Conditions
On the water near Freeport today.
Tides
Santa Rosa, Hogtown Bayou, 8.7 mi away
- Today · High
- 8:01 am · 1.0 ft
- Today · Low
- 9:34 pm · 0.3 ft
- Mon, Oct 5 · High
- 8:53 am · 1.0 ft
- Mon, Oct 5 · Low
- 10:37 pm · 0.4 ft
NOAA predictions, feet above mean lower low water.
Marine forecast
National Weather Service
Eastern Choctawhatchee Bay
- Tonight
- East winds around 5 knots, becoming north late. Waves 1 foot or less. Smooth. A chance of thunderstorms. Showers.
- Monday
- Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves 1 foot or less. Light chop. A chance of thunderstorms. Showers likely, mainly in the morning.
Issued 7:41 pm CDT, Sun Oct 4
Western Choctawhatchee Bay
- Tonight
- East winds around 5 knots, becoming north late. Waves 1 foot or less. Smooth. A chance of thunderstorms. Showers.
- Monday
- Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves 1 foot or less. Light chop. A chance of thunderstorms. Showers likely, mainly in the morning.
Issued 7:41 pm CDT, Sun Oct 4
Coastal waters from Okaloosa-Walton County Line to Mexico Beach out 20 NM
- Rest of tonight
- Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet. Wave Detail: South 2 feet at 6 seconds. Protected waters a light chop. A chance of thunderstorms. Showers.
- Monday
- South winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming west in the afternoon. Seas around 2 feet. Wave Detail: South 2 feet at 6 seconds. Protected waters a light chop. A chance of thunderstorms. Showers.
Issued 7:09 pm CDT, Sun Oct 4
Sun and moon
- Sunrise
- 6:39 am
- Sunset
- 6:25 pm
- Moon
- Last quarter · 45% lit
Water temperature
Panama City Beach, 24.8 mi away
83°F at 9:48 pm
Red tide
No FWC samples were taken within 25 miles of Freeport in the past two weeks, so there is no recent reading here.
Eating your catch
Meals a week or a month, by water and fish, as the Florida Department of Health advises. “Women” means women who may become pregnant.
Basin Bayou
| Women, young children | Everyone else |
|---|---|
| Bluegill | |
| Women, young children: One per week | Everyone else: Two per week |
| Largemouth bass | |
| Women, young children: One per month | Everyone else: One per week |
Choctawhatchee River and tributaries
| Women, young children | Everyone else |
|---|---|
| Bluegill | |
| Women, young children: One per month | Everyone else: Two per week |
| Flathead catfish | |
| Women, young children: One per month | Everyone else: One per week |
| Largemouth bass | |
| Women, young children: One per month | Everyone else: One per month |
| Redbreast sunfish | |
| Women, young children: One per month | Everyone else: One per week |
| Redear sunfish | |
| Women, young children: One per month | Everyone else: One per week |
| Spotted sunfish | |
| Women, young children: One per month | Everyone else: One per week |
| Warmouth | |
| Women, young children: One per month | Everyone else: One per week |
Juniper Lake
| Women, young children | Everyone else |
|---|---|
| Bluegill | |
| Women, young children: One per week | Everyone else: Two per week |
| Largemouth bass | |
| Women, young children: One per month | Everyone else: One per week |
| Redear sunfish | |
| Women, young children: One per week | Everyone else: Two per week |
Lake Jackson (Walton County)
| Women, young children | Everyone else |
|---|---|
| Largemouth bass | |
| Women, young children: Do not eat | Everyone else: One per month |
| Warmouth | |
| Women, young children: One per month | Everyone else: Two per week |
Summary for convenience; official FWC rules control. Not legal advice.
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