Desoto Point Tides Today
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Desoto Point runs a mean tidal range of about 1.6 ft. This month the highest water, 2.8 ft, comes on the morning of Oct 29, and the lowest, a -0.2 ft minus tide, on the morning of Oct 28.
| High tide | 3:28 AM | 2.6 ft |
| Low tide | 12:18 PM | -0.0 ft |
Today on the water at Desoto Point
Today at Desoto Point: high tide at 3:28 AM (2.6 ft), low tide at 12:18 PM (-0.0 ft). The National Weather Service forecast for today is partly sunny then slight chance showers and thunderstorms with ENE winds 15 mph, 85°F. Wind that strong can hold water in or push it out, so the real tide may run above or below these predictions. Sunrise is at 7:39 AM and sunset at 6:48 PM.
| Period | Forecast | Wind | Temp |
|---|---|---|---|
| Today | Partly Sunny then Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms | ENE 15 mph | 85°F |
| Tonight | Chance Showers And Thunderstorms then Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms | ENE 15 mph | 71°F |
Forecast: National Weather Service point forecast for this location.
Where Desoto Point is
Desoto Point sits at 27.5233° N, 82.6500° W on Florida's Gulf coast, about 2 mi northwest of West Bradenton, FL. The station here is a subordinate tide prediction point. NOAA has no gauge in the water at this spot; its times and heights are published as offsets from a reference gauge, named below. The closest gauge measuring live water level is Port Manatee (NOAA 8726384), 9.6 mi away, and high and low water here run on average about 38 min earlier than there.
The tide at Desoto Point
Desoto Point has a mixed tide: two highs and two lows a day, but of unequal size, so one low each day drains a little lower than the other. This month's predictions average 1.5 high tides a day here. The mean range from lower low to higher high is 2.2 ft, and 1.5 ft between the average high and the average low, a moderate tide. On an average day the higher high tops the lower high by 0.3 ft and the lower low sits 0.4 ft below the other low. For the water around it: Florida's Gulf coast runs mixed tides: two unequal highs a day near Tampa Bay, trending toward one high a day along the Big Bend and the Panhandle.
About this station
- NOAA predicts tides here from St. Petersburg, station 8726520. High tide comes about 87 min earlier and low tide about 92 min earlier than there.
- High tide heights run about 0.95 times the reference.
Datum and source
Heights on this page are feet above mean lower low water (MLLW), the zero NOAA's nautical charts use for soundings. A predicted 0.0 ft low is the average of the lower low each day; a minus tide is water below chart datum, and a 2 ft high means 2 ft more water than the chart shows. NOAA fixes MLLW at Desoto Point from the 1983-2001 National Tidal Datum Epoch; mean higher high water is 2.2 ft above it and mean sea level 1.2 ft. The land survey datum NAVD88, the zero on topographic maps and flood maps, is 1.6 ft above MLLW here, so a water level on this page converts to NAVD88 by subtracting that amount. These datums are controlled from NOAA's St. Petersburg, FL gauge. Source: NOAA CO-OPS station 8726273, established 1977, gauge removed 1990. The tide times and heights are published as time and height offsets from its reference gauge; TidalMap republishes them daily and does not alter them.
Tide stations near Desoto Point
- Perico Bayou: 2.1 mi, tides about 38 min later
- Palma Sola Bay (South): 2.7 mi, tides about 31 min later
- Anna Maria Key, Bradenton Beach: 4.3 mi, tides about 90 min earlier
- Cortez, Sarasota Bay: 4.5 mi, tides about 13 min earlier
- Bradenton, Manatee River: 5.0 mi, tides about 20 min later
TidalMapMonthly tide calendar
🌊 Biggest flood tides at Desoto Point this month: Oct 1, Oct 2, Oct 13, Oct 14, Oct 27, Oct 28, Oct 29, Oct 30, Oct 31. These spring highs push water up into the grass and over the oyster rock; prime for poling into flooded marsh for tailing reds.
🔻 Negative (minus) low tides at Desoto Point this month: Oct 26, Oct 27, Oct 28, Oct 29, Oct 30, Oct 31. These drain the flats and expose the oyster rock, prime for sight-fishing and clamming.
Best fishing times (solunar)
Major and minor solunar windows for Desoto Point, peak feeding activity is around the moon overhead/underfoot (majors) and moonrise/moonset (minors). Score is the day's activity coefficient (0–100).
| Day | Major windows | Minor windows | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| Today 🌖 | 5:10–7:10 AM 5:35–7:35 PM | — 12:23–2:23 PM | 55 |
| Sun Nov 1 🌗 | 6:10–8:10 AM 6:35–8:35 PM | 11:02–1:02 AM 1:11–3:11 PM | 42 |
| Mon Nov 2 🌗 | 7:06–9:06 AM 7:31–9:31 PM | 12:11–2:11 AM 1:53–3:53 PM | 33 |
| Tue Nov 3 🌗 | 7:57–9:57 AM 8:22–10:22 PM | 1:18–3:18 AM 2:29–4:29 PM | 47 |
| Wed Nov 4 🌗 | 8:45–10:45 AM 9:10–11:10 PM | 2:21–4:21 AM 3:02–5:02 PM | 60 |
| Thu Nov 5 🌘 | 9:31–11:31 AM 9:56–11:56 PM | 3:21–5:21 AM 3:34–5:34 PM | 73 |
| Fri Nov 6 🌘 | 10:16–12:16 PM 10:41–12:41 AM | 4:20–6:20 AM 4:05–6:05 PM | 83 |
Predictions & observations: NOAA CO-OPS station 8726273. Solunar windows computed from the moon's position for this location. Times shown in the station's local time. Not for navigation.
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