Rocky Bayou, Choctawhatchee Bay Tides Today
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Rocky Bayou, Choctawhatchee Bay runs a mean tidal range of about 0.4 ft. This month the highest water, 1.0 ft, comes on the morning of Oct 2, and the lowest, 0.1 ft, on the evening of Oct 29.
| High tide | 5:17 AM | 0.9 ft |
| Low tide | 6:34 PM | 0.1 ft |
Today on the water at Rocky Bayou, Choctawhatchee Bay
Today at Rocky Bayou, Choctawhatchee Bay: high tide at 5:17 AM (0.9 ft), low tide at 6:34 PM (0.1 ft). The National Weather Service forecast for Saturday is mostly cloudy with E winds 5 to 10 mph, 83°F. Sunrise is at 6:58 AM and sunset at 5:59 PM.
| Period | Forecast | Wind | Temp |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overnight | Mostly Cloudy | E 5 mph | 67°F |
| Saturday | Mostly Cloudy | E 5 to 10 mph | 83°F |
Forecast: National Weather Service point forecast for this location.
Where Rocky Bayou, Choctawhatchee Bay is
Rocky Bayou, Choctawhatchee Bay sits at 30.5067° N, 86.4467° W on the northern Gulf of Mexico, at Niceville, FL. The station here is a historical NOAA reference station: a gauge measured the tide at this spot from 1977 until 2021, and NOAA still publishes harmonic predictions from that record. There is no live reading here today. The closest gauge measuring live water level is Panama City Beach (NOAA 8729210), 39.5 mi away, and high and low water here run on average about 229 min later than there. The nearest weather station is Valparaiso / Eglin Air Force Base, an airport reporting wind, visibility and sky cover, but no water temperature, 4.5 mi away.
The tide at Rocky Bayou, Choctawhatchee Bay
Rocky Bayou, Choctawhatchee Bay has a diurnal tide: usually one high and one low a day, with the daily rhythm shifting about 50 minutes later each day and fading near the moon's equatorial crossing. This month's predictions average 1.1 high tides a day here. The mean range from lower low to higher high is 0.6 ft, 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 Rocky Bayou, Choctawhatchee Bay from the 1983-2001 National Tidal Datum Epoch; mean higher high water is 0.6 ft above it and mean sea level 0.3 ft. These datums are controlled from NOAA's Pensacola, FL gauge. Source: NOAA CO-OPS station 8729479, established 1977, gauge removed 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 Rocky Bayou, Choctawhatchee Bay
- East Pass (Destin): 8.7 mi, tides about 174 min earlier
- Shalimar, Garnier Bayou: 9.7 mi, tides about 30 min later
- Driftwood Point, Choctawhatchee Bay: 10.7 mi, tides at about the same time
- Okaloosa Island: 11.8 mi, tides about 200 min earlier
- Mary Esther, Santa Rosa Sound: 14.0 mi, tides about 91 min earlier
TidalMapMonthly tide calendar
🌊 Biggest flood tides at Rocky Bayou, Choctawhatchee Bay this month: Oct 1, Oct 2, Oct 3, Oct 4, Oct 5, 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 Rocky Bayou, Choctawhatchee Bay, 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 🌖 | 4:26–6:26 AM 4:51–6:51 PM | 10:11–12:11 AM 11:47–1:47 PM | 55 |
| Sun Nov 1 🌗 | 5:26–7:26 AM 5:51–7:51 PM | — 12:33–2:33 PM | 42 |
| Mon Nov 2 🌗 | 6:22–8:22 AM 6:47–8:47 PM | 11:22–1:22 AM 1:13–3:13 PM | 33 |
| Tue Nov 3 🌗 | 7:13–9:13 AM 7:38–9:38 PM | 12:30–2:30 AM 1:47–3:47 PM | 47 |
| Wed Nov 4 🌗 | 8:01–10:01 AM 8:26–10:26 PM | 1:35–3:35 AM 2:18–4:18 PM | 61 |
| Thu Nov 5 🌘 | 8:47–10:47 AM 9:12–11:12 PM | 2:37–4:37 AM 2:48–4:48 PM | 73 |
| Fri Nov 6 🌘 | 9:32–11:32 AM 9:57–11:57 PM | 3:38–5:38 AM 3:18–5:18 PM | 83 |
Predictions & observations: NOAA CO-OPS station 8729479. 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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