McKay Bay Entrance Tides Today
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McKay Bay Entrance runs a mean tidal range of about 1.8 ft. This month the highest water, 3.5 ft, comes on the morning of Oct 29, and the lowest, a -0.3 ft minus tide, on the morning of Oct 28.
| High tide | 4:39 AM | 3.2 ft |
| Low tide | 2:01 PM | 0.1 ft |
Today on the water at McKay Bay Entrance
Today at McKay Bay Entrance: high tide at 4:39 AM (3.2 ft), low tide at 2:01 PM (0.1 ft). The National Weather Service forecast for today is partly sunny then slight chance showers and thunderstorms with ENE winds 12 to 15 mph, 86°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 6:47 PM.
| Period | Forecast | Wind | Temp |
|---|---|---|---|
| Today | Partly Sunny then Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms | ENE 12 to 15 mph | 86°F |
| Tonight | Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms then Mostly Cloudy | ENE 15 mph | 73°F |
Forecast: National Weather Service point forecast for this location.
Where McKay Bay Entrance is
McKay Bay Entrance sits at 27.9133° N, 82.4250° W on Florida's Gulf coast, at Tampa, FL. The station here is a historical NOAA reference station: a gauge measured the tide at this spot from 1976 until 2020, and NOAA still publishes harmonic predictions from that record. There is no live reading here today. The closest gauge measuring live water level is East Bay, Tampa Bay (NOAA 8726674), 0.7 mi away, and the tide here runs on nearly the same clock.
The tide at McKay Bay Entrance
McKay Bay Entrance has a mixed tide: two highs and two lows a day, but of unequal size, so one low each day drains noticeably lower than the other. This month's predictions average 1.8 high tides a day here. The mean range from lower low to higher high is 2.7 ft, and 1.9 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 0.5 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 McKay Bay Entrance about 7.2 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: 7.0 ft on Oct 8, 1996.
- Lowest on record: -4.6 ft on Sep 11, 2017.
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 McKay Bay Entrance from the 1983-2001 National Tidal Datum Epoch; mean higher high water is 2.7 ft above it and mean sea level 1.5 ft. The land survey datum NAVD88, the zero on topographic maps and flood maps, is 1.7 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 8726667, established 1976, gauge removed 2020. 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 McKay Bay Entrance
- East Bay, Tampa Bay: 0.7 mi, tides at about the same time
- Tampa, Hooker Point, Hillsborough Bay: 1.3 mi, tides about 7 min earlier
- Davis Island, Hillsborough Bay: 1.7 mi, tides about 10 min later
- Twenty-Second Street Causeway: 1.8 mi, tides at about the same time
- Palm River Entrance: 2.7 mi, tides about 5 min later
TidalMapMonthly tide calendar
🌊 Biggest flood tides at McKay Bay Entrance this month: Oct 1, Oct 2, Oct 14, Oct 27, Oct 28, Oct 29, Oct 30. 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 McKay Bay Entrance this month: Oct 26, Oct 27, Oct 28, Oct 29, Oct 30. 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 McKay Bay Entrance, 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 🌖 | 5:09–7:09 AM 5:34–7:34 PM | — 12:23–2:23 PM | 55 |
| Sun Nov 1 🌗 | 6:09–8:09 AM 6:34–8:34 PM | 11:00–1:00 AM 1:11–3:11 PM | 42 |
| Mon Nov 2 🌗 | 7:05–9:05 AM 7:30–9:30 PM | 12:10–2:10 AM 1:52–3:52 PM | 33 |
| Tue Nov 3 🌗 | 7:56–9:56 AM 8:21–10:21 PM | 1:16–3:16 AM 2:29–4:29 PM | 47 |
| Wed Nov 4 🌗 | 8:44–10:44 AM 9:09–11:09 PM | 2:20–4:20 AM 3:01–5:01 PM | 60 |
| Thu Nov 5 🌘 | 9:30–11:30 AM 9:55–11:55 PM | 3:21–5:21 AM 3:33–5:33 PM | 73 |
| Fri Nov 6 🌘 | 10:15–12:15 PM 10:40–12:40 AM | 4:20–6:20 AM 4:04–6:04 PM | 83 |
Predictions & observations: NOAA CO-OPS station 8726667. 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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