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St. George Island, Sikes Cut tide chart

Florida · near Apalachicola (8 mi) · NOAA station 8728669 · times in local time (CDT)

Tides today, Sunday, October 11

12 AM6 AM12 PM6 PM1:58 AM · 1.9 ft9:22 AM · 0.5 ft4:33 PM · 1.9 ft9:54 PM · 1.6 ft1.9 ft
  • High 1:58 AM 1.9 ft
  • Low 9:22 AM 0.5 ft
  • High 4:33 PM 1.9 ft
  • Low 9:54 PM 1.6 ft

Sunrise 6:39 AM · Sunset 6:15 PM · New moon (0%)

Fishing forecast

Hour by hour at St. George Island, Sikes Cut
91Excellent

Best times

12:00 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 St. George Island, Sikes Cut

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    Marine forecast: Coastal Waters From Ochlockonee River to Apalachicola FL out to 20 Nm

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    Tide times this week

    DayHigh and low tidesSunrise / sunsetMoon
    Sun Oct 11H 1:58 AM 1.9 ftL 9:22 AM 0.5 ftH 4:33 PM 1.9 ftL 9:54 PM 1.6 ft6:39 AM / 6:15 PMNew moon (0%)
    Mon Oct 12H 2:21 AM 1.9 ftL 9:58 AM 0.3 ftH 5:32 PM 1.9 ftL 10:25 PM 1.7 ft6:40 AM / 6:14 PMNew moon (2%)
    Tue Oct 13H 2:42 AM 1.9 ftL 10:34 AM 0.3 ftH 6:58 PM 1.9 ftL 10:09 PM 1.8 ft6:41 AM / 6:13 PMWaxing crescent (6%)
    Wed Oct 14H 3:01 AM 1.9 ftL 11:13 AM 0.3 ft6:41 AM / 6:11 PMWaxing crescent (12%)
    Thu Oct 15H 3:18 AM 1.9 ftL 11:59 AM 0.4 ft6:42 AM / 6:10 PMWaxing crescent (20%)
    Fri Oct 16H 3:35 AM 1.9 ftL 12:57 PM 0.5 ft6:42 AM / 6:09 PMWaxing crescent (29%)
    Sat Oct 17H 3:42 AM 1.9 ftL 2:01 PM 0.5 ft6:43 AM / 6:08 PMFirst quarter (39%)

    Best fishing times at St. George Island, Sikes Cut

    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 1191 · Excellent12:00 PM–2:00 PM11:53 PM–1:53 AM, 12:16 PM–2:16 PM7:12 AM–8:12 AM, 6:13 PM–7:13 PM
    Mon Oct 1282 · Excellent1:00 PM–3:00 PM12:39 AM–2:39 AM, 1:02 PM–3:02 PM8:11 AM–9:11 AM, 6:48 PM–7:48 PM
    Tue Oct 1371 · Good2:00 PM–4:00 PM1:26 AM–3:26 AM, 1:50 PM–3:50 PM9:10 AM–10:10 AM, 7:27 PM–8:27 PM
    Wed Oct 1447 · Fair3:00 PM–4:00 PM, 6:00 AM–8:00 AM2:15 AM–4:15 AM, 2:40 PM–4:40 PM10:07 AM–11:07 AM, 8:11 PM–9:11 PM
    Thu Oct 1540 · Fair4:00 PM–5:00 PM3:05 AM–5:05 AM, 3:31 PM–5:31 PM11:01 AM–12:01 PM, 9:00 PM–10:00 PM
    Fri Oct 1647 · Fair5:00 PM–6:00 PM3:56 AM–5:56 AM, 4:22 PM–6:22 PM11:51 AM–12:51 PM, 9:53 PM–10:53 PM
    Sat Oct 1755 · Good6:00 PM–7:00 PM, 6:00 AM–7:00 AM4:47 AM–6:47 AM, 5:11 PM–7:11 PM12:36 PM–1:36 PM, 10:49 PM–11:49 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 10:34 AM on Tuesday, October 13
    2. 0.3 ft at 11:13 AM on Wednesday, October 14
    3. 0.3 ft at 9:58 AM on Monday, October 12
    4. 0.4 ft at 11:59 AM on Thursday, October 15
    5. 0.5 ft at 9:22 AM on Sunday, October 11
    6. 0.5 ft at 12:57 PM on Friday, October 16

    Tide table: October 11 to November 10, 2026

    Full 2026 tide table Full 2027 tide table

    DayHigh and low tidesSunrise / sunset
    Sun Oct 11H 1:58 AM 1.9 ftL 9:22 AM 0.5 ftH 4:33 PM 1.9 ftL 9:54 PM 1.6 ft6:39 AM / 6:15 PM
    Mon Oct 12H 2:21 AM 1.9 ftL 9:58 AM 0.3 ftH 5:32 PM 1.9 ftL 10:25 PM 1.7 ft6:40 AM / 6:14 PM
    Tue Oct 13H 2:42 AM 1.9 ftL 10:34 AM 0.3 ftH 6:58 PM 1.9 ftL 10:09 PM 1.8 ft6:41 AM / 6:13 PM
    Wed Oct 14H 3:01 AM 1.9 ftL 11:13 AM 0.3 ft6:41 AM / 6:11 PM
    Thu Oct 15H 3:18 AM 1.9 ftL 11:59 AM 0.4 ft6:42 AM / 6:10 PM
    Fri Oct 16H 3:35 AM 1.9 ftL 12:57 PM 0.5 ft6:42 AM / 6:09 PM
    Sat Oct 17H 3:42 AM 1.9 ftL 2:01 PM 0.5 ft6:43 AM / 6:08 PM
    Sun Oct 18H 2:53 AM 1.9 ftL 3:12 PM 0.6 ft6:44 AM / 6:07 PM
    Mon Oct 19H 3:06 AM 1.8 ftL 4:29 PM 0.6 ft6:44 AM / 6:06 PM
    Tue Oct 20H 1:03 AM 1.7 ftL 6:07 AM 1.6 ftH 8:54 AM 1.7 ftL 5:27 PM 0.7 ft6:45 AM / 6:05 PM
    Wed Oct 21H 12:46 AM 1.6 ftL 6:22 AM 1.4 ftH 10:31 AM 1.6 ftL 6:11 PM 0.8 ft6:46 AM / 6:04 PM
    Thu Oct 22H 12:29 AM 1.6 ftL 6:42 AM 1.2 ftH 12:01 PM 1.7 ftL 6:48 PM 1.0 ft6:46 AM / 6:03 PM
    Fri Oct 23H 12:30 AM 1.6 ftL 7:06 AM 0.9 ftH 1:21 PM 1.7 ftL 7:24 PM 1.2 ft6:47 AM / 6:02 PM
    Sat Oct 24H 12:41 AM 1.7 ftL 7:35 AM 0.6 ftH 2:42 PM 1.8 ftL 8:01 PM 1.4 ft6:48 AM / 6:01 PM
    Sun Oct 25H 12:55 AM 1.8 ftL 8:10 AM 0.3 ftH 3:51 PM 1.9 ftL 8:34 PM 1.6 ft6:49 AM / 6:00 PM
    Mon Oct 26H 1:07 AM 1.9 ftL 8:53 AM 0.1 ftH 4:55 PM 1.9 ftL 8:34 PM 1.8 ft6:49 AM / 5:59 PM
    Tue Oct 27H 1:22 AM 2.0 ftL 9:39 AM -0.1 ftH 6:27 PM 1.9 ftL 8:36 PM 1.9 ft6:50 AM / 5:59 PM
    Wed Oct 28H 1:44 AM 2.1 ftL 10:27 AM -0.2 ft6:51 AM / 5:58 PM
    Thu Oct 29H 2:18 AM 2.1 ftL 11:19 AM -0.2 ft6:51 AM / 5:57 PM
    Fri Oct 30H 2:59 AM 2.2 ftL 12:18 PM -0.1 ft6:52 AM / 5:56 PM
    Sat Oct 31H 3:42 AM 2.1 ftL 1:23 PM 0.1 ft6:53 AM / 5:55 PM
    Sun Nov 1H 3:26 AM 1.9 ftL 1:26 PM 0.2 ft5:54 AM / 4:54 PM
    Mon Nov 2H 5:43 AM 1.7 ftL 2:33 PM 0.5 ftH 10:36 PM 1.6 ft5:54 AM / 4:54 PM
    Tue Nov 3L 4:19 AM 1.4 ftH 7:51 AM 1.6 ftL 3:44 PM 0.7 ftH 10:26 PM 1.6 ft5:55 AM / 4:53 PM
    Wed Nov 4L 4:57 AM 1.1 ftH 9:44 AM 1.5 ftL 4:41 PM 0.9 ftH 10:27 PM 1.6 ft5:56 AM / 4:52 PM
    Thu Nov 5L 5:33 AM 0.8 ftH 11:42 AM 1.5 ftL 5:25 PM 1.1 ftH 10:41 PM 1.7 ft5:57 AM / 4:51 PM
    Fri Nov 6L 6:09 AM 0.5 ftH 1:19 PM 1.6 ftL 6:06 PM 1.3 ftH 11:02 PM 1.8 ft5:58 AM / 4:51 PM
    Sat Nov 7L 6:45 AM 0.2 ftH 2:28 PM 1.7 ftL 6:50 PM 1.5 ftH 11:26 PM 1.8 ft5:58 AM / 4:50 PM
    Sun Nov 8L 7:23 AM 0.1 ftH 3:19 PM 1.8 ftL 7:46 PM 1.6 ftH 11:51 PM 1.8 ft5:59 AM / 4:49 PM
    Mon Nov 9L 8:02 AM 0.0 ftH 4:06 PM 1.8 ftL 8:41 PM 1.7 ft6:00 AM / 4:49 PM
    Tue Nov 10H 12:15 AM 1.8 ftL 8:40 AM 0.0 ftH 5:06 PM 1.8 ftL 9:18 PM 1.7 ft6:01 AM / 4:48 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 St. George Island, Sikes Cut

    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 St. George Island, Sikes Cut

    37 kinds of fish, sharks and rays have been recorded within 15 km (about 9 miles) of this spot, most often Pigfish, Hardhead Catfish, Rainwater Killifish. The bar shows how many records each has.

    • Pigfish Orthopristis chrysopteraSalt water · 9 records
    • Hardhead Catfish Ariopsis felisSalt water · 7 records
    • Rainwater Killifish Lucania parvaSalt water · 5 records
    • Gulf Flounder Paralichthys albiguttaSalt water · 5 records
    • Naked Goby Gobiosoma boscSalt water · 5 records
    • Gulf Toadfish Opsanus betaSalt water · 4 records
    • Silver Mojarra Eucinostomus argenteusSalt water · 4 records
    • Tidewater Mojarra Eucinostomus harengulusSalt water · 4 records
    • Highfin Goby Gobionellus oceanicusSalt water · 4 records
    • Clown Goby Microgobius gulosusSalt water · 4 records
    • Hogchoker Trinectes maculatusSalt water · 4 records
    • Atlantic Sharpnose Shark Rhizoprionodon terraenovaeSalt water · 4 records
    • Sheepshead Minnow Cyprinodon variegatusSalt water · 4 records
    • Longnose Killifish Fundulus similisSalt water · 4 records
    • Gulf Killifish Fundulus grandisBrackish water · 4 records
    • Black Drum Pogonias cromisSalt water · 4 records
    • Smooth Butterfly Ray Gymnura micruraSalt water · 4 records
    • Longnose Gar Lepisosteus osseusBrackish water · 3 records
    • Marked Goby Ctenogobius stigmaticusSalt water · 3 records
    • Star Drum Stellifer lanceolatusSalt water · 3 records
    • Sand Seatrout Cynoscion arenariusSalt water · 3 records
    • Blackfinned Clingfish Gobiesox nigripinnisSalt water · 3 records
    • Broad-striped Anchovy Anchoa hepsetusSalt water · 3 records
    • Bay Anchovy Anchoa mitchilliSalt water · 3 records
    • Blacknose Shark Carcharhinus acronotusSalt water · 3 records
    • Gafftopsail Catfish Bagre marinusSalt water · 3 records
    • Sailfin Molly Poecilia latipinnaSalt water · 3 records
    • Atlantic Needlefish Strongylura marinaSalt water · 3 records
    • Planehead Filefish Stephanolepis hispidusSalt water · 3 records
    • Polka-dot Batfish Ogcocephalus cubifronsSalt water · 3 records
    • Lionfish Pterois volitansSalt water · 2 records
    • Whitefin Sharksucker Echeneis neucratoidesSalt water · 2 records
    • Green Goby Microgobius thalassinusSalt water · 2 records
    • Pinfish Lagodon rhomboidesSalt water · 2 records
    • Striped Bass Morone saxatilisSalt water · 2 records
    • Freckled Blenny Hypsoblennius ionthasSalt water · 2 records
    • Spotted Seatrout Cynoscion nebulosusSalt water · 2 records
    Fresh water nearby · 3 species

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

    • Florida Sand Darter Ammocrypta bifasciaFresh water · 7 records
    • Blacktail Shiner Cyprinella venustaFresh water · 3 records
    • Weed Shiner Notropis texanusFresh water · 2 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 St. George Island, Sikes Cut

    St. George Island, Sikes Cut 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 1.0 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 2.3 ft, and again around Tuesday, November 10 (1.8 ft). Those spring tides follow the new and full moon by a day or two. The calmest day is Thursday, October 22, with only 0.7 ft between the day's highest and lowest water.

    The lowest tide of the month is -0.2 ft at 10:27 AM on Wednesday, October 28. There are 5 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 2.2 ft at 2:59 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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