West Fowl River, Hwy 188 bridge Tides Today
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West Fowl River, Hwy 188 bridge runs a mean tidal range of about 1.4 ft. This month the highest water, 2.6 ft, comes on the evening of Oct 28, and the lowest, 0.0 ft, on the morning of Oct 29.
| High tide | 1:36 AM | 2.5 ft |
| Low tide | 1:42 PM | 0.1 ft |
Today on the water at West Fowl River, Hwy 188 bridge
Today at West Fowl River, Hwy 188 bridge: high tide at 1:36 AM (2.5 ft), low tide at 1:42 PM (0.1 ft). The National Weather Service forecast for Saturday is slight chance showers and thunderstorms with E winds 5 to 15 mph, 80°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 7:05 AM and sunset at 6:07 PM.
| Period | Forecast | Wind | Temp |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overnight | Mostly Cloudy | E 5 mph | 68°F |
| Saturday | Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms | E 5 to 15 mph | 80°F |
Forecast: National Weather Service point forecast for this location.
Where West Fowl River, Hwy 188 bridge is
West Fowl River, Hwy 188 bridge sits at 30.3766° N, 88.1586° W on the northern Gulf of Mexico, about 4 mi east of Bayou La Batre, AL, in Mobile County. The station here is a live gauge in a NOAA PORTS harbor system, reporting water level in near real time for commercial traffic. It has been in NOAA's records since 2011. The nearest weather station is Katrina Cut, AL, a shore station reporting wind and, at most sites, water temperature, 8.8 mi away.
The tide at West Fowl River, Hwy 188 bridge
West Fowl River, Hwy 188 bridge 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 1.7 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.
About this station
- Highest water on record: 7.6 ft on Oct 29, 2020.
- Lowest on record: -1.7 ft on Jan 1, 2018.
- The National Weather Service counts 3.7 ft as minor flooding here, 4.7 ft as moderate and 7.7 ft as major.
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 West Fowl River, Hwy 188 bridge from the 1983-2001 National Tidal Datum Epoch; mean higher high water is 1.7 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 Pascagoula NOAA Lab, MS gauge. Source: NOAA CO-OPS station 8738043, established 2011. The tide times and heights are NOAA's official harmonic predictions for this station; TidalMap republishes them daily and does not alter them. The observed line is the gauge's own six-minute water level feed.
Tide stations near West Fowl River, Hwy 188 bridge
- Dauphin Island: 10.1 mi, tides about 32 min later
- Mobile Point (Fort Morgan): 12.9 mi, tides about 32 min later
- Dog River Bridge: 13.7 mi, tides about 93 min later
- Point Clear, Mobile Bay: 15.4 mi, tides about 97 min later
- Fly Creek, Mobile Bay: 19.2 mi, tides about 76 min later
TidalMapMonthly tide calendar
🌊 Biggest flood tides at West Fowl River, Hwy 188 bridge this month: Oct 1, Oct 2, Oct 3, Oct 4, Oct 26, Oct 27, Oct 28, 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.
Best fishing times (solunar)
Major and minor solunar windows for West Fowl River, Hwy 188 bridge, 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 🌖 | 4:33–6:33 AM 4:58–6:58 PM | 10:18–12:18 AM 11:54–1:54 PM | 55 |
| Sun Nov 1 🌗 | 5:33–7:33 AM 5:58–7:58 PM | — 12:40–2:40 PM | 42 |
| Mon Nov 2 🌗 | 6:29–8:29 AM 6:54–8:54 PM | 11:29–1:29 AM 1:20–3:20 PM | 33 |
| Tue Nov 3 🌗 | 7:20–9:20 AM 7:45–9:45 PM | 12:37–2:37 AM 1:54–3:54 PM | 47 |
| Wed Nov 4 🌗 | 8:08–10:08 AM 8:33–10:33 PM | 1:42–3:42 AM 2:25–4:25 PM | 61 |
| Thu Nov 5 🌘 | 8:54–10:54 AM 9:19–11:19 PM | 2:45–4:45 AM 2:55–4:55 PM | 73 |
| Fri Nov 6 🌘 | 9:39–11:39 AM 10:04–12:04 AM | 3:45–5:45 AM 3:25–5:25 PM | 83 |
Predictions & observations: NOAA CO-OPS station 8738043. 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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