Fort McRee Breakwater Tides Today
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Fort McRee Breakwater runs a mean tidal range of about 1.0 ft. This month the highest water, 1.6 ft, comes on the morning of Oct 3, and the lowest, a -0.1 ft minus tide, on the afternoon of Oct 30.
| High tide | 1:46 AM | 1.5 ft |
| Low tide | 2:31 PM | -0.0 ft |
Today on the water at Fort McRee Breakwater
Today at Fort McRee Breakwater: high tide at 1:46 AM (1.5 ft), low tide at 2:31 PM (-0.0 ft). The National Weather Service forecast for Saturday is mostly cloudy then slight chance showers and thunderstorms with E winds 15 to 20 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. Sunrise is at 7:02 AM and sunset at 6:03 PM.
| Period | Forecast | Wind | Temp |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overnight | Mostly Cloudy | E 15 mph | 71°F |
| Saturday | Mostly Cloudy then Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms | E 15 to 20 mph | 79°F |
Forecast: National Weather Service point forecast for this location.
Where Fort McRee Breakwater is
Fort McRee Breakwater sits at 30.3267° N, 87.3117° W on the northern Gulf of Mexico, about 1 mi south of Pensacola Station, FL. 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 Pensacola (NOAA 8729840), 8.0 mi away, and high and low water here run on average about 58 min earlier than there.
The tide at Fort McRee Breakwater
Fort McRee Breakwater 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 1.0 high tides a day here. 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
- NOAA predicts tides here from Pensacola, station 8729840. High tide comes about 83 min earlier and low tide about 34 min earlier than there.
- High tide heights run about 0.80 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 publishes no datums for this point. Its predictions are offsets from Pensacola and are referenced to MLLW there. Source: NOAA CO-OPS station 8729887. 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 Fort McRee Breakwater
- Big Lagoon: 2.7 mi, tides about 30 min later
- Pensacola: 8.0 mi, tides about 58 min later
- Blue Angels Park: 8.1 mi, tides about 214 min later
- Nix Point, Perdido Bay: 8.2 mi, tides about 227 min later
- Pensacola Beach Pier: 10.1 mi, tides about 111 min earlier
TidalMapMonthly tide calendar
🌊 Biggest flood tides at Fort McRee Breakwater 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 Fort McRee Breakwater this month: 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 Fort McRee Breakwater, 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 🌖 | 4:30–6:30 AM 4:55–6:55 PM | 10:15–12:15 AM 11:50–1:50 PM | 55 |
| Sun Nov 1 🌗 | 5:30–7:30 AM 5:55–7:55 PM | — 12:36–2:36 PM | 42 |
| Mon Nov 2 🌗 | 6:25–8:25 AM 6:50–8:50 PM | 11:26–1:26 AM 1:16–3:16 PM | 33 |
| Tue Nov 3 🌗 | 7:17–9:17 AM 7:42–9:42 PM | 12:34–2:34 AM 1:51–3:51 PM | 47 |
| Wed Nov 4 🌗 | 8:05–10:05 AM 8:30–10:30 PM | 1:39–3:39 AM 2:22–4:22 PM | 61 |
| Thu Nov 5 🌘 | 8:50–10:50 AM 9:15–11:15 PM | 2:41–4:41 AM 2:52–4:52 PM | 73 |
| Fri Nov 6 🌘 | 9:35–11:35 AM 10:00–12:00 AM | 3:42–5:42 AM 3:21–5:21 PM | 83 |
Predictions & observations: NOAA CO-OPS station 8729887. 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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