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Longboats Key, Sarasota Bay tide times

Florida · NOAA station 8726089 · times in local time
Tuesday, October 27: high tide 12:28 AM (2.4 ft) and 3:35 PM (1.5 ft); low tide 8:31 AM (-0.2 ft) and 6:53 PM (1.8 ft).
next high tide
12:28 AM
2.4 ft
next low tide
8:31 AM
-0.2 ft
moon
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Tide chart — today, Tue, Oct 27

Heights in feet above Mean Lower Low Water (MLLW). Dots are NOAA's predicted highs and lows; the line between them is our interpolation. Shaded: night.

TideTimeHeight
High tide12:28 AM2.42 ft
Low tide8:31 AM-0.20 ft
High tide3:35 PM1.51 ft
Low tide6:53 PM1.81 ft

Longboats Key, Sarasota Bay tide table — next 7 days

DayHigh tidesLow tides
Today
Tue, Oct 27		12:28 AM 2.4 ft3:35 PM 1.5 ft8:31 AM -0.2 ft6:53 PM 1.8 ft
Tomorrow
Wed, Oct 28		1:00 AM 2.5 ft5:17 PM 1.4 ft9:23 AM -0.3 ft6:47 PM 1.8 ft
Thu, Oct 291:38 AM 2.5 ft10:21 AM -0.3 ft
Fri, Oct 302:26 AM 2.5 ft11:24 AM -0.2 ft
Sat, Oct 313:25 AM 2.3 ft12:33 PM -0.1 ft
Sun, Nov 13:43 AM 2.1 ft9:39 PM 1.4 ft12:44 PM 0.1 ft11:37 PM 1.9 ft
Mon, Nov 25:21 AM 1.9 ft9:14 PM 1.5 ft1:47 PM 0.3 ft

The year at Longboats Key, Sarasota Bay

Highest tide, next 12 months2.6 ft on July 4, 2027 at 12:28 PM
Lowest tide, next 12 months-1.1 ft on January 21, 2027 at 6:32 AM
Minus tides (below 0 ft)183 days in the next 12 months
Tide patternUsually two high and two low tides a day, with some days of only one
Typical daily range2.0 ft (30-day average)
StationNOAA 8726089 · subordinate station · 27.34, -82.59

Longboats Key, Sarasota Bay is a subordinate station: NOAA computes its tides from St. Petersburg with fixed time and height corrections.

Moving water at dawn and dusk —

The current runs fastest roughly halfway between a high and a low tide. Many anglers prefer those hours when they fall near sunrise or sunset. This is a rule of thumb, not a fishing forecast.

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Questions about Longboats Key, Sarasota Bay tides

What time is high tide at Longboats Key, Sarasota Bay today?

On Tuesday, October 27, high tide at Longboats Key, Sarasota Bay is at 12:28 AM (2.4 ft) and 3:35 PM (1.5 ft); low tide is at 8:31 AM (-0.2 ft) and 6:53 PM (1.8 ft) (EDT, heights above MLLW). The table above lists the next 7 days.

When are the highest tides of the year at Longboats Key, Sarasota Bay?

The highest predicted tide in the next 12 months is 2.6 ft on July 4, 2027 at 12:28 PM. The largest tides fall a day or two after a full or new moon, especially when the Moon is closest to Earth.

Are there minus tides at Longboats Key, Sarasota Bay?

Yes — on 183 days in the next 12 months the low tide drops below 0 ft (MLLW). The lowest is -1.1 ft on January 21, 2027 at 6:32 AM. Minus tides expose the most shoreline, which is why tide-poolers look for them.

What time zone are these tide times in?

Station local time (EDT at the time this page was built), with daylight saving time applied where the area observes it — the same convention as NOAA's own tide tables.

Where does this tide data come from?

From NOAA CO-OPS, the U.S. government tide station network (tidesandcurrents.noaa.gov); the predictions are public domain. Longboats Key, Sarasota Bay is a subordinate station: NOAA derives its times and heights from the reference station St. Petersburg with fixed corrections. The curve between highs and lows is our interpolation. This page is not for navigation.