Cardiff State Beach – Seaside Beach

Cardiff-by-the-Sea, San Diego County

Also known as: Table Top Reef, Cardiff Tide Pools

45-million-year-old sedimentary rocks with embedded clam fossils - a rare sight you won't see at other tide pools. Table Top Reef becomes exposed at low tides and is super cool to walk on. About 30 minutes north of La Jolla.

Best Tide Height 0.0 ft or lower
Best Season November through March
Access Difficulty Easy

Upcoming Tide Windows

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All daylight tides Outside work hours only
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20 windows found

SUN OCT 25TH 2026
2:30pm - 4:30pm PDT
2hr Low: -0.4ft @ 3:27pm Last light: 6:29pm
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MON OCT 26TH 2026
2:48pm - 5:36pm PDT
2hr 48min Low: -0.7ft @ 4:10pm Last light: 6:28pm
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TUE OCT 27TH 2026
3:24pm - 6:36pm PDT
3hr 12min Low: -0.8ft @ 4:57pm Last light: 6:27pm
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WED OCT 28TH 2026
4:18pm - 7:30pm PDT
3hr 12min Low: -0.8ft @ 5:51pm Last light: 6:27pm
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SAT NOV 7TH 2026
1:18pm - 2:54pm PDT
1hr 36min Low: -0.2ft @ 2:06pm Last light: 5:18pm
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SUN NOV 8TH 2026
1:36pm - 3:54pm PDT
2hr 18min Low: -0.4ft @ 2:42pm Last light: 5:18pm
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MON NOV 9TH 2026
2:06pm - 4:36pm PDT
2hr 30min Low: -0.5ft @ 3:18pm Last light: 5:17pm
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TUE NOV 10TH 2026
2:42pm - 5:06pm PDT
2hr 24min Low: -0.4ft @ 3:54pm Last light: 5:16pm
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WED NOV 11TH 2026
3:36pm - 5:30pm PDT
1hr 54min Low: -0.2ft @ 4:32pm Last light: 5:16pm
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SUN NOV 22ND 2026
12:24pm - 2:54pm PDT
2hr 30min Low: -0.5ft @ 1:38pm Last light: 5:11pm
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MON NOV 23RD 2026
12:36pm - 4:12pm PDT
3hr 36min Low: -1.1ft @ 2:21pm Last light: 5:10pm
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TUE NOV 24TH 2026
1:12pm - 5:12pm PDT
4hr Low: -1.4ft @ 3:06pm Last light: 5:10pm
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WED NOV 25TH 2026
1:54pm - 6:06pm PDT
4hr 12min Low: -1.5ft @ 3:55pm Last light: 5:10pm
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THU NOV 26TH 2026
2:48pm - 7:00pm PDT
4hr 12min Low: -1.4ft @ 4:46pm Last light: 5:10pm
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FRI NOV 27TH 2026
3:48pm - 7:42pm PDT
3hr 54min Low: -1.1ft @ 5:41pm Last light: 5:09pm
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SAT DEC 5TH 2026
12:42pm - 2:18pm PDT
1hr 36min Low: -0.2ft @ 1:27pm Last light: 5:09pm
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SUN DEC 6TH 2026
12:48pm - 3:24pm PDT
2hr 36min Low: -0.5ft @ 2:04pm Last light: 5:09pm
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MON DEC 7TH 2026
1:12pm - 4:12pm PDT
3hr Low: -0.7ft @ 2:38pm Last light: 5:09pm
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TUE DEC 8TH 2026
1:36pm - 4:48pm PDT
3hr 12min Low: -0.7ft @ 3:11pm Last light: 5:10pm
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WED DEC 9TH 2026
2:12pm - 5:24pm PDT
3hr 12min Low: -0.7ft @ 3:45pm Last light: 5:10pm
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Sources: californiabeaches.com, lajollamom.com

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