Is There Red Tide in South Walton, Florida on 30A Beaches?

I just read in NWFL daily news that there are traces of it showing up in Walton County.

Just came back from the beach at Watersound and there are dead fish everywhere.....noticed it in the air yesterday.

I just read in NWFL daily news that there are traces of it showing up in Walton County.

Yes - affected us yesterday in Seaside.

Just came back from the beach at Watersound and there are dead fish everywhere.....noticed it in the air yesterday.

Do you have any photos so we can see the extent of it?

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Red Tide is definitely here. Went to WaterColor yesterday and walking over to the FOOW restaurant, I suddenly felt it in my throat, tasted and smelled it all at once. It is very distinctive. Coughing fits until I went indoors. Seems to be low level at this point.

Yes. At Seaside we started coughing yesterday as have others. Alright on bikes this am. Alright at pool. Had to leave beach. Suspected red tide. Walked over to beach before heading to 45 Central paella night, coughing. But not a hurricane. We will adapt. Ellen

We were at Grayton Beach State Park today and had the cough and irritated throat.

Hi there, just popping in here to see if there has been any conversation about red tide. We had a beach vacation ruined at Sanibel in August because of red tide. I was also sick for 3 weeks after due to the respiratory stuff. We planned a trip for next Friday through Tuesday in hopes of redeeming that awful trip. Then I see one of my friend’s Instagram pics and she is showing dead fish. I am borderline freaking out. It’s our anniversary as well. Can someone tell me if we are dealing with the respiratory stuff only or if also dealing with dead fish and how bad it is??? I wish I had purchased trip insurance. It was beyond HORRIBLE in SW FL and I will just be so upset if it ruins this trip too. We are staying in Seacrest. Help??

IMO not bad at all. I haen't noticed it but once last week when the surf was up with a breeze off the Gulf. I've been out every day since and haven't noticed it. The water has been pretty calm and clear. The beaches were pretty crowded also.

Keep an eye here for reports and don't freak.

IMO not bad at all. I haen't noticed it but once last week when the surf was up with a breeze off the Gulf. I've been out every day since and haven't noticed it. The water has been pretty calm and clear. The beaches were pretty crowded also.

Keep an eye here for reports and don't freak.

Agree. Same thing at Grayton Beach. One or two days last week where you could tell that it was there and no hint of it this weekend. Hope it stays that way.

I have the same concerns as mrshammel and also plan to stay on 30A this week. I read today that Panama City Beach had medium concentrations of red tide. We stayed in Seagrove in October 2007, when red tide was present. I started coughing as soon as I got out of the car at the beach house. At that time, I coughed even at the mall. It wasn't just beachside. The cough lingered for several weeks after I returned home. Please keep us updated on how 30A is affected. I've been subscribing to the Florida Wildlife and Fisheries weekly reports since 2007, but another report won't be out until Wednesday afternoon. Thank you.

I agree with the two other reports. Mild and infrequent. We will keep posting what we see and feel.

There are reports from Panama City Beach to Pinnacle Port that yesterday, the symptoms were "medium concentrations". I hate being the bearer of bad news, but:

https://www.facebook.com/barbara.wh...7Nt_ymrB8dLy6Wot_FoBAUnUTOSyJS6eM&__tn__=lC-R

IMO not bad at all. I haen't noticed it but once last week when the surf was up with a breeze off the Gulf. I've been out every day since and haven't noticed it. The water has been pretty calm and clear. The beaches were pretty crowded also.

Keep an eye here for reports and don't freak.

THANK YOU!!!!

Agree. Same thing at Grayton Beach. One or two days last week where you could tell that it was there and no hint of it this weekend. Hope it stays that way.

My biggest concern honestly is not the respiratory it’s the dead sea life. I can handle the air. It’s the death. After being at Sanibel and unable to go to the beach because of the swath of death for miles I can take the lesser of the two evils. With PCB having medium concentrations it’s really scary that it could creep down to Seacrest. Praying my heart out.

There are reports from Panama City Beach to Pinnacle Port that yesterday, the symptoms were "medium concentrations". I hate being the bearer of bad news, but:

https://www.facebook.com/barbara.wh...7Nt_ymrB8dLy6Wot_FoBAUnUTOSyJS6eM&__tn__=lC-R

This was my concern — worried the death could creep down 30a.

IMO not bad at all. I haen't noticed it but once last week when the surf was up with a breeze off the Gulf. I've been out every day since and haven't noticed it. The water has been pretty calm and clear. The beaches were pretty crowded also.

Keep an eye here for reports and don't freak.

Awesome!

Could an "insider" tell us the direction of how the movements usually occur? East or west? Talked to someone who was in Destin yesterday who said air was fine there and not even a jellyfish on the beach.

Could an "insider" tell us the direction of how the movements usually occur? East or west? Talked to someone who was in Destin yesterday who said air was fine there and not even a jellyfish on the beach.

In my experience, it's pretty unpredictable. A good sourc of information is FWC:
Red Tide - Statewide Status

My brother is a marine biologist, and he said the outlook was a steady wind towards the east, for a while, and this would most likely keep it closer to Panama City Beach and away from Walton beaches. If you can monitor the wind direction, you most likely can avoid it.

There is only one day last week that I noticed the red ride in the air.

My brother is a marine biologist, and he said the outlook was a steady wind towards the east, for a while, and this would most likely keep it closer to Panama City Beach and away from Walton beaches. If you can monitor the wind direction, you most likely can avoid it.

Thank you!!!

We just returned from Seagrove and were in the gulf, literally each day 9/12 - 9/17. Having never experienced red tide, I didn't notice anything. The fish were very much alive and kept after our feet and legs so much I had to get out of the water.

That said when we left on 9/18 my husband was not feeling well at all (it was crazy hot and humid all week and the beds in our house were hard as rocks so we didn't sleep well - we figured it was that combination) and he has developed a nasty, wet cough. He ran a low-grade fever for about a day if that. Now he feels okay but the bad cough lingers. We heard about red tide in the area on our last day (after we had already been in the gulf that morning of course) and he jokingly said he's got the red tide. I didn't think so but maybe he is right?

We just returned from Seagrove and were in the gulf, literally each day 9/12 - 9/17. Having never experienced red tide, I didn't notice anything. The fish were very much alive and kept after our feet and legs so much I had to get out of the water.

That said when we left on 9/18 my husband was not feeling well at all (it was crazy hot and humid all week and the beds in our house were hard as rocks so we didn't sleep well - we figured it was that combination) and he has developed a nasty, wet cough. He ran a low-grade fever for about a day if that. Now he feels okay but the bad cough lingers. We heard about red tide in the area on our last day (after we had already been in the gulf that morning of course) and he jokingly said he's got the red tide. I didn't think so but maybe he is right?

Very possible.