Cortez, FL — Tides & Fishing

Cortez, Sarasota Bay

Tide source: NOAA CO-OPS · fetched 10/21/2026, 6:33:48 AM CT

Heights relative to MLLW (Mean Lower Low Water).

Station location

27.4667, -82.6867

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Live status

RISING

Air

63°F

Wind

9 mph NE

Water

78°F

Pressure

1017 hPa

Water status

OCTOBER 21, 2026 AT 7:33 AM

Tide chart · ft MLLW

Now 7:33 AM · tide ~1.9 ft · rising

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
Minor3:41 PM – 4:41 PM
Major9:04 PM – 11:04 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 · Cortez

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Weather

Open-Meteo

Temp

63°F

Wind

9 mph NE

Water

78°F

Pressure

1017 hPa

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Radar

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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 tide10:15 PM1.8 ftMLLW

TUE, OCT 20, 2026

7:35 AM – 6:54 PMWaxing Gibbous 70%Neap

Fair fishing day

Low tide2:49 AM1.5 ftMLLW
High tide7:42 AM2.0 ftMLLW
Low tide3:55 PM0.5 ftMLLW
High tide10:25 PM1.8 ftMLLW

WED, OCT 21, 2026Selected

7:35 AM – 6:53 PMWaxing Gibbous 79%Toward neap

Fair fishing day

Low tide3:53 AM1.3 ftMLLW
High tide9:06 AM2.0 ftMLLW
Low tide4:35 PM0.6 ftMLLW
High tide10:36 PM1.9 ftMLLW

THU, OCT 22, 2026

7:36 AM – 6:53 PMWaxing Gibbous 87%Toward neap

Fair fishing day

Low tide4:43 AM1.0 ftMLLW
High tide10:11 AM2.1 ftMLLW
Low tide5:08 PM0.7 ftMLLW
High tide10:46 PM2.0 ftMLLW

FRI, OCT 23, 2026

7:37 AM – 6:52 PMWaxing Gibbous 93%Toward neap

Fair fishing day

Low tide5:26 AM0.7 ftMLLW
High tide11:06 AM2.1 ftMLLW
Low tide5:37 PM0.9 ftMLLW
High tide10:57 PM2.2 ftMLLW

SAT, OCT 24, 2026

7:37 AM – 6:51 PMWaxing Gibbous 98%Spring

Good fishing day

Low tide6:08 AM0.4 ftMLLW
High tide11:58 AM2.0 ftMLLW
Low tide6:01 PM1.1 ftMLLW
High tide11:12 PM2.4 ftMLLW

SUN, OCT 25, 2026

7:38 AM – 6:50 PMFull Moon 100%Spring

Good fishing day

Low tide6:51 AM0.2 ftMLLW
High tide12:52 PM2.0 ftMLLW
Low tide6:22 PM1.3 ftMLLW
High tide11:33 PM2.6 ftMLLW

MON, OCT 26, 2026

7:39 AM – 6:49 PMFull Moon 100%Spring

Good fishing day

Low tide7:36 AM-0.03 ftMLLW
High tide1:52 PM1.8 ftMLLW
Low tide6:37 PM1.5 ftMLLW
High tide11:58 PM2.7 ftMLLW

TUE, OCT 27, 2026

7:39 AM – 6:48 PMWaning Gibbous 97%Spring

Good fishing day

Low tide8:23 AM-0.2 ftMLLW
High tide3:05 PM1.7 ftMLLW
Low tide6:45 PM1.6 ftMLLW

WED, OCT 28, 2026

7:40 AM – 6:48 PMWaning Gibbous 93%Toward neap

Fair fishing day

High tide12:30 AM2.8 ftMLLW
Low tide9:15 AM-0.2 ftMLLW

THU, OCT 29, 2026

7:41 AM – 6:47 PMWaning Gibbous 86%Toward neap

Fair fishing day

High tide1:08 AM2.9 ftMLLW
Low tide10:13 AM-0.2 ftMLLW

FRI, OCT 30, 2026

7:41 AM – 6:46 PMWaning Gibbous 78%Toward neap

Fair fishing day

High tide1:56 AM2.8 ftMLLW
Low tide11:16 AM-0.2 ftMLLW

SAT, OCT 31, 2026

7:42 AM – 6:46 PMWaning Gibbous 69%Neap

Fair fishing day

High tide2:55 AM2.6 ftMLLW
Low tide12:25 PM-0.04 ftMLLW

SUN, NOV 1, 2026

6:43 AM – 5:45 PMWaning Gibbous 59%Neap

Fair fishing day

High tide3:13 AM2.4 ftMLLW
Low tide12:36 PM0.09 ftMLLW
High tide9:09 PM1.6 ftMLLW
Low tide11:29 PM1.6 ftMLLW

MON, NOV 2, 2026

6:43 AM – 5:44 PMLast Quarter 48%Neap

Fair fishing day

High tide4:51 AM2.1 ftMLLW
Low tide1:39 PM0.2 ftMLLW
High tide8:44 PM1.7 ftMLLW

TUE, NOV 3, 2026

6:44 AM – 5:44 PMWaning Crescent 38%Neap

Fair fishing day

Low tide1:33 AM1.3 ftMLLW
High tide6:43 AM2.0 ftMLLW
Low tide2:31 PM0.4 ftMLLW
High tide8:55 PM1.8 ftMLLW

WED, NOV 4, 2026

6:45 AM – 5:43 PMWaning Crescent 28%Toward spring

Fair fishing day

Low tide2:55 AM1.0 ftMLLW
High tide8:22 AM1.9 ftMLLW
Low tide3:13 PM0.6 ftMLLW
High tide9:09 PM2.0 ftMLLW

THU, NOV 5, 2026

6:46 AM – 5:42 PMWaning Crescent 19%Toward spring

Fair fishing day

Low tide3:54 AM0.7 ftMLLW
High tide9:37 AM1.9 ftMLLW
Low tide3:47 PM0.8 ftMLLW
High tide9:24 PM2.1 ftMLLW

FRI, NOV 6, 2026

6:46 AM – 5:42 PMWaning Crescent 11%Toward spring

Fair fishing day

Low tide4:43 AM0.4 ftMLLW
High tide10:38 AM1.8 ftMLLW
Low tide4:15 PM1.1 ftMLLW
High tide9:39 PM2.3 ftMLLW

SAT, NOV 7, 2026

6:47 AM – 5:41 PMWaning Crescent 5%Toward spring

Fair fishing day

Low tide5:25 AM0.2 ftMLLW
High tide11:34 AM1.7 ftMLLW
Low tide4:39 PM1.2 ftMLLW
High tide9:56 PM2.4 ftMLLW

SUN, NOV 8, 2026

6:48 AM – 5:41 PMWaning Crescent 2%Spring

Good fishing day

Low tide6:04 AM0.01 ftMLLW
High tide12:27 PM1.7 ftMLLW
Low tide4:58 PM1.4 ftMLLW
High tide10:17 PM2.5 ftMLLW

MON, NOV 9, 2026

6:49 AM – 5:40 PMNew Moon 0%Spring

Good fishing day

Low tide6:41 AM-0.07 ftMLLW
High tide1:22 PM1.6 ftMLLW
Low tide5:12 PM1.5 ftMLLW
High tide10:41 PM2.6 ftMLLW

TUE, NOV 10, 2026

6:49 AM – 5:40 PMNew Moon 100%Spring

Good fishing day

Low tide7:18 AM-0.1 ftMLLW
High tide2:21 PM1.6 ftMLLW
Low tide5:19 PM1.5 ftMLLW
High tide11:08 PM2.6 ftMLLW

WED, NOV 11, 2026

6:50 AM – 5:39 PMWaxing Crescent 4%Spring

Good fishing day

Low tide7:56 AM-0.1 ftMLLW
High tide3:23 PM1.5 ftMLLW
Low tide5:30 PM1.5 ftMLLW
High tide11:39 PM2.5 ftMLLW

THU, NOV 12, 2026

6:51 AM – 5:39 PMWaxing Crescent 9%Toward spring

Fair fishing day

Low tide8:37 AM-0.08 ftMLLW

FRI, NOV 13, 2026

6:52 AM – 5:39 PMWaxing Crescent 15%Toward spring

Fair fishing day

High tide12:16 AM2.4 ftMLLW
Low tide9:22 AM-0.04 ftMLLW

SAT, NOV 14, 2026

6:52 AM – 5:38 PMWaxing Crescent 24%Toward spring

Fair fishing day

High tide1:01 AM2.3 ftMLLW
Low tide10:12 AM0.02 ftMLLW

SUN, NOV 15, 2026

6:53 AM – 5:38 PMWaxing Crescent 33%Neap

Fair fishing day

High tide1:56 AM2.2 ftMLLW
Low tide11:05 AM0.09 ftMLLW
High tide6:42 PM1.5 ftMLLW
Low tide9:39 PM1.5 ftMLLW

MON, NOV 16, 2026

6:54 AM – 5:38 PMWaxing Crescent 44%Neap

Fair fishing day

High tide3:05 AM2.0 ftMLLW
Low tide12:00 PM0.2 ftMLLW
High tide7:11 PM1.6 ftMLLW
Low tide11:49 PM1.4 ftMLLW

TUE, NOV 17, 2026

6:55 AM – 5:37 PMFirst Quarter 54%Neap

Fair fishing day

High tide4:28 AM1.8 ftMLLW
Low tide12:53 PM0.3 ftMLLW
High tide7:35 PM1.6 ftMLLW

WED, NOV 18, 2026

6:55 AM – 5:37 PMWaxing Gibbous 65%Neap

Fair fishing day

Low tide1:16 AM1.1 ftMLLW
High tide6:00 AM1.7 ftMLLW
Low tide1:41 PM0.4 ftMLLW
High tide7:56 PM1.7 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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