Gulf Coast
DAUPHIN ISLAND
Alabama · NOAA station 8735180 · Tide predictions
30.2500, -88.0750
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48-hour outlook
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Drawn from the high/low predictions — NOAA publishes high/low only for this station.
The next seven days
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H = high tide · L = low tide · highs & lows in local time
On the water nearby
Orange Beach buoy · 34 mi E · Station 42012
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Nearby tide stations
- Dauphin Island Hydro · 0.3 mi W
- Mobile Point (Fort Morgan) · 3.5 mi E
- West Fowl River, Hwy 188 bridge · 10.1 mi NW
- East Fowl River, Hwy 193 Bridge · 13.6 mi N
- Bayou La Batre, Mississippi Sound · 14.6 mi NW
Plan ahead
2027 tide extremes for this station
Highest predicted high tide: 1.9 ft — Wed Oct 20 · 1:24 AM
Lowest predicted low tide: -1.0 ft — Thu Jan 21 · 8:18 AM
Biggest single-day swing: 2.4 ft on Sat Jul 3
Best daytime minus tides of 2027
| Date | Low tide | Height |
|---|---|---|
| Thu Jan 21 | 8:18 AM | -1.0 ft |
| Wed Jan 20 | 7:21 AM | -1.0 ft |
| Fri Jan 22 | 9:10 AM | -0.9 ft |
| Thu Feb 18 | 7:08 AM | -0.8 ft |
| Sat Jan 23 | 9:55 AM | -0.8 ft |
| Wed Dec 15 | 10:22 AM | -0.7 ft |
| Tue Dec 14 | 9:31 AM | -0.7 ft |
| Sun Dec 26 | 8:10 AM | -0.7 ft |
| Fri Feb 19 | 8:00 AM | -0.7 ft |
| Mon Dec 27 | 9:00 AM | -0.7 ft |
192 minus tides (below 0 ft) are predicted here in 2027. The table shows up to the 10 lowest that fall between 7 AM and 7 PM — the ones worth planning a clam dig or tidepool walk around.
About this station
DAUPHIN ISLAND is one of NOAA's reference tide stations — its predictions are computed directly from harmonic analysis of water levels observed here, and other nearby stations are calculated from it.
The northern Gulf runs small, mostly diurnal tides — often just one high and one low a day — where wind and river flow routinely outvote the moon.