Alabama Point Tides Today
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Alabama Point runs a mean tidal range of about 0.8 ft. This month the highest water, 1.3 ft, comes on the evening of Oct 28, and the lowest, a -0.3 ft minus tide, on the morning of Oct 29.
| High tide | 12:48 AM | 1.2 ft |
| Low tide | 1:30 PM | -0.3 ft |
Today on the water at Alabama Point
Today at Alabama Point: high tide at 12:48 AM (1.2 ft), low tide at 1:30 PM (-0.3 ft). The National Weather Service forecast for Saturday is mostly cloudy then chance showers and thunderstorms with E winds 10 to 20 mph, 80°F. Wind that strong can hold water in or push it out, so the real tide may run above or below these predictions. In effect now: Rip Current Statement. Sunrise is at 7:02 AM and sunset at 6:04 PM.
| Period | Forecast | Wind | Temp |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overnight | Mostly Cloudy | E 10 mph | 69°F |
| Saturday | Mostly Cloudy then Chance Showers And Thunderstorms | E 10 to 20 mph | 80°F |
Forecast: National Weather Service point forecast for this location.
Where Alabama Point is
Alabama Point sits at 30.2786° N, 87.5550° W on the northern Gulf of Mexico, at Orange Beach, AL, in Baldwin County. The station here is a historical NOAA reference station: a gauge measured the tide at this spot from 1993 until 2007, and NOAA still publishes harmonic predictions from that record. There is no live reading here today. The closest gauge measuring live water level is Pensacola (NOAA 8729840), 22.3 mi away, and high and low water here run on average about 93 min earlier than there. The nearest weather station is Perdido Pass, AL, a shore station reporting wind and, at most sites, water temperature, right at this station.
The tide at Alabama Point
Alabama Point has a diurnal tide: usually one high and one low a day, with the daily rhythm shifting about 50 minutes later each day and fading near the moon's equatorial crossing. This month's predictions average 1.1 high tides a day here. The mean range from lower low to higher high is 0.9 ft, and 0.8 ft between the average high and the average low, a small tide. For the water around it: Northern Gulf tides are diurnal, one high and one low most days with ranges of 1 to 2 ft, so wind and river stage move the water as much as the moon.
Datum and source
Heights on this page are feet above mean lower low water (MLLW), the zero NOAA's nautical charts use for soundings. A predicted 0.0 ft low is the average of the lower low each day; a minus tide is water below chart datum, and a 2 ft high means 2 ft more water than the chart shows. NOAA fixes MLLW at Alabama Point from the 1983-2001 National Tidal Datum Epoch; mean higher high water is 0.9 ft above it and mean sea level 0.4 ft. These datums are controlled from NOAA's Pensacola, FL gauge. Source: NOAA CO-OPS station 8730667, established 1993, gauge removed 2007. The tide times and heights are NOAA's official harmonic predictions for this station; TidalMap republishes them daily and does not alter them.
Tide stations near Alabama Point
- Arnica Bay, Mill Point: 3.0 mi, tides about 181 min later
- Gulf State Park Pier: 7.1 mi, tides about 68 min earlier
- Gulf Shores, ICWW: 7.7 mi, tides about 123 min later
- Bon Secour, Bon Secour River: 10.9 mi, tides about 83 min later
- Weeks Bay: 18.7 mi, tides about 93 min later
TidalMapMonthly tide calendar
🌊 Biggest flood tides at Alabama Point this month: Oct 1, Oct 2, Oct 3, Oct 26, Oct 27, Oct 28, Oct 29, Oct 31. These spring highs push water up into the grass and over the oyster rock; prime for poling into flooded marsh for tailing reds.
🔻 Negative (minus) low tides at Alabama Point this month: Oct 1, Oct 2, Oct 3, Oct 4, Oct 5, Oct 12, Oct 13, Oct 14, Oct 15, Oct 16, Oct 17, Oct 18 …. These drain the flats and expose the oyster rock, prime for sight-fishing and clamming.
Best fishing times (solunar)
Major and minor solunar windows for Alabama Point, peak feeding activity is around the moon overhead/underfoot (majors) and moonrise/moonset (minors). Score is the day's activity coefficient (0–100).
| Day | Major windows | Minor windows | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| Today 🌖 | 4:31–6:31 AM 4:56–6:56 PM | 10:16–12:16 AM 11:51–1:51 PM | 55 |
| Sun Nov 1 🌗 | 5:31–7:31 AM 5:56–7:56 PM | — 12:37–2:37 PM | 42 |
| Mon Nov 2 🌗 | 6:26–8:26 AM 6:51–8:51 PM | 11:27–1:27 AM 1:17–3:17 PM | 33 |
| Tue Nov 3 🌗 | 7:18–9:18 AM 7:43–9:43 PM | 12:35–2:35 AM 1:52–3:52 PM | 47 |
| Wed Nov 4 🌗 | 8:06–10:06 AM 8:31–10:31 PM | 1:40–3:40 AM 2:23–4:23 PM | 61 |
| Thu Nov 5 🌘 | 8:51–10:51 AM 9:16–11:16 PM | 2:42–4:42 AM 2:53–4:53 PM | 73 |
| Fri Nov 6 🌘 | 9:36–11:36 AM 10:01–12:01 AM | 3:43–5:43 AM 3:22–5:22 PM | 83 |
Predictions & observations: NOAA CO-OPS station 8730667. Solunar windows computed from the moon's position for this location. Times shown in the station's local time. Not for navigation.
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