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West Bay Creek, FL — Tides & Fishing

West Bay Creek, West Bay

Tide source: NOAA CO-OPS · fetched 10/21/2026, 6:34:44 AM CT

Heights relative to MLLW (Mean Lower Low Water).

Station location

30.2933, -85.8583
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Live status

HIGH
HIGH TIDE6:37 AMLOW TIDE4:13 PMRISINGFALLINGHIGH~1.5 ft MLLW

Air

48°F

Wind

7 mph N

Water

77°F

Pressure

1021 hPa

Water status

OCTOBER 21, 2026 AT 6:34 AM

Tide chart · ft MLLW

Now 6:34 AM · tide ~1.5 ft · —

0.40.60.81.01.21.41.6ft MLLW6:37 AM1.5 ft4:13 PM0.7 ft11:21 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

  • Minor1:46 AM – 2:46 AM
  • Major7:55 AM – 9:55 AM☀️ Prime
  • Minor2:56 PM – 3:56 PM
  • Major8:17 PM – 10:17 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 · West Bay Creek
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Weather

Open-Meteo

Temp

48°F

Wind

7 mph N

Water

77°F

Pressure

1021 hPa

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Radar

RainViewer · West Bay Creek
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Sun / moon / conditions

Sunrise

6:51 AM

Sunset

6:03 PM

Moon

Waxing Gibbous · 79%

Tide cycle

Toward neap

Tide schedule

Heights relative to MLLW · times station-local

MON, OCT 19, 2026

6:50 AM – 6:05 PMWaxing Gibbous 60%Neap
Fair fishing day
  • No extremes for this day

TUE, OCT 20, 2026

6:50 AM – 6:04 PMWaxing Gibbous 70%Neap
Fair fishing day
  • High tide5:27 AM1.6 ftMLLW
  • Low tide3:51 PM0.6 ftMLLW

WED, OCT 21, 2026Selected

6:51 AM – 6:03 PMWaxing Gibbous 79%Toward neap
Fair fishing day
  • High tide6:37 AM1.5 ftMLLW
  • Low tide4:13 PM0.7 ftMLLW
  • High tide11:21 PM1.1 ftMLLW

THU, OCT 22, 2026

6:52 AM – 6:02 PMWaxing Gibbous 87%Toward neap
Fair fishing day
  • Low tide1:40 AM1.1 ftMLLW
  • High tide8:07 AM1.3 ftMLLW
  • Low tide4:18 PM0.9 ftMLLW
  • High tide11:07 PM1.2 ftMLLW

FRI, OCT 23, 2026

6:52 AM – 6:01 PMWaxing Gibbous 93%Toward neap
Fair fishing day
  • Low tide4:34 AM0.9 ftMLLW
  • High tide11:33 AM1.2 ftMLLW
  • Low tide3:49 PM1.0 ftMLLW
  • High tide10:07 PM1.3 ftMLLW

SAT, OCT 24, 2026

6:53 AM – 6:00 PMWaxing Gibbous 98%Spring
Good fishing day
  • Low tide5:49 AM0.6 ftMLLW
  • High tide9:51 PM1.6 ftMLLW

SUN, OCT 25, 2026

6:54 AM – 5:59 PMFull Moon 100%Spring
Good fishing day
  • Low tide6:57 AM0.4 ftMLLW
  • High tide10:15 PM1.8 ftMLLW

MON, OCT 26, 2026

6:55 AM – 5:58 PMFull Moon 100%Spring
Good fishing day
  • Low tide8:00 AM0.2 ftMLLW
  • High tide10:48 PM2.0 ftMLLW

TUE, OCT 27, 2026

6:55 AM – 5:58 PMWaning Gibbous 97%Spring
Good fishing day
  • Low tide8:58 AM-0.02 ftMLLW
  • High tide11:27 PM2.2 ftMLLW

WED, OCT 28, 2026

6:56 AM – 5:57 PMWaning Gibbous 93%Toward neap
Fair fishing day
  • Low tide10:00 AM-0.1 ftMLLW

THU, OCT 29, 2026

6:57 AM – 5:56 PMWaning Gibbous 86%Toward neap
Fair fishing day
  • High tide12:13 AM2.2 ftMLLW
  • Low tide11:13 AM-0.2 ftMLLW

FRI, OCT 30, 2026

6:58 AM – 5:55 PMWaning Gibbous 78%Toward neap
Fair fishing day
  • High tide1:09 AM2.2 ftMLLW
  • Low tide12:21 PM-0.2 ftMLLW

SAT, OCT 31, 2026

6:59 AM – 5:54 PMWaning Gibbous 69%Neap
Fair fishing day
  • High tide2:05 AM2.1 ftMLLW
  • Low tide1:16 PM-0.07 ftMLLW

SUN, NOV 1, 2026

5:59 AM – 4:54 PMWaning Gibbous 59%Neap
Fair fishing day
  • High tide1:56 AM2.0 ftMLLW
  • Low tide1:03 PM0.09 ftMLLW

MON, NOV 2, 2026

6:00 AM – 4:53 PMLast Quarter 48%Neap
Fair fishing day
  • High tide2:44 AM1.8 ftMLLW
  • Low tide1:41 PM0.3 ftMLLW

TUE, NOV 3, 2026

6:01 AM – 4:52 PMWaning Crescent 38%Neap
Fair fishing day
  • High tide3:35 AM1.5 ftMLLW
  • Low tide2:01 PM0.5 ftMLLW

WED, NOV 4, 2026

6:02 AM – 4:51 PMWaning Crescent 28%Toward spring
Fair fishing day
  • High tide4:41 AM1.2 ftMLLW
  • Low tide1:49 PM0.7 ftMLLW
  • High tide9:23 PM1.2 ftMLLW

THU, NOV 5, 2026

6:03 AM – 4:51 PMWaning Crescent 19%Toward spring
Fair fishing day
  • Low tide3:42 AM0.8 ftMLLW
  • High tide9:38 AM1.0 ftMLLW
  • Low tide12:40 PM0.8 ftMLLW
  • High tide9:14 PM1.3 ftMLLW

FRI, NOV 6, 2026

6:03 AM – 4:50 PMWaning Crescent 11%Toward spring
Fair fishing day
  • Low tide4:47 AM0.6 ftMLLW
  • High tide8:40 PM1.5 ftMLLW

SAT, NOV 7, 2026

6:04 AM – 4:50 PMWaning Crescent 5%Toward spring
Fair fishing day
  • Low tide5:40 AM0.3 ftMLLW
  • High tide8:33 PM1.7 ftMLLW

SUN, NOV 8, 2026

6:05 AM – 4:49 PMWaning Crescent 2%Spring
Good fishing day
  • Low tide6:26 AM0.2 ftMLLW
  • High tide8:58 PM1.8 ftMLLW

MON, NOV 9, 2026

6:06 AM – 4:48 PMNew Moon 0%Spring
Good fishing day
  • Low tide7:06 AM0.04 ftMLLW
  • High tide9:30 PM1.9 ftMLLW

TUE, NOV 10, 2026

6:07 AM – 4:48 PMNew Moon 100%Spring
Good fishing day
  • Low tide7:45 AM-0.03 ftMLLW
  • High tide10:04 PM1.9 ftMLLW

WED, NOV 11, 2026

6:08 AM – 4:47 PMWaxing Crescent 4%Spring
Good fishing day
  • Low tide8:26 AM-0.05 ftMLLW
  • High tide10:42 PM1.9 ftMLLW

THU, NOV 12, 2026

6:08 AM – 4:47 PMWaxing Crescent 9%Toward spring
Fair fishing day
  • Low tide9:15 AM-0.04 ftMLLW
  • High tide11:26 PM1.8 ftMLLW

FRI, NOV 13, 2026

6:09 AM – 4:46 PMWaxing Crescent 15%Toward spring
Fair fishing day
  • Low tide10:13 AM-0.01 ftMLLW

SAT, NOV 14, 2026

6:10 AM – 4:46 PMWaxing Crescent 24%Toward spring
Fair fishing day
  • High tide12:16 AM1.8 ftMLLW
  • Low tide11:06 AM0.02 ftMLLW

SUN, NOV 15, 2026

6:11 AM – 4:46 PMWaxing Crescent 33%Neap
Fair fishing day
  • High tide1:04 AM1.7 ftMLLW
  • Low tide11:46 AM0.07 ftMLLW

MON, NOV 16, 2026

6:12 AM – 4:45 PMWaxing Crescent 44%Neap
Fair fishing day
  • High tide1:47 AM1.6 ftMLLW
  • Low tide12:17 PM0.2 ftMLLW

TUE, NOV 17, 2026

6:12 AM – 4:45 PMFirst Quarter 54%Neap
Fair fishing day
  • High tide2:28 AM1.4 ftMLLW
  • Low tide12:39 PM0.3 ftMLLW

WED, NOV 18, 2026

6:13 AM – 4:44 PMWaxing Gibbous 65%Neap
Fair fishing day
  • High tide3:13 AM1.2 ftMLLW
  • Low tide12:45 PM0.4 ftMLLW
  • High tide9:10 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

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