Shield Point tide times

Blackwater River, FLBlackwater RiverNOAA 8729747Tuesday, October 20 · CDTTue Oct 20Predictions onlyChange station
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The last tide turn at Shield Point today has passed. Tomorrow's first low is at 5:21 PM.

Predicted now
0.5 ft
Near slack, turning soon
Next high
8:11 AM
In 13 h 51 min · 1.5 ft
Next low
5:21 PM
In 23 h 01 min · 0.6 ft
Tide range today
1.2 ft
Neap tides Thursday
Predictions only. No live gauge at this station.

Today's tide

PredictedNightHeight above MLLW
0 ft2 ftNOW 6:207:07 AMHigh · 1.7 ft5:10 PMLow · 0.4 ft
Tide chart for Shield Point, today. High 1.7 ft at 7:07 AM, low 0.4 ft at 5:10 PM.

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

Today's tides

ft above MLLW
  • High7:07 AM1.7 ft
  • Low5:10 PM0.4 ft
Tide times for Shield Point
TideTimeHeight
High7:07 AM1.7 ft
Low5:10 PM0.4 ft
Sunrise
6:54 AM
First light 6:30
Sunset
6:13 PM
Last light 6:37
Moon
70%
Waxing gibbous
Tide range
1.2 ft
Mean 1.4 ft

Best windows today

Plan the week →
  • Fishing
    3:00 to 7:00 PM

    Moving water near sunset, as the tide falls toward the 5:10 PM low. Second window 5:00 to 8:00 AM.

  • Tidepools & shelling
    4:00 to 7:00 PM

    The 0.4 ft low at 5:10 PM falls in full daylight.

  • Surfing
    Next: Fri 10:00 AM to 1:00 PM
    Earlier today: 11:00 AM to 2:00 PM

    Today's best window (11:00 AM to 2:00 PM) has passed.

  • Shallow boat launch
    Avoid 9:00 to 12:00 AM

    Under 1.5 ft around low water. Launch before 9:00 AM.

Plan the week

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

Next 7 days

October calendar →
High and low tides for the next 7 days, heights in ft
DayTide 1Tide 2Tide 3Tide 4Range, ft
TodayTue 20H7:07a1.7L5:10p0.41.2
WedOct 21H8:11a1.5L5:21p0.60.9
ThuOct 22H12:48a1.2L5:07a1.1H10:45a1.3L5:05p0.80.4
FriOct 23H12:07a1.3L6:14a0.9H12:56p1.2L4:34p1.00.6 and 1 more
SatOct 24L7:22a0.6H11:05p1.71.1
SunOct 25L8:04a0.3H11:08p1.91.6
MonOct 26L8:39a0.1H11:32p2.12.1

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 8729747.

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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
30.582° N, 87.015° W
Time zone
Central, UTC−5
Station ID
NOAA 8729747

About the tides at Shield Point

Most days here have a single high and a single low. Around neap tides the pattern can blur into small double tides. The mean range is small, about 1.4 ft, so wind and pressure can matter as much as the tide itself. From the average lower low to the average higher high, the difference is 1.6 ft. The next spring tides peak on October 30, with a range of 2.6 ft. Neap tides follow on Thursday, when the range shrinks to 0.4 ft. In the next 12 months the highest predicted tide here is 2.4 ft on October 29, and the lowest is −1.1 ft on January 21.

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 1976 to 1993 to set up these predictions. The nearest other station is Bay Point, 0.9 mi away, where high tide comes about 24 min later.

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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.