Apalachicola, FL — Tides & Fishing

APALACHICOLA

Tide source: NOAA CO-OPS · fetched 10/21/2026, 7:20:48 AM CT

Heights relative to MLLW (Mean Lower Low Water).

Station location

29.7244, -84.9806

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Live status

RISING

Air

52°F

Wind

9 mph N

Water

73°F

Pressure

1022 hPa

Water status

OCTOBER 21, 2026 AT 8:20 AM

Tide chart · ft MLLW

Now 8:20 AM · tide ~1.2 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

Minor2:43 AM – 3:43 AM
Major8:52 AM – 10:52 AM☀️ Prime
Minor3:52 PM – 4:52 PM
Major9:13 PM – 11:13 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 · Apalachicola

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Weather

Open-Meteo

Temp

52°F

Wind

9 mph N

Water

73°F

Pressure

1022 hPa

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Radar

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Sun / moon / conditions

Sunrise

7:47 AM

Sunset

7:00 PM

Moon

Waxing Gibbous · 79%

Tide cycle

Toward neap

Tide schedule

Heights relative to MLLW · times station-local

MON, OCT 19, 2026

7:45 AM – 7:02 PMWaxing Gibbous 60%Neap

Fair fishing day

No extremes for this day

TUE, OCT 20, 2026

7:46 AM – 7:01 PMWaxing Gibbous 70%Neap

Fair fishing day

High tide1:42 AM1.6 ftMLLW
Low tide6:27 AM1.4 ftMLLW
High tide10:45 AM1.5 ftMLLW
Low tide7:12 PM0.4 ftMLLW

WED, OCT 21, 2026Selected

7:47 AM – 7:00 PMWaxing Gibbous 79%Toward neap

Fair fishing day

High tide2:09 AM1.6 ftMLLW
Low tide7:38 AM1.2 ftMLLW
High tide12:21 PM1.5 ftMLLW
Low tide7:58 PM0.5 ftMLLW

THU, OCT 22, 2026

7:48 AM – 6:59 PMWaxing Gibbous 87%Toward neap

Fair fishing day

High tide2:24 AM1.6 ftMLLW
Low tide8:20 AM0.9 ftMLLW
High tide1:57 PM1.6 ftMLLW
Low tide8:34 PM0.7 ftMLLW

FRI, OCT 23, 2026

7:48 AM – 6:58 PMWaxing Gibbous 93%Toward neap

Fair fishing day

High tide2:32 AM1.6 ftMLLW
Low tide8:55 AM0.7 ftMLLW
High tide3:07 PM1.7 ftMLLW
Low tide9:06 PM0.9 ftMLLW

SAT, OCT 24, 2026

7:49 AM – 6:57 PMWaxing Gibbous 98%Spring

Good fishing day

High tide2:39 AM1.7 ftMLLW
Low tide9:30 AM0.5 ftMLLW
High tide4:09 PM1.8 ftMLLW
Low tide9:37 PM1.1 ftMLLW

SUN, OCT 25, 2026

7:50 AM – 6:57 PMFull Moon 100%Spring

Good fishing day

High tide2:51 AM1.8 ftMLLW
Low tide10:09 AM0.2 ftMLLW
High tide5:13 PM1.8 ftMLLW
Low tide10:08 PM1.3 ftMLLW

MON, OCT 26, 2026

7:50 AM – 6:56 PMFull Moon 100%Spring

Good fishing day

High tide3:09 AM2.0 ftMLLW
Low tide10:53 AM0.04 ftMLLW
High tide6:18 PM1.9 ftMLLW
Low tide10:43 PM1.5 ftMLLW

TUE, OCT 27, 2026

7:51 AM – 6:55 PMWaning Gibbous 97%Spring

Good fishing day

High tide3:34 AM2.1 ftMLLW
Low tide11:42 AM-0.1 ftMLLW
High tide7:24 PM1.8 ftMLLW
Low tide11:23 PM1.6 ftMLLW

WED, OCT 28, 2026

7:52 AM – 6:54 PMWaning Gibbous 93%Toward neap

Fair fishing day

High tide4:06 AM2.1 ftMLLW
Low tide12:33 PM-0.2 ftMLLW
High tide8:49 PM1.8 ftMLLW

THU, OCT 29, 2026

7:53 AM – 6:53 PMWaning Gibbous 86%Toward neap

Fair fishing day

Low tide12:02 AM1.7 ftMLLW
High tide4:46 AM2.2 ftMLLW
Low tide1:27 PM-0.2 ftMLLW
High tide10:21 PM1.7 ftMLLW

FRI, OCT 30, 2026

7:54 AM – 6:52 PMWaning Gibbous 78%Toward neap

Fair fishing day

Low tide12:40 AM1.7 ftMLLW
High tide5:32 AM2.1 ftMLLW
Low tide2:27 PM-0.2 ftMLLW
High tide11:19 PM1.7 ftMLLW

SAT, OCT 31, 2026

7:54 AM – 6:52 PMWaning Gibbous 69%Neap

Fair fishing day

Low tide1:21 AM1.6 ftMLLW
High tide6:25 AM2.0 ftMLLW
Low tide3:39 PM-0.08 ftMLLW

SUN, NOV 1, 2026

6:55 AM – 5:51 PMWaning Gibbous 59%Neap

Fair fishing day

High tide12:04 AM1.6 ftMLLW
Low tide1:25 AM1.5 ftMLLW
High tide6:28 AM1.9 ftMLLW
Low tide3:53 PM0.04 ftMLLW
High tide11:42 PM1.5 ftMLLW

MON, NOV 2, 2026

6:56 AM – 5:50 PMLast Quarter 48%Neap

Fair fishing day

Low tide3:26 AM1.4 ftMLLW
High tide8:04 AM1.7 ftMLLW
Low tide5:03 PM0.2 ftMLLW

TUE, NOV 3, 2026

6:57 AM – 5:50 PMWaning Crescent 38%Neap

Fair fishing day

High tide12:10 AM1.4 ftMLLW
Low tide5:10 AM1.1 ftMLLW
High tide9:59 AM1.5 ftMLLW
Low tide6:07 PM0.4 ftMLLW

WED, NOV 4, 2026

6:57 AM – 5:49 PMWaning Crescent 28%Toward spring

Fair fishing day

High tide12:30 AM1.4 ftMLLW
Low tide6:29 AM0.8 ftMLLW
High tide11:56 AM1.5 ftMLLW
Low tide6:58 PM0.6 ftMLLW

THU, NOV 5, 2026

6:58 AM – 5:48 PMWaning Crescent 19%Toward spring

Fair fishing day

High tide12:46 AM1.5 ftMLLW
Low tide7:22 AM0.5 ftMLLW
High tide1:39 PM1.5 ftMLLW
Low tide7:38 PM0.8 ftMLLW

FRI, NOV 6, 2026

6:59 AM – 5:48 PMWaning Crescent 11%Toward spring

Fair fishing day

High tide12:59 AM1.6 ftMLLW
Low tide8:07 AM0.2 ftMLLW
High tide2:50 PM1.5 ftMLLW
Low tide8:08 PM1.0 ftMLLW

SAT, NOV 7, 2026

7:00 AM – 5:47 PMWaning Crescent 5%Toward spring

Fair fishing day

High tide1:13 AM1.7 ftMLLW
Low tide8:49 AM0.0 ftMLLW
High tide3:52 PM1.6 ftMLLW
Low tide8:31 PM1.2 ftMLLW

SUN, NOV 8, 2026

7:01 AM – 5:46 PMWaning Crescent 2%Spring

Good fishing day

High tide1:30 AM1.8 ftMLLW
Low tide9:30 AM-0.1 ftMLLW
High tide4:47 PM1.6 ftMLLW
Low tide8:50 PM1.4 ftMLLW

MON, NOV 9, 2026

7:01 AM – 5:46 PMNew Moon 0%Spring

Good fishing day

High tide1:50 AM1.9 ftMLLW
Low tide10:10 AM-0.2 ftMLLW
High tide5:34 PM1.6 ftMLLW
Low tide9:11 PM1.5 ftMLLW

TUE, NOV 10, 2026

7:02 AM – 5:45 PMNew Moon 100%Spring

Good fishing day

High tide2:14 AM1.9 ftMLLW
Low tide10:49 AM-0.2 ftMLLW
High tide6:16 PM1.6 ftMLLW
Low tide9:47 PM1.5 ftMLLW

WED, NOV 11, 2026

7:03 AM – 5:45 PMWaxing Crescent 4%Spring

Good fishing day

High tide2:43 AM1.9 ftMLLW
Low tide11:24 AM-0.2 ftMLLW
High tide6:58 PM1.6 ftMLLW
Low tide10:37 PM1.5 ftMLLW

THU, NOV 12, 2026

7:04 AM – 5:44 PMWaxing Crescent 9%Toward spring

Fair fishing day

High tide3:17 AM1.8 ftMLLW
Low tide11:58 AM-0.1 ftMLLW
High tide7:45 PM1.6 ftMLLW
Low tide11:24 PM1.4 ftMLLW

FRI, NOV 13, 2026

7:05 AM – 5:44 PMWaxing Crescent 15%Toward spring

Fair fishing day

High tide3:57 AM1.8 ftMLLW
Low tide12:33 PM-0.09 ftMLLW
High tide8:34 PM1.5 ftMLLW

SAT, NOV 14, 2026

7:05 AM – 5:44 PMWaxing Crescent 24%Toward spring

Fair fishing day

Low tide12:07 AM1.3 ftMLLW
High tide4:41 AM1.7 ftMLLW
Low tide1:11 PM-0.04 ftMLLW
High tide9:17 PM1.5 ftMLLW

SUN, NOV 15, 2026

7:06 AM – 5:43 PMWaxing Crescent 33%Neap

Fair fishing day

Low tide12:52 AM1.3 ftMLLW
High tide5:28 AM1.6 ftMLLW
Low tide1:56 PM0.02 ftMLLW
High tide9:54 PM1.4 ftMLLW

MON, NOV 16, 2026

7:07 AM – 5:43 PMWaxing Crescent 44%Neap

Fair fishing day

Low tide1:51 AM1.2 ftMLLW
High tide6:20 AM1.5 ftMLLW
Low tide2:47 PM0.09 ftMLLW
High tide10:25 PM1.4 ftMLLW

TUE, NOV 17, 2026

7:08 AM – 5:42 PMFirst Quarter 54%Neap

Fair fishing day

Low tide3:12 AM1.1 ftMLLW
High tide7:38 AM1.3 ftMLLW
Low tide3:40 PM0.2 ftMLLW
High tide10:52 PM1.4 ftMLLW

WED, NOV 18, 2026

7:09 AM – 5:42 PMWaxing Gibbous 65%Neap

Fair fishing day

Low tide4:35 AM0.9 ftMLLW
High tide9:25 AM1.2 ftMLLW
Low tide4:33 PM0.4 ftMLLW
High tide11:12 PM1.4 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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