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 2026-08-18

Sep 12, 2026 (Sat): the tide bottoms at 0.8 ft at 6:14 PM — walkable 5:30 PM–7:05 PM, arrive by 5:14 PM. 35 · Skip

Every daylight window, next 30 days

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

Date	Low	Height	Window	Daylight	Score
Aug 21, 2026 Fri	1:10 AM	0.8 ft	12:00 AM–2:20 AM	night	0 · Skip
Aug 22, 2026 Sat	2:06 AM	0.5 ft	12:30 AM–3:45 AM	night	0 · Skip
Aug 23, 2026 Sun	2:50 AM	0.3 ft	12:55 AM–4:50 AM	night	0 · Skip
Aug 24, 2026 Mon	3:28 AM	0.1 ft	1:30 AM–5:35 AM	night	0 · Skip
Aug 25, 2026 Tue	4:01 AM	-0.1 ft	1:55 AM–6:10 AM	night	0 · Skip
Aug 26, 2026 Wed	4:30 AM	-0.1 ft	2:30 AM–6:40 AM	0h 6m	0 · Skip
Aug 27, 2026 Thu	4:59 AM	-0.1 ft	3:00 AM–7:05 AM	0h 30m	26 · Skip
Aug 28, 2026 Fri	5:26 AM	0.1 ft	3:40 AM–7:15 AM	0h 39m	29 · Skip
Aug 29, 2026 Sat	5:53 AM	0.4 ft	4:25 AM–7:20 AM	0h 43m	29 · Skip
Aug 30, 2026 Sun	6:20 AM	0.8 ft	5:30 AM–7:10 AM	0h 33m	25 · Skip
Sep 1, 2026 Tue	8:43 PM	0.9 ft	8:00 PM–9:20 PM	night	0 · Skip
Sep 2, 2026 Wed	9:56 PM	0.7 ft	8:45 PM–11:15 PM	night	0 · Skip
Sep 3, 2026 Thu	11:17 PM	0.4 ft	9:35 PM–1:10 AM	night	0 · Skip
Sep 5, 2026 Sat	12:34 AM	0.1 ft	10:25 PM–2:55 AM	night	0 · Skip
Sep 6, 2026 Sun	1:38 AM	-0.3 ft	11:15 PM–4:10 AM	night	0 · Skip
Sep 7, 2026 Mon ✳	2:31 AM	-0.5 ft	12:05 AM–5:05 AM	night	0 · Skip
Sep 8, 2026 Tue	3:16 AM	-0.6 ft	12:55 AM–5:45 AM	night	0 · Skip
Sep 9, 2026 Wed	3:57 AM	-0.5 ft	1:45 AM–6:15 AM	night	0 · Skip
Sep 10, 2026 Thu	4:35 AM	-0.2 ft	2:35 AM–6:35 AM	night	0 · Skip
Sep 11, 2026 Fri	5:09 AM	0.2 ft	3:35 AM–6:45 AM	night	0 · Skip
Sep 12, 2026 Sat	5:42 AM	0.7 ft	4:45 AM–6:35 AM	night	0 · Skip
Sep 12, 2026 Sat	6:14 PM	0.8 ft	5:30 PM–7:05 PM	1h 35m	35 · Skip
Sep 13, 2026 Sun	7:02 PM	0.7 ft	5:55 PM–8:05 PM	1h 23m	33 · Skip
Sep 14, 2026 Mon	7:53 PM	0.7 ft	6:50 PM–9:05 PM	0h 26m	0 · Skip
Sep 15, 2026 Tue	8:48 PM	0.8 ft	7:50 PM–9:50 PM	night	0 · Skip
Sep 16, 2026 Wed	9:53 PM	0.9 ft	9:00 PM–10:40 PM	night	0 · Skip

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
Spanish Shawl	Flabellinopsis iodinea	40
Opalescent Nudibranch	Hermissenda opalescens	37
Hopkins' Rose Nudibranch	Ceratodoris rosacea	26
Branched Dendronotid	Dendronotus venustus	15
—	Doto urak	14
Noble Dorid	Peltodoris nobilis	13
Mossy Chiton	Mopalia muscosa	13
White-speckled Dorid	Doriopsilla fulva	13
Monterey Dorid	Doris montereyensis	11
Bodega Tellin	Megangulus bodegensis	10

Quick answers

When is the next good low tide at Monterey?

Sep 12, 2026 (Sat): a 0.8 ft low at 6:14 PM, walkable from 5:30 PM to 7:05 PM — score 35/100. 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?

1 of the next 30 days' 8 minus tides overlap daylight by at least 30 minutes, as of 2026-08-18. 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.