For anyone boating nearby, the Old Port Tampa station is the tide reference to bookmark. It's the reference station boaters lean on around Tampa, Riverview. Whether you're threading a shallow pass or timing a bridge, the seven-day prediction below keeps you on the right side of the water.

Today's tides

High tide
1:12 AM
2.038 ft (MLLW)
Low tide
4:19 AM
1.857 ft (MLLW)
High tide
10:10 AM
2.638 ft (MLLW)
Low tide
6:32 PM
0.306 ft (MLLW)

7-day tide forecast

Predicted heights relative to Mean Lower Low Water (MLLW), in feet, local time. Predictions only — not verified water levels.

Reading the tide

A rising ("flood") tide pushes bait and gamefish up onto the flats and into the mangroves; a falling ("ebb") tide pulls them back toward channels and drop-offs. The strongest current runs midway between high and low — often the most productive window.

Tide predictions from NOAA CO-OPS station 8726607 (Old Port Tampa), fetched at build time via the NOAA Tides & Currents API. Station coordinates: 27.857799530029297, -82.55280303955078.