NOAA publishes daily tide predictions for St. Augustine Beach, and Florida boaters treat them as gospel. It's the reference station boaters lean on around Daytona Beach, Palm Coast, St. Augustine. Use the seven-day outlook below to line up your launch with the moving water — incoming tides tend to push bait and gamefish onto the flats.
Today's tides
Low tide
5:47 AM
0.253 ft (MLLW)
High tide
11:53 AM
3.901 ft (MLLW)
Low tide
5:42 PM
0.542 ft (MLLW)
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7-day tide forecast
Predicted heights relative to Mean Lower Low Water (MLLW), in feet, local time. Predictions only — not verified water levels.
Reading the tide
A rising ("flood") tide pushes bait and gamefish up onto the flats and into the mangroves; a falling ("ebb") tide pulls them back toward channels and drop-offs. The strongest current runs midway between high and low — often the most productive window.
Tide predictions from NOAA CO-OPS station 8720587 (St. Augustine Beach), fetched at build time via the NOAA Tides & Currents API. Station coordinates: 29.8567, -81.2633.