Shield Point tide times

Blackwater River, FLBlackwater RiverNOAA 8729747Tuesday, October 13 · CDTTue Oct 13Predictions onlyChange station
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The last tide turn at Shield Point today has passed. Tomorrow's first low is at 10:15 AM. Spring tides peak tomorrow, so expect bigger highs and lower lows.

Predicted now
0.3 ft
Near slack, turning soon
Next high
1:16 AM
In 14 h 48 min · 2.1 ft
Next low
10:15 AM
In 23 h 47 min · 0.3 ft
Tide range today
1.8 ft
Spring tides Wednesday
Predictions only. No live gauge at this station.

Today's tide

PredictedNightHeight above MLLW
0 ft2 ftNOW 10:2812:33 AMHigh · 2.1 ft9:32 AMLow · 0.3 ft
Tide chart for Shield Point, today. High 2.1 ft at 12:33 AM, low 0.3 ft at 9:32 AM.

Predicted tide height at Blackwater River for Tuesday, October 13, in feet above Mean Lower Low Water (MLLW). Shaded areas are night.

Today's tides

ft above MLLW
  • High12:33 AM2.1 ft
  • Low9:32 AM0.3 ft
Tide times for Shield Point
TideTimeHeight
High12:33 AM2.1 ft
Low9:32 AM0.3 ft
Sunrise
6:50 AM
First light 6:25
Sunset
6:20 PM
Last light 6:44
Moon
10%
Waxing crescent
Tide range
1.8 ft
Spring tides Wed

Best windows today

Plan the week →
  • Fishing
    5:00 to 7:00 PM

    Today's best window (6:00 to 9:00 AM) has passed. Dawn light with the outgoing tide around the 9:32 AM low. Second window 5:00 to 7:00 PM.

  • Tidepools & shelling
    8:00 to 11:00 AM

    The 0.3 ft low at 9:32 AM falls in full daylight.

  • Surfing
    4:00 to 7:00 PM

    Mid tide from 4:00 to 7:00 PM. No wind sensor at this station.

  • Shallow boat launch
    Avoid 4:00 AM to 9:00 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

October calendar →
High and low tides for the next 7 days, heights in ft
DayTide 1Tide 2Tide 3Tide 4Range, ft
TodayTue 13H12:33a2.1L9:32a0.31.8 spring tide
WedOct 14H1:16a2.1L10:15a0.31.8 spring tide
ThuOct 15H2:05a2.1L12:21p0.41.8 spring tide
FriOct 16H2:57a2.1L2:21p0.31.7 spring tide
SatOct 17H3:57a2.0L3:31p0.31.7 spring tide
SunOct 18H5:07a1.9L4:15p0.31.6 spring tide
MonOct 19H6:12a1.8L4:46p0.31.5

Spring tides Tuesday to Sunday. 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 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 tomorrow, with a range of 1.8 ft. Neap tides follow on October 22, 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 51 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.