Station Name: Apalachicola
Data Source: NOAA Tides and Currents

Elevation Above Sea Level: 3 feet

Sensor Depth: -6 feet

Nearest Address:
81 Water St
Apalachicola, FL 32320
Franklin County

GPS Coordinates: 29.724444, -84.980556

Nearby Water Temperatures

Rip Current Statement issued January 31 at 1:45AM EST until February 1 at 1:00PM EST by NWS Tallahassee FL

Effective: Sat January 31, 2026, 1:45 AM
Expires: Sun February 1, 2026, 1:00 PM

* WHAT...Dangerous rip currents expected. * WHERE...Walton, Bay, and Franklin County Beaches. * WHEN...From Saturday morning through Sunday afternoon. * IMPACTS...Rip currents can sweep even the best swimmers away from shore into deeper water.

Swim near a lifeguard. If caught in a rip current, relax and float. Don't swim against the current. If able, swim in a direction following the shoreline. If unable to escape, face the shore and call or wave for help.

Freeze Warning issued February 1 at 11:56AM EST until February 2 at 9:00AM EST by NWS Tallahassee FL

Effective: Sun February 1, 2026, 11:56 AM
Expires: Sun February 1, 2026, 8:00 PM

* WHAT...For the Cold Weather Advisory, very cold wind chills as low as 16 expected. For the Freeze Warning for a hard freeze, sub-freezing temperatures as low as 20 expected. * WHERE...Portions of Big Bend and Panhandle Florida and south central and southwest Georgia. * WHEN...For the Cold Weather Advisory, from 8 PM EST /7 PM CST/ this evening to 10 AM EST /9 AM CST/ Monday. For the Freeze Warning, from midnight EST /11 PM CST/ tonight to 9 AM EST /8 AM CST/ Monday. * IMPACTS...Very cold temperatures can lead to hypothermia with prolonged exposure. Frost and freeze conditions could kill crops, other sensitive vegetation and possibly damage unprotected outdoor plumbing.

Use caution while traveling outside. Wear appropriate clothing, a hat, and gloves. Take steps now to protect tender plants from the cold. To prevent freezing and possible bursting of outdoor water pipes they should be wrapped, drained, or allowed to drip slowly. Those that have in-ground sprinkler systems should drain them and cover above-ground pipes to protect them from freezing.

Cold Weather Advisory issued February 1 at 11:56AM EST until February 2 at 10:00AM EST by NWS Tallahassee FL

Effective: Sun February 1, 2026, 11:56 AM
Expires: Sun February 1, 2026, 8:00 PM

* WHAT...For the Cold Weather Advisory, very cold wind chills as low as 16 expected. For the Freeze Warning for a hard freeze, sub-freezing temperatures as low as 20 expected. * WHERE...Portions of Big Bend and Panhandle Florida and south central and southwest Georgia. * WHEN...For the Cold Weather Advisory, from 8 PM EST /7 PM CST/ this evening to 10 AM EST /9 AM CST/ Monday. For the Freeze Warning, from midnight EST /11 PM CST/ tonight to 9 AM EST /8 AM CST/ Monday. * IMPACTS...Very cold temperatures can lead to hypothermia with prolonged exposure. Frost and freeze conditions could kill crops, other sensitive vegetation and possibly damage unprotected outdoor plumbing.

Use caution while traveling outside. Wear appropriate clothing, a hat, and gloves. Take steps now to protect tender plants from the cold. To prevent freezing and possible bursting of outdoor water pipes they should be wrapped, drained, or allowed to drip slowly. Those that have in-ground sprinkler systems should drain them and cover above-ground pipes to protect them from freezing.

Cold Weather Advisory issued February 1 at 11:56AM EST until February 2 at 10:00AM EST by NWS Tallahassee FL

Effective: Sun February 1, 2026, 11:56 AM
Expires: Sun February 1, 2026, 8:00 PM

* WHAT...Very cold wind chills as low as 18 expected. * WHERE...Coastal Bay, Coastal Dixie, Coastal Franklin, Coastal Jefferson, Coastal Taylor, Coastal Wakulla, Coastal Gulf, and South Walton Counties. * WHEN...From 8 PM EST /7 PM CST/ this evening to 10 AM EST /9 AM CST/ Monday. * IMPACTS...Very cold temperatures can lead to hypothermia with prolonged exposure.

Use caution while traveling outside. Wear appropriate clothing, a hat, and gloves.

Rip Current Statement issued January 31 at 1:45AM EST until February 1 at 1:00PM EST by NWS Tallahassee FL

Effective: Sat January 31, 2026, 1:45 AM
Expires: Sun February 1, 2026, 1:00 PM

* WHAT...For the High Rip Current Risk, dangerous rip currents expected. For the High Surf Advisory, large breaking waves of 5 to 7 feet expected in the surf zone. * WHERE...Gulf County Beaches. * WHEN...For the High Rip Current Risk, from Saturday morning through Sunday afternoon. For the High Surf Advisory, from 11 AM EST /10 AM CST/ Saturday to 7 AM EST /6 AM CST/ Sunday. * IMPACTS...Dangerous swimming and surfing conditions and localized beach erosion. Rip currents can sweep even the best swimmers away from shore into deeper water.

Inexperienced swimmers should remain out of the water due to dangerous surf conditions. Swim near a lifeguard. If caught in a rip current, relax and float. Don't swim against the current. If able, swim in a direction following the shoreline. If unable to escape, face the shore and call or wave for help.

Rip Current Statement issued February 1 at 12:01PM EST until February 2 at 1:00AM EST by NWS Tallahassee FL

Effective: Sun February 1, 2026, 12:01 PM
Expires: Mon February 2, 2026, 1:00 AM

* WHAT...Dangerous rip currents. * WHERE...West-facing Gulf County Beaches. * WHEN...Through late tonight. * IMPACTS...Rip currents can sweep even the best swimmers away from shore into deeper water.

Swim near a lifeguard. If caught in a rip current, relax and float. Don't swim against the current. If able, swim in a direction following the shoreline. If unable to escape, face the shore and call or wave for help.