Cinco Bayou: depth, boat ramps and water quality
Boat: 4 ramps and launches on file for this water.
Start here: Launch at Sea Way Boat Ramp At Cinco Bayou, 2 lanes, concrete.
The estuary
Cinco Bayou covers 335 acres in Florida, across Okaloosa County. It is an estuary: the deepest point measured is 28.5 feet (8.7 m). Our records hold 17 species for this water.
Depth: down to 28.5 ft at the deepest measured point
Deepest measured point: 28.5 ft (8.7 m). We hold 136 depth contours for this water, drawn from 571 soundings.
Water and conditions
Water clarity runs 2.8–14.5 feet on our readings, averaging 7.9 feet, from 327 readings. Water temperature averages 75°F across the year. The coldest single reading we hold is 50°F and the warmest is 91°F; the warmest monthly average is 87°F. pH averages 7.5. These readings span 2016–2025.
Monthly average water temperature: Jan 62°F · Feb 63°F · Mar 68°F · Apr 73°F · May 81°F · Jun 85°F · Jul 87°F · Aug 87°F · Sep 82°F · Oct 79°F · Nov 69°F · Dec 62°F
4 ramps and launches on this water
On this water we hold 4 trailer ramps.
- Sea Way Boat Ramp At Cinco Bayou — 2 lanes, concrete, parking for 13 trailers (paved), paid, open around the clock, dock, lit for night fishing, needs repair. Fort Walton Beach, City of Fort Walton Beach. Seaway Street, Fort Walton Beach 32548
- Garnier's Beach Park (No Parking for Trailers - Small Boats Only) — 1 lane, concrete, no fee, flush restrooms, lit for night fishing, restrooms, needs repair. Fort Walton Beach, City of Fort Walton Beach. 257 Beachview Drive NE, Fort Walton Beach 32547 · website myokaloosa.com/pw/parks/list
- Pocahontas Boat Ramp (No Parking - For Small Boats) — 1 lane, asphalt, no fee, daylight hours, needs repair. Fort Walton Beach, Okaloosa County. 565A Pocahontas Drive, Fort Walton Beach 32547 · website myokaloosa.com/pw/parks/list
- Water Street Boat Launch (No Parking - For Small Boats) — 1 lane, asphalt, no fee. Fort Walton Beach, Okaloosa County. 99 Water Street, Fort Walton Beach 32548 · website myokaloosa.com/pw/parks/list
Our ramp table for this water is not complete: there may be more.
What is hard here
Clarity swings from 2.8 to 14.5 feet between our readings — the water you meet is not the water someone photographed. Summer water sits at 87°F: heat and afternoon lightning are the real risks, not the fishing.
Where this data comes from
- NOAA NOS Hydro — NOAA NOS hydrographic survey archive: class A, a survey of the bottom.
- NOAA National Bathymetric Source (S-102 ed3.0.0) — NOAA S-102 bathymetric surfaces: contours: class A, a survey of the bottom.
- NOAA BlueTopo: class A, a survey of the bottom.
- NOAA ENC — NOAA Electronic Navigational Charts: depth contours: class A, a survey of the bottom.
- NOAA ENC — NOAA Electronic Navigational Charts: soundings: class A, a survey of the bottom.
