Destin
The World's Luckiest Fishing Village, on East Pass.
- Population
- 13,931 (2020 census)
- Incorporated
- 1984
- Fishing Rodeo
- Every October since 1948
- Tides
- One high, one low a day
Then
- 1845–1850
Leonard Destin, a fishing captain from New London, Connecticut, settles on the peninsula. He and his descendants fish these waters for decades, and the town takes his name.
- 1948
The first Destin Fishing Rodeo is held. It has run every October since.
- 1984
Destin incorporates as a city.
Now
Destin calls itself the World's Luckiest Fishing Village and claims the largest fishing fleet in Florida. East Pass, Choctawhatchee Bay's only outlet to the Gulf, has to be dredged often to stay open.
The beaches are known for some of the whitest sand in the world and emerald green water. Fort Walton Beach lies to the west, where Santa Rosa Sound meets the bay.
On the water
From NOAA's predictions for East Pass (Destin), FL over the next 344 days. Heights are in feet above mean lower low water (MLLW).
- Pattern
- Usually one high and one low a day
- Typical daily range
- 0.6 ft
- Biggest swing
- 1.1 ft on Nov 26
- Smallest swing
- 0.1 ft on Feb 22
- Highest high
- 1.0 ft, Oct 30 at 1:36 AM
- Lowest low
- −0.3 ft, Jan 21 at 8:13 AM
8 tide stations around Destin
- East Pass (Destin)1.0 mi
- Okaloosa Island5.8 mi
- Shalimar, Garnier Bayou6.1 mi
- Valparaiso7.6 mi
- Rocky Bayou, Choctawhatchee Bay8.4 mi
- Mary Esther, Santa Rosa Sound9.3 mi
- Driftwood Point, Choctawhatchee Bay10.0 mi
- Harris, The Narrows14.1 mi