
| Montauk, Fort Pond Bay | Oct 26–27 afternoons then Nov 23–25, Dec 22–25 | -0.2 ft Tue Oct 27, 5:05 PM 9 good days in the next 3 months |
| Bay Park, Hewlett Bay | Oct 27 afternoon then Nov 24–26, Dec 22–26 | -0.3 ft Tue Oct 27, 4:04 PM 9 good days in the next 3 months |
| East Rockaway Inlet, Atlantic Beach | Oct 27 afternoon then Nov 23–27, Dec 22–27 | -0.3 ft Tue Oct 27, 3:16 PM 12 good days in the next 3 months |
| Long Beach, Bridgewater Yacht Club, New York | Oct 27–28 afternoons then Nov 24–27, Dec 22–26 | -0.3 ft Tue Oct 27, 3:48 PM 11 good days in the next 3 months |
| Norton Point, Head of Bay | Oct 27 afternoon then Nov 24–26, Dec 23–26 | -0.4 ft Tue Oct 27, 4:08 PM 8 good days in the next 3 months |
| Plum Gut Harbor, Plum Island | Oct 27 afternoon then Nov 23–25, Dec 21–24 | -0.2 ft Tue Oct 27, 5:40 PM 8 good days in the next 3 months |
| Ponquoque Point | Oct 27 afternoon then Nov 23–27, Dec 22–26 | -0.2 ft Tue Oct 27, 3:34 PM 11 good days in the next 3 months |
| Queensboro Bridge | Oct 27 afternoon then Nov 23–25, Dec 22–25 | -0.3 ft Tue Oct 27, 5:14 PM 8 good days in the next 3 months |
| Shinnecock Inlet (ocean) | Oct 27 afternoon then Nov 24–27, Dec 22–27 | -0.3 ft Tue Oct 27, 2:39 PM 11 good days in the next 3 months |
| Port Morris (Stony Point) | Nov 7 afternoon then Nov 23, Dec 6 | -0.6 ft Sat Nov 7, 4:42 PM 4 good days in the next 3 months |
| Greenport | Nov 22–24 afternoons then Dec 21–23, Jan 6–7 | -0.3 ft Tue Nov 24, 4:15 PM 8 good days in the next 3 months |
| Mattituck Inlet | Nov 22–23 afternoons then Dec 21–22, Jan 19–21 | -0.6 ft Mon Nov 23, 4:06 PM 4 good days in the next 3 months |
| Sag Harbor | Nov 22–24 afternoons then Dec 21–23, Jan 6–7 | -0.3 ft Tue Nov 24, 4:17 PM 8 good days in the next 3 months |
| South Jamesport | Nov 22 afternoon then Jan 20, Feb 19 | -0.1 ft Sun Nov 22, 4:27 PM 1 good day in the next 3 months |
| Baldwin, Parsonage Cove, Hempstead Bay | Nov 23–27 afternoons then Dec 22–26, Jan 20–25 | -0.6 ft Thu Nov 26, 3:31 PM 10 good days in the next 3 months |
| Bayville Bridge | Nov 23 afternoon then Dec 22, Jan 20–21 | -0.8 ft Mon Nov 23, 4:13 PM 2 good days in the next 3 months |
| Cedar Beach | Nov 23 afternoon then Dec 21–22, Jan 20–21 | -0.5 ft Mon Nov 23, 4:06 PM 3 good days in the next 3 months |
| Cold Spring Harbor | Nov 23 afternoon then Dec 22, Jan 20–21 | -0.8 ft Mon Nov 23, 4:13 PM 2 good days in the next 3 months |
| College Point, Flushing Bay | Nov 23 afternoon then Dec 22, Jan 20 | -0.7 ft Mon Nov 23, 4:31 PM 2 good days in the next 3 months |
| Eatons Neck Point | Nov 23 afternoon then Dec 22, Jan 20–21 | -0.8 ft Mon Nov 23, 4:06 PM 2 good days in the next 3 months |
| Glen Cove, Hempstead Harbor | Nov 23 afternoon then Dec 22, Jan 20–21 | -0.9 ft Mon Nov 23, 4:14 PM 2 good days in the next 3 months |
| Great Kills Harbor | Nov 23–27 afternoons then Dec 22–26, Jan 20–26 | -0.7 ft Thu Nov 26, 3:14 PM 10 good days in the next 3 months |
| Harry Tappen Marina, Hempstead Harbor | Nov 23 afternoon then Dec 22, Jan 20–21 | -1.0 ft Mon Nov 23, 4:11 PM 2 good days in the next 3 months |
| Hashamomuck Beach | Nov 23 afternoon then Dec 22–23, Jan 20–21 | -0.4 ft Mon Nov 23, 3:47 PM 3 good days in the next 3 months |
| Horns Hook, East 90th Street | Nov 23–24 afternoons then Dec 21–24, Jan 8 | -0.5 ft Tue Nov 24, 3:45 PM 7 good days in the next 3 months |
| Hunts Point | Nov 23 afternoon then Dec 22, Jan 20 | -0.7 ft Mon Nov 23, 4:25 PM 2 good days in the next 3 months |
| Kings Point | Nov 23 afternoon then Dec 22, Jan 20–21 | -0.7 ft Mon Nov 23, 4:15 PM 2 good days in the next 3 months |
| Kingsborough, Sheepshead Bay | Nov 23–26 afternoons then Dec 22–26, Jan 20–26 | -0.5 ft Wed Nov 25, 2:19 PM 9 good days in the next 3 months |
| Little Gull Island | Nov 23–25 afternoons then Dec 21–25, Jan 19–24 | -0.3 ft Wed Nov 25, 3:43 PM 8 good days in the next 3 months |
| Lloyd Harbor, Huntington Bay | Nov 23 afternoon then Dec 22, Jan 20–21 | -0.7 ft Mon Nov 23, 4:14 PM 2 good days in the next 3 months |
| Montauk Harbor entrance | Nov 23–25 afternoons then Dec 21–25, Jan 19–24 | -0.3 ft Wed Nov 25, 3:49 PM 8 good days in the next 3 months |
| Mount Sinai Harbor | Nov 23 afternoon then Dec 22, Jan 20–21 | -0.5 ft Mon Nov 23, 4:18 PM 2 good days in the next 3 months |
| New Rochelle | Nov 23 afternoon then Dec 22, Jan 20–21 | -0.6 ft Mon Nov 23, 3:57 PM 2 good days in the next 3 months |
| North Brother Island | Nov 23 afternoon then Dec 22, Jan 20 | -0.8 ft Mon Nov 23, 4:33 PM 2 good days in the next 3 months |
| Northport, Northport Bay | Nov 23 afternoon then Dec 22, Jan 20–21 | -0.8 ft Mon Nov 23, 4:14 PM 2 good days in the next 3 months |
| Noyack Bay | Nov 23 afternoon then Dec 21–22, Jan 19–21 | -0.2 ft Mon Nov 23, 4:12 PM 3 good days in the next 3 months |
| Orient | Nov 23–24 afternoons then Dec 21–23, Jan 19–22 | -0.2 ft Tue Nov 24, 4:00 PM 5 good days in the next 3 months |
| Oyster Bay Harbor | Nov 23 afternoon then Dec 22, Jan 20–21 | -0.6 ft Mon Nov 23, 4:13 PM 2 good days in the next 3 months |
| Port Jefferson | Nov 23 afternoon then Dec 22, Jan 20–21 | -0.6 ft Mon Nov 23, 4:09 PM 2 good days in the next 3 months |
| Port Jefferson Harbor entrance | Nov 23 afternoon then Dec 22, Jan 20–21 | -0.6 ft Mon Nov 23, 4:01 PM 2 good days in the next 3 months |
| Port Washington, Manhasset Bay | Nov 23 afternoon then Dec 22, Jan 20–21 | -0.8 ft Mon Nov 23, 4:16 PM 2 good days in the next 3 months |
| Silver Eel Pond, Fishers Island, N.Y. | Nov 23–25 afternoons then Dec 22–24, Jan 19–23 | -0.4 ft Wed Nov 25, 4:08 PM 6 good days in the next 3 months |
| Southold | Nov 23 afternoon then Dec 21–22, Jan 19–21 | -0.2 ft Mon Nov 23, 4:01 PM 3 good days in the next 3 months |
| Threemile Harbor entrance, Gardiners Bay | Nov 23–25 afternoons then Dec 21–24, Jan 19–23 | -0.4 ft Wed Nov 25, 4:24 PM 7 good days in the next 3 months |
| Throgs Neck, Fort Schuyler | Nov 23 afternoon then Dec 22, Jan 20–21 | -0.9 ft Mon Nov 23, 4:20 PM 2 good days in the next 3 months |
| USCG Station Ny | Nov 23–27 afternoons then Dec 22–26, Jan 20–26 | -0.7 ft Wed Nov 25, 2:25 PM 10 good days in the next 3 months |
| Whitestone | Nov 23 afternoon then Dec 22, Jan 20 | -0.7 ft Mon Nov 23, 4:24 PM 2 good days in the next 3 months |
| Willets Point | Nov 23 afternoon then Dec 22, Jan 20–21 | -0.6 ft Mon Nov 23, 4:22 PM 2 good days in the next 3 months |
| Williamsburg Bridge | Nov 23–26 afternoons then Dec 22–25, Jan 19–25 | -0.6 ft Thu Nov 26, 4:11 PM 8 good days in the next 3 months |
| Worlds Fair Marina, Flushing Bay | Nov 23 afternoon then Dec 22, Jan 20 | -0.8 ft Mon Nov 23, 4:30 PM 2 good days in the next 3 months |
| Babylon | Nov 24 afternoon then Dec 22–23, Jan 20–22 | -0.1 ft Tue Nov 24, 4:14 PM 3 good days in the next 3 months |
| Barren Island, Rockaway Inlet | Nov 24–27 afternoons then Dec 22–27, Jan 20–26 | -0.6 ft Thu Nov 26, 3:13 PM 10 good days in the next 3 months |
| Bay Shore, Watchogue Creek Entrance | Nov 24 afternoon then Dec 22–23, Jan 20–22 | -0.2 ft Tue Nov 24, 4:00 PM 3 good days in the next 3 months |
| Bayonne Bridge, Bergen Point | Nov 24–26 afternoons then Dec 23–26, Jan 20–25 | -0.7 ft Wed Nov 25, 2:59 PM 7 good days in the next 3 months |
| Beach Channel (bridge) | Nov 24–26 afternoons then Dec 22–26, Jan 20–25 | -0.6 ft Wed Nov 25, 2:44 PM 8 good days in the next 3 months |
| Bellmore, Bellmore Creek | Nov 24–25 afternoons then Dec 22–24, Jan 20–23 | -0.2 ft Wed Nov 25, 4:23 PM 5 good days in the next 3 months |
| Biltmore Shores, South Oyster Bay | Nov 24 afternoon then Dec 22–23, Jan 20–22 | -0.1 ft Tue Nov 24, 4:05 PM 3 good days in the next 3 months |
| Brooklyn Bridge | Nov 24–27 afternoons then Dec 23–26, Jan 20–25 | -0.6 ft Thu Nov 26, 3:41 PM 8 good days in the next 3 months |
| Canarsie | Nov 24–27 afternoons then Dec 22–26, Jan 20–26 | -0.6 ft Wed Nov 25, 2:33 PM 9 good days in the next 3 months |
| Coney Island | Nov 24–27 afternoons then Dec 22–27, Jan 20–26 | -0.6 ft Thu Nov 26, 3:00 PM 10 good days in the next 3 months |
| Cuba Island | Nov 24–25 afternoons then Dec 22–25, Jan 20–24 | -0.3 ft Wed Nov 25, 3:47 PM 6 good days in the next 3 months |
| Deep Creek Meadow | Nov 24–26 afternoons then Dec 22–25, Jan 20–24 | -0.3 ft Wed Nov 25, 3:36 PM 7 good days in the next 3 months |
| Democrat Point, Fire Island Inlet | Nov 24–27 afternoons then Dec 22–27, Jan 20–26 | -0.3 ft Thu Nov 26, 2:50 PM 10 good days in the next 3 months |
| Dyckman Street, Ferry Slip | Nov 24–26 afternoons then Dec 22–25, Jan 20–24 | -0.5 ft Thu Nov 26, 4:28 PM 7 good days in the next 3 months |
| East 41st Street, New York City | Nov 24–26 afternoons then Dec 22–25, Jan 20–24 | -0.7 ft Wed Nov 25, 3:39 PM 7 good days in the next 3 months |
| Fire Island Light | Nov 24–25 afternoons then Dec 22–25, Jan 20–24 | -0.1 ft Wed Nov 25, 3:47 PM 6 good days in the next 3 months |
| Fort Hamilton, The Narrows | Nov 24–27 afternoons then Dec 22–26, Jan 20–26 | -0.6 ft Thu Nov 26, 3:24 PM 9 good days in the next 3 months |
| Freeport, Baldwin Bay | Nov 24–26 afternoons then Dec 22–25, Jan 20–24 | -0.4 ft Wed Nov 25, 3:20 PM 7 good days in the next 3 months |
| Gilgo Heading | Nov 24 afternoon then Dec 22–23, Jan 20–22 | -0.1 ft Tue Nov 24, 4:31 PM 3 good days in the next 3 months |
| Gowanus Bay | Nov 24–27 afternoons then Dec 22–26, Jan 20–25 | -0.6 ft Wed Nov 25, 2:41 PM 9 good days in the next 3 months |
| Green Island | Nov 24–26 afternoons then Dec 22–26, Jan 20–25 | -0.2 ft Wed Nov 25, 2:54 PM 8 good days in the next 3 months |
| Hunters Point, Newtown Creek | Nov 24–25 afternoons then Dec 22–25, Jan 20–24 | -0.5 ft Wed Nov 25, 3:49 PM 6 good days in the next 3 months |
| J.F.K. International Airport | Nov 24–26 afternoons then Dec 22–25, Jan 20–25 | -0.6 ft Wed Nov 25, 3:10 PM 7 good days in the next 3 months |
| Jones Inlet (Point Lookout) | Nov 24–27 afternoons then Dec 22–27, Jan 20–26 | -0.4 ft Thu Nov 26, 2:52 PM 10 good days in the next 3 months |
| Long Beach (Inside) | Nov 24–27 afternoons then Dec 22–26, Jan 20–26 | -0.5 ft Wed Nov 25, 2:27 PM 9 good days in the next 3 months |
| Mill Basin | Nov 24–27 afternoons then Dec 22–26, Jan 20–26 | -0.6 ft Wed Nov 25, 2:29 PM 9 good days in the next 3 months |
| Moriches Inlet | Nov 24–27 middays then Dec 22–27, Jan 20–27 | -0.4 ft Wed Nov 25, 1:24 PM 10 good days in the next 3 months |
| Motts Basin | Nov 24–26 afternoons then Dec 22–25, Jan 20–25 | -0.6 ft Wed Nov 25, 3:13 PM 7 good days in the next 3 months |
| Neds Creek | Nov 24–26 afternoons then Dec 22–25, Jan 20–24 | -0.3 ft Thu Nov 26, 4:11 PM 7 good days in the next 3 months |
| New York (The Battery) | Nov 24–26 afternoons then Dec 22–26, Jan 20–25 | -0.6 ft Wed Nov 25, 2:53 PM 8 good days in the next 3 months |
| Norton Point, Gravesend Bay | Nov 24–27 afternoons then Dec 22–26, Jan 20–26 | -0.6 ft Wed Nov 25, 2:28 PM 9 good days in the next 3 months |
| Oak Beach | Nov 24 afternoon then Dec 22–23, Jan 20–22 | -0.1 ft Tue Nov 24, 4:31 PM 3 good days in the next 3 months |
| Plumb Beach Channel | Nov 24–27 afternoons then Dec 22–26, Jan 20–26 | -0.6 ft Thu Nov 26, 3:14 PM 9 good days in the next 3 months |
| Point Lookout (marina), Jones Inlet | Nov 24–27 afternoons then Dec 22–27, Jan 20–26 | -0.6 ft Thu Nov 26, 3:00 PM 10 good days in the next 3 months |
| Port Ivory, Howland Hook, N.Y. | Nov 24–26 afternoons then Dec 22–26, Jan 20–25 | -0.6 ft Thu Nov 26, 3:56 PM 8 good days in the next 3 months |
| Princes Bay | Nov 24–27 afternoons then Dec 22–26, Jan 20–26 | -0.6 ft Thu Nov 26, 3:23 PM 9 good days in the next 3 months |
| Riverdale, N.Y. | Nov 24–25 afternoons then Dec 22–25, Jan 20–24 | -0.5 ft Wed Nov 25, 3:42 PM 6 good days in the next 3 months |
| Rossville, N.Y. | Nov 24–26 afternoons then Dec 22–26, Jan 20–25 | -0.6 ft Wed Nov 25, 2:54 PM 8 good days in the next 3 months |
| Shinnecock Bay entrance | Nov 24–25 afternoons then Dec 22–24, Jan 20–23 | -0.2 ft Wed Nov 25, 4:16 PM 5 good days in the next 3 months |
| Spuyten Duyvil Creek ent., N.Y. | Nov 24–25 afternoons then Dec 22–25, Jan 20–24 | -0.5 ft Wed Nov 25, 3:41 PM 6 good days in the next 3 months |
| St. George, Staten Island | Nov 24–27 afternoons then Dec 22–26, Jan 20–25 | -0.6 ft Wed Nov 25, 2:38 PM 9 good days in the next 3 months |
| Tarrytown | Nov 24 afternoon then Dec 22–23, Jan 20–22 | -0.3 ft Tue Nov 24, 3:59 PM 3 good days in the next 3 months |
| Wallabout Bay, Brooklyn Navy Yard | Nov 24–26 afternoons then Dec 22–25, Jan 20–25 | -0.6 ft Wed Nov 25, 3:15 PM 7 good days in the next 3 months |
| West Fire Island | Nov 24 afternoon then Dec 22–24, Jan 20–22 | -0.1 ft Tue Nov 24, 3:51 PM 4 good days in the next 3 months |
| Woodmere, Brosewere Bay | Nov 24–26 afternoons then Dec 22–25, Jan 20–25 | -0.5 ft Wed Nov 25, 3:15 PM 7 good days in the next 3 months |
| Fire Island Coast Guard Station | Nov 25 afternoon then Dec 22–26, Jan 20–26 | -0.1 ft Wed Nov 25, 2:27 PM 6 good days in the next 3 months |
| North Channel Bridge, Grassy Bay | Nov 25 afternoon then Dec 23–26, Jan 21–25 | -0.4 ft Wed Nov 25, 2:50 PM 5 good days in the next 3 months |
| New Suffolk | Dec 21–22 afternoons then Jan 19–21, Jan 26 | -0.4 ft Tue Dec 22, 4:19 PM 2 good days in the next 3 months |
| Amityville | Dec 22–23 afternoons then Jan 20–22, Feb 18–21 | -0.2 ft Wed Dec 23, 4:23 PM 2 good days in the next 3 months |
| Great River, Connetquot River | Dec 22 afternoon then Jan 20–21, Feb 18–20 | -0.1 ft Tue Dec 22, 3:55 PM 1 good day in the next 3 months |
| Moriches Coast Guard Station | Dec 22–25 afternoons then Jan 20–24, Feb 8–10 | -0.1 ft Fri Dec 25, 4:11 PM 4 good days in the next 3 months |
| Peekskill | Dec 22 afternoon then Jan 20–21, Feb 18–20 | -0.3 ft Tue Dec 22, 3:56 PM 1 good day in the next 3 months |
| Shinnecock Yacht Club, Penniman Creek | Dec 22–24 afternoons then Jan 19–23, Feb 6–8 | -0.3 ft Thu Dec 24, 4:17 PM 3 good days in the next 3 months |
| Coxsackie, Hudson River | Dec 23–26 mornings then Jan 22–26, Feb 19–24 | -0.3 ft Fri Dec 25, 10:21 AM 4 good days in the next 3 months |
| Hudson | Dec 24–27 mornings then Jan 22–26, Feb 20–24 | -0.7 ft Fri Dec 25, 9:49 AM 4 good days in the next 3 months |
| Tivoli | Dec 25–27 mornings then Jan 23–26, Feb 21–24 | -0.7 ft Fri Dec 25, 8:41 AM 3 good days in the next 3 months |
| Kingston | Dec 26–27 mornings then Jan 24–26, Feb 22–24 | -0.6 ft Sat Dec 26, 9:04 AM 2 good days in the next 3 months |
| Turkey Point, Hudson River | Dec 26–27 mornings then Jan 24–26, Feb 21–24 | -0.3 ft Sat Dec 26, 9:12 AM 2 good days in the next 3 months |
| New Hamburg | Dec 27 morning then Jan 25–26, Feb 18 | -0.3 ft Sun Dec 27, 8:51 AM 1 good day in the next 3 months |
| Newburgh | Dec 27 morning then Jan 20, Jan 26 | -0.3 ft Sun Dec 27, 8:26 AM 1 good day in the next 3 months |
| Poughkeepsie | Dec 27 morning then Jan 25–26, Feb 18 | -0.4 ft Sun Dec 27, 9:09 AM 1 good day in the next 3 months |
| Hell Gate, Wards Island | Jan 20 afternoon then Jan 26, Feb 18–19 | -1.0 ft Wed Jan 20, 4:21 PM 0 good days in the next 3 months |
| Haverstraw | Jan 21 afternoon then Jan 27, Feb 19–21 | -0.1 ft Thu Jan 21, 4:21 PM 0 good days in the next 3 months |
| Seaview Ferry Dock | Jan 21–22 afternoons then Feb 20–22 | -0.2 ft Fri Jan 22, 4:25 PM 0 good days in the next 3 months |
| Smith Point Bridge, Narrow Bay | Jan 21–22 afternoons then Feb 19–22 | -0.2 ft Fri Jan 22, 4:30 PM 0 good days in the next 3 months |
| Beacon, Flushkill | Feb 19–20 afternoons then Mar 20–22, Apr 18–20 | -0.3 ft Sat Feb 20, 5:32 PM 0 good days in the next 3 months |
| Hyde Park | Feb 22 morning then Mar 20, Apr 18–20 | -0.2 ft Mon Feb 22, 7:51 AM 0 good days in the next 3 months |
| Patchogue | Mar 22–23 afternoons then Apr 19–20, May 17 | 0.0 ft Mon Mar 22, 6:12 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.