Port Manatee Tides Today
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Port Manatee runs a mean tidal range of about 1.6 ft. This month the highest water, 2.9 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 | 3:56 AM | 2.7 ft |
| Low tide | 12:56 PM | 0.0 ft |
Today on the water at Port Manatee
Today at Port Manatee: high tide at 3:56 AM (2.7 ft), low tide at 12:56 PM (0.0 ft). The National Weather Service forecast for today is partly sunny then slight chance showers and thunderstorms with E winds 15 to 18 mph, 82°F. Wind that strong can hold water in or push it out, so the real tide may run above or below these predictions. The water at the gauge reads 76°F. 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 | E 15 to 18 mph | 82°F |
| Tonight | Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms | ENE 16 to 20 mph | 73°F |
Forecast: National Weather Service point forecast for this location.
Where Port Manatee is
Port Manatee sits at 27.6387° N, 82.5621° W on Florida's Gulf coast, about 3 mi southeast of St. Petersburg, FL. The station here is a live gauge in a NOAA PORTS harbor system, reporting water level in near real time for commercial traffic. It has been in NOAA's records since 1976. The nearest weather station is Port Manatee, FL, a shore station reporting wind and, at most sites, water temperature, right at this station.
The tide at Port Manatee
Port Manatee 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
- High tide reaches Port Manatee about 6.3 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: 5.8 ft on Aug 30, 2023.
- Lowest on record: -2.2 ft on Sep 28, 2022.
- The National Weather Service counts 4.2 ft as minor flooding here, 5.2 ft as moderate and 6.2 ft as major.
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 Port Manatee 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 8726384, established 1976. The tide times and heights are NOAA's official harmonic predictions for this station; TidalMap republishes them daily and does not alter them. The observed line is the gauge's own six-minute water level feed.
Tide stations near Port Manatee
- Cockroach Bay: 4.5 mi, tides about 45 min later
- Ellenton, Manatee River: 8.7 mi, tides about 19 min later
- Mangrove Point (inside): 9.2 mi, tides about 37 min later
- St. Petersburg: 9.3 mi, tides about 51 min later
- Bradenton, Manatee River: 9.6 mi, tides about 18 min earlier
TidalMapMonthly tide calendar
🌊 Biggest flood tides at Port Manatee this month: Oct 1, Oct 2, Oct 3, 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 Port Manatee 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 Port Manatee, 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 | 1:17–3:17 AM 2:29–4:29 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 | 4:20–6:20 AM 4:05–6:05 PM | 83 |
Predictions & observations: NOAA CO-OPS station 8726384. 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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