Hernandez Point, Escambia Bay Tides Today
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Hernandez Point, Escambia Bay runs a mean tidal range of about 1.3 ft. This month the highest water, 2.1 ft, comes on the morning of Oct 2, and the lowest, a -0.3 ft minus tide, on the afternoon of Oct 29.
| High tide | 3:42 AM | 2.0 ft |
| Low tide | 2:54 PM | -0.1 ft |
Today on the water at Hernandez Point, Escambia Bay
Today at Hernandez Point, Escambia Bay: high tide at 3:42 AM (2.0 ft), low tide at 2:54 PM (-0.1 ft). The National Weather Service forecast for Saturday is mostly cloudy then slight chance showers and thunderstorms with E winds 15 mph, 80°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: Rip Current Statement. Sunrise is at 7:01 AM and sunset at 6:02 PM.
| Period | Forecast | Wind | Temp |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overnight | Mostly Cloudy | E 15 mph | 69°F |
| Saturday | Mostly Cloudy then Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms | E 15 mph | 80°F |
Forecast: National Weather Service point forecast for this location.
Where Hernandez Point, Escambia Bay is
Hernandez Point, Escambia Bay sits at 30.4550° N, 87.1000° W on the northern Gulf of Mexico, at Garcon Point, FL, in Santa Rosa County. The station here is a historical NOAA reference station: a gauge measured the tide at this spot from 1977 until 1977, and NOAA still publishes harmonic predictions from that record. There is no live reading here today. The closest gauge measuring live water level is Pensacola (NOAA 8729840), 7.5 mi away, and high and low water here run on average about 32 min later than there. The nearest weather station is Pensacola - Pensacola International Airport, an airport reporting wind, visibility and sky cover, but no water temperature, 5.4 mi away.
The tide at Hernandez Point, Escambia Bay
Hernandez Point, Escambia 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 1.0 high tides a day here. The mean range from lower low to higher high is 1.3 ft, and 1.2 ft between the average high and the average low, 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 Hernandez Point, Escambia Bay from the 1983-2001 National Tidal Datum Epoch; mean higher high water is 1.3 ft above it and mean sea level 0.7 ft. The land survey datum NAVD88, the zero on topographic maps and flood maps, is 0.3 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 Pensacola, FL gauge. Source: NOAA CO-OPS station 8729791, established 1977, gauge removed 1977. 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 Hernandez Point, Escambia Bay
- Pensacola: 7.5 mi, tides about 32 min earlier
- Navarre, North Side, East Bay: 8.9 mi, tides about 44 min later
- Pensacola Beach Pier: 9.2 mi, tides about 187 min earlier
- Holley, East Bay: 10.8 mi, tides about 42 min earlier
- Navarre Beach: 15.0 mi, tides about 191 min earlier
TidalMapMonthly tide calendar
🌊 Biggest flood tides at Hernandez Point, Escambia Bay this month: Oct 1, Oct 2, Oct 3, Oct 4, Oct 5, 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 Hernandez Point, Escambia Bay this month: Oct 1, Oct 2, Oct 27, 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 Hernandez Point, Escambia 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 🌖 | 4:29–6:29 AM 4:54–6:54 PM | 10:14–12:14 AM 11:49–1:49 PM | 55 |
| Sun Nov 1 🌗 | 5:29–7:29 AM 5:54–7:54 PM | — 12:36–2:36 PM | 42 |
| Mon Nov 2 🌗 | 6:24–8:24 AM 6:49–8:49 PM | 11:25–1:25 AM 1:15–3:15 PM | 33 |
| Tue Nov 3 🌗 | 7:16–9:16 AM 7:41–9:41 PM | 12:33–2:33 AM 1:50–3:50 PM | 47 |
| Wed Nov 4 🌗 | 8:04–10:04 AM 8:29–10:29 PM | 1:38–3:38 AM 2:21–4:21 PM | 61 |
| Thu Nov 5 🌘 | 8:49–10:49 AM 9:14–11:14 PM | 2:40–4:40 AM 2:51–4:51 PM | 73 |
| Fri Nov 6 🌘 | 9:34–11:34 AM 9:59–11:59 PM | 3:41–5:41 AM 3:20–5:20 PM | 83 |
Predictions & observations: NOAA CO-OPS station 8729791. 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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