- High 4:34 AM 2.0 ft
- Low 10:24 AM 0.9 ft
- High 5:08 PM 2.1 ft
First light 6:23 AMSunrise 6:48 AMSunset 5:32 PMLast light 5:57 PM
Palatka, FL Tide Chart Today & Tomorrow
NOAA tide station 8720774 · Florida · updated Nov 12, 2026
Fri, Nov 13: High tide 5:08 AM (1.9 ft) and 5:39 PM (2.0 ft); low tide 12:10 AM (0.9 ft) and 10:45 AM (0.8 ft).
Tide todayHigh 5:08 AM · High 5:39 PMLow 12:10 AM · Low 10:45 AM
Today's range1.2 ft0.8 → 2.0 ft (MLLW)
Wind (forecast)Loading…
Sun6:49 AM – 5:31 PMFirst light 6:23 AM · Last light 5:57 PM
Wind: NOAA National Weather Service hourly forecast (api.weather.gov); no observing station within 25 mi.
Palatka tides — next 3 days
Shaded = night · heights in feet above MLLW · local time
- Low 12:10 AM 0.9 ft
- High 5:08 AM 1.9 ft
- Low 10:45 AM 0.8 ft
- High 5:39 PM 2.0 ft
First light 6:23 AMSunrise 6:49 AMSunset 5:31 PMLast light 5:57 PM
- Low 12:52 AM 0.9 ft
- High 5:42 AM 1.8 ft
- Low 11:24 AM 0.7 ft
- High 6:05 PM 1.9 ft
First light 6:24 AMSunrise 6:50 AMSunset 5:31 PMLast light 5:56 PM
- Low 1:34 AM 0.8 ft
- High 6:20 AM 1.8 ft
- Low 12:12 PM 0.7 ft
- High 6:39 PM 1.9 ft
First light 6:25 AMSunrise 6:51 AMSunset 5:30 PMLast light 5:56 PM
- Low 2:17 AM 0.7 ft
- High 7:07 AM 1.7 ft
- Low 1:08 PM 0.6 ft
- High 7:26 PM 1.8 ft
First light 6:26 AMSunrise 6:52 AMSunset 5:30 PMLast light 5:56 PM
Best fishing times today in Palatka
Today is a fair fishing day (solunar + tide)
4/10
Waxing crescent · 17% lit · Full moon Tue, Nov 24
Major fishing times
- Moon underfoot2:23 am – 4:23 amNear slack (high 5:08 am)
- Moon overhead2:48 pm – 4:48 pmSunsetNear slack (high 5:39 pm)
Minor fishing times
- Moonrise10:15 am – 11:15 am↻ Tide change: low 10:45 am
- Moonset8:24 pm – 9:24 pm≈ Moving water, falling
Fishing times for the next 7 days
| TodayNov 13 | 4/10Fair | Major 2:23 am – 4:23 am · 2:48 pm – 4:48 pm Minor 10:15 am – 11:15 am · 8:24 pm – 9:24 pm |
|---|---|---|
| SatNov 14 | 4/10Fair | Major 3:13 am – 5:13 am · 3:37 pm – 5:37 pm Minor 10:57 am – 11:57 am · 9:20 pm – 10:20 pm |
| SunNov 15 | 5/10Fair | Major 4:00 am – 6:00 am · 4:23 pm – 6:23 pm Minor 11:35 am – 12:35 pm · 10:17 pm – 11:17 pm |
| MonNov 16 | 5/10Fair | Major 4:46 am – 6:46 am · 5:08 pm – 7:08 pm Minor 12:08 pm – 1:08 pm · 11:13 pm – 12:13 am |
| TueNov 17 | 4/10Fair | Major 5:29 am – 7:29 am · 5:51 pm – 7:51 pm Minor 12:39 pm – 1:39 pm |
| WedNov 18 | 3/10Poor | Major 6:12 am – 8:12 am · 6:33 pm – 8:33 pm Minor 12:09 am – 1:09 am · 1:08 pm – 2:08 pm |
| ThuNov 19 | 3/10Poor | Major 6:55 am – 8:55 am · 7:17 pm – 9:17 pm Minor 1:06 am – 2:06 am · 1:36 pm – 2:36 pm |
How this rating works
Solunar theory says fish feed more when the moon is overhead or underfoot (major periods, about 2 hours) and around moonrise and moonset (minor periods, about 1 hour). We score each day from 1 to 10 by checking when those periods happen, using the NOAA tide predictions for station 8720774 and the sun times for this spot:
| Base | every day starts at 1 | 1 |
|---|---|---|
| Sunrise / sunset | a period overlaps sunrise or sunset ±1 h: major +2, minor +1 (max 3) (Moon overhead × sunset +2) | 2 |
| Tide | a NOAA high or low falls inside a period (tide change): major +2, minor +1; moving water during a major period (no high/low within 1 h of it) +1 (max 4) (Moonrise – tide change +1) | 1 |
| Moon phase | within 2 days of a new or full moon +2, within 4 days +1 (today: 4.4 days) | 0 |
| Today | 4, rounded | 4/10 |
1–3 poor · 4–5 fair · 6–7 good · 8–10 excellent. Solunar times are a rule of thumb, not a guarantee: weather, water temperature and bait matter a lot. Tide changes and moving water are specific to this station, so nearby spots can score differently.
Solunar periods calculated for 29.64, -81.63 (moon times from astronomical equations, local time). Not a fishing forecast.
Best fishing times today in Palatka
Today is a fair fishing day (solunar + tide)
5/10
Waxing crescent · 11% lit · Full moon Tue, Nov 24
Major fishing times
- Moon underfoot1:32 am – 3:32 am≈ Moving water, rising
- Moon overhead1:58 pm – 3:58 pm≈ Moving water, rising
Minor fishing times
- Moonrise9:27 am – 10:27 am↻ Tide change: low 10:24 am
- Moonset7:29 pm – 8:29 pm≈ Moving water, falling
Fishing times for the next 7 days
| TodayNov 12 | 5/10Fair | Major 1:32 am – 3:32 am · 1:58 pm – 3:58 pm Minor 9:27 am – 10:27 am · 7:29 pm – 8:29 pm |
|---|---|---|
| FriNov 13 | 4/10Fair | Major 2:23 am – 4:23 am · 2:48 pm – 4:48 pm Minor 10:15 am – 11:15 am · 8:24 pm – 9:24 pm |
| SatNov 14 | 4/10Fair | Major 3:13 am – 5:13 am · 3:37 pm – 5:37 pm Minor 10:57 am – 11:57 am · 9:20 pm – 10:20 pm |
| SunNov 15 | 5/10Fair | Major 4:00 am – 6:00 am · 4:23 pm – 6:23 pm Minor 11:35 am – 12:35 pm · 10:17 pm – 11:17 pm |
| MonNov 16 | 5/10Fair | Major 4:46 am – 6:46 am · 5:08 pm – 7:08 pm Minor 12:08 pm – 1:08 pm · 11:13 pm – 12:13 am |
| TueNov 17 | 4/10Fair | Major 5:29 am – 7:29 am · 5:51 pm – 7:51 pm Minor 12:39 pm – 1:39 pm |
| WedNov 18 | 3/10Poor | Major 6:12 am – 8:12 am · 6:33 pm – 8:33 pm Minor 12:09 am – 1:09 am · 1:08 pm – 2:08 pm |
How this rating works
Solunar theory says fish feed more when the moon is overhead or underfoot (major periods, about 2 hours) and around moonrise and moonset (minor periods, about 1 hour). We score each day from 1 to 10 by checking when those periods happen, using the NOAA tide predictions for station 8720774 and the sun times for this spot:
| Base | every day starts at 1 | 1 |
|---|---|---|
| Sunrise / sunset | a period overlaps sunrise or sunset ±1 h: major +2, minor +1 (max 3) | 0 |
| Tide | a NOAA high or low falls inside a period (tide change): major +2, minor +1; moving water during a major period (no high/low within 1 h of it) +1 (max 4) (Moon underfoot – moving water +1; Moonrise – tide change +1; Moon overhead – moving water +1) | 3 |
| Moon phase | within 2 days of a new or full moon +2, within 4 days +1 (today: 3.4 days) | 1 |
| Today | 5, rounded | 5/10 |
1–3 poor · 4–5 fair · 6–7 good · 8–10 excellent. Solunar times are a rule of thumb, not a guarantee: weather, water temperature and bait matter a lot. Tide changes and moving water are specific to this station, so nearby spots can score differently.
Solunar periods calculated for 29.64, -81.63 (moon times from astronomical equations, local time). Not a fishing forecast.
Palatka tide table — next 5 days
| Thu, Nov 12 | High 4:34 AM 1.98 ft | Low 10:24 AM 0.87 ft | High 5:08 PM 2.07 ft | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fri, Nov 13 | Low 12:10 AM 0.92 ft | High 5:08 AM 1.91 ft | Low 10:45 AM 0.80 ft | High 5:39 PM 2.00 ft |
| Sat, Nov 14 | Low 12:52 AM 0.89 ft | High 5:42 AM 1.83 ft | Low 11:24 AM 0.72 ft | High 6:05 PM 1.93 ft |
| Sun, Nov 15 | Low 1:34 AM 0.82 ft | High 6:20 AM 1.75 ft | Low 12:12 PM 0.66 ft | High 6:39 PM 1.85 ft |
| Mon, Nov 16 | Low 2:17 AM 0.75 ft | High 7:07 AM 1.68 ft | Low 1:08 PM 0.62 ft | High 7:26 PM 1.77 ft |
| Tue, Nov 17 | Low 3:02 AM 0.66 ft | High 8:05 AM 1.62 ft | Low 2:13 PM 0.58 ft | High 8:23 PM 1.69 ft |
Times are local (standard/daylight). Heights in feet above MLLW.
About the tide at Palatka
NOAA station 8720774 is 25.6 mi southwest of St. Augustine Beach, FL, the nearest beach or town with its own page here. It is a harmonic reference station (predicted directly from its own tidal constituents).
Palatka has a semidiurnal tide: two high tides and two low tides of similar height each day. The average rise or fall between high and low tide is 1.2 ft, growing to about 1.5 ft at spring tides (around new and full moon) and shrinking to about 1.2 ft at neap tides (around the quarter moons). The highest tide predicted in the next 12 months is 2.6 ft on October 2, 2027 at 5:50 PM; the lowest is -0.8 ft on June 5, 2027 at 11:01 PM, and 357 low tides in that period drop below zero (MLLW).
- Tide type
- Semidiurnal
- Mean range
- 1.2 ft
- Spring / neap range
- 1.5 ft / 1.2 ft
- Average higher high
- 1.4 ft
- Average lower low
- 0.1 ft
- Highest tide, next 12 months
- 2.6 ft · Oct 2, 2027
- Lowest tide, next 12 months
- -0.8 ft · Jun 5, 2027
- Negative low tides (12 months)
- 357
This week
From Fri, Nov 13 to Thu, Nov 19, high tides at Palatka range from 1.6 ft to 2.0 ft; the biggest is on Fri, Nov 13 at 5:39 PM. The lowest low is 0.6 ft on Tue, Nov 17 at 2:13 PM. Low tides in daylight (sunrise to sunset): Fri 10:45 AM (0.8 ft); Sat 11:24 AM (0.7 ft); Sun 12:12 PM (0.7 ft); Mon 1:08 PM (0.6 ft); Tue 2:13 PM (0.6 ft).
Tide statistics computed from NOAA high/low predictions for Oct 2026 – Oct 2027; heights in feet above MLLW. Predictions are astronomical and do not include weather.
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Beaches & towns near this station
- St. Augustine Beach, FL 25.6 mi northeast
- Flagler Beach, FL 32.3 mi east
Nearby tide stations
- Buffalo Bluff, FL 4.5 mi southwest
- Sutherlands Still, Dunns Creek, FL 5.2 mi south
- Piney Bluff Landing, FL 6.8 mi southeast
- Palmetto Bluff, FL 9.3 mi northeast
- Welaka, FL 11.8 mi south
- Racy Point, St Johns River, FL 12.0 mi northeast
- Tocoi, FL 15.6 mi north
- Red Bay Point, St Johns River, FL 23.4 mi north
About this station
- NOAA station ID
- 8720774
- Type
- Reference (harmonic) station
- Coordinates
- 29.6433, -81.6317
- Datum
- MLLW (feet)
- Time zone
- America/New_York
FAQ
When is high tide today at Palatka, FL?
On Fri, Nov 13, predicted high tide at Palatka, FL is at 5:08 AM, 5:39 PM local time.
When is low tide today at Palatka, FL?
On Fri, Nov 13, predicted low tide at Palatka, FL is at 12:10 AM, 10:45 AM local time.
When are high and low tide tomorrow at Palatka, FL?
On Sat, Nov 14, predicted high tides are at 5:42 AM (1.8 ft) and 6:05 PM (1.9 ft); low tides are at 12:52 AM (0.9 ft) and 11:24 AM (0.7 ft) (local time).
What is the tide range at Palatka, FL?
The average range between high and low tide is 1.2 ft; about 1.5 ft at spring tides and 1.2 ft at neap tides. The highest tide predicted in the next 12 months is 2.6 ft on October 2, 2027 (NOAA predictions, MLLW).
Where does this tide data come from?
Predictions come from NOAA's Center for Operational Oceanographic Products and Services (CO-OPS), station 8720774. Heights are in feet relative to Mean Lower Low Water (MLLW).