Lake Wimico Tides Today
Open this station in TidalMapLive water level, free for 7 days
Lake Wimico runs a mean tidal range of about 0.5 ft. This month the highest water, 1.3 ft, comes on the morning of Oct 2, and the lowest, a -0.0 ft minus tide, on the afternoon of Oct 29.
| High tide | 6:12 AM | 1.1 ft |
| Low tide | 5:12 PM | 0.1 ft |
Today on the water at Lake Wimico
Today at Lake Wimico: high tide at 6:12 AM (1.1 ft), low tide at 5:12 PM (0.1 ft). The National Weather Service forecast for today is mostly cloudy with E winds 5 to 15 mph, 82°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 6:52 AM and sunset at 5:55 PM.
| Period | Forecast | Wind | Temp |
|---|---|---|---|
| Today | Mostly Cloudy | E 5 to 15 mph | 82°F |
| Tonight | Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms | ENE 5 to 10 mph | 67°F |
Forecast: National Weather Service point forecast for this location.
Where Lake Wimico is
Lake Wimico sits at 29.8214° N, 85.1733° W on the northern Gulf of Mexico, about 6 mi east of Port St. Joe, FL, in Gulf County. The station here is a historical NOAA reference station: a gauge measured the tide at this spot from 2022 until 2023, and NOAA still publishes harmonic predictions from that record. There is no live reading here today. The closest gauge measuring live water level is Apalachicola (NOAA 8728690), 13.4 mi away, and high and low water here run on average about 110 min later than there. The nearest weather station is Apalachicola, Apalachicola, an airport reporting wind, visibility and sky cover, but no water temperature, 11.0 mi away.
The tide at Lake Wimico
Lake Wimico has a mixed tide: two highs and two lows a day, but of unequal size, so one low each day drains a little lower than the other. This month's predictions average 1.5 high tides a day here. The mean range from lower low to higher high is 0.8 ft, and 0.7 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 Lake Wimico from the 1983-2001 National Tidal Datum Epoch; mean higher high water is 0.8 ft above it and mean sea level 0.4 ft. These datums are controlled from NOAA's Apalachicola, FL gauge. Source: NOAA CO-OPS station 8728819, established 2022, gauge removed 2023. 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 Lake Wimico
- White City, Gulf County Canal: 6.6 mi, tides about 37 min earlier
- Port Saint Joe, St. Joseph Bay: 8.4 mi, tides about 17 min earlier
- Apalachicola: 13.4 mi, tides about 111 min earlier
- West Pass: 13.8 mi, tides about 138 min earlier
- Overstreet: 16.9 mi, tides about 87 min earlier
TidalMapMonthly tide calendar
🌊 Biggest flood tides at Lake Wimico this month: Oct 1, Oct 2, Oct 3, Oct 4, Oct 28, Oct 29, Oct 30. 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 Lake Wimico this month: 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 Lake Wimico, 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 🌖 | 4:21–6:21 AM 4:46–6:46 PM | 10:07–12:07 AM 11:40–1:40 PM | 55 |
| Sun Nov 1 🌗 | 5:21–7:21 AM 5:46–7:46 PM | — 12:27–2:27 PM | 42 |
| Mon Nov 2 🌗 | 6:16–8:16 AM 6:41–8:41 PM | 11:18–1:18 AM 1:06–3:06 PM | 33 |
| Tue Nov 3 🌗 | 7:08–9:08 AM 7:33–9:33 PM | 12:25–2:25 AM 1:41–3:41 PM | 47 |
| Wed Nov 4 🌗 | 7:56–9:56 AM 8:21–10:21 PM | 1:30–3:30 AM 2:13–4:13 PM | 61 |
| Thu Nov 5 🌘 | 8:41–10:41 AM 9:06–11:06 PM | 2:32–4:32 AM 2:43–4:43 PM | 73 |
| Fri Nov 6 🌘 | 9:26–11:26 AM 9:51–11:51 PM | 3:33–5:33 AM 3:13–5:13 PM | 83 |
Predictions & observations: NOAA CO-OPS station 8728819. Solunar windows computed from the moon's position for this location. Times shown in the station's local time. Not for navigation.
Open this station in TidalMapLive water level, free for 7 days
Set your own flood/low lines, moon & solunar, weather and live tides in the app, start a free TidalMap trial.