Port Canaveral (Trident Pier) Tides Today
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Port Canaveral (Trident Pier) runs a mean tidal range of about 3.3 ft. This month the highest water, 5.2 ft, comes on the morning of Oct 28, and the lowest, 0.1 ft, on the morning of Oct 28.
| High tide | 12:03 AM | 3.6 ft |
| Low tide | 6:05 AM | 0.5 ft |
| High tide | 12:42 PM | 4.7 ft |
| Low tide | 7:18 PM | 0.9 ft |
Today on the water at Port Canaveral (Trident Pier)
Today at Port Canaveral (Trident Pier): high tide at 12:03 AM (3.6 ft) and 12:42 PM (4.7 ft), low tide at 6:05 AM (0.5 ft) and 7:18 PM (0.9 ft). The National Weather Service forecast for today is partly sunny then chance showers and thunderstorms with ENE winds 15 to 20 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: 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 | 82°F |
| Tonight | Chance Showers And Thunderstorms | ENE 15 mph | 74°F |
Forecast: National Weather Service point forecast for this location.
Where Port Canaveral (Trident Pier) is
Port Canaveral (Trident Pier) sits at 28.4158° N, 80.5931° W on Florida's Atlantic coast, about 1 mi northeast of Cape Canaveral, FL. The station here is a live gauge in NOAA's National Water Level Observation Network, the reference network the rest of the coast's tide predictions are tied to. It has been in NOAA's records since 1994. The nearest weather station is Trident Pier, FL, a shore station reporting wind and, at most sites, water temperature, right at this station.
The tide at Port Canaveral (Trident Pier)
Port Canaveral (Trident Pier) 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 3.9 ft, and 3.4 ft between the average high and the average low, a moderate tide. On an average day the higher high tops the lower high by 0.3 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 Port Canaveral (Trident Pier) about 0.2 hours after the moon passes overhead. That lag is local, which is why high water does not line up with the moon.
- Highest water on record: 7.9 ft on Sep 26, 2004.
- Lowest on record: -1.9 ft on Jan 12, 2009.
- The National Weather Service counts 5.7 ft as minor flooding here, 6.0 ft as moderate and 6.5 ft as major.
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 Port Canaveral (Trident Pier) from the 1983-2001 National Tidal Datum Epoch; mean higher high water is 3.9 ft above it and mean sea level 1.9 ft. The land survey datum NAVD88, the zero on topographic maps and flood maps, is 2.8 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 Fernandina Beach, FL gauge. Source: NOAA CO-OPS station 8721604, a National Water Level Observation Network gauge, established 1994. The tide times and heights are NOAA's official harmonic predictions for this station; TidalMap republishes them daily and does not alter them. The observed line is the gauge's own six-minute water level feed.
Tide stations near Port Canaveral (Trident Pier)
- Cocoa Beach: 3.3 mi, tides at about the same time
- Patrick Air Force Base: 11.8 mi, tides about 7 min earlier
- Melbourne Causeway: 23.0 mi, tides about 251 min later
- Turtle Mound, Mosquito Lagoon: 38.0 mi, tides about 245 min later
- Sebastian Inlet bridge: 39.4 mi, tides about 8 min later
TidalMapMonthly tide calendar
🌊 Biggest flood tides at Port Canaveral (Trident Pier) this month: Oct 25, Oct 26, Oct 27, 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.
Best fishing times (solunar)
Major and minor solunar windows for Port Canaveral (Trident Pier), 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 | 10:51–12:51 AM 12:17–2:17 PM | 55 |
| Sun Nov 1 🌗 | 6:02–8:02 AM 6:27–8:27 PM | — 1:05–3:05 PM | 42 |
| Mon Nov 2 🌗 | 6:57–8:57 AM 7:22–9:22 PM | 12:01–2:01 AM 1:46–3:46 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 | 4:13–6:13 AM 3:56–5:56 PM | 83 |
Predictions & observations: NOAA CO-OPS station 8721604. 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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