Valparaiso Tides Today
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Valparaiso runs a mean tidal range of about 0.4 ft. This month the highest water, 1.0 ft, comes on the morning of Oct 3, and the lowest, 0.1 ft, on the evening of Oct 30.
| High tide | 5:32 AM | 0.8 ft |
| Low tide | 6:41 PM | 0.1 ft |
Today on the water at Valparaiso
Today at Valparaiso: high tide at 5:32 AM (0.8 ft), low tide at 6:41 PM (0.1 ft). The National Weather Service forecast for Saturday is mostly cloudy with E winds 5 to 10 mph, 82°F. Sunrise is at 6:59 AM and sunset at 6:00 PM.
| Period | Forecast | Wind | Temp |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overnight | Mostly Cloudy | E 5 mph | 68°F |
| Saturday | Mostly Cloudy | E 5 to 10 mph | 82°F |
Forecast: National Weather Service point forecast for this location.
Where Valparaiso is
Valparaiso sits at 30.5033° N, 86.4933° W on the northern Gulf of Mexico, at Valparaiso, FL. The station here is a historical NOAA reference station: a gauge measured the tide at this spot from 1977 until 2011, and NOAA still publishes harmonic predictions from that record. There is no live reading here today. The closest gauge measuring live water level is Panama City Beach (NOAA 8729210), 41.8 mi away, and high and low water here run on average about 221 min later than there. The nearest weather station is Valparaiso / Eglin Air Force Base, an airport reporting wind, visibility and sky cover, but no water temperature, 2.0 mi away.
The tide at Valparaiso
Valparaiso 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 0.6 ft, a small tide. 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
- Highest water on record: 2.7 ft on Nov 10, 2009.
- Lowest on record: -1.4 ft on Jan 13, 2011.
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 Valparaiso from the 1983-2001 National Tidal Datum Epoch; mean higher high water is 0.5 ft above it and mean sea level 0.3 ft. The land survey datum NAVD88, the zero on topographic maps and flood maps, is 0.1 ft below MLLW here, so a water level on this page converts to NAVD88 by adding that amount. These datums are controlled from NOAA's Pensacola, FL gauge. Source: NOAA CO-OPS station 8729501, established 1977, gauge removed 2011. 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 Valparaiso
- Rocky Bayou, Choctawhatchee Bay: 2.8 mi, tides about 8 min earlier
- Shalimar, Garnier Bayou: 7.3 mi, tides about 20 min later
- East Pass (Destin): 7.6 mi, tides about 191 min earlier
- Okaloosa Island: 9.8 mi, tides about 212 min earlier
- Mary Esther, Santa Rosa Sound: 11.5 mi, tides about 102 min earlier
TidalMapMonthly tide calendar
🌊 Biggest flood tides at Valparaiso this month: Oct 1, Oct 2, Oct 3, Oct 4, Oct 5, Oct 28, Oct 29. These spring highs push water up into the grass and over the oyster rock; prime for poling into flooded marsh for tailing reds.
Best fishing times (solunar)
Major and minor solunar windows for Valparaiso, 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 🌖 | 4:26–6:26 AM 4:51–6:51 PM | 10:11–12:11 AM 11:47–1:47 PM | 55 |
| Sun Nov 1 🌗 | 5:26–7:26 AM 5:51–7:51 PM | — 12:33–2:33 PM | 42 |
| Mon Nov 2 🌗 | 6:22–8:22 AM 6:47–8:47 PM | 11:22–1:22 AM 1:13–3:13 PM | 33 |
| Tue Nov 3 🌗 | 7:13–9:13 AM 7:38–9:38 PM | 12:30–2:30 AM 1:47–3:47 PM | 47 |
| Wed Nov 4 🌗 | 8:01–10:01 AM 8:26–10:26 PM | 1:35–3:35 AM 2:19–4:19 PM | 61 |
| Thu Nov 5 🌘 | 8:47–10:47 AM 9:12–11:12 PM | 2:38–4:38 AM 2:48–4:48 PM | 73 |
| Fri Nov 6 🌘 | 9:32–11:32 AM 9:57–11:57 PM | 3:39–5:39 AM 3:18–5:18 PM | 83 |
Predictions & observations: NOAA CO-OPS station 8729501. 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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