Palatka tide chart
Florida · Palatka · NOAA station 8720774 · times in local time (EDT)
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Tides today, Sunday, October 11
- High 4:02 AM 2.4 ft
- Low 10:52 AM 1.1 ft
- High 4:37 PM 2.5 ft
- Low 11:23 PM 1.1 ft
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Sunrise 7:26 AM · Sunset 7:02 PM · New moon (0%)
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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
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Marine radio: weather channels and VHF
NOAA Weather Radio
- 162.425 MHz WX4 WNG522, Palatka, FL (7 mi)
- 162.400 MHz WX2 KIH26, Daytona Beach, FL (43 mi)
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- 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
| Day | High and low tides | Sunrise / sunset | Moon |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sun Oct 11 | H 4:02 AM 2.4 ftL 10:52 AM 1.1 ftH 4:37 PM 2.5 ftL 11:23 PM 1.1 ft | 7:26 AM / 7:02 PM | New moon (0%) |
| Mon Oct 12 | H 4:44 AM 2.4 ftL 11:32 AM 1.2 ftH 5:20 PM 2.5 ft | 7:27 AM / 7:00 PM | New moon (2%) |
| Tue Oct 13 | L 12:08 AM 1.2 ftH 5:25 AM 2.4 ftL 12:05 PM 1.2 ftH 6:01 PM 2.5 ft | 7:27 AM / 6:59 PM | Waxing crescent (6%) |
| Wed Oct 14 | L 12:52 AM 1.3 ftH 6:03 AM 2.4 ftL 12:17 PM 1.2 ftH 6:40 PM 2.4 ft | 7:28 AM / 6:58 PM | Waxing crescent (12%) |
| Thu Oct 15 | L 1:37 AM 1.3 ftH 6:40 AM 2.3 ftL 12:18 PM 1.2 ftH 7:18 PM 2.4 ft | 7:29 AM / 6:57 PM | Waxing crescent (19%) |
| Fri Oct 16 | L 2:23 AM 1.3 ftH 7:18 AM 2.2 ftL 12:56 PM 1.1 ftH 7:56 PM 2.3 ft | 7:29 AM / 6:56 PM | Waxing crescent (28%) |
| Sat Oct 17 | L 3:12 AM 1.2 ftH 8:00 AM 2.1 ftL 1:45 PM 1.1 ftH 8:42 PM 2.2 ft | 7:30 AM / 6:55 PM | First quarter (38%) |
Best fishing times at Palatka
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.
| Day | Bite score | Best times | Major periods | Minor periods |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun Oct 11 | 97 · Excellent | 1:00 AM–2:00 AM, 7:00 PM–8:00 PM | 12:39 AM–2:39 AM, 1:02 PM–3:02 PM | 7:58 AM–8:58 AM, 7:00 PM–8:00 PM |
| Mon Oct 12 | 83 · Excellent | 2:00 AM–3:00 AM, 2:00 PM–3:00 PM | 1:25 AM–3:25 AM, 1:48 PM–3:48 PM | 8:57 AM–9:57 AM, 7:35 PM–8:35 PM |
| Tue Oct 13 | 72 · Good | 3:00 PM–4:00 PM, 3:00 AM–4:00 AM | 2:12 AM–4:12 AM, 2:36 PM–4:36 PM | 9:56 AM–10:56 AM, 8:14 PM–9:14 PM |
| Wed Oct 14 | 57 · Good | 4:00 PM–5:00 PM, 3:00 AM–5:00 AM | 3:01 AM–5:01 AM, 3:26 PM–5:26 PM | 10:53 AM–11:53 AM, 8:58 PM–9:58 PM |
| Thu Oct 15 | 43 · Fair | 4:00 AM–5:00 AM, 5:00 PM–6:00 PM | 3:52 AM–5:52 AM, 4:17 PM–6:17 PM | 11:47 AM–12:47 PM, 9:46 PM–10:46 PM |
| Fri Oct 16 | 48 · Fair | 6:00 PM–7:00 PM, 5:00 AM–6:00 AM | 4:43 AM–6:43 AM, 5:08 PM–7:08 PM | 12:38 PM–1:38 PM, 10:40 PM–11:40 PM |
| Sat Oct 17 | 55 · Good | 6:00 AM–7:00 AM, 6:00 PM–7:00 PM | 5:33 AM–7:33 AM, 5:57 PM–7:57 PM | 1:23 PM–2:23 PM |
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Best daylight low tides in the next two weeks
The lowest water that falls between sunrise and sunset, for tide pooling and beachcombing.
- 0.7 ft at 8:44 AM on Saturday, October 24
- 0.8 ft at 8:01 AM on Friday, October 23
- 0.8 ft at 6:29 PM on Wednesday, October 21
- 0.9 ft at 5:16 PM on Tuesday, October 20
- 0.9 ft at 3:54 PM on Monday, October 19
- 1.0 ft at 2:44 PM on Sunday, October 18
Tide table: October 11 to November 10, 2026
Full 2026 tide table Full 2027 tide table
| Day | High and low tides | Sunrise / sunset |
|---|---|---|
| Sun Oct 11 | H 4:02 AM 2.4 ftL 10:52 AM 1.1 ftH 4:37 PM 2.5 ftL 11:23 PM 1.1 ft | 7:26 AM / 7:02 PM |
| Mon Oct 12 | H 4:44 AM 2.4 ftL 11:32 AM 1.2 ftH 5:20 PM 2.5 ft | 7:27 AM / 7:00 PM |
| Tue Oct 13 | L 12:08 AM 1.2 ftH 5:25 AM 2.4 ftL 12:05 PM 1.2 ftH 6:01 PM 2.5 ft | 7:27 AM / 6:59 PM |
| Wed Oct 14 | L 12:52 AM 1.3 ftH 6:03 AM 2.4 ftL 12:17 PM 1.2 ftH 6:40 PM 2.4 ft | 7:28 AM / 6:58 PM |
| Thu Oct 15 | L 1:37 AM 1.3 ftH 6:40 AM 2.3 ftL 12:18 PM 1.2 ftH 7:18 PM 2.4 ft | 7:29 AM / 6:57 PM |
| Fri Oct 16 | L 2:23 AM 1.3 ftH 7:18 AM 2.2 ftL 12:56 PM 1.1 ftH 7:56 PM 2.3 ft | 7:29 AM / 6:56 PM |
| Sat Oct 17 | L 3:12 AM 1.2 ftH 8:00 AM 2.1 ftL 1:45 PM 1.1 ftH 8:42 PM 2.2 ft | 7:30 AM / 6:55 PM |
| Sun Oct 18 | L 4:03 AM 1.1 ftH 8:55 AM 2.0 ftL 2:44 PM 1.0 ftH 9:41 PM 2.1 ft | 7:30 AM / 6:54 PM |
| Mon Oct 19 | L 4:54 AM 1.1 ftH 10:02 AM 2.0 ftL 3:54 PM 0.9 ftH 10:43 PM 2.1 ft | 7:31 AM / 6:53 PM |
| Tue Oct 20 | L 5:43 AM 0.9 ftH 11:09 AM 1.9 ftL 5:16 PM 0.9 ftH 11:40 PM 2.0 ft | 7:32 AM / 6:52 PM |
| Wed Oct 21 | L 6:31 AM 0.8 ftH 12:08 PM 1.9 ftL 6:29 PM 0.8 ft | 7:32 AM / 6:51 PM |
| Thu Oct 22 | H 12:31 AM 2.0 ftL 7:17 AM 0.8 ftH 1:00 PM 2.0 ftL 7:32 PM 0.8 ft | 7:33 AM / 6:50 PM |
| Fri Oct 23 | H 1:17 AM 2.0 ftL 8:01 AM 0.8 ftH 1:48 PM 2.0 ftL 8:31 PM 0.8 ft | 7:34 AM / 6:49 PM |
| Sat Oct 24 | H 2:00 AM 2.0 ftL 8:44 AM 0.7 ftH 2:32 PM 2.1 ftL 9:27 PM 0.8 ft | 7:35 AM / 6:48 PM |
| Sun Oct 25 | H 2:43 AM 2.0 ftL 9:23 AM 0.8 ftH 3:16 PM 2.1 ftL 10:20 PM 0.8 ft | 7:35 AM / 6:47 PM |
| Mon Oct 26 | H 3:25 AM 2.0 ftL 10:00 AM 0.8 ftH 4:00 PM 2.1 ftL 11:12 PM 0.8 ft | 7:36 AM / 6:46 PM |
| Tue Oct 27 | H 4:10 AM 2.0 ftL 10:37 AM 0.8 ftH 4:46 PM 2.2 ft | 7:37 AM / 6:45 PM |
| Wed Oct 28 | L 12:05 AM 0.9 ftH 4:58 AM 2.0 ftL 11:18 AM 0.8 ftH 5:36 PM 2.2 ft | 7:37 AM / 6:44 PM |
| Thu Oct 29 | L 12:58 AM 0.9 ftH 5:49 AM 2.0 ftL 12:09 PM 0.8 ftH 6:29 PM 2.2 ft | 7:38 AM / 6:43 PM |
| Fri Oct 30 | L 1:52 AM 0.9 ftH 6:45 AM 2.0 ftL 1:17 PM 0.8 ftH 7:28 PM 2.1 ft | 7:39 AM / 6:43 PM |
| Sat Oct 31 | L 2:49 AM 0.9 ftH 7:47 AM 2.0 ftL 2:34 PM 0.8 ftH 8:30 PM 2.1 ft | 7:40 AM / 6:42 PM |
| Sun Nov 1 | L 2:45 AM 0.9 ftH 7:54 AM 2.0 ftL 2:44 PM 0.8 ftH 8:35 PM 2.0 ft | 6:40 AM / 5:41 PM |
| Mon Nov 2 | L 3:41 AM 0.8 ftH 9:03 AM 2.0 ftL 3:48 PM 0.7 ftH 9:39 PM 2.0 ft | 6:41 AM / 5:40 PM |
| Tue Nov 3 | L 4:35 AM 0.8 ftH 10:09 AM 2.0 ftL 4:49 PM 0.7 ftH 10:38 PM 2.0 ft | 6:42 AM / 5:39 PM |
| Wed Nov 4 | L 5:27 AM 0.7 ftH 11:09 AM 2.1 ftL 5:47 PM 0.7 ftH 11:32 PM 2.1 ft | 6:43 AM / 5:39 PM |
| Thu Nov 5 | L 6:18 AM 0.7 ftH 12:04 PM 2.2 ftL 6:42 PM 0.7 ft | 6:44 AM / 5:38 PM |
| Fri Nov 6 | H 12:21 AM 2.1 ftL 7:07 AM 0.7 ftH 12:55 PM 2.2 ftL 7:35 PM 0.8 ft | 6:44 AM / 5:37 PM |
| Sat Nov 7 | H 1:08 AM 2.1 ftL 7:55 AM 0.8 ftH 1:43 PM 2.2 ftL 8:25 PM 0.8 ft | 6:45 AM / 5:37 PM |
| Sun Nov 8 | H 1:52 AM 2.1 ftL 8:40 AM 0.8 ftH 2:28 PM 2.2 ftL 9:13 PM 0.8 ft | 6:46 AM / 5:36 PM |
| Mon Nov 9 | H 2:35 AM 2.1 ftL 9:22 AM 0.9 ftH 3:12 PM 2.2 ftL 10:00 PM 0.9 ft | 6:47 AM / 5:35 PM |
| Tue Nov 10 | H 3:17 AM 2.1 ftL 10:00 AM 0.9 ftH 3:53 PM 2.2 ftL 10:44 PM 0.9 ft | 6:48 AM / 5:35 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 Palatka
Distances from the tide station. Places from © OpenStreetMap contributors; links open in Google Maps.
Fish in the waters around Palatka
17 kinds of fish, sharks and rays have been recorded within 15 km (about 9 miles) of this spot, most often Golden Shiner, American Eel, Flathead Grey Mullet. The bar shows how many records each has.
- Golden Shiner Notemigonus crysoleucasBrackish water · 14 records
- American Eel Anguilla rostrataSalt water · 13 records
- Flathead Grey Mullet Mugil cephalusSalt water · 13 records
- Tidewater Silverside Menidia peninsulaeSalt water · 8 records
- Atlantic Needlefish Strongylura marinaSalt water · 8 records
- Western Mosquitofish Gambusia affinisBrackish water · 7 records
- Inland Silverside Menidia beryllinaSalt water · 5 records
- Gizzard Shad Dorosoma cepedianumSalt water · 5 records
- Bay Anchovy Anchoa mitchilliSalt water · 5 records
- Longnose Gar Lepisosteus osseusBrackish water · 4 records
- Blue Tilapia Oreochromis aureusBrackish water · 4 records
- Hogchoker Trinectes maculatusSalt water · 4 records
- Threadfin Shad Dorosoma petenenseSalt water · 4 records
- Eastern Mosquitofish Gambusia holbrookiBrackish water · 3 records
- Silver Mojarra Eucinostomus argenteusSalt water · 3 records
- Striped Bass Morone saxatilisSalt water · 3 records
- Least Killifish Heterandria formosaBrackish water · 2 records
Fresh water nearby · 23 species
Rivers, creeks and ponds within 15 km, not the tidal water itself.
- Redbreast Sunfish Lepomis auritusFresh water · 19 records
- Bluegill Lepomis macrochirusFresh water · 16 records
- Seminole Killifish Fundulus seminolisFresh water · 16 records
- Redear Sunfish Lepomis microlophusFresh water · 15 records
- Largemouth Bass Micropterus salmoidesFresh water · 15 records
- Florida Gar Lepisosteus platyrhincusFresh water · 14 records
- Spotted Sunfish Lepomis punctatusFresh water · 14 records
- Black Crappie Pomoxis nigromaculatusFresh water · 12 records
- Warmouth Lepomis gulosusFresh water · 11 records
- Bowfin Amia calvaFresh water · 11 records
- Lake Chubsucker Erimyzon sucettaFresh water · 9 records
- Taillight Shiner Notropis maculatusFresh water · 8 records
- Brook Silverside Labidesthes sicculusFresh water · 8 records
- Yellow Bullhead Ameiurus natalisFresh water · 6 records
- Brown Bullhead Ameiurus nebulosusFresh water · 5 records
- Bluefin Killifish Lucania goodeiFresh water · 5 records
- Channel Catfish Ictalurus punctatusFresh water · 5 records
- Chain Pickerel Esox nigerFresh water · 4 records
- Ironcolor Shiner Notropis chalybaeusFresh water · 3 records
- Brown Darter Etheostoma edwiniFresh water · 3 records
- Bluespotted Sunfish Enneacanthus gloriosusFresh water · 3 records
- White Bass Morone chrysopsFresh water · 3 records
- Pirate Perch Aphredoderus sayanusFresh 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 Palatka
Palatka gets two high tides and two low tides almost every day, and the two highs are close in height. Over the next month the water typically rises or falls about 1.2 ft between a high and the next low.
The biggest swings in this window come around Friday, November 6, when the day's range reaches 1.5 ft, and again around Wednesday, October 28 (1.4 ft). Those spring tides follow the new and full moon by a day or two. The calmest day is Monday, October 19, with only 1.1 ft between the day's highest and lowest water.
The lowest tide of the month is 0.7 ft at 6:18 AM on Thursday, November 5.
The highest predicted tide is 2.5 ft at 4:37 PM on Sunday, October 11. 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.
Station details
- NOAA station ID: 8720774
- Type: reference (harmonic)
- Location: 29.6433, -81.6317
Nearby tide stations
- Buffalo Bluff 4 mi
- Sutherlands Still, Dunns Creek 5 mi
- Piney Bluff Landing 7 mi
- Palmetto Bluff 9 mi
- Welaka 12 mi
- Racy Point, St Johns River 12 mi