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Dauphin Island Hydro

Tide source: NOAA CO-OPS · fetched 10/1/2026, 1:00:38 AM CT

Heights relative to MLLW (Mean Lower Low Water).

Station location

30.2513, -88.0795
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Live status

RISING
HIGH TIDE1:21 AMLOW TIDE12:14 PMRISINGFALLINGRISING~2.0 ft MLLW

Air

83°F

Wind

19 mph SE

Water

85°F

Pressure

1013 hPa

Water status

OCTOBER 1, 2026 AT 1:00 AM

Tide chart · ft MLLW

Now 1:00 AM · tide ~2.0 ft · —

-0.50.00.51.01.52.0ft MLLW1:21 AM2.0 ft1:39 PM-0.00 ftNow · 1:00 AM12:00 AM6:00 AM12:00 PM6:00 PM12:00 AM
Tide High Low Now Night Major prime Minor prime
Fish activityVery highHighAverage— Low

Best fishing times today

Thursday, October 1

★★★☆☆

Fair fishing day

Waning Gibbous · 73% illuminated · Toward neap

Tide strength

54/46

Average · morning / afternoon

Windows

  • Major3:36 AM – 5:36 AM
  • Minor11:35 AM – 12:35 PM
  • Major4:07 PM – 6:07 PM☀️ Prime
  • Minor9:37 PM – 10:37 PM

Neap tides — smaller range than usual today

Quarter-phase moon means highs and lows sit closer together. Wind and water clarity often matter more than the table.

Wind

Open-Meteo · Dauphin Island Hydro
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Weather

Open-Meteo

Temp

83°F

Wind

19 mph SE

Water

85°F

Pressure

1013 hPa

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Radar

RainViewer · Dauphin Island Hydro
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Sun / moon / conditions

Sunrise

6:46 AM

Sunset

6:35 PM

Moon

Waning Gibbous · 73%

Tide cycle

Toward neap

Tide schedule

Heights relative to MLLW · times station-local

TUE, SEP 29, 2026

6:45 AM – 6:37 PMWaning Gibbous 90%Toward neap
Fair fishing day
  • No extremes for this day

WED, SEP 30, 2026

6:46 AM – 6:36 PMWaning Gibbous 82%Toward neap
Fair fishing day
  • High tide12:27 AM1.9 ftMLLW
  • Low tide12:14 PM0.07 ftMLLW

THU, OCT 1, 2026Selected

6:46 AM – 6:35 PMWaning Gibbous 73%Toward neap
Fair fishing day
  • High tide1:21 AM2.0 ftMLLW
  • Low tide1:39 PM-0.00 ftMLLW

FRI, OCT 2, 2026

6:47 AM – 6:33 PMWaning Gibbous 64%Neap
Fair fishing day
  • High tide2:26 AM2.0 ftMLLW
  • Low tide3:03 PM-0.04 ftMLLW

SAT, OCT 3, 2026

6:48 AM – 6:32 PMLast Quarter 53%Neap
Fair fishing day
  • High tide3:38 AM2.0 ftMLLW
  • Low tide4:19 PM-0.03 ftMLLW

SUN, OCT 4, 2026

6:48 AM – 6:31 PMLast Quarter 43%Neap
Fair fishing day
  • High tide4:54 AM1.9 ftMLLW
  • Low tide5:23 PM0.03 ftMLLW

MON, OCT 5, 2026

6:49 AM – 6:30 PMWaning Crescent 32%Neap
Fair fishing day
  • High tide6:10 AM1.8 ftMLLW
  • Low tide6:16 PM0.2 ftMLLW

TUE, OCT 6, 2026

6:50 AM – 6:28 PMWaning Crescent 23%Toward spring
Fair fishing day
  • High tide7:23 AM1.7 ftMLLW
  • Low tide6:55 PM0.4 ftMLLW

WED, OCT 7, 2026

6:50 AM – 6:27 PMWaning Crescent 15%Toward spring
Fair fishing day
  • High tide8:36 AM1.4 ftMLLW
  • Low tide7:00 PM0.7 ftMLLW

THU, OCT 8, 2026

6:51 AM – 6:26 PMWaning Crescent 8%Toward spring
Fair fishing day
  • High tide10:07 AM1.2 ftMLLW
  • Low tide5:24 PM0.9 ftMLLW
  • High tide10:09 PM1.0 ftMLLW

FRI, OCT 9, 2026

6:52 AM – 6:25 PMWaning Crescent 3%Spring
Good fishing day
  • Low tide5:30 AM0.7 ftMLLW
  • High tide10:03 PM1.3 ftMLLW

SAT, OCT 10, 2026

6:52 AM – 6:24 PMNew Moon 100%Spring
Good fishing day
  • Low tide7:39 AM0.5 ftMLLW
  • High tide10:26 PM1.5 ftMLLW

SUN, OCT 11, 2026

6:53 AM – 6:23 PMNew Moon 0%Spring
Good fishing day
  • Low tide8:54 AM0.4 ftMLLW
  • High tide10:55 PM1.7 ftMLLW

MON, OCT 12, 2026

6:54 AM – 6:21 PMWaxing Crescent 2%Spring
Good fishing day
  • Low tide9:51 AM0.2 ftMLLW
  • High tide11:28 PM1.8 ftMLLW

TUE, OCT 13, 2026

6:54 AM – 6:20 PMWaxing Crescent 6%Toward spring
Fair fishing day
  • Low tide10:47 AM0.2 ftMLLW

WED, OCT 14, 2026

6:55 AM – 6:19 PMWaxing Crescent 12%Toward spring
Fair fishing day
  • High tide12:05 AM1.8 ftMLLW
  • Low tide11:47 AM0.2 ftMLLW

THU, OCT 15, 2026

6:56 AM – 6:18 PMWaxing Crescent 20%Toward spring
Fair fishing day
  • High tide12:48 AM1.8 ftMLLW
  • Low tide12:56 PM0.2 ftMLLW

FRI, OCT 16, 2026

6:56 AM – 6:17 PMWaxing Crescent 29%Neap
Fair fishing day
  • High tide1:37 AM1.8 ftMLLW
  • Low tide2:05 PM0.2 ftMLLW

SAT, OCT 17, 2026

6:57 AM – 6:16 PMWaxing Crescent 39%Neap
Fair fishing day
  • High tide2:31 AM1.7 ftMLLW
  • Low tide3:04 PM0.2 ftMLLW

SUN, OCT 18, 2026

6:58 AM – 6:15 PMFirst Quarter 49%Neap
Fair fishing day
  • High tide3:27 AM1.6 ftMLLW
  • Low tide3:49 PM0.2 ftMLLW

MON, OCT 19, 2026

6:58 AM – 6:14 PMWaxing Gibbous 60%Neap
Fair fishing day
  • High tide4:21 AM1.6 ftMLLW
  • Low tide4:20 PM0.3 ftMLLW

TUE, OCT 20, 2026

6:59 AM – 6:13 PMWaxing Gibbous 70%Neap
Fair fishing day
  • High tide5:12 AM1.5 ftMLLW
  • Low tide4:37 PM0.4 ftMLLW

WED, OCT 21, 2026

7:00 AM – 6:12 PMWaxing Gibbous 79%Toward neap
Fair fishing day
  • High tide6:06 AM1.3 ftMLLW
  • Low tide4:38 PM0.5 ftMLLW

THU, OCT 22, 2026

7:01 AM – 6:11 PMWaxing Gibbous 87%Toward neap
Fair fishing day
  • High tide7:24 AM1.1 ftMLLW
  • Low tide4:08 PM0.7 ftMLLW
  • High tide11:11 PM1.0 ftMLLW

FRI, OCT 23, 2026

7:01 AM – 6:10 PMWaxing Gibbous 93%Toward neap
Fair fishing day
  • Low tide5:35 AM0.8 ftMLLW
  • High tide10:30 AM0.9 ftMLLW
  • Low tide2:19 PM0.9 ftMLLW
  • High tide9:56 PM1.2 ftMLLW

SAT, OCT 24, 2026

7:02 AM – 6:09 PMWaxing Gibbous 98%Spring
Good fishing day
  • Low tide6:54 AM0.6 ftMLLW
  • High tide9:42 PM1.4 ftMLLW

SUN, OCT 25, 2026

7:03 AM – 6:08 PMFull Moon 100%Spring
Good fishing day
  • Low tide7:50 AM0.3 ftMLLW
  • High tide9:58 PM1.7 ftMLLW

MON, OCT 26, 2026

7:04 AM – 6:07 PMFull Moon 100%Spring
Good fishing day
  • Low tide8:46 AM0.07 ftMLLW
  • High tide10:31 PM1.9 ftMLLW

TUE, OCT 27, 2026

7:04 AM – 6:07 PMWaning Gibbous 97%Spring
Good fishing day
  • Low tide9:51 AM-0.09 ftMLLW
  • High tide11:15 PM2.0 ftMLLW

WED, OCT 28, 2026

7:05 AM – 6:06 PMWaning Gibbous 93%Toward neap
Fair fishing day
  • Low tide11:05 AM-0.2 ftMLLW

THU, OCT 29, 2026

7:06 AM – 6:05 PMWaning Gibbous 86%Toward neap
Fair fishing day
  • High tide12:08 AM2.1 ftMLLW
  • Low tide12:27 PM-0.2 ftMLLW

Tide strength · 2026

Astronomical coefficient (~20–120). Higher = stronger springs worldwide — not the same as local height at Barataria tiny-tide spots.

Today · 2026-10-01

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