Gulf Shores tide times

ICWW, ALICWWNOAA 8731439Wednesday, October 7 · CDTWed Oct 7Predictions onlyChange station
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Today at Gulf Shores the next low tide is at 8:15 PM (0.7 ft). Tomorrow's first low is at 3:31 AM.

Predicted now
1.3 ft
Near slack, turning soon
Next low
8:15 PM
In 8 h 51 min · 0.7 ft
Next high
12:34 AM
In 13 h 10 min · 0.9 ft
Tide range today
0.6 ft
Neap tides Thursday
Predictions only. No live gauge at this station.

Today's tide

PredictedNightHeight above MLLW
0 ft2 ftNOW 11:239:49 AMHigh · 1.4 ft8:15 PMLow · 0.7 ft
Tide chart for Gulf Shores, today. High 1.4 ft at 9:49 AM, low 0.7 ft at 8:15 PM.

Predicted tide height at ICWW for Wednesday, October 7, in feet above Mean Lower Low Water (MLLW). Shaded areas are night.

Today's tides

ft above MLLW
  • High9:49 AM1.4 ft
  • Low8:15 PM0.7 ft
Tide times for Gulf Shores
TideTimeHeight
High9:49 AM1.4 ft
Low8:15 PM0.7 ft
Sunrise
6:48 AM
First light 6:24
Sunset
6:30 PM
Last light 6:54
Moon
9%
Waning crescent
Tide range
0.6 ft
Mean 1.1 ft

Best windows today

Plan the week →
  • Fishing
    6:00 to 8:00 PM

    Today's best window (6:00 to 8:00 AM) has passed. Dawn light with the incoming tide around the 9:49 AM high. Second window 6:00 to 8:00 PM.

  • Tidepools & shelling
    No daylight low today

    No daylight low today.

  • Surfing
    1:00 to 4:00 PM

    Mid tide from 1:00 to 4:00 PM. No wind sensor at this station.

  • 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.

Next 7 days

October calendar →
High and low tides for the next 7 days, heights in ft
DayTide 1Tide 2Tide 3Tide 4Range, ft
TodayWed 7H9:49a1.4L8:15p0.70.6
ThuOct 8H12:34a0.9L3:31a0.8H11:29a1.2L5:52p0.90.3
FriOct 9H12:08a1.0L6:11a0.7H11:41p1.20.5
SatOct 10L7:51a0.6H10:56p1.40.9
SunOct 11L10:02a0.4H11:22p1.61.1
MonOct 12L11:38a0.4H11:59p1.71.3 spring tide
TueOct 13L12:39p0.3

Spring tides Monday. Lows drop to 0.3 ft, the best low-water days this week. Spring and neap tides

Tide predictions and observations: NOAA National Ocean Service, Center for Operational Oceanographic Products and Services (CO-OPS), station 8731439.

Nearby stations

Currents

No current prediction station nearby.

Station details

Datum
Mean lower low water
Predictions
NOAA, from this station's own tide records
Live gauge
None
Coordinates
30.280° N, 87.684° W
Time zone
Central, UTC−5
Station ID
NOAA 8731439

About the tides at Gulf Shores

Gulf Shores usually gets one high and one low tide a day, known as a diurnal tide. Water here rises and falls only about 1.1 ft on an average day. A strong onshore wind can push levels above the prediction. Over the next two weeks the biggest daily range, 1.4 ft, comes on October 14, and the smallest, 0.3 ft, tomorrow. Looking a year ahead, predictions peak at 1.8 ft on October 3 and bottom out at −0.8 ft on January 21.

Predictions for Gulf Shores come from this station's own tide records. There is no live sensor, so the table shows forecast only. NOAA measured the tide here from 2008 to 2011 to set up these predictions. The nearest other station is Gulf State Park Pier, 2 mi away, where high tide comes about 2 h 38 m earlier.

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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.