Fort Matanzas tide times

Fort Matanzas, FLFort MatanzasNOAA 8720686Tuesday, October 20 · EDTTue Oct 20Predictions onlyChange station
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Today at Fort Matanzas the next low tide is at 11:53 PM (1.6 ft). Tomorrow's first low is at 12:03 PM.

Estimated now
3.4 ft ↓
Falling 0.5 ft per hour
Next low
11:53 PM
In 4 h 32 min · 1.6 ft
Next high
5:16 AM
In 9 h 55 min · 3.9 ft
Tide range today
2.5 ft
Mean range 3.9 ft
Predictions only. No live gauge at this station.

Today's tide

Estimated curve between high and low timesNightHeight above MLLW
0 ft2 ft4 ftNOW 7:214:20 AMHigh · 3.7 ft11:07 AMLow · 1.6 ft4:53 PMHigh · 4.1 ft11:53 PMLow · 1.6 ft
Tide chart for Fort Matanzas, today. High 3.7 ft at 4:20 AM, low 1.6 ft at 11:07 AM, high 4.1 ft at 4:53 PM, low 1.6 ft at 11:53 PM.

Heights and times are estimated from Fernandina Beach, Amelia River using NOAA offsets. Only the high and low points are official; the curve between them is drawn by us.

Today's tides

ft above MLLW
  • High4:20 AM3.7 ft
  • Low11:07 AM1.6 ft
  • High4:53 PM4.1 ft
  • Low11:53 PM1.6 ft
Tide times for Fort Matanzas
TideTimeHeight
High4:20 AM3.7 ft
Low11:07 AM1.6 ft
High4:53 PM4.1 ft
Low11:53 PM1.6 ft
Sunrise
7:30 AM
First light 7:06
Sunset
6:50 PM
Last light 7:15
Moon
69%
Waxing gibbous
Tide range
2.5 ft
Mean 3.9 ft

Best windows today

Plan the week →
  • Fishing
    7:30 to 8:00 PM

    Today's best window (7:00 to 10:00 AM) has passed. Dawn light with the outgoing tide around the 11:07 AM low. Second window 2:00 to 4:00 AM.

  • Tidepools & shelling
    No daylight low today

    No daylight low today. The next good one is Saturday at 2:00 PM.

  • Surfing
    Next: Wed 2:00 to 4:00 PM
    Earlier today: 1:00 to 3:00 PM

    Today's best window (1:00 to 3:00 PM) has passed.

  • Shallow boat launch
    Enough water all day

    Lowest is 1.6 ft at 11:53 PM.

Plan the week

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

Next 7 days

October calendar →
High and low tides for the next 7 days, heights in ft
DayTide 1Tide 2Tide 3Tide 4Range, ft
TodayTue 20H4:20a3.7L11:07a1.6H4:53p4.1L11:53p1.62.5
WedOct 21H5:16a3.9L12:03p1.5H5:47p4.12.7
ThuOct 22L12:40a1.3H6:10a4.1L12:57p1.2H6:37p4.23.0
FriOct 23L1:25a1.0H7:01a4.4L1:51p1.0H7:26p4.33.4
SatOct 24L2:11a0.7H7:50a4.6L2:42p0.7H8:12p4.44.0
SunOct 25L2:56a0.4H8:36a4.8L3:31p0.5H8:59p4.44.5
MonOct 26L3:40a0.1H9:24a5.0L4:19p0.4H9:46p4.34.9 spring tide

King tides Oct 26 to Oct 29. The year's highest tides at this station, from our scan of NOAA predictions. About king tides

Tide predictions and observations: NOAA National Ocean Service, Center for Operational Oceanographic Products and Services (CO-OPS), station 8720686.

Nearby stations

Currents

No current prediction station nearby.

Station details

Datum
Mean lower low water
Predictions
NOAA subordinate, from Fernandina Beach, Amelia River
Live gauge
None
Coordinates
29.715° N, 81.238° W
Time zone
Eastern, UTC−4
Station ID
NOAA 8720686

About the tides at Fort Matanzas

Expect two roughly equal high tides a day at Fort Matanzas, each arriving about 50 minutes later than the day before. The pattern follows the reference station at Fernandina Beach, Amelia River. On a typical day the water moves about 3.9 ft between high and low. That is larger than most Florida stations on this site. From the average lower low to the average higher high, the difference is 4.4 ft. Looking a year ahead, predictions peak at 5.1 ft on October 27 and bottom out at −1.4 ft on January 23.

Tides here are worked out from the reference station at Fernandina Beach, Amelia River, with NOAA time and height corrections. Times are good for planning, but local wind can shift them. NOAA measured the tide here from 1973 to 1979 to set up these predictions. The nearest other station is Matanzas Inlet, 1.0 mi away, where high tide comes about 22 min earlier.

Predictions are based on Fernandina Beach, Amelia River.

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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.