Siesta Key, Big Sarasota Pass Tides Today
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Siesta Key, Big Sarasota Pass runs a mean tidal range of about 1.5 ft. This month the highest water, 2.8 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 | 2:26 AM | 2.6 ft |
| Low tide | 11:22 AM | -0.1 ft |
Today on the water at Siesta Key, Big Sarasota Pass
Today at Siesta Key, Big Sarasota Pass: high tide at 2:26 AM (2.6 ft), low tide at 11:22 AM (-0.1 ft). The National Weather Service forecast for today is partly sunny then slight chance showers and thunderstorms with E 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 6:48 PM.
| Period | Forecast | Wind | Temp |
|---|---|---|---|
| Today | Partly Sunny then Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms | E 12 to 15 mph | 86°F |
| Tonight | Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms | ENE 12 to 15 mph | 71°F |
Forecast: National Weather Service point forecast for this location.
Where Siesta Key, Big Sarasota Pass is
Siesta Key, Big Sarasota Pass sits at 27.2839° N, 82.5650° W on Florida's Gulf coast, at Siesta Key, FL. The station here is a historical NOAA reference station: a gauge measured the tide at this spot from 2019 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 Port Manatee (NOAA 8726384), 24.5 mi away, and high and low water here run on average about 100 min earlier than there.
The tide at Siesta Key, Big Sarasota Pass
Siesta Key, Big Sarasota Pass 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. The mean range from lower low to higher high is 2.0 ft, and 1.4 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 0.3 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.
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 Siesta Key, Big Sarasota Pass from the 1983-2001 National Tidal Datum Epoch; mean higher high water is 2.0 ft above it and mean sea level 1.1 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 Clearwater Beach, FL gauge. Source: NOAA CO-OPS station 8726034, established 2019, 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 Siesta Key, Big Sarasota Pass
- Sarasota, Sarasota Bay: 3.5 mi, tides about 74 min later
- Whitfield Estates, Sarasota Bay: 8.6 mi, tides about 56 min later
- Venice Inlet (inside): 13.4 mi, tides about 42 min later
- Cortez, Sarasota Bay: 14.7 mi, tides about 49 min later
- Palma Sola Bay (South): 14.7 mi, tides about 93 min later
TidalMapMonthly tide calendar
🌊 Biggest flood tides at Siesta Key, Big Sarasota Pass this month: Oct 1, Oct 2, Oct 26, 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 Siesta Key, Big Sarasota Pass this month: Oct 1, 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 Siesta Key, Big Sarasota Pass, 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 | — 12:22–2:22 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 1:52–3:52 PM | 33 |
| Tue Nov 3 🌗 | 7:57–9:57 AM 8:22–10:22 PM | 1:18–3:18 AM 2:29–4:29 PM | 47 |
| Wed Nov 4 🌗 | 8:45–10:45 AM 9:10–11:10 PM | 2:21–4:21 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 8726034. 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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