St. George Island, Sikes Cut Tides Today
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St. George Island, Sikes Cut runs a mean tidal range of about 1.1 ft. This month the highest water, 2.2 ft, comes on the morning of Oct 2, and the lowest, a -0.2 ft minus tide, on the morning of Oct 28.
| High tide | 3:42 AM | 2.1 ft |
| Low tide | 1:24 PM | 0.1 ft |
Today on the water at St. George Island, Sikes Cut
Today at St. George Island, Sikes Cut: high tide at 3:42 AM (2.1 ft), low tide at 1:24 PM (0.1 ft). The National Weather Service forecast for today is mostly cloudy with E winds 15 to 20 mph, 76°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: Rip Current Statement. Sunrise is at 6:51 AM and sunset at 5:55 PM.
| Period | Forecast | Wind | Temp |
|---|---|---|---|
| Today | Mostly Cloudy | E 15 to 20 mph | 76°F |
| Tonight | Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms | ENE 15 to 25 mph | 70°F |
Forecast: National Weather Service point forecast for this location.
Where St. George Island, Sikes Cut is
St. George Island, Sikes Cut sits at 29.6133° N, 84.9583° W on the northern Gulf of Mexico, at St. George Island, FL, in Franklin County. The station here is a historical NOAA reference station: a gauge measured the tide at this spot from 1975 until 1984, and NOAA still publishes harmonic predictions from that record. There is no live reading here today. The closest gauge measuring live water level is Apalachicola (NOAA 8728690), 7.8 mi away, and high and low water here run on average about 110 min earlier than there.
The tide at St. George Island, Sikes Cut
St. George Island, Sikes Cut 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 1.5 high tides a day here. The mean range from lower low to higher high is 2.0 ft, and 1.2 ft between the average high and the average low, a small tide. On an average day the higher high tops the lower high by 0.2 ft and the lower low sits 0.5 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 St. George Island, Sikes Cut from the 1983-2001 National Tidal Datum Epoch; mean higher high water is 2.0 ft above it and mean sea level 1.1 ft. The land survey datum NAVD88, the zero on topographic maps and flood maps, is 1.4 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 Apalachicola, FL gauge. Source: NOAA CO-OPS station 8728669, established 1975, gauge removed 1984. 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 St. George Island, Sikes Cut
- Apalachicola: 7.8 mi, tides about 90 min later
- West Pass: 8.4 mi, tides about 59 min later
- Lake Wimico: 19.3 mi, tides about 191 min later
- Dog Island, west end: 21.1 mi, tides about 21 min earlier
- Port Saint Joe, St. Joseph Bay: 25.5 mi, tides about 108 min earlier
TidalMapMonthly tide calendar
🌊 Biggest flood tides at St. George Island, Sikes Cut this month: Oct 1, Oct 2, Oct 3, Oct 4, 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 St. George Island, Sikes Cut this month: Oct 27, Oct 28, Oct 29, Oct 30. 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 St. George Island, Sikes Cut, 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 🌖 | 4:20–6:20 AM 4:45–6:45 PM | 10:07–12:07 AM 11:38–1:38 PM | 55 |
| Sun Nov 1 🌗 | 5:20–7:20 AM 5:45–7:45 PM | — 12:25–2:25 PM | 42 |
| Mon Nov 2 🌗 | 6:16–8:16 AM 6:41–8:41 PM | 11:17–1:17 AM 1:05–3:05 PM | 33 |
| Tue Nov 3 🌗 | 7:07–9:07 AM 7:32–9:32 PM | 12:25–2:25 AM 1:40–3:40 PM | 47 |
| Wed Nov 4 🌗 | 7:55–9:55 AM 8:20–10:20 PM | 1:29–3:29 AM 2:12–4:12 PM | 61 |
| Thu Nov 5 🌘 | 8:41–10:41 AM 9:06–11:06 PM | 2:31–4:31 AM 2:42–4:42 PM | 73 |
| Fri Nov 6 🌘 | 9:25–11:25 AM 9:50–11:50 PM | 3:32–5:32 AM 3:13–5:13 PM | 83 |
Predictions & observations: NOAA CO-OPS station 8728669. 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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