My heart was three bars away from empty as gunfire chewed through the cliffs of Squibbly Shores. I ducked behind a jagged rock and saw the tide pools glittering in the sun like a small promise. If you’ve ever stalled at 25 HP and wondered where to hide and heal, I’ve been there — and I’ll walk you straight to the solution.
I play and test Fortnite builds enough to know how mission text can be polite and unhelpful at once. You get the region, not the coordinates, and the result is a lot of wasted time. Below I’ll show you exactly where the healing pools sit, how they behave, and the simple trick to finish the objective without handing a free elim to the next player who strolls by.
You can hear gulls and a distant foghorn at Squibbly’s Point Lighthouse — Healing pools locations in Fortnite
The healing pools are clustered along the coastal fringe of Squibbly Shores, especially around the smaller Landmark of Squibbly’s Point Lighthouse. Walk the west end of the POI and scan for tiny rock-encircled tide pools filled with coral and shells; they stand out from normal shallow water.
Where are the healing pools in Squibbly Shores?
Head to the small cove areas around the lighthouse on the west edge of the POI. The pools are tiny, shallow circles of water rimmed by rock and coral. They’re easy to miss if you’re sprinting through the main buildings — slow your approach, check under ledges, and use natural cover to avoid attention from other players or streamers on Twitch who might be rotating through the area.
A cold wind tugs at your glider — Restore health or gain shields at the healing pools in Squibbly Shores in Fortnite
For the mission you need to recover a total of 50 health or shields while inside a healing pool. That’s all the quest asks: find one pool, step in, and let the meter climb until you’ve gained 50 points.
How do healing pools work in Fortnite?
Stand inside a tide pool while your health or shields are below full. The pool slowly refills whatever bar you’re missing until both are full. You’ll see green plus icons pop up near your character as confirmation. They act like a gentle recharge: they’re like a slow battery charging — useful when you’re not under immediate fire.
Important details: a pool won’t top you off if both bars are already full, so step out and re-enter later. The process is gradual, so patience pays; pick a pool out away from the main compound to reduce the chance of being interrupted by third parties or streamers on YouTube calling rotations live.
How much healing do the pools give?
The mission counts the cumulative health or shield you recover inside a single pool toward the 50-point requirement. If you start at 0 health and sit in the pool, the progress can fill both bars over time. If you only need a sliver to hit 50, the pool will provide that increment as long as you aren’t already maxed.
If you prefer watching examples before trying, search Epic Games patch notes or content from creators on Twitch and YouTube for clips showing the exact pool locations — stream footage often reveals player-safe approaches and timing tricks.
Want to chain this with other XP missions? After healing, try finding Chaos Cubes near New Sanctuary, decrypting an Imagined recording at a holotable, or hunting down The Foundation’s lost helmet and cape to stack rewards without adding extra landings.
So: will you camp a tide pool quietly and reap the reward, or risk a hot drop and gamble for eliminations?