Explore Oregon tide charts, tables, and ebb tide details for accurate coastal planning. Check tide stations below or use the interactive map in the Map tab—click any location’s map for a detailed view.
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Oregon Tidepools: Arch Cape, Bandon Beach, Cape Arago, Cape Perpetua, Haystack Rock, Heceta Head, Oregon Dunes Overlook, Seal Rock State Recreation Site, Short Beach, Yaquina Head
Oregon Tide Stations
Alsea River: Drift Creek, Waldport
Chetco Cove: Brookings Oregon
Columbia River: Astoria, Astoria, Youngs Bay, Hammond, Hammond, Kelley Point, Willamette River, Knappa, Multnomah Channel, St Helens, Svensen, Tongue Point, Warrenton, Wauna, Wauna
Coos Bay: Charleston, Empire, North Bend
Coquille River: Bandon
Necanicum River: Seaside Oregon
Nehalem River: Brighton, Nehalem Bay, Nehalem
Nestucca River: Pacific City
Netarts Bay: Netarts Bay
Rogue River, Wedderburn: Wedderburn, Rogue River
Siletz River: Lincoln City, Siletz Bay
Siuslaw River: Florence, Heceta Beach
Tillamook Bay: Bay City, Garibaldi, Miami Cove, Tillamook, Tillamook Bay
Umpqua River: Gardiner, Reedsport, Winchester Bay
Willamette River: Portland, Portland, Ross Island, St Johns
Yaquina Bay: Newport Marina, Newport Oregon, Oysterville, Toledo, Yaquina, Yaquina Bar entrance
Best Tidepool Locations in Oregon
Oregon’s coastline offers unique tidepooling opportunities. Below are some top spots known for their marine life.
Tidepool Locations
Arch Cape - Just 1.5 hours from Portland, Arch Cape features a quieter stretch of northern coast with rocky shores hosting tide pools filled with anemones, crabs, and the occasional flamboyant nudibranch.
Bandon Beach - A southern coast standout, 4.5 hours from Portland, Bandon Beach is famed for its dramatic sea stacks and rocky outcrops hosting tide pools brimming with sea stars and urchins. The intertidal zones here reveal a tapestry of life.
Cape Arago - Situated on the southern coast, about 4 hours from Portland, Cape Arago’s rugged, secluded tide pools are a highlight of its three state park areas: Sunset Bay, Shore Acres, and Cape Arago itself. These pools harbor dense clusters of green anemones, tightly packed mussels, and darting small fish.
Cape Perpetua - Located on Oregon’s central coast, roughly 2.5 hours from Portland, Cape Perpetua is renowned for its dramatic rocky shoreline and rich tide pool ecosystems near the famous Thor’s Well. These pools teem with vibrant sea stars, colorful anemones, and spiky urchins, thriving in the basalt crevices sculpted by relentless waves.
Haystack Rock - A northern coast icon just 1.5 hours from Portland, Haystack Rock is a towering 235-foot sea stack that anchors a vibrant tide pool habitat at low tide. Visitors can spot starfish in shades of purple and orange, scuttling crabs, and elusive nudibranchs among the barnacle-encrusted rocks.
Heceta Head - Located about 2 hours from Portland, Heceta Head’s tide pools lie below its iconic lighthouse, perched atop a 1,000-foot cliff. These rocky pools are rich with mussels, starfish, and small fish like tide pool sculpins.
Oregon Dunes Overlook - About 2 hours from Portland, this central coast spot combines the vast Oregon Dunes with smaller, often overlooked tide pools near the shoreline. These pools, though less extensive, host crabs, barnacles, and occasional small invertebrates.
Seal Rock State Recreation Site - On the central coast, 2.5 hours from Portland, Seal Rock offers tide pools nestled among its namesake rock formations and sandy beaches. These pools are home to swaying anemones, clinging limpets, and kelp crabs camouflaged in the algae.
Short Beach - Tucked away on the northern coast, 2 hours from Portland, Short Beach is a hidden gem with tide pools concealed among its rocky shores and sea caves. These pools shelter vibrant anemones, swift-moving sculpins, and clinging mollusks.
Yaquina Head - Roughly 2 hours from Portland, Yaquina Head Outstanding Natural Area features tide pools carved into its rocky shores near Oregon’s tallest lighthouse. These pools are alive with purple sea stars, armored chitons, and hermit crabs scuttling among seaweed.
Interactive Oregon Tides Map
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