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Long Shoal Tides Today

Near Tampa · MacDill Afb · Hillsborough County, FL · NOAA 8726604

Right nowFri Nov 6
Next tide
This Afternoon81°W 3 to 9 mph · Sunny
6:19 AM0.3 ft12:13 PM2.3 ft6:09 PM0.8 ft11:36 PM2.8 ft
  1. Low6:19AM0.3 ft
  2. High12:13PM2.3 ft
  3. Low6:09PM0.8 ft
  4. High11:36PM2.8 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 6:19 AM lands near sunrise, and tide strength is about average.

Best Windows Today

  • 5:19 to 7:19 AMaround low tide
  • 11:13 AM to 1:13 PMaround high tide
  • 5:09 to 7:09 PMaround low tide

Solunar Times

  • Minor3:45 to 4:45 AMmoonrise
  • Major9:09 to 11:09 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 81°Sunny 3% rainW 3 to 9 mph
  • TonightLow 72°Mostly clear 4% rainNW 5 to 8 mph
  • SaturdayHigh 80°Sunny 2% rainN 6 to 10 mph

Boating Forecast

Tampa Bay waters · issued Fri 12:12 PM

Rest Of Today
West winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay and inland waters light chop.
Tonight
Northwest winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay and inland waters light chop.
Saturday
North winds 5 to 10 knots, increasing to 10 to 15 knots in the afternoon. Bay and inland waters a moderate chop.

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

DayFishingHigh TidesLow TidesMoon
SaturdayNov 7Good1:01 PM 2.2 ft11:55 PM 2.9 ft7:03 AM 0.1 ft6:38 PM 1.0 ft
SundayNov 8Good1:47 PM 2.1 ft7:44 AM -0.1 ft6:59 PM 1.1 ft
MondayNov 9Good12:08 AM 3.0 ft2:35 PM 2.0 ft8:23 AM -0.1 ft7:09 PM 1.2 ft
TuesdayNov 10Good12:21 AM 3.0 ft3:25 PM 1.9 ft9:02 AM -0.1 ft7:10 PM 1.2 ft
WednesdayNov 11Good12:44 AM 3.1 ft4:18 PM 1.9 ft9:41 AM -0.1 ft7:30 PM 1.3 ft
ThursdayNov 12Good1:15 AM 3.1 ft5:11 PM 1.9 ft10:22 AM 0.0 ft8:07 PM 1.3 ft
FridayNov 13Good1:53 AM 3.0 ft6:02 PM 2.0 ft11:05 AM 0.0 ft8:54 PM 1.3 ft

About the Tides at Long Shoal

Long Shoal 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 2.5 feet.

Over the next two weeks the biggest tides come on Wednesday, November 11, when the water moves about 3.2 feet. The lowest water is -0.1 ft on Tuesday, November 10 at 9:02 AM, and the highest is 3.1 ft on Thursday, November 12 at 1:15 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 East Bay, Tampa Bay, adjusted for this location.

Official NOAA prediction for station 8726604, Long Shoal, MacDill Afb, timed from its reference station East Bay, Tampa Bay (8726674). Updated Fri, 06 Nov 2026 17:46 GMT.