Southwest Fork (spillway) tide times

Loxahatchee River Lock, FLLoxahatchee River LockNOAA 8722496Tuesday, October 20 · EDTTue Oct 20Predictions onlyChange station
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The last tide turn at Southwest Fork (spillway) today has passed. Tomorrow's first low is at 12:40 AM.

Estimated now
2.1 ft ↓
Falling 0.1 ft per hour
Next low
12:40 AM
In 5 h 18 min · 1.3 ft
Next high
6:06 AM
In 10 h 44 min · 2.2 ft
Tide range today
0.9 ft
Mean range 1.9 ft
Predictions only. No live gauge at this station.

Today's tide

Estimated curve between high and low timesNightHeight above MLLW
0 ft2 ftNOW 7:215:05 AMHigh · 2.1 ft12:06 PMLow · 1.2 ft5:42 PMHigh · 2.2 ft
Tide chart for Southwest Fork (spillway), today. High 2.1 ft at 5:05 AM, low 1.2 ft at 12:06 PM, high 2.2 ft at 5:42 PM.

Heights and times are estimated from Miami Beach, Government Cut using NOAA offsets. Only the high and low points are official; the curve between them is drawn by us.

Today's tides

ft above MLLW
  • High5:05 AM2.1 ft
  • Low12:06 PM1.2 ft
  • High5:42 PM2.2 ft
Tide times for Southwest Fork (spillway)
TideTimeHeight
High5:05 AM2.1 ft
Low12:06 PM1.2 ft
High5:42 PM2.2 ft
Sunrise
7:24 AM
First light 7:00
Sunset
6:49 PM
Last light 7:12
Moon
69%
Waxing gibbous
Tide range
0.9 ft
Mean 1.9 ft

Best windows today

Plan the week →
  • Fishing
    7:30 to 8:00 PM

    Today's best window (6:00 to 7:00 PM) has passed. Moving water near sunset, as the tide falls toward the 12:40 AM low.

  • Tidepools & shelling
    No daylight low today

    No daylight low today.

  • Surfing
    Next: Wed 3:00 to 5:00 PM
    Earlier today: 2:00 to 4:00 PM

    Today's best window (2:00 to 4:00 PM) has passed.

  • Shallow boat launch
    Avoid 9:00 AM to 2:00 PM

    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 20H5:05a2.1L12:06p1.2H5:42p2.20.9
WedOct 21L12:40a1.3H6:06a2.2L1:00p1.1H6:33p2.31.1
ThuOct 22L1:26a1.0H7:01a2.3L1:48p1.0H7:21p2.41.4
FriOct 23L2:09a0.8H7:52a2.5L2:33p0.9H8:05p2.41.7
SatOct 24L2:50a0.5H8:39a2.6L3:17p0.7H8:48p2.52.1
SunOct 25L3:31a0.3H9:25a2.8L4:00p0.6H9:32p2.62.5
MonOct 26L4:14a0.1H10:11a2.8L4:44p0.6H10:16p2.62.8 spring tide

King tides Oct 25 to Oct 29. The year's highest tides at this station, from our scan of NOAA predictions. About king tides

Tide predictions and observations: NOAA National Ocean Service, Center for Operational Oceanographic Products and Services (CO-OPS), station 8722496.

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Currents

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Station details

Datum
Mean lower low water
Predictions
NOAA subordinate, from Miami Beach, Government Cut
Live gauge
None
Coordinates
26.935° N, 80.143° W
Time zone
Eastern, UTC−4
Station ID
NOAA 8722496

About the tides at Southwest Fork (spillway)

Expect two roughly equal high tides a day at Loxahatchee River Lock, each arriving about 50 minutes later than the day before. The pattern follows the reference station at Miami Beach, Government Cut. The mean range is small, about 1.9 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 2.2 ft. In the next 12 months the highest predicted tide here is 2.9 ft on September 29, and the lowest is −1.0 ft on January 23.

Southwest Fork (spillway) is a subordinate station. NOAA predicts its tides by adjusting Miami Beach, Government Cut: highs come about 52 min and lows about 105 min later than there. NOAA measured the tide here from 1972 to 1973 to set up these predictions. The nearest other station is Southwest Fork, 2 mi away, where high tide comes about 11 min earlier.

Predictions are based on Miami Beach, Government Cut.

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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.