Coronado Beach Tide Pools - Tidepooling.org

Right in front of the Hotel del Coronado. Not large but good for kids - don't have to wander far onto rocks to see marine life. Historic SS Monte Carlo 1920s gambling ship wreckage visible at VERY low tides after El Nino storms.

Best Tide Height 0.0 ft or lower

Best Season November through March

Access Difficulty Easy

Upcoming Tide Windows

4 windows found

SUN OCT 25TH 2026

2:36pm - 4:24pm PDT

1hr 48min Low: -0.3ft @ 3:31pm Last light: 6:29pm

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MON OCT 26TH 2026

2:54pm - 5:36pm PDT

2hr 42min Low: -0.7ft @ 4:13pm Last light: 6:28pm

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TUE OCT 27TH 2026

3:36pm - 6:30pm PDT

2hr 54min Low: -0.8ft @ 5:00pm Last light: 6:27pm

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WED OCT 28TH 2026

4:30pm - 7:18pm PDT

2hr 48min Low: -0.7ft @ 5:53pm Last light: 6:26pm

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Tips

Tide pools are on hotel side of the jetty
Can pay to park at resort or find street parking
Walk along rocky shoreline in morning for sand dollars and shells

Marine Life

sea anemones
barnacles
limpets
chitons
hermit crabs
small fish
sea hares

Amenities

parking

Sources: web search, lajollamom.com

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