Mason Creek, Homosassa Bay Tides Today
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Mason Creek, Homosassa Bay runs a mean tidal range of about 0.9 ft. This month the highest water, 1.8 ft, comes on the morning of Oct 29, and the lowest, a -0.2 ft minus tide, on the afternoon of Oct 11.
| Low tide | 2:17 AM | 0.2 ft |
| High tide | 8:42 AM | 1.6 ft |
| Low tide | 6:56 PM | 0.1 ft |
| High tide | 10:59 PM | 0.4 ft |
Today on the water at Mason Creek, Homosassa Bay
Today at Mason Creek, Homosassa Bay: high tide at 8:42 AM (1.6 ft) and 10:59 PM (0.4 ft), low tide at 2:17 AM (0.2 ft) and 6:56 PM (0.1 ft). The National Weather Service forecast for today is partly sunny with ENE winds 7 to 13 mph, 84°F. Sunrise is at 7:41 AM and sunset at 6:46 PM.
| Period | Forecast | Wind | Temp |
|---|---|---|---|
| Today | Partly Sunny | ENE 7 to 13 mph | 84°F |
| Tonight | Mostly Cloudy then Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms | ENE 7 to 14 mph | 69°F |
Forecast: National Weather Service point forecast for this location.
Where Mason Creek, Homosassa Bay is
Mason Creek, Homosassa Bay sits at 28.7617° N, 82.6383° W on Florida's Gulf coast, at Homosassa, FL. The station here is a historical NOAA reference station: a gauge measured the tide at this spot from 1973 until 1979, and NOAA still publishes harmonic predictions from that record. There is no live reading here today. The closest gauge measuring live water level is Cedar Key (NOAA 8727520), 35.1 mi away, and high and low water here run on average about 204 min later than there.
The tide at Mason Creek, Homosassa Bay
Mason Creek, Homosassa Bay 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 1.9 high tides a day here. The mean range from lower low to higher high is 1.4 ft, and 1.0 ft between the average high and the average low, a small tide. On an average day the higher high tops the lower high by 0.2 ft and the lower low sits 0.2 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
- High tide reaches Mason Creek, Homosassa Bay about 9.6 hours after the moon passes overhead. That lag is local, which is why high water does not line up with the moon.
- Highest water on record: 5.0 ft on May 28, 1973.
- Lowest on record: -1.5 ft on May 4, 1973.
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 Mason Creek, Homosassa Bay from the 1983-2001 National Tidal Datum Epoch; mean higher high water is 1.3 ft above it and mean sea level 0.6 ft. The land survey datum NAVD88, the zero on topographic maps and flood maps, is 0.6 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 Cedar Key, FL gauge. Source: NOAA CO-OPS station 8727274, established 1973, gauge removed 1979. The tide times and heights are NOAA's official harmonic predictions for this station; TidalMap republishes them daily and does not alter them.
Tide stations near Mason Creek, Homosassa Bay
- Ozello, St. Martins River: 4.5 mi, tides about 51 min later
- Shell Island, north end: 11.6 mi, tides about 186 min earlier
- Bayport: 15.8 mi, tides about 212 min earlier
- Withlacoochee River entrance: 18.1 mi, tides about 213 min earlier
- Fillmans Bayou: 24.2 mi, tides about 230 min earlier
TidalMapMonthly tide calendar
🌊 Biggest flood tides at Mason Creek, Homosassa Bay this month: Oct 1, Oct 2, Oct 14, Oct 15, Oct 16, 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 Mason Creek, Homosassa Bay this month: Oct 9, Oct 10, Oct 11, Oct 12, Oct 13, Oct 24, Oct 25, Oct 26, Oct 27, Oct 28. 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 Mason Creek, Homosassa 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 | 10:59–12:59 AM 12:27–2:27 PM | 55 |
| Sun Nov 1 🌗 | 6:10–8:10 AM 6:35–8:35 PM | — 1:14–3:14 PM | 42 |
| Mon Nov 2 🌗 | 7:06–9:06 AM 7:31–9:31 PM | 12:09–2:09 AM 1:55–3:55 PM | 33 |
| Tue Nov 3 🌗 | 7:57–9:57 AM 8:22–10:22 PM | 1:16–3:16 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 3:02–5:02 PM | 60 |
| Thu Nov 5 🌘 | 9:31–11:31 AM 9:56–11:56 PM | 3:21–5:21 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 8727274. 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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