Alabama tide station

Coast Guard Sector Mobile tide times

Today, Sunday, October 18, 2026: high tide at 4:23 AM (2.0 ft); low tide at 4:52 PM (0.2 ft). Water temperature 72.1 F at Coast Guard Sector Mobile.

NOAA station 8736897 · Reference station · MLLW datum · times in CDT · sunrise 6:57 AM, sunset 6:18 PM · first quarter (51% lit)

High tide▲

4:23AM

2.0FT MLLW

high

Low tide▼

4:52PM

0.2FT MLLW

low

Water temp°F

72.1

22.3C

Coast Guard Sector Mobile

predicted height above MLLWnightnow (build time; your browser updates it)

As of 4:20 AM the tide is rising toward high tide at 4:23 AM (2.0 ft).

First Quarter 51% litSunrise 6:57 AMSunset 6:18 PMDaylight 11h 20mCDT

High tide at Coast Guard Sector Mobile, Alabama on October 18, 2026 is at 4:23 AM (2.0 ft above MLLW).
Low tide at Coast Guard Sector Mobile on October 18, 2026 is at 4:52 PM (0.2 ft).
Today's tidal range at Coast Guard Sector Mobile is 1.7 ft (highest high 2.0 ft, lowest low 0.2 ft).
The nearest NOAA water temperature to Coast Guard Sector Mobile is 72.1 F at Coast Guard Sector Mobile, as of October 18, 2026.
Sunrise 6:57 AM, sunset 6:18 PM (CDT); moon first quarter, 51% illuminated.
Predictions are NOAA CO-OPS tide predictions for station 8736897 (harmonic reference station), heights above MLLW.

Next 7 days at Coast Guard Sector Mobile

Date	Tide 1	Tide 2	Tide 3	Tide 4	Sunrise	Sunset	Moon
Sun Oct 18today	4:23 AM2.0 ft	4:52 PM0.2 ft			6:57 AM	6:18 PM	51%
Mon Oct 19	5:18 AM1.8 ft	5:22 PM0.3 ft			6:58 AM	6:17 PM	62%
Tue Oct 20	6:33 AM1.7 ft	5:42 PM0.5 ft			6:58 AM	6:16 PM	72%
Wed Oct 21	7:59 AM1.4 ft	5:49 PM0.7 ft			6:59 AM	6:15 PM	81%
Thu Oct 22	1:00 AM1.3 ft	5:45 AM1.1 ft	11:19 AM1.3 ft	5:40 PM0.9 ft	7:00 AM	6:14 PM	88%
Fri Oct 23	12:07 AM1.4 ft	6:37 AM0.8 ft	1:48 PM1.2 ft	5:15 PM1.1 ft	7:00 AM	6:13 PM	94%
Sat Oct 24	7:25 AM0.5 ft	11:10 PM1.8 ft			7:01 AM	6:12 PM	98%

Water temperature near Coast Guard Sector Mobile

72.1 F (22.3 C)

NOAA CO-OPS station 8736897 (this station's own sensor), read 4:00 AM local, October 18, 2026

Over the past 30 days this sensor ranged from 72.1 to 88.0 F. Typical for October here is 76.1 F (5-year hourly mean; range 67.1 to 84.4), so today is 4.0 F below typical.

Water temperature is the nearest NOAA reading to Coast Guard Sector Mobile, not a measurement at the tide gauge itself. See water temperature by state for every sensor and buoy.

Tide tables

High (▲) and low (▼) tides in CDT with sunrise, sunset and moon illumination. CSV of today's tides for every Alabama station.

October 2026 tide table

Date	Tide 1	Tide 2	Tide 3	Tide 4	Sunrise	Sunset	Moon
Thu Oct 1					6:46 AM	6:38 PM	72%
Fri Oct 2					6:47 AM	6:36 PM	62%
Sat Oct 3					6:47 AM	6:35 PM	51%
Sun Oct 4					6:48 AM	6:34 PM	41%
Mon Oct 5					6:48 AM	6:33 PM	31%
Tue Oct 6					6:49 AM	6:32 PM	21%
Wed Oct 7					6:50 AM	6:30 PM	13%
Thu Oct 8					6:50 AM	6:29 PM	7%
Fri Oct 9					6:51 AM	6:28 PM	3%
Sat Oct 10					6:52 AM	6:27 PM	0%
Sun Oct 11					6:52 AM	6:26 PM	0%
Mon Oct 12					6:53 AM	6:24 PM	2%
Tue Oct 13					6:53 AM	6:23 PM	7%
Wed Oct 14					6:54 AM	6:22 PM	13%
Thu Oct 15					6:55 AM	6:21 PM	21%
Fri Oct 16	2:45 AM2.1 ft	3:01 PM0.3 ft			6:55 AM	6:20 PM	30%
Sat Oct 17	3:34 AM2.0 ft	4:07 PM0.2 ft			6:56 AM	6:19 PM	40%
Sun Oct 18today	4:23 AM2.0 ft	4:52 PM0.2 ft			6:57 AM	6:18 PM	51%
Mon Oct 19	5:18 AM1.8 ft	5:22 PM0.3 ft			6:58 AM	6:17 PM	62%
Tue Oct 20	6:33 AM1.7 ft	5:42 PM0.5 ft			6:58 AM	6:16 PM	72%
Wed Oct 21	7:59 AM1.4 ft	5:49 PM0.7 ft			6:59 AM	6:15 PM	81%
Thu Oct 22	1:00 AM1.3 ft	5:45 AM1.1 ft	11:19 AM1.3 ft	5:40 PM0.9 ft	7:00 AM	6:14 PM	88%
Fri Oct 23	12:07 AM1.4 ft	6:37 AM0.8 ft	1:48 PM1.2 ft	5:15 PM1.1 ft	7:00 AM	6:13 PM	94%
Sat Oct 24	7:25 AM0.5 ft	11:10 PM1.8 ft			7:01 AM	6:12 PM	98%
Sun Oct 25	8:14 AM0.3 ft	11:19 PM2.0 ft			7:02 AM	6:11 PM	100%
Mon Oct 26	9:03 AM0.1 ft	11:47 PM2.2 ft			7:03 AM	6:10 PM	99%
Tue Oct 27	10:00 AM-0.0 ft				7:03 AM	6:09 PM	97%
Wed Oct 28	12:25 AM2.4 ft	11:33 AM-0.1 ft			7:04 AM	6:08 PM	92%
Thu Oct 29	1:13 AM2.4 ft	1:32 PM-0.1 ft			7:05 AM	6:07 PM	85%
Fri Oct 30	2:10 AM2.4 ft	2:46 PM-0.2 ft			7:06 AM	6:06 PM	77%
Sat Oct 31	3:08 AM2.3 ft	3:47 PM-0.1 ft			7:06 AM	6:05 PM	67%

November 2026 tide table

Date	Tide 1	Tide 2	Tide 3	Tide 4	Sunrise	Sunset	Moon
Sun Nov 1	3:00 AM2.1 ft	3:35 PM-0.0 ft			6:07 AM	5:04 PM	57%
Mon Nov 2	3:51 AM1.9 ft	4:04 PM0.2 ft			6:08 AM	5:03 PM	46%
Tue Nov 3	4:45 AM1.5 ft	4:05 PM0.5 ft	11:30 PM1.2 ft		6:09 AM	5:03 PM	36%
Wed Nov 4	3:39 AM1.1 ft	5:52 AM1.1 ft	3:29 PM0.7 ft	10:56 PM1.3 ft	6:10 AM	5:02 PM	26%
Thu Nov 5	5:23 AM0.8 ft	10:12 PM1.4 ft			6:10 AM	5:01 PM	17%
Fri Nov 6	6:21 AM0.4 ft	9:29 PM1.6 ft			6:11 AM	5:00 PM	10%
Sat Nov 7	7:05 AM0.2 ft	9:35 PM1.8 ft			6:12 AM	5:00 PM	4%
Sun Nov 8	7:42 AM-0.0 ft	10:00 PM2.0 ft			6:13 AM	4:59 PM	1%
Mon Nov 9	8:19 AM-0.1 ft	10:31 PM2.0 ft			6:14 AM	4:58 PM	0%
Tue Nov 10	9:01 AM-0.1 ft	11:06 PM2.0 ft			6:15 AM	4:58 PM	1%
Wed Nov 11	9:58 AM-0.1 ft	11:45 PM2.0 ft			6:15 AM	4:57 PM	4%
Thu Nov 12	11:30 AM-0.1 ft				6:16 AM	4:57 PM	10%
Fri Nov 13	12:28 AM1.9 ft	12:33 PM-0.2 ft			6:17 AM	4:56 PM	17%
Sat Nov 14	1:13 AM1.9 ft	1:16 PM-0.2 ft			6:18 AM	4:55 PM	26%
Sun Nov 15	1:54 AM1.8 ft	1:50 PM-0.1 ft			6:19 AM	4:55 PM	35%
Mon Nov 16	2:26 AM1.6 ft	2:14 PM-0.0 ft			6:20 AM	4:54 PM	46%
Tue Nov 17	2:42 AM1.4 ft	2:26 PM0.2 ft	11:57 PM1.2 ft		6:20 AM	4:54 PM	56%
Wed Nov 18	2:19 PM0.4 ft	10:25 PM1.1 ft			6:21 AM	4:54 PM	67%
Thu Nov 19	1:48 PM0.6 ft	9:27 PM1.2 ft			6:22 AM	4:53 PM	76%
Fri Nov 20	5:22 AM0.5 ft	8:46 PM1.4 ft			6:23 AM	4:53 PM	85%
Sat Nov 21	5:55 AM0.1 ft	8:40 PM1.6 ft			6:24 AM	4:52 PM	92%
Sun Nov 22	6:45 AM-0.1 ft	9:03 PM1.9 ft			6:25 AM	4:52 PM	96%
Mon Nov 23	7:46 AM-0.4 ft	9:42 PM2.1 ft			6:26 AM	4:52 PM	99%
Tue Nov 24	8:50 AM-0.5 ft	10:27 PM2.2 ft			6:26 AM	4:52 PM	100%
Wed Nov 25	10:07 AM-0.6 ft	11:15 PM2.3 ft			6:27 AM	4:51 PM	98%
Thu Nov 26	11:31 AM-0.7 ft				6:28 AM	4:51 PM	94%
Fri Nov 27	12:07 AM2.2 ft	12:33 PM-0.7 ft			6:29 AM	4:51 PM	89%
Sat Nov 28	1:02 AM2.1 ft	1:20 PM-0.6 ft			6:30 AM	4:51 PM	81%
Sun Nov 29	1:53 AM1.9 ft	1:54 PM-0.4 ft			6:31 AM	4:51 PM	72%
Mon Nov 30	2:32 AM1.5 ft	2:06 PM-0.1 ft			6:31 AM	4:51 PM	62%

Tidal datums at Coast Guard Sector Mobile

Heights on this page are above mean lower low water (MLLW), the chart datum. NOAA's accepted datums for station 8736897, in feet above MLLW:

MHHW

30.32 ft

Mean higher high water

MHW

30.25 ft

Mean high water

MSL

29.47 ft

Mean sea level

MLW

28.72 ft

Mean low water

1.53 ft

Mean range

1.70 ft

Diurnal range

Highest observed water level: 35.70 ft above MLLW on October 8, 2017. Tidal datum epoch 1983-2001.

Nearby tide stations

MOBILE, Mobile River (State Dock)4.0 mi · next high 4:59 AM
Dog River Bridge6.1 mi · next high 4:23 AM
Meaher State Park, Mobile Bay7.3 mi · next high 5:00 AM
William Brooks Park, Chichasaw Creek9.2 mi · next high 5:13 AM
Fly Creek, Mobile Bay12 mi
Point Clear, Mobile Bay13 mi

Questions

What time is high tide at Coast Guard Sector Mobile today?

High tide at Coast Guard Sector Mobile, Alabama on Sunday, October 18, 2026 is at 4:23 AM (2.0 ft above MLLW), NOAA prediction, local time.

What time is low tide at Coast Guard Sector Mobile today?

Low tide at Coast Guard Sector Mobile on Sunday, October 18, 2026 is at 4:52 PM (0.2 ft).

What is the water temperature at Coast Guard Sector Mobile?

The nearest NOAA water-temperature reading to Coast Guard Sector Mobile is 72.1 F at Coast Guard Sector Mobile, as of October 18, 2026.

Not for navigation. Predictions do not include weather; wind and pressure can move the real water level by a foot or more. Source: NOAA CO-OPS station 8736897.