Biloxi tides today
Biloxi sits on a peninsula between Mississippi Sound and the Back Bay of Biloxi, and its NOAA station is the reference for this middle stretch of the Mississippi coast.
Shaded: night. Green bands: solunar periods (thick = major, thin = minor). Heights in feet above Mean Lower Low Water, the zero of NOAA charts.
Biloxi, MS · Tuesday, October 13
Tide rising, 0.8 ft now
High 12:53 AM
2.0 ft · in 8 h 12 min
| High | 12:17 AM | 1.9 ft |
| Low | 9:33 AM | -0.1 ft |
Tide coefficient 114 (average), range 2.0 ft
Sunrise 6:57 AM · sunset 6:27 PM
Waxing crescent, 10% lit · fishing day ★★☆☆
Solunar: major 1:37 AM–3:37 AM, minor 9:22 AM–10:22 AM, major 2:02 PM–4:02 PM, minor 7:38 PM–8:38 PM
Biloxi tide table, next 7 days
| Day | High tides | Low tides | Coef. | Sun | Moon |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12:17 AM 1.9 ft | 9:33 AM -0.1 ft | 114 | 6:57 AM–6:27 PM | Waxing crescent ★★☆☆ | |
| 12:53 AM 2.0 ft | 10:13 AM -0.1 ft | 118 | 6:57 AM–6:25 PM | Waxing crescent ★★☆☆ | |
| 1:34 AM 2.0 ft | 11:06 AM 0.0 ft | 116 | 6:58 AM–6:24 PM | Waxing crescent ★★☆☆ | |
| 2:17 AM 2.0 ft | 12:26 PM 0.1 ft | 111 | 6:59 AM–6:23 PM | First quarter ★★☆☆ | |
| 3:01 AM 2.0 ft | 1:48 PM 0.2 ft | 105 | 6:59 AM–6:22 PM | First quarter ★★☆☆ | |
| 3:45 AM 1.9 ft | 3:23 PM 0.2 ft | 97 | 7:00 AM–6:21 PM | First quarter ★★☆☆ | |
| 4:34 AM 1.7 ft | 4:42 PM 0.2 ft | 86 | 7:01 AM–6:20 PM | First quarter ★★☆☆ |
Plan around the tide at Biloxi
- Tue Oct 13, 4:41 PM to 6:27 PM1 h 46 min · lowest -0.1 ft at 9:33 AM
- Wed Oct 14, 6:57 AM to 6:25 PM11 h 28 min · lowest -0.1 ft at 10:02 AM
- Thu Oct 15, 6:58 AM to 6:24 PM11 h 26 min · lowest 0.0 ft at 11:03 AM
- Fri Oct 16, 7:00 AM to 6:23 PM11 h 23 min · lowest 0.1 ft at 12:05 PM
- Sat Oct 17, 7:55 AM to 6:22 PM10 h 27 min · lowest 0.2 ft at 1:50 PM
- Sun Oct 18, 9:00 AM to 6:21 PM9 h 21 min · lowest 0.2 ft at 3:35 PM
- Mon Oct 19, 10:11 AM to 6:20 PM8 h 9 min · lowest 0.2 ft at 4:45 PM
A falling tide uncovers sand bars and tide pools first; plan to be back before the water rises past the level you chose. Not for navigation.
Station Biloxi (NOAA 8744117). Predicted astronomical tide: wind, river flow and storms can move the real water by a foot or more. 1.7 ft is the average daily range here.
Published by Radif Partners · How the tides are computed · predictions downloaded October 13, 2026
Tide times for Biloxi come from the National Ocean Service prediction for station 8744117, Biloxi. The tide here is mostly diurnal: on 85% of days there is a single high and a single low, and the water rises or falls for hours at a time with an average daily range of only 1.7 ft. Around the new and full moon the range grows to about 2.6 ft on one day in ten, and at the quarter moons it shrinks to 0.7 ft. Heights are in feet above Mean Lower Low Water, the zero of nautical charts, so a negative number is water below that zero: 209 of the 457 days from October 1, 2026 to December 31, 2027 have one, down to -0.8 ft on December 23, 2026. The highest predicted tide of that period is 2.5 ft on December 23, 2026. Clock times are Central Time, daylight saving time included.
A sound, not an ocean
1.7 ft is the average daily range at Biloxi, and the water producing it is not the open Gulf. Mississippi Sound lies between the mainland and a chain of barrier islands several miles offshore, with Deer Island just off the Biloxi waterfront. The long man-made beach along the highway faces that sheltered sound, which is why the surf is usually small and the water often turbid. Tides reach it through the gaps between the outer islands and then spread across a broad, shallow basin.
Peak and trough side by side
Here the calendar does something unusual. The tallest predicted high of the whole period, 2.5 ft, and the deepest low, -0.8 ft, both fall on December 23, 2026. That is the signature of a tide driven by the moon's distance from the equator: when the daily tide is at full strength, it lifts the high and drops the low together, and the day's range ranks among the largest of the year. Near the solstices the sun's own daily tide adds to the moon's, which is why the biggest swings here tend to gather in early summer and early winter.
Back Bay and the bayous run hours behind
Behind the peninsula, the Back Bay of Biloxi and its bayous fill slowly. NOAA does not predict them from the Biloxi gauge but from South Pass, at the mouth of the Mississippi River in Louisiana. Cadet Point on Biloxi Bay comes out 124 minutes later than South Pass at high water, with heights multiplied by 1.38; Davis Bayou near Ocean Springs 144 minutes later; and Turkey Creek on Bernard Bayou 203 minutes later. A dock up a bayou may keep rising well after the beach has turned.
Wind can override all of this. A southeast blow pushes water into the sound and the bays; a winter north wind pulls it out. The king tides guide explains why big astronomical tides and onshore wind together cause most nuisance flooding.
Highest and lowest tides at Biloxi, 2026 to 2027
The six highest highs and six lowest lows predicted for Biloxi between October 1, 2026 and December 31, 2027, one per day. The high-water dates are the king tides of this station; the low-water dates are the best days to see the flats, bars and tide pools.
| Highest highs | Time | Height |
|---|---|---|
| December 23, 2026 | 10:01 PM | 2.5 ft |
| December 24, 2026 | 10:52 PM | 2.5 ft |
| November 25, 2026 | 10:56 PM | 2.5 ft |
| November 26, 2026 | 11:43 PM | 2.5 ft |
| June 6, 2027 | 12:23 PM | 2.5 ft |
| June 5, 2027 | 11:36 AM | 2.5 ft |
| Lowest lows | Time | Height |
|---|---|---|
| December 23, 2026 | 7:45 AM | -0.8 ft |
| December 24, 2026 | 8:34 AM | -0.8 ft |
| November 25, 2026 | 8:25 AM | -0.7 ft |
| July 3, 2027 | 9:13 PM | -0.7 ft |
| November 26, 2026 | 9:20 AM | -0.7 ft |
| July 2, 2027 | 8:25 PM | -0.7 ft |
Tidal datums at station 8744117
NOAA's averages over the 1983-2001 epoch, measured from the chart zero (MLLW). Average range of the tide (MN): 1.5 ft; great diurnal range (GT): 1.8 ft.
| Datum | Meaning | Height above MLLW |
|---|---|---|
| MHHW | Mean Higher High Water | 1.8 ft |
| MHW | Mean High Water | 1.7 ft |
| MSL | Mean Sea Level | 0.9 ft |
| MLW | Mean Low Water | 0.2 ft |
| MLLW | Mean Lower Low Water (chart zero) | 0.0 ft |