Old Port Tampa, FL — Tides & Fishing

Old Port Tampa

Tide source: NOAA CO-OPS · fetched 10/1/2026, 1:00:44 AM CT

Heights relative to MLLW (Mean Lower Low Water).

Station location

27.8578, -82.5528

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Live status

RISING

Air

74°F

Wind

7 mph E

Water

84°F

Pressure

1016 hPa

Water status

OCTOBER 1, 2026 AT 2:00 AM

Tide chart · ft MLLW

Now 2:00 AM · tide ~2.4 ft · rising

Tide High Low Now Night Major prime Minor prime

Fish activityVery highHighAverage— Low

Best fishing times today

Thursday, October 1

★★★☆☆

Fair fishing day

Waning Gibbous · 73% illuminated · Toward neap

Tide strength

54/46

Average · morning / afternoon

Windows

Major4:13 AM – 6:13 AM
Minor12:05 PM – 1:05 PM
Major4:44 PM – 6:44 PM☀️ Prime
Minor10:21 PM – 11:21 PM

Neap tides — smaller range than usual today

Quarter-phase moon means highs and lows sit closer together. Wind and water clarity often matter more than the table.

Wind

Open-Meteo · Old Port Tampa

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Weather

Open-Meteo

Temp

74°F

Wind

7 mph E

Water

84°F

Pressure

1016 hPa

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Johnson gold spoon

Flash and thump when the water muddies up.

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Rattle trap for stained marsh and wind-blown banks.

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Radar

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Sun / moon / conditions

Sunrise

7:24 AM

Sunset

7:13 PM

Moon

Waning Gibbous · 73%

Tide cycle

Toward neap

Tide schedule

Heights relative to MLLW · times station-local

TUE, SEP 29, 2026

7:22 AM – 7:16 PMWaning Gibbous 90%Toward neap

Fair fishing day

Low tide10:23 PM1.6 ftMLLW

WED, SEP 30, 2026

7:23 AM – 7:14 PMWaning Gibbous 82%Toward neap

Fair fishing day

High tide4:20 AM3.2 ftMLLW
Low tide12:09 PM0.1 ftMLLW
High tide7:26 PM1.9 ftMLLW
Low tide10:41 PM1.7 ftMLLW

THU, OCT 1, 2026Selected

7:24 AM – 7:13 PMWaning Gibbous 73%Toward neap

Fair fishing day

High tide4:58 AM3.2 ftMLLW
Low tide1:15 PM0.2 ftMLLW

FRI, OCT 2, 2026

7:24 AM – 7:12 PMWaning Gibbous 64%Neap

Fair fishing day

High tide5:44 AM3.1 ftMLLW
Low tide2:41 PM0.2 ftMLLW

SAT, OCT 3, 2026

7:25 AM – 7:11 PMLast Quarter 53%Neap

Fair fishing day

High tide6:45 AM2.9 ftMLLW
Low tide4:16 PM0.3 ftMLLW

SUN, OCT 4, 2026

7:25 AM – 7:10 PMLast Quarter 43%Neap

Fair fishing day

High tide8:12 AM2.7 ftMLLW
Low tide5:34 PM0.3 ftMLLW

MON, OCT 5, 2026

7:26 AM – 7:09 PMWaning Crescent 32%Neap

Fair fishing day

High tide1:12 AM2.0 ftMLLW
Low tide4:19 AM1.9 ftMLLW
High tide10:10 AM2.6 ftMLLW
Low tide6:32 PM0.3 ftMLLW

TUE, OCT 6, 2026

7:26 AM – 7:08 PMWaning Crescent 23%Toward spring

Fair fishing day

High tide1:26 AM2.1 ftMLLW
Low tide5:45 AM1.6 ftMLLW
High tide11:50 AM2.7 ftMLLW
Low tide7:16 PM0.4 ftMLLW

WED, OCT 7, 2026

7:27 AM – 7:06 PMWaning Crescent 15%Toward spring

Fair fishing day

High tide1:44 AM2.2 ftMLLW
Low tide6:48 AM1.2 ftMLLW
High tide1:01 PM2.7 ftMLLW
Low tide7:50 PM0.6 ftMLLW

THU, OCT 8, 2026

7:27 AM – 7:05 PMWaning Crescent 8%Toward spring

Fair fishing day

High tide2:01 AM2.4 ftMLLW
Low tide7:40 AM0.9 ftMLLW
High tide1:56 PM2.7 ftMLLW
Low tide8:18 PM0.8 ftMLLW

FRI, OCT 9, 2026

7:28 AM – 7:04 PMWaning Crescent 3%Spring

Good fishing day

High tide2:17 AM2.5 ftMLLW
Low tide8:26 AM0.7 ftMLLW
High tide2:46 PM2.6 ftMLLW
Low tide8:40 PM1.1 ftMLLW

SAT, OCT 10, 2026

7:28 AM – 7:03 PMNew Moon 100%Spring

Good fishing day

High tide2:32 AM2.7 ftMLLW
Low tide9:09 AM0.5 ftMLLW
High tide3:33 PM2.4 ftMLLW
Low tide8:59 PM1.3 ftMLLW

SUN, OCT 11, 2026

7:29 AM – 7:02 PMNew Moon 0%Spring

Good fishing day

High tide2:46 AM2.8 ftMLLW
Low tide9:49 AM0.3 ftMLLW
High tide4:22 PM2.3 ftMLLW
Low tide9:16 PM1.5 ftMLLW

MON, OCT 12, 2026

7:30 AM – 7:01 PMWaxing Crescent 2%Spring

Good fishing day

High tide3:04 AM2.9 ftMLLW
Low tide10:28 AM0.3 ftMLLW
High tide5:13 PM2.1 ftMLLW
Low tide9:34 PM1.6 ftMLLW

TUE, OCT 13, 2026

7:30 AM – 7:00 PMWaxing Crescent 6%Toward spring

Fair fishing day

High tide3:25 AM3.0 ftMLLW
Low tide11:07 AM0.2 ftMLLW
High tide6:10 PM2.0 ftMLLW
Low tide9:55 PM1.7 ftMLLW

WED, OCT 14, 2026

7:31 AM – 6:59 PMWaxing Crescent 12%Toward spring

Fair fishing day

High tide3:51 AM3.0 ftMLLW
Low tide11:47 AM0.2 ftMLLW
High tide7:16 PM1.9 ftMLLW
Low tide10:18 PM1.8 ftMLLW

THU, OCT 15, 2026

7:31 AM – 6:58 PMWaxing Crescent 20%Toward spring

Fair fishing day

High tide4:24 AM3.0 ftMLLW
Low tide12:32 PM0.3 ftMLLW
High tide8:38 PM1.9 ftMLLW
Low tide10:45 PM1.8 ftMLLW

FRI, OCT 16, 2026

7:32 AM – 6:57 PMWaxing Crescent 29%Neap

Fair fishing day

High tide5:03 AM2.8 ftMLLW
Low tide1:30 PM0.4 ftMLLW

SAT, OCT 17, 2026

7:33 AM – 6:56 PMWaxing Crescent 39%Neap

Fair fishing day

High tide5:54 AM2.7 ftMLLW
Low tide2:45 PM0.4 ftMLLW

SUN, OCT 18, 2026

7:33 AM – 6:55 PMFirst Quarter 49%Neap

Fair fishing day

High tide7:02 AM2.5 ftMLLW
Low tide4:04 PM0.5 ftMLLW

MON, OCT 19, 2026

7:34 AM – 6:54 PMWaxing Gibbous 60%Neap

Fair fishing day

High tide12:02 AM2.0 ftMLLW
Low tide3:31 AM1.8 ftMLLW
High tide8:36 AM2.4 ftMLLW
Low tide5:09 PM0.5 ftMLLW

TUE, OCT 20, 2026

7:35 AM – 6:53 PMWaxing Gibbous 70%Neap

Fair fishing day

High tide12:27 AM2.1 ftMLLW
Low tide4:52 AM1.6 ftMLLW
High tide10:16 AM2.3 ftMLLW
Low tide5:58 PM0.5 ftMLLW

WED, OCT 21, 2026

7:35 AM – 6:52 PMWaxing Gibbous 79%Toward neap

Fair fishing day

High tide12:48 AM2.2 ftMLLW
Low tide5:51 AM1.3 ftMLLW
High tide11:38 AM2.4 ftMLLW
Low tide6:37 PM0.6 ftMLLW

THU, OCT 22, 2026

7:36 AM – 6:52 PMWaxing Gibbous 87%Toward neap

Fair fishing day

High tide1:07 AM2.2 ftMLLW
Low tide6:39 AM1.0 ftMLLW
High tide12:41 PM2.5 ftMLLW
Low tide7:09 PM0.8 ftMLLW

FRI, OCT 23, 2026

7:36 AM – 6:51 PMWaxing Gibbous 93%Toward neap

Fair fishing day

High tide1:22 AM2.4 ftMLLW
Low tide7:23 AM0.7 ftMLLW
High tide1:37 PM2.5 ftMLLW
Low tide7:36 PM0.9 ftMLLW

SAT, OCT 24, 2026

7:37 AM – 6:50 PMWaxing Gibbous 98%Spring

Good fishing day

High tide1:36 AM2.5 ftMLLW
Low tide8:06 AM0.5 ftMLLW
High tide2:31 PM2.4 ftMLLW
Low tide8:01 PM1.2 ftMLLW

SUN, OCT 25, 2026

7:38 AM – 6:49 PMFull Moon 100%Spring

Good fishing day

High tide1:51 AM2.7 ftMLLW
Low tide8:49 AM0.2 ftMLLW
High tide3:26 PM2.3 ftMLLW
Low tide8:24 PM1.4 ftMLLW

MON, OCT 26, 2026

7:39 AM – 6:48 PMFull Moon 100%Spring

Good fishing day

High tide2:09 AM2.9 ftMLLW
Low tide9:35 AM-0.03 ftMLLW
High tide4:27 PM2.2 ftMLLW
Low tide8:46 PM1.6 ftMLLW

TUE, OCT 27, 2026

7:39 AM – 6:47 PMWaning Gibbous 97%Spring

Good fishing day

High tide2:34 AM3.1 ftMLLW
Low tide10:23 AM-0.2 ftMLLW
High tide5:36 PM2.0 ftMLLW
Low tide9:09 PM1.7 ftMLLW

WED, OCT 28, 2026

7:40 AM – 6:47 PMWaning Gibbous 93%Toward neap

Fair fishing day

High tide3:06 AM3.2 ftMLLW
Low tide11:15 AM-0.2 ftMLLW
High tide6:57 PM1.9 ftMLLW
Low tide9:31 PM1.8 ftMLLW

THU, OCT 29, 2026

7:41 AM – 6:46 PMWaning Gibbous 86%Toward neap

Fair fishing day

High tide3:45 AM3.3 ftMLLW
Low tide12:13 PM-0.2 ftMLLW

Tide strength · 2026

Astronomical coefficient (~20–120). Higher = stronger springs worldwide — not the same as local height at Barataria tiny-tide spots.

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