Dauphin Island tide times
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Dauphin Island at a glance
- Tides
- Once a day
- Typical range
- 1.2 fthigh to low
- Highest of 2027
- 1.9 ftWed, Oct 20
- Lowest of 2027
- -1.0 ftThu, Jan 21
- Record high
- 7.1 ftSep 16, 2004
The tide at Dauphin Island
- Pattern
- Once-daily
Usually just one high tide and one low tide a day, about 24 h 50 min apart - the pattern of most of the Gulf of Mexico. Form number 11.68. - Typical range
- 1.2 ft from the higher high to the lower low on an average day (0.37 m) - a smaller range than 83% of the 235 places on this site. The mean range, high to low, is 1.2 ft.
2027: the biggest and smallest tides
| Wed, Oct 20 | 1:24 am | 1.9 ft | |
| Thu, Sep 23 | 3:47 am | 1.9 ft | |
| Sat, Aug 28 | 7:48 am | 1.9 ft |
| Thu, Jan 21 | 8:18 am | -1.0 ft | in daylight |
| Wed, Feb 17 | 6:12 am | -0.8 ft | in the dark |
| Wed, Dec 15 | 10:22 am | -0.7 ft | in daylight |
| Thu, Jan 21 | 8:18 am | -1.0 ft | |
| Thu, Feb 18 | 7:08 am | -0.8 ft | |
| Wed, Dec 15 | 10:22 am | -0.7 ft |
192 low tides in 2027 drop below zero - below the average lower low water - and uncover more shore than usual.
Records
- Highest water recorded
- 7.1 ft (2.18 m) on Sep 16, 2004 - 5.9 ft above the average higher high.
- Lowest water recorded
- -2.1 ft (-0.63 m) on Jan 19, 1977.
- Highest tide the moon and sun can raise
- 2.0 ft (0.61 m) - the highest astronomical tide in NOAA’s 19-year cycle, which fell on Oct 12, 2025.
Tide times nearby
- Fowl River (west bridge)10 mi northwest
- Fowl River (east bridge)14 mi north
- Bayou La Batre15 mi northwest
- Mobile (Dog River)22 mi north
- Mobile (Coast Guard)28 mi north
See the moon move the ocean - the same tide, on a globe seen from the moon.
Heights are above mean lower low water (MLLW), the zero of US charts; times are local. The year’s tides are NOAA’s official predictions - wind and air pressure can move the real water a foot or more. Form number: (K1+O1)/(M2+S2) from NOAA’s harmonic constants - below 0.25 twice-daily, above 3 once-daily. Alabama, 30.250°N 88.075°W. Predictions and records: NOAA CO-OPS, station 8735180. Not for navigation or safety. For a boat, a crossing of sand that floods, or a swim, use the official tables and local advice. No ads, no tracking.