Suwannee, Salt Creek Tides Today
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Suwannee, Salt Creek runs a mean tidal range of about 2.5 ft. This month the highest water, 4.1 ft, comes on the morning of Oct 1, and the lowest, a -0.6 ft minus tide, on the morning of Oct 28.
| High tide | 5:04 AM | 3.8 ft |
| Low tide | 1:14 PM | -0.0 ft |
| High tide | 7:32 PM | 2.6 ft |
Today on the water at Suwannee, Salt Creek
Today at Suwannee, Salt Creek: high tide at 5:04 AM (3.8 ft) and 7:32 PM (2.6 ft), low tide at 1:14 PM (-0.0 ft). The National Weather Service forecast for today is mostly cloudy with ENE winds 7 to 10 mph, 83°F. In effect now: Small Craft Advisory. Sunrise is at 7:44 AM and sunset at 6:48 PM.
| Period | Forecast | Wind | Temp |
|---|---|---|---|
| Today | Mostly Cloudy | ENE 7 to 10 mph | 83°F |
| Tonight | Mostly Cloudy then Chance Rain Showers | ENE 10 mph | 69°F |
Forecast: National Weather Service point forecast for this location.
Where Suwannee, Salt Creek is
Suwannee, Salt Creek sits at 29.3283° N, 83.1517° W on Florida's Gulf coast, about 11 mi southeast of Horseshoe Beach, 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 Cedar Key (NOAA 8727520), 15.2 mi away, and high and low water here run on average about 8 min later than there. The nearest weather station is Cedar Key, FL, a shore station reporting wind and, at most sites, water temperature, 15.2 mi away.
The tide at Suwannee, Salt Creek
Suwannee, Salt 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 0.3 ft and the lower low sits 0.5 ft below the other low. For the water around it: Florida's Gulf coast runs mixed tides: two unequal highs a day near Tampa Bay, trending toward one high a day along the Big Bend and the Panhandle.
About this station
- High tide reaches Suwannee, Salt Creek about 6.4 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: 6.4 ft on Oct 17, 1975.
- Lowest on record: -1.4 ft on Aug 5, 1975.
- NOAA predicts tides here from Cedar Key, station 8727520. High tide comes about 7 min earlier and low tide about 24 min later than there.
- High tide heights run about 0.91 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 Suwannee, Salt Creek from the 1983-2001 National Tidal Datum Epoch; mean higher high water is 3.5 ft above it and mean sea level 1.8 ft. The land survey datum NAVD88, the zero on topographic maps and flood maps, is 1.9 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 8727577, established 1973, gauge removed 1979. 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 Suwannee, Salt Creek
- Shell Mound: 9.8 mi, tides about 18 min earlier
- Horseshoe Point: 11.3 mi, tides about 11 min earlier
- Cedar Key: 15.2 mi, tides about 8 min earlier
- Withlacoochee River entrance: 32.8 mi, tides about 22 min later
- Shell Island, north end: 39.4 mi, tides about 48 min later
TidalMapMonthly tide calendar
🌊 Biggest flood tides at Suwannee, Salt Creek this month: Oct 1, Oct 2, Oct 3, Oct 13, Oct 14, Oct 27, 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 Suwannee, Salt Creek this month: Oct 1, 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 Suwannee, Salt 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 🌖 | 5:12–7:12 AM 5:37–7:37 PM | — 12:30–2:30 PM | 55 |
| Sun Nov 1 🌗 | 6:12–8:12 AM 6:37–8:37 PM | 11:00–1:00 AM 1:17–3:17 PM | 42 |
| Mon Nov 2 🌗 | 7:08–9:08 AM 7:33–9:33 PM | 12:10–2:10 AM 1:57–3:57 PM | 33 |
| Tue Nov 3 🌗 | 7:59–9:59 AM 8:24–10:24 PM | 1:18–3:18 AM 2:33–4:33 PM | 47 |
| Wed Nov 4 🌗 | 8:47–10:47 AM 9:12–11:12 PM | 2:22–4:22 AM 3:05–5:05 PM | 60 |
| Thu Nov 5 🌘 | 9:33–11:33 AM 9:58–11:58 PM | 3:24–5:24 AM 3:35–5:35 PM | 73 |
| Fri Nov 6 🌘 | 10:18–12:18 PM 10:43–12:43 AM | 4:24–6:24 AM 4:05–6:05 PM | 83 |
Predictions & observations: NOAA CO-OPS station 8727577. 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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