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Fly Creek, Mobile Bay tide chart

Alabama · near Fairhope (1 mi) · NOAA station 8733502 · times in local time (CDT)

Tides today, Sunday, October 11

12 AM6 AM12 PM6 PM12:20 AM · 1.7 ft9:01 AM · 0.5 ft1.9 ft
  • High 12:20 AM 1.7 ft
  • Low 9:01 AM 0.5 ft

Sunrise 6:52 AM · Sunset 6:26 PM · New moon (0%)

Fishing forecast

Hour by hour at Fly Creek, Mobile Bay
68Good

Best times

1:00 PM–2:00 PM and 6:00 PM–7:00 PM

New moon (0% lit)

    Biting around here in October

    • Redfish In seasonMarsh drains on the falling tide
    • Speckled trout In seasonMoving water at dawn, under birds
    • Southern flounder In seasonFall run out of the bays on outgoing tides
    • Spanish mackerel In seasonClear green water off beaches and piers

    General seasonal guide for Gulf Coast. Seasons, sizes and limits vary, so check your state rules before keeping fish.

    Weather and conditions at Fly Creek, Mobile Bay

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    Marine radio: weather channels and VHF

    NOAA Weather Radio

    • 162.550 MHz WX1 KEC61, Mobile, AL (8 mi)
    • 162.400 MHz WX2 KEC86, Pensacola, FL (50 mi)

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    VHF marine channels

    • Ch 16 Distress, safety and calling
    • Ch 9 Boater-to-boater calling
    • Ch 22A Coast Guard safety broadcasts
    • Ch 13 Bridge-to-bridge (big ships, drawbridges)
    • Ch 68, 69, 71, 72, 78A Recreational chat

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    Tide times this week

    DayHigh and low tidesSunrise / sunsetMoon
    Sun Oct 11H 12:20 AM 1.7 ftL 9:01 AM 0.5 ft6:52 AM / 6:26 PMNew moon (0%)
    Mon Oct 12H 12:26 AM 1.9 ftL 10:02 AM 0.4 ft6:52 AM / 6:25 PMNew moon (2%)
    Tue Oct 13H 12:42 AM 2.0 ftL 10:47 AM 0.3 ft6:53 AM / 6:24 PMWaxing crescent (6%)
    Wed Oct 14H 1:06 AM 2.1 ftL 11:32 AM 0.2 ft6:54 AM / 6:23 PMWaxing crescent (12%)
    Thu Oct 15H 1:36 AM 2.1 ftL 12:38 PM 0.2 ft6:54 AM / 6:21 PMWaxing crescent (20%)
    Fri Oct 16H 2:14 AM 2.1 ftL 2:10 PM 0.2 ft6:55 AM / 6:20 PMWaxing crescent (29%)
    Sat Oct 17H 3:07 AM 2.0 ftL 3:01 PM 0.2 ft6:56 AM / 6:19 PMFirst quarter (39%)

    Best fishing times at Fly Creek, Mobile Bay

    The bite score (0 to 100) adds up what anglers watch most: moving water (a tide running harder than usual here scores higher), solunar periods (major periods of about two hours centred on the moon overhead or underfoot, minor periods of about an hour on moonrise and moonset), dawn and dusk light, and how close it is to the new or full moon. Best times are the stretches of the day scoring near that day's top.

    DayBite scoreBest timesMajor periodsMinor periods
    Sun Oct 1168 · Good1:00 PM–2:00 PM, 6:00 PM–7:00 PM12:05 AM–2:05 AM, 12:28 PM–2:28 PM7:26 AM–8:26 AM, 6:24 PM–7:24 PM
    Mon Oct 1261 · Good2:00 PM–3:00 PM, 7:00 PM–8:00 PM12:51 AM–2:51 AM, 1:14 PM–3:14 PM8:25 AM–9:25 AM, 6:58 PM–7:58 PM
    Tue Oct 1357 · Good2:00 AM–3:00 AM, 2:00 PM–4:00 PM1:38 AM–3:38 AM, 2:02 PM–4:02 PM9:24 AM–10:24 AM, 7:37 PM–8:37 PM
    Wed Oct 1453 · Fair3:00 AM–4:00 AM, 3:00 PM–5:00 PM2:27 AM–4:27 AM, 2:52 PM–4:52 PM10:22 AM–11:22 AM, 8:21 PM–9:21 PM
    Thu Oct 1549 · Fair4:00 AM–5:00 AM, 4:00 PM–6:00 PM3:18 AM–5:18 AM, 3:43 PM–5:43 PM11:16 AM–12:16 PM, 9:10 PM–10:10 PM
    Fri Oct 1655 · Good5:00 PM–7:00 PM, 5:00 AM–6:00 AM4:08 AM–6:08 AM, 4:34 PM–6:34 PM12:06 PM–1:06 PM, 10:03 PM–11:03 PM
    Sat Oct 1758 · Good6:00 PM–7:00 PM, 6:00 AM–7:00 AM4:59 AM–6:59 AM, 5:23 PM–7:23 PM12:51 PM–1:51 PM, 10:59 PM–11:59 PM

    A planning aid, not a guarantee. Wind, water clarity, bait and pressure changes matter too; the forecast above adds live wind and pressure when you open the page.

    Best daylight low tides in the next two weeks

    The lowest water that falls between sunrise and sunset, for tide pooling and beachcombing.

    1. 0.2 ft at 11:32 AM on Wednesday, October 14
    2. 0.2 ft at 2:10 PM on Friday, October 16
    3. 0.2 ft at 3:01 PM on Saturday, October 17
    4. 0.2 ft at 12:38 PM on Thursday, October 15
    5. 0.3 ft at 3:45 PM on Sunday, October 18
    6. 0.3 ft at 10:47 AM on Tuesday, October 13

    Tide table: October 11 to November 10, 2026

    Full 2026 tide table Full 2027 tide table

    DayHigh and low tidesSunrise / sunset
    Sun Oct 11H 12:20 AM 1.7 ftL 9:01 AM 0.5 ft6:52 AM / 6:26 PM
    Mon Oct 12H 12:26 AM 1.9 ftL 10:02 AM 0.4 ft6:52 AM / 6:25 PM
    Tue Oct 13H 12:42 AM 2.0 ftL 10:47 AM 0.3 ft6:53 AM / 6:24 PM
    Wed Oct 14H 1:06 AM 2.1 ftL 11:32 AM 0.2 ft6:54 AM / 6:23 PM
    Thu Oct 15H 1:36 AM 2.1 ftL 12:38 PM 0.2 ft6:54 AM / 6:21 PM
    Fri Oct 16H 2:14 AM 2.1 ftL 2:10 PM 0.2 ft6:55 AM / 6:20 PM
    Sat Oct 17H 3:07 AM 2.0 ftL 3:01 PM 0.2 ft6:56 AM / 6:19 PM
    Sun Oct 18H 4:02 AM 1.9 ftL 3:45 PM 0.3 ft6:56 AM / 6:18 PM
    Mon Oct 19H 4:48 AM 1.8 ftL 4:34 PM 0.3 ft6:57 AM / 6:17 PM
    Tue Oct 20H 5:35 AM 1.7 ftL 5:16 PM 0.4 ft6:58 AM / 6:16 PM
    Wed Oct 21H 8:03 AM 1.5 ftL 5:44 PM 0.6 ft6:58 AM / 6:15 PM
    Thu Oct 22H 9:18 AM 1.3 ftL 6:01 PM 0.7 ft6:59 AM / 6:14 PM
    Fri Oct 23H 12:43 AM 1.2 ftL 6:30 AM 0.9 ftH 11:50 AM 1.1 ftL 5:25 PM 0.9 ftH 11:42 PM 1.3 ft7:00 AM / 6:13 PM
    Sat Oct 24L 7:11 AM 0.6 ftH 11:36 PM 1.6 ft7:01 AM / 6:12 PM
    Sun Oct 25L 8:00 AM 0.3 ftH 11:39 PM 1.8 ft7:01 AM / 6:11 PM
    Mon Oct 26L 9:11 AM 0.1 ft7:02 AM / 6:10 PM
    Tue Oct 27H 12:01 AM 2.1 ftL 10:13 AM -0.1 ft7:03 AM / 6:09 PM
    Wed Oct 28H 12:32 AM 2.3 ftL 11:05 AM -0.3 ft7:04 AM / 6:08 PM
    Thu Oct 29H 1:06 AM 2.4 ftL 12:04 PM -0.3 ft7:04 AM / 6:07 PM
    Fri Oct 30H 1:44 AM 2.4 ftL 1:29 PM -0.3 ft7:05 AM / 6:07 PM
    Sat Oct 31H 2:33 AM 2.3 ftL 2:35 PM -0.3 ft7:06 AM / 6:06 PM
    Sun Nov 1H 2:31 AM 2.1 ftL 2:18 PM -0.1 ft6:07 AM / 5:05 PM
    Mon Nov 2H 3:18 AM 1.8 ftL 2:53 PM 0.1 ft6:08 AM / 5:04 PM
    Tue Nov 3H 3:51 AM 1.5 ftL 3:20 PM 0.3 ft6:08 AM / 5:03 PM
    Wed Nov 4H 1:31 AM 1.2 ftL 3:34 PM 0.6 ftH 11:31 PM 1.2 ft6:09 AM / 5:02 PM
    Thu Nov 5L 5:56 AM 0.8 ftH 11:36 AM 0.8 ftL 1:58 PM 0.8 ftH 9:52 PM 1.3 ft6:10 AM / 5:02 PM
    Fri Nov 6L 6:05 AM 0.5 ftH 9:46 PM 1.5 ft6:11 AM / 5:01 PM
    Sat Nov 7L 6:37 AM 0.2 ftH 10:01 PM 1.7 ft6:12 AM / 5:00 PM
    Sun Nov 8L 7:20 AM 0.1 ftH 10:20 PM 1.9 ft6:12 AM / 5:00 PM
    Mon Nov 9L 8:15 AM -0.1 ftH 10:45 PM 2.0 ft6:13 AM / 4:59 PM
    Tue Nov 10L 9:01 AM -0.2 ftH 11:13 PM 2.0 ft6:14 AM / 4:58 PM

    Heights are in feet above mean lower low water (MLLW), the zero line on most US nautical charts. A minus height means the water drops below that line.

    Around Fly Creek, Mobile Bay

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    Fishing piers and docks

    Distances from the tide station. Places from © OpenStreetMap contributors; links open in Google Maps.

    Fish in the waters around Fly Creek, Mobile Bay

    39 kinds of fish, sharks and rays have been recorded within 15 km (about 9 miles) of this spot, most often Bay Anchovy, Atlantic Croaker, Blackcheek Tonguefish. The bar shows how many records each has.

    • Bay Anchovy Anchoa mitchilliSalt water · 11483 records
    • Atlantic Croaker Micropogonias undulatusSalt water · 9278 records
    • Blackcheek Tonguefish Symphurus plagiusaSalt water · 4708 records
    • Sand Seatrout Cynoscion arenariusSalt water · 4176 records
    • Spot Croaker Leiostomus xanthurusSalt water · 3520 records
    • Star Drum Stellifer lanceolatusSalt water · 2118 records
    • Hardhead Catfish Ariopsis felisSalt water · 1844 records
    • Fringed Flounder Etropus crossotusSalt water · 1176 records
    • Gulf Menhaden Brevoortia patronusSalt water · 1010 records
    • Bay Whiff Citharichthys spilopterusSalt water · 989 records
    • Hogchoker Trinectes maculatusSalt water · 785 records
    • Bighead Searobin Prionotus tribulusSalt water · 575 records
    • Threadfin Shad Dorosoma petenenseSalt water · 521 records
    • Atlantic Bumper Chloroscombrus chrysurusSalt water · 486 records
    • Gulf Butterfish Peprilus burtiSalt water · 367 records
    • Least Puffer Sphoeroides parvusSalt water · 315 records
    • Broad-striped Anchovy Anchoa hepsetusSalt water · 310 records
    • Silver Seatrout Cynoscion nothusSalt water · 269 records
    • Blue Catfish Ictalurus furcatusBrackish water · 236 records
    • Southern Codling Urophycis floridanaSalt water · 221 records
    • Gafftopsail Catfish Bagre marinusSalt water · 214 records
    • Southern Kingfish Menticirrhus americanusSalt water · 202 records
    • Banded Drum Larimus fasciatusSalt water · 137 records
    • Largehead Hairtail Trichiurus lepturusSalt water · 129 records
    • Silver Croaker Bairdiella chrysouraSalt water · 129 records
    • Bigeye Searobin Prionotus longispinosusSalt water · 127 records
    • Southern Flounder Paralichthys lethostigmaSalt water · 114 records
    • Atlantic Spadefish Chaetodipterus faberSalt water · 112 records
    • Darter Goby Ctenogobius boleosomaSalt water · 109 records
    • Speckled Worm Eel Myrophis punctatusSalt water · 90 records
    • Crested Cusk-eel Ophidion josephiSalt water · 85 records
    • Freshwater Goby Ctenogobius shufeldtiBrackish water · 60 records
    • Flathead Grey Mullet Mugil cephalusSalt water · 50 records
    • Inland Silverside Menidia beryllinaSalt water · 49 records
    • Inshore Lizardfish Synodus foetensSalt water · 47 records
    • Gulf Toadfish Opsanus betaSalt water · 39 records
    • Pinfish Lagodon rhomboidesSalt water · 33 records
    • Spotted Seatrout Cynoscion nebulosusSalt water · 32 records
    • Chain Pipefish Syngnathus louisianaeSalt water · 27 records
    Fresh water nearby · 1 species

    Rivers, creeks and ponds within 15 km, not the tidal water itself.

    • Largemouth Bass Micropterus salmoidesFresh water · 46 records

    Records from GBIF datasets released under CC0 or CC BY 4.0 (museum collections, surveys and community sightings). It shows what has been found here, not a complete list. Check your state rules before keeping fish.

    About the tides at Fly Creek, Mobile Bay

    Fly Creek, Mobile Bay gets usually just one high tide and one low tide a day. Over the next month the water typically rises or falls about 1.5 ft between a high and the next low.

    The biggest swings in this window come around Thursday, October 29, when the day's range reaches 2.7 ft, and again around Tuesday, November 10 (2.2 ft). Here the biggest ranges depend on the moon's phase and on how far north or south of the equator it is, so they don't always line up with the new and full moon. The calmest day is Friday, October 23, with only 0.4 ft between the day's highest and lowest water.

    The lowest tide of the month is -0.3 ft at 12:04 PM on Thursday, October 29. There are 8 minus tides (lows below the chart's zero line) in this window: the best times for tide pools, clamming and walking the flats.

    The highest predicted tide is 2.4 ft at 1:44 AM on Friday, October 30. Onshore wind or a storm can push the real water level above that.

    This is a reference (harmonic) station: NOAA predicts its tides directly from years of measured water levels here, which makes it among the most reliable predictions on the coast.

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