Ortega tides today
- Tide now 0.2 ft ↑ rising · high 1:18 am (1.3 ft)
- Best time tomorrow 7:10–8:10 am average day · 6/10
- Wind · air 15 mph · 71 °F from the NE, gusts 29 · clear
- Sun 7:38 am–6:43 pm 11 h 5 min of daylight
- Moon 91% · 8:38 pm waning gibbous · rises at 8:38 pm
- Pressure 30.10 inHg rising · steady tomorrow
- Coefficient 85 average coefficient · spring tides Oct 26–28
- Major solunar period 2:03–4:03 am today's activity: medium
- Coastal Flood Warning: significant flooding along the shore at high tide. Until Fri 30, 2:00 am. NWS Jacksonville FL
Today in Ortega there are high tides at 12:27 am (1.3 ft) and 1:01 pm (1.5 ft) and low tides at 6:43 am and 7:38 pm. Tide coefficient 85. Right now the tide is rising toward the high tide at 1:18 am. The sun rises at 7:38 am and sets at 6:43 pm: 11 h 5 min of daylight. The moon is 91% illuminated (waning gibbous) and rises at 8:38 pm. Major solunar periods run from 2:03 am to 4:03 am and from 2:34 pm to 4:34 pm. The next spring tides arrive from October 26 to 28. There's a moderate breeze from the northeast (15 mph). Clear, 71 °F.
Fishing in Ortega today
Best time to fish
Solunar activity today: medium- High tide at 12:27 am, coefficient 85
- Steady pressure (30.15 inHg) and light onshore wind (12 mph)
- Waning gibbous: a bit more activity than at the quarters
- Highest tide coefficient today: 85 (average tides)
Your day at a glance
The best window, 12:00 am to 1:30 am, combines the 12:27 am high tide and a light onshore breeze. Also good from 5:40 am to 6:30 am, with the 6:43 am low tide and a light onshore breeze. Also worth a try from 12:30 pm to 2:00 pm, with the 1:01 pm high tide, though with moderate wind.
Species with the most records nearby: spot, striped mullet, Atlantic croaker and gray snapper. What you can catch
Tides in Ortega
Today's high and low tides
- ▲ High tide 12:27 am 1.3 ft · coef. 85
- ▼ Low tide 6:43 am 0.1 ft
- ▲ High tide 1:01 pm 1.5 ft · coef. 84
- ▼ Low tide 7:38 pm 0.2 ft
↑ Rising The tide is rising. 5 h 31 min to high tide at 1:18 am.
Tide coefficient 85 for the 12:27 am high tide and 84 for the 1:01 pm high tide. Average coefficient. The water rises and falls 1.5 ft between the highest high and the lowest low: a small range for this place. 70 is an average tide here; 90 and above means spring tides; below 45, neap tides. What is the tide coefficient?
2026 extremes: the highest tide of the year is on October 27 (1.5 ft) and the lowest, on February 2 (-0.4 ft).
Semidiurnal: two high and two low tides a day, of similar height.
Heights above mean lower low water (MLLW), the zero of US nautical charts. Astronomical prediction: wind and air pressure can raise or lower the water by a few inches, and more in a storm. Not for navigation. MLLW
Tide coefficient and range in October
The biggest tides of the month came from October 25 to 28 (coefficient 86, 1.5 ft range). The smallest, from October 18 to 19 (coefficient 45, 0.4 ft).
Tide and solunar table · this week
| Day | Sun | Tide 1 | Tide 2 | Tide 3 | Tide 4 | Coef. | Moon | Major periods | Activity |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Today, Wed 28 | 7:38 am · 6:43 pm | High tide 12:27 am · 1.3 ft | Low tide 6:43 am · 0.1 ft | High tide 1:01 pm · 1.5 ft | Low tide 7:38 pm · 0.2 ft | Coef. 85 | 91% | Major periods 2:03 am · 2:34 pm | Medium |
| Thu 29 | 7:39 am · 6:42 pm | High tide 1:18 am · 1.3 ft | Low tide 7:32 am · 0.1 ft | High tide 1:54 pm · 1.5 ft | Low tide 8:33 pm · 0.3 ft | Coef. 82 | 84% | Major periods 3:07 am · 3:39 pm | Medium |
| Fri 30 | 7:40 am · 6:41 pm | High tide 2:13 am · 1.3 ft | Low tide 8:28 am · 0.2 ft | High tide 2:51 pm · 1.5 ft | Low tide 9:34 pm · 0.4 ft | Coef. 77 | 74% | Major periods 4:11 am · 4:43 pm | Medium |
| Sat 31 | 7:40 am · 6:40 pm | High tide 3:11 am · 1.2 ft | Low tide 9:31 am · 0.3 ft | High tide 3:51 pm · 1.4 ft | Low tide 10:39 pm · 0.4 ft | Coef. 72 | 63% | Major periods 5:13 am · 5:43 pm | Medium |
| Sun 1 | 6:41 am · 5:39 pm | High tide 3:14 am · 1.2 ft | Low tide 9:43 am · 0.4 ft | High tide 3:56 pm · 1.4 ft | Low tide 10:42 pm · 0.4 ft | Coef. 68 | Last quarter | Major periods 5:11 am · 5:38 pm | Medium |
| Mon 2 | 6:42 am · 5:38 pm | High tide 4:21 am · 1.2 ft | Low tide 10:54 am · 0.4 ft | High tide 5:01 pm · 1.3 ft | Low tide 11:41 pm · 0.4 ft | Coef. 67 | 41% | Major periods 6:04 am · 6:29 pm | Medium |
| Tue 3 | 6:43 am · 5:38 pm | High tide 5:29 am · 1.3 ft | Low tide 12:01 pm · 0.4 ft | High tide 6:04 pm · 1.3 ft | — | Coef. 69 | 30% | Major periods 6:53 am · 7:16 pm | Medium |
▲ high tide · ▼ low tide · heights above MLLW. Major periods: start time; they last 2 hours. Activity: based on the moon phase and the solunar periods.
Where this tide comes from
Tides from the Ortega River Entrance station (NOAA), 0.6 mi from Ortega. Times and heights are its predictions. It is a NOAA subordinate station: its times and heights come from the Mayport (Bar Pilot Dock) reference station with the official corrections.
Station data attribution: Slackwater database (https://github.com/openwatersio/slackwater-database)
The sea at Ortega
Sea state
The wave model doesn't reach Ortega: it's on inland water (an estuary, sound or sheltered bay) or far from the open sea. Wind is still available right here.
Wind on the coast and offshore
The model doesn't separate offshore wind here: it's the same as on the coast.
Onshore wind. The coast faces northeast and the wind blows straight in from the sea: more surf and backwash at the shore, and bait and boats drift toward land.
Forecast from Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0) with models from ECMWF, NOAA, Météo-France, DWD, Copernicus Marine and CAMS. Updated at 7:47 pm (local time).
Nearest marine station
This is a real measurement of the sea, not a forecast. Data from station BKBF1, NOAA National Data Buoy Center (public domain).
Weather in Ortega
Now in Ortega
- Low / high
- 64 / 77 °F
- Rain
- 0.00 in · 9%
- Clouds
- 9%
- Humidity
- 85%
- Dew pointDew point
- 66 °F
- Visibility
- 9.8 mi
- UV indexUV
- 0 · low
- Air qualityAir
- Moderate · 57
- Saharan dust
- No
Pressure and fishing
- ↗ RisingRising · now Anglers say fish bite less for a while
- → SteadySteady Anglers expect normal activity
- ↘ FallingFalling Anglers say fish feed more before the change
Rising now (+0.03 inHg in 3 hours). It barely changes over the next 48 hours. Rising pressure: anglers say fish bite less for a while. Fast changes, either way, tend to affect fishing.
Today, hour by hourHour by hour
Bars: mean wind. Dashed line: gusts. Arrows point where the wind blows to.
| Time | 12:00 am | 3:00 am | 6:00 am | 9:00 am | 12:00 pm | 3:00 pm | 6:00 pm | 9:00 pm |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sky | Clear | Mainly clear | Partly cloudy | Mainly clear | Mainly clear | Mainly clear | Clear sky | Clear |
| Temperature | 67° | 69° | 67° | 66° | 75° | 76° | 73° | 71° |
| Wind (mph) | 12 NNE | 14 NNE | 12 N | 15 NNE | 18 NE | 17 NNE | 16 NE | 14 NNE |
| Gusts | 26 | 24 | 21 | 29 | 28 | 26 | 30 | 27 |
| Rain | 0.00 in | 0.00 in | 0.00 in | 0.00 in | 0.00 in | 0.00 in | 0.00 in | 0.00 in |
- 9:00 pm 71° 14 NNE
- 12:00 am 71° 13 NNE
- 3:00 am 71° 13 NNE
- 6:00 am 70° 13 NNE
- 9:00 am 72° 14 NNE
- 12:00 pm 77° 14 NE
- 3:00 pm 76° 18 NNE
- 6:00 pm 73° 16 NNE
Next 14 daysComing days
| Day | Sky | Low / high | Max wind | High tides |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Today · 28 | 64 / 77 °F | 19 mph NNE | 12:27 am · 1:01 pm | |
| Thu 29 | 70 / 77 °F | 18 mph NNE | 1:18 am · 1:54 pm | |
| Fri 30 | 69 / 78 °F | 16 mph NE | 2:13 am · 2:51 pm | |
| Sat 31 | 70 / 79 °F | 17 mph ENE | 3:11 am · 3:51 pm | |
| Sun 1 | 68 / 74 °F | 16 mph ENE | 3:14 am · 3:56 pm | |
| Mon 2 | 67 / 74 °F | 16 mph NE | 4:21 am · 5:01 pm | |
| Tue 3 | 64 / 76 °F | 15 mph NE | 5:29 am · 6:04 pm | |
| Wed 4 | 65 / 78 °F | 14 mph ENE | 6:32 am · 7:00 pm | |
| Thu 5 | 64 / 77 °F | 12 mph SW | 7:28 am · 7:52 pm | |
| Fri 6 | 60 / 74 °F | 10 mph WSW | 8:18 am · 8:39 pm | |
| Sat 7 | 55 / 73 °F | 9 mph N | 9:04 am · 9:23 pm | |
| Sun 8 | 55 / 72 °F | 9 mph N | 9:47 am · 10:05 pm | |
| Mon 9 | 57 / 68 °F | 9 mph N | 10:27 am · 10:46 pm | |
| Tue 10 | 60 / 69 °F | 9 mph N | 11:06 am · 11:25 pm |
- Thu 29 Light drizzle 70° / 77° 18 mph
- Fri 30 Overcast 69° / 78° 16 mph
- Sat 31 Light drizzle 70° / 79° 17 mph
- Sun 1 Heavy drizzle 68° / 74° 16 mph
- Mon 2 Rain 67° / 74° 16 mph
- Tue 3 Mainly clear 64° / 76° 15 mph
- Wed 4 Clear sky 65° / 78° 14 mph
Each day comes from the best model covering this spot: regional ones first (HRRR and NBM in the U.S., AROME, ICON-EU), then ECMWF; day 16, NOAA GFS. Waves: Météo-France up to day 10, then ECMWF WAM, coarser and further offshore. High tides: our own tide calculation.
- The models They agree · high confidence for the next few days. See the models →
- Outlook Next few weeks, compared with normal: normal temperatures and wetter. See the outlook →
- Normal Today, normal highs for late October (77 °F). Climate by month →
Forecast from Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0) with models from ECMWF, NOAA, Météo-France, DWD, Copernicus Marine and CAMS. Updated at 7:47 pm (local time).
The sun in Ortega
Sunrise and sunset
- First light 6:45 am
- Full dark 7:36 pm
- Civil dawn 7:14 am
- Civil dusk 7:07 pm
- Solar noon 1:11 pm (46° high)
- Daylight 11 h 5 min (−2 min)
- Evening golden hour 6:10 pm
- Full dark 7:36 pm
Golden hour and the day-night map
Today the sun is 92,354,318 mi away and looks 32′ 11″ across.
The moon in Ortega
Moon phase and position
Today the moon is 226,429 mi away and looks 32′ 47″ across.
Solunar periods
Today's activity: medium- 2:03–4:03 am Major · the moon passes overhead · high activity
- 2:34–4:34 pm Major · the moon passes underfoot · high activity
- 9:58–10:58 am Minor · moonset · medium activity
- 8:08–9:08 pm Minor · moonrise · medium activity
According to solunar theory, fish feed more when the moon passes overhead or underfoot (major periods, about 2 h) and when it rises or sets (minor periods, 1 h). It works best around new and full moon.
Upcoming moon phases
2026 moon calendar →- Last quarter Sun, Nov 1 · 3:29 pmNov 1 in 4 days
- New moon Mon, Nov 9 · 2:03 amNov 9 in 12 days
- First quarter Tue, Nov 17 · 6:48 amNov 17 in 20 days
- Full moon Tue, Nov 24 · 9:54 amNov 24 in 27 days
Perigee on October 28, 226,426 mi away, coinciding with the spring tides from October 26 to 28: they will be stronger than usual.
Where to fish in Ortega
Piers, ramps and tackle shops nearby
Map: OpenFreeMap · © OpenMapTiles · © OpenStreetMap contributors
- Lakeshore Pier 0.6 mi
- Naval Pier 5.0 mi
- Apex Pier 8.0 mi
- Omega Partners Pier 8.1 mi
- Wayne B Stevens Park Facilities: 4 lanes · 39 trailer spaces · restrooms · dock · lighting · free 1.4 mi
- Curtis Lee Johnson Marina Park Public Boat Ramp (aka. Lighthouse Marina) Facilities: 2 lanes · 15 trailer spaces · dock · lighting · free 2.1 mi
- RingHaver Kayak Launch 2.6 mi
- ringhaver Kayak Launch 3.1 mi
- The Florida Yacht Club 1.7 mi
- Saint Johns Marina 4.4 mi
- On Target Sports 7.5 mi
- Arlington Bait & Tackle 7.5 mi
Within 9.3 mi. A spot may be missing or closed. Open the map on OpenStreetMap · Missing one? Add it to OpenStreetMap
Spots: © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL) and Overture Maps. Boat ramp facilities: FWC-FWRI (Florida).
Water depth
Very shallowVery shallow and flat: 3 mi from shore the water is still only about 2.6 ft deep.
From the shoreline (0.7 mi from Ortega) out to sea, heading northeast.
How far from shore
- 16 ft deep1.5 mi
- 33 ft deepnot within 3 mi
- 66 ft deepnot within 3 mi
- 164 ft deepnot within 3 mi
For fishing, swimming and diving
- Shore fishing. Shallow, gradual bottom (16 ft at 1.5 mi): cast far from the beach and fish the high tide, when there is more water close in.
- Swimming. A very gentle way in with plenty of shallow water, good for kids. At low tide the water can be far out.
- Diving. Shallow: the water doesn't reach 33 ft within 3 mi. For deeper dives, take a boat farther out.
Inside bays, estuaries and harbors the bottom changes a lot from spot to spot (channels and shoals): use this only as a rough guide. There is land ahead (an island, a headland or the far shore) 3 mi out.
Source: NOAA U.S. Coastal Relief Model (public domain), cells of about 300 ft; depth below mean sea level. For reference only: not for navigation or anchoring.
Tides near OrtegaTides nearby
- Jacksonville5.3 mi
- Orange Park7.2 mi
- Lakeside10 mi
- Fruit Cove12 mi
- Mayport19 mi
- Neptune Beach19 mi
- Jacksonville Beach19 mi
- Atlantic Beach19 mi
- Green Cove Springs19 mi
- Ponte Vedra Beach19 mi
Ortega at a glance
- Town or city. Coordinates: 30.271° N, 81.708° W.
- It is 324 mi north of Miami, the main place in Florida. The sun rises 11 min later and sets 1 min later than in Miami.
- The nearest tide station, Ortega River Entrance, is 0.6 mi to the north.
- Its coast faces northeast.
- Beaches and harbors nearby: Ortega Yacht Club Marina (0.6 mi), Sadler Point Marina (0.6 mi), Lambs Marina (0.7 mi), Ceder Point Marina (0.7 mi).
Questions about OrtegaQuestions
What time is high tide today in Ortega?
Today in Ortega there are high tides at 12:27 am (1.3 ft) and 1:01 pm (1.5 ft) and low tides at 6:43 am and 7:38 pm. Tide coefficient 85.
What time is sunset today in Ortega?
At 6:43 pm. There is light until the end of civil twilight, at 7:07 pm.
What time is sunrise tomorrow in Ortega?
At 7:39 am. First light comes at 6:46 am.
What phase is the moon today?
Waning gibbous, 91% illuminated. New moon on Mon, Nov 9 · 2:03 am.
When are the next spring tides?
From October 26 to 28, together with the lunar perigee: they will be stronger than usual.
What are today's solunar periods?
Major 2:03–4:03 am, Minor 9:58–10:58 am, Major 2:34–4:34 pm, Minor 8:08–9:08 pm. Today's activity is medium.
What's the weather like today in Ortega?
Partly cloudy, from 64 °F to 77 °F, with a moderate breeze from the northeast (15 mph) and a 9% chance of rain.
When is the best time to visit Ortega?
The best time to visit Ortega is from March to May and in November: highs of 73 °F to 86 °F, about 7 rainy days a month and 7 hours of sunshine a day.
Can I use this data for navigation?
No. These are predictions for fishing and leisure; for navigation, use the official publications.
Where this data comes from
Tide: NOAA station Ortega River Entrance (public domain), via Slackwater database. Sun and moon: our own calculation with astronomy-engine. Places: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). Coastline: © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL).