Shearwater Beach

Ocean Springs, Mississippi · Gulf coast

Water temperature, waves, wind and tides at Shearwater Beach in Ocean Springs, Mississippi, with where every number comes from and how old it is.

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Right now at Shearwater Beach

Water
70°F (21°C)
Waves
0.7 ft (0.2 m) every 2 seconds, measured and modeled
Wind
9 mph (14 km/h) from the north, gusts to 13 mph
Air
60°F (16°C)

As of 9:45 AM local time, from NOAA forecast models and nearby stations. The full day, hour by hour, is on the conditions page.

Low tides in daylight at Shearwater Beach

  • Today: 10:36 AM, −0.1 ft (lowest)
  • Saturday, Nov 14: 11:35 AM, 0.0 ft
  • Sunday, Nov 15: 12:18 PM, 0.1 ft
  • Monday, Nov 16: 12:51 PM, 0.2 ft
  • Tuesday, Nov 17: 1:15 PM, 0.4 ft

Predicted by NOAA for Ocean Springs, 0.7 miles (1.1 km) away. Heights are above mean lower low water, so a minus tide is below 0 ft. Sunrise and sunset are calculated for the beach; times are local.

Highest tides ahead at Shearwater Beach

  • Nov 24–26: up to 2.4 ft (Wed, Nov 25, 10:15 PM); lowest daylight low ahead −0.7 ft (Wed, Nov 25, 8:15 AM)
  • Nov 28: up to 2.3 ft (Sat, Nov 28, 12:02 AM); lowest daylight low ahead −0.4 ft (Sat, Nov 28, 11:14 AM)
  • Dec 21–25: up to 2.4 ft (Wed, Dec 23, 9:19 PM); lowest daylight low ahead −0.7 ft (Thu, Dec 24, 8:24 AM)
  • Jan 18–21: up to 2.3 ft (Wed, Jan 20, 8:10 PM); lowest daylight low ahead −0.6 ft (Thu, Jan 21, 7:41 AM)

The days NOAA predicts the highest tides at Ocean Springs between now and March 2, often called king tides, with the lowest low tide still ahead in daylight on those days. Heights are in feet above mean lower low water; times are local.

What Ebbward shows here

Water temperature
From NOAA models and satellite sea surface temperature, or a measured reading when a station or buoy nearby reports one.
Waves and wind
Modeled at this beach's own forecast point offshore, hour by hour for seven days. Waves breaking at the shore can be bigger or smaller.
Tides
NOAA tide predictions from Ocean Springs, 0.7 miles (1.1 km) away.
Nearest NOAA buoy
ORANGE BEACH - 44 NM SE of Mobile, AL, 79 miles (127 km) away.
Facing
West (269°), which decides whether the wind is onshore or offshore here.
Underwater visibility
Unreported until someone who was in the water today shares a report.

Before you go in

Ebbward describes ocean conditions; it is not a safety rating and can't tell you whether to swim. Check posted flags, ask a lifeguard, and read the National Weather Service forecast.

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