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Mary Esther Tides Today

Santa Rosa Sound · Okaloosa County, FL · NOAA 8729572

Right nowFri Nov 6
Next tide
Today79°N 5 to 10 mph · Mostly cloudy
9:51 AM0.4 ft9:23 PM0.9 ft
  1. Low9:51AM0.4 ft
  2. High9:23PM0.9 ft

Local Central time. Heights in feet above average low water (MLLW). Shaded bands are today's best fishing windows.

Fishing Outlook

No tide change lands near sunrise or sunset, and tide strength is about average.

Best Windows Today

  • 8:51 to 10:51 AMaround low tide

Tides here are small, so wind can move the water more than the moon does.

Solunar Times

  • Minor3:04 to 4:04 AMmoonrise
  • Major8:27 to 10:27 AMmoon overhead
  • Minor2:43 to 3:43 PMmoonset
  • Major8:49 to 10:49 PMmoon underfoot

Major periods are the two hours around the moon overhead or underfoot. Minor periods are the hour around moonrise and moonset.

Fishing here? See Florida fishing license info and size and bag limits from the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission.

Weather and Wind

  • TodayHigh 79°Mostly cloudyN 5 to 10 mph
  • TonightLow 54°Partly cloudyN 5 mph
  • SaturdayHigh 74°Mostly sunnyN 10 mph

Boating Forecast

Pensacola Bay Area including Santa Rosa Sound · issued Fri 5:28 AM

Today
North winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves 1 foot or less. Light chop.
Tonight
North winds 5 to 10 knots, increasing to 10 to 15 knots after midnight. Waves 1 foot or less. A moderate chop.
Saturday
North winds 10 to 15 knots. Waves 1 foot or less. A moderate chop.

From the National Weather Service. Arrows point the way the wind blows.

DayFishingHigh TidesLow TidesMoon
SaturdayNov 7Fair10:06 PM 1.0 ft10:07 AM 0.3 ft
SundayNov 8Fair10:49 PM 1.0 ft9:54 AM 0.2 ft
MondayNov 9Fair11:33 PM 1.1 ft10:14 AM 0.1 ft
TuesdayNov 10FairNone10:51 AM 0.1 ft
WednesdayNov 11Fair12:18 AM 1.1 ft11:34 AM 0.1 ft
ThursdayNov 12Fair1:06 AM 1.1 ft12:21 PM 0.1 ft
FridayNov 13Fair1:54 AM 1.1 ft1:09 PM 0.1 ft

About the Tides at Mary Esther

Mary Esther gets just one high tide and one low tide on most days, instead of the two a day many coasts see. On a typical day the water rises and falls about 0.8 feet.

Over the next two weeks the biggest tides come on Wednesday, November 11, when the water moves about 1.0 foot. The lowest water is 0.1 ft on Thursday, November 12 at 12:21 PM, and the highest is 1.1 ft on Wednesday, November 11 at 12:18 AM.

NOAA predicts the tides here from years of measurements at station 8729572.

Official NOAA prediction for station 8729572, Mary Esther, Santa Rosa Sound. Updated Fri, 06 Nov 2026 17:46 GMT.