Hernando Beach, Rocky Creek, Little Pine I. Bay Tides Today
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Hernando Beach, Rocky Creek, Little Pine I. Bay runs a mean tidal range of about 2.2 ft. This month the highest water, 3.7 ft, comes on the morning of Oct 1, and the lowest, a -0.6 ft minus tide, on the morning of Oct 28.
| Low tide | 12:30 AM | 1.6 ft |
| High tide | 4:51 AM | 3.5 ft |
| Low tide | 1:48 PM | -0.0 ft |
| High tide | 7:19 PM | 2.4 ft |
Today on the water at Hernando Beach, Rocky Creek, Little Pine I. Bay
Today at Hernando Beach, Rocky Creek, Little Pine I. Bay: high tide at 4:51 AM (3.5 ft) and 7:19 PM (2.4 ft), low tide at 12:30 AM (1.6 ft) and 1:48 PM (-0.0 ft). The National Weather Service forecast for today is partly sunny with ENE winds 7 to 12 mph, 84°F. Sunrise is at 7:41 AM and sunset at 6:47 PM.
| Period | Forecast | Wind | Temp |
|---|---|---|---|
| Today | Partly Sunny | ENE 7 to 12 mph | 84°F |
| Tonight | Mostly Cloudy then Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms | ENE 7 to 12 mph | 69°F |
Forecast: National Weather Service point forecast for this location.
Where Hernando Beach, Rocky Creek, Little Pine I. Bay is
Hernando Beach, Rocky Creek, Little Pine I. Bay sits at 28.4867° N, 82.6617° W on Florida's Gulf coast, at Hernando Beach, FL, in Hernando County. 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 Clearwater Beach (NOAA 8726724), 36.6 mi away, and high and low water here run on average about 152 min later than there. The nearest weather station is APK - Aripeka, FL, a shore station reporting wind and, at most sites, water temperature, 3.7 mi away.
The tide at Hernando Beach, Rocky Creek, Little Pine I. Bay
Hernando Beach, Rocky Creek, Little Pine I. Bay has a semidiurnal tide: two highs and two lows a day of about the same size, roughly 12 hours 25 minutes apart. This month's predictions average 1.9 high tides a day here. 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 Cedar Key, station 8727520. High tide comes about 20 min earlier and low tide about 58 min later than there.
- High tide heights run about 0.83 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 publishes no datums for this point. Its predictions are offsets from Cedar Key and are referenced to MLLW there. Source: NOAA CO-OPS station 8727122, established 1975, gauge removed 1976. 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 Hernando Beach, Rocky Creek, Little Pine I. Bay
- Bayport: 3.3 mi, tides about 10 min earlier
- Fillmans Bayou: 5.2 mi, tides about 6 min earlier
- Hwy. 19 bridge, Pithlachascotee River: 15.6 mi, tides about 69 min earlier
- New Port Richey, Pithlachascotee River: 16.9 mi, tides about 46 min earlier
- Bailey's Bluff, Gulfside: 20.8 mi, tides about 119 min earlier
TidalMapMonthly tide calendar
🌊 Biggest flood tides at Hernando Beach, Rocky Creek, Little Pine I. Bay this month: Oct 1, Oct 2, Oct 3, 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 Hernando Beach, Rocky Creek, Little Pine I. Bay this month: Oct 1, Oct 12, Oct 13, Oct 25, 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 Hernando Beach, Rocky Creek, Little Pine I. Bay, 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 | — 12:26–2:26 PM | 55 |
| Sun Nov 1 🌗 | 6:10–8:10 AM 6:35–8:35 PM | 11:00–1:00 AM 1:13–3:13 PM | 42 |
| Mon Nov 2 🌗 | 7:06–9:06 AM 7:31–9:31 PM | 12:10–2:10 AM 1:54–3:54 PM | 33 |
| Tue Nov 3 🌗 | 7:57–9:57 AM 8:22–10:22 PM | 1:17–3:17 AM 2:30–4:30 PM | 47 |
| Wed Nov 4 🌗 | 8:45–10:45 AM 9:10–11:10 PM | 2:20–4:20 AM 3:03–5:03 PM | 60 |
| Thu Nov 5 🌘 | 9:31–11:31 AM 9:56–11:56 PM | 3:22–5:22 AM 3:33–5:33 PM | 73 |
| Fri Nov 6 🌘 | 10:16–12:16 PM 10:41–12:41 AM | 4:21–6:21 AM 4:04–6:04 PM | 83 |
Predictions & observations: NOAA CO-OPS station 8727122. 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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