Gulf Shores tide times

ICWW, ALICWWNOAA 8731439Wednesday, September 30 · CDTWed Sep 30Predictions onlyChange station
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Today at Gulf Shores the next low tide is at 1:45 PM (0.3 ft). Tomorrow's first low is at 3:04 PM. Spring tides peak on Saturday, so expect bigger highs and lower lows.

Predicted now
0.3 ft
Near slack, turning soon
Next low
1:45 PM
In 5 min · 0.3 ft
Next high
2:18 AM
In 12 h 38 min · 1.7 ft
Tide range today
1.4 ft
Spring tides Saturday
Predictions only. No live gauge at this station.

Today's tide

PredictedNightHeight above MLLW
0 ft2 ftNOW 1:401:14 AMHigh · 1.7 ft1:45 PMLow · 0.3 ft
Tide chart for Gulf Shores, today. High 1.7 ft at 1:14 AM, low 0.3 ft at 1:45 PM.

Predicted tide height at ICWW for Wednesday, September 30, in feet above Mean Lower Low Water (MLLW). Shaded areas are night.

Today's tides

ft above MLLW
  • High1:14 AM1.7 ft
  • Low1:45 PM0.3 ft
Tide times for Gulf Shores
TideTimeHeight
High1:14 AM1.7 ft
Low1:45 PM0.3 ft
Sunrise
6:44 AM
First light 6:20
Sunset
6:39 PM
Last light 7:03
Moon
81%
Waning gibbous
Tide range
1.4 ft
Spring tides Sat

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 outgoing tide around the 1:45 PM low. Second window 6:00 to 8:00 PM.

  • Tidepools & shelling
    1:00 to 2:00 PM

    The 0.3 ft low at 1:45 PM falls in full daylight.

  • Surfing
    6:00 to 7:00 PM

    Mid tide from 6:00 to 7:00 PM. No wind sensor at this station.

  • Shallow boat launch
    Avoid 4:00 AM to 11:00 PM

    Under 1.5 ft around low water. Launch before 4:00 AM.

Plan the week

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

Next 7 days

September calendar →
High and low tides for the next 7 days, heights in ft
DayTide 1Tide 2Tide 3Tide 4Range, ft
TodayWed 30H1:14a1.7L1:45p0.31.4
ThuOct 1H2:18a1.7L3:04p0.21.5 spring tide
FriOct 2H3:26a1.8L4:22p0.21.6 spring tide
SatOct 3H4:35a1.8L5:31p0.21.6 spring tide
SunOct 4H5:44a1.8L6:28p0.21.5 spring tide
MonOct 5H6:55a1.7L7:14p0.31.4
TueOct 6H8:16a1.5L7:52p0.51.1

Spring tides Thursday to Sunday. Lows drop to 0.2 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, 1.6 ft, comes on Saturday, and the smallest, 0.3 ft, on October 8.

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 48 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.