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Bradenton, FL — Tides & Fishing

Bradenton, Manatee River

Tide source: NOAA CO-OPS · fetched 10/21/2026, 6:32:46 AM CT

Heights relative to MLLW (Mean Lower Low Water).

Station location

27.5000, -82.5733
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Live status

RISING
HIGH TIDE9:42 AMLOW TIDE4:23 AMRISINGFALLINGRISING~1.7 ft MLLW

Air

59°F

Wind

4 mph NE

Water

79°F

Pressure

1018 hPa

Water status

OCTOBER 21, 2026 AT 7:32 AM

Tide chart · ft MLLW

Now 7:32 AM · tide ~1.8 ft · rising

0.00.51.01.52.0ft MLLW4:23 AM1.3 ft9:42 AM2.1 ft5:05 PM0.6 ft11:12 PM1.9 ftNow · 7:32 AM12:00 AM6:00 AM12:00 PM6:00 PM12:00 AM
Tide High Low Now Night Major prime Minor prime
Fish activityVery highHighAverage— Low

Best fishing times today

Wednesday, October 21

★★★☆☆

Fair fishing day

Waxing Gibbous · 79% illuminated · Toward neap

Tide strength

43/49

Average · morning / afternoon

Windows

  • Minor2:36 AM – 3:36 AM
  • Major8:42 AM – 10:42 AM☀️ Prime
  • Minor3:40 PM – 4:40 PM
  • Major9:03 PM – 11:03 PM

Neap tides — smaller range than usual today

Quarter-phase moon means highs and lows sit closer together. Wind and water clarity often matter more than the table.

Wind

Open-Meteo · Bradenton
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Weather

Open-Meteo

Temp

59°F

Wind

4 mph NE

Water

79°F

Pressure

1018 hPa

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Radar

RainViewer · Bradenton
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Sun / moon / conditions

Sunrise

7:35 AM

Sunset

6:53 PM

Moon

Waxing Gibbous · 79%

Tide cycle

Toward neap

Tide schedule

Heights relative to MLLW · times station-local

MON, OCT 19, 2026

7:34 AM – 6:55 PMWaxing Gibbous 60%Neap
Fair fishing day
  • High tide10:51 PM1.8 ftMLLW

TUE, OCT 20, 2026

7:34 AM – 6:54 PMWaxing Gibbous 70%Neap
Fair fishing day
  • Low tide3:19 AM1.5 ftMLLW
  • High tide8:18 AM2.0 ftMLLW
  • Low tide4:25 PM0.5 ftMLLW
  • High tide11:01 PM1.9 ftMLLW

WED, OCT 21, 2026Selected

7:35 AM – 6:53 PMWaxing Gibbous 79%Toward neap
Fair fishing day
  • Low tide4:23 AM1.3 ftMLLW
  • High tide9:42 AM2.1 ftMLLW
  • Low tide5:05 PM0.6 ftMLLW
  • High tide11:12 PM1.9 ftMLLW

THU, OCT 22, 2026

7:36 AM – 6:52 PMWaxing Gibbous 87%Toward neap
Fair fishing day
  • Low tide5:13 AM1.0 ftMLLW
  • High tide10:47 AM2.1 ftMLLW
  • Low tide5:38 PM0.7 ftMLLW
  • High tide11:22 PM2.1 ftMLLW

FRI, OCT 23, 2026

7:36 AM – 6:51 PMWaxing Gibbous 93%Toward neap
Fair fishing day
  • Low tide5:56 AM0.7 ftMLLW
  • High tide11:42 AM2.1 ftMLLW
  • Low tide6:07 PM0.9 ftMLLW
  • High tide11:33 PM2.2 ftMLLW

SAT, OCT 24, 2026

7:37 AM – 6:50 PMWaxing Gibbous 98%Spring
Good fishing day
  • Low tide6:38 AM0.4 ftMLLW
  • High tide12:34 PM2.1 ftMLLW
  • Low tide6:31 PM1.1 ftMLLW
  • High tide11:48 PM2.4 ftMLLW

SUN, OCT 25, 2026

7:38 AM – 6:50 PMFull Moon 100%Spring
Good fishing day
  • Low tide7:21 AM0.2 ftMLLW
  • High tide1:28 PM2.0 ftMLLW
  • Low tide6:52 PM1.3 ftMLLW

MON, OCT 26, 2026

7:38 AM – 6:49 PMFull Moon 100%Spring
Good fishing day
  • High tide12:09 AM2.6 ftMLLW
  • Low tide8:06 AM-0.03 ftMLLW
  • High tide2:28 PM1.9 ftMLLW
  • Low tide7:07 PM1.5 ftMLLW

TUE, OCT 27, 2026

7:39 AM – 6:48 PMWaning Gibbous 97%Spring
Good fishing day
  • High tide12:34 AM2.8 ftMLLW
  • Low tide8:53 AM-0.2 ftMLLW
  • High tide3:41 PM1.7 ftMLLW
  • Low tide7:15 PM1.6 ftMLLW

WED, OCT 28, 2026

7:40 AM – 6:47 PMWaning Gibbous 93%Toward neap
Fair fishing day
  • High tide1:06 AM2.9 ftMLLW
  • Low tide9:45 AM-0.2 ftMLLW

THU, OCT 29, 2026

7:40 AM – 6:46 PMWaning Gibbous 86%Toward neap
Fair fishing day
  • High tide1:44 AM2.9 ftMLLW
  • Low tide10:43 AM-0.2 ftMLLW

FRI, OCT 30, 2026

7:41 AM – 6:46 PMWaning Gibbous 78%Toward neap
Fair fishing day
  • High tide2:32 AM2.8 ftMLLW
  • Low tide11:46 AM-0.2 ftMLLW

SAT, OCT 31, 2026

7:42 AM – 6:45 PMWaning Gibbous 69%Neap
Fair fishing day
  • High tide3:31 AM2.6 ftMLLW
  • Low tide12:55 PM-0.04 ftMLLW

SUN, NOV 1, 2026

6:42 AM – 5:44 PMWaning Gibbous 59%Neap
Fair fishing day
  • High tide3:49 AM2.4 ftMLLW
  • Low tide1:06 PM0.09 ftMLLW
  • High tide9:45 PM1.6 ftMLLW
  • Low tide11:59 PM1.6 ftMLLW

MON, NOV 2, 2026

6:43 AM – 5:44 PMLast Quarter 48%Neap
Fair fishing day
  • High tide5:27 AM2.1 ftMLLW
  • Low tide2:09 PM0.2 ftMLLW
  • High tide9:20 PM1.7 ftMLLW

TUE, NOV 3, 2026

6:44 AM – 5:43 PMWaning Crescent 38%Neap
Fair fishing day
  • Low tide2:03 AM1.3 ftMLLW
  • High tide7:19 AM2.0 ftMLLW
  • Low tide3:01 PM0.4 ftMLLW
  • High tide9:31 PM1.8 ftMLLW

WED, NOV 4, 2026

6:44 AM – 5:43 PMWaning Crescent 28%Toward spring
Fair fishing day
  • Low tide3:25 AM1.0 ftMLLW
  • High tide8:58 AM1.9 ftMLLW
  • Low tide3:43 PM0.6 ftMLLW
  • High tide9:45 PM2.0 ftMLLW

THU, NOV 5, 2026

6:45 AM – 5:42 PMWaning Crescent 19%Toward spring
Fair fishing day
  • Low tide4:24 AM0.7 ftMLLW
  • High tide10:13 AM1.9 ftMLLW
  • Low tide4:17 PM0.8 ftMLLW
  • High tide10:00 PM2.1 ftMLLW

FRI, NOV 6, 2026

6:46 AM – 5:41 PMWaning Crescent 11%Toward spring
Fair fishing day
  • Low tide5:13 AM0.4 ftMLLW
  • High tide11:14 AM1.8 ftMLLW
  • Low tide4:45 PM1.0 ftMLLW
  • High tide10:15 PM2.3 ftMLLW

SAT, NOV 7, 2026

6:47 AM – 5:41 PMWaning Crescent 5%Toward spring
Fair fishing day
  • Low tide5:55 AM0.2 ftMLLW
  • High tide12:10 PM1.8 ftMLLW
  • Low tide5:09 PM1.2 ftMLLW
  • High tide10:32 PM2.4 ftMLLW

SUN, NOV 8, 2026

6:47 AM – 5:40 PMWaning Crescent 2%Spring
Good fishing day
  • Low tide6:34 AM0.01 ftMLLW
  • High tide1:03 PM1.7 ftMLLW
  • Low tide5:28 PM1.4 ftMLLW
  • High tide10:53 PM2.5 ftMLLW

MON, NOV 9, 2026

6:48 AM – 5:40 PMNew Moon 0%Spring
Good fishing day
  • Low tide7:11 AM-0.07 ftMLLW
  • High tide1:58 PM1.6 ftMLLW
  • Low tide5:42 PM1.5 ftMLLW
  • High tide11:17 PM2.6 ftMLLW

TUE, NOV 10, 2026

6:49 AM – 5:39 PMNew Moon 100%Spring
Good fishing day
  • Low tide7:48 AM-0.1 ftMLLW
  • High tide2:57 PM1.6 ftMLLW
  • Low tide5:49 PM1.5 ftMLLW
  • High tide11:44 PM2.6 ftMLLW

WED, NOV 11, 2026

6:50 AM – 5:39 PMWaxing Crescent 4%Spring
Good fishing day
  • Low tide8:26 AM-0.1 ftMLLW
  • High tide3:59 PM1.5 ftMLLW
  • Low tide6:00 PM1.5 ftMLLW

THU, NOV 12, 2026

6:50 AM – 5:39 PMWaxing Crescent 9%Toward spring
Fair fishing day
  • High tide12:15 AM2.6 ftMLLW
  • Low tide9:07 AM-0.08 ftMLLW

FRI, NOV 13, 2026

6:51 AM – 5:38 PMWaxing Crescent 15%Toward spring
Fair fishing day
  • High tide12:52 AM2.5 ftMLLW
  • Low tide9:52 AM-0.04 ftMLLW

SAT, NOV 14, 2026

6:52 AM – 5:38 PMWaxing Crescent 24%Toward spring
Fair fishing day
  • High tide1:37 AM2.3 ftMLLW
  • Low tide10:42 AM0.02 ftMLLW

SUN, NOV 15, 2026

6:53 AM – 5:37 PMWaxing Crescent 33%Neap
Fair fishing day
  • High tide2:32 AM2.2 ftMLLW
  • Low tide11:35 AM0.09 ftMLLW
  • High tide7:18 PM1.5 ftMLLW
  • Low tide10:09 PM1.5 ftMLLW

MON, NOV 16, 2026

6:53 AM – 5:37 PMWaxing Crescent 44%Neap
Fair fishing day
  • High tide3:41 AM2.0 ftMLLW
  • Low tide12:30 PM0.2 ftMLLW
  • High tide7:47 PM1.6 ftMLLW

TUE, NOV 17, 2026

6:54 AM – 5:37 PMFirst Quarter 54%Neap
Fair fishing day
  • Low tide12:19 AM1.4 ftMLLW
  • High tide5:04 AM1.8 ftMLLW
  • Low tide1:23 PM0.3 ftMLLW
  • High tide8:11 PM1.6 ftMLLW

WED, NOV 18, 2026

6:55 AM – 5:37 PMWaxing Gibbous 65%Neap
Fair fishing day
  • Low tide1:46 AM1.1 ftMLLW
  • High tide6:36 AM1.7 ftMLLW
  • Low tide2:11 PM0.4 ftMLLW
  • High tide8:32 PM1.8 ftMLLW

Tide strength · 2026

Astronomical coefficient (~20–120). Higher = stronger springs worldwide — not the same as local height at Barataria tiny-tide spots.

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