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Ocean Springs tide chart

Mississippi · near Ocean Springs (2 mi) · NOAA station 8743281 · times in local time (CDT)

Tides today, Sunday, October 11

12 AM6 AM12 PM6 PM8:35 AM · 0.1 ft10:57 PM · 1.5 ft1.5 ft
  • Low 8:35 AM 0.1 ft
  • High 10:57 PM 1.5 ft

Sunrise 6:55 AM · Sunset 6:30 PM · New moon (0%)

Fishing forecast

Hour by hour at Ocean Springs
74Good

Best times

1:00 PM–2:00 PM and 1:00 AM–2:00 AM

New moon (0% lit)

    Biting around here in October

    • Redfish In seasonMarsh drains on the falling tide
    • Speckled trout In seasonMoving water at dawn, under birds
    • Southern flounder In seasonFall run out of the bays on outgoing tides
    • Spanish mackerel In seasonClear green water off beaches and piers

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

    Weather and conditions at Ocean Springs

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    • 162.400 MHz WX2 KIH21, Gulfport, MS (18 mi)
    • 162.425 MHz WX4 WNG640, Leakesville, MS (56 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

    DayHigh and low tidesSunrise / sunsetMoon
    Sun Oct 11L 8:35 AM 0.1 ftH 10:57 PM 1.5 ft6:55 AM / 6:30 PMNew moon (0%)
    Mon Oct 12L 9:13 AM 0.0 ftH 11:26 PM 1.7 ft6:56 AM / 6:29 PMNew moon (2%)
    Tue Oct 13L 9:52 AM -0.1 ft6:56 AM / 6:27 PMWaxing crescent (6%)
    Wed Oct 14H 12:01 AM 1.8 ftL 10:41 AM -0.1 ft6:57 AM / 6:26 PMWaxing crescent (12%)
    Thu Oct 15H 12:45 AM 1.8 ftL 11:49 AM 0.0 ft6:58 AM / 6:25 PMWaxing crescent (20%)
    Fri Oct 16H 1:39 AM 1.8 ftL 12:57 PM 0.1 ft6:58 AM / 6:24 PMWaxing crescent (29%)
    Sat Oct 17H 2:31 AM 1.8 ftL 1:59 PM 0.1 ft6:59 AM / 6:23 PMFirst quarter (39%)

    Best fishing times at Ocean Springs

    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 1174 · Good1:00 PM–2:00 PM, 1:00 AM–2:00 AM12:09 AM–2:09 AM, 12:31 PM–2:31 PM7:29 AM–8:29 AM, 6:28 PM–7:28 PM
    Mon Oct 1271 · Good2:00 PM–3:00 PM, 1:00 AM–3:00 AM12:54 AM–2:54 AM, 1:18 PM–3:18 PM8:29 AM–9:29 AM, 7:02 PM–8:02 PM
    Tue Oct 1366 · Good2:00 AM–3:00 AM, 3:00 PM–4:00 PM1:42 AM–3:42 AM, 2:06 PM–4:06 PM9:28 AM–10:28 AM, 7:41 PM–8:41 PM
    Wed Oct 1458 · Good3:00 AM–4:00 AM2:31 AM–4:31 AM, 2:56 PM–4:56 PM10:25 AM–11:25 AM, 8:25 PM–9:25 PM
    Thu Oct 1553 · Fair4:00 AM–5:00 AM, 4:00 PM–6:00 PM3:21 AM–5:21 AM, 3:47 PM–5:47 PM11:19 AM–12:19 PM, 9:14 PM–10:14 PM
    Fri Oct 1659 · Good5:00 PM–7:00 PM, 5:00 AM–6:00 AM4:12 AM–6:12 AM, 4:37 PM–6:37 PM12:09 PM–1:09 PM, 10:07 PM–11:07 PM
    Sat Oct 1762 · Good6:00 PM–7:00 PM, 6:00 AM–7:00 AM5:02 AM–7:02 AM, 5:27 PM–7:27 PM12:54 PM–1:54 PM, 11:03 PM–12:03 AM

    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. -0.1 ft at 9:52 AM on Tuesday, October 13
    2. -0.1 ft at 10:41 AM on Wednesday, October 14
    3. 0.0 ft at 9:13 AM on Monday, October 12
    4. 0.0 ft at 11:49 AM on Thursday, October 15
    5. 0.1 ft at 12:57 PM on Friday, October 16
    6. 0.1 ft at 8:35 AM on Sunday, October 11

    Tide table: October 11 to November 10, 2026

    Full 2026 tide table Full 2027 tide table

    DayHigh and low tidesSunrise / sunset
    Sun Oct 11L 8:35 AM 0.1 ftH 10:57 PM 1.5 ft6:55 AM / 6:30 PM
    Mon Oct 12L 9:13 AM 0.0 ftH 11:26 PM 1.7 ft6:56 AM / 6:29 PM
    Tue Oct 13L 9:52 AM -0.1 ft6:56 AM / 6:27 PM
    Wed Oct 14H 12:01 AM 1.8 ftL 10:41 AM -0.1 ft6:57 AM / 6:26 PM
    Thu Oct 15H 12:45 AM 1.8 ftL 11:49 AM 0.0 ft6:58 AM / 6:25 PM
    Fri Oct 16H 1:39 AM 1.8 ftL 12:57 PM 0.1 ft6:58 AM / 6:24 PM
    Sat Oct 17H 2:31 AM 1.8 ftL 1:59 PM 0.1 ft6:59 AM / 6:23 PM
    Sun Oct 18H 3:16 AM 1.8 ftL 4:39 PM 0.2 ft7:00 AM / 6:22 PM
    Mon Oct 19H 3:57 AM 1.7 ftL 5:47 PM 0.2 ft7:00 AM / 6:21 PM
    Tue Oct 20H 4:36 AM 1.5 ftL 6:32 PM 0.3 ft7:01 AM / 6:20 PM
    Wed Oct 21H 5:22 AM 1.3 ftL 7:13 PM 0.5 ft7:02 AM / 6:19 PM
    Thu Oct 22H 11:14 AM 1.1 ftL 7:46 PM 0.7 ft7:03 AM / 6:18 PM
    Fri Oct 23H 12:53 AM 0.8 ftL 6:00 AM 0.7 ftH 2:12 PM 1.1 ftL 6:35 PM 1.0 ftH 8:59 PM 1.0 ft7:03 AM / 6:17 PM
    Sat Oct 24L 6:47 AM 0.4 ftH 9:27 PM 1.3 ft7:04 AM / 6:16 PM
    Sun Oct 25L 7:33 AM 0.1 ftH 10:05 PM 1.6 ft7:05 AM / 6:15 PM
    Mon Oct 26L 8:18 AM -0.2 ftH 10:45 PM 1.9 ft7:06 AM / 6:14 PM
    Tue Oct 27L 9:06 AM -0.4 ftH 11:27 PM 2.1 ft7:06 AM / 6:13 PM
    Wed Oct 28L 10:01 AM -0.5 ft7:07 AM / 6:12 PM
    Thu Oct 29H 12:16 AM 2.2 ftL 11:08 AM -0.5 ft7:08 AM / 6:11 PM
    Fri Oct 30H 1:13 AM 2.3 ftL 12:23 PM -0.5 ft7:09 AM / 6:10 PM
    Sat Oct 31H 2:12 AM 2.2 ftL 1:25 PM -0.3 ft7:09 AM / 6:09 PM
    Sun Nov 1H 2:04 AM 2.0 ftL 1:23 PM -0.1 ft6:10 AM / 5:09 PM
    Mon Nov 2H 2:46 AM 1.8 ftL 2:31 PM 0.1 ft6:11 AM / 5:08 PM
    Tue Nov 3H 3:18 AM 1.4 ftL 3:58 PM 0.4 ft6:12 AM / 5:07 PM
    Wed Nov 4H 2:55 AM 1.1 ftL 4:15 PM 0.7 ftH 10:44 PM 1.0 ft6:13 AM / 5:06 PM
    Thu Nov 5L 6:19 AM 0.7 ftH 9:47 PM 1.1 ft6:13 AM / 5:06 PM
    Fri Nov 6L 6:18 AM 0.3 ftH 8:25 PM 1.3 ft6:14 AM / 5:05 PM
    Sat Nov 7L 6:39 AM 0.1 ftH 8:12 PM 1.5 ft6:15 AM / 5:04 PM
    Sun Nov 8L 7:07 AM -0.1 ftH 8:45 PM 1.7 ft6:16 AM / 5:03 PM
    Mon Nov 9L 7:38 AM -0.2 ftH 9:21 PM 1.8 ft6:17 AM / 5:03 PM
    Tue Nov 10L 8:11 AM -0.2 ftH 9:57 PM 1.9 ft6:17 AM / 5:02 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 Ocean Springs

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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 Ocean Springs

    35 kinds of fish, sharks and rays have been recorded within 15 km (about 9 miles) of this spot, most often Inland Silverside, Bay Anchovy, Spot Croaker. The bar shows how many records each has.

    • Inland Silverside Menidia beryllinaSalt water · 106 records
    • Bay Anchovy Anchoa mitchilliSalt water · 89 records
    • Spot Croaker Leiostomus xanthurusSalt water · 87 records
    • Gulf Killifish Fundulus grandisBrackish water · 74 records
    • Sailfin Molly Poecilia latipinnaSalt water · 66 records
    • Flathead Grey Mullet Mugil cephalusSalt water · 63 records
    • Sheepshead Minnow Cyprinodon variegatusSalt water · 51 records
    • Bayou Killifish Fundulus pulvereusSalt water · 51 records
    • Saltmarsh Topminnow Fundulus jenkinsiSalt water · 49 records
    • Pinfish Lagodon rhomboidesSalt water · 48 records
    • Hardhead Catfish Ariopsis felisSalt water · 48 records
    • Spotted Seatrout Cynoscion nebulosusSalt water · 44 records
    • Gulf Menhaden Brevoortia patronusSalt water · 44 records
    • Western Mosquitofish Gambusia affinisBrackish water · 41 records
    • Sand Seatrout Cynoscion arenariusSalt water · 39 records
    • Naked Goby Gobiosoma boscSalt water · 39 records
    • Diamond Killifish Fundulus xenicusSalt water · 38 records
    • Atlantic Croaker Micropogonias undulatusSalt water · 34 records
    • Longnose Killifish Fundulus similisSalt water · 32 records
    • Rainwater Killifish Lucania parvaSalt water · 31 records
    • Fat Sleeper Dormitator maculatusSalt water · 30 records
    • Silver Croaker Bairdiella chrysouraSalt water · 29 records
    • White Mullet Mugil curemaSalt water · 28 records
    • Hogchoker Trinectes maculatusSalt water · 28 records
    • Southern Flounder Paralichthys lethostigmaSalt water · 28 records
    • Nile Tilapia Oreochromis niloticusBrackish water · 28 records
    • Sheepshead Archosargus probatocephalusSalt water · 24 records
    • Red Drum Sciaenops ocellatusSalt water · 22 records
    • Leatherjack Oligoplites saurusSalt water · 20 records
    • Atlantic Needlefish Strongylura marinaSalt water · 18 records
    • Clown Goby Microgobius gulosusSalt water · 17 records
    • Least Puffer Sphoeroides parvusSalt water · 17 records
    • Bay Whiff Citharichthys spilopterusSalt water · 17 records
    • Blackcheek Tonguefish Symphurus plagiusaSalt water · 17 records
    • Chain Pipefish Syngnathus louisianaeSalt water · 16 records
    Fresh water nearby · 5 species

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

    • Bluegill Lepomis macrochirusFresh water · 58 records
    • Largemouth Bass Micropterus salmoidesFresh water · 35 records
    • Redear Sunfish Lepomis microlophusFresh water · 31 records
    • Redspotted Sunfish Lepomis miniatusFresh water · 26 records
    • Bayou Topminnow Fundulus nottiiFresh water · 25 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 Ocean Springs

    Ocean Springs gets usually just one high tide and one low tide a day. Over the next month the water typically rises or falls about 1.5 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 2.7 ft, and again around Tuesday, November 10 (2.1 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 0.3 ft between the day's highest and lowest water.

    The lowest tide of the month is -0.5 ft at 11:08 AM on Thursday, October 29. There are 14 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 1:13 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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