Driftwood Point, Choctawhatchee Bay Tides Today
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Driftwood Point, Choctawhatchee Bay runs a mean tidal range of about 0.4 ft. This month the highest water, 1.0 ft, comes on the morning of Oct 2, and the lowest, 0.1 ft, on the afternoon of Oct 29.
| High tide | 5:36 AM | 0.9 ft |
| Low tide | 6:43 PM | 0.1 ft |
Today on the water at Driftwood Point, Choctawhatchee Bay
Today at Driftwood Point, Choctawhatchee Bay: high tide at 5:36 AM (0.9 ft), low tide at 6:43 PM (0.1 ft). The National Weather Service forecast for Saturday is mostly cloudy with E winds 10 to 15 mph, 81°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 6:58 AM and sunset at 5:59 PM.
| Period | Forecast | Wind | Temp |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overnight | Mostly Cloudy | E 10 mph | 68°F |
| Saturday | Mostly Cloudy | E 10 to 15 mph | 81°F |
Forecast: National Weather Service point forecast for this location.
Where Driftwood Point, Choctawhatchee Bay is
Driftwood Point, Choctawhatchee Bay sits at 30.3894° N, 86.3288° W on the northern Gulf of Mexico, at Miramar Beach, FL. The station here is a historical NOAA reference station: a gauge measured the tide at this spot from its installation 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 Beach (NOAA 8729210), 29.5 mi away, and high and low water here run on average about 226 min later than there.
The tide at Driftwood Point, Choctawhatchee Bay
Driftwood Point, Choctawhatchee Bay 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 0.6 ft, 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 Driftwood Point, Choctawhatchee Bay from the 1983-2001 National Tidal Datum Epoch; mean higher high water is 0.6 ft above it and mean sea level 0.3 ft. These datums are controlled from NOAA's Pensacola, FL gauge. Source: NOAA CO-OPS station 8729425, 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 Driftwood Point, Choctawhatchee Bay
- Rocky Bayou, Choctawhatchee Bay: 10.7 mi, tides at about the same time
- East Pass (Destin): 11.0 mi, tides about 171 min earlier
- Shalimar, Garnier Bayou: 15.7 mi, tides about 22 min later
- Okaloosa Island: 15.8 mi, tides about 197 min earlier
- Mary Esther, Santa Rosa Sound: 19.2 mi, tides about 89 min earlier
TidalMapMonthly tide calendar
🌊 Biggest flood tides at Driftwood Point, Choctawhatchee Bay this month: Oct 1, Oct 2, Oct 3, Oct 4, Oct 5, 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 Driftwood Point, Choctawhatchee Bay, 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 🌖 | 4:26–6:26 AM 4:51–6:51 PM | 10:11–12:11 AM 11:46–1:46 PM | 55 |
| Sun Nov 1 🌗 | 5:26–7:26 AM 5:51–7:51 PM | — 12:33–2:33 PM | 42 |
| Mon Nov 2 🌗 | 6:21–8:21 AM 6:46–8:46 PM | 11:22–1:22 AM 1:12–3:12 PM | 33 |
| Tue Nov 3 🌗 | 7:13–9:13 AM 7:38–9:38 PM | 12:30–2:30 AM 1:47–3:47 PM | 47 |
| Wed Nov 4 🌗 | 8:00–10:00 AM 8:25–10:25 PM | 1:35–3:35 AM 2:18–4:18 PM | 61 |
| Thu Nov 5 🌘 | 8:46–10:46 AM 9:11–11:11 PM | 2:37–4:37 AM 2:48–4:48 PM | 73 |
| Fri Nov 6 🌘 | 9:31–11:31 AM 9:56–11:56 PM | 3:38–5:38 AM 3:17–5:17 PM | 83 |
Predictions & observations: NOAA CO-OPS station 8729425. 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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