Shield Point, Blackwater River Tides Today
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Shield Point, Blackwater River runs a mean tidal range of about 1.4 ft. This month the highest water, 2.4 ft, comes on the morning of Oct 29, and the lowest, a -0.2 ft minus tide, on the afternoon of Oct 30.
| High tide | 3:01 AM | 2.3 ft |
| Low tide | 3:23 PM | -0.2 ft |
Today on the water at Shield Point, Blackwater River
Today at Shield Point, Blackwater River: high tide at 3:01 AM (2.3 ft), low tide at 3:23 PM (-0.2 ft). The National Weather Service forecast for Saturday is mostly cloudy then slight chance showers and thunderstorms 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 7:01 AM and sunset at 6:02 PM.
| Period | Forecast | Wind | Temp |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overnight | Mostly Cloudy | E 10 mph | 68°F |
| Saturday | Mostly Cloudy then Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms | E 10 to 15 mph | 81°F |
Forecast: National Weather Service point forecast for this location.
Where Shield Point, Blackwater River is
Shield Point, Blackwater River sits at 30.5817° N, 87.0150° W on the northern Gulf of Mexico, at Bagdad, FL. The station here is a historical NOAA reference station: a gauge measured the tide at this spot from 1976 until 1993, and NOAA still publishes harmonic predictions from that record. There is no live reading here today. The closest gauge measuring live water level is Pensacola (NOAA 8729840), 16.9 mi away, and high and low water here run on average about 14 min later than there.
The tide at Shield Point, Blackwater River
Shield Point, Blackwater River 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 1.6 ft, and 1.4 ft between the average high and the average low, a small tide. On an average day the higher high tops the lower high by 0.1 ft and the lower low sits 0.1 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.
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 Shield Point, Blackwater River from the 1983-2001 National Tidal Datum Epoch; mean higher high water is 1.6 ft above it and mean sea level 0.8 ft. The land survey datum NAVD88, the zero on topographic maps and flood maps, is 0.5 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 Pensacola, FL gauge. Source: NOAA CO-OPS station 8729747, established 1976, gauge removed 1993. 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 Shield Point, Blackwater River
- Navarre, North Side, East Bay: 10.3 mi, tides about 54 min later
- Holley, East Bay: 10.8 mi, tides about 24 min earlier
- Navarre Beach: 16.7 mi, tides about 190 min earlier
- Pensacola: 16.9 mi, tides about 14 min earlier
- Pensacola Beach Pier: 19.1 mi, tides about 188 min earlier
TidalMapMonthly tide calendar
🌊 Biggest flood tides at Shield Point, Blackwater River this month: Oct 1, Oct 2, Oct 3, Oct 4, Oct 14, Oct 15, Oct 26, 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 Shield Point, Blackwater River this month: 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 Shield Point, Blackwater River, 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 🌖 | 4:28–6:28 AM 4:53–6:53 PM | 10:13–12:13 AM 11:49–1:49 PM | 55 |
| Sun Nov 1 🌗 | 5:28–7:28 AM 5:53–7:53 PM | — 12:36–2:36 PM | 42 |
| Mon Nov 2 🌗 | 6:24–8:24 AM 6:49–8:49 PM | 11:24–1:24 AM 1:15–3:15 PM | 33 |
| Tue Nov 3 🌗 | 7:15–9:15 AM 7:40–9:40 PM | 12:32–2:32 AM 1:50–3:50 PM | 47 |
| Wed Nov 4 🌗 | 8:03–10:03 AM 8:28–10:28 PM | 1:37–3:37 AM 2:21–4:21 PM | 61 |
| Thu Nov 5 🌘 | 8:49–10:49 AM 9:14–11:14 PM | 2:40–4:40 AM 2:50–4:50 PM | 73 |
| Fri Nov 6 🌘 | 9:34–11:34 AM 9:59–11:59 PM | 3:41–5:41 AM 3:20–5:20 PM | 83 |
Predictions & observations: NOAA CO-OPS station 8729747. 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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