Tides / Florida / Franklin County / Alligator Point
Alligator Point
Tide station
NOAA station Alligator Point, St. James Island in Franklin County, Florida. Heights are feet above mean lower low water. Tide times on this page are local time at this station (EDT). If you are in another timezone, these clocks are not your phone's time. NOAA adjusts this prediction from ST. MARKS RIVER ENTRANCE.
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Tide station
Predicted rise and fall
This column is the NOAA prediction. It is the expected high and low from the moon and the sun, in feet above mean lower low water. It is not a flood warning, and it is not the depth under the boat.
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Five-day fishing snapshot
This is the next five days at Alligator Point. It uses the tide prediction at this station, the sun and moon at this coordinate, and the National Weather Service forecast. A day is highlighted when a high or low falls within two hours of sunrise or sunset. Tide and sun times are local time at this station.
Friday
The moon is a waxing crescent, about 28% lit. The larger tides fall nearer the new moon and the full moon. Sunrise is 7:40 AM and sunset is 7:06 PM. The tides are a high of 2.6 ft at 4:33 AM, a low of 0.5 ft at 12:46 PM, a high of 2.0 ft at 7:01 PM, and a low of 1.5 ft at 11:47 PM. The high at 7:01 PM is 5 minutes before sunset.
Saturday
The moon is a waxing crescent, about 38% lit. The larger tides fall nearer the new moon and the full moon. Sunrise is 7:41 AM and sunset is 7:05 PM. The tides are a high of 2.4 ft at 5:09 AM, a low of 0.6 ft at 1:53 PM, and a high of 1.9 ft at 8:20 PM. The high at 8:20 PM is 75 minutes after sunset. The forecast is Sunny, 71°F, wind 20 mph N. That forecast is rough water.
Sunday
The moon is a first quarter, about 49% lit, so the highs run smaller. Sunrise is 7:41 AM and sunset is 7:04 PM. The tides are a low of 1.6 ft at 12:47 AM, a high of 2.3 ft at 6:01 AM, a low of 0.7 ft at 3:14 PM, and a high of 2.0 ft at 9:53 PM. The high at 6:01 AM is 100 minutes before sunrise. The forecast is Sunny, 68°F, wind 15 to 20 mph NE.
Monday
The moon is a first quarter, about 60% lit, so the highs run smaller. Sunrise is 7:42 AM and sunset is 7:03 PM. The tides are a low of 1.6 ft at 2:31 AM, a high of 2.1 ft at 7:48 AM, a low of 0.7 ft at 4:29 PM, and a high of 2.1 ft at 10:58 PM. The high at 7:48 AM is 6 minutes after sunrise. The forecast is Sunny, 72°F, wind 15 mph NE.
Tuesday
The moon is a waxing gibbous, about 70% lit. The larger tides fall nearer the new moon and the full moon. Sunrise is 7:43 AM and sunset is 7:02 PM. The tides are a low of 1.5 ft at 4:28 AM, a high of 2.1 ft at 10:12 AM, a low of 0.6 ft at 5:27 PM, and a high of 2.3 ft at 11:40 PM. The low at 5:27 PM is 95 minutes before sunset. The forecast is Sunny, 76°F, wind 5 to 10 mph NNE.
Friday, Saturday, Sunday, Monday, and Tuesday are the days in this snapshot where a turn meets sunrise or sunset.
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Sun and moon
- First light
- 6:21 AM
- Nautical twilight begins
- 6:48 AM
- Dawn
- 7:16 AM
- Blue hour, morning
- 7:16 AM to 7:25 AM
- Golden hour, morning
- 7:25 AM to 8:12 AM
- Sunrise
- 7:40 AM
- Solar noon
- 1:23 PM
- Golden hour, evening
- 6:34 PM to 7:21 PM
- Sunset
- 7:06 PM
- Blue hour, evening
- 7:21 PM to 7:30 PM
- Dusk
- 7:30 PM
- Nautical twilight ends
- 7:58 PM
- Last light
- 8:25 PM
- Day length
- 11 hours 26 minutes
- Moon
- First Quarter, about 32% lit
- Moonrise
- 1:17 PM
- Moonset
- 11:18 PM
The larger tides, called spring tides, fall near the new moon and the full moon. The smaller neap tides fall near the quarters. Light times are for this coordinate, in local time at this station.
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On the water nearby
The closest named places from OpenStreetMap. A place with no name on that map is left off. Private and customer-only launches are labeled.
Marinas
- Alligator Point Marina0.3 mi
- Bayside Marina5.7 mi
Beaches
- Wilson Beach2.7 mi
- Mashes Sands Beach6.5 mi
Parks
- Public Beach Access1.0 mi
- Alligator Harbor Aquatic Preserve2.8 mi
- Bald Point State Park3.6 mi
- Ochlockonee River State Park8.0 mi
Nearby tide stations
- Bald Point5.3 mi · Franklin County
- Wakulla Airport5.4 mi · Wakulla County
- Turkey Point5.9 mi · Wakulla County
- Panacea8.8 mi · Wakulla County
- Lanark11 mi · Franklin County
- Dog Island12 mi · Franklin County
Flood gauge
Measured water, not the tide
This column is a different instrument. A flood gauge reports the water level that is there now and the stages where flooding starts. The orange square on the map is that gauge. It is often not on top of the tide station.
No coastal flood gauge is published within 15 miles of this station.