Handsboro Bridge, Bernard Bayou Tides Today
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Handsboro Bridge, Bernard Bayou runs a mean tidal range of about 1.5 ft. This month the highest water, 2.7 ft, comes on the morning of Oct 30, and the lowest, a -0.1 ft minus tide, on the morning of Oct 29.
| High tide | 3:22 AM | 2.7 ft |
| Low tide | 1:49 PM | 0.0 ft |
Today on the water at Handsboro Bridge, Bernard Bayou
Today at Handsboro Bridge, Bernard Bayou: high tide at 3:22 AM (2.7 ft), low tide at 1:49 PM (0.0 ft). The National Weather Service forecast for Saturday is partly sunny then 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. In effect now: Coastal Flood Advisory. Sunrise is at 7:09 AM and sunset at 6:10 PM.
| Period | Forecast | Wind | Temp |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overnight | Mostly Cloudy | NE 5 mph | 66°F |
| Saturday | Partly Sunny then Chance Showers And Thunderstorms | E 5 to 15 mph | 79°F |
Forecast: National Weather Service point forecast for this location.
Where Handsboro Bridge, Bernard Bayou is
Handsboro Bridge, Bernard Bayou sits at 30.4067° N, 89.0267° W on the northern Gulf of Mexico, at Gulfport, MS, in Harrison County. The station here is a historical NOAA reference station: a gauge measured the tide at this spot from 1979 until 1979, and NOAA still publishes harmonic predictions from that record. There is no live reading here today. The closest gauge measuring live water level is St. Louis Bay entrance (NOAA 8747437), 18.7 mi away, and high and low water here run on average about 11 min earlier than there. The nearest weather station is Gulfport - Gulfport-Biloxi International Airport, an airport reporting wind, visibility and sky cover, but no water temperature, 3.2 mi away.
The tide at Handsboro Bridge, Bernard Bayou
Handsboro Bridge, Bernard Bayou 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 1.2 high tides a day here. The mean range from lower low to higher high is 2.0 ft, and 1.6 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 0.2 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 Handsboro Bridge, Bernard Bayou from the 1983-2001 National Tidal Datum Epoch; mean higher high water is 2.0 ft above it and mean sea level 1.0 ft. These datums are controlled from NOAA's Bay Waveland Yacht Club, MS gauge. Source: NOAA CO-OPS station 8745101, established 1979, gauge removed 1979. 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 Handsboro Bridge, Bernard Bayou
- Gulfport Harbor, Mississippi Sound: 4.6 mi, tides about 74 min earlier
- Biloxi: 7.4 mi, tides about 26 min earlier
- Biloxi (Cadet Point), Biloxi Bay: 10.2 mi, tides about 54 min earlier
- Ocean Springs: 13.7 mi, tides about 31 min earlier
- Pass Christian Yacht Club, Mississippi Sound: 14.6 mi, tides about 21 min earlier
TidalMapMonthly tide calendar
🌊 Biggest flood tides at Handsboro Bridge, Bernard Bayou this month: Oct 1, Oct 2, Oct 3, Oct 4, Oct 28, Oct 29, 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 Handsboro Bridge, Bernard Bayou this month: Oct 27, Oct 28, Oct 29, Oct 30. 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 Handsboro Bridge, Bernard Bayou, 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 🌖 | 4:37–6:37 AM 5:02–7:02 PM | 10:22–12:22 AM 11:57–1:57 PM | 55 |
| Sun Nov 1 🌗 | 5:37–7:37 AM 6:02–8:02 PM | — 12:44–2:44 PM | 42 |
| Mon Nov 2 🌗 | 6:32–8:32 AM 6:57–8:57 PM | 11:33–1:33 AM 1:23–3:23 PM | 33 |
| Tue Nov 3 🌗 | 7:24–9:24 AM 7:49–9:49 PM | 12:41–2:41 AM 1:58–3:58 PM | 47 |
| Wed Nov 4 🌗 | 8:12–10:12 AM 8:37–10:37 PM | 1:46–3:46 AM 2:29–4:29 PM | 61 |
| Thu Nov 5 🌘 | 8:57–10:57 AM 9:22–11:22 PM | 2:48–4:48 AM 2:59–4:59 PM | 73 |
| Fri Nov 6 🌘 | 9:42–11:42 AM 10:07–12:07 AM | 3:49–5:49 AM 3:28–5:28 PM | 83 |
Predictions & observations: NOAA CO-OPS station 8745101. 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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