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Hernando Beach Tides Today

Rocky Creek, Little Pine Island Bay · Hernando County, FL · NOAA 8727122

Right nowFri Nov 6
Next tide
This Afternoon80°WNW 6 mph · Sunny
6:45 AM0.3 ft11:54 AM2.8 ft6:53 PM1.1 ft11:21 PM3.1 ft
  1. Low6:45AM0.3 ft
  2. High11:54AM2.8 ft
  3. Low6:53PM1.1 ft
  4. High11:21PM3.1 ft

Local Eastern time. Heights in feet above average low water (MLLW). Shaded bands are today's best fishing windows.

Fishing Outlook

The low tide at 6:45 AM lands near sunrise, and tide strength is about average.

Best Windows Today

  • 5:45 to 7:45 AMaround low tide
  • 10:54 AM to 12:54 PMaround high tide
  • 5:53 to 7:53 PMaround low tide

Solunar Times

  • Minor3:46 to 4:46 AMmoonrise
  • Major9:10 to 11:10 AMmoon overhead
  • Minor3:28 to 4:28 PMmoonset
  • Major9:32 to 11:32 PMmoon underfoot

Major periods are the two hours around the moon overhead or underfoot. Minor periods are the hour around moonrise and moonset.

Fishing here? See Florida fishing license info and size and bag limits from the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission.

Weather and Wind

  • This AfternoonHigh 80°Sunny 2% rainWNW 6 mph
  • TonightLow 67°Partly cloudy 2% rainNNW 5 mph
  • SaturdayHigh 78°Sunny 1% rainN 5 to 8 mph

Boating Forecast

Coastal waters from Tarpon Springs to Suwannee River FL out 20 NM · issued Fri 12:12 PM

Rest Of Today
West winds around 5 knots. Seas 1 foot or less. Bay and inland waters smooth.
Tonight
Northwest winds around 5 knots, becoming north 10 to 15 knots after midnight. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave Detail: West 1 foot at 2 seconds. Bay and inland waters a moderate chop.
Saturday
North winds 10 to 15 knots, becoming northwest 5 to 10 knots in the afternoon. Seas around 2 feet. Wave Detail: North 1 foot at 3 seconds. Bay and inland waters a moderate chop.

From the National Weather Service. Arrows point the way the wind blows.

DayFishingHigh TidesLow TidesMoon
SaturdayNov 7Good12:42 PM 2.9 ft11:53 PM 3.2 ft7:32 AM -0.1 ft7:30 PM 1.2 ft
SundayNov 8Good1:24 PM 2.9 ft8:13 AM -0.3 ft8:04 PM 1.2 ft
MondayNov 9Fair12:23 AM 3.3 ft2:02 PM 2.8 ft8:49 AM -0.4 ft8:37 PM 1.3 ft
TuesdayNov 10Fair12:53 AM 3.3 ft2:38 PM 2.8 ft9:23 AM -0.4 ft9:10 PM 1.3 ft
WednesdayNov 11Fair1:22 AM 3.3 ft3:14 PM 2.7 ft9:56 AM -0.3 ft9:42 PM 1.4 ft
ThursdayNov 12Fair1:53 AM 3.3 ft3:51 PM 2.6 ft10:29 AM -0.2 ft10:16 PM 1.4 ft
FridayNov 13Good2:26 AM 3.2 ft4:27 PM 2.5 ft11:03 AM -0.1 ft10:51 PM 1.4 ft

About the Tides at Hernando Beach

Hernando Beach gets two high tides and two low tides most days, and they are not a matched pair. One high or one low each day is clearly bigger than the other. On a typical day the water rises and falls about 3.1 feet.

Over the next two weeks the biggest tides come on Tuesday, November 10, when the water moves about 3.7 feet. The lowest water is -0.4 ft on Tuesday, November 10 at 9:23 AM, and the highest is 3.3 ft on Tuesday, November 10 at 12:53 AM. A minus tide like that uncovers the most beach, flats and tide pools.

NOAA works out the times here from its reference station at Cedar Key, adjusted for this location.

Official NOAA prediction for station 8727122, Hernando Beach, Rocky Creek, Little Pine Island Bay, timed from its reference station Cedar Key (8727520). Updated Fri, 06 Nov 2026 17:46 GMT.