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
Low tide
12:27 AM
0.068 ft (MLLW)
High tide
7:17 AM
1.82 ft (MLLW)
Low tide
11:47 AM
1.237 ft (MLLW)
High tide
5:44 PM
2.624 ft (MLLW)
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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.