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Mary Esther, Santa Rosa Sound tide chart

Florida · Mary Esther · NOAA station 8729572 · times in local time (CDT)

Tides today, Sunday, October 11

12 AM6 AM12 PM6 PM12:06 AM · 1.1 ft10:59 AM · 0.5 ft1.1 ft
  • High 12:06 AM 1.1 ft
  • Low 10:59 AM 0.5 ft

Sunrise 6:47 AM · Sunset 6:21 PM · New moon (0%)

Fishing forecast

Hour by hour at Mary Esther, Santa Rosa Sound
71Good

Best times

6:00 PM–7:00 PM and 7:00 AM–8:00 AM

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 Mary Esther, Santa Rosa Sound

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    Tide times this week

    DayHigh and low tidesSunrise / sunsetMoon
    Sun Oct 11H 12:06 AM 1.1 ftL 10:59 AM 0.5 ft6:47 AM / 6:21 PMNew moon (0%)
    Mon Oct 12H 12:55 AM 1.1 ftL 11:51 AM 0.4 ft6:47 AM / 6:20 PMNew moon (2%)
    Tue Oct 13H 1:42 AM 1.2 ftL 12:40 PM 0.3 ft6:48 AM / 6:19 PMWaxing crescent (6%)
    Wed Oct 14H 2:31 AM 1.2 ftL 1:31 PM 0.3 ft6:49 AM / 6:18 PMWaxing crescent (12%)
    Thu Oct 15H 3:21 AM 1.2 ftL 2:25 PM 0.3 ft6:49 AM / 6:17 PMWaxing crescent (20%)
    Fri Oct 16H 4:13 AM 1.2 ftL 3:23 PM 0.3 ft6:50 AM / 6:15 PMWaxing crescent (29%)
    Sat Oct 17H 5:06 AM 1.2 ftL 4:25 PM 0.4 ft6:51 AM / 6:14 PMFirst quarter (39%)

    Best fishing times at Mary Esther, 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, 7:00 AM–8:00 AM12:00 AM–2:00 AM, 12:23 PM–2:23 PM7:20 AM–8:20 AM, 6:19 PM–7:19 PM
    Mon Oct 1260 · Good6:00 PM–8:00 PM, 2:00 PM–3:00 PM12:46 AM–2:46 AM, 1:09 PM–3:09 PM8:20 AM–9:20 AM, 6:53 PM–7:53 PM
    Tue Oct 1348 · Fair6:00 AM–8:00 AM, 2:00 PM–4:00 PM1:33 AM–3:33 AM, 1:57 PM–3:57 PM9:19 AM–10:19 AM, 7:32 PM–8:32 PM
    Wed Oct 1440 · Fair3:00 PM–4:00 PM, 3:00 AM–4:00 AM2:22 AM–4:22 AM, 2:47 PM–4:47 PM10:16 AM–11:16 AM, 8:16 PM–9:16 PM
    Thu Oct 1536 · Fair3:12 AM–5:12 AM, 3:38 PM–5:38 PM11:11 AM–12:11 PM, 9:05 PM–10:05 PM
    Fri Oct 1643 · Fair5:00 PM–6:00 PM4:03 AM–6:03 AM, 4:29 PM–6:29 PM12:01 PM–1:01 PM, 9:58 PM–10:58 PM
    Sat Oct 1743 · Fair6:00 PM–7:00 PM4:54 AM–6:54 AM, 5:18 PM–7:18 PM12:45 PM–1:45 PM, 10:54 PM–11:54 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 1:31 PM on Wednesday, October 14
    2. 0.3 ft at 2:25 PM on Thursday, October 15
    3. 0.3 ft at 12:40 PM on Tuesday, October 13
    4. 0.3 ft at 3:23 PM on Friday, October 16
    5. 0.4 ft at 4:25 PM on Saturday, October 17
    6. 0.4 ft at 11:51 AM on Monday, October 12

    Tide table: October 11 to November 10, 2026

    Full 2026 tide table Full 2027 tide table

    DayHigh and low tidesSunrise / sunset
    Sun Oct 11H 12:06 AM 1.1 ftL 10:59 AM 0.5 ft6:47 AM / 6:21 PM
    Mon Oct 12H 12:55 AM 1.1 ftL 11:51 AM 0.4 ft6:47 AM / 6:20 PM
    Tue Oct 13H 1:42 AM 1.2 ftL 12:40 PM 0.3 ft6:48 AM / 6:19 PM
    Wed Oct 14H 2:31 AM 1.2 ftL 1:31 PM 0.3 ft6:49 AM / 6:18 PM
    Thu Oct 15H 3:21 AM 1.2 ftL 2:25 PM 0.3 ft6:49 AM / 6:17 PM
    Fri Oct 16H 4:13 AM 1.2 ftL 3:23 PM 0.3 ft6:50 AM / 6:15 PM
    Sat Oct 17H 5:06 AM 1.2 ftL 4:25 PM 0.4 ft6:51 AM / 6:14 PM
    Sun Oct 18H 5:58 AM 1.2 ftL 5:28 PM 0.4 ft6:51 AM / 6:13 PM
    Mon Oct 19H 6:49 AM 1.1 ftL 6:26 PM 0.4 ft6:52 AM / 6:12 PM
    Tue Oct 20H 7:39 AM 1.0 ftL 8:50 PM 0.5 ft6:53 AM / 6:11 PM
    Wed Oct 21H 8:30 AM 0.9 ftL 10:04 PM 0.6 ft6:53 AM / 6:10 PM
    Thu Oct 22H 9:26 AM 0.8 ft6:54 AM / 6:09 PM
    Fri Oct 23L 5:00 AM 0.6 ftH 10:21 PM 0.8 ft6:55 AM / 6:08 PM
    Sat Oct 24L 9:07 AM 0.5 ftH 11:08 PM 1.0 ft6:55 AM / 6:07 PM
    Sun Oct 25L 10:12 AM 0.3 ftH 11:56 PM 1.1 ft6:56 AM / 6:06 PM
    Mon Oct 26L 11:11 AM 0.2 ft6:57 AM / 6:05 PM
    Tue Oct 27H 12:46 AM 1.2 ftL 12:09 PM 0.1 ft6:58 AM / 6:04 PM
    Wed Oct 28H 1:40 AM 1.3 ftL 1:09 PM 0.1 ft6:58 AM / 6:03 PM
    Thu Oct 29H 2:35 AM 1.3 ftL 2:12 PM 0.0 ft6:59 AM / 6:03 PM
    Fri Oct 30H 3:32 AM 1.3 ftL 3:18 PM 0.1 ft7:00 AM / 6:02 PM
    Sat Oct 31H 4:28 AM 1.3 ftL 4:30 PM 0.1 ft7:01 AM / 6:01 PM
    Sun Nov 1H 4:22 AM 1.2 ftL 4:49 PM 0.2 ft6:02 AM / 5:00 PM
    Mon Nov 2H 5:12 AM 1.1 ftL 4:42 PM 0.3 ft6:02 AM / 4:59 PM
    Tue Nov 3H 5:57 AM 0.9 ftL 4:41 PM 0.5 ft6:03 AM / 4:58 PM
    Wed Nov 4H 6:37 AM 0.7 ftL 2:17 PM 0.6 ftH 9:49 PM 0.6 ft6:04 AM / 4:58 PM
    Thu Nov 5L 12:24 PM 0.5 ftH 8:39 PM 0.8 ft6:05 AM / 4:57 PM
    Fri Nov 6L 9:51 AM 0.4 ftH 9:23 PM 0.9 ft6:06 AM / 4:56 PM
    Sat Nov 7L 10:07 AM 0.3 ftH 10:06 PM 1.0 ft6:06 AM / 4:56 PM
    Sun Nov 8L 9:54 AM 0.2 ftH 10:49 PM 1.1 ft6:07 AM / 4:55 PM
    Mon Nov 9L 10:14 AM 0.1 ftH 11:33 PM 1.1 ft6:08 AM / 4:54 PM
    Tue Nov 10L 10:51 AM 0.1 ft6:09 AM / 4:54 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 Mary Esther, Santa Rosa Sound

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    Marinas

    Fishing piers and docks

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

    Fish in the waters around Mary Esther, Santa Rosa Sound

    28 kinds of fish, sharks and rays have been recorded within 15 km (about 9 miles) of this spot, most often Lionfish, Western Mosquitofish, Pinfish. The bar shows how many records each has.

    • Lionfish Pterois volitansSalt water · 127 records
    • Western Mosquitofish Gambusia affinisBrackish water · 15 records
    • Pinfish Lagodon rhomboidesSalt water · 11 records
    • Red Snapper Lutjanus campechanusSalt water · 8 records
    • Red Porgy Pagrus pagrusSalt water · 8 records
    • Spot Croaker Leiostomus xanthurusSalt water · 8 records
    • Slippery Dick Halichoeres bivittatusSalt water · 7 records
    • American Eel Anguilla rostrataSalt water · 7 records
    • Flathead Grey Mullet Mugil cephalusSalt water · 7 records
    • Grey Snapper Lutjanus griseusSalt water · 6 records
    • Hogchoker Trinectes maculatusSalt water · 6 records
    • Inland Silverside Menidia beryllinaSalt water · 6 records
    • Least Killifish Heterandria formosaBrackish water · 5 records
    • Spinycheek Sleeper Eleotris pisonisSalt water · 5 records
    • Bank Sea Bass Centropristis ocyurusSalt water · 5 records
    • Round Scad Decapterus punctatusSalt water · 5 records
    • Sergeant Major Abudefduf saxatilisSalt water · 5 records
    • Scrawled Cowfish Acanthostracion quadricornisSalt water · 5 records
    • Hardhead Catfish Ariopsis felisSalt water · 5 records
    • Florida Pompano Trachinotus carolinusSalt water · 5 records
    • Clearnose Skate Raja eglanteriaSalt water · 5 records
    • King Mackerel Scomberomorus cavallaSalt water · 4 records
    • Cocoa Damselfish Stegastes variabilisSalt water · 4 records
    • Gray Triggerfish Balistes capriscusSalt water · 4 records
    • Scaled Herring Harengula jaguanaSalt water · 4 records
    • Little Tunny Euthynnus alletteratusSalt water · 4 records
    • Sand Perch Diplectrum formosumSalt water · 4 records
    • Inshore Lizardfish Synodus foetensSalt water · 4 records
    Fresh water nearby · 12 species

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

    • Speckled Madtom Noturus leptacanthusFresh water · 10 records
    • Blackbanded Darter Percina nigrofasciataFresh water · 10 records
    • Sailfin Shiner Pteronotropis hypselopterusFresh water · 9 records
    • Brown Darter Etheostoma edwiniFresh water · 7 records
    • Bluegill Lepomis macrochirusFresh water · 7 records
    • Lake Chubsucker Erimyzon sucettaFresh water · 6 records
    • Yellow Bullhead Ameiurus natalisFresh water · 5 records
    • Tadpole Madtom Noturus gyrinusFresh water · 4 records
    • Pygmy Killifish Leptolucania ommataFresh water · 4 records
    • Pirate Perch Aphredoderus sayanusFresh water · 4 records
    • Banded Topminnow Fundulus cingulatusFresh water · 4 records
    • Black Madtom Noturus funebrisFresh water · 3 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 Mary Esther, Santa Rosa Sound

    Mary Esther, 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 0.7 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 1.3 ft, and again around Tuesday, November 10 (1.0 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 Wednesday, November 4, with only 0.2 ft between the day's highest and lowest water.

    The lowest tide of the month is 0.0 ft at 2:12 PM on Thursday, October 29.

    The highest predicted tide is 1.3 ft at 2:35 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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