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Fishing Bend, Santa Rosa Sound tide chart

Florida · near Gulf Breeze (2 mi) · NOAA station 8729806 · times in local time (CDT)

Tides today, Sunday, October 11

12 AM6 AM12 PM6 PM9:54 AM · 0.5 ft11:15 PM · 1.5 ft1.5 ft
  • Low 9:54 AM 0.5 ft
  • High 11:15 PM 1.5 ft

Sunrise 6:49 AM · Sunset 6:23 PM · New moon (0%)

Fishing forecast

Hour by hour at Fishing Bend, Santa Rosa Sound
71Good

Best times

6:00 PM–7:00 PM and 1:00 PM–2:00 PM

New moon (0% lit)

    Biting around here in October

    • Snook In seasonMoving tide at night around docks and passes (watch closed seasons)
    • Redfish In seasonShallow flats on a rising tide
    • Spotted seatrout In seasonGrass flats with moving water
    • Spanish mackerel In seasonClean moving water near inlets and piers
    • Pompano In seasonSurf troughs on the incoming tide

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

    Weather and conditions at Fishing Bend, Santa Rosa Sound

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    Marine forecast: Pensacola Bay Area including Santa Rosa Sound

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    • 162.400 MHz WX2 KEC86, Pensacola, FL (18 mi)
    • 162.550 MHz WX1 KEC61, Mobile, AL (50 mi)

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    • Ch 9 Boater-to-boater calling
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    • Ch 13 Bridge-to-bridge (big ships, drawbridges)
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    Tide times this week

    DayHigh and low tidesSunrise / sunsetMoon
    Sun Oct 11L 9:54 AM 0.5 ftH 11:15 PM 1.5 ft6:49 AM / 6:23 PMNew moon (0%)
    Mon Oct 12L 11:44 AM 0.4 ftH 11:47 PM 1.6 ft6:49 AM / 6:22 PMNew moon (2%)
    Tue Oct 13L 12:36 PM 0.3 ft6:50 AM / 6:21 PMWaxing crescent (6%)
    Wed Oct 14H 12:29 AM 1.6 ftL 1:16 PM 0.3 ft6:50 AM / 6:20 PMWaxing crescent (12%)
    Thu Oct 15H 1:30 AM 1.6 ftL 1:56 PM 0.3 ft6:51 AM / 6:19 PMWaxing crescent (20%)
    Fri Oct 16H 2:39 AM 1.6 ftL 2:43 PM 0.3 ft6:52 AM / 6:17 PMWaxing crescent (29%)
    Sat Oct 17H 3:39 AM 1.6 ftL 3:42 PM 0.3 ft6:52 AM / 6:16 PMFirst quarter (39%)

    Tidal currents near Fishing Bend, Santa Rosa Sound

    From NOAA's current predictions for Pensacola Bay entrance, midchannel, 9.5 miles away. Slack is when the current turns and the water is calmest; flood runs in with the rising tide and ebb runs out with the falling tide. Times are the peak of each run, in knots. The flood runs toward the ENE (74°) and the ebb toward the WSW (256°). The strongest current this week is 2.7 knots.

    DaySlack water and peak currents
    Sun Oct 11Ebb 3:40 AM 1.7 knSlack 9:57 AMFlood 3:22 PM 1.6 knSlack 11:17 PM
    Mon Oct 12Ebb 4:17 AM 2.1 knSlack 10:45 AMFlood 4:05 PM 1.8 kn
    Tue Oct 13Slack 12:09 AMEbb 4:56 AM 2.4 knSlack 11:32 AMFlood 4:52 PM 2.0 kn
    Wed Oct 14Slack 1:03 AMEbb 5:37 AM 2.6 knSlack 12:24 PMFlood 5:45 PM 2.1 kn
    Thu Oct 15Slack 2:04 AMEbb 6:24 AM 2.7 knSlack 1:20 PMFlood 6:43 PM 2.2 kn
    Fri Oct 16Slack 3:10 AMEbb 7:14 AM 2.7 knSlack 2:20 PMFlood 7:44 PM 2.2 kn
    Sat Oct 17Slack 4:15 AMEbb 8:07 AM 2.5 knSlack 3:20 PMFlood 8:44 PM 2.0 kn

    Current predictions can differ a lot over short distances: check the station location on NOAA before planning a passage.

    Best fishing times at Fishing Bend, Santa Rosa Sound

    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 1171 · Good6:00 PM–7:00 PM, 1:00 PM–2:00 PM12:02 AM–2:02 AM, 12:25 PM–2:25 PM7:22 AM–8:22 AM, 6:21 PM–7:21 PM
    Mon Oct 1264 · Good2:00 PM–3:00 PM, 6:00 PM–8:00 PM12:48 AM–2:48 AM, 1:11 PM–3:11 PM8:22 AM–9:22 AM, 6:56 PM–7:56 PM
    Tue Oct 1356 · Good2:00 AM–3:00 AM, 3:00 PM–4:00 PM1:35 AM–3:35 AM, 1:59 PM–3:59 PM9:21 AM–10:21 AM, 7:34 PM–8:34 PM
    Wed Oct 1450 · Fair3:00 AM–4:00 AM, 3:00 PM–5:00 PM2:24 AM–4:24 AM, 2:49 PM–4:49 PM10:18 AM–11:18 AM, 8:18 PM–9:18 PM
    Thu Oct 1546 · Fair4:00 AM–5:00 AM, 4:00 PM–6:00 PM3:14 AM–5:14 AM, 3:40 PM–5:40 PM11:12 AM–12:12 PM, 9:07 PM–10:07 PM
    Fri Oct 1652 · Fair5:00 PM–6:00 PM4:05 AM–6:05 AM, 4:31 PM–6:31 PM12:02 PM–1:02 PM, 10:00 PM–11:00 PM
    Sat Oct 1754 · Fair6:00 PM–7:00 PM, 6:00 AM–7:00 AM4:56 AM–6:56 AM, 5:20 PM–7:20 PM12:47 PM–1:47 PM, 10:56 PM–11:56 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. 0.3 ft at 1:56 PM on Thursday, October 15
    2. 0.3 ft at 1:16 PM on Wednesday, October 14
    3. 0.3 ft at 2:43 PM on Friday, October 16
    4. 0.3 ft at 3:42 PM on Saturday, October 17
    5. 0.3 ft at 12:36 PM on Tuesday, October 13
    6. 0.3 ft at 4:30 PM on Sunday, October 18

    Tide table: October 11 to November 10, 2026

    Full 2026 tide table Full 2027 tide table

    DayHigh and low tidesSunrise / sunset
    Sun Oct 11L 9:54 AM 0.5 ftH 11:15 PM 1.5 ft6:49 AM / 6:23 PM
    Mon Oct 12L 11:44 AM 0.4 ftH 11:47 PM 1.6 ft6:49 AM / 6:22 PM
    Tue Oct 13L 12:36 PM 0.3 ft6:50 AM / 6:21 PM
    Wed Oct 14H 12:29 AM 1.6 ftL 1:16 PM 0.3 ft6:50 AM / 6:20 PM
    Thu Oct 15H 1:30 AM 1.6 ftL 1:56 PM 0.3 ft6:51 AM / 6:19 PM
    Fri Oct 16H 2:39 AM 1.6 ftL 2:43 PM 0.3 ft6:52 AM / 6:17 PM
    Sat Oct 17H 3:39 AM 1.6 ftL 3:42 PM 0.3 ft6:52 AM / 6:16 PM
    Sun Oct 18H 4:55 AM 1.5 ftL 4:30 PM 0.3 ft6:53 AM / 6:15 PM
    Mon Oct 19H 6:46 AM 1.5 ftL 4:58 PM 0.4 ft6:54 AM / 6:14 PM
    Tue Oct 20H 7:42 AM 1.4 ftL 5:12 PM 0.5 ft6:54 AM / 6:13 PM
    Wed Oct 21H 8:39 AM 1.3 ftL 5:21 PM 0.6 ft6:55 AM / 6:12 PM
    Thu Oct 22H 9:53 AM 1.1 ftL 5:18 PM 0.8 ftH 10:38 PM 1.0 ft6:56 AM / 6:11 PM
    Fri Oct 23L 5:00 AM 0.8 ftH 11:09 AM 1.0 ftL 2:57 PM 0.9 ftH 10:29 PM 1.1 ft6:57 AM / 6:10 PM
    Sat Oct 24L 6:44 AM 0.6 ftH 10:11 PM 1.3 ft6:57 AM / 6:09 PM
    Sun Oct 25L 8:24 AM 0.4 ftH 10:36 PM 1.5 ft6:58 AM / 6:08 PM
    Mon Oct 26L 9:41 AM 0.2 ftH 11:13 PM 1.7 ft6:59 AM / 6:07 PM
    Tue Oct 27L 11:03 AM 0.1 ftH 11:58 PM 1.8 ft7:00 AM / 6:06 PM
    Wed Oct 28L 12:21 PM -0.1 ft7:00 AM / 6:05 PM
    Thu Oct 29H 12:57 AM 1.9 ftL 1:16 PM -0.1 ft7:01 AM / 6:05 PM
    Fri Oct 30H 2:12 AM 1.8 ftL 2:07 PM -0.1 ft7:02 AM / 6:04 PM
    Sat Oct 31H 3:19 AM 1.8 ftL 3:02 PM -0.1 ft7:03 AM / 6:03 PM
    Sun Nov 1H 3:24 AM 1.6 ftL 2:56 PM 0.1 ft6:03 AM / 5:02 PM
    Mon Nov 2H 5:07 AM 1.5 ftL 3:30 PM 0.2 ft6:04 AM / 5:01 PM
    Tue Nov 3H 6:21 AM 1.3 ftL 3:31 PM 0.5 ft6:05 AM / 5:00 PM
    Wed Nov 4H 7:28 AM 1.0 ftL 3:17 PM 0.7 ftH 9:08 PM 0.9 ft6:06 AM / 5:00 PM
    Thu Nov 5L 4:19 AM 0.7 ftH 8:57 AM 0.8 ftL 12:38 PM 0.7 ftH 9:04 PM 1.1 ft6:07 AM / 4:59 PM
    Fri Nov 6L 6:01 AM 0.5 ftH 9:19 PM 1.3 ft6:07 AM / 4:58 PM
    Sat Nov 7L 7:51 AM 0.3 ftH 9:31 PM 1.4 ft6:08 AM / 4:58 PM
    Sun Nov 8L 8:38 AM 0.2 ftH 9:42 PM 1.5 ft6:09 AM / 4:57 PM
    Mon Nov 9L 9:25 AM 0.1 ftH 10:04 PM 1.6 ft6:10 AM / 4:56 PM
    Tue Nov 10L 10:21 AM 0.0 ftH 10:35 PM 1.6 ft6:11 AM / 4:56 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 Fishing Bend, Santa Rosa Sound

    Beaches

    Boat ramps

    Fishing piers and docks

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

    Fish in the waters around Fishing Bend, Santa Rosa Sound

    40 kinds of fish, sharks and rays have been recorded within 15 km (about 9 miles) of this spot, most often Vermilion Snapper, Pinfish, Spot Croaker. The bar shows how many records each has.

    • Vermilion Snapper Rhomboplites aurorubensSalt water · 52 records
    • Pinfish Lagodon rhomboidesSalt water · 32 records
    • Spot Croaker Leiostomus xanthurusSalt water · 28 records
    • Sailfin Molly Poecilia latipinnaSalt water · 20 records
    • Longnose Killifish Fundulus similisSalt water · 18 records
    • Sand Perch Diplectrum formosumSalt water · 15 records
    • Gulf Pipefish Syngnathus scovelliSalt water · 14 records
    • Western Mosquitofish Gambusia affinisBrackish water · 14 records
    • Painted Wrasse Halichoeres caudalisSalt water · 14 records
    • Inland Silverside Menidia beryllinaSalt water · 14 records
    • Silver Croaker Bairdiella chrysouraSalt water · 13 records
    • Blackcheek Tonguefish Symphurus plagiusaSalt water · 13 records
    • Southern Codling Urophycis floridanaSalt water · 13 records
    • Hardhead Catfish Ariopsis felisSalt water · 13 records
    • Spotted Seatrout Cynoscion nebulosusSalt water · 12 records
    • Scaled Herring Harengula jaguanaSalt water · 12 records
    • Rainwater Killifish Lucania parvaSalt water · 11 records
    • Jenny Mojarra Eucinostomus gulaSalt water · 11 records
    • Highfin Goby Gobionellus oceanicusSalt water · 11 records
    • Bank Sea Bass Centropristis ocyurusSalt water · 10 records
    • Atlantic Croaker Micropogonias undulatusSalt water · 10 records
    • Sheepshead Minnow Cyprinodon variegatusSalt water · 10 records
    • Bighead Searobin Prionotus tribulusSalt water · 10 records
    • Purple Reeffish Chromis scottiSalt water · 10 records
    • Flathead Grey Mullet Mugil cephalusSalt water · 10 records
    • Striped Burrfish Chilomycterus schoepfiiSalt water · 9 records
    • Tidewater Silverside Menidia peninsulaeSalt water · 9 records
    • Inshore Lizardfish Synodus foetensSalt water · 9 records
    • Pigfish Orthopristis chrysopteraSalt water · 8 records
    • Leatherjack Oligoplites saurusSalt water · 8 records
    • Diamond Killifish Fundulus xenicusSalt water · 8 records
    • Gulf Killifish Fundulus grandisBrackish water · 8 records
    • Scrawled Cowfish Acanthostracion quadricornisSalt water · 7 records
    • Lined Sole Achirus lineatusSalt water · 7 records
    • Hogchoker Trinectes maculatusSalt water · 7 records
    • Bay Whiff Citharichthys spilopterusSalt water · 7 records
    • Bay Anchovy Anchoa mitchilliSalt water · 7 records
    • Fringed Flounder Etropus crossotusSalt water · 7 records
    • Dusky Pipefish Syngnathus floridaeSalt water · 6 records
    • Darter Goby Ctenogobius boleosomaSalt water · 6 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 Fishing Bend, Santa Rosa Sound

    Fishing Bend, Santa Rosa Sound gets usually just one high tide and one low tide a day. Over the next month the water typically rises or falls about 1.1 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 2.0 ft, and again around Tuesday, November 10 (1.5 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 Thursday, October 22, with only 0.3 ft between the day's highest and lowest water.

    The lowest tide of the month is -0.1 ft at 1:16 PM on Thursday, October 29. There are 4 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 1.9 ft at 12:57 AM on Thursday, October 29. 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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