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McKay Bay Entrance Tide Times

Florida · Station 8726667 · Updated Sep 16, 2026

McKay Bay Entrance runs a mean tidal range of about 1.8 ft. This month the highest water, 3.4 ft, comes on the morning of Sep 30, and the lowest, 0.1 ft, on the evening of Sep 7.

Nearest gauge measuring live water level: East Bay, Tampa Bay (8726674), under a mile away — with nearly the same tide times.

Predictedno live gauge
Next high tide 3.1 ft at 4:32 AM
High 3.1 ft · 4:32 AMLow 0.6 ft · 12:48 PMHigh 2.0 ft · 7:32 PMLow 1.7 ft · 10:48 PM
Predicted
Today's tides
High tide4:32 AM3.1 ft
Low tide12:48 PM0.6 ft
High tide7:32 PM2.0 ft
Low tide10:48 PM1.7 ft

Monthly tide calendar

Flood & low finder

🌊 Biggest flood tides at McKay Bay Entrance this month: Sep 3, Sep 4, Sep 8, Sep 9, Sep 10, Sep 29, Sep 30. These spring highs push water up into the grass and over the oyster rock; prime for poling into flooded marsh for tailing reds.

September 2026
Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1H:2.9L:0.5H:2.3L:1.3
2H:3.1L:0.5H:2.0L:1.5
3🌗H:3.2L:0.5H:1.8L:1.7
4🌗H:3.2L:0.4
5🌗H:3.1L:0.3
6🌗H:3.0L:0.2
7H:2.1L:2.0H:3.1L:0.1
8H:2.2L:1.7H:3.2L:0.2
9H:2.3L:1.3H:3.2L:0.3
10H:2.4L:1.1H:3.2L:0.5
11🌑H:2.5L:0.8H:3.1L:0.7
12🌑H:2.6L:0.7H:2.8L:1.0
13🌑H:2.8L:0.6H:2.6L:1.2
14H:2.9L:0.5H:2.4L:1.4
15H:3.0L:0.5H:2.2L:1.6
16H:3.1L:0.6H:2.0L:1.7
17H:3.0L:0.7H:2.0L:1.9
18🌓H:2.9L:0.7
19🌓H:2.8L:0.6
20🌓H:2.6L:0.6
21🌓H:2.3L:2.0H:2.7L:0.5
22H:2.3L:1.7H:2.8L:0.5
23H:2.4L:1.5H:3.0L:0.5
24H:2.4L:1.2H:3.1L:0.6
25🌕H:2.5L:1.0H:3.1L:0.8
26🌕H:2.6L:0.7H:3.0L:1.0
27🌕H:2.7L:0.5H:2.8L:1.2
28🌕H:3.0L:0.3H:2.6L:1.4
29H:3.2L:0.2H:2.3L:1.6
30H:3.4L:0.1H:2.1L:1.7

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).

DayMajor windowsMinor windowsScore
Today 🌒4:46–6:46 PM
5:11–7:11 AM		11:34–1:34 PM
9:56–11:56 PM		69
Thu Sep 17 🌒5:36–7:36 PM
6:01–8:01 AM		12:29–2:29 PM
10:42–12:42 AM		56
Fri Sep 18 🌓6:27–8:27 PM
6:52–8:52 AM		1:22–3:22 PM
—		43
Sat Sep 19 🌓7:18–9:18 PM
7:43–9:43 AM		2:11–4:11 PM
11:33–1:33 AM		41
Sun Sep 20 🌓8:07–10:07 PM
8:32–10:32 AM		2:54–4:54 PM
12:27–2:27 AM		54
Mon Sep 21 🌓8:54–10:54 PM
9:19–11:19 AM		3:33–5:33 PM
1:23–3:23 AM		67
Tue Sep 22 🌔9:40–11:40 PM
10:05–12:05 PM		4:09–6:09 PM
2:20–4:20 AM		77

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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