https://thetidewindow.com/ Tidewindow computes the exact daylight hours when the ocean pulls back far enough to make a coast trip worth it — scored, ranked minus-tide windows for US beaches, computed from NOAA predictions and exportable to your calendar. en-us https://thetidewindow.com/guides/tidepooling-with-kids/ https://thetidewindow.com/guides/tidepooling-with-kids/ Fri, 03 Jul 2026 12:00:00 GMT How to pick a kid-friendly tide window, what to pack, and the best 2026 weekend low tides for families in Washington, Oregon, and California. https://thetidewindow.com/guides/storm-beachcombing-winter-swell/ https://thetidewindow.com/guides/storm-beachcombing-winter-swell/ Fri, 03 Jul 2026 12:00:00 GMT Winter swell strips sand and restocks the wrack line. The 2026-27 daylight minus-tide windows at La Push and Port Orford, plus NWS sneaker-wave rules. https://thetidewindow.com/guides/puget-sound-low-tide-calendar-2026/ https://thetidewindow.com/guides/puget-sound-low-tide-calendar-2026/ Fri, 03 Jul 2026 12:00:00 GMT Only one of Seattle's eight deepest daylight lows of 2026 lands on a weekend. Full July–December calendars for Seattle and Port Townsend, plus the math. https://thetidewindow.com/guides/pillar-point-tide-pools-2026/ https://thetidewindow.com/guides/pillar-point-tide-pools-2026/ Fri, 03 Jul 2026 12:00:00 GMT Every good daylight low tide at Pillar Point reef in 2026, from NOAA station 9414131: the July dawn run, December king lows, parking, and the species list. https://thetidewindow.com/guides/oregon-coast-minus-tide-calendar-2026/ https://thetidewindow.com/guides/oregon-coast-minus-tide-calendar-2026/ Fri, 03 Jul 2026 12:00:00 GMT Every daylight minus tide on the Oregon coast, July–December 2026, computed from NOAA predictions for Garibaldi, Newport, Charleston, and Port Orford. https://thetidewindow.com/guides/la-jolla-tide-pools-best-dates-2026/ https://thetidewindow.com/guides/la-jolla-tide-pools-best-dates-2026/ Fri, 03 Jul 2026 12:00:00 GMT La Jolla's best 2026 tide pool dates from NOAA station 9410230 — early-morning July minus tides, big December afternoons, spot notes, and recent species logs. https://thetidewindow.com/guides/king-tides-2026-2027-dates/ https://thetidewindow.com/guides/king-tides-2026-2027-dates/ Fri, 03 Jul 2026 12:00:00 GMT The 2026-27 king tide season's lowest daylight tides, coast by coast: Newport -1.91 ft, La Jolla -1.89 ft, Bar Harbor -1.89 ft, Seattle just -0.65 ft. https://thetidewindow.com/guides/how-to-plan-a-tidepooling-trip-around-minus-tides/ https://thetidewindow.com/guides/how-to-plan-a-tidepooling-trip-around-minus-tides/ Fri, 03 Jul 2026 12:00:00 GMT The 2026 daylight minus-tide season region by region: how low is low enough, when to arrive, and why the deepest windows land on weekday mornings. https://thetidewindow.com/guides/golden-hour-low-tide-photography-calendar-2026/ https://thetidewindow.com/guides/golden-hour-low-tide-photography-calendar-2026/ Fri, 03 Jul 2026 12:00:00 GMT Every top golden-hour low-tide overlap for La Push, Garibaldi, Monterey, and La Jolla in 2026, with sun bearings and scores from NOAA predictions. https://thetidewindow.com/guides/fitzgerald-marine-reserve-tide-pooling-2026/ https://thetidewindow.com/guides/fitzgerald-marine-reserve-tide-pooling-2026/ Fri, 03 Jul 2026 12:00:00 GMT Fitzgerald Marine Reserve's best 2026 low tides, computed from NOAA station 9414131, and which of them actually fit inside the reserve's posted hours. https://thetidewindow.com/guides/east-coast-tide-pooling-different/ https://thetidewindow.com/guides/east-coast-tide-pooling-different/ Fri, 03 Jul 2026 12:00:00 GMT Semidiurnal tides on an 11 ft range make Maine tide pooling run on a different clock than SoCal. Computed 2026 lows, daylight shares, and timing. https://thetidewindow.com/guides/cabrillo-tide-pools-2026/ https://thetidewindow.com/guides/cabrillo-tide-pools-2026/ Fri, 03 Jul 2026 12:00:00 GMT Cabrillo's gate opens at 9 AM and the tidepools close at 4:30 PM, erasing July's minus tides. The usable 2026 dates are Oct 25, Nov 25, and Dec 22–24. https://thetidewindow.com/guides/agate-hunting-oregon-coast/ https://thetidewindow.com/guides/agate-hunting-oregon-coast/ Fri, 03 Jul 2026 12:00:00 GMT Winter storms expose Oregon's agate gravel. Computed 2026-27 daylight minus windows at Port Orford and Newport, plus the state's one-gallon rule. https://thetidewindow.com/guides/acadia-tide-pools-bar-island-ship-harbor/ https://thetidewindow.com/guides/acadia-tide-pools-bar-island-ship-harbor/ Fri, 03 Jul 2026 12:00:00 GMT The 2026 daylight minus tides at Bar Harbor (NOAA 8413320), plus the National Park Service crossing rule for the Bar Island land bridge. https://thetidewindow.com/guides/why-summer-lowest-tides-happen-at-dawn-pacific/ https://thetidewindow.com/guides/why-summer-lowest-tides-happen-at-dawn-pacific/ Thu, 02 Jul 2026 12:00:00 GMT Earth's tilt decides which of the West Coast's two unequal daily lows goes deep, and in summer it lands at dawn. The 2026 hour histogram shows the math. https://thetidewindow.com/guides/what-is-a-minus-tide/ https://thetidewindow.com/guides/what-is-a-minus-tide/ Thu, 02 Jul 2026 12:00:00 GMT A minus tide is any low tide below 0.0 ft MLLW. What the datum means, why minus tides cluster around new and full moons, and how many land in daylight. https://thetidewindow.com/guides/how-to-read-a-tide-table/ https://thetidewindow.com/guides/how-to-read-a-tide-table/ Thu, 02 Jul 2026 12:00:00 GMT What tide-table heights above MLLW mean, why the two daily lows differ, and how one Newport, OR table row becomes a five-hour beach window. https://thetidewindow.com/guides/how-low-does-the-tide-need-to-be-for-tide-pools/ https://thetidewindow.com/guides/how-low-does-the-tide-need-to-be-for-tide-pools/ Thu, 02 Jul 2026 12:00:00 GMT The '−0.5 ft or lower' rule for tide pools is a Southern California number. We test it against 2026 NOAA data at Seattle, La Jolla, and Bar Harbor. https://thetidewindow.com/guides/haystack-rock-tidepool-windows-2026/ https://thetidewindow.com/guides/haystack-rock-tidepool-windows-2026/ Thu, 02 Jul 2026 12:00:00 GMT Haystack Rock's 2026 tidepool windows from NOAA Garibaldi station 9437540: four mornings below −2.0 ft on July 13–16, plus Marine Garden rules. https://thetidewindow.com/guides/best-time-sea-glass-hunting/ https://thetidewindow.com/guides/best-time-sea-glass-hunting/ Thu, 02 Jul 2026 12:00:00 GMT Winter swell strips the sand; a daylight minus tide reaches the gravel it hides. Computed winter sea glass windows at Port Orford, OR (NOAA 9431647).