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Ship Island, MS — Tides & Fishing

Ship Island, Mississippi Sound

Tide source: NOAA CO-OPS · fetched 10/21/2026, 6:34:45 AM CT

Heights relative to MLLW (Mean Lower Low Water).

Station location

30.2133, -88.9717
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Live status

FALLING
HIGH TIDE6:10 AMLOW TIDE4:19 PMRISINGFALLINGFALLING~1.4 ft MLLW

Air

64°F

Wind

15 mph NE

Water

72°F

Pressure

1021 hPa

Water status

OCTOBER 21, 2026 AT 6:34 AM

Tide chart · ft MLLW

Now 6:34 AM · tide ~1.4 ft · —

0.40.60.81.01.21.4ft MLLW6:10 AM1.4 ft4:19 PM0.7 ft11:46 PM1.1 ftNow · 6:34 AM12:00 AM6:00 AM12:00 PM6:00 PM12:00 AM
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

  • Minor1:59 AM – 2:59 AM
  • Major8:08 AM – 10:08 AM☀️ Prime
  • Minor3:09 PM – 4:09 PM
  • Major8:30 PM – 10:30 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 · Ship Island
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Weather

Open-Meteo

Temp

64°F

Wind

15 mph NE

Water

72°F

Pressure

1021 hPa

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Radar

RainViewer · Ship Island
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Sun / moon / conditions

Sunrise

7:03 AM

Sunset

6:16 PM

Moon

Waxing Gibbous · 79%

Tide cycle

Toward neap

Tide schedule

Heights relative to MLLW · times station-local

MON, OCT 19, 2026

7:02 AM – 6:18 PMWaxing Gibbous 60%Neap
Fair fishing day
  • No extremes for this day

TUE, OCT 20, 2026

7:03 AM – 6:17 PMWaxing Gibbous 70%Neap
Fair fishing day
  • High tide4:48 AM1.6 ftMLLW
  • Low tide4:04 PM0.6 ftMLLW

WED, OCT 21, 2026Selected

7:03 AM – 6:16 PMWaxing Gibbous 79%Toward neap
Fair fishing day
  • High tide6:10 AM1.4 ftMLLW
  • Low tide4:19 PM0.7 ftMLLW
  • High tide11:46 PM1.1 ftMLLW

THU, OCT 22, 2026

7:04 AM – 6:15 PMWaxing Gibbous 87%Toward neap
Fair fishing day
  • Low tide2:40 AM1.0 ftMLLW
  • High tide10:27 AM1.3 ftMLLW
  • Low tide4:23 PM0.9 ftMLLW
  • High tide11:00 PM1.2 ftMLLW

FRI, OCT 23, 2026

7:05 AM – 6:14 PMWaxing Gibbous 93%Toward neap
Fair fishing day
  • Low tide4:32 AM0.8 ftMLLW
  • High tide12:10 PM1.3 ftMLLW
  • Low tide4:14 PM1.1 ftMLLW
  • High tide9:38 PM1.3 ftMLLW

SAT, OCT 24, 2026

7:06 AM – 6:13 PMWaxing Gibbous 98%Spring
Good fishing day
  • Low tide5:42 AM0.5 ftMLLW
  • High tide9:35 PM1.6 ftMLLW

SUN, OCT 25, 2026

7:06 AM – 6:12 PMFull Moon 100%Spring
Good fishing day
  • Low tide6:37 AM0.2 ftMLLW
  • High tide10:00 PM1.9 ftMLLW

MON, OCT 26, 2026

7:07 AM – 6:11 PMFull Moon 100%Spring
Good fishing day
  • Low tide7:29 AM-0.04 ftMLLW
  • High tide10:33 PM2.1 ftMLLW

TUE, OCT 27, 2026

7:08 AM – 6:10 PMWaning Gibbous 97%Spring
Good fishing day
  • Low tide8:23 AM-0.2 ftMLLW
  • High tide11:13 PM2.3 ftMLLW

WED, OCT 28, 2026

7:09 AM – 6:09 PMWaning Gibbous 93%Toward neap
Fair fishing day
  • Low tide9:24 AM-0.3 ftMLLW
  • High tide11:57 PM2.4 ftMLLW

THU, OCT 29, 2026

7:09 AM – 6:09 PMWaning Gibbous 86%Toward neap
Fair fishing day
  • Low tide10:36 AM-0.3 ftMLLW

FRI, OCT 30, 2026

7:10 AM – 6:08 PMWaning Gibbous 78%Toward neap
Fair fishing day
  • High tide12:46 AM2.4 ftMLLW
  • Low tide11:55 AM-0.2 ftMLLW

SAT, OCT 31, 2026

7:11 AM – 6:07 PMWaning Gibbous 69%Neap
Fair fishing day
  • High tide1:39 AM2.3 ftMLLW
  • Low tide1:08 PM-0.10 ftMLLW

SUN, NOV 1, 2026

6:12 AM – 5:06 PMWaning Gibbous 59%Neap
Fair fishing day
  • High tide1:32 AM2.1 ftMLLW
  • Low tide1:08 PM0.08 ftMLLW

MON, NOV 2, 2026

6:13 AM – 5:05 PMLast Quarter 48%Neap
Fair fishing day
  • High tide2:24 AM1.8 ftMLLW
  • Low tide1:52 PM0.3 ftMLLW

TUE, NOV 3, 2026

6:13 AM – 5:05 PMWaning Crescent 38%Neap
Fair fishing day
  • High tide3:12 AM1.5 ftMLLW
  • Low tide2:12 PM0.6 ftMLLW
  • High tide10:15 PM1.1 ftMLLW

WED, NOV 4, 2026

6:14 AM – 5:04 PMWaning Crescent 28%Toward spring
Fair fishing day
  • Low tide1:21 AM1.1 ftMLLW
  • High tide3:59 AM1.1 ftMLLW
  • Low tide6:02 AM1.1 ftMLLW
  • High tide8:41 AM1.1 ftMLLW
  • Low tide2:02 PM0.8 ftMLLW
  • High tide9:30 PM1.2 ftMLLW

THU, NOV 5, 2026

6:15 AM – 5:03 PMWaning Crescent 19%Toward spring
Fair fishing day
  • Low tide4:21 AM0.8 ftMLLW
  • High tide10:42 AM1.1 ftMLLW
  • Low tide1:20 PM1.0 ftMLLW
  • High tide9:03 PM1.3 ftMLLW

FRI, NOV 6, 2026

6:16 AM – 5:03 PMWaning Crescent 11%Toward spring
Fair fishing day
  • Low tide5:01 AM0.5 ftMLLW
  • High tide8:16 PM1.5 ftMLLW

SAT, NOV 7, 2026

6:17 AM – 5:02 PMWaning Crescent 5%Toward spring
Fair fishing day
  • Low tide5:35 AM0.2 ftMLLW
  • High tide8:17 PM1.7 ftMLLW

SUN, NOV 8, 2026

6:17 AM – 5:02 PMWaning Crescent 2%Spring
Good fishing day
  • Low tide6:07 AM0.04 ftMLLW
  • High tide8:41 PM1.9 ftMLLW

MON, NOV 9, 2026

6:18 AM – 5:01 PMNew Moon 0%Spring
Good fishing day
  • Low tide6:40 AM-0.07 ftMLLW
  • High tide9:12 PM1.9 ftMLLW

TUE, NOV 10, 2026

6:19 AM – 5:00 PMNew Moon 100%Spring
Good fishing day
  • Low tide7:15 AM-0.1 ftMLLW
  • High tide9:46 PM2.0 ftMLLW

WED, NOV 11, 2026

6:20 AM – 5:00 PMWaxing Crescent 4%Spring
Good fishing day
  • Low tide7:55 AM-0.1 ftMLLW
  • High tide10:24 PM2.0 ftMLLW

THU, NOV 12, 2026

6:21 AM – 4:59 PMWaxing Crescent 9%Toward spring
Fair fishing day
  • Low tide8:42 AM-0.07 ftMLLW
  • High tide11:04 PM2.0 ftMLLW

FRI, NOV 13, 2026

6:21 AM – 4:59 PMWaxing Crescent 15%Toward spring
Fair fishing day
  • Low tide9:38 AM-0.01 ftMLLW
  • High tide11:47 PM1.9 ftMLLW

SAT, NOV 14, 2026

6:22 AM – 4:59 PMWaxing Crescent 24%Toward spring
Fair fishing day
  • Low tide10:38 AM0.05 ftMLLW

SUN, NOV 15, 2026

6:23 AM – 4:58 PMWaxing Crescent 33%Neap
Fair fishing day
  • High tide12:31 AM1.8 ftMLLW
  • Low tide11:29 AM0.1 ftMLLW

MON, NOV 16, 2026

6:24 AM – 4:58 PMWaxing Crescent 44%Neap
Fair fishing day
  • High tide1:17 AM1.7 ftMLLW
  • Low tide12:07 PM0.2 ftMLLW

TUE, NOV 17, 2026

6:25 AM – 4:57 PMFirst Quarter 54%Neap
Fair fishing day
  • High tide2:04 AM1.5 ftMLLW
  • Low tide12:32 PM0.4 ftMLLW

WED, NOV 18, 2026

6:26 AM – 4:57 PMWaxing Gibbous 65%Neap
Fair fishing day
  • High tide2:54 AM1.2 ftMLLW
  • Low tide12:45 PM0.5 ftMLLW
  • High tide9:22 PM1.0 ftMLLW

Tide strength · 2026

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

Today · 2026-10-21

43/49

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