Coinciding with afternoon hours on sequential days, low tides usher in several months of excellent tidepooling opportunities. A -0.5 foot tide occurs at 3:24pm on Saturday, October 17, a -0.6 foot tide occurs at 4:05pm on the 18th, and a -0.5 foot tide occurs at 4:47pm on the 19th. November through January's lowest tides will dip to even lower levels. The region's best-known places to view intertidal life include Cabrillo National Monument, and rocky stretches of coastline northward from La Jolla.
Coinciding with afternoon hours on sequential days, low tides usher in several months of excellent tidepooling opportunities. A -0.5 foot tide occurs at 3:24pm on Saturday, October 17, a -0.6 foot tide occurs at 4:05pm on the 18th, and a -0.5 foot tide occurs at 4:47pm on the 19th. November through January's lowest tides will dip to even lower levels. The region's best-known places to view intertidal life include Cabrillo National Monument, and rocky stretches of coastline northward from La Jolla.