Hillsborough River Entrance, FL — Tides & Fishing

Hillsborough River Entrance, Tampa

Tide source: NOAA CO-OPS · fetched 10/21/2026, 6:34:58 AM CT

Heights relative to MLLW (Mean Lower Low Water).

Station location

27.9467, -82.4617

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Live status

RISING

Air

58°F

Wind

7 mph N

Water

79°F

Pressure

1018 hPa

Water status

OCTOBER 21, 2026 AT 7:34 AM

Tide chart · ft MLLW

Now 7:34 AM · tide ~1.1 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

Minor2:35 AM – 3:35 AM
Major8:41 AM – 10:41 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 · Hillsborough River Entrance

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Weather

Open-Meteo

Temp

58°F

Wind

7 mph N

Water

79°F

Pressure

1018 hPa

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Radar

RainViewer · Hillsborough River Entrance

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Sun / moon / conditions

Sunrise

7:35 AM

Sunset

6:52 PM

Moon

Waxing Gibbous · 79%

Tide cycle

Toward neap

Tide schedule

Heights relative to MLLW · times station-local

TUE, OCT 20, 2026

7:34 AM – 6:53 PMWaxing Gibbous 70%Neap

Fair fishing day

High tide12:38 AM2.2 ftMLLW
Low tide5:11 AM1.2 ftMLLW
High tide11:12 AM2.4 ftMLLW
Low tide6:04 PM0.4 ftMLLW

WED, OCT 21, 2026Selected

7:35 AM – 6:52 PMWaxing Gibbous 79%Toward neap

Fair fishing day

High tide1:05 AM2.3 ftMLLW
Low tide6:10 AM1.0 ftMLLW
High tide12:25 PM2.5 ftMLLW
Low tide6:46 PM0.5 ftMLLW

THU, OCT 22, 2026

7:36 AM – 6:51 PMWaxing Gibbous 87%Toward neap

Fair fishing day

High tide1:29 AM2.4 ftMLLW
Low tide6:57 AM0.7 ftMLLW
High tide1:21 PM2.5 ftMLLW
Low tide7:21 PM0.5 ftMLLW

FRI, OCT 23, 2026

7:36 AM – 6:50 PMWaxing Gibbous 93%Toward neap

Fair fishing day

High tide1:49 AM2.5 ftMLLW
Low tide7:40 AM0.5 ftMLLW
High tide2:10 PM2.5 ftMLLW
Low tide7:51 PM0.6 ftMLLW

SAT, OCT 24, 2026

7:37 AM – 6:49 PMWaxing Gibbous 98%Spring

Good fishing day

High tide2:04 AM2.6 ftMLLW
Low tide8:22 AM0.3 ftMLLW
High tide2:57 PM2.4 ftMLLW
Low tide8:16 PM0.8 ftMLLW

SUN, OCT 25, 2026

7:38 AM – 6:49 PMFull Moon 100%Spring

Good fishing day

High tide2:12 AM2.7 ftMLLW
Low tide9:03 AM0.09 ftMLLW
High tide3:46 PM2.3 ftMLLW
Low tide8:35 PM0.9 ftMLLW

MON, OCT 26, 2026

7:38 AM – 6:48 PMFull Moon 100%Spring

Good fishing day

High tide2:23 AM2.9 ftMLLW
Low tide9:47 AM-0.06 ftMLLW
High tide4:40 PM2.2 ftMLLW
Low tide8:48 PM1.0 ftMLLW

TUE, OCT 27, 2026

7:39 AM – 6:47 PMWaning Gibbous 97%Spring

Good fishing day

High tide2:46 AM3.1 ftMLLW
Low tide10:34 AM-0.2 ftMLLW
High tide5:44 PM2.0 ftMLLW
Low tide8:58 PM1.1 ftMLLW

WED, OCT 28, 2026

7:40 AM – 6:46 PMWaning Gibbous 93%Toward neap

Fair fishing day

High tide3:19 AM3.3 ftMLLW
Low tide11:25 AM-0.2 ftMLLW
High tide6:57 PM1.9 ftMLLW
Low tide9:11 PM1.1 ftMLLW

THU, OCT 29, 2026

7:40 AM – 6:45 PMWaning Gibbous 86%Toward neap

Fair fishing day

High tide3:58 AM3.3 ftMLLW
Low tide12:22 PM-0.1 ftMLLW
High tide8:21 PM1.8 ftMLLW
Low tide9:24 PM1.2 ftMLLW

FRI, OCT 30, 2026

7:41 AM – 6:45 PMWaning Gibbous 78%Toward neap

Fair fishing day

High tide4:44 AM3.3 ftMLLW
Low tide1:25 PM-0.05 ftMLLW

SAT, OCT 31, 2026

7:42 AM – 6:44 PMWaning Gibbous 69%Neap

Fair fishing day

High tide5:37 AM3.1 ftMLLW
Low tide2:35 PM0.06 ftMLLW

SUN, NOV 1, 2026

6:42 AM – 5:43 PMWaning Gibbous 59%Neap

Fair fishing day

High tide5:44 AM2.8 ftMLLW
Low tide2:44 PM0.2 ftMLLW
High tide11:26 PM2.0 ftMLLW

MON, NOV 2, 2026

6:43 AM – 5:43 PMLast Quarter 48%Neap

Fair fishing day

Low tide2:13 AM1.2 ftMLLW
High tide8:04 AM2.5 ftMLLW
Low tide3:46 PM0.3 ftMLLW
High tide11:16 PM2.1 ftMLLW

TUE, NOV 3, 2026

6:44 AM – 5:42 PMWaning Crescent 38%Neap

Fair fishing day

Low tide3:53 AM1.0 ftMLLW
High tide10:06 AM2.4 ftMLLW
Low tide4:39 PM0.4 ftMLLW
High tide11:38 PM2.3 ftMLLW

WED, NOV 4, 2026

6:45 AM – 5:41 PMWaning Crescent 28%Toward spring

Fair fishing day

Low tide5:02 AM0.7 ftMLLW
High tide11:27 AM2.4 ftMLLW
Low tide5:24 PM0.5 ftMLLW

THU, NOV 5, 2026

6:45 AM – 5:41 PMWaning Crescent 19%Toward spring

Fair fishing day

High tide12:02 AM2.4 ftMLLW
Low tide5:58 AM0.5 ftMLLW
High tide12:31 PM2.3 ftMLLW
Low tide6:03 PM0.6 ftMLLW

FRI, NOV 6, 2026

6:46 AM – 5:40 PMWaning Crescent 11%Toward spring

Fair fishing day

High tide12:26 AM2.6 ftMLLW
Low tide6:46 AM0.2 ftMLLW
High tide1:25 PM2.2 ftMLLW
Low tide6:36 PM0.7 ftMLLW

SAT, NOV 7, 2026

6:47 AM – 5:40 PMWaning Crescent 5%Toward spring

Fair fishing day

High tide12:48 AM2.7 ftMLLW
Low tide7:30 AM0.06 ftMLLW
High tide2:13 PM2.1 ftMLLW
Low tide7:05 PM0.8 ftMLLW

SUN, NOV 8, 2026

6:48 AM – 5:39 PMWaning Crescent 2%Spring

Good fishing day

High tide1:07 AM2.8 ftMLLW
Low tide8:11 AM-0.06 ftMLLW
High tide2:59 PM2.0 ftMLLW
Low tide7:26 PM1.0 ftMLLW

MON, NOV 9, 2026

6:48 AM – 5:39 PMNew Moon 0%Spring

Good fishing day

High tide1:20 AM2.9 ftMLLW
Low tide8:50 AM-0.1 ftMLLW
High tide3:47 PM1.9 ftMLLW
Low tide7:36 PM1.0 ftMLLW

TUE, NOV 10, 2026

6:49 AM – 5:38 PMNew Moon 100%Spring

Good fishing day

High tide1:33 AM2.9 ftMLLW
Low tide9:29 AM-0.1 ftMLLW
High tide4:37 PM1.9 ftMLLW
Low tide7:37 PM1.1 ftMLLW

WED, NOV 11, 2026

6:50 AM – 5:38 PMWaxing Crescent 4%Spring

Good fishing day

High tide1:56 AM3.0 ftMLLW
Low tide10:08 AM-0.10 ftMLLW
High tide5:30 PM1.9 ftMLLW
Low tide7:57 PM1.1 ftMLLW

THU, NOV 12, 2026

6:51 AM – 5:37 PMWaxing Crescent 9%Toward spring

Fair fishing day

High tide2:27 AM3.0 ftMLLW
Low tide10:49 AM-0.04 ftMLLW
High tide6:23 PM1.9 ftMLLW
Low tide8:34 PM1.1 ftMLLW

FRI, NOV 13, 2026

6:51 AM – 5:37 PMWaxing Crescent 15%Toward spring

Fair fishing day

High tide3:05 AM2.9 ftMLLW
Low tide11:32 AM0.03 ftMLLW
High tide7:14 PM1.9 ftMLLW
Low tide9:21 PM1.1 ftMLLW

SAT, NOV 14, 2026

6:52 AM – 5:37 PMWaxing Crescent 24%Toward spring

Fair fishing day

High tide3:49 AM2.8 ftMLLW
Low tide12:21 PM0.1 ftMLLW
High tide8:05 PM1.9 ftMLLW
Low tide10:18 PM1.1 ftMLLW

SUN, NOV 15, 2026

6:53 AM – 5:36 PMWaxing Crescent 33%Neap

Fair fishing day

High tide4:39 AM2.7 ftMLLW
Low tide1:15 PM0.2 ftMLLW
High tide8:54 PM2.0 ftMLLW
Low tide11:39 PM1.1 ftMLLW

MON, NOV 16, 2026

6:54 AM – 5:36 PMWaxing Crescent 44%Neap

Fair fishing day

High tide5:39 AM2.5 ftMLLW
Low tide2:12 PM0.3 ftMLLW
High tide9:40 PM2.0 ftMLLW

TUE, NOV 17, 2026

6:55 AM – 5:36 PMFirst Quarter 54%Neap

Fair fishing day

Low tide1:59 AM1.1 ftMLLW
High tide6:58 AM2.2 ftMLLW
Low tide3:05 PM0.3 ftMLLW
High tide10:20 PM2.1 ftMLLW

WED, NOV 18, 2026

6:55 AM – 5:35 PMWaxing Gibbous 65%Neap

Fair fishing day

Low tide3:30 AM0.9 ftMLLW
High tide9:14 AM2.1 ftMLLW
Low tide3:54 PM0.4 ftMLLW
High tide10:53 PM2.2 ftMLLW

THU, NOV 19, 2026

6:56 AM – 5:35 PMWaxing Gibbous 75%Toward neap

Fair fishing day

Low tide4:35 AM0.7 ftMLLW
High tide10:47 AM2.0 ftMLLW
Low tide4:36 PM0.5 ftMLLW
High tide11:21 PM2.3 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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