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Two boat ramps, the fishing off the docks, and the marsh edge all run on the tide — this is the week ahead at the SR 312 bridge, the closest official prediction point to the neighborhood.
Launching at the ramps
Douglas C. Crane (1039 Shore Dr) and the Shore Drive ramp (4805 Shore Dr, onto Moultrie Creek) both open onto this stretch of the Intracoastal. A low tide that reads like a wide launching window can leave the shallows and the creek mouth thin — give yourself margin coming back on a falling tide.
After heavy rain and in a storm
These are astronomical predictions, not a live water-level reading. On the Matanzas, a hard rain, a strong onshore wind or a tropical system can raise the water well above the table and flood the low riverfront streets and the ramp parking. In a storm, follow St. Johns County Emergency Management and Alert St. Johns, not the tide clock.
Right now
Coming in
The tide is
water now about 3.0 ft (0.9 m), estimated from the predicted highs and lows
10:34 AM
Next high water
5.0 ft (1.5 m)
4:48 PM
Next low water
0.2 ft (0.1 m)
Today
Time
Tide
Height
4:06 AM
Low water
-0.1 ft (0.0 m)
10:34 AM
High water
5.0 ft (1.5 m)
4:48 PM
Low water
0.2 ft (0.1 m)
10:50 PM
High water
4.1 ft (1.3 m)
The week ahead
Day
Time
Tide
Height
Tue, Oct 13
4:44 AM
Low
0.1 ft (0.0 m)
11:15 AM
High
4.8 ft (1.5 m)
5:31 PM
Low
0.4 ft (0.1 m)
11:31 PM
High
4.0 ft (1.2 m)
Wed, Oct 14
5:21 AM
Low
0.3 ft (0.1 m)
11:54 AM
High
4.7 ft (1.4 m)
6:16 PM
Low
0.7 ft (0.2 m)
Thu, Oct 15
12:11 AM
High
3.8 ft (1.1 m)
6:01 AM
Low
0.5 ft (0.2 m)
12:34 PM
High
4.5 ft (1.4 m)
7:04 PM
Low
0.9 ft (0.3 m)
Fri, Oct 16
12:53 AM
High
3.6 ft (1.1 m)
6:45 AM
Low
0.7 ft (0.2 m)
1:16 PM
High
4.3 ft (1.3 m)
7:57 PM
Low
1.0 ft (0.3 m)
Sat, Oct 17
1:38 AM
High
3.5 ft (1.1 m)
7:38 AM
Low
0.8 ft (0.3 m)
2:04 PM
High
4.2 ft (1.3 m)
Heights are above mean lower low water (MLLW) — roughly the average lowest tide — not above the dock or the sand. Times are local (EDT). NOAA's prediction point is the SR 312 bridge over the Matanzas River, right at the northern edge of the neighborhood. The Doug Crane and Shore Drive ramps sit on the same reach of river just to the south, so their highs and lows run within minutes of the times shown here — but wind and heavy rain can push the real water higher or hold it longer than the table.
Predictions, not measurements
These are astronomical tide predictions. Wind, air pressure and storm surge can push the real water level well above or below them — in bad weather, check the National Weather Service forecast and warnings at weather.gov before trusting a number here. In an emergency on or near the water, call 911, or hail the Coast Guard on marine VHF channel 16.
Official predictions for station State Road 312, Matanzas River (8720582) from NOAA Tides & Currents, National Ocean Service (CO-OPS). Retrieved October 12 at 7:48 AM.