tide pool
noun
: a pool of salt water left (as in a rock basin) by an ebbing tide
called also tidal pool
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In addition to Swami’s, some of the best tide pool locations include Cabrillo National Monument at the south end of Point Loma, Sunset Cliffs Natural Park in Pacific Beach, Bird Rock and Shell Beach in La Jolla, Dike Rock at La Jolla Shores and the pools at the south end of Cardiff State Beach.
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Ernie Cowan, San Diego Union-Tribune, 23 Nov. 2025
Since the water is so clear, the area's tide pools almost act like mini-aquariums, giving visitors a glimpse into the vibrancy of the ocean that lies just beneath the surface.
—Acacia Gabriel, Travel + Leisure, 13 Nov. 2025
This side of the breakwater was lined with tide pools formed from ECOncrete, a composite cement that mimics natural rock formations.
—Ben McGrath, New Yorker, 3 Nov. 2025
Along the rocky coast of eastern Italy at night, researchers scanned a tide pool in hopes of seeing something interesting.
—Aspen Pflughoeft, Miami Herald, 27 Oct. 2025
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Ernie Cowan, San Diego Union-Tribune, 23 Nov. 2025
Since the water is so clear, the area's tide pools almost act like mini-aquariums, giving visitors a glimpse into the vibrancy of the ocean that lies just beneath the surface.
—Acacia Gabriel, Travel + Leisure, 13 Nov. 2025
This side of the breakwater was lined with tide pools formed from ECOncrete, a composite cement that mimics natural rock formations.
—Ben McGrath, New Yorker, 3 Nov. 2025
Along the rocky coast of eastern Italy at night, researchers scanned a tide pool in hopes of seeing something interesting.
—Aspen Pflughoeft, Miami Herald, 27 Oct. 2025
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“Tide pool.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tide%20pool. Accessed 2 Dec. 2025.
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