Big Lagoon tide times

Big Lagoon, FLBig LagoonNOAA 8729909Tuesday, October 20 · CDTTue Oct 20Predictions onlyChange station

The last tide turn at Big Lagoon today has passed. Tomorrow's first low is at 5:48 PM.

Predicted now
0.5 ft
Near slack, turning soon
Next high
7:48 AM
In 13 h 27 min · 1.1 ft
Next low
5:48 PM
In 23 h 27 min · 0.6 ft
Tide range today
0.8 ft
Neap tides Thursday
Predictions only. No live gauge at this station.

Today's tide

PredictedNightHeight above MLLW
0 ft2 ftNOW 6:206:33 AMHigh · 1.2 ft5:20 PMLow · 0.4 ft
Tide chart for Big Lagoon, today. High 1.2 ft at 6:33 AM, low 0.4 ft at 5:20 PM.

Predicted tide height at Big Lagoon for Tuesday, October 20, in feet above Mean Lower Low Water (MLLW). Shaded areas are night.

Today's tides

ft above MLLW
  • High6:33 AM1.2 ft
  • Low5:20 PM0.4 ft
Tide times for Big Lagoon
TideTimeHeight
High6:33 AM1.2 ft
Low5:20 PM0.4 ft
Sunrise
6:55 AM
First light 6:31
Sunset
6:14 PM
Last light 6:39
Moon
70%
Waxing gibbous
Tide range
0.8 ft
Mean 1.0 ft

Best windows today

Plan the week →
  • Fishing
    6:30 to 7:00 PM

    Today's best window (7:00 to 8:00 AM) has passed. Dawn light with the outgoing tide around the 5:20 PM low.

  • Tidepools & shelling
    No daylight low today

    No daylight low today. The next good one is Monday at 8:00 AM.

  • Surfing
    Next: Fri 9:00 to 11:00 AM
    Earlier today: 10:00 AM to 1:00 PM

    Today's best window (10:00 AM to 1:00 PM) has passed.

  • Shallow boat launch
    Avoid 12:00 to 12:00 AM

    Water drops under 1.5 ft from 12:00 to 12:00 AM. Plan to be back on the trailer before then.

Plan the week

Moving water around the turn often fishes best. Local species and bait matter more than any chart.

High and low tides for the next 7 days, heights in ft
DayTide 1Tide 2Tide 3Tide 4Range, ft
TodayTue 20H6:33a1.2L5:20p0.40.8
WedOct 21H7:48a1.1L5:48p0.60.5
ThuOct 22H8:50a0.9L5:54p0.7H9:26p0.80.2
FriOct 23L5:55a0.7H11:08a0.8L1:24p0.8H9:26p1.00.3
SatOct 24L6:47a0.5H9:38p1.20.7
SunOct 25L8:06a0.3H9:56p1.41.1
MonOct 26L9:22a0.1H10:31p1.51.4

Neap tides Thursday. Smaller range, so highs and lows stay close to average. Spring and neap tides

Tide predictions and observations: NOAA National Ocean Service, Center for Operational Oceanographic Products and Services (CO-OPS), station 8729909.

Nearby stations

Currents

Pensacola Bay entrance, midchannel

  • Slack7:12 AM
  • Max ebb11:12 AM 1.4 kn
  • Slack6:23 PM
  • Max flood11:19 PM 1.0 kn

Current predictions for Pensacola Bay entrance, midchannel, 3 mi away. Currents near inlets can be strong. Not for navigation.

Station details

Datum
Mean lower low water
Predictions
NOAA, from this station's own tide records
Live gauge
None
Coordinates
30.327° N, 87.357° W
Time zone
Central, UTC−5
Station ID
NOAA 8729909

About the tides at Big Lagoon

Tides at Big Lagoon are mostly diurnal: one rise and one fall a day, with a slow change between them. The mean range is small, about 1.0 ft, so wind and pressure can matter as much as the tide itself. That is smaller than most Florida stations on this site. The next spring tides peak on October 29, with a range of 1.9 ft. Neap tides follow on Thursday, when the range shrinks to 0.2 ft. In the next 12 months the highest predicted tide here is 1.7 ft on October 2, and the lowest is −0.9 ft on January 20.

This is a prediction station. NOAA calculates its tides from past measurements at this spot, but there is no live gauge today. NOAA measured the tide here from 1977 to 1994 to set up these predictions. The nearest other station is Fort McRee Breakwater, 3 mi away, where high tide comes about 43 min earlier. For tidal currents, see Pensacola Bay entrance, midchannel.

Tide predictions and water levels from NOAA CO-OPS. For planning only, not for navigation. Real water levels can differ because of wind, air pressure and river flow. Always check conditions on site.