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St. Joseph Point, St. Joseph Bay tide chart

Florida · near Port Saint Joe (7 mi) · NOAA station 8728958 · times in local time (EDT)

Tides today, Sunday, October 11

12 AM6 AM12 PM6 PM5:32 AM · 0.6 ft10:00 PM · 1.8 ft1.8 ft
  • Low 5:32 AM 0.6 ft
  • High 10:00 PM 1.8 ft

Sunrise 7:41 AM · Sunset 7:16 PM · New moon (0%)

Fishing forecast

Hour by hour at St. Joseph Point, St. Joseph Bay
85Excellent

Best times

1:00 AM–3:00 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 St. Joseph Point, St. Joseph Bay

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    Marine forecast: Coastal Waters from Mexico Beach to Apalachicola out 20 NM

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    Marine radio: weather channels and VHF

    NOAA Weather Radio

    • 162.550 MHz WX1 KGG67, Panama City, FL (27 mi)
    • 162.500 MHz WX6 WWF86, East Point, FL (32 mi)

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    • Ch 16 Distress, safety and calling
    • Ch 9 Boater-to-boater calling
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    • 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 11L 5:32 AM 0.6 ftH 10:00 PM 1.8 ft7:41 AM / 7:16 PMNew moon (0%)
    Mon Oct 12L 6:29 AM 0.5 ftH 10:02 PM 1.9 ft7:42 AM / 7:15 PMNew moon (2%)
    Tue Oct 13L 7:21 AM 0.4 ftH 10:21 PM 2.0 ft7:42 AM / 7:14 PMWaxing crescent (6%)
    Wed Oct 14L 11:29 AM 0.4 ftH 10:51 PM 2.0 ft7:43 AM / 7:13 PMWaxing crescent (12%)
    Thu Oct 15L 12:22 PM 0.4 ftH 11:32 PM 2.0 ft7:44 AM / 7:12 PMWaxing crescent (19%)
    Fri Oct 16L 1:09 PM 0.4 ft7:44 AM / 7:11 PMWaxing crescent (28%)
    Sat Oct 17H 12:28 AM 1.9 ftL 2:05 PM 0.4 ft7:45 AM / 7:10 PMFirst quarter (38%)

    Best fishing times at St. Joseph Point, St. Joseph 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 1185 · Excellent1:00 AM–3:00 AM12:55 AM–2:55 AM, 1:17 PM–3:17 PM8:14 AM–9:14 AM, 7:15 PM–8:15 PM
    Mon Oct 1278 · Excellent2:00 AM–3:00 AM1:40 AM–3:40 AM, 2:04 PM–4:04 PM9:13 AM–10:13 AM, 7:49 PM–8:49 PM
    Tue Oct 1371 · Good3:00 AM–4:00 AM2:28 AM–4:28 AM, 2:52 PM–4:52 PM10:12 AM–11:12 AM, 8:28 PM–9:28 PM
    Wed Oct 1465 · Good4:00 PM–5:00 PM, 4:00 AM–5:00 AM3:17 AM–5:17 AM, 3:42 PM–5:42 PM11:09 AM–12:09 PM, 9:12 PM–10:12 PM
    Thu Oct 1561 · Good5:00 PM–7:00 PM4:07 AM–6:07 AM, 4:33 PM–6:33 PM12:04 PM–1:04 PM, 10:01 PM–11:01 PM
    Fri Oct 1665 · Good6:00 PM–7:00 PM4:58 AM–6:58 AM, 5:23 PM–7:23 PM12:54 PM–1:54 PM, 10:54 PM–11:54 PM
    Sat Oct 1769 · Good7:00 PM–8:00 PM5:48 AM–7:48 AM, 6:13 PM–8:13 PM1:39 PM–2:39 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. 0.4 ft at 1:09 PM on Friday, October 16
    2. 0.4 ft at 12:22 PM on Thursday, October 15
    3. 0.4 ft at 2:05 PM on Saturday, October 17
    4. 0.4 ft at 11:29 AM on Wednesday, October 14
    5. 0.5 ft at 3:12 PM on Sunday, October 18
    6. 0.5 ft at 4:01 PM on Monday, October 19

    Tide table: October 11 to November 10, 2026

    Full 2026 tide table Full 2027 tide table

    DayHigh and low tidesSunrise / sunset
    Sun Oct 11L 5:32 AM 0.6 ftH 10:00 PM 1.8 ft7:41 AM / 7:16 PM
    Mon Oct 12L 6:29 AM 0.5 ftH 10:02 PM 1.9 ft7:42 AM / 7:15 PM
    Tue Oct 13L 7:21 AM 0.4 ftH 10:21 PM 2.0 ft7:42 AM / 7:14 PM
    Wed Oct 14L 11:29 AM 0.4 ftH 10:51 PM 2.0 ft7:43 AM / 7:13 PM
    Thu Oct 15L 12:22 PM 0.4 ftH 11:32 PM 2.0 ft7:44 AM / 7:12 PM
    Fri Oct 16L 1:09 PM 0.4 ft7:44 AM / 7:11 PM
    Sat Oct 17H 12:28 AM 1.9 ftL 2:05 PM 0.4 ft7:45 AM / 7:10 PM
    Sun Oct 18H 1:35 AM 1.9 ftL 3:12 PM 0.5 ft7:46 AM / 7:09 PM
    Mon Oct 19H 2:24 AM 1.8 ftL 4:01 PM 0.5 ft7:46 AM / 7:08 PM
    Tue Oct 20H 3:05 AM 1.6 ftL 4:37 PM 0.6 ft7:47 AM / 7:07 PM
    Wed Oct 21H 5:54 AM 1.5 ftL 5:05 PM 0.8 ftH 10:32 PM 1.2 ft7:48 AM / 7:06 PM
    Thu Oct 22L 1:07 AM 1.0 ftH 9:53 AM 1.4 ftL 2:09 PM 0.9 ftH 10:36 PM 1.2 ft7:48 AM / 7:05 PM
    Fri Oct 23L 2:22 AM 0.8 ftH 10:58 AM 1.3 ftL 2:38 PM 1.0 ftH 9:26 PM 1.3 ft7:49 AM / 7:04 PM
    Sat Oct 24L 3:40 AM 0.6 ftH 12:35 PM 1.2 ftL 3:04 PM 1.1 ftH 9:02 PM 1.6 ft7:50 AM / 7:03 PM
    Sun Oct 25L 4:44 AM 0.4 ftH 9:11 PM 1.8 ft7:51 AM / 7:02 PM
    Mon Oct 26L 5:44 AM 0.2 ftH 9:32 PM 2.0 ft7:51 AM / 7:01 PM
    Tue Oct 27L 6:50 AM 0.1 ftH 10:02 PM 2.2 ft7:52 AM / 7:00 PM
    Wed Oct 28L 7:55 AM 0.0 ftH 10:37 PM 2.3 ft7:53 AM / 6:59 PM
    Thu Oct 29L 11:25 AM -0.1 ftH 11:19 PM 2.3 ft7:54 AM / 6:58 PM
    Fri Oct 30L 12:23 PM -0.1 ft7:54 AM / 6:57 PM
    Sat Oct 31H 12:16 AM 2.2 ftL 1:12 PM 0.0 ft7:55 AM / 6:57 PM
    Sun Nov 1H 1:33 AM 2.0 ftL 1:05 PM 0.1 ft6:56 AM / 5:56 PM
    Mon Nov 2H 1:15 AM 1.8 ftL 2:03 PM 0.3 ft6:57 AM / 5:55 PM
    Tue Nov 3H 1:34 AM 1.5 ftL 2:48 PM 0.5 ftH 8:39 PM 1.1 ftL 10:55 PM 1.0 ft6:57 AM / 5:54 PM
    Wed Nov 4H 1:52 AM 1.2 ftL 3:57 AM 1.2 ftH 7:43 AM 1.2 ftL 11:53 AM 0.7 ftH 8:46 PM 1.2 ft6:58 AM / 5:53 PM
    Thu Nov 5L 4:21 AM 0.9 ftH 9:04 AM 1.1 ftL 12:09 PM 0.8 ftH 8:54 PM 1.3 ft6:59 AM / 5:53 PM
    Fri Nov 6L 5:01 AM 0.6 ftH 10:13 AM 1.0 ftL 12:24 PM 0.9 ftH 8:40 PM 1.5 ft7:00 AM / 5:52 PM
    Sat Nov 7L 5:45 AM 0.4 ftH 8:02 PM 1.6 ft7:01 AM / 5:51 PM
    Sun Nov 8L 6:26 AM 0.2 ftH 8:16 PM 1.8 ft7:01 AM / 5:51 PM
    Mon Nov 9L 7:02 AM 0.1 ftH 8:34 PM 1.8 ft7:02 AM / 5:50 PM
    Tue Nov 10L 7:38 AM 0.1 ftH 8:48 PM 1.9 ft7:03 AM / 5:49 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. Joseph Point, St. Joseph Bay

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

    Fish in the waters around St. Joseph Point, St. Joseph Bay

    35 kinds of fish, sharks and rays have been recorded within 15 km (about 9 miles) of this spot, most often Sheepshead Minnow, Sailfin Molly, Scrawled Cowfish. The bar shows how many records each has.

    • Sheepshead Minnow Cyprinodon variegatusSalt water · 6 records
    • Sailfin Molly Poecilia latipinnaSalt water · 5 records
    • Scrawled Cowfish Acanthostracion quadricornisSalt water · 4 records
    • Leatherjack Oligoplites saurusSalt water · 3 records
    • Regal Demoiselle Neopomacentrus cyanomosSalt water · 3 records
    • Striped Burrfish Chilomycterus schoepfiiSalt water · 3 records
    • Gafftopsail Catfish Bagre marinusSalt water · 3 records
    • Diamond Killifish Fundulus xenicusSalt water · 3 records
    • Gulf Killifish Fundulus grandisBrackish water · 3 records
    • Rainwater Killifish Lucania parvaSalt water · 2 records
    • Least Killifish Heterandria formosaBrackish water · 2 records
    • Eastern Mosquitofish Gambusia holbrookiBrackish water · 2 records
    • Western Mosquitofish Gambusia affinisBrackish water · 2 records
    • Gulf Toadfish Opsanus betaSalt water · 2 records
    • Common Halfbeak Hyporhamphus unifasciatusSalt water · 2 records
    • Pinfish Lagodon rhomboidesSalt water · 2 records
    • Gulf Minkfish Menticirrhus saxatilisSalt water · 2 records
    • Gulf Kingfish Menticirrhus littoralisSalt water · 2 records
    • Skilletfish Gobiesox strumosusSalt water · 2 records
    • Scaled Herring Harengula jaguanaSalt water · 2 records
    • Spinner Shark Carcharhinus brevipinnaSalt water · 2 records
    • Longnose Killifish Fundulus similisSalt water · 2 records
    • Atlantic Needlefish Strongylura marinaSalt water · 2 records
    • Planehead Filefish Stephanolepis hispidusSalt water · 2 records
    • Chain Pipefish Syngnathus louisianaeSalt water · 1 record
    • Gulf Pipefish Syngnathus scovelliSalt water · 1 record
    • Longnose Gar Lepisosteus osseusBrackish water · 1 record
    • Ballyhoo Hemiramphus brasiliensisSalt water · 1 record
    • Silver Mojarra Eucinostomus argenteusSalt water · 1 record
    • Common Remora Remora remoraSalt water · 1 record
    • Darter Goby Ctenogobius boleosomaSalt water · 1 record
    • Colon Goby Coryphopterus dicrusSalt water · 1 record
    • Gag Mycteroperca microlepisSalt water · 1 record
    • Blue Runner Caranx crysosSalt water · 1 record
    • Bluntnose Jack Hemicaranx amblyrhynchusSalt water · 1 record
    Fresh water nearby · 5 species

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

    • Pygmy Killifish Leptolucania ommataFresh water · 1 record
    • Lake Chubsucker Erimyzon sucettaFresh water · 1 record
    • Everglades Pygmy Sunfish Elassoma evergladeiFresh water · 1 record
    • Swamp Darter Etheostoma fusiformeFresh water · 1 record
    • Bluegill Lepomis macrochirusFresh water · 1 record

    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. Joseph Point, St. Joseph Bay

    St. Joseph Point, St. Joseph Bay gets usually just one high tide and one low tide a day. Over the next month the water typically rises or falls about 1.1 ft between a high and the next low.

    The biggest swings in this window come around Friday, October 30, when the day's range reaches 2.3 ft, and again around Tuesday, November 10 (1.8 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 0.5 ft between the day's highest and lowest water.

    The lowest tide of the month is -0.1 ft at 12:23 PM on Friday, October 30. 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 2.3 ft at 10:37 PM on Wednesday, October 28. 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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