The Kitchen Tide Times
The Kitchen runs a mean tidal range of about 1.8 ft. This month the highest water, 3.3 ft, comes on the afternoon of Jul 14, and the lowest, a -0.4 ft minus tide, on the evening of Jul 13.
Nearest gauge measuring live water level: East Bay, Tampa Bay (8726674), about 7 mi away — high and low tides here run on average about 19 min later.
Monthly tide calendar
🌊 Biggest flood tides at The Kitchen this month: Jul 11, Jul 12, Jul 13, Jul 14, Jul 15, Jul 16. 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 The Kitchen this month: Jul 1, Jul 3, Jul 10, Jul 11, Jul 12, Jul 13, Jul 14, Jul 15, Jul 17. 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 The Kitchen — 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 🌒 | 5:51–7:51 PM 6:16–8:16 AM | 12:03–2:03 PM 11:03–1:03 AM | 54 |
| Tue Jul 21 🌓 | 6:35–8:35 PM 7:00–9:00 AM | 1:00–3:00 PM 11:33–1:33 AM | 41 |
| Wed Jul 22 🌓 | 7:21–9:21 PM 7:46–9:46 AM | 1:57–3:57 PM 12:06–2:06 AM | 41 |
| Thu Jul 23 🌓 | 8:09–10:09 PM 8:34–10:34 AM | 2:54–4:54 PM 12:41–2:41 AM | 55 |
| Fri Jul 24 🌓 | 8:58–10:58 PM 9:23–11:23 AM | 3:50–5:50 PM 1:20–3:20 AM | 68 |
| Sat Jul 25 🌔 | 9:49–11:49 PM 10:14–12:14 PM | 4:43–6:43 PM 2:05–4:05 AM | 79 |
| Sun Jul 26 🌔 | 10:40–12:40 AM 11:05–1:05 PM | 5:33–7:33 PM 2:54–4:54 AM | 88 |
Predictions & observations: NOAA CO-OPS station 8726572. 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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