Tampa Bay fishing forecast
Know exactly when the bite turns on around bridges, flats and mangrove shorelines from Gandy to the Skyway. Turnwater scores every 30 minutes of the next 7 days from live NOAA tides, moon feeding times, weather and water temperature — then tells you the best time to go and what to throw.
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Best time to fish One clear answer: go now, go later, or wait — with arrive-by and head-out times.
Tides + moon NOAA tide station Gandy Bridge, Old Tampa Bay and solunar feeding windows, side by side.
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Tampa Bay fishing today
Forecast for Gandy Bridge, Tampa Bay, FL · updated 8:10 PM EDT · scores are estimates out of 100
Best remaining windows today Top species Score 8 PM–10 PM Snook 59 10 PM–12 AM Snook 59
Best windows tomorrow Top species Score 2 AM–4 AM Snook 69 6 PM–8 PM Snook 65 12 AM–2 AM Snook 64
Tides today High 6:10 AM (2.7 ft) · Low 3:11 PM (0.5 ft)
Sun Sunrise 7:31 AM · sunset 6:58 PM
Moon First Quarter, 40% lit · major feeding 6:34 AM and 6:59 PM
Water temperature 82°F at Sparkman Channel Entrance
Tides from NOAA station Gandy Bridge, Old Tampa Bay. Always check the official NWS marine forecast before heading out.
What's biting around Tampa Bay
Snook Redfish Speckled trout Tarpon Sheepshead
Scores update with the season, the tide and the light — the forecast shows which of these is strongest right now and when it peaks this week.
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