Bon Secour, Bon Secour River Tides Today
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Bon Secour, Bon Secour River runs a mean tidal range of about 1.5 ft. This month the highest water, 2.5 ft, comes on the morning of Oct 2, and the lowest, a -0.3 ft minus tide, on the afternoon of Oct 30.
| High tide | 2:28 AM | 2.3 ft |
| Low tide | 2:51 PM | -0.3 ft |
Today on the water at Bon Secour, Bon Secour River
Today at Bon Secour, Bon Secour River: high tide at 2:28 AM (2.3 ft), low tide at 2:51 PM (-0.3 ft). The National Weather Service forecast for Saturday is mostly cloudy then chance showers and thunderstorms with E winds 10 to 15 mph, 78°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 7:03 AM and sunset at 6:05 PM.
| Period | Forecast | Wind | Temp |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overnight | Mostly Cloudy | E 5 mph | 68°F |
| Saturday | Mostly Cloudy then Chance Showers And Thunderstorms | E 10 to 15 mph | 78°F |
Forecast: National Weather Service point forecast for this location.
Where Bon Secour, Bon Secour River is
Bon Secour, Bon Secour River sits at 30.3033° N, 87.7350° W on the northern Gulf of Mexico, at Bon Secour, AL, in Baldwin County. The station here is a subordinate tide prediction point. NOAA has no gauge in the water at this spot; its times and heights are published as offsets from a reference gauge, named below. The closest gauge measuring live water level is Dauphin Island (NOAA 8735180), 20.6 mi away, and high and low water here run on average about 23 min later than there. The nearest weather station is Jack Edwards Airport, an airport reporting wind, visibility and sky cover, but no water temperature, 3.9 mi away.
The tide at Bon Secour, Bon Secour River
Bon Secour, Bon Secour River 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 1.5 ft, and 1.5 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.
About this station
- NOAA predicts tides here from Mobile, Mobile River (State Dock), station 8737048. High tide comes about 73 min earlier and low tide about 77 min earlier than there.
- High tide heights run about 1.07 times the reference.
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 Bon Secour, Bon Secour River from the 1983-2001 National Tidal Datum Epoch; mean higher high water is 1.5 ft above it and mean sea level 0.8 ft. These datums are controlled from NOAA's Pensacola, FL gauge. Source: NOAA CO-OPS station 8731952, established 1980, gauge removed 1986. The tide times and heights are published as time and height offsets from its reference gauge; TidalMap republishes them daily and does not alter them.
Tide stations near Bon Secour, Bon Secour River
- Gulf Shores, ICWW: 3.4 mi, tides about 45 min later
- Gulf State Park Pier: 5.5 mi, tides about 153 min earlier
- Weeks Bay: 9.5 mi, tides about 7 min later
- Alabama Point: 10.9 mi, tides about 83 min earlier
- Arnica Bay, Mill Point: 12.9 mi, tides about 104 min later
TidalMapMonthly tide calendar
🌊 Biggest flood tides at Bon Secour, Bon Secour River this month: Oct 1, Oct 2, Oct 3, Oct 4, Oct 14, Oct 15, 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 Bon Secour, Bon Secour River this month: Oct 26, 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 Bon Secour, Bon Secour River, 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 | 10:17–12:17 AM 11:52–1:52 PM | 55 |
| Sun Nov 1 🌗 | 5:31–7:31 AM 5:56–7:56 PM | — 12:38–2:38 PM | 42 |
| Mon Nov 2 🌗 | 6:27–8:27 AM 6:52–8:52 PM | 11:28–1:28 AM 1:18–3:18 PM | 33 |
| Tue Nov 3 🌗 | 7:18–9:18 AM 7:43–9:43 PM | 12:36–2:36 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 2:24–4:24 PM | 61 |
| Thu Nov 5 🌘 | 8:52–10:52 AM 9:17–11:17 PM | 2:43–4:43 AM 2:53–4:53 PM | 73 |
| Fri Nov 6 🌘 | 9:37–11:37 AM 10:02–12:02 AM | 3:44–5:44 AM 3:23–5:23 PM | 83 |
Predictions & observations: NOAA CO-OPS station 8731952. 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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