Big Lagoon Tides Today
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Big Lagoon runs a mean tidal range of about 1.0 ft. This month the highest water, 1.7 ft, comes on the morning of Oct 2, and the lowest, a -0.2 ft minus tide, on the afternoon of Oct 29.
| High tide | 2:36 AM | 1.6 ft |
| Low tide | 2:12 PM | -0.1 ft |
Today on the water at Big Lagoon
Today at Big Lagoon: high tide at 2:36 AM (1.6 ft), low tide at 2:12 PM (-0.1 ft). The National Weather Service forecast for Saturday is mostly cloudy then slight chance showers and thunderstorms with E winds 10 to 15 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. Sunrise is at 7:02 AM and sunset at 6:03 PM.
| Period | Forecast | Wind | Temp |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overnight | Mostly Cloudy | E 10 mph | 69°F |
| Saturday | Mostly Cloudy then Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms | E 10 to 15 mph | 80°F |
Forecast: National Weather Service point forecast for this location.
Where Big Lagoon is
Big Lagoon sits at 30.3267° N, 87.3567° W on the northern Gulf of Mexico, at Pensacola Station, FL. The station here is a historical NOAA reference station: a gauge measured the tide at this spot from 1977 until 1994, 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), 10.2 mi away, and high and low water here run on average about 28 min earlier than there. The nearest weather station is Pensacola Naval Air Station, an airport reporting wind, visibility and sky cover, but no water temperature, 2.9 mi away.
The tide at Big Lagoon
Big Lagoon 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 1.0 ft, 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 Big Lagoon from the 1983-2001 National Tidal Datum Epoch; mean higher high water is 1.0 ft above it and mean sea level 0.5 ft. The land survey datum NAVD88, the zero on topographic maps and flood maps, is 0.2 ft above MLLW here, so a water level on this page converts to NAVD88 by subtracting that amount. These datums are controlled from NOAA's Pensacola, FL gauge. Source: NOAA CO-OPS station 8729909, established 1977, gauge removed 1994. 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 Big Lagoon
- Blue Angels Park: 6.0 mi, tides about 183 min later
- Nix Point, Perdido Bay: 6.1 mi, tides about 192 min later
- Pensacola: 10.2 mi, tides about 28 min later
- Pensacola Beach Pier: 12.8 mi, tides about 138 min earlier
- Navarre, North Side, East Bay: 25.5 mi, tides about 106 min later
TidalMapMonthly tide calendar
🌊 Biggest flood tides at Big Lagoon this month: Oct 1, Oct 2, Oct 3, Oct 4, Oct 26, Oct 27, Oct 29, Oct 30, 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 Big Lagoon 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 Big Lagoon, 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 🌖 | 4:30–6:30 AM 4:55–6:55 PM | 10:15–12:15 AM 11:50–1:50 PM | 55 |
| Sun Nov 1 🌗 | 5:30–7:30 AM 5:55–7:55 PM | — 12:37–2:37 PM | 42 |
| Mon Nov 2 🌗 | 6:25–8:25 AM 6:50–8:50 PM | 11:26–1:26 AM 1:16–3:16 PM | 33 |
| Tue Nov 3 🌗 | 7:17–9:17 AM 7:42–9:42 PM | 12:34–2:34 AM 1:51–3:51 PM | 47 |
| Wed Nov 4 🌗 | 8:05–10:05 AM 8:30–10:30 PM | 1:39–3:39 AM 2:22–4:22 PM | 61 |
| Thu Nov 5 🌘 | 8:50–10:50 AM 9:15–11:15 PM | 2:41–4:41 AM 2:52–4:52 PM | 73 |
| Fri Nov 6 🌘 | 9:35–11:35 AM 10:00–12:00 AM | 3:42–5:42 AM 3:22–5:22 PM | 83 |
Predictions & observations: NOAA CO-OPS station 8729909. 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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