Shield Point tide times

Blackwater River, FLBlackwater RiverNOAA 8729747Wednesday, September 30 · CDTWed Sep 30Predictions onlyChange station
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The last tide turn at Shield Point today has passed. Tomorrow's first low is at 2:22 PM. Spring tides peak on Saturday, so expect bigger highs and lower lows.

Predicted now
0.3 ft
Near slack, turning soon
Next high
2:09 AM
In 12 h 32 min · 2.3 ft
Next low
2:22 PM
In 24 h 45 min · 0.2 ft
Tide range today
2.0 ft
Spring tides Saturday
Predictions only. No live gauge at this station.

Today's tide

PredictedNightHeight above MLLW
0 ft2 ftNOW 1:361:22 AMHigh · 2.2 ft10:32 AMLow · 0.2 ft
Tide chart for Shield Point, today. High 2.2 ft at 1:22 AM, low 0.2 ft at 10:32 AM.

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

Today's tides

ft above MLLW
  • High1:22 AM2.2 ft
  • Low10:32 AM0.2 ft
Tide times for Shield Point
TideTimeHeight
High1:22 AM2.2 ft
Low10:32 AM0.2 ft
Sunrise
6:42 AM
First light 6:18
Sunset
6:36 PM
Last light 7:00
Moon
81%
Waning gibbous
Tide range
2.0 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 10:32 AM low. Second window 6:00 to 8:00 PM.

  • Tidepools & shelling
    9:00 AM to 2:00 PM

    The 0.2 ft low at 10:32 AM falls in full daylight.

  • Surfing
    5:00 to 7:00 PM

    Mid tide from 5:00 to 7:00 PM. No wind sensor at this station.

  • Shallow boat launch
    Avoid 5:00 AM to 9:00 PM

    Under 1.5 ft around low water. Launch before 5:00 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 30H1:22a2.2L10:32a0.22.0
ThuOct 1H2:09a2.3L2:22p0.22.1 spring tide
FriOct 2H3:07a2.3L3:52p0.12.3 spring tide
SatOct 3H4:20a2.3L4:54p0.02.3 spring tide
SunOct 4H5:48a2.2L5:48p0.02.1 spring tide
MonOct 5H7:01a2.0L6:38p0.21.9
TueOct 6H8:28a1.8L7:21p0.41.4

Spring tides Thursday to Sunday. Lows drop to 0.0 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 8729747.

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

About the tides at Shield Point

Tides at Blackwater River are mostly diurnal: one rise and one fall a day, with a slow change between them. The mean range is small, about 1.4 ft, so wind and pressure can matter as much as the tide itself. The next spring tides peak on Saturday, with a range of 2.3 ft. Neap tides follow on October 8, when the range shrinks to 0.4 ft.

This is a prediction station. NOAA calculates its tides from past measurements at this spot, but there is no live gauge today. The nearest other station is Bay Point, 0.9 mi away, where high tide comes about 1 h 19 m 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.