Buffalo Bluff Tides Today
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Buffalo Bluff runs a mean tidal range of about 1.0 ft. This month the highest water, 2.3 ft, comes on the evening of Oct 12, and the lowest, 0.8 ft, on the morning of Oct 24.
| Low tide | 3:35 AM | 0.9 ft |
| High tide | 8:00 AM | 1.8 ft |
| Low tide | 2:51 PM | 0.8 ft |
| High tide | 8:33 PM | 1.9 ft |
Today on the water at Buffalo Bluff
Today at Buffalo Bluff: high tide at 8:00 AM (1.8 ft) and 8:33 PM (1.9 ft), low tide at 3:35 AM (0.9 ft) and 2:51 PM (0.8 ft). The National Weather Service forecast for today is mostly cloudy with NE winds 5 to 14 mph, 82°F. In effect now: Coastal Flood Warning. Sunrise is at 7:38 AM and sunset at 6:42 PM.
| Period | Forecast | Wind | Temp |
|---|---|---|---|
| Today | Mostly Cloudy | NE 5 to 14 mph | 82°F |
| Tonight | Slight Chance Rain Showers | NE 12 mph | 70°F |
Forecast: National Weather Service point forecast for this location.
Where Buffalo Bluff is
Buffalo Bluff sits at 29.5950° N, 81.6817° W on Florida's Atlantic coast, about 2 mi south of Palatka, FL, in Putnam County. The station here is a historical NOAA reference station: a gauge measured the tide at this spot from 1978 until 2008, and NOAA still publishes harmonic predictions from that record. There is no live reading here today. The closest gauge measuring live water level is I-295 bridge (west end) (NOAA 8720357), 41.3 mi away, and high and low water here run on average about 272 min later than there. The nearest weather station is Palatka Kay Larkin Field, an airport reporting wind, visibility and sky cover, but no water temperature, 4.4 mi away.
The tide at Buffalo Bluff
Buffalo Bluff has a semidiurnal tide: two highs and two lows a day of about the same size, roughly 12 hours 25 minutes apart. This month's predictions average 1.9 high tides a day here. The mean range from lower low to higher high is 1.1 ft, and 1.0 ft between the average high and the average low, a small tide. For the water around it: Florida's Atlantic tides are semidiurnal, two highs and two lows a day, with ranges of 2 to 5 ft that shrink inside the lagoons.
About this station
- High tide reaches Buffalo Bluff about 8.6 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: 3.8 ft on Sep 26, 2004.
- Lowest on record: -1.3 ft on May 29, 2004.
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 Buffalo Bluff from the 1983-2001 National Tidal Datum Epoch; mean higher high water is 1.1 ft above it and mean sea level 0.6 ft. The land survey datum NAVD88, the zero on topographic maps and flood maps, is 0.6 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 Red Bay Point, St Johns River, FL gauge. Source: NOAA CO-OPS station 8720767, established 1978, gauge removed 2008. 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 Buffalo Bluff
- Palatka: 4.5 mi, tides about 24 min earlier
- Sutherlands Still, Dunns Creek: 4.8 mi, tides about 46 min later
- Welaka: 8.2 mi, tides about 29 min later
- Palmetto Bluff: 13.7 mi, tides about 29 min earlier
- Green Cove Springs: 27.3 mi, tides about 128 min earlier
TidalMapMonthly tide calendar
🌊 Biggest flood tides at Buffalo Bluff this month: Oct 8, Oct 9, Oct 10, Oct 11, Oct 12, Oct 13, Oct 14, Oct 15. These spring highs push water up into the grass and over the oyster rock; prime for poling into flooded marsh for tailing reds.
Best fishing times (solunar)
Major and minor solunar windows for Buffalo Bluff, 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 🌖 | 5:06–7:06 AM 5:31–7:31 PM | 10:53–12:53 AM 12:25–2:25 PM | 55 |
| Sun Nov 1 🌗 | 6:06–8:06 AM 6:31–8:31 PM | — 1:12–3:12 PM | 42 |
| Mon Nov 2 🌗 | 7:02–9:02 AM 7:27–9:27 PM | 12:04–2:04 AM 1:52–3:52 PM | 33 |
| Tue Nov 3 🌗 | 7:53–9:53 AM 8:18–10:18 PM | 1:11–3:11 AM 2:27–4:27 PM | 47 |
| Wed Nov 4 🌗 | 8:41–10:41 AM 9:06–11:06 PM | 2:16–4:16 AM 2:59–4:59 PM | 60 |
| Thu Nov 5 🌘 | 9:27–11:27 AM 9:52–11:52 PM | 3:18–5:18 AM 3:29–5:29 PM | 73 |
| Fri Nov 6 🌘 | 10:12–12:12 PM 10:37–12:37 AM | 4:18–6:18 AM 3:59–5:59 PM | 83 |
Predictions & observations: NOAA CO-OPS station 8720767. 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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