Shell Point Tides Today
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Shell Point runs a mean tidal range of about 1.5 ft. This month the highest water, 2.7 ft, comes on the morning of Oct 29, and the lowest, a -0.2 ft minus tide, on the morning of Oct 28.
| High tide | 5:03 AM | 2.5 ft |
| Low tide | 2:07 PM | -0.0 ft |
Today on the water at Shell Point
Today at Shell Point: high tide at 5:03 AM (2.5 ft), low tide at 2:07 PM (-0.0 ft). The National Weather Service forecast for today is partly sunny then slight chance showers and thunderstorms with E winds 12 to 16 mph, 84°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 | E 12 to 16 mph | 84°F |
| Tonight | Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms then Mostly Cloudy | ENE 16 mph | 72°F |
Forecast: National Weather Service point forecast for this location.
Where Shell Point is
Shell Point sits at 27.7183° N, 82.4800° W on Florida's Gulf coast, at Ruskin, FL, in Hillsborough 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 Port Manatee (NOAA 8726384), 7.4 mi away, and high and low water here run on average about 64 min later than there.
The tide at Shell Point
Shell Point 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 1.6 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 St. Petersburg, station 8726520. High tide comes about 8 min later and low tide about 17 min later than there.
- High tide heights run about 0.91 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 St. Petersburg and are referenced to MLLW there. Source: NOAA CO-OPS station 8726468. 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 Shell Point
- Mangrove Point (inside): 1.8 mi, tides about 26 min earlier
- Cockroach Bay: 3.1 mi, tides about 18 min earlier
- Apollo Beach, Hillsborough Bay: 5.7 mi, tides about 30 min later
- Port Manatee: 7.4 mi, tides about 64 min earlier
- St. Petersburg: 9.4 mi, tides about 12 min earlier
TidalMapMonthly tide calendar
🌊 Biggest flood tides at Shell Point this month: Oct 1, Oct 2, 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 Shell Point this month: 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 Shell Point, 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 🌗 | 6:10–8:10 AM 6:35–8:35 PM | 11:01–1:01 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 🌗 | 7:57–9:57 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 🌘 | 9:30–11:30 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 8726468. 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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