Forgotten Coast
Apalachicola River Cam
Live view of the Apalachicola riverfront, from the Chamber of Commerce feed.
Apalachicola Riverfront · Apalachicola Bay Chamber · Apalachicola
Right now at Apalachicola
- Air temp
- 60°F
- Wind
- NNW 8 mph
- Sky
- clear
- Next tide
- High 1:30 AM tomorrow
Today runs 58–77°F with a 0% chance of rain. Sunset is at 5:48 PM.
Conditions from Open-Meteo and NOAA, refreshed through the day. The camera itself is a live feed from its operator.
Which fish look best today at Apalachicola
The same day scores differently for each fish: water temperature, wind, tide and seas count differently for a snook than for a sheepshead. Today’s read for Apalachicola, species by species.
Best bet: Spanish mackerel.
- Spanish mackerel87Prime
75°F water is right in the Spanish mackerel range.
Wind: 7 mph N, gusts 21
Better Mon: 93
Where to look
Open runs along beaches and passes, on clean, moving water.
Best Spanish mackerel spots today → - Spotted seatrout84Prime
75°F water is right in the trout range.
Wind: 7 mph N, gusts 21
Better Tue: 91
Where to look
Grass flats and pothole edges; deeper holes and canals when it's cold.
Best trout spots today → - Redfish82Prime
75°F water is right in the redfish range.
Wind: 7 mph N, gusts 21
Better Mon: 89
Where to look
Oyster bars, grass flats and mangrove shorelines; they push shallow on a rising tide.
Best redfish spots today → - Tarpon80Prime
75°F water is cool for tarpon; the bite builds as it warms toward 76°F. Warming water is lifting it toward the sweet spot.
- Sheepshead77Good
75°F water is a little warm for sheepshead; the bite starts to ease. Still warming, which pushes it further past the range.
Wind: 7 mph N, gusts 21
Better Tue: 84
Where to look
Pilings, docks, oyster bars and rock — anything that grows barnacles.
Best sheepshead spots today →
Scores conditions for each fish, not where they are or when a run starts. Water temperature is today’s reading applied to the whole week, so a cold front further out won’t show here until the water follows. Temperature ranges are rules of thumb for Florida inshore water.
About Apalachicola
Apalachicola sits where the largest river system in the Panhandle meets the bay, and the town is still built around that — shrimp boats and oyster skiffs tied along the working riverfront, tin-roofed warehouses behind them. That freshwater push over miles of oyster bar and marsh grass is what built the estuary's reputation, and the bay's oyster fishery is slowly coming back from its collapse under close management. The river view here shows working water rather than beach: boat traffic, the height and color of the river, and how hard the current is running.
What this camera is good for
- River level and how stained the water is after rain
- Working boat traffic on the waterfront
- Weather over the bay before crossing to St. George
- Sunset over the river
The Chamber's own feed is served without HTTPS, which browsers block on a secure page — this opens the Forgotten Coast page that carries the same stream.
Full conditions for Apalachicola
Common questions
- Is the Apalachicola camera live?
- Yes — it streams on the operator's own site, and the link on this page always opens whichever stream is currently running.
- Does it cost anything to watch?
- No. Salty Forecast is completely free — no ads, no account, no paid tier, and nothing on this page is behind a sign-up.
- What are the tides at Apalachicola today?
- Today's high and low tide times for Apalachicola are on the tide chart page, drawn from the NOAA station at Apalachicola. Tide state changes what the beach looks like on camera — at low water the beach is at its widest.
- Why does the camera look hazy or dark?
- Live cameras sit outdoors: rain on the lens, salt spray, fog and low light all affect the picture. Night views are lit only by whatever is nearby. If the feed is down entirely, that is the operator's camera rather than this page — the conditions above still update.