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Little Manatee River, FL — Tides & Fishing

Little Manatee River, US 41 Bridge

Tide source: NOAA CO-OPS · fetched 10/21/2026, 6:33:57 AM CT

Heights relative to MLLW (Mean Lower Low Water).

Station location

27.7050, -82.4483
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Live status

RISING
HIGH TIDE11:38 AMLOW TIDE6:09 AMRISINGFALLINGRISING~1.1 ft MLLW

Water

79°F

Water status

OCTOBER 21, 2026 AT 7:33 AM

Tide chart · ft MLLW

Now 7:33 AM · tide ~1.1 ft · rising

0.00.51.01.5ft MLLW2:22 AM1.2 ft6:09 AM1.0 ft11:38 AM1.4 ft7:00 PM0.5 ftNow · 7:33 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

  • Minor2:35 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 · Little Manatee River
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Weather

Open-Meteo

Temp

—

Wind

—

Water

79°F

Pressure

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Radar

RainViewer · Little Manatee River
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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

MON, OCT 19, 2026

7:33 AM – 6:54 PMWaxing Gibbous 60%Neap
Fair fishing day
  • No extremes for this day

TUE, OCT 20, 2026

7:34 AM – 6:53 PMWaxing Gibbous 70%Neap
Fair fishing day
  • High tide9:56 AM1.5 ftMLLW
  • Low tide6:22 PM0.4 ftMLLW

WED, OCT 21, 2026Selected

7:35 AM – 6:52 PMWaxing Gibbous 79%Toward neap
Fair fishing day
  • High tide2:22 AM1.2 ftMLLW
  • Low tide6:09 AM1.0 ftMLLW
  • High tide11:38 AM1.4 ftMLLW
  • Low tide7:00 PM0.5 ftMLLW

THU, OCT 22, 2026

7:35 AM – 6:51 PMWaxing Gibbous 87%Toward neap
Fair fishing day
  • High tide1:37 AM1.3 ftMLLW
  • Low tide7:18 AM0.8 ftMLLW
  • High tide1:16 PM1.4 ftMLLW
  • Low tide7:31 PM0.6 ftMLLW

FRI, OCT 23, 2026

7:36 AM – 6:50 PMWaxing Gibbous 93%Toward neap
Fair fishing day
  • High tide1:38 AM1.5 ftMLLW
  • Low tide8:09 AM0.4 ftMLLW
  • High tide2:34 PM1.4 ftMLLW
  • Low tide7:58 PM0.8 ftMLLW

SAT, OCT 24, 2026

7:37 AM – 6:50 PMWaxing Gibbous 98%Spring
Good fishing day
  • High tide1:53 AM1.7 ftMLLW
  • Low tide8:55 AM0.1 ftMLLW
  • High tide3:37 PM1.4 ftMLLW
  • Low tide8:21 PM1.0 ftMLLW

SUN, OCT 25, 2026

7:37 AM – 6:49 PMFull Moon 100%Spring
Good fishing day
  • High tide2:15 AM1.9 ftMLLW
  • Low tide9:39 AM-0.2 ftMLLW
  • High tide4:35 PM1.4 ftMLLW
  • Low tide8:40 PM1.1 ftMLLW

MON, OCT 26, 2026

7:38 AM – 6:48 PMFull Moon 100%Spring
Good fishing day
  • High tide2:41 AM2.1 ftMLLW
  • Low tide10:24 AM-0.4 ftMLLW
  • High tide5:36 PM1.3 ftMLLW
  • Low tide8:51 PM1.2 ftMLLW

TUE, OCT 27, 2026

7:39 AM – 6:47 PMWaning Gibbous 97%Spring
Good fishing day
  • High tide3:12 AM2.3 ftMLLW
  • Low tide11:10 AM-0.5 ftMLLW

WED, OCT 28, 2026

7:39 AM – 6:46 PMWaning Gibbous 93%Toward neap
Fair fishing day
  • High tide3:47 AM2.5 ftMLLW
  • Low tide11:58 AM-0.6 ftMLLW

THU, OCT 29, 2026

7:40 AM – 6:46 PMWaning Gibbous 86%Toward neap
Fair fishing day
  • High tide4:26 AM2.5 ftMLLW
  • Low tide12:48 PM-0.5 ftMLLW

FRI, OCT 30, 2026

7:41 AM – 6:45 PMWaning Gibbous 78%Toward neap
Fair fishing day
  • High tide5:10 AM2.5 ftMLLW
  • Low tide1:43 PM-0.4 ftMLLW

SAT, OCT 31, 2026

7:41 AM – 6:44 PMWaning Gibbous 69%Neap
Fair fishing day
  • High tide6:00 AM2.3 ftMLLW
  • Low tide2:44 PM-0.2 ftMLLW

SUN, NOV 1, 2026

6:42 AM – 5:44 PMWaning Gibbous 59%Neap
Fair fishing day
  • High tide6:02 AM2.1 ftMLLW
  • Low tide2:50 PM0.02 ftMLLW

MON, NOV 2, 2026

6:43 AM – 5:43 PMLast Quarter 48%Neap
Fair fishing day
  • High tide7:22 AM1.8 ftMLLW
  • Low tide3:54 PM0.2 ftMLLW

TUE, NOV 3, 2026

6:44 AM – 5:42 PMWaning Crescent 38%Neap
Fair fishing day
  • High tide12:17 AM1.2 ftMLLW
  • Low tide3:44 AM1.1 ftMLLW
  • High tide9:01 AM1.5 ftMLLW
  • Low tide4:46 PM0.4 ftMLLW
  • High tide11:52 PM1.4 ftMLLW

WED, NOV 4, 2026

6:44 AM – 5:42 PMWaning Crescent 28%Toward spring
Fair fishing day
  • Low tide5:40 AM0.8 ftMLLW
  • High tide11:07 AM1.3 ftMLLW
  • Low tide5:25 PM0.6 ftMLLW
  • High tide11:56 PM1.5 ftMLLW

THU, NOV 5, 2026

6:45 AM – 5:41 PMWaning Crescent 19%Toward spring
Fair fishing day
  • Low tide6:44 AM0.5 ftMLLW
  • High tide1:16 PM1.2 ftMLLW
  • Low tide5:57 PM0.8 ftMLLW

FRI, NOV 6, 2026

6:46 AM – 5:41 PMWaning Crescent 11%Toward spring
Fair fishing day
  • High tide12:12 AM1.7 ftMLLW
  • Low tide7:33 AM0.2 ftMLLW
  • High tide2:34 PM1.3 ftMLLW
  • Low tide6:24 PM1.0 ftMLLW

SAT, NOV 7, 2026

6:46 AM – 5:40 PMWaning Crescent 5%Toward spring
Fair fishing day
  • High tide12:35 AM1.9 ftMLLW
  • Low tide8:14 AM-0.05 ftMLLW
  • High tide3:35 PM1.3 ftMLLW
  • Low tide6:48 PM1.1 ftMLLW

SUN, NOV 8, 2026

6:47 AM – 5:40 PMWaning Crescent 2%Spring
Good fishing day
  • High tide1:01 AM2.0 ftMLLW
  • Low tide8:51 AM-0.2 ftMLLW
  • High tide4:30 PM1.3 ftMLLW
  • Low tide7:09 PM1.2 ftMLLW

MON, NOV 9, 2026

6:48 AM – 5:39 PMNew Moon 0%Spring
Good fishing day
  • High tide1:28 AM2.1 ftMLLW
  • Low tide9:25 AM-0.3 ftMLLW

TUE, NOV 10, 2026

6:49 AM – 5:39 PMNew Moon 100%Spring
Good fishing day
  • High tide1:56 AM2.2 ftMLLW
  • Low tide10:00 AM-0.3 ftMLLW

WED, NOV 11, 2026

6:49 AM – 5:38 PMWaxing Crescent 4%Spring
Good fishing day
  • High tide2:26 AM2.2 ftMLLW
  • Low tide10:35 AM-0.3 ftMLLW

THU, NOV 12, 2026

6:50 AM – 5:38 PMWaxing Crescent 9%Toward spring
Fair fishing day
  • High tide2:58 AM2.2 ftMLLW
  • Low tide11:11 AM-0.2 ftMLLW

FRI, NOV 13, 2026

6:51 AM – 5:37 PMWaxing Crescent 15%Toward spring
Fair fishing day
  • High tide3:31 AM2.2 ftMLLW
  • Low tide11:50 AM-0.1 ftMLLW

SAT, NOV 14, 2026

6:52 AM – 5:37 PMWaxing Crescent 24%Toward spring
Fair fishing day
  • High tide4:06 AM2.1 ftMLLW
  • Low tide12:32 PM-0.01 ftMLLW

SUN, NOV 15, 2026

6:53 AM – 5:37 PMWaxing Crescent 33%Neap
Fair fishing day
  • High tide4:46 AM2.0 ftMLLW
  • Low tide1:18 PM0.1 ftMLLW

MON, NOV 16, 2026

6:53 AM – 5:36 PMWaxing Crescent 44%Neap
Fair fishing day
  • High tide5:35 AM1.8 ftMLLW
  • Low tide2:07 PM0.2 ftMLLW

TUE, NOV 17, 2026

6:54 AM – 5:36 PMFirst Quarter 54%Neap
Fair fishing day
  • High tide6:46 AM1.6 ftMLLW
  • Low tide2:58 PM0.4 ftMLLW
  • High tide10:14 PM1.2 ftMLLW

WED, NOV 18, 2026

6:55 AM – 5:36 PMWaxing Gibbous 65%Neap
Fair fishing day
  • Low tide3:25 AM1.1 ftMLLW
  • High tide8:24 AM1.3 ftMLLW
  • Low tide3:45 PM0.6 ftMLLW
  • High tide10:25 PM1.4 ftMLLW

Tide strength · 2026

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

Today · 2026-10-21

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