Courtney Point Tides Today
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Courtney Point runs a mean tidal range of about 1.3 ft. This month the highest water, 2.1 ft, comes on the morning of Oct 2, and the lowest, a -0.2 ft minus tide, on the morning of Oct 29.
| High tide | 1:27 AM | 2.0 ft |
| Low tide | 1:23 PM | -0.1 ft |
Today on the water at Courtney Point
Today at Courtney Point: high tide at 1:27 AM (2.0 ft), low tide at 1:23 PM (-0.1 ft). The National Weather Service forecast for Saturday is mostly cloudy 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 6:55 AM and sunset at 5:57 PM.
| Period | Forecast | Wind | Temp |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overnight | Cloudy | E 10 mph | 70°F |
| Saturday | Mostly Cloudy | E 10 to 15 mph | 80°F |
Forecast: National Weather Service point forecast for this location.
Where Courtney Point is
Courtney Point sits at 30.1517° N, 85.6667° W on the northern Gulf of Mexico, at Panama City, FL. The station here is a historical NOAA reference station: a gauge measured the tide at this spot from 2021 until 2021, and NOAA still publishes harmonic predictions from that record. There is no live reading here today. The closest gauge measuring live water level is Panama City (NOAA 8729108), 0.2 mi away, and high and low water here run on average about 19 min later than there. The nearest weather station is Panama City, FL, a shore station reporting wind and, at most sites, water temperature, 0.2 mi away.
The tide at Courtney Point
Courtney Point 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 1.4 ft, and 1.3 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.
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 Courtney Point from the 1983-2001 National Tidal Datum Epoch; mean higher high water is 1.4 ft above it and mean sea level 0.7 ft. The land survey datum NAVD88, the zero on topographic maps and flood maps, is 0.5 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 Panama City, FL gauge. Source: NOAA CO-OPS station 8729132, established 2021, gauge removed 2021. 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 Courtney Point
- Panama City: 0.2 mi, tides about 19 min earlier
- Parker: 3.7 mi, tides about 91 min later
- Lynn Haven, North Bay: 7.2 mi, tides about 36 min later
- Goose Point, East Bay: 12.3 mi, tides about 20 min later
- Panama City Beach: 13.4 mi, tides about 98 min earlier
TidalMapMonthly tide calendar
🌊 Biggest flood tides at Courtney Point this month: Oct 1, Oct 2, Oct 3, Oct 4, Oct 5, Oct 27, Oct 28, 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 Courtney Point 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 Courtney Point, 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 🌖 | 4:23–6:23 AM 4:48–6:48 PM | 10:09–12:09 AM 11:43–1:43 PM | 55 |
| Sun Nov 1 🌗 | 5:23–7:23 AM 5:48–7:48 PM | — 12:29–2:29 PM | 42 |
| Mon Nov 2 🌗 | 6:18–8:18 AM 6:43–8:43 PM | 11:19–1:19 AM 1:09–3:09 PM | 33 |
| Tue Nov 3 🌗 | 7:10–9:10 AM 7:35–9:35 PM | 12:27–2:27 AM 1:44–3:44 PM | 47 |
| Wed Nov 4 🌗 | 7:58–9:58 AM 8:23–10:23 PM | 1:32–3:32 AM 2:15–4:15 PM | 61 |
| Thu Nov 5 🌘 | 8:44–10:44 AM 9:09–11:09 PM | 2:34–4:34 AM 2:45–4:45 PM | 73 |
| Fri Nov 6 🌘 | 9:28–11:28 AM 9:53–11:53 PM | 3:35–5:35 AM 3:15–5:15 PM | 83 |
Predictions & observations: NOAA CO-OPS station 8729132. 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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