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Raccoon Key Spit · September 2026 05:41 · UTC−4
United States Georgia 31.015° N · 81.456° W

Raccoon Key Spit Tide Chart

Tide predictions, solunar fishing times and marine weather for Raccoon Key Spit, United States — updated daily, free forever.

Falling
0.2 ft
Low in 3h 39m
-3.1 ft at 9:20 AM
Last high tide: 2.0 ft at 3:10 AM

The water level is falling. Next low tide in 3 h 39 min (09:20).

7:04 AM 7:44 PM Coefficient 48 · low Calculated for Raccoon Key Spit's local time · UTC−4

At a glance

Wind 3 mph from SW · gust 4 mph Waves 1.6 ft from ESE · 5 s Fish activity Fair 2 major + 2 minor periods Air temp 77° feels like 85° Water temp 86° Sea surface Pressure 29.91 inHg Steady UV index 8 High exposure Coefficient 48 41 morning · 48 afternoon

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September 2026

Tides

High 3:10 AM · 2.0 ft Low 9:20 AM · -3.1 ft High 4:00 PM · 3.3 ft Low 10:20 PM · -2.6 ft
High Low Daylight · 12h 40m Major Minor

H 3:10 AM 2.0 ft L 9:20 AM -3.1 ft H 4:00 PM 3.3 ft L 10:20 PM -2.6 ft

Gauge station · FES2022 global tide model · heights referenced to Mean Sea Level · America/New_York (UTC−4) · Why might this differ?

HAT
3.3 ft
highest astronomical tide
MSL
0.1 ft
mean sea level — the chart's zero
LAT
-3.1 ft
lowest astronomical tide

The sun rises at 07:04 and sets at 19:44. Today brings 2 high tides and 2 low tides: high water at 03:10 (0.6 m) and 16:00 (1.0 m); low water at 09:20 (-0.9 m) and 22:20 (-0.8 m). The sun crosses the local meridian at 13:24, its highest point of the day.

Hour by hour

Interpolated heights · Saturday 5 September
HourHeightTrend
12:00 AM 0.9 ft ↗ Rising
1:00 AM 1.2 ft ↗ Rising
2:00 AM 1.6 ft ↗ Rising
3:00 AM 1.9 ft ↗ Rising
4:00 AM 1.7 ft ↘ Falling
5:00 AM 0.9 ft ↘ Falling
6:00 AM -0.2 ft ↘ Falling
7:00 AM -1.5 ft ↘ Falling
8:00 AM -2.5 ft ↘ Falling
9:00 AM -3.0 ft ↘ Falling
10:00 AM -2.9 ft ↗ Rising
11:00 AM -2.1 ft ↗ Rising
HourHeightTrend
12:00 PM -0.9 ft ↗ Rising
1:00 PM 0.6 ft ↗ Rising
2:00 PM 2.0 ft ↗ Rising
3:00 PM 3.0 ft ↗ Rising
4:00 PM 3.3 ft ↘ Falling
5:00 PM 3.0 ft ↘ Falling
6:00 PM 2.0 ft ↘ Falling
7:00 PM 0.6 ft ↘ Falling
8:00 PM -0.9 ft ↘ Falling
9:00 PM -2.0 ft ↘ Falling
10:00 PM -2.6 ft ↘ Falling
11:00 PM -2.2 ft ↗ Rising

Sea & weather now

Conditions at Raccoon Key Spit right now, in station-local time.

Air temp 77°F Clear sky · feels like 86° · H 97° · L 75°
Water temp 85°F 85° to 86° today
Wind 3 mph SW · Force 1 · Light air · gusts 4 mph
Swell 1.6 ft ESE · 5 s period
Humidity 95% Dew point 75°
Visibility 24 km Cloud cover 12%

Next 24 hours

temperature · wind · rain · humidity
12:00 AM Overcast 77° 5 S 60% 0.0 95%
2:00 AM Overcast 77° 2 S 19% 0.0 95%
4:00 AM Overcast 77° 3 SSW 13% 0.0 94%
6:00 AM Clear sky 75° 3 W 8% 0.0 96%
8:00 AM Clear sky 77° 3 WNW 3% 0.0 91%
10:00 AM Clear sky 88° 5 W 38% 0.0 63%
12:00 PM Drizzle 91° 2 WSW 53% 0.7 56%
2:00 PM Mainly clear 97° 6 SSW 42% 0.0 43%
4:00 PM Overcast 90° 3 SSE 38% 0.0 55%
6:00 PM Partly cloudy 90° 6 SSE 46% 0.0 57%
8:00 PM Overcast 82° 7 SSE 61% 0.0 77%
10:00 PM Overcast 82° 7 SSW 46% 0.0 73%
11:00 PM Overcast 82° 5 SW 35% 0.0 76%

Rain chance and millimetres per hour, then relative humidity. Scroll for the rest of the day.

Fishing barometer

29.91 inHg → Stable
  • Rising Very good Rising pressure after a low signals settling weather — fish feed confidently and this is often the best barometer window of all.
  • Stable Normal activity — today A steady barometer for a day or more means settled conditions and predictable, average feeding around tides and solunar peaks.
  • Falling Good at first A dropping barometer sparks a burst of feeding before the weather turns, then activity slows markedly as the front arrives.
min 29.83 inHg max 29.94 inHg Hover, tap or arrow-key the line to read any hour.

The barometer is holding steady. Expect routine feeding behaviour, with the usual peaks around tide changes and the solunar periods rather than any pressure-driven surge.

UV index

solar protection

UV 8

High

High exposure — protection is essential: hat, sunglasses and SPF 30+, and take shade around midday.

1–2 · Low
Little risk — most people need no sun protection.
3–7 · Moderate to high
Wear a hat, sunglasses and SPF 30+, and take shade around midday.
8+ · Very high to extreme
Use SPF 50+, cover up and stay out of the sun through the middle of the day.
Water temperature 85° Ranges 85° to 86° today
86°
0 h
86°
2 h
86°
4 h
86°
6 h
86°
8 h
86°
10 h
86°
12 h
86°
14 h
86°
16 h
86°
18 h
86°
20 h
86°
22 h
86°
24 h

The sea surface holds around 29.9° today, moving between 29.5° and 30.2°. Water temperature sets the pace of fish metabolism, so even a small shift can change where fish hold and how actively they feed.

Outlook

Next 7 days
  • Sat 5 Drizzle 97°/75° 7 mph
  • Sun 6 Showers 98°/76° 9 mph
  • Mon 7 Overcast 87°/74° 11 mph
  • Tue 8 Drizzle 85°/76° 11 mph
  • Wed 9 Light drizzle 90°/75° 11 mph
  • Thu 10 Light drizzle 91°/75° 9 mph
  • Fri 11 Overcast 95°/77° 8 mph

Air quality

Fair · EAQI 26

Air quality is fair. Fine for outdoor activity; unusually sensitive people should watch for symptoms.

O₃ Ozone Fair 50.8µg/m³ Forms in sunlight; can irritate airways at high levels. Bar is scaled to 130 µg/m³, where the "poor" band starts.
PM10 Good 5.0µg/m³ Coarse particles from dust, sea spray and traffic. Bar is scaled to 50 µg/m³, where the "poor" band starts.
PM2.5 Good 4.6µg/m³ Fine particles that reach deep into the lungs. Bar is scaled to 25 µg/m³, where the "poor" band starts.

Bands follow the European Air Quality Index; the day's index is its worst hour, each pollutant its daily mean. Air quality from CAMS.

Weather & marine data by Open-Meteo.com (CC BY 4.0) · times are Raccoon Key Spit local time.

Tidal coefficient · September

Bigger coefficients mean larger tides and stronger currents
Saturday 5 September 48 Low

Morning 41 · afternoon 48

Month range 20 – 104

Heights this month span -3.9 ft to 4.3 ft above the chart datum

Biggest tides: 9–12 Sep (coef 104) · Quietest stretch: 18–19 Sep (coef 20)

September 2026 — hover, tap or arrow-key a bar to read that day

Very high High Average Low

A larger coefficient means a wider gap between high and low water, so the strongest currents run along the sea bed. Tidal range also shifts with the weather — check the wind and swell before you head out.

Swell

From ESE (122°) · 5.3 s period
Most frequent waves 0.7 ft About half the significant height — what you will see most of the time.
Significant height 1.6 ft The standard forecast figure — roughly 1 wave in 7 runs higher, on a 5.3 second period.
Maximum waves 3.3 ft The odd crest reaches this — allow for it before heading into exposed water.
Swell height 0 – 3.3 ft scale 00:00 · 06:00 · 12:00 · 18:00 · 24:00
0 h 1.6 ft 5 s ESE
2 h 1.6 ft 5 s ESE
4 h 1.6 ft 5 s ESE
6 h 1.6 ft 5 s ESE
8 h 1.3 ft 5 s ESE
10 h 1.3 ft 5 s ESE
12 h 1.3 ft 6 s ESE
14 h 1.3 ft 6 s ESE
16 h 1.3 ft 5 s ESE
18 h 1.3 ft 5 s SE
20 h 1.6 ft 4 s SE
22 h 1.6 ft 4 s SE
24 h 1.6 ft 4 s SE

These figures describe the swell out in open water. Closer to the beach the waves shift with the shape of the coastline and the seabed, though in most spots they end up broadly similar.

Solunar

Feeding windows from the moon's transit, rise and set — the free solunar rating for Raccoon Key Spit.

Best fishing times today

Fair

Solunar theory rates today a fair day for fishing at Raccoon Key Spit — plan around the major and minor periods below.

Minor Average activity

12:19 AM – 1:19 AM

Moonrise

Major Peak activity

7:21 AM – 9:21 AM

Moon overhead (lunar transit)

Overlaps sunrise or sunset
Minor Average activity

3:22 PM – 4:22 PM

Moonset

Major Peak activity

7:53 PM – 9:53 PM

Moon underfoot (opposing transit)

Overlaps sunrise or sunset
Major period Minor period Daylight

Major periods track the moon's transit and opposing transit and run about two hours; minor periods open at moonrise and moonset and last about an hour. When a period lands on sunrise or sunset, activity climbs higher still — and that overlap happens today.

Moon

Saturday 5 September
Last quarter 35% illuminated · 23.6 days old Moonrise 00:49 · Moonset 15:52 · transit 08:21 Visible for 15h 02m
rise 00:49 · 57° ENE set 15:52 · 303° WNW transit 08:21
10 SEP New Moon 11:26 PM in 5 days
18 SEP First Quarter 4:43 PM in 13 days
26 SEP Full Moon 12:49 PM in 21 days
03 OCT Last Quarter 9:25 AM in 28 days

Planner

When to go this week, and which days of September are worth the drive.

Bite windows

Saturday 5 September

Fish feed hardest when the water starts moving — plan around the hour before and after each tide turn, and doubly so where a turn meets a solunar major period.

High tide turn

02:10 – 04:10

Water peaks at 03:10 then starts to fall.

Prime window

08:20 – 10:20

Tide turn overlaps a major solunar period — the best bite of the day.

High tide turn

15:00 – 17:00

Water peaks at 16:00 then starts to fall.

Prime window

21:20 – 23:20

Tide turn overlaps a major solunar period — the best bite of the day.

Best days in September

Ranked by tidal coefficient — pick a day to load it.

Quietest stretch: 18–19 Sep (coef 20)

Astronomical observation · moon, sun and Earth

today, 5 September 2026
Moon Distance Earth–Moon 368,756km Angular diameter 0° 33′
Sun Distance Earth–Sun 150,816,691km Angular diameter 0° 32′

Daylight & twilight

Station local time
Golden hour, blue hour and twilight times at Raccoon Key Spit today, morning and evening.
LightMorningEvening
Golden hourSoft, warm light — the photographer's window 6:49 AM – 7:36 AM 7:11 PM – 7:58 PM
Blue hourDeep even blue just past the sun 6:39 AM – 6:49 AM 7:58 PM – 8:08 PM
Civil twilightBright enough to work without lights 6:39 AM – 7:04 AM 7:44 PM – 8:08 PM
Nautical twilightHorizon still visible at sea 6:11 AM – 6:39 AM 8:08 PM – 8:37 PM
Astronomical twilightThe last trace of sunlight 5:41 AM – 6:11 AM 8:37 PM – 9:06 PM

Lighting the Earth at this moment

5:41 AM UTC−4 · 5 September 2026 · equirectangular, 180°W → 180°E
Day and night world map showing where Raccoon Key Spit sits right now

The bright band marks where the Sun stands overhead right now; the pin is Raccoon Key Spit. As the Earth turns, the day-and-night line sweeps westward and this map refreshes with the local clock.

Tide table

September 2026
Tide times, heights, coefficient and fishing activity for every day of September 2026 at Raccoon Key Spit.
Day Moon Sun 1st tide 2nd tide 3rd tide 4th tide Coefficient Activity
1 Tue 78% illuminated · waning Sunrise7:02 AM Sunset7:48 PM 5:30 AM -3.6 ft low tide 11:50 AM 3.6 ft high tide 6:10 PM -3.3 ft low tide 71 · High Fair
2 Wed 69% illuminated · waning Sunrise7:02 AM Sunset7:47 PM 12:00 AM 3.0 ft high tide 6:20 AM -3.6 ft low tide 12:40 PM 3.6 ft high tide 7:00 PM -3.0 ft low tide 56 · Average Fair
3 Thu 58% illuminated · waning Sunrise7:03 AM Sunset7:46 PM 1:00 AM 2.6 ft high tide 7:10 AM -3.3 ft low tide 1:40 PM 3.3 ft high tide 8:10 PM -2.6 ft low tide 40 · Low Slow
4 Fri 46% illuminated · waning Sunrise7:03 AM Sunset7:45 PM 2:00 AM 2.3 ft high tide 8:10 AM -3.3 ft low tide 2:50 PM 3.3 ft high tide 9:10 PM -2.6 ft low tide 34 · Low Slow
5 Sat 35% illuminated · waning Sunrise7:04 AM Sunset7:44 PM 3:10 AM 2.0 ft high tide 9:20 AM -3.0 ft low tide 4:00 PM 3.3 ft high tide 10:20 PM -2.6 ft low tide 48 · Low Fair
6 Sun 24% illuminated · waning Sunrise7:04 AM Sunset7:42 PM 4:20 AM 2.0 ft high tide 10:30 AM -3.3 ft low tide 5:10 PM 3.6 ft high tide 11:30 PM -3.0 ft low tide 64 · Average Slow
7 Mon 15% illuminated · waning Sunrise7:05 AM Sunset7:41 PM 5:30 AM 2.3 ft high tide 11:40 AM -3.3 ft low tide 6:10 PM 3.9 ft high tide 79 · High Fair
8 Tue 8% illuminated · waning Sunrise7:06 AM Sunset7:40 PM 12:30 AM -3.3 ft low tide 6:30 AM 3.0 ft high tide 12:40 PM -3.6 ft low tide 7:00 PM 3.9 ft high tide 91 · Very high Excellent
9 Wed 3% illuminated · waning Sunrise7:06 AM Sunset7:38 PM 1:20 AM -3.6 ft low tide 7:30 AM 3.3 ft high tide 1:40 PM -3.9 ft low tide 8:00 PM 4.3 ft high tide 100 · Very high Excellent
10 Thu 0% illuminated · waning Sunrise7:07 AM Sunset7:37 PM 2:10 AM -3.9 ft low tide 8:20 AM 3.6 ft high tide 2:30 PM -3.9 ft low tide 8:40 PM 4.3 ft high tide 104 · Very high Excellent
11 Fri 0% illuminated · waxing Sunrise7:07 AM Sunset7:36 PM 2:50 AM -3.9 ft low tide 9:10 AM 3.9 ft high tide 3:10 PM -3.9 ft low tide 9:30 PM 3.9 ft high tide 102 · Very high Excellent
12 Sat 3% illuminated · waxing Sunrise7:08 AM Sunset7:35 PM 3:40 AM -3.9 ft low tide 9:50 AM 3.9 ft high tide 4:00 PM -3.9 ft low tide 10:10 PM 3.6 ft high tide 96 · Very high Excellent
13 Sun 7% illuminated · waxing Sunrise7:08 AM Sunset7:33 PM 4:20 AM -3.9 ft low tide 10:40 AM 3.9 ft high tide 4:50 PM -3.6 ft low tide 10:50 PM 3.3 ft high tide 86 · High Excellent
14 Mon 14% illuminated · waxing Sunrise7:09 AM Sunset7:32 PM 5:00 AM -3.6 ft low tide 11:20 AM 3.6 ft high tide 5:30 PM -3.3 ft low tide 11:30 PM 2.6 ft high tide 73 · High Fair
15 Tue 21% illuminated · waxing Sunrise7:10 AM Sunset7:31 PM 5:40 AM -3.3 ft low tide 12:00 PM 3.3 ft high tide 6:20 PM -2.6 ft low tide 59 · Average Fair
16 Wed 30% illuminated · waxing Sunrise7:10 AM Sunset7:30 PM 12:10 AM 2.3 ft high tide 6:20 AM -3.0 ft low tide 12:40 PM 3.0 ft high tide 7:00 PM -2.3 ft low tide 44 · Low Fair
17 Thu 39% illuminated · waxing Sunrise7:11 AM Sunset7:28 PM 1:00 AM 2.0 ft high tide 7:10 AM -2.6 ft low tide 1:30 PM 2.6 ft high tide 8:00 PM -2.0 ft low tide 30 · Low Fair
18 Fri 48% illuminated · waxing Sunrise7:11 AM Sunset7:27 PM 1:50 AM 1.6 ft high tide 8:00 AM -2.3 ft low tide 2:30 PM 2.6 ft high tide 8:50 PM -2.0 ft low tide 20 · Low Slow
19 Sat 58% illuminated · waxing Sunrise7:12 AM Sunset7:26 PM 2:40 AM 1.6 ft high tide 8:50 AM -2.3 ft low tide 3:20 PM 2.6 ft high tide 9:50 PM -2.0 ft low tide 24 · Low Slow
20 Sun 67% illuminated · waxing Sunrise7:13 AM Sunset7:24 PM 3:40 AM 1.6 ft high tide 9:50 AM -2.3 ft low tide 4:20 PM 2.6 ft high tide 10:40 PM -2.0 ft low tide 38 · Low Fair
21 Mon 76% illuminated · waxing Sunrise7:13 AM Sunset7:23 PM 4:40 AM 1.6 ft high tide 10:50 AM -2.3 ft low tide 5:10 PM 2.6 ft high tide 11:30 PM -2.3 ft low tide 52 · Average Slow
22 Tue 83% illuminated · waxing Sunrise7:14 AM Sunset7:22 PM 5:30 AM 2.0 ft high tide 11:40 AM -2.6 ft low tide 6:00 PM 3.0 ft high tide 66 · Average Fair
23 Wed 90% illuminated · waxing Sunrise7:14 AM Sunset7:20 PM 12:20 AM -2.6 ft low tide 6:20 AM 2.3 ft high tide 12:30 PM -3.0 ft low tide 6:40 PM 3.3 ft high tide 80 · High Good
24 Thu 95% illuminated · waxing Sunrise7:15 AM Sunset7:19 PM 1:00 AM -3.0 ft low tide 7:00 AM 3.0 ft high tide 1:10 PM -3.3 ft low tide 7:20 PM 3.3 ft high tide 91 · Very high Excellent
25 Fri 99% illuminated · waxing Sunrise7:15 AM Sunset7:18 PM 1:40 AM -3.3 ft low tide 7:40 AM 3.3 ft high tide 1:50 PM -3.3 ft low tide 8:00 PM 3.6 ft high tide 99 · Very high Excellent
26 Sat 100% illuminated · waxing Sunrise7:16 AM Sunset7:17 PM 2:20 AM -3.6 ft low tide 8:30 AM 3.6 ft high tide 2:40 PM -3.6 ft low tide 8:40 PM 3.6 ft high tide 102 · Very high Excellent
27 Sun 99% illuminated · waning Sunrise7:17 AM Sunset7:15 PM 2:50 AM -3.9 ft low tide 9:10 AM 3.9 ft high tide 3:20 PM -3.6 ft low tide 9:30 PM 3.6 ft high tide 101 · Very high Excellent
28 Mon 95% illuminated · waning Sunrise7:17 AM Sunset7:14 PM 3:40 AM -3.9 ft low tide 9:50 AM 4.3 ft high tide 4:10 PM -3.6 ft low tide 10:10 PM 3.3 ft high tide 95 · Very high Excellent
29 Tue 89% illuminated · waning Sunrise7:18 AM Sunset7:13 PM 4:20 AM -3.9 ft low tide 10:40 AM 4.3 ft high tide 5:00 PM -3.6 ft low tide 11:00 PM 3.0 ft high tide 84 · High Fair
30 Wed 81% illuminated · waning Sunrise7:18 AM Sunset7:12 PM 5:10 AM -3.9 ft low tide 11:30 AM 3.9 ft high tide 5:50 PM -3.3 ft low tide 11:50 PM 2.6 ft high tide 71 · High Fair

Biggest tides: 9–12 Sep (coef 104) · Quietest stretch: 18–19 Sep (coef 20) · Morning 41 · afternoon 48. Predicted levels run between -3.9 ft and 4.3 ft this month.

Heights are metres above the station's chart datum, so the biggest tides can dip just below zero. Every time shown is Raccoon Key Spit local time, with daylight saving already applied.

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Fishing sites near Raccoon Key Spit

this station in gold · nearby stations in green

Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.

All Georgia locations

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Frequently asked questions

Tides, coefficients and fishing times for Raccoon Key Spit, explained.

What time is high tide in Raccoon Key Spit today?

High water at Raccoon Key Spit today is at 03:10 and 16:00. The full list of high and low tide times is in the table above and refreshes every day.

Is today a good day to fish in Raccoon Key Spit?

Based on solunar theory the fishing rating today is Fair. The strongest windows are the major periods around the lunar transit, which often line up with sunrise and sunset.

What is the tidal coefficient and why does it matter?

The coefficient runs from 0 to 120 and measures the tidal range — today it is 48 (Low). Higher numbers mean stronger currents and a bigger gap between high and low water, which matters for fishing, diving and boating.

When are sunrise and sunset in Raccoon Key Spit today?

The sun rises at 07:04 and sets at 19:44 local time, giving 12h 40m of daylight.

What is the water temperature in Raccoon Key Spit today?

The sea surface at Raccoon Key Spit is around 29.6°C right now. Water temperature sets the pace of fish metabolism, so the hourly strip above is worth a glance — even a small shift can change where fish hold and how actively they feed.

How big are the waves in Raccoon Key Spit today?

The significant wave height at Raccoon Key Spit is currently 0.5 m with a period of 5.3 s between crests. Individual sets can stack up to roughly twice that height, so allow a margin at exposed marks and anchorages.

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Estimates for planning only — not for navigation or safety-critical use. · 51.254.44.216/us/georgia/raccoon-key-spit