Dame Point Tides Today
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Dame Point runs a mean tidal range of about 3.6 ft. This month the highest water, 4.8 ft, comes on the morning of Oct 27, and the lowest, 0.2 ft, on the morning of Oct 27.
| High tide | 1:45 AM | 4.0 ft |
| Low tide | 7:45 AM | 0.5 ft |
| High tide | 2:24 PM | 4.5 ft |
| Low tide | 8:59 PM | 0.7 ft |
Today on the water at Dame Point
Today at Dame Point: high tide at 1:45 AM (4.0 ft) and 2:24 PM (4.5 ft), low tide at 7:45 AM (0.5 ft) and 8:59 PM (0.7 ft). The National Weather Service forecast for today is mostly cloudy then chance rain showers with NE winds 9 to 17 mph, 77°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: Coastal Flood Advisory, Rip Current Statement and High Surf Advisory. The water at the gauge reads 71°F. Sunrise is at 7:39 AM and sunset at 6:40 PM.
| Period | Forecast | Wind | Temp |
|---|---|---|---|
| Today | Mostly Cloudy then Chance Rain Showers | NE 9 to 17 mph | 77°F |
| Tonight | Slight Chance Rain Showers | NE 13 to 16 mph | 70°F |
Forecast: National Weather Service point forecast for this location.
Where Dame Point is
Dame Point sits at 30.3867° N, 81.5583° W on Florida's Atlantic coast, at Jacksonville, FL, in Duval County. The station here is a live gauge in a NOAA PORTS harbor system, reporting water level in near real time for commercial traffic. It has been in NOAA's records since 1977. The nearest weather station is Dames Point, FL, a shore station reporting wind and, at most sites, water temperature, right at this station.
The tide at Dame Point
Dame Point 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 3.6 ft, and 3.4 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 0.1 ft below the other low. 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 Dame Point about 1.9 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: 7.3 ft on Sep 11, 2017.
- Lowest on record: -1.8 ft on Feb 8, 2020.
- The National Weather Service counts 5.2 ft as minor flooding here, 5.8 ft as moderate and 6.8 ft as major.
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 Dame Point from the 1983-2001 National Tidal Datum Epoch; mean higher high water is 3.7 ft above it and mean sea level 1.9 ft. The land survey datum NAVD88, the zero on topographic maps and flood maps, is 2.2 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 Mayport (Bar Pilots Dock), FL gauge. Source: NOAA CO-OPS station 8720219, established 1977. The tide times and heights are NOAA's official harmonic predictions for this station; TidalMap republishes them daily and does not alter them. The observed line is the gauge's own six-minute water level feed.
Tide stations near Dame Point
- Cedar Heights, Broward River: 6.1 mi, tides about 44 min later
- Sisters Creek: 6.6 mi, tides about 5 min earlier
- Jacksonville, Main Street Bridge: 7.5 mi, tides about 57 min later
- Mayport (Bar Pilot Dock): 7.8 mi, tides about 46 min earlier
- Lake Forest, Ribault River: 8.4 mi, tides about 56 min later
TidalMapMonthly tide calendar
🌊 Biggest flood tides at Dame Point this month: Oct 9, Oct 10, Oct 11, Oct 12, Oct 25, Oct 26, 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.
Best fishing times (solunar)
Major and minor solunar windows for Dame 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 🌖 | 5:06–7:06 AM 5:31–7:31 PM | 10:51–12:51 AM 12:26–2:26 PM | 55 |
| Sun Nov 1 🌗 | 6:06–8:06 AM 6:31–8:31 PM | — 1:13–3:13 PM | 42 |
| Mon Nov 2 🌗 | 7:01–9:01 AM 7:26–9:26 PM | 12:02–2:02 AM 1:53–3:53 PM | 33 |
| Tue Nov 3 🌗 | 7:53–9:53 AM 8:18–10:18 PM | 1:10–3:10 AM 2:27–4:27 PM | 47 |
| Wed Nov 4 🌗 | 8:41–10:41 AM 9:06–11:06 PM | 2:15–4:15 AM 2:58–4:58 PM | 60 |
| Thu Nov 5 🌘 | 9:27–11:27 AM 9:52–11:52 PM | 3:17–5:17 AM 3:28–5:28 PM | 73 |
| Fri Nov 6 🌘 | 10:11–12:11 PM 10:36–12:36 AM | 4:18–6:18 AM 3:58–5:58 PM | 83 |
Predictions & observations: NOAA CO-OPS station 8720219. 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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