St. Joseph Point, St. Joseph Bay Tides Today
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St. Joseph Point, St. Joseph Bay runs a mean tidal range of about 1.2 ft. This month the highest water, 2.3 ft, comes on the evening of Oct 28, and the lowest, a -0.1 ft minus tide, on the afternoon of Oct 30.
| High tide | 12:18 AM | 2.2 ft |
| Low tide | 1:12 PM | -0.0 ft |
Today on the water at St. Joseph Point, St. Joseph Bay
Today at St. Joseph Point, St. Joseph Bay: high tide at 12:18 AM (2.2 ft), low tide at 1:12 PM (-0.0 ft). The National Weather Service forecast for today is mostly cloudy with E winds 15 to 20 mph, 79°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: Small Craft Advisory. Sunrise is at 7:53 AM and sunset at 6:56 PM.
| Period | Forecast | Wind | Temp |
|---|---|---|---|
| Today | Mostly Cloudy | E 15 to 20 mph | 79°F |
| Tonight | Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms then Chance Showers And Thunderstorms | E 15 to 25 mph | 70°F |
Forecast: National Weather Service point forecast for this location.
Where St. Joseph Point, St. Joseph Bay is
St. Joseph Point, St. Joseph Bay sits at 29.8733° N, 85.3900° W on the northern Gulf of Mexico, about 2 mi northwest of Port St. Joe, FL. The station here is a historical NOAA reference station: a gauge measured the tide at this spot from 1976 until 1976, and NOAA still publishes harmonic predictions from that record. There is no live reading here today. The closest gauge measuring live water level is Mexico Beach (a Hohonu community gauge), 5.8 mi away.
The tide at St. Joseph Point, St. Joseph Bay
St. Joseph Point, St. Joseph 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 1.2 high tides a day here. The mean range from lower low to higher high is 1.6 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 0.3 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 St. Joseph Point, St. Joseph Bay 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 0.8 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 Port St. Joe, FL gauge. Source: NOAA CO-OPS station 8728958, established 1976, gauge removed 1976. 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. Joseph Point, St. Joseph Bay
- Port Saint Joe, St. Joseph Bay: 6.1 mi, tides about 50 min later
- White City, Gulf County Canal: 7.2 mi, tides about 44 min later
- Overstreet: 8.6 mi, tides about 162 min later
- Lake Wimico: 13.5 mi, tides about 16 min later
- Goose Point, East Bay: 14.3 mi, tides about 58 min later
TidalMapMonthly tide calendar
🌊 Biggest flood tides at St. Joseph Point, St. Joseph Bay this month: Oct 2, Oct 3, Oct 4, Oct 26, Oct 27, Oct 28, Oct 29, 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. Joseph Point, St. Joseph Bay 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 St. Joseph Point, St. Joseph 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 🌖 | 5:22–7:22 AM 5:47–7:47 PM | — 12:41–2:41 PM | 55 |
| Sun Nov 1 🌗 | 6:22–8:22 AM 6:47–8:47 PM | 11:08–1:08 AM 1:28–3:28 PM | 42 |
| Mon Nov 2 🌗 | 7:17–9:17 AM 7:42–9:42 PM | 12:19–2:19 AM 2:07–4:07 PM | 33 |
| Tue Nov 3 🌗 | 8:09–10:09 AM 8:34–10:34 PM | 1:26–3:26 AM 2:42–4:42 PM | 47 |
| Wed Nov 4 🌗 | 8:57–10:57 AM 9:22–11:22 PM | 2:31–4:31 AM 3:14–5:14 PM | 60 |
| Thu Nov 5 🌘 | 9:42–11:42 AM 10:07–12:07 AM | 3:33–5:33 AM 3:44–5:44 PM | 73 |
| Fri Nov 6 🌘 | 10:27–12:27 PM 10:52–12:52 AM | 4:34–6:34 AM 4:14–6:14 PM | 83 |
Predictions & observations: NOAA CO-OPS station 8728958. 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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