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Shield Point, Blackwater River tide times

Today, Sunday, October 18, 2026: high tide at 5:07 AM (1.9 ft); low tide at 4:15 PM (0.3 ft). Water temperature 73.6 F at Pensacola (17 mi away).

NOAA station 8729747 · Reference station · MLLW datum · times in CDT · sunrise 6:53 AM, sunset 6:14 PM · first quarter (51% lit)

High tide▲

5:07AM

1.9FT MLLW

high

Low tide▼

4:15PM

0.3FT MLLW

low

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

As of 4:20 AM the tide is rising toward high tide at 5:07 AM (1.9 ft).

First Quarter 51% litSunrise 6:53 AMSunset 6:14 PMDaylight 11h 21mCDT

High tide at Shield Point, Blackwater River, Florida on October 18, 2026 is at 5:07 AM (1.9 ft above MLLW).
Low tide at Shield Point, Blackwater River on October 18, 2026 is at 4:15 PM (0.3 ft).
Today's tidal range at Shield Point, Blackwater River is 1.6 ft (highest high 1.9 ft, lowest low 0.3 ft).
The nearest NOAA water temperature to Shield Point, Blackwater River is 73.6 F at Pensacola (17 mi away), as of October 18, 2026.
Sunrise 6:53 AM, sunset 6:14 PM (CDT); moon first quarter, 51% illuminated.
Predictions are NOAA CO-OPS tide predictions for station 8729747 (harmonic reference station), heights above MLLW.

Next 7 days at Shield Point, Blackwater River

Date	Tide 1	Tide 2	Tide 3	Tide 4	Sunrise	Sunset	Moon
Sun Oct 18today	5:07 AM1.9 ft	4:15 PM0.3 ft			6:53 AM	6:14 PM	51%
Mon Oct 19	6:12 AM1.8 ft	4:46 PM0.3 ft			6:53 AM	6:13 PM	62%
Tue Oct 20	7:07 AM1.7 ft	5:10 PM0.4 ft			6:54 AM	6:12 PM	72%
Wed Oct 21	8:11 AM1.5 ft	5:21 PM0.6 ft			6:55 AM	6:11 PM	81%
Thu Oct 22	12:48 AM1.3 ft	5:07 AM1.1 ft	10:45 AM1.3 ft	5:05 PM0.8 ft	6:55 AM	6:09 PM	88%
Fri Oct 23	12:07 AM1.3 ft	6:14 AM0.9 ft	12:56 PM1.2 ft	4:34 PM1.0 ft	6:56 AM	6:08 PM	94%
Sat Oct 24	7:22 AM0.6 ft	11:05 PM1.7 ft			6:57 AM	6:07 PM	98%

Water temperature near Shield Point, Blackwater River

73.6 F (23.1 C)

NOAA CO-OPS station 8729840 (Pensacola sensor, 17 mi away), read 4:00 AM local, October 18, 2026

Over the past 30 days this sensor ranged from 73.6 to 88.2 F. Typical for October here is 75.9 F (5-year hourly mean; range 67.1 to 83.5), so today is 2.3 F below typical.

Water temperature is the nearest NOAA reading to Shield Point, Blackwater River, not a measurement at the tide gauge itself (this station has no water-temperature sensor). 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 Florida station.

October 2026 tide table

Date	Tide 1	Tide 2	Tide 3	Tide 4	Sunrise	Sunset	Moon
Thu Oct 1					6:42 AM	6:34 PM	72%
Fri Oct 2					6:42 AM	6:32 PM	62%
Sat Oct 3					6:43 AM	6:31 PM	51%
Sun Oct 4					6:44 AM	6:30 PM	41%
Mon Oct 5					6:44 AM	6:29 PM	31%
Tue Oct 6					6:45 AM	6:27 PM	21%
Wed Oct 7					6:45 AM	6:26 PM	13%
Thu Oct 8					6:46 AM	6:25 PM	7%
Fri Oct 9					6:47 AM	6:24 PM	3%
Sat Oct 10					6:47 AM	6:23 PM	0%
Sun Oct 11					6:48 AM	6:21 PM	0%
Mon Oct 12					6:49 AM	6:20 PM	2%
Tue Oct 13					6:49 AM	6:19 PM	7%
Wed Oct 14					6:50 AM	6:18 PM	13%
Thu Oct 15					6:51 AM	6:17 PM	21%
Fri Oct 16	2:57 AM2.1 ft	2:21 PM0.3 ft			6:51 AM	6:16 PM	30%
Sat Oct 17	3:57 AM2.0 ft	3:31 PM0.3 ft			6:52 AM	6:15 PM	40%
Sun Oct 18today	5:07 AM1.9 ft	4:15 PM0.3 ft			6:53 AM	6:14 PM	51%
Mon Oct 19	6:12 AM1.8 ft	4:46 PM0.3 ft			6:53 AM	6:13 PM	62%
Tue Oct 20	7:07 AM1.7 ft	5:10 PM0.4 ft			6:54 AM	6:12 PM	72%
Wed Oct 21	8:11 AM1.5 ft	5:21 PM0.6 ft			6:55 AM	6:11 PM	81%
Thu Oct 22	12:48 AM1.3 ft	5:07 AM1.1 ft	10:45 AM1.3 ft	5:05 PM0.8 ft	6:55 AM	6:09 PM	88%
Fri Oct 23	12:07 AM1.3 ft	6:14 AM0.9 ft	12:56 PM1.2 ft	4:34 PM1.0 ft	6:56 AM	6:08 PM	94%
Sat Oct 24	7:22 AM0.6 ft	11:05 PM1.7 ft			6:57 AM	6:07 PM	98%
Sun Oct 25	8:04 AM0.3 ft	11:08 PM1.9 ft			6:58 AM	6:07 PM	100%
Mon Oct 26	8:39 AM0.1 ft	11:32 PM2.1 ft			6:58 AM	6:06 PM	99%
Tue Oct 27	9:22 AM-0.1 ft				6:59 AM	6:05 PM	97%
Wed Oct 28	12:11 AM2.3 ft	10:47 AM-0.1 ft			7:00 AM	6:04 PM	92%
Thu Oct 29	1:02 AM2.4 ft	12:58 PM-0.2 ft			7:01 AM	6:03 PM	85%
Fri Oct 30	2:01 AM2.4 ft	2:17 PM-0.2 ft			7:01 AM	6:02 PM	77%
Sat Oct 31	3:01 AM2.3 ft	3:23 PM-0.2 ft			7:02 AM	6:01 PM	67%

November 2026 tide table

Date	Tide 1	Tide 2	Tide 3	Tide 4	Sunrise	Sunset	Moon
Sun Nov 1	3:07 AM2.1 ft	3:13 PM-0.1 ft			6:03 AM	5:00 PM	57%
Mon Nov 2	4:25 AM1.8 ft	3:47 PM0.1 ft			6:04 AM	4:59 PM	46%
Tue Nov 3	5:29 AM1.5 ft	3:55 PM0.4 ft	11:04 PM1.1 ft		6:05 AM	4:59 PM	36%
Wed Nov 4	2:04 AM1.1 ft	9:19 AM1.2 ft	3:17 PM0.7 ft	10:40 PM1.2 ft	6:05 AM	4:58 PM	26%
Thu Nov 5	4:16 AM0.8 ft	11:28 AM1.0 ft	2:33 PM0.9 ft	10:15 PM1.4 ft	6:06 AM	4:57 PM	17%
Fri Nov 6	7:18 AM0.5 ft	9:09 PM1.6 ft			6:07 AM	4:56 PM	10%
Sat Nov 7	7:35 AM0.3 ft	9:17 PM1.8 ft			6:08 AM	4:56 PM	4%
Sun Nov 8	7:46 AM0.1 ft	9:47 PM2.0 ft			6:09 AM	4:55 PM	1%
Mon Nov 9	8:02 AM0.0 ft	10:25 PM2.0 ft			6:09 AM	4:54 PM	0%
Tue Nov 10	8:27 AM-0.0 ft	11:08 PM2.1 ft			6:10 AM	4:54 PM	1%
Wed Nov 11	9:09 AM-0.0 ft	11:58 PM2.0 ft			6:11 AM	4:53 PM	4%
Thu Nov 12	10:37 AM-0.0 ft				6:12 AM	4:52 PM	10%
Fri Nov 13	12:50 AM2.0 ft	11:55 AM-0.0 ft			6:13 AM	4:52 PM	17%
Sat Nov 14	1:40 AM1.9 ft	12:47 PM-0.0 ft			6:14 AM	4:51 PM	26%
Sun Nov 15	2:25 AM1.8 ft	1:29 PM-0.0 ft			6:14 AM	4:51 PM	35%
Mon Nov 16	3:08 AM1.6 ft	2:01 PM0.1 ft			6:15 AM	4:50 PM	46%
Tue Nov 17	3:54 AM1.4 ft	2:19 PM0.2 ft			6:16 AM	4:50 PM	56%
Wed Nov 18	12:37 AM1.2 ft	2:09 PM0.4 ft	10:21 PM1.1 ft		6:17 AM	4:50 PM	67%
Thu Nov 19	1:22 PM0.6 ft	9:24 PM1.2 ft			6:18 AM	4:49 PM	76%
Fri Nov 20	5:49 AM0.6 ft	8:41 PM1.4 ft			6:19 AM	4:49 PM	85%
Sat Nov 21	6:28 AM0.2 ft	8:33 PM1.6 ft			6:20 AM	4:48 PM	92%
Sun Nov 22	7:04 AM-0.0 ft	8:52 PM1.8 ft			6:20 AM	4:48 PM	96%
Mon Nov 23	7:44 AM-0.3 ft	9:29 PM2.0 ft			6:21 AM	4:48 PM	99%
Tue Nov 24	8:32 AM-0.5 ft	10:15 PM2.2 ft			6:22 AM	4:48 PM	100%
Wed Nov 25	9:37 AM-0.6 ft	11:08 PM2.2 ft			6:23 AM	4:47 PM	98%
Thu Nov 26	10:53 AM-0.7 ft				6:24 AM	4:47 PM	94%
Fri Nov 27	12:09 AM2.2 ft	11:57 AM-0.7 ft			6:25 AM	4:47 PM	89%
Sat Nov 28	1:09 AM2.1 ft	12:51 PM-0.6 ft			6:25 AM	4:47 PM	81%
Sun Nov 29	2:01 AM1.9 ft	1:36 PM-0.4 ft			6:26 AM	4:47 PM	72%
Mon Nov 30	2:46 AM1.6 ft	2:04 PM-0.1 ft			6:27 AM	4:47 PM	62%

Tidal datums at Shield Point, Blackwater River

Heights on this page are above mean lower low water (MLLW), the chart datum. NOAA's accepted datums for station 8729747, in feet above MLLW:

MHHW

4.58 ft

Mean higher high water

MHW

4.48 ft

Mean high water

MSL

3.78 ft

Mean sea level

MLW

3.09 ft

Mean low water

1.39 ft

Mean range

1.59 ft

Diurnal range

Nearby tide stations

Bay Point, Blackwater River0.9 mi · next high 5:30 AM
Hawkins Rec. Park, Blackwater River3.9 mi · next high 5:28 AM
Floridatown, Escambia Bay9.8 mi
Lora Point, Escambia Bay9.9 mi · next high 4:22 AM
Hernandez Point, Escambia Bay10 mi · next high 5:06 AM
Navarre, North Side, East Bay10 mi · next high 5:55 AM

Questions

What time is high tide at Shield Point, Blackwater River today?

High tide at Shield Point, Blackwater River, Florida on Sunday, October 18, 2026 is at 5:07 AM (1.9 ft above MLLW), NOAA prediction, local time.

What time is low tide at Shield Point, Blackwater River today?

Low tide at Shield Point, Blackwater River on Sunday, October 18, 2026 is at 4:15 PM (0.3 ft).

What is the water temperature at Shield Point, Blackwater River?

The nearest NOAA water-temperature reading to Shield Point, Blackwater River is 73.6 F at Pensacola (17 mi away), 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 8729747.