Today on Amelia Island
Live tide chart, sunrise and sunset times, water temperature and the sky for Amelia Island and Fernandina Beach, read against what you are actually trying to do today. Readings come from the NOAA tide station at Fernandina Beach, the U.S. Naval Observatory and the National Weather Service, and they refresh through the day.
Reading the tide, sun and sky…
Fetching today's readings…
Sun and tide, by the day
Sunrise, sunset and the day's high and low water for Amelia Island and Fernandina Beach. Sun times are calculated; tides are NOAA's predictions for the Fernandina Beach station, so a hard wind can still move the real water a few inches either way.
| Day | Sunrise | Sunset | High and low water |
|---|---|---|---|
| SundaySep 20 | 7:13 AM | 7:25 PM | High 4:01 AM, 4:43 PM Low 10:03 AM, 11:03 PM |
| MondaySep 21 | 7:14 AM | 7:24 PM | High 4:58 AM, 5:38 PM Low 10:57 AM, 11:51 PM |
| TuesdaySep 22 | 7:14 AM | 7:23 PM | High 5:53 AM, 6:30 PM Low 11:50 AM |
| WednesdaySep 23 | 7:15 AM | 7:22 PM | High 6:46 AM, 7:17 PM Low 12:37 AM, 12:42 PM |
| ThursdaySep 24 | 7:15 AM | 7:20 PM | High 7:34 AM, 8:02 PM Low 1:21 AM, 1:32 PM |
| FridaySep 25 | 7:16 AM | 7:19 PM | High 8:19 AM, 8:44 PM Low 2:02 AM, 2:19 PM |
| SaturdaySep 26 | 7:17 AM | 7:18 PM | High 9:02 AM, 9:25 PM Low 2:42 AM, 3:04 PM |
| SundaySep 27 | 7:17 AM | 7:17 PM | High 9:46 AM, 10:08 PM Low 3:22 AM, 3:48 PM |
| MondaySep 28 | 7:18 AM | 7:15 PM | High 10:31 AM, 10:53 PM Low 4:02 AM, 4:34 PM |
| TuesdaySep 29 | 7:18 AM | 7:14 PM | High 11:19 AM, 11:41 PM Low 4:44 AM, 5:22 PM |
| WednesdaySep 30 | 7:19 AM | 7:13 PM | High 12:10 PM Low 5:29 AM, 6:14 PM |
| ThursdayOct 1 | 7:19 AM | 7:12 PM | High 12:32 AM, 1:04 PM Low 6:20 AM, 7:13 PM |
| FridayOct 2 | 7:20 AM | 7:10 PM | High 1:27 AM, 2:03 PM Low 7:18 AM, 8:17 PM |
| SaturdayOct 3 | 7:21 AM | 7:09 PM | High 2:28 AM, 3:09 PM Low 8:24 AM, 9:25 PM |
What are you trying to do?
Low tide widens the beach. High tide is what floats a kayak in the marsh creeks and puts water over the boat ramps. Fishing wants the water moving between the two, and golf ignores the tide completely and reads the sky instead.
Pick something above and I'll read the tide and the sky against it.
Tonight
The morning, by email
The 6 AM rundown
You just read today. Tomorrow's reaches you at 6 AM instead, so you do not have to come and look: the day's headlines, the tide in words, the beach called out when the rip current risk is up.
Once you know the tide
Longer, checked write-ups of the things this page only gives you the conditions for. Same local reading all of them, and the same checked directory behind the business ones.
- Red tide on Amelia Island Whether it is in the water right now, read from the state's own sampling, and what the levels mean for swimming and shellfish.
- Fishing charters on Amelia Island Inshore, nearshore and deep sea, and how to pick between them.
- Renting a bike, kayak or golf cart Who rents what, and which one suits the day you are having.
- Restaurants on Amelia Island Where to eat, grouped by the evening rather than the cuisine, including takeout.
- Horseback riding on Amelia Island Riding on the beach, and what the tide has to do with it.
- Home repair on Amelia Island Plumbers, electricians, AC, roofers and handymen, grouped by the job.
- Garage door repair For the days the island is not a holiday.
This is the check for a real defect: a session in July advised a 7 AM window at 9 PM. A page called Today has to know what time it is and stop offering a window once it has passed. Drag forward and watch the open windows close.