Monterey tide windows

Name: Monterey daylight low-tide windows
Creator: Tidewindow
License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

NOAA 9413450

Monterey Bay reference station. Point Pinos' granite shelves in Pacific Grove are among California's most-studied tidepools.

Covers: Pacific Grove / Point Pinos · Asilomar · Lovers Point

Next best window · computed 2026-07-04

Jul 15, 2026 (Wed): the tide bottoms at -1.6 ft at 6:14 AM — walkable 3:30 AM–9:15 AM, arrive by 5:14 AM. 81 · Great

Every daylight window, next 30 days

Heights in feet MLLW from NOAA station 9413450 (Monterey) predictions. ✳ = federal holiday.

Date	Low	Height	Window	Daylight	Score
Jul 4, 2026 Sat	8:17 AM	-0.1 ft	6:00 AM–10:35 AM	4h 35m	62 · Good
Jul 5, 2026 Sun	8:49 AM	0.2 ft	6:55 AM–10:40 AM	3h 45m	54 · Fair
Jul 6, 2026 Mon	9:22 AM	0.7 ft	8:15 AM–10:25 AM	2h 10m	31 · Skip
Jul 9, 2026 Thu	1:13 AM	0.7 ft	11:55 PM–2:30 AM	night	0 · Skip
Jul 10, 2026 Fri	2:12 AM	-0.1 ft	12:00 AM–4:35 AM	night	0 · Skip
Jul 11, 2026 Sat	3:05 AM	-0.7 ft	12:30 AM–5:55 AM	night	0 · Skip
Jul 12, 2026 Sun	3:55 AM	-1.3 ft	1:10 AM–7:00 AM	1h 1m	64 · Good
Jul 13, 2026 Mon	4:43 AM	-1.6 ft	1:50 AM–7:50 AM	1h 50m	69 · Good
Jul 14, 2026 Tue	5:29 AM	-1.7 ft	2:40 AM–8:35 AM	2h 35m	79 · Great
Jul 15, 2026 Wed	6:14 AM	-1.6 ft	3:30 AM–9:15 AM	3h 14m	81 · Great
Jul 16, 2026 Thu	6:56 AM	-1.3 ft	4:20 AM–9:45 AM	3h 43m	75 · Great
Jul 17, 2026 Fri	7:37 AM	-0.8 ft	5:10 AM–10:10 AM	4h 8m	70 · Good
Jul 18, 2026 Sat	8:17 AM	-0.1 ft	6:15 AM–10:20 AM	4h 5m	62 · Good
Jul 19, 2026 Sun	8:55 AM	0.6 ft	7:35 AM–10:15 AM	2h 40m	46 · Fair
Jul 23, 2026 Thu	1:49 AM	0.7 ft	12:30 AM–3:15 AM	night	0 · Skip
Jul 24, 2026 Fri	2:40 AM	0.3 ft	12:50 AM–4:40 AM	night	0 · Skip
Jul 25, 2026 Sat	3:23 AM	0.0 ft	1:15 AM–5:40 AM	night	0 · Skip
Jul 26, 2026 Sun	4:01 AM	-0.2 ft	1:45 AM–6:30 AM	0h 21m	0 · Skip
Jul 27, 2026 Mon	4:36 AM	-0.4 ft	2:15 AM–7:10 AM	1h 0m	36 · Skip
Jul 28, 2026 Tue	5:08 AM	-0.5 ft	2:45 AM–7:40 AM	1h 29m	43 · Fair
Jul 29, 2026 Wed	5:39 AM	-0.5 ft	3:15 AM–8:10 AM	1h 59m	49 · Fair
Jul 30, 2026 Thu	6:08 AM	-0.5 ft	3:50 AM–8:35 AM	2h 23m	52 · Fair
Jul 31, 2026 Fri	6:36 AM	-0.3 ft	4:25 AM–8:55 AM	2h 42m	57 · Fair
Aug 1, 2026 Sat	7:04 AM	0.0 ft	5:05 AM–9:05 AM	2h 51m	57 · Fair
Aug 2, 2026 Sun	7:32 AM	0.4 ft	6:00 AM–9:05 AM	2h 50m	49 · Fair

Monthly calendars

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What's in the pools right now

Research-grade observations within 5 km in the last 60 days, via iNaturalist (data © contributors, CC BY-NC).

Species	Scientific name	Observations
Hopkins' Rose Nudibranch	Ceratodoris rosacea	43
Spanish Shawl	Flabellinopsis iodinea	42
Opalescent Nudibranch	Hermissenda opalescens	40
Monterey Dorid	Doris montereyensis	30
Noble Dorid	Peltodoris nobilis	25
White-speckled Dorid	Doriopsilla fulva	24
Gumboot Chiton	Cryptochiton stelleri	18
Black Tegula	Tegula funebralis	18
Mossy Chiton	Mopalia muscosa	15
San Diego Dorid	Diaulula sandiegensis	14

Quick answers

When is the next good low tide at Monterey?

Jul 15, 2026 (Wed): a -1.6 ft low at 6:14 AM, walkable from 3:30 AM to 9:15 AM — score 81/100. Computed from NOAA station 9413450 predictions.

How low does the tide need to be at Monterey?

Tidewindow counts a window whenever the predicted height falls below +1.0 ft MLLW, and scores depth from +0.5 ft (0 points) to −2.0 ft (50 points). The lower the tide, the more of the intertidal zone is exposed — minus tides (below 0 ft) are when Pacific Grove / Point Pinos is at its best.

How many daylight minus tides does Monterey get in the next 30 days?

13 of the next 30 days' 16 minus tides overlap daylight by at least 30 minutes, as of 2026-07-04. The full list is in the table above.

Safety: tide predictions are astronomical forecasts, not observations — wind and swell change actual water levels. Follow posted rules at protected areas, and never turn your back on the ocean. See our methodology for exactly how windows and scores are computed.