Grand Bay Nerr, Mississippi Sound Tides Today
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Grand Bay Nerr, Mississippi Sound runs a mean tidal range of about 1.3 ft. This month the highest water, 2.1 ft, comes on the evening of Oct 28, and the lowest, a -0.4 ft minus tide, on the morning of Oct 29.
| High tide | 1:16 AM | 2.0 ft |
| Low tide | 1:32 PM | -0.3 ft |
Today on the water at Grand Bay Nerr, Mississippi Sound
Today at Grand Bay Nerr, Mississippi Sound: high tide at 1:16 AM (2.0 ft), low tide at 1:32 PM (-0.3 ft). The National Weather Service forecast for Saturday is mostly cloudy then slight chance showers and thunderstorms with E winds 5 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. Sunrise is at 7:06 AM and sunset at 6:07 PM.
| Period | Forecast | Wind | Temp |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overnight | Mostly Cloudy | E 5 mph | 66°F |
| Saturday | Mostly Cloudy then Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms | E 5 to 15 mph | 79°F |
Forecast: National Weather Service point forecast for this location.
Where Grand Bay Nerr, Mississippi Sound is
Grand Bay Nerr, Mississippi Sound sits at 30.4132° N, 88.4029° W on the northern Gulf of Mexico, about 3 mi southwest of Grand Bay, AL, in Jackson County. The station here is a historical NOAA reference station: a gauge measured the tide at this spot from 2010 until 2022, and NOAA still publishes harmonic predictions from that record. There is no live reading here today. The closest gauge measuring live water level is Bayou LaBatre Bridge (NOAA 8739803), 9.3 mi away, and high and low water here run on average about 18 min later than there. The nearest weather station is Crooked Bayou, Grand Bay Reserve, MS, a shore station reporting wind and, at most sites, water temperature, 3.9 mi away.
The tide at Grand Bay Nerr, Mississippi Sound
Grand Bay Nerr, Mississippi Sound 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 1.6 ft, and 1.4 ft between the average high and the average low, a small tide. On an average day the higher high tops the lower high by 0.1 ft and the lower low sits 0.1 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.
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 Grand Bay Nerr, Mississippi Sound from the 1983-2001 National Tidal Datum Epoch; mean higher high water is 1.6 ft above it and mean sea level 0.8 ft. The land survey datum NAVD88, the zero on topographic maps and flood maps, is 0.6 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 Pascagoula NOAA Lab, MS gauge. Source: NOAA CO-OPS station 8740166, established 2010, gauge removed 2022. 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 Grand Bay Nerr, Mississippi Sound
- Point of Pines, Bayou Cumbest: 2.9 mi, tides about 27 min later
- Pascagoula NOAA Lab: 10.0 mi, tides about 3 min later
- Petit Bois Island, Mississippi Sound: 14.7 mi, tides about 24 min earlier
- Graveline Bayou Entrance: 15.9 mi, tides about 6 min later
- Horn Island, Mississippi Sound: 19.8 mi, tides at about the same time
TidalMapMonthly tide calendar
🌊 Biggest flood tides at Grand Bay Nerr, Mississippi Sound this month: Oct 1, Oct 2, Oct 3, Oct 26, 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 Grand Bay Nerr, Mississippi Sound this month: Oct 1, Oct 2, Oct 3, Oct 4, Oct 5, Oct 12, Oct 13, Oct 14, Oct 26, Oct 27, Oct 28, Oct 29 …. 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 Grand Bay Nerr, Mississippi Sound, 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 🌖 | 4:34–6:34 AM 4:59–6:59 PM | 10:19–12:19 AM 11:55–1:55 PM | 55 |
| Sun Nov 1 🌗 | 5:34–7:34 AM 5:59–7:59 PM | — 12:41–2:41 PM | 42 |
| Mon Nov 2 🌗 | 6:30–8:30 AM 6:55–8:55 PM | 11:30–1:30 AM 1:21–3:21 PM | 33 |
| Tue Nov 3 🌗 | 7:21–9:21 AM 7:46–9:46 PM | 12:38–2:38 AM 1:55–3:55 PM | 47 |
| Wed Nov 4 🌗 | 8:09–10:09 AM 8:34–10:34 PM | 1:43–3:43 AM 2:26–4:26 PM | 61 |
| Thu Nov 5 🌘 | 8:55–10:55 AM 9:20–11:20 PM | 2:46–4:46 AM 2:56–4:56 PM | 73 |
| Fri Nov 6 🌘 | 9:40–11:40 AM 10:05–12:05 AM | 3:46–5:46 AM 3:26–5:26 PM | 83 |
Predictions & observations: NOAA CO-OPS station 8740166. 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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