Alabama tide station

Dauphin Island tide times

Today, Sunday, October 18, 2026: high tide at 3:12 AM (1.7 ft); low tide at 3:49 PM (0.2 ft). Water temperature 70.9 F at Dauphin Island.

NOAA station 8735180 · Reference station · MLLW datum · times in CDT · sunrise 6:57 AM, sunset 6:18 PM · first quarter (51% lit)

High tide▲

3:12AM

1.7FT MLLW

high

Low tide▼

3:49PM

0.2FT MLLW

low

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

As of 4:20 AM the tide is falling toward low tide at 3:49 PM (0.2 ft).

First Quarter 51% litSunrise 6:57 AMSunset 6:18 PMDaylight 11h 21mCDT

High tide at Dauphin Island, Alabama on October 18, 2026 is at 3:12 AM (1.7 ft above MLLW).
Low tide at Dauphin Island on October 18, 2026 is at 3:49 PM (0.2 ft).
Today's tidal range at Dauphin Island is 1.4 ft (highest high 1.7 ft, lowest low 0.2 ft).
The nearest NOAA water temperature to Dauphin Island is 70.9 F at Dauphin Island, 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 8735180 (harmonic reference station), heights above MLLW.

Next 7 days at Dauphin Island

Date	Tide 1	Tide 2	Tide 3	Tide 4	Sunrise	Sunset	Moon
Sun Oct 18today	3:12 AM1.7 ft	3:49 PM0.2 ft			6:57 AM	6:18 PM	51%
Mon Oct 19	4:01 AM1.6 ft	4:22 PM0.3 ft			6:57 AM	6:17 PM	62%
Tue Oct 20	4:55 AM1.4 ft	4:44 PM0.4 ft			6:58 AM	6:16 PM	72%
Wed Oct 21	6:07 AM1.3 ft	4:50 PM0.6 ft			6:59 AM	6:15 PM	81%
Thu Oct 22	8:01 AM1.1 ft	4:13 PM0.8 ft	10:22 PM1.0 ft		6:59 AM	6:14 PM	88%
Fri Oct 23	5:15 AM0.8 ft	10:36 AM0.9 ft	1:38 PM0.9 ft	9:33 PM1.2 ft	7:00 AM	6:13 PM	94%
Sat Oct 24	6:31 AM0.6 ft	9:33 PM1.4 ft			7:01 AM	6:12 PM	98%

Water temperature near Dauphin Island

70.9 F (21.6 C)

NOAA CO-OPS station 8735180 (this station's own sensor), read 4:00 AM local, October 18, 2026

Over the past 30 days this sensor ranged from 70.3 to 89.4 F. Typical for October here is 74.9 F (5-year hourly mean; range 59.2 to 84.2), so today is 4.0 F below typical.

Water temperature is the nearest NOAA reading to Dauphin Island, 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	6:37 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	6:31 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					6:51 AM	6:27 PM	0%
Sun Oct 11					6:52 AM	6:26 PM	0%
Mon Oct 12					6:53 AM	6:25 PM	2%
Tue Oct 13					6:53 AM	6:24 PM	7%
Wed Oct 14					6:54 AM	6:23 PM	13%
Thu Oct 15					6:55 AM	6:21 PM	21%
Fri Oct 16	1:36 AM1.8 ft	2:10 PM0.2 ft			6:55 AM	6:20 PM	30%
Sat Oct 17	2:24 AM1.7 ft	3:05 PM0.2 ft			6:56 AM	6:19 PM	40%
Sun Oct 18today	3:12 AM1.7 ft	3:49 PM0.2 ft			6:57 AM	6:18 PM	51%
Mon Oct 19	4:01 AM1.6 ft	4:22 PM0.3 ft			6:57 AM	6:17 PM	62%
Tue Oct 20	4:55 AM1.4 ft	4:44 PM0.4 ft			6:58 AM	6:16 PM	72%
Wed Oct 21	6:07 AM1.3 ft	4:50 PM0.6 ft			6:59 AM	6:15 PM	81%
Thu Oct 22	8:01 AM1.1 ft	4:13 PM0.8 ft	10:22 PM1.0 ft		6:59 AM	6:14 PM	88%
Fri Oct 23	5:15 AM0.8 ft	10:36 AM0.9 ft	1:38 PM0.9 ft	9:33 PM1.2 ft	7:00 AM	6:13 PM	94%
Sat Oct 24	6:31 AM0.6 ft	9:33 PM1.4 ft			7:01 AM	6:12 PM	98%
Sun Oct 25	7:36 AM0.4 ft	9:55 PM1.6 ft			7:01 AM	6:11 PM	100%
Mon Oct 26	8:44 AM0.2 ft	10:32 PM1.8 ft			7:02 AM	6:10 PM	99%
Tue Oct 27	9:55 AM0.0 ft	11:19 PM1.9 ft			7:03 AM	6:09 PM	97%
Wed Oct 28	11:07 AM-0.1 ft				7:04 AM	6:08 PM	92%
Thu Oct 29	12:14 AM2.0 ft	12:17 PM-0.2 ft			7:04 AM	6:07 PM	85%
Fri Oct 30	1:11 AM2.0 ft	1:26 PM-0.2 ft			7:05 AM	6:07 PM	77%
Sat Oct 31	2:09 AM1.9 ft	2:30 PM-0.1 ft			7:06 AM	6:06 PM	67%

November 2026 tide table

Date	Tide 1	Tide 2	Tide 3	Tide 4	Sunrise	Sunset	Moon
Sun Nov 1	2:05 AM1.8 ft	2:25 PM-0.0 ft			6:07 AM	5:05 PM	57%
Mon Nov 2	3:00 AM1.6 ft	3:08 PM0.2 ft			6:08 AM	5:04 PM	46%
Tue Nov 3	4:02 AM1.3 ft	3:33 PM0.4 ft			6:08 AM	5:03 PM	36%
Wed Nov 4	6:29 AM1.0 ft	2:51 PM0.7 ft	8:51 PM0.9 ft		6:09 AM	5:03 PM	26%
Thu Nov 5	5:04 AM0.7 ft	9:07 AM0.8 ft	11:44 AM0.7 ft	8:14 PM1.1 ft	6:10 AM	5:02 PM	17%
Fri Nov 6	5:57 AM0.4 ft	8:08 PM1.3 ft			6:11 AM	5:01 PM	10%
Sat Nov 7	6:47 AM0.2 ft	8:21 PM1.5 ft			6:11 AM	5:00 PM	4%
Sun Nov 8	7:36 AM0.1 ft	8:47 PM1.6 ft			6:12 AM	5:00 PM	1%
Mon Nov 9	8:25 AM0.0 ft	9:19 PM1.7 ft			6:13 AM	4:59 PM	0%
Tue Nov 10	9:15 AM-0.0 ft	9:57 PM1.7 ft			6:14 AM	4:58 PM	1%
Wed Nov 11	10:05 AM-0.1 ft	10:39 PM1.7 ft			6:15 AM	4:58 PM	4%
Thu Nov 12	10:54 AM-0.1 ft	11:22 PM1.6 ft			6:16 AM	4:57 PM	10%
Fri Nov 13	11:39 AM-0.1 ft				6:16 AM	4:57 PM	17%
Sat Nov 14	12:05 AM1.6 ft	12:21 PM-0.1 ft			6:17 AM	4:56 PM	26%
Sun Nov 15	12:45 AM1.5 ft	12:56 PM-0.0 ft			6:18 AM	4:56 PM	35%
Mon Nov 16	1:21 AM1.4 ft	1:23 PM0.1 ft			6:19 AM	4:55 PM	46%
Tue Nov 17	1:50 AM1.2 ft	1:37 PM0.2 ft			6:20 AM	4:55 PM	56%
Wed Nov 18	1:56 AM1.0 ft	1:24 PM0.4 ft	10:38 PM0.8 ft		6:21 AM	4:54 PM	67%
Thu Nov 19	11:56 AM0.5 ft	8:04 PM0.8 ft			6:21 AM	4:54 PM	76%
Fri Nov 20	5:03 AM0.5 ft	7:26 PM1.0 ft			6:22 AM	4:54 PM	85%
Sat Nov 21	5:23 AM0.2 ft	7:29 PM1.3 ft			6:23 AM	4:53 PM	92%
Sun Nov 22	6:05 AM-0.0 ft	7:54 PM1.5 ft			6:24 AM	4:53 PM	96%
Mon Nov 23	7:01 AM-0.2 ft	8:32 PM1.6 ft			6:25 AM	4:53 PM	99%
Tue Nov 24	8:05 AM-0.4 ft	9:20 PM1.8 ft			6:26 AM	4:52 PM	100%
Wed Nov 25	9:12 AM-0.5 ft	10:13 PM1.8 ft			6:26 AM	4:52 PM	98%
Thu Nov 26	10:17 AM-0.6 ft	11:09 PM1.8 ft			6:27 AM	4:52 PM	94%
Fri Nov 27	11:16 AM-0.6 ft				6:28 AM	4:52 PM	89%
Sat Nov 28	12:04 AM1.7 ft	12:10 PM-0.5 ft			6:29 AM	4:52 PM	81%
Sun Nov 29	12:55 AM1.5 ft	12:56 PM-0.3 ft			6:30 AM	4:52 PM	72%
Mon Nov 30	1:37 AM1.3 ft	1:30 PM-0.1 ft			6:31 AM	4:52 PM	62%

Tidal datums at Dauphin Island

Heights on this page are above mean lower low water (MLLW), the chart datum. NOAA's accepted datums for station 8735180, in feet above MLLW:

MHHW

4.09 ft

Mean higher high water

MHW

4.07 ft

Mean high water

MSL

3.44 ft

Mean sea level

MLW

2.89 ft

Mean low water

1.18 ft

Mean range

1.22 ft

Diurnal range

Highest observed water level: 10.02 ft above MLLW on September 16, 2004. Tidal datum epoch 1983-2001.

Nearby tide stations

Questions

What time is high tide at Dauphin Island today?

High tide at Dauphin Island, Alabama on Sunday, October 18, 2026 is at 3:12 AM (1.7 ft above MLLW), NOAA prediction, local time.

What time is low tide at Dauphin Island today?

Low tide at Dauphin Island on Sunday, October 18, 2026 is at 3:49 PM (0.2 ft).

What is the water temperature at Dauphin Island?

The nearest NOAA water-temperature reading to Dauphin Island is 70.9 F at Dauphin Island, 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 8735180.