Siesta Key tides today
The Siesta Key station sits on Big Sarasota Pass, the inlet between the north tip of Siesta Key and Lido Key that links Sarasota Bay to the Gulf.
Shaded: night. Green bands: solunar periods (thick = major, thin = minor). Heights in feet above Mean Lower Low Water, the zero of NOAA charts.
Siesta Key, FL · Tuesday, October 13
Tide falling, 1.4 ft now
Low 6:37 PM
1.4 ft · in 56 min
| High | 12:18 AM | 2.4 ft |
| Low | 8:13 AM | 0.2 ft |
| High | 3:25 PM | 1.6 ft |
| Low | 6:37 PM | 1.4 ft |
Tide coefficient 108 (average), range 2.2 ft
Sunrise 7:29 AM · sunset 7:03 PM
Waxing crescent, 9% lit · fishing day ★★☆☆
Solunar: major 2:11 AM–4:11 AM, minor 9:48 AM–10:48 AM, major 2:35 PM–4:35 PM, minor 8:20 PM–9:20 PM
Siesta Key tide table, next 7 days
| Day | High tides | Low tides | Coef. | Sun | Moon |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12:18 AM 2.4 ft · 3:25 PM 1.6 ft | 8:13 AM 0.2 ft · 6:37 PM 1.4 ft | 108 | 7:29 AM–7:03 PM | Waxing crescent ★★☆☆ | |
| 12:45 AM 2.4 ft · 4:30 PM 1.5 ft | 8:58 AM 0.2 ft · 6:47 PM 1.5 ft | 105 | 7:30 AM–7:02 PM | Waxing crescent ★★☆☆ | |
| 1:16 AM 2.3 ft | 9:52 AM 0.3 ft | 100 | 7:30 AM–7:01 PM | Waxing crescent ★★☆☆ | |
| 1:54 AM 2.3 ft | 10:59 AM 0.3 ft | 94 | 7:31 AM–7:00 PM | First quarter ★★☆☆ | |
| 2:42 AM 2.2 ft | 12:14 PM 0.4 ft | 89 | 7:31 AM–6:59 PM | First quarter ★★☆☆ | |
| 3:48 AM 2.1 ft | 1:21 PM 0.4 ft | 83 | 7:32 AM–6:59 PM | First quarter ★★☆☆ | |
| 5:19 AM 2.0 ft · 9:39 PM 1.7 ft | 2:11 PM 0.4 ft | 77 | 7:32 AM–6:58 PM | First quarter ★★☆☆ |
Plan around the tide at Siesta Key
- Wed Oct 14, 7:30 AM to 12:53 PM5 h 23 min · lowest 0.2 ft at 8:58 AM
- Thu Oct 15, 7:30 AM to 1:57 PM6 h 27 min · lowest 0.3 ft at 9:55 AM
- Fri Oct 16, 7:31 AM to 3:08 PM7 h 37 min · lowest 0.3 ft at 10:59 AM
- Sat Oct 17, 8:20 AM to 4:13 PM7 h 53 min · lowest 0.4 ft at 12:14 PM
- Sun Oct 18, 9:34 AM to 5:02 PM7 h 28 min · lowest 0.4 ft at 1:21 PM
- Mon Oct 19, 10:44 AM to 5:33 PM6 h 49 min · lowest 0.4 ft at 2:04 PM
A falling tide uncovers sand bars and tide pools first; plan to be back before the water rises past the level you chose. Not for navigation.
Station Siesta Key, Big Sarasota Pass (NOAA 8726034). Predicted astronomical tide: wind, river flow and storms can move the real water by a foot or more. 2.1 ft is the average daily range here.
Published by Radif Partners · How the tides are computed · predictions downloaded October 13, 2026
Tide times for Siesta Key come from the National Ocean Service prediction for station 8726034, Siesta Key, Big Sarasota Pass. The tide here is mixed: two highs and two lows most days, but of unequal size, the two highs of a day differing by 0.7 ft on average, for an average daily range of 2.1 ft between the higher high and the lower low. Around the new and full moon the range grows to about 2.8 ft on one day in ten, and at the quarter moons it shrinks to 1.3 ft. Heights are in feet above Mean Lower Low Water, the zero of nautical charts, so a negative number is water below that zero: 229 of the 457 days from October 1, 2026 to December 31, 2027 have one, down to -1.0 ft on January 21, 2027. The highest predicted tide of that period is 2.8 ft on October 29, 2026. Clock times are Eastern Time, daylight saving time included.
Reading a pass instead of a beach
2.1 ft is the typical day's spread at Big Sarasota Pass, measured where bay water and Gulf water trade places twice a day. The pass is the hinge of the local system: everything that fills the southern half of Sarasota Bay comes in here or through the smaller openings, so the gauge sees both the Gulf pulse and the bay's answer to it. The quartz-white sand of Siesta Beach lies a short way south along the Gulf shore, the nearest open beach to this gauge. The pair of highs is often lopsided, and on 28% of days one of them fades out entirely, leaving a single high.
Sarasota Bay runs ahead of St. Petersburg
NOAA's secondary stations around the bay are not tied to this pass; they hang off St. Petersburg, far up Tampa Bay. That produces corrections that look odd at first. Sarasota Bay at the city waterfront is predicted 98 minutes before St. Petersburg at high water, Hayden Roberts Bay, just east of the pass, 103 minutes before, and the Longboat Key station 90 minutes before, all with heights near nine tenths of the reference. Those negative minutes mean nothing more than that St. Petersburg is a long way inside a large bay and turns late; the Gulf coast here turns first.
For anyone launching from the bay side of the key, the practical rule is simple: the times on this page and those of the nearby bay stations sit close together, and both run well ahead of St. Petersburg.
Currents in the pass
A pass concentrates flow. In the middle hours of a rising or falling tide the water through Big Sarasota Pass moves fast, and it is slowest near the turn. Wind against the current makes it choppy. The predictions here are heights, not currents, and they are not for navigation; a south wind or a passing front can shift both the level and the timing.
Highest and lowest tides at Siesta Key, 2026 to 2027
The six highest highs and six lowest lows predicted for Siesta Key, Big Sarasota Pass between October 1, 2026 and December 31, 2027, one per day. The high-water dates are the king tides of this station; the low-water dates are the best days to see the flats, bars and tide pools.
| Highest highs | Time | Height |
|---|---|---|
| October 29, 2026 | 12:44 AM | 2.8 ft |
| November 25, 2026 | 10:50 PM | 2.8 ft |
| November 26, 2026 | 11:39 PM | 2.7 ft |
| October 28, 2026 | 12:04 AM | 2.7 ft |
| October 30, 2026 | 1:31 AM | 2.7 ft |
| July 4, 2027 | 11:34 AM | 2.7 ft |
| Lowest lows | Time | Height |
|---|---|---|
| January 21, 2027 | 5:18 AM | -1.0 ft |
| January 22, 2027 | 6:02 AM | -0.9 ft |
| December 24, 2026 | 6:17 AM | -0.9 ft |
| December 25, 2026 | 7:05 AM | -0.9 ft |
| January 20, 2027 | 4:30 AM | -0.9 ft |
| December 23, 2026 | 5:25 AM | -0.8 ft |
Tidal datums at station 8726034
NOAA's averages over the 1983-2001 epoch, measured from the chart zero (MLLW). Average range of the tide (MN): 1.4 ft; great diurnal range (GT): 2.0 ft.
| Datum | Meaning | Height above MLLW |
|---|---|---|
| MHHW | Mean Higher High Water | 2.0 ft |
| MHW | Mean High Water | 1.8 ft |
| MSL | Mean Sea Level | 1.1 ft |
| MLW | Mean Low Water | 0.4 ft |
| MLLW | Mean Lower Low Water (chart zero) | 0.0 ft |
Other stations nearby
- St. Petersburg tides: St. Petersburg, average range 2.2 ft, highest predicted tide 3.0 ft on July 4, 2027
- Tampa tides: Old Port Tampa, average range 2.5 ft, highest predicted tide 3.3 ft on July 4, 2027
- Clearwater Beach tides: Clearwater Beach, average range 2.7 ft, highest predicted tide 3.7 ft on August 2, 2027
- Fort Myers tides: Fort Myers, average range 1.3 ft, highest predicted tide 1.9 ft on October 28, 2026
- Naples tides: Naples (outer coast), average range 2.8 ft, highest predicted tide 3.8 ft on August 31, 2027
- Cocoa Beach tides: Port Canaveral (Trident Pier), average range 3.8 ft, highest predicted tide 5.2 ft on October 28, 2026