Longboats Key tide times

Longboat Key, FLLongboat KeyNOAA 8726089Tuesday, October 20 · EDTTue Oct 20Predictions onlyChange station
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Today at Longboats Key the next high tide is at 10:55 PM (1.6 ft). Tomorrow's first low is at 4:01 AM.

Estimated now
1.1 ft ↑
Rising 0.2 ft per hour
Next high
10:55 PM
In 3 h 34 min · 1.6 ft
Next low
4:01 AM
In 8 h 40 min · 1.5 ft
Tide range today
1.2 ft
Neap tides Thursday
Predictions only. No live gauge at this station.

Today's tide

Estimated curve between high and low timesNightHeight above MLLW
0 ft2 ftNOW 7:212:57 AMLow · 1.8 ft8:12 AMHigh · 1.8 ft4:03 PMLow · 0.6 ft10:55 PMHigh · 1.6 ft
Tide chart for Longboats Key, today. Low 1.8 ft at 2:57 AM, high 1.8 ft at 8:12 AM, low 0.6 ft at 4:03 PM, high 1.6 ft at 10:55 PM.

Heights and times are estimated from St. Petersburg, Tampa Bay using NOAA offsets. Only the high and low points are official; the curve between them is drawn by us.

Today's tides

ft above MLLW
  • Low2:57 AM1.8 ft
  • High8:12 AM1.8 ft
  • Low4:03 PM0.6 ft
  • High10:55 PM1.6 ft
Tide times for Longboats Key
TideTimeHeight
Low2:57 AM1.8 ft
High8:12 AM1.8 ft
Low4:03 PM0.6 ft
High10:55 PM1.6 ft
Sunrise
7:34 AM
First light 7:10
Sunset
6:58 PM
Last light 7:22
Moon
69%
Waxing gibbous
Tide range
1.2 ft
Mean 1.3 ft

Best windows today

Plan the week →
  • Fishing
    7:30 to 8:00 PM

    Today's best window (7:00 to 9:00 AM) has passed. Dawn light with the incoming tide around the 8:12 AM high. Second window 6:00 to 8:00 PM.

  • Tidepools & shelling
    No daylight low today

    No daylight low today. The next good one is Sunday at 7:00 AM.

  • Surfing
    Next: Thu 7:00 to 8:00 AM
    Earlier today: 11:00 AM to 1:00 PM

    Today's best window (11:00 AM to 1:00 PM) has passed.

  • Shallow boat launch
    Avoid 11:00 AM to 9:00 PM

    Under 1.5 ft around low water. Launch before 11:00 AM.

Plan the week

Moving water around the turn often fishes best. Local species and bait matter more than any chart.

Next 7 days

October calendar →
High and low tides for the next 7 days, heights in ft
DayTide 1Tide 2Tide 3Tide 4Range, ft
TodayTue 20L2:57a1.8H8:12a1.8L4:03p0.6H10:55p1.61.2
WedOct 21L4:01a1.5H9:36a1.8L4:43p0.7H11:06p1.71.1
ThuOct 22L4:51a1.2H10:41a1.8L5:16p0.9H11:16p1.81.0
FriOct 23L5:34a0.8H11:36a1.8L5:45p1.1H11:27p1.91.1
SatOct 24L6:16a0.5H12:28p1.8L6:09p1.3H11:42p2.11.6
SunOct 25L6:59a0.2H1:22p1.7L6:30p1.51.5
MonOct 26H12:03a2.3L7:44a0.0H2:22p1.6L6:45p1.72.3

Neap tides Thursday. Smaller range, so highs and lows stay close to average. Spring and neap tides

Tide predictions and observations: NOAA National Ocean Service, Center for Operational Oceanographic Products and Services (CO-OPS), station 8726089.

Nearby stations

Currents

New Pass

  • Max ebb1:14 AM 0.2 kn
  • Slack2:11 AM
  • Max flood4:43 AM 0.7 kn
  • Slack8:56 AM
  • Max ebb12:52 PM 0.9 kn
  • Slack3:54 PM
  • Max flood6:42 PM 1.4 kn
  • Slack11:43 PM

Current predictions for New Pass, 0.8 mi away. Currents near inlets can be strong. Not for navigation.

Station details

Datum
Mean lower low water
Predictions
NOAA subordinate, from St. Petersburg, Tampa Bay
Live gauge
None
Coordinates
27.340° N, 82.590° W
Time zone
Eastern, UTC−4
Station ID
NOAA 8726089

About the tides at Longboats Key

This is a mixed-tide station. Some days bring a deep low and a shallow low, and a few days have only one of each. The pattern follows the reference station at St. Petersburg, Tampa Bay. The mean range is small, about 1.3 ft, so wind and pressure can matter as much as the tide itself. From the average lower low to the average higher high, the difference is 2.1 ft. The next spring tides peak on October 29, with a range of 2.8 ft. Neap tides follow on Thursday, when the range shrinks to 1.0 ft. In the next 12 months the highest predicted tide here is 2.6 ft on July 4, and the lowest is −1.1 ft on January 21.

Longboats Key is a subordinate station. NOAA predicts its tides by adjusting St. Petersburg, Tampa Bay: highs come about 90 min and lows about 77 min earlier than there. NOAA measured the tide here from 1973 to 1977 to set up these predictions. The nearest other station is Sarasota, 3 mi away, where high tide comes about 8 min earlier. For tidal currents, see New Pass.

Predictions are based on St. Petersburg, Tampa Bay.

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Tide predictions and water levels from NOAA CO-OPS. For planning only, not for navigation. Real water levels can differ because of wind, air pressure and river flow. Always check conditions on site.