Apalachicola Tides Today
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Apalachicola runs a mean tidal range of about 1.1 ft. This month the highest water, 2.2 ft, comes on the morning of Oct 1, and the lowest, a -0.2 ft minus tide, on the afternoon of Oct 29.
| Low tide | 1:21 AM | 1.6 ft |
| High tide | 6:25 AM | 2.0 ft |
| Low tide | 3:39 PM | -0.1 ft |
Today on the water at Apalachicola
Today at Apalachicola: high tide at 6:25 AM (2.0 ft), low tide at 1:21 AM (1.6 ft) and 3:39 PM (-0.1 ft). The National Weather Service forecast for today is mostly cloudy with E winds 10 to 15 mph, 77°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: Small Craft Advisory. The water at the gauge reads 73°F. Sunrise is at 7:51 AM and sunset at 6:55 PM.
| Period | Forecast | Wind | Temp |
|---|---|---|---|
| Today | Mostly Cloudy | E 10 to 15 mph | 77°F |
| Tonight | Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms | ENE 10 to 15 mph | 69°F |
Forecast: National Weather Service point forecast for this location.
Where Apalachicola is
Apalachicola sits at 29.7244° N, 84.9806° W on the northern Gulf of Mexico, at Apalachicola, FL. The station here is a live gauge in NOAA's National Water Level Observation Network, the reference network the rest of the coast's tide predictions are tied to. It has been in NOAA's records since 1967. The nearest weather station is Apalachicola, FL, a shore station reporting wind and, at most sites, water temperature, right at this station.
The tide at Apalachicola
Apalachicola has a mixed tide: two highs and two lows a day, but of unequal size, so one low each day drains a little lower than the other. This month's predictions average 1.8 high tides a day here. The mean range from lower low to higher high is 1.6 ft, and 1.1 ft between the average high and the average low, a small tide. On an average day the higher high tops the lower high by 0.1 ft and the lower low sits 0.4 ft below the other low. 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.
About this station
- High tide reaches Apalachicola about 8.8 hours after the moon passes overhead. That lag is local, which is why high water does not line up with the moon.
- Highest water on record: 9.3 ft on Oct 10, 2018.
- Lowest on record: -1.8 ft on Jan 18, 1981.
- The National Weather Service counts 3.8 ft as minor flooding here, 5.6 ft as moderate and 7.6 ft as major.
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 Apalachicola from the 1983-2001 National Tidal Datum Epoch; mean higher high water is 1.6 ft above it and mean sea level 0.9 ft. The land survey datum NAVD88, the zero on topographic maps and flood maps, is 0.8 ft above MLLW here, so a water level on this page converts to NAVD88 by subtracting that amount. Source: NOAA CO-OPS station 8728690, a National Water Level Observation Network gauge, established 1967. The tide times and heights are NOAA's official harmonic predictions for this station; TidalMap republishes them daily and does not alter them. The observed line is the gauge's own six-minute water level feed.
Tide stations near Apalachicola
- St. George Island, Sikes Cut: 7.8 mi, tides about 110 min earlier
- West Pass: 9.4 mi, tides about 27 min earlier
- Lake Wimico: 13.4 mi, tides about 110 min later
- Dog Island, west end: 19.3 mi, tides about 136 min earlier
- White City, Gulf County Canal: 20.0 mi, tides about 38 min earlier
TidalMapMonthly tide calendar
🌊 Biggest flood tides at Apalachicola this month: Oct 1, Oct 2, Oct 3, Oct 13, Oct 14, Oct 27, Oct 28, Oct 29, Oct 30. 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 Apalachicola this month: Oct 27, Oct 28, Oct 29, Oct 30, Oct 31. 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 Apalachicola, 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 🌖 | 5:20–7:20 AM 5:45–7:45 PM | — 12:39–2:39 PM | 55 |
| Sun Nov 1 🌗 | 6:20–8:20 AM 6:45–8:45 PM | 11:07–1:07 AM 1:26–3:26 PM | 42 |
| Mon Nov 2 🌗 | 7:16–9:16 AM 7:41–9:41 PM | 12:17–2:17 AM 2:06–4:06 PM | 33 |
| Tue Nov 3 🌗 | 8:07–10:07 AM 8:32–10:32 PM | 1:25–3:25 AM 2:41–4:41 PM | 47 |
| Wed Nov 4 🌗 | 8:55–10:55 AM 9:20–11:20 PM | 2:29–4:29 AM 3:12–5:12 PM | 60 |
| Thu Nov 5 🌘 | 9:41–11:41 AM 10:06–12:06 AM | 3:31–5:31 AM 3:42–5:42 PM | 73 |
| Fri Nov 6 🌘 | 10:26–12:26 PM 10:51–12:51 AM | 4:32–6:32 AM 4:13–6:13 PM | 83 |
Predictions & observations: NOAA CO-OPS station 8728690. 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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