Carrabelle, Carrabelle River Tides Today
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Carrabelle, Carrabelle River runs a mean tidal range of about 1.8 ft. This month the highest water, 3.6 ft, comes on the morning of Oct 1, and the lowest, a -0.4 ft minus tide, on the morning of Oct 29.
| High tide | 5:00 AM | 3.3 ft |
| Low tide | 1:26 PM | -0.1 ft |
Today on the water at Carrabelle, Carrabelle River
Today at Carrabelle, Carrabelle River: high tide at 5:00 AM (3.3 ft), low tide at 1:26 PM (-0.1 ft). The National Weather Service forecast for today is mostly cloudy with ENE winds 10 to 15 mph, 79°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 7:50 AM and sunset at 6:53 PM.
| Period | Forecast | Wind | Temp |
|---|---|---|---|
| Today | Mostly Cloudy | ENE 10 to 15 mph | 79°F |
| Tonight | Mostly Cloudy then Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms | ENE 10 to 15 mph | 69°F |
Forecast: National Weather Service point forecast for this location.
Where Carrabelle, Carrabelle River is
Carrabelle, Carrabelle River sits at 29.8500° N, 84.6650° W on the northern Gulf of Mexico, at Carrabelle, FL, in Franklin 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 Apalachicola (NOAA 8728690), 20.8 mi away, and high and low water here run on average about 109 min earlier than there. The nearest weather station is East Bay, Apalachicola Reserve, FL, a shore station reporting wind and, at most sites, water temperature, 14.1 mi away.
The tide at Carrabelle, Carrabelle River
Carrabelle, Carrabelle River has a mixed tide: two highs and two lows a day, but of unequal size, so one low each day drains noticeably lower than the other. This month's predictions average 1.7 high tides a day here. The mean range from lower low to higher high is 2.3 ft, and 1.6 ft between the average high and the average low, a moderate tide. On an average day the higher high tops the lower high by 0.2 ft and the lower low sits 0.6 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 Carrabelle, Carrabelle River about 7.2 hours after the moon passes overhead. That lag is local, which is why high water does not line up with the moon.
- NOAA predicts tides here from Apalachicola, station 8728690. High tide comes about 85 min earlier and low tide about 133 min earlier than there.
- High tide heights run about 1.60 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 Carrabelle, Carrabelle River from the 1983-2001 National Tidal Datum Epoch; mean higher high water is 2.4 ft above it and mean sea level 1.3 ft. The land survey datum NAVD88, the zero on topographic maps and flood maps, is 1.4 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 Turkey Point, Fl gauge. Source: NOAA CO-OPS station 8728464, established 1977, gauge removed 1978. 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 Carrabelle, Carrabelle River
- Dog Island, west end: 4.5 mi, tides about 26 min earlier
- Dog Island, East End: 5.5 mi, tides about 46 min earlier
- Wakulla Airport, Ochlockonee Bay: 18.5 mi, tides about 43 min later
- Panacea, Dickerson Bay: 20.7 mi, tides about 20 min later
- Apalachicola: 20.8 mi, tides about 101 min later
TidalMapMonthly tide calendar
🌊 Biggest flood tides at Carrabelle, Carrabelle River 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 Carrabelle, Carrabelle River 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 Carrabelle, Carrabelle 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 🌖 | 5:19–7:19 AM 5:44–7:44 PM | — 12:38–2:38 PM | 55 |
| Sun Nov 1 🌗 | 6:19–8:19 AM 6:44–8:44 PM | 11:05–1:05 AM 1:25–3:25 PM | 42 |
| Mon Nov 2 🌗 | 7:14–9:14 AM 7:39–9:39 PM | 12:16–2:16 AM 2:04–4:04 PM | 33 |
| Tue Nov 3 🌗 | 8:06–10:06 AM 8:31–10:31 PM | 1:23–3:23 AM 2:39–4:39 PM | 47 |
| Wed Nov 4 🌗 | 8:54–10:54 AM 9:19–11:19 PM | 2:28–4:28 AM 3:11–5:11 PM | 60 |
| Thu Nov 5 🌘 | 9:39–11:39 AM 10:04–12:04 AM | 3:30–5:30 AM 3:41–5:41 PM | 73 |
| Fri Nov 6 🌘 | 10:24–12:24 PM 10:49–12:49 AM | 4:30–6:30 AM 4:11–6:11 PM | 83 |
Predictions & observations: NOAA CO-OPS station 8728464. 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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