Shalimar, Garnier Bayou Tides Today
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Shalimar, Garnier Bayou runs a mean tidal range of about 0.4 ft. This month the highest water, 0.6 ft, comes on the morning of Oct 3, and the lowest, a -0.0 ft minus tide, on the evening of Oct 30.
| High tide | 6:42 AM | 0.6 ft |
| Low tide | 6:08 PM | -0.0 ft |
Today on the water at Shalimar, Garnier Bayou
Today at Shalimar, Garnier Bayou: high tide at 6:42 AM (0.6 ft), low tide at 6:08 PM (-0.0 ft). The National Weather Service forecast for Saturday is mostly cloudy with E winds 10 to 15 mph, 81°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 6:59 AM and sunset at 6:00 PM.
| Period | Forecast | Wind | Temp |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overnight | Mostly Cloudy | E 15 mph | 70°F |
| Saturday | Mostly Cloudy | E 10 to 15 mph | 81°F |
Forecast: National Weather Service point forecast for this location.
Where Shalimar, Garnier Bayou is
Shalimar, Garnier Bayou sits at 30.4350° N, 86.5867° W on the northern Gulf of Mexico, at Shalimar, FL. The station here is a subordinate tide prediction point. NOAA has no gauge in the water at this spot; its times and heights are published as offsets from a reference gauge, named below. The closest gauge measuring live water level is Pensacola (NOAA 8729840), 37.3 mi away, and high and low water here run on average about 198 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, 5.3 mi away.
The tide at Shalimar, Garnier Bayou
Shalimar, Garnier Bayou 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 1.0 high tides a day here. The mean range from lower low to higher high is 0.4 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.
About this station
- Highest water on record: 2.6 ft on Oct 4, 1992.
- Lowest on record: 0.3 ft on Jul 8, 1992.
- NOAA predicts tides here from Pensacola, station 8729840. High tide comes about 213 min later and low tide about 183 min later than there.
- High tide heights run about 0.32 times the reference.
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 Shalimar, Garnier Bayou from the 1983-2001 National Tidal Datum Epoch; mean higher high water is 0.4 ft above it and mean sea level 0.2 ft. The land survey datum NAVD88, the zero on topographic maps and flood maps, is 0.2 ft below MLLW here, so a water level on this page converts to NAVD88 by adding that amount. These datums are controlled from NOAA's Pensacola, FL gauge. Source: NOAA CO-OPS station 8729538, established 1973, gauge removed 1992. The tide times and heights are published as time and height offsets from its reference gauge; TidalMap republishes them daily and does not alter them.
Tide stations near Shalimar, Garnier Bayou
- Okaloosa Island: 3.0 mi, tides about 274 min earlier
- Mary Esther, Santa Rosa Sound: 4.3 mi, tides about 109 min earlier
- East Pass (Destin): 5.2 mi, tides about 223 min earlier
- Rocky Bayou, Choctawhatchee Bay: 9.7 mi, tides about 26 min earlier
- Driftwood Point, Choctawhatchee Bay: 15.7 mi, tides about 28 min earlier
TidalMapMonthly tide calendar
🌊 Biggest flood tides at Shalimar, Garnier Bayou this month: Oct 1, Oct 2, Oct 3, Oct 4, Oct 5, Oct 14, Oct 15, 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 Shalimar, Garnier Bayou this month: Oct 28, Oct 29, Oct 30, Oct 31. 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 Shalimar, Garnier Bayou, 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 🌖 | 4:27–6:27 AM 4:52–6:52 PM | 10:12–12:12 AM 11:47–1:47 PM | 55 |
| Sun Nov 1 🌗 | 5:27–7:27 AM 5:52–7:52 PM | — 12:34–2:34 PM | 42 |
| Mon Nov 2 🌗 | 6:22–8:22 AM 6:47–8:47 PM | 11:23–1:23 AM 1:13–3:13 PM | 33 |
| Tue Nov 3 🌗 | 7:14–9:14 AM 7:39–9:39 PM | 12:31–2:31 AM 1:48–3:48 PM | 47 |
| Wed Nov 4 🌗 | 8:02–10:02 AM 8:27–10:27 PM | 1:36–3:36 AM 2:19–4:19 PM | 61 |
| Thu Nov 5 🌘 | 8:47–10:47 AM 9:12–11:12 PM | 2:38–4:38 AM 2:49–4:49 PM | 73 |
| Fri Nov 6 🌘 | 9:32–11:32 AM 9:57–11:57 PM | 3:39–5:39 AM 3:18–5:18 PM | 83 |
Predictions & observations: NOAA CO-OPS station 8729538. 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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