Hillsboro Inlet (ocean) Tides Today
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Hillsboro Inlet (ocean) runs a mean tidal range of about 2.5 ft. This month the highest water, 3.7 ft, comes on the morning of Oct 27, and the lowest, a -0.0 ft minus tide, on the morning of Oct 28.
| High tide | 12:30 AM | 3.2 ft |
| Low tide | 6:50 AM | 0.4 ft |
| High tide | 1:20 PM | 3.3 ft |
| Low tide | 7:31 PM | 0.9 ft |
Today on the water at Hillsboro Inlet (ocean)
Today at Hillsboro Inlet (ocean): high tide at 12:30 AM (3.2 ft) and 1:20 PM (3.3 ft), low tide at 6:50 AM (0.4 ft) and 7:31 PM (0.9 ft). The National Weather Service forecast for today is chance showers and thunderstorms with E winds 22 to 26 mph, 83°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: Small Craft Advisory. Sunrise is at 7:28 AM and sunset at 6:39 PM.
| Period | Forecast | Wind | Temp |
|---|---|---|---|
| Today | Chance Showers And Thunderstorms | E 22 to 26 mph | 83°F |
| Tonight | Chance Showers And Thunderstorms | E 28 to 33 mph | 78°F |
Forecast: National Weather Service point forecast for this location.
Where Hillsboro Inlet (ocean) is
Hillsboro Inlet (ocean) sits at 26.2567° N, 80.0800° W on Florida's Atlantic coast, at Hillsboro Beach, 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 South Port Everglades, ICWW (NOAA 8722956), 12.3 mi away, and the tide here runs on nearly the same clock. The nearest weather station is Pompano Beach, Pompano Beach Airpark, an airport reporting wind, visibility and sky cover, but no water temperature, 2.1 mi away.
The tide at Hillsboro Inlet (ocean)
Hillsboro Inlet (ocean) has a semidiurnal tide: two highs and two lows a day of about the same size, roughly 12 hours 25 minutes apart. This month's predictions average 1.9 high tides a day here. The mean range from lower low to higher high is 2.8 ft, and 2.5 ft between the average high and the average low, a moderate 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: Florida's Atlantic tides are semidiurnal, two highs and two lows a day, with ranges of 2 to 5 ft that shrink inside the lagoons.
About this station
- High tide reaches Hillsboro Inlet (ocean) about 0.8 hours after the moon passes overhead. That lag is local, which is why high water does not line up with the moon.
- NOAA predicts tides here from Government Cut, Miami Harbor Entrance, station 8723178. High tide comes about 23 min earlier and low tide at the same time than there.
- High tide heights run about 1.12 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 fixes MLLW at Hillsboro Inlet (ocean) from the 1983-2001 National Tidal Datum Epoch; mean higher high water is 2.8 ft above it and mean sea level 1.4 ft. The land survey datum NAVD88, the zero on topographic maps and flood maps, is 2.4 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 Miami Beach, FL gauge. Source: NOAA CO-OPS station 8722862, established 1970, gauge removed 1973. 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 Hillsboro Inlet (ocean)
- Hillsboro Beach, ICWW: 1.1 mi, tides about 30 min later
- Boca Raton, Lake Boca Raton: 6.0 mi, tides about 63 min later
- Fort Lauderdale, Andrews Ave. Bridge: 10.4 mi, tides about 41 min later
- Hollywood Beach: 15.1 mi, tides about 81 min later
- Hollywood Beach, West Lake, south end: 15.7 mi, tides about 95 min later
TidalMapMonthly tide calendar
🌊 Biggest flood tides at Hillsboro Inlet (ocean) this month: Oct 8, Oct 9, Oct 10, Oct 11, Oct 12, Oct 25, Oct 26, Oct 27, Oct 28, Oct 29. 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 Hillsboro Inlet (ocean) this month: Oct 27, Oct 28. 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 Hillsboro Inlet (ocean), 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 🌖 | 4:59–6:59 AM 5:24–7:24 PM | 10:54–12:54 AM 12:10–2:10 PM | 55 |
| Sun Nov 1 🌗 | 6:00–8:00 AM 6:25–8:25 PM | — 12:58–2:58 PM | 42 |
| Mon Nov 2 🌗 | 6:55–8:55 AM 7:20–9:20 PM | 12:03–2:03 AM 1:40–3:40 PM | 33 |
| Tue Nov 3 🌗 | 7:47–9:47 AM 8:12–10:12 PM | 1:08–3:08 AM 2:18–4:18 PM | 47 |
| Wed Nov 4 🌗 | 8:35–10:35 AM 9:00–11:00 PM | 2:11–4:11 AM 2:51–4:51 PM | 60 |
| Thu Nov 5 🌘 | 9:20–11:20 AM 9:45–11:45 PM | 3:11–5:11 AM 3:24–5:24 PM | 73 |
| Fri Nov 6 🌘 | 10:05–12:05 PM 10:30–12:30 AM | 4:09–6:09 AM 3:56–5:56 PM | 83 |
Predictions & observations: NOAA CO-OPS station 8722862. 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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