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2013 tide table and solunar charts for Gulf Shores for planning your fishing expedition

Tide tables and solunar tables for sport fishers in Gulf Shores. Find out the forecast for high tides and low tides before setting out to fish, and other fishing-related data such as the lunar phase, tidal coefficient, sun and moon rising and setting times, hours of maximum fish activity, weather conditions in Gulf Shores ...

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Tide Chart: high tides and low tides in Gulf Shores  High tides and low tides in May 23, 2013 today High tides and low tides in May 25, 2013

Today Friday, 24th of May of 2013, the sun will rise in Gulf Shores at 5:51 am and sunset will be at 7:44 pm. Today we begin the day with the moon already visible in the sky, so first we will see the moonset, which will take place at 5:20 am at 249º southwest. Eventually, the moon will rise again in the southeast (111º) at 7:26 pm.

In the high tide and low tide chart, we can see that the high tide will be at 10:29 am and the low tide will be at 10:46 pm.

The lunar phase is a Waxing Gibbous. Today we will have 13 hours and 53 minutes of sun. The solar transit will be at 12:48 pm and the length of time the moon will be visible will be 5 hours and 20 minutes.

High tides and low tides in Gulf Shores
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The tidal coefficient today is 100. With such a hight coefficient we will have big tides and the currents will also be very evident. At noon the tidal coefficient increases to 101 to end the day with a tidal coefficient of 101. The tide heights today are 1.3 ft and 0.0 ft. We can compare these levels with the maximum high tide recorded in the tide tables for Gulf Shores which is of 1.6 ft and a minimum height of -0.7 ft.

High tides and low tides in Gulf Shores

Solunar chart for Gulf Shores   Solunar charts in May 23, 2013 today Solunar charts in May 25, 2013

The solunar fishing calendar in Gulf Shores tells us that today is a good day for fishing, the fish activity forecast is high. Please, read more about solunar tables. The best times of day for fishing are:

solunar period with influence from 5:20 am to 6:20 am, high activity solunar activitysolunar activity
minor period (moonset). This period also coincides with sunrise; therefore the sun will exercise more influence, possibly obtaining greater activity than expected

solunar period from 12:23 pm to 2:23 pm, very high activity solunar activitysolunar activitysolunar activity
Major period (moon down)

solunar period with influence from 7:26 pm to 8:26 pm, high activity solunar activitysolunar activity
minor period (moonrise). This period also coincides with sunset; therefore the sun will exercise more influence, possibly obtaining greater activity than expected


Solunar chart for Gulf Shores

Tide timetable for Gulf Shores   Tide tables for Gulf Shores in April 2013 May 2013 Tide tables for Gulf Shores in June 2013

Tide timetable for Gulf Shores. The times are generated in local time in Alabama and the daylight saving time change is calculated automatically, so you don't need to add or subtract anything. You will also have the lunar phase, sunrise and sunset times, the tidal coefficient and the average fish activity forecast for each day according to the solunar tables:

[ 0  low activity ]  ,   [ solunar activity average activity ]  ,  [ solunar activitysolunar activity high activity ]  ,  [ solunar activitysolunar activitysolunar activity very high activity ]

NOTE: The times reflected in the tide table for Gulf Shores are tide forecasts only valid as references for sport fishing. They shouldn't be used as a guide for navigation. The heights are expressed in feet referenced to Mean Lower Low Water (MLLW).

MLLW is the average of the lower low water height of each tidal day observed over the official time segment over which tide observations are taken and reduced to obtain mean value (Tidal Datum Epoch).

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Coordinates of Gulf Shores
Gulf Shores
30° 16' 48" N    87° 41' 06" W

 Select your fishing day

May
2013

Local time

Timezone America/ChicagoUTC -5
Alabama
Summer Time

Start of summer time UTC-5
March 10, 2013 at 2:00 am3:00 am

End of summer time UTC-6
November 3, 2013 at 2:00 am1:00 am
There are 163 days left until the clocks change

Local time and daylight savings time in Alabama  Local Time (LST / LDT)
All the times are generated in local time in Alabama. The daylight saving time change has also been borne in mind for your convenience.

Tides

High tides and low tides in Gulf Shores
The water level is rising. There are 5 hours and 56 minutes until high tide.


10:29 amhigh tide( 1.3 ft. )
10:46 pmlow tide( 0.0 ft. )


Tidal coefficient

coefficient 0h 100
coefficient 12h 101


Solunar activity

Solunar activity Activity of the day
HIGH

Major periods
from 12:23 pm to 2:23 pm

minor periods
from 5:20 am to 6:20 am and from 7:26 pm to 8:26 pm.



Moon phase

Waxing Gibbous

Waxing Gibbous


Moon age: 13 days
Light: 98 %
Northern Hemisphere
Next Full Moon in Gulf Shores Full Moon  (1 day)
May 24, 2013 at 11:25 pm
Penumbral Lunar Eclipse
Next Last Quarter Moon in Gulf Shores Last Quarter Moon  (7 days)
May 31, 2013 at 1:58 pm
Next New Moon in Gulf Shores New Moon  (15 days)
June 8, 2013 at 10:56 am
Next First Quarter Moon in Gulf Shores First Quarter Moon  (23 days)
June 16, 2013 at 12:24 pm


Fishing barometer

Current atmospheric pressure in Gulf Shores
General Fishing Conditions
BEST
GOOD
POOR
Fishing changes by Pressure Trend
Rising
Very good
bite might slow as conditions stabilize
Stable
Normal activity
Falling
Good at first. Changing to poor
Note: Rapidly fluctuating either way are indication of good fishing.

Weather

Current weather conditions in Gulf Shores

Temperature

Current temperature in Gulf Shores

Wind

Wind direction and speed in Gulf Shores at this moment

Humidity

Current relative humidity in Gulf Shores

Rising and setting of the moon

Moonrise 7:26 pm
Lunar transit -
Moonset 5:20 am
Duration of the moon 5 h 20 m
Rising and setting of the moon in Gulf Shores

Rising and setting of the sun

Sunrise 5:51 am
Transit 12:48 pm
Sunset 7:44 pm
Duration of the sun 13 h 53 m
Rising and setting of the sun in Gulf Shores

Astronomical observation

Earth - Sun
Distance from the Earth to the Sun 2013-05-24 04:32:41

Angular diameter
0° 31' 35"

Distance
1.012653 ua


Earth - Moon
Distance from the Earth to the Moon 2013-05-24 04:32:41

Angular diameter
0° 32' 28"

Distance
0.002461 ua



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