Ocean Ridge, ICWW Tides Today
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Ocean Ridge, ICWW runs a mean tidal range of about 2.3 ft. This month the highest water, 3.2 ft, comes on the afternoon of Oct 28, and the lowest, a -0.4 ft minus tide, on the morning of Oct 28.
| High tide | 2:13 AM | 2.4 ft |
| Low tide | 8:37 AM | -0.1 ft |
| High tide | 2:55 PM | 2.9 ft |
| Low tide | 9:35 PM | 0.3 ft |
Today on the water at Ocean Ridge, ICWW
Today at Ocean Ridge, ICWW: high tide at 2:13 AM (2.4 ft) and 2:55 PM (2.9 ft), low tide at 8:37 AM (-0.1 ft) and 9:35 PM (0.3 ft). The National Weather Service forecast for today is chance showers and thunderstorms with E winds 18 to 22 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. In effect now: Coastal Flood Advisory, High Surf Advisory and Rip Current Statement. Sunrise is at 7:28 AM and sunset at 6:39 PM.
| Period | Forecast | Wind | Temp |
|---|---|---|---|
| Today | Chance Showers And Thunderstorms | E 18 to 22 mph | 82°F |
| Tonight | Chance Showers And Thunderstorms | E 24 to 28 mph | 76°F |
Forecast: National Weather Service point forecast for this location.
Where Ocean Ridge, ICWW is
Ocean Ridge, ICWW sits at 26.5267° N, 80.0533° W on Florida's Atlantic coast, at Ocean Ridge, FL, in Palm Beach County. The station here is a historical NOAA reference station: a gauge measured the tide at this spot from 1973 until 1973, and NOAA still publishes harmonic predictions from that record. There is no live reading here today. The closest gauge measuring live water level is Lake Worth Pier (ocean) (NOAA 8722670), 6.1 mi away, and high and low water here run on average about 120 min later than there. The nearest weather station is Palm Beach County Park Airport, an airport reporting wind, visibility and sky cover, but no water temperature, 5.0 mi away.
The tide at Ocean Ridge, ICWW
Ocean Ridge, ICWW 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 0.2 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 Ocean Ridge, ICWW about 2.5 hours after the moon passes overhead. That lag is local, which is why high water does not line up with 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 Ocean Ridge, ICWW from the 1983-2001 National Tidal Datum Epoch; mean higher high water is 2.8 ft above it and mean sea level 1.3 ft. These datums are controlled from NOAA's Boynton Beach, Fl gauge. Source: NOAA CO-OPS station 8722718, established 1973, gauge removed 1973. 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 Ocean Ridge, ICWW
- West Palm Beach Canal: 8.2 mi, tides about 22 min earlier
- Boca Raton, Lake Boca Raton: 12.8 mi, tides about 42 min earlier
- Palm Beach: 14.3 mi, tides about 91 min earlier
- Port of Palm Beach: 16.8 mi, tides about 107 min earlier
- Hillsboro Beach, ICWW: 17.6 mi, tides about 76 min earlier
TidalMapMonthly tide calendar
🌊 Biggest flood tides at Ocean Ridge, ICWW this month: Oct 1, Oct 25, Oct 26, Oct 27, 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 Ocean Ridge, ICWW this month: Oct 1, Oct 2, Oct 3, Oct 9, Oct 10, Oct 11, Oct 12, Oct 13, Oct 25, Oct 26, 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 Ocean Ridge, ICWW, 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 | — 12:59–2:59 PM | 42 |
| Mon Nov 2 🌗 | 6:55–8:55 AM 7:20–9:20 PM | 12:02–2:02 AM 1:41–3:41 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 3:23–5:23 PM | 73 |
| Fri Nov 6 🌘 | 10:05–12:05 PM 10:30–12:30 AM | 4:09–6:09 AM 3:55–5:55 PM | 83 |
Predictions & observations: NOAA CO-OPS station 8722718. 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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