Ship Island tide times

Mississippi Sound, MSMississippi SoundNOAA 8744756Tuesday, October 20 · CDTTue Oct 20Predictions onlyChange station
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The last tide turn at Ship Island today has passed. Tomorrow's first low is at 4:19 PM.

Predicted now
0.6 ft
Near slack, turning soon
Next high
6:10 AM
In 11 h 46 min · 1.4 ft
Next low
4:19 PM
In 21 h 55 min · 0.7 ft
Tide range today
1.1 ft
Neap tides Thursday
Predictions only. No live gauge at this station.

Today's tide

PredictedNightHeight above MLLW
0 ft2 ftNOW 6:234:48 AMHigh · 1.6 ft4:04 PMLow · 0.6 ft
Tide chart for Ship Island, today. High 1.6 ft at 4:48 AM, low 0.6 ft at 4:04 PM.

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

Today's tides

ft above MLLW
  • High4:48 AM1.6 ft
  • Low4:04 PM0.6 ft
Tide times for Ship Island
TideTimeHeight
High4:48 AM1.6 ft
Low4:04 PM0.6 ft
Sunrise
7:02 AM
First light 6:38
Sunset
6:21 PM
Last light 6:45
Moon
70%
Waxing gibbous
Tide range
1.1 ft
Mean 1.5 ft

Best windows today

Plan the week →
  • Fishing
    6:30 to 7:00 PM

    Today's best window (6:00 to 8:00 AM) has passed. Dawn light with the outgoing tide around the 4:04 PM low. Second window 3:00 to 4:00 AM.

  • Tidepools & shelling
    No daylight low today

    No daylight low today. The next good one is Sunday at 7:00 AM.

  • Surfing
    Next: Fri 7:00 to 10:00 AM
    Earlier today: 10:00 AM to 12:00 PM

    Today's best window (10:00 AM to 12:00 PM) has passed.

  • Shallow boat launch
    Avoid 7:00 to 12:00 AM

    Under 1.5 ft around low water. Launch before 7:00 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 20H4:48a1.6L4:04p0.61.1
WedOct 21H6:10a1.4L4:19p0.7H11:46p1.10.7
ThuOct 22L2:40a1.0H10:27a1.3L4:23p0.9H11:00p1.20.4
FriOct 23L4:32a0.8H12:10p1.3L4:14p1.1H9:38p1.30.6
SatOct 24L5:42a0.5H9:35p1.61.1
SunOct 25L6:37a0.2H10:00p1.91.7
MonOct 26L7:29a0.0H10:33p2.12.2

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 8744756.

Nearby stations

Currents

Ship Island, 0.5 nm NW of, Lb 26

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Current predictions for Ship Island, 0.5 nm NW of, Lb 26, 1 mi away. Currents near inlets can be strong. Not for navigation.

Station details

Datum
Mean lower low water
Predictions
NOAA, from this station's own tide records
Live gauge
None
Coordinates
30.213° N, 88.972° W
Time zone
Central, UTC−5
Station ID
NOAA 8744756

About the tides at Ship Island

Most days here have a single high and a single low. Around neap tides the pattern can blur into small double tides. Water here rises and falls only about 1.5 ft on an average day. A strong onshore wind can push levels above the prediction. Over the next two weeks the biggest daily range, 2.7 ft, comes on October 28, and the smallest, 0.4 ft, on Thursday. Looking a year ahead, predictions peak at 2.4 ft on October 28 and bottom out at −1.1 ft on January 20.

Predictions for Ship Island 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 1979 to 2011 to set up these predictions. The nearest other station is Cat Island, 9 mi away, where high tide comes about 30 min later. For tidal currents, see Ship Island, 0.5 nm NW of, Lb 26.

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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.