Big Lagoon Inlet - Florida, United States
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Big Lagoon Inlet


Location
City Pensacola
State Florida
Country United States




Navigation
Latitude 30° 19" 50'
Longitude -87° 19" 12'
Format DD DMS
Body of water Pansacola Bay to Big Lagoon
Current Conditions
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Temperature: 62F
Dewpoint: 62F

Overcast
High: 68F
Low: 49F

Partly Cloudy
High: 72F
Low: 49F

Clear
High: 70F
Low: 49F

Partly Cloudy

Introduction:
Located just to port (west) after arriving from the Gulf of Mexico through the Pensacola Bay Inlet, the cut into Big Lagoon passes between the mainland to the north and Robertson Island to the south. The image above is a view from the east looking west over the cut between Robertson Island (left) and Sherman Cove to the right (north). The inlet channel and the numerous daybeacons and nun buoys that mark its edges can be seen along the pass. Off in the distance to the right (north), the piers for Rod and Reel and Southwind marinas can be seen.

Navigating the Water:
Arriving from the east via Pensacola Bay, set a course to pick up green nun buoy “1,” which is located in the vicinity of waypoint 30 20.060N 87 18.617W. Once you have arrived in the area of the waypoint and picked up green nun buoy “1” (red nun buoy “2” is just north of the green nun), steer west on an approximate heading of 255 degrees magnetic for about a half-mile until you pick up red nun buoy “6” on the north side of the channel, making sure to honor green nun buoy “3,” which marks a three-foot shoal along the way.

From red nun buoy “6,” you can set an approximate course of 251 degrees magnetic for about .8 mile until you reach flashing green “7” on the west side of Robertson Island into Big Lagoon. For dockage, the Southwind and Rod and Reel marinas are located behind Trout Point on the north shore of Big Lagoon about a mile a way to the west from Robertson Island.

Local Notices to Mariners:
Local Notices to Mariners are now exclusively available online from the U.S. Coast Guard.