Melbourne Causeway Tides Today
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Melbourne Causeway runs a mean tidal range of about 0.2 ft. This month the highest water, 0.9 ft, comes on the afternoon of Oct 12, and the lowest, 0.6 ft, on the morning of Oct 1.
| High tide | 3:45 AM | 0.8 ft |
| Low tide | 10:09 AM | 0.7 ft |
| High tide | 5:05 PM | 0.9 ft |
| Low tide | 11:54 PM | 0.7 ft |
Today on the water at Melbourne Causeway
Today at Melbourne Causeway: high tide at 3:45 AM (0.8 ft) and 5:05 PM (0.9 ft), low tide at 10:09 AM (0.7 ft) and 11:54 PM (0.7 ft). The National Weather Service forecast for today is partly sunny then chance showers and thunderstorms with ENE winds 15 to 20 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 7:32 AM and sunset at 6:39 PM.
| Period | Forecast | Wind | Temp |
|---|---|---|---|
| Today | Partly Sunny then Chance Showers And Thunderstorms | ENE 15 to 20 mph | 83°F |
| Tonight | Chance Showers And Thunderstorms | E 15 to 20 mph | 76°F |
Forecast: National Weather Service point forecast for this location.
Where Melbourne Causeway is
Melbourne Causeway sits at 28.0833° N, 80.5917° W on Florida's Atlantic coast, at Melbourne, FL. The station here is a NOAA reference station with its own harmonic tide predictions but no live gauge. It has been in NOAA's records since 2021. The closest gauge measuring live water level is Port Canaveral (Trident Pier) (NOAA 8721604), 23.0 mi away, and high and low water here run on average about 251 min later than there.
The tide at Melbourne Causeway
Melbourne Causeway 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 0.3 ft, and 0.2 ft between the average high and the average low, a small tide. 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
- Highest water on record: 3.1 ft on Sep 30, 2022.
- Lowest on record: -0.3 ft on Aug 2, 2022.
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 Melbourne Causeway from the 1983-2001 National Tidal Datum Epoch; mean higher high water is 0.3 ft above it and mean sea level 0.2 ft. The land survey datum NAVD88, the zero on topographic maps and flood maps, is 0.9 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 Trident Pier, Port Canaveral, FL gauge. Source: NOAA CO-OPS station 8721843, established 2021. 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 Melbourne Causeway
- Patrick Air Force Base: 11.2 mi, tides about 258 min earlier
- Sebastian Inlet bridge: 17.7 mi, tides about 243 min earlier
- Cocoa Beach: 19.7 mi, tides about 250 min earlier
- Sebastian: 20.3 mi, tides about 82 min earlier
- Wabasso: 24.9 mi, tides about 34 min earlier
TidalMapMonthly tide calendar
🌊 Biggest flood tides at Melbourne Causeway this month: Oct 10, Oct 11, Oct 12, Oct 13, Oct 14, Oct 25, Oct 26, Oct 27. These spring highs push water up into the grass and over the oyster rock; prime for poling into flooded marsh for tailing reds.
Best fishing times (solunar)
Major and minor solunar windows for Melbourne Causeway, 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 🌖 | 5:02–7:02 AM 5:27–7:27 PM | 10:52–12:52 AM 12:16–2:16 PM | 55 |
| Sun Nov 1 🌗 | 6:02–8:02 AM 6:27–8:27 PM | — 1:04–3:04 PM | 42 |
| Mon Nov 2 🌗 | 6:57–8:57 AM 7:22–9:22 PM | 12:02–2:02 AM 1:45–3:45 PM | 33 |
| Tue Nov 3 🌗 | 7:49–9:49 AM 8:14–10:14 PM | 1:08–3:08 AM 2:21–4:21 PM | 47 |
| Wed Nov 4 🌗 | 8:37–10:37 AM 9:02–11:02 PM | 2:12–4:12 AM 2:54–4:54 PM | 60 |
| Thu Nov 5 🌘 | 9:23–11:23 AM 9:48–11:48 PM | 3:13–5:13 AM 3:25–5:25 PM | 73 |
| Fri Nov 6 🌘 | 10:07–12:07 PM 10:32–12:32 AM | 4:12–6:12 AM 3:56–5:56 PM | 83 |
Predictions & observations: NOAA CO-OPS station 8721843. 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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