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Egmont Key, Egmont Channel tide chart

Florida · near Anna Maria (5 mi) · NOAA station 8726347 · times in local time (EDT)

Tides today, Sunday, October 11

12 AM6 AM12 PM6 PM12:06 AM · 2.1 ft6:45 AM · -0.2 ft1:38 PM · 1.7 ft6:20 PM · 0.9 ft2.2 ft
  • High 12:06 AM 2.1 ft
  • Low 6:45 AM -0.2 ft
  • High 1:38 PM 1.7 ft
  • Low 6:20 PM 0.9 ft

Sunrise 7:29 AM · Sunset 7:07 PM · New moon (0%)

Fishing forecast

Hour by hour at Egmont Key, Egmont Channel
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Best times

1:00 AM–3:00 AM and 8:00 AM–9:00 AM

New moon (0% lit)

    Biting around here in October

    • Snook In seasonMoving tide at night around docks and passes (watch closed seasons)
    • Redfish In seasonShallow flats on a rising tide
    • Spotted seatrout In seasonGrass flats with moving water
    • Spanish mackerel In seasonClean moving water near inlets and piers
    • Pompano In seasonSurf troughs on the incoming tide

    General seasonal guide for Florida. Seasons, sizes and limits vary, so check your state rules before keeping fish.

    Weather and conditions at Egmont Key, Egmont Channel

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    Tide times this week

    DayHigh and low tidesSunrise / sunsetMoon
    Sun Oct 11H 12:06 AM 2.1 ftL 6:45 AM -0.2 ftH 1:38 PM 1.7 ftL 6:20 PM 0.9 ft7:29 AM / 7:07 PMNew moon (0%)
    Mon Oct 12H 12:22 AM 2.2 ftL 7:23 AM -0.2 ftH 2:20 PM 1.5 ftL 6:34 PM 1.0 ft7:30 AM / 7:06 PMNew moon (2%)
    Tue Oct 13H 12:37 AM 2.2 ftL 8:02 AM -0.2 ftH 3:06 PM 1.4 ftL 6:47 PM 1.1 ft7:30 AM / 7:05 PMWaxing crescent (6%)
    Wed Oct 14H 12:50 AM 2.2 ftL 8:44 AM -0.1 ftH 4:04 PM 1.2 ftL 6:54 PM 1.1 ft7:31 AM / 7:04 PMWaxing crescent (12%)
    Thu Oct 15H 1:08 AM 2.2 ftL 9:34 AM 0.0 ft7:32 AM / 7:03 PMWaxing crescent (19%)
    Fri Oct 16H 1:35 AM 2.1 ftL 10:37 AM 0.2 ft7:32 AM / 7:02 PMWaxing crescent (28%)
    Sat Oct 17H 2:13 AM 2.0 ftL 11:59 AM 0.3 ft7:33 AM / 7:01 PMFirst quarter (38%)

    Tidal currents near Egmont Key, Egmont Channel

    From NOAA's current predictions for Tampa Bay Entrance (Egmont Channel) at 15 ft depth, 0.2 miles away. Slack is when the current turns and the water is calmest; flood runs in with the rising tide and ebb runs out with the falling tide. Times are the peak of each run, in knots. The flood runs toward the ESE (120°) and the ebb toward the WNW (298°). The strongest current this week is 2.0 knots.

    DaySlack water and peak currents
    Sun Oct 11Slack 2:32 AMEbb 5:57 AM 1.9 knSlack 9:42 AMFlood 12:57 PM 1.7 knSlack 4:28 PMEbb 6:39 PM 0.7 knSlack 8:57 PM
    Mon Oct 12Flood 12:12 AM 1.4 knSlack 2:52 AMEbb 6:26 AM 2.0 knSlack 10:19 AMFlood 1:37 PM 1.6 knSlack 5:23 PMEbb 7:15 PM 0.5 knSlack 9:10 PM
    Tue Oct 13Flood 12:34 AM 1.3 knSlack 3:17 AMEbb 6:57 AM 2.0 knSlack 10:59 AMFlood 2:21 PM 1.4 knSlack 6:26 PMEbb 7:53 PM 0.3 knSlack 9:22 PM
    Wed Oct 14Flood 1:01 AM 1.2 knSlack 3:48 AMEbb 7:32 AM 1.9 knSlack 11:44 AMFlood 3:13 PM 1.2 knSlack 7:50 PMSlack 9:22 PM
    Thu Oct 15Flood 1:35 AM 1.0 knSlack 4:24 AMEbb 8:12 AM 1.8 knSlack 12:38 PMFlood 4:16 PM 1.1 knFlood 9:26 PM 0.1 kn
    Fri Oct 16Flood 2:16 AM 0.9 knSlack 5:07 AMEbb 8:57 AM 1.6 knSlack 1:45 PMFlood 5:28 PM 1.0 knFlood 10:39 PM 0.2 kn
    Sat Oct 17Flood 3:09 AM 0.7 knSlack 5:57 AMEbb 9:56 AM 1.4 knSlack 3:01 PMFlood 6:48 PM 0.9 kn

    Current predictions can differ a lot over short distances: check the station location on NOAA before planning a passage.

    Best fishing times at Egmont Key, Egmont Channel

    The bite score (0 to 100) adds up what anglers watch most: moving water (a tide running harder than usual here scores higher), solunar periods (major periods of about two hours centred on the moon overhead or underfoot, minor periods of about an hour on moonrise and moonset), dawn and dusk light, and how close it is to the new or full moon. Best times are the stretches of the day scoring near that day's top.

    DayBite scoreBest timesMajor periodsMinor periods
    Sun Oct 1189 · Excellent1:00 AM–3:00 AM, 8:00 AM–9:00 AM12:44 AM–2:44 AM, 1:06 PM–3:06 PM8:00 AM–9:00 AM, 7:08 PM–8:08 PM
    Mon Oct 1278 · Excellent2:00 AM–3:00 AM1:30 AM–3:30 AM, 1:53 PM–3:53 PM8:58 AM–9:58 AM, 7:44 PM–8:44 PM
    Tue Oct 1368 · Good3:00 AM–4:00 AM2:17 AM–4:17 AM, 2:41 PM–4:41 PM9:55 AM–10:55 AM, 8:24 PM–9:24 PM
    Wed Oct 1459 · Good3:00 AM–5:00 AM3:06 AM–5:06 AM, 3:31 PM–5:31 PM10:52 AM–11:52 AM, 9:08 PM–10:08 PM
    Thu Oct 1554 · Fair4:00 AM–6:00 AM, 5:00 PM–6:00 PM3:56 AM–5:56 AM, 4:22 PM–6:22 PM11:46 AM–12:46 PM, 9:57 PM–10:57 PM
    Fri Oct 1655 · Good6:00 PM–7:00 PM, 5:00 AM–7:00 AM4:47 AM–6:47 AM, 5:12 PM–7:12 PM12:36 PM–1:36 PM, 10:50 PM–11:50 PM
    Sat Oct 1754 · Fair6:00 AM–8:00 AM, 7:00 PM–8:00 PM5:38 AM–7:38 AM, 6:02 PM–8:02 PM1:22 PM–2:22 PM

    A planning aid, not a guarantee. Wind, water clarity, bait and pressure changes matter too; the forecast above adds live wind and pressure when you open the page.

    Best daylight low tides in the next two weeks

    The lowest water that falls between sunrise and sunset, for tide pooling and beachcombing.

    1. -0.2 ft at 8:02 AM on Tuesday, October 13
    2. -0.1 ft at 8:44 AM on Wednesday, October 14
    3. 0.0 ft at 9:34 AM on Thursday, October 15
    4. 0.2 ft at 10:37 AM on Friday, October 16
    5. 0.3 ft at 11:59 AM on Saturday, October 17
    6. 0.3 ft at 2:27 PM on Monday, October 19

    Tide table: October 11 to November 10, 2026

    Full 2026 tide table Full 2027 tide table

    DayHigh and low tidesSunrise / sunset
    Sun Oct 11H 12:06 AM 2.1 ftL 6:45 AM -0.2 ftH 1:38 PM 1.7 ftL 6:20 PM 0.9 ft7:29 AM / 7:07 PM
    Mon Oct 12H 12:22 AM 2.2 ftL 7:23 AM -0.2 ftH 2:20 PM 1.5 ftL 6:34 PM 1.0 ft7:30 AM / 7:06 PM
    Tue Oct 13H 12:37 AM 2.2 ftL 8:02 AM -0.2 ftH 3:06 PM 1.4 ftL 6:47 PM 1.1 ft7:30 AM / 7:05 PM
    Wed Oct 14H 12:50 AM 2.2 ftL 8:44 AM -0.1 ftH 4:04 PM 1.2 ftL 6:54 PM 1.1 ft7:31 AM / 7:04 PM
    Thu Oct 15H 1:08 AM 2.2 ftL 9:34 AM 0.0 ft7:32 AM / 7:03 PM
    Fri Oct 16H 1:35 AM 2.1 ftL 10:37 AM 0.2 ft7:32 AM / 7:02 PM
    Sat Oct 17H 2:13 AM 2.0 ftL 11:59 AM 0.3 ft7:33 AM / 7:01 PM
    Sun Oct 18H 3:17 AM 1.9 ftL 1:24 PM 0.3 ft7:33 AM / 7:00 PM
    Mon Oct 19H 6:10 AM 1.8 ftL 2:27 PM 0.3 ftH 11:07 PM 1.4 ft7:34 AM / 6:59 PM
    Tue Oct 20L 1:58 AM 1.3 ftH 7:48 AM 1.8 ftL 3:13 PM 0.3 ftH 10:41 PM 1.4 ft7:34 AM / 6:58 PM
    Wed Oct 21L 3:05 AM 1.1 ftH 9:01 AM 1.8 ftL 3:49 PM 0.4 ftH 10:34 PM 1.5 ft7:35 AM / 6:57 PM
    Thu Oct 22L 3:49 AM 0.7 ftH 10:01 AM 1.8 ftL 4:19 PM 0.4 ftH 10:30 PM 1.7 ft7:36 AM / 6:56 PM
    Fri Oct 23L 4:29 AM 0.4 ftH 10:52 AM 1.9 ftL 4:45 PM 0.6 ftH 10:40 PM 1.9 ft7:36 AM / 6:55 PM
    Sat Oct 24L 5:08 AM 0.0 ftH 11:40 AM 1.8 ftL 5:08 PM 0.7 ftH 10:56 PM 2.1 ft7:37 AM / 6:55 PM
    Sun Oct 25L 5:49 AM -0.3 ftH 12:28 PM 1.8 ftL 5:30 PM 0.8 ftH 11:17 PM 2.4 ft7:38 AM / 6:54 PM
    Mon Oct 26L 6:31 AM -0.5 ftH 1:18 PM 1.7 ftL 5:52 PM 1.0 ftH 11:43 PM 2.5 ft7:38 AM / 6:53 PM
    Tue Oct 27L 7:16 AM -0.6 ftH 2:12 PM 1.5 ftL 6:14 PM 1.1 ft7:39 AM / 6:52 PM
    Wed Oct 28H 12:16 AM 2.7 ftL 8:05 AM -0.6 ftH 3:14 PM 1.3 ftL 6:36 PM 1.1 ft7:40 AM / 6:51 PM
    Thu Oct 29H 12:55 AM 2.7 ftL 9:00 AM -0.5 ftH 4:33 PM 1.2 ftL 6:56 PM 1.1 ft7:40 AM / 6:50 PM
    Fri Oct 30H 1:43 AM 2.6 ftL 10:03 AM -0.3 ft7:41 AM / 6:50 PM
    Sat Oct 31H 2:47 AM 2.4 ftL 11:17 AM -0.1 ft7:42 AM / 6:49 PM
    Sun Nov 1H 3:21 AM 2.2 ftL 11:36 AM 0.1 ft6:42 AM / 5:48 PM
    Mon Nov 2H 5:05 AM 2.0 ftL 12:47 PM 0.2 ftH 8:20 PM 1.4 ft6:43 AM / 5:47 PM
    Tue Nov 3L 12:42 AM 1.1 ftH 6:47 AM 1.8 ftL 1:42 PM 0.4 ftH 8:40 PM 1.6 ft6:44 AM / 5:47 PM
    Wed Nov 4L 2:05 AM 0.8 ftH 8:24 AM 1.8 ftL 2:25 PM 0.5 ftH 9:00 PM 1.7 ft6:44 AM / 5:46 PM
    Thu Nov 5L 3:01 AM 0.5 ftH 9:42 AM 1.7 ftL 3:00 PM 0.7 ftH 9:20 PM 1.9 ft6:45 AM / 5:45 PM
    Fri Nov 6L 3:45 AM 0.2 ftH 10:45 AM 1.6 ftL 3:28 PM 0.9 ftH 9:39 PM 2.1 ft6:46 AM / 5:45 PM
    Sat Nov 7L 4:24 AM -0.1 ftH 11:39 AM 1.6 ftL 3:51 PM 1.0 ftH 9:58 PM 2.2 ft6:47 AM / 5:44 PM
    Sun Nov 8L 5:01 AM -0.2 ftH 12:26 PM 1.5 ftL 4:09 PM 1.1 ftH 10:17 PM 2.3 ft6:47 AM / 5:44 PM
    Mon Nov 9L 5:35 AM -0.3 ftH 1:11 PM 1.4 ftL 4:26 PM 1.2 ftH 10:35 PM 2.3 ft6:48 AM / 5:43 PM
    Tue Nov 10L 6:11 AM -0.3 ftH 1:55 PM 1.4 ftL 4:45 PM 1.2 ftH 10:54 PM 2.4 ft6:49 AM / 5:42 PM

    Heights are in feet above mean lower low water (MLLW), the zero line on most US nautical charts. A minus height means the water drops below that line.

    Around Egmont Key, Egmont Channel

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    Fishing piers and docks

    Distances from the tide station. Places from © OpenStreetMap contributors; links open in Google Maps.

    Fish in the waters around Egmont Key, Egmont Channel

    40 kinds of fish, sharks and rays have been recorded within 15 km (about 9 miles) of this spot, most often Cobia, Southern Puffer, Dusky Pipefish. The bar shows how many records each has.

    • Cobia Rachycentron canadumSalt water · 504 records
    • Southern Puffer Sphoeroides nephelusSalt water · 77 records
    • Dusky Pipefish Syngnathus floridaeSalt water · 60 records
    • Scaled Herring Harengula jaguanaSalt water · 56 records
    • Longnose Killifish Fundulus similisSalt water · 56 records
    • Pinfish Lagodon rhomboidesSalt water · 55 records
    • Leopard Searobin Prionotus scitulusSalt water · 48 records
    • Sheepshead Minnow Cyprinodon variegatusSalt water · 44 records
    • Planehead Filefish Stephanolepis hispidusSalt water · 44 records
    • Inshore Lizardfish Synodus foetensSalt water · 43 records
    • Gulf Pipefish Syngnathus scovelliSalt water · 42 records
    • Scrawled Cowfish Acanthostracion quadricornisSalt water · 40 records
    • Striped Burrfish Chilomycterus schoepfiiSalt water · 33 records
    • Pigfish Orthopristis chrysopteraSalt water · 31 records
    • Lined Sole Achirus lineatusSalt water · 30 records
    • Jenny Mojarra Eucinostomus gulaSalt water · 27 records
    • Inland Silverside Menidia beryllinaSalt water · 27 records
    • Goldspotted Killifish Floridichthys carpioSalt water · 26 records
    • Grey Snapper Lutjanus griseusSalt water · 26 records
    • Gulf Killifish Fundulus grandisBrackish water · 25 records
    • Bighead Searobin Prionotus tribulusSalt water · 24 records
    • Sheepshead Archosargus probatocephalusSalt water · 23 records
    • Silver Croaker Bairdiella chrysouraSalt water · 23 records
    • Gulf Toadfish Opsanus betaSalt water · 22 records
    • Florida Blenny Chasmodes saburraeSalt water · 22 records
    • Barbfish Scorpaena brasiliensisSalt water · 21 records
    • White Grunt Haemulon plumieriiSalt water · 21 records
    • Gulf Flounder Paralichthys albiguttaSalt water · 21 records
    • Blackcheek Tonguefish Symphurus plagiusaSalt water · 21 records
    • Dwarf Seahorse Hippocampus zosteraeSalt water · 21 records
    • Code Goby Gobiosoma robustumSalt water · 21 records
    • Sheepshead Porgy Calamus pennaSalt water · 21 records
    • Lane Snapper Lutjanus synagrisSalt water · 20 records
    • Spotted Seatrout Cynoscion nebulosusSalt water · 19 records
    • Flathead Grey Mullet Mugil cephalusSalt water · 19 records
    • Rainwater Killifish Lucania parvaSalt water · 18 records
    • Belted Sandfish Serranus subligariusSalt water · 18 records
    • Gulf Kingfish Menticirrhus littoralisSalt water · 18 records
    • Southern Codling Urophycis floridanaSalt water · 18 records
    • Chain Pipefish Syngnathus louisianaeSalt water · 17 records

    Records from GBIF datasets released under CC0 or CC BY 4.0 (museum collections, surveys and community sightings). It shows what has been found here, not a complete list. Check your state rules before keeping fish.

    About the tides at Egmont Key, Egmont Channel

    Egmont Key, Egmont Channel gets two high tides and two low tides most days, but one high is clearly higher than the other (and one low clearly lower), which is called a mixed tide. Over the next month the water typically rises or falls about 1.5 ft between a high and the next low.

    The biggest swings in this window come around Wednesday, October 28, when the day's range reaches 3.3 ft, and again around Tuesday, November 10 (2.7 ft). Here the biggest ranges depend on the moon's phase and on how far north or south of the equator it is, so they don't always line up with the new and full moon. The calmest day is Wednesday, November 4, with only 1.2 ft between the day's highest and lowest water.

    The lowest tide of the month is -0.6 ft at 7:16 AM on Tuesday, October 27. There are 15 minus tides (lows below the chart's zero line) in this window: the best times for tide pools, clamming and walking the flats.

    The highest predicted tide is 2.7 ft at 12:55 AM on Thursday, October 29. Onshore wind or a storm can push the real water level above that.

    This is a reference (harmonic) station: NOAA predicts its tides directly from years of measured water levels here, which makes it among the most reliable predictions on the coast.

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