Shell Point, Walker Creek Tides Today
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Shell Point, Walker Creek runs a mean tidal range of about 2.6 ft. This month the highest water, 4.2 ft, comes on the morning of Oct 28, and the lowest, a -0.7 ft minus tide, on the morning of Oct 28.
| High tide | 5:24 AM | 3.8 ft |
| Low tide | 1:38 PM | -0.0 ft |
| High tide | 8:33 PM | 2.9 ft |
Today on the water at Shell Point, Walker Creek
Today at Shell Point, Walker Creek: high tide at 5:24 AM (3.8 ft) and 8:33 PM (2.9 ft), low tide at 1:38 PM (-0.0 ft). The National Weather Service forecast for today is mostly cloudy with E winds 10 mph, 80°F. Sunrise is at 7:49 AM and sunset at 6:51 PM.
| Period | Forecast | Wind | Temp |
|---|---|---|---|
| Today | Mostly Cloudy | E 10 mph | 80°F |
| Tonight | Mostly Cloudy then Chance Rain Showers | ENE 10 to 15 mph | 67°F |
Forecast: National Weather Service point forecast for this location.
Where Shell Point, Walker Creek is
Shell Point, Walker Creek sits at 30.0583° N, 84.2906° W on the northern Gulf of Mexico, about 6 mi east of Panacea, FL, in Wakulla County. 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 1973. The closest gauge measuring live water level is Apalachicola (NOAA 8728690), 47.3 mi away, and high and low water here run on average about 103 min earlier than there.
The tide at Shell Point, Walker Creek
Shell Point, Walker Creek has a mixed tide: two highs and two lows a day, but of unequal size, so one low each day drains noticeably lower than the other. This month's predictions average 1.9 high tides a day here. The mean range from lower low to higher high is 3.5 ft, and 2.6 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 0.7 ft below the other low. 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
- High tide reaches Shell Point, Walker Creek about 7.1 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: 10.1 ft on Sep 27, 2024.
- Lowest on record: -3.1 ft on Sep 29, 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 Shell Point, Walker Creek from the 1983-2001 National Tidal Datum Epoch; mean higher high water is 3.5 ft above it and mean sea level 2.0 ft. The land survey datum NAVD88, the zero on topographic maps and flood maps, is 2.0 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 Cedar Key, FL gauge. Source: NOAA CO-OPS station 8728229, established 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 Shell Point, Walker Creek
- Panacea, Dickerson Bay: 6.1 mi, tides about 11 min later
- Wakulla Airport, Ochlockonee Bay: 8.3 mi, tides about 32 min later
- Econfina River: 22.8 mi, tides about 17 min later
- Dog Island, East End: 24.6 mi, tides about 56 min earlier
- Dog Island, west end: 29.4 mi, tides about 30 min earlier
TidalMapMonthly tide calendar
🌊 Biggest flood tides at Shell Point, Walker Creek this month: Oct 1, Oct 2, Oct 9, Oct 11, Oct 12, Oct 13, 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.
🔻 Negative (minus) low tides at Shell Point, Walker Creek this month: Oct 11, Oct 12, Oct 13, Oct 25, Oct 26, Oct 27, 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 Shell Point, Walker Creek, 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 🌖 | 5:17–7:17 AM 5:42–7:42 PM | — 12:37–2:37 PM | 55 |
| Sun Nov 1 🌗 | 6:17–8:17 AM 6:42–8:42 PM | 11:03–1:03 AM 1:23–3:23 PM | 42 |
| Mon Nov 2 🌗 | 7:13–9:13 AM 7:38–9:38 PM | 12:14–2:14 AM 2:03–4:03 PM | 33 |
| Tue Nov 3 🌗 | 8:04–10:04 AM 8:29–10:29 PM | 1:21–3:21 AM 2:38–4:38 PM | 47 |
| Wed Nov 4 🌗 | 8:52–10:52 AM 9:17–11:17 PM | 2:26–4:26 AM 3:10–5:10 PM | 60 |
| Thu Nov 5 🌘 | 9:38–11:38 AM 10:03–12:03 AM | 3:28–5:28 AM 3:39–5:39 PM | 73 |
| Fri Nov 6 🌘 | 10:23–12:23 PM 10:48–12:48 AM | 4:29–6:29 AM 4:09–6:09 PM | 83 |
Predictions & observations: NOAA CO-OPS station 8728229. 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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