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Gulf Shores, AL — Tides & Fishing

Gulf Shores, ICWW

Tide source: NOAA CO-OPS · fetched 10/1/2026, 1:00:59 AM CT

Heights relative to MLLW (Mean Lower Low Water).

Station location

30.2799, -87.6843
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Live status

RISING
HIGH TIDE2:18 AMLOW TIDE1:45 PMRISINGFALLINGRISING~1.7 ft MLLW

Air

79°F

Wind

11 mph SE

Water

85°F

Pressure

1013 hPa

Water status

OCTOBER 1, 2026 AT 1:01 AM

Tide chart · ft MLLW

Now 1:01 AM · tide ~1.7 ft · rising

-0.50.00.51.01.52.0ft MLLW2:18 AM1.7 ft3:04 PM0.2 ftNow · 1:01 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

  • Major3:34 AM – 5:34 AM
  • Minor11:34 AM – 12:34 PM
  • Major4:06 PM – 6:06 PM☀️ Prime
  • Minor9:35 PM – 10:35 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 · Gulf Shores
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Weather

Open-Meteo

Temp

79°F

Wind

11 mph SE

Water

85°F

Pressure

1013 hPa

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Radar

RainViewer · Gulf Shores
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Sun / moon / conditions

Sunrise

6:45 AM

Sunset

6:33 PM

Moon

Waning Gibbous · 73%

Tide cycle

Toward neap

Tide schedule

Heights relative to MLLW · times station-local

TUE, SEP 29, 2026

6:44 AM – 6:35 PMWaning Gibbous 90%Toward neap
Fair fishing day
  • No extremes for this day

WED, SEP 30, 2026

6:44 AM – 6:34 PMWaning Gibbous 82%Toward neap
Fair fishing day
  • High tide1:14 AM1.7 ftMLLW
  • Low tide1:45 PM0.3 ftMLLW

THU, OCT 1, 2026Selected

6:45 AM – 6:33 PMWaning Gibbous 73%Toward neap
Fair fishing day
  • High tide2:18 AM1.7 ftMLLW
  • Low tide3:04 PM0.2 ftMLLW

FRI, OCT 2, 2026

6:46 AM – 6:32 PMWaning Gibbous 64%Neap
Fair fishing day
  • High tide3:26 AM1.8 ftMLLW
  • Low tide4:22 PM0.2 ftMLLW

SAT, OCT 3, 2026

6:46 AM – 6:30 PMLast Quarter 53%Neap
Fair fishing day
  • High tide4:35 AM1.8 ftMLLW
  • Low tide5:31 PM0.2 ftMLLW

SUN, OCT 4, 2026

6:47 AM – 6:29 PMLast Quarter 43%Neap
Fair fishing day
  • High tide5:44 AM1.8 ftMLLW
  • Low tide6:28 PM0.2 ftMLLW

MON, OCT 5, 2026

6:47 AM – 6:28 PMWaning Crescent 32%Neap
Fair fishing day
  • High tide6:55 AM1.7 ftMLLW
  • Low tide7:14 PM0.3 ftMLLW

TUE, OCT 6, 2026

6:48 AM – 6:27 PMWaning Crescent 23%Toward spring
Fair fishing day
  • High tide8:16 AM1.5 ftMLLW
  • Low tide7:52 PM0.5 ftMLLW

WED, OCT 7, 2026

6:49 AM – 6:26 PMWaning Crescent 15%Toward spring
Fair fishing day
  • High tide9:49 AM1.4 ftMLLW
  • Low tide8:15 PM0.7 ftMLLW

THU, OCT 8, 2026

6:49 AM – 6:24 PMWaning Crescent 8%Toward spring
Fair fishing day
  • High tide12:34 AM0.9 ftMLLW
  • Low tide3:31 AM0.8 ftMLLW
  • High tide11:29 AM1.2 ftMLLW
  • Low tide5:52 PM0.9 ftMLLW

FRI, OCT 9, 2026

6:50 AM – 6:23 PMWaning Crescent 3%Spring
Good fishing day
  • High tide12:08 AM1.0 ftMLLW
  • Low tide6:11 AM0.7 ftMLLW
  • High tide11:41 PM1.2 ftMLLW

SAT, OCT 10, 2026

6:51 AM – 6:22 PMNew Moon 100%Spring
Good fishing day
  • Low tide7:51 AM0.6 ftMLLW
  • High tide10:56 PM1.4 ftMLLW

SUN, OCT 11, 2026

6:51 AM – 6:21 PMNew Moon 0%Spring
Good fishing day
  • Low tide10:02 AM0.4 ftMLLW
  • High tide11:22 PM1.6 ftMLLW

MON, OCT 12, 2026

6:52 AM – 6:20 PMWaxing Crescent 2%Spring
Good fishing day
  • Low tide11:38 AM0.4 ftMLLW
  • High tide11:59 PM1.7 ftMLLW

TUE, OCT 13, 2026

6:53 AM – 6:19 PMWaxing Crescent 6%Toward spring
Fair fishing day
  • Low tide12:39 PM0.3 ftMLLW

WED, OCT 14, 2026

6:53 AM – 6:18 PMWaxing Crescent 12%Toward spring
Fair fishing day
  • High tide12:43 AM1.7 ftMLLW
  • Low tide1:37 PM0.3 ftMLLW

THU, OCT 15, 2026

6:54 AM – 6:17 PMWaxing Crescent 20%Toward spring
Fair fishing day
  • High tide1:36 AM1.6 ftMLLW
  • Low tide2:36 PM0.3 ftMLLW

FRI, OCT 16, 2026

6:55 AM – 6:15 PMWaxing Crescent 29%Neap
Fair fishing day
  • High tide2:36 AM1.6 ftMLLW
  • Low tide3:34 PM0.3 ftMLLW

SAT, OCT 17, 2026

6:55 AM – 6:14 PMWaxing Crescent 39%Neap
Fair fishing day
  • High tide3:36 AM1.6 ftMLLW
  • Low tide4:28 PM0.3 ftMLLW

SUN, OCT 18, 2026

6:56 AM – 6:13 PMFirst Quarter 49%Neap
Fair fishing day
  • High tide4:34 AM1.6 ftMLLW
  • Low tide5:13 PM0.3 ftMLLW

MON, OCT 19, 2026

6:57 AM – 6:12 PMWaxing Gibbous 60%Neap
Fair fishing day
  • High tide5:29 AM1.5 ftMLLW
  • Low tide5:45 PM0.4 ftMLLW

TUE, OCT 20, 2026

6:58 AM – 6:11 PMWaxing Gibbous 70%Neap
Fair fishing day
  • High tide6:26 AM1.4 ftMLLW
  • Low tide6:01 PM0.5 ftMLLW

WED, OCT 21, 2026

6:58 AM – 6:10 PMWaxing Gibbous 79%Toward neap
Fair fishing day
  • High tide7:41 AM1.3 ftMLLW
  • Low tide5:49 PM0.6 ftMLLW

THU, OCT 22, 2026

6:59 AM – 6:09 PMWaxing Gibbous 87%Toward neap
Fair fishing day
  • High tide10:20 AM1.1 ftMLLW
  • Low tide5:35 PM0.8 ftMLLW
  • High tide11:41 PM1.0 ftMLLW

FRI, OCT 23, 2026

7:00 AM – 6:08 PMWaxing Gibbous 93%Toward neap
Fair fishing day
  • Low tide5:38 AM0.8 ftMLLW
  • High tide12:32 PM1.0 ftMLLW
  • Low tide4:53 PM0.9 ftMLLW
  • High tide11:10 PM1.1 ftMLLW

SAT, OCT 24, 2026

7:00 AM – 6:08 PMWaxing Gibbous 98%Spring
Good fishing day
  • Low tide7:03 AM0.5 ftMLLW
  • High tide10:10 PM1.3 ftMLLW

SUN, OCT 25, 2026

7:01 AM – 6:07 PMFull Moon 100%Spring
Good fishing day
  • Low tide8:18 AM0.4 ftMLLW
  • High tide10:29 PM1.5 ftMLLW

MON, OCT 26, 2026

7:02 AM – 6:06 PMFull Moon 100%Spring
Good fishing day
  • Low tide9:47 AM0.2 ftMLLW
  • High tide11:07 PM1.7 ftMLLW

TUE, OCT 27, 2026

7:03 AM – 6:05 PMWaning Gibbous 97%Spring
Good fishing day
  • Low tide11:23 AM0.1 ftMLLW
  • High tide11:57 PM1.7 ftMLLW

WED, OCT 28, 2026

7:04 AM – 6:04 PMWaning Gibbous 93%Toward neap
Fair fishing day
  • Low tide12:40 PM0.04 ftMLLW

THU, OCT 29, 2026

7:04 AM – 6:03 PMWaning Gibbous 86%Toward neap
Fair fishing day
  • High tide12:59 AM1.8 ftMLLW
  • Low tide1:49 PM-0.00 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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