Alligator Point, FL — Tides & Fishing

Alligator Point, St. James Island

Tide source: NOAA CO-OPS · fetched 10/21/2026, 6:33:51 AM CT

Heights relative to MLLW (Mean Lower Low Water).

Station location

29.9033, -84.4133

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Live status

RISING

Air

55°F

Wind

8 mph N

Water

73°F

Pressure

1021 hPa

Water status

OCTOBER 21, 2026 AT 7:33 AM

Tide chart · ft MLLW

Now 7:33 AM · tide ~1.5 ft · rising

Tide High Low Now Night Major prime Minor prime

Fish activityVery highHighAverage— Low

Best fishing times today

Wednesday, October 21

★★★☆☆

Fair fishing day

Waxing Gibbous · 79% illuminated · Toward neap

Tide strength

43/49

Average · morning / afternoon

Windows

Minor2:40 AM – 3:40 AM
Major8:49 AM – 10:49 AM☀️ Prime
Minor3:50 PM – 4:50 PM
Major9:11 PM – 11:11 PM

Neap tides — smaller range than usual today

Quarter-phase moon means highs and lows sit closer together. Wind and water clarity often matter more than the table.

Wind

Open-Meteo · Alligator Point

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Weather

Open-Meteo

Temp

55°F

Wind

8 mph N

Water

73°F

Pressure

1021 hPa

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Radar

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Sun / moon / conditions

Sunrise

7:45 AM

Sunset

6:58 PM

Moon

Waxing Gibbous · 79%

Tide cycle

Toward neap

Tide schedule

Heights relative to MLLW · times station-local

MON, OCT 19, 2026

7:43 AM – 7:00 PMWaxing Gibbous 60%Neap

Fair fishing day

High tide10:58 PM2.1 ftMLLW

TUE, OCT 20, 2026

7:44 AM – 6:59 PMWaxing Gibbous 70%Neap

Fair fishing day

Low tide4:28 AM1.5 ftMLLW
High tide10:12 AM2.1 ftMLLW
Low tide5:27 PM0.6 ftMLLW
High tide11:40 PM2.3 ftMLLW

WED, OCT 21, 2026Selected

7:45 AM – 6:58 PMWaxing Gibbous 79%Toward neap

Fair fishing day

Low tide5:40 AM1.2 ftMLLW
High tide11:28 AM2.3 ftMLLW
Low tide6:11 PM0.6 ftMLLW

THU, OCT 22, 2026

7:46 AM – 6:57 PMWaxing Gibbous 87%Toward neap

Fair fishing day

High tide12:11 AM2.4 ftMLLW
Low tide6:27 AM0.8 ftMLLW
High tide12:21 PM2.5 ftMLLW
Low tide6:49 PM0.6 ftMLLW

FRI, OCT 23, 2026

7:46 AM – 6:56 PMWaxing Gibbous 93%Toward neap

Fair fishing day

High tide12:37 AM2.5 ftMLLW
Low tide7:07 AM0.5 ftMLLW
High tide1:08 PM2.7 ftMLLW
Low tide7:23 PM0.7 ftMLLW

SAT, OCT 24, 2026

7:47 AM – 6:55 PMWaxing Gibbous 98%Spring

Good fishing day

High tide1:01 AM2.7 ftMLLW
Low tide7:45 AM0.1 ftMLLW
High tide1:53 PM2.8 ftMLLW
Low tide7:56 PM0.8 ftMLLW

SUN, OCT 25, 2026

7:48 AM – 6:54 PMFull Moon 100%Spring

Good fishing day

High tide1:26 AM2.8 ftMLLW
Low tide8:23 AM-0.2 ftMLLW
High tide2:37 PM2.9 ftMLLW
Low tide8:28 PM0.9 ftMLLW

MON, OCT 26, 2026

7:48 AM – 6:53 PMFull Moon 100%Spring

Good fishing day

High tide1:51 AM2.9 ftMLLW
Low tide9:03 AM-0.4 ftMLLW
High tide3:22 PM2.9 ftMLLW
Low tide9:00 PM1.0 ftMLLW

TUE, OCT 27, 2026

7:49 AM – 6:52 PMWaning Gibbous 97%Spring

Good fishing day

High tide2:20 AM3.0 ftMLLW
Low tide9:45 AM-0.5 ftMLLW
High tide4:07 PM2.8 ftMLLW
Low tide9:33 PM1.1 ftMLLW

WED, OCT 28, 2026

7:50 AM – 6:52 PMWaning Gibbous 93%Toward neap

Fair fishing day

High tide2:52 AM3.1 ftMLLW
Low tide10:29 AM-0.5 ftMLLW
High tide4:55 PM2.6 ftMLLW
Low tide10:08 PM1.2 ftMLLW

THU, OCT 29, 2026

7:51 AM – 6:51 PMWaning Gibbous 86%Toward neap

Fair fishing day

High tide3:28 AM3.1 ftMLLW
Low tide11:19 AM-0.4 ftMLLW
High tide5:47 PM2.4 ftMLLW
Low tide10:46 PM1.3 ftMLLW

FRI, OCT 30, 2026

7:51 AM – 6:50 PMWaning Gibbous 78%Toward neap

Fair fishing day

High tide4:10 AM3.1 ftMLLW
Low tide12:15 PM-0.2 ftMLLW
High tide6:47 PM2.2 ftMLLW
Low tide11:33 PM1.4 ftMLLW

SAT, OCT 31, 2026

7:52 AM – 6:49 PMWaning Gibbous 69%Neap

Fair fishing day

High tide4:58 AM2.9 ftMLLW
Low tide1:20 PM0.02 ftMLLW
High tide7:57 PM2.0 ftMLLW

SUN, NOV 1, 2026

6:53 AM – 5:48 PMWaning Gibbous 59%Neap

Fair fishing day

Low tide12:36 AM1.5 ftMLLW
High tide5:01 AM2.6 ftMLLW
Low tide1:35 PM0.3 ftMLLW
High tide8:13 PM2.0 ftMLLW

MON, NOV 2, 2026

6:54 AM – 5:48 PMLast Quarter 48%Neap

Fair fishing day

Low tide1:10 AM1.4 ftMLLW
High tide6:39 AM2.3 ftMLLW
Low tide2:53 PM0.5 ftMLLW
High tide9:17 PM2.1 ftMLLW

TUE, NOV 3, 2026

6:55 AM – 5:47 PMWaning Crescent 38%Neap

Fair fishing day

Low tide2:58 AM1.2 ftMLLW
High tide8:51 AM2.2 ftMLLW
Low tide4:01 PM0.6 ftMLLW
High tide10:06 PM2.3 ftMLLW

WED, NOV 4, 2026

6:55 AM – 5:46 PMWaning Crescent 28%Toward spring

Fair fishing day

Low tide4:22 AM0.8 ftMLLW
High tide10:25 AM2.3 ftMLLW
Low tide4:56 PM0.7 ftMLLW
High tide10:45 PM2.4 ftMLLW

THU, NOV 5, 2026

6:56 AM – 5:46 PMWaning Crescent 19%Toward spring

Fair fishing day

Low tide5:22 AM0.4 ftMLLW
High tide11:29 AM2.4 ftMLLW
Low tide5:39 PM0.9 ftMLLW
High tide11:19 PM2.6 ftMLLW

FRI, NOV 6, 2026

6:57 AM – 5:45 PMWaning Crescent 11%Toward spring

Fair fishing day

Low tide6:10 AM0.09 ftMLLW
High tide12:20 PM2.5 ftMLLW
Low tide6:15 PM1.0 ftMLLW
High tide11:51 PM2.7 ftMLLW

SAT, NOV 7, 2026

6:58 AM – 5:44 PMWaning Crescent 5%Toward spring

Fair fishing day

Low tide6:52 AM-0.1 ftMLLW
High tide1:02 PM2.5 ftMLLW
Low tide6:46 PM1.0 ftMLLW

SUN, NOV 8, 2026

6:59 AM – 5:44 PMWaning Crescent 2%Spring

Good fishing day

High tide12:20 AM2.7 ftMLLW
Low tide7:31 AM-0.3 ftMLLW
High tide1:41 PM2.5 ftMLLW
Low tide7:15 PM1.1 ftMLLW

MON, NOV 9, 2026

6:59 AM – 5:43 PMNew Moon 0%Spring

Good fishing day

High tide12:48 AM2.8 ftMLLW
Low tide8:08 AM-0.3 ftMLLW
High tide2:16 PM2.5 ftMLLW
Low tide7:44 PM1.1 ftMLLW

TUE, NOV 10, 2026

7:00 AM – 5:43 PMNew Moon 100%Spring

Good fishing day

High tide1:16 AM2.8 ftMLLW
Low tide8:44 AM-0.3 ftMLLW
High tide2:51 PM2.4 ftMLLW
Low tide8:14 PM1.1 ftMLLW

WED, NOV 11, 2026

7:01 AM – 5:42 PMWaxing Crescent 4%Spring

Good fishing day

High tide1:44 AM2.7 ftMLLW
Low tide9:20 AM-0.2 ftMLLW
High tide3:27 PM2.4 ftMLLW
Low tide8:45 PM1.1 ftMLLW

THU, NOV 12, 2026

7:02 AM – 5:42 PMWaxing Crescent 9%Toward spring

Fair fishing day

High tide2:13 AM2.7 ftMLLW
Low tide9:56 AM-0.10 ftMLLW
High tide4:05 PM2.3 ftMLLW
Low tide9:20 PM1.2 ftMLLW

FRI, NOV 13, 2026

7:03 AM – 5:41 PMWaxing Crescent 15%Toward spring

Fair fishing day

High tide2:44 AM2.6 ftMLLW
Low tide10:35 AM0.03 ftMLLW
High tide4:47 PM2.2 ftMLLW
Low tide9:58 PM1.2 ftMLLW

SAT, NOV 14, 2026

7:04 AM – 5:41 PMWaxing Crescent 24%Toward spring

Fair fishing day

High tide3:19 AM2.5 ftMLLW
Low tide11:17 AM0.2 ftMLLW
High tide5:35 PM2.1 ftMLLW
Low tide10:45 PM1.3 ftMLLW

SUN, NOV 15, 2026

7:04 AM – 5:41 PMWaxing Crescent 33%Neap

Fair fishing day

High tide4:00 AM2.3 ftMLLW
Low tide12:06 PM0.3 ftMLLW
High tide6:31 PM2.0 ftMLLW
Low tide11:47 PM1.3 ftMLLW

MON, NOV 16, 2026

7:05 AM – 5:40 PMWaxing Crescent 44%Neap

Fair fishing day

High tide4:55 AM2.1 ftMLLW
Low tide1:02 PM0.4 ftMLLW
High tide7:33 PM2.0 ftMLLW

TUE, NOV 17, 2026

7:06 AM – 5:40 PMFirst Quarter 54%Neap

Fair fishing day

Low tide1:10 AM1.3 ftMLLW
High tide6:19 AM2.0 ftMLLW
Low tide2:04 PM0.5 ftMLLW
High tide8:32 PM2.1 ftMLLW

WED, NOV 18, 2026

7:07 AM – 5:39 PMWaxing Gibbous 65%Neap

Fair fishing day

Low tide2:41 AM1.1 ftMLLW
High tide8:14 AM1.9 ftMLLW
Low tide3:05 PM0.6 ftMLLW
High tide9:20 PM2.2 ftMLLW

Tide strength · 2026

Astronomical coefficient (~20–120). Higher = stronger springs worldwide — not the same as local height at Barataria tiny-tide spots.

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