Siesta Key fishing forecast today

Tide times, wind, moon phase and the best times to fish today at Siesta Key, using NOAA tide station Siesta Key, Big Sarasota Pass.

Tampa Bay Updated 11:08 AM EST, Nov 5 NOAA station 8726034

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Bite outlook today Estimate

Fair

Weak tidal movement (1.4 ft range)
Light wind (up to 6 mph)

Next best time

Today 1:25 PM

Tide change

Next tide

Low 2:25 PM

0.9 ft

Weather

80°F, Sunny

Wind 3 mph ESE - pressure falling

Water temp

78°F

NOAA Port Manatee (24.5 mi), 8 min ago

Best times to fish

5:58 AM - 7:58 AMDawn - low light, fish move shallow

8:14 AM - 10:28 AMPrimeMoving water into the high tide at 9:14 AM; Major solunar period (moon overhead)

7:45 PM - 10:56 PMPrimeMoving water into the high tide at 8:45 PM; Major solunar period (moon underfoot)

All 7 times today

1:53 AM - 3:49 AMMoving water into the low tide at 2:53 AM; Minor solunar period (moonrise)

5:58 AM - 7:58 AMDawn - low light, fish move shallow

8:14 AM - 10:28 AMPrimeMoving water into the high tide at 9:14 AM; Major solunar period (moon overhead)

1:25 PM - 2:55 PMMoving water into the low tide at 2:25 PM

3:05 PM - 4:05 PMMinor solunar period (moonset)

4:29 PM - 6:14 PMDusk - the evening feed

7:45 PM - 10:56 PMPrimeMoving water into the high tide at 8:45 PM; Major solunar period (moon underfoot)

Sunrise 6:43 AMSunset 5:44 PM 74-84°Fwind to 6 mph NE

Tide chart and times4 tides today

Prime - best times todayGood - worth fishingNight

Tide times for the next 4 days

Day	Tides (feet, MLLW)
Today	Low 2:53 AM (0.7 ft) High 9:14 AM (1.6 ft) Low 2:25 PM (0.9 ft) High 8:45 PM (2.1 ft)
Fri Nov 6	Low 3:43 AM (0.4 ft) High 10:21 AM (1.6 ft) Low 2:52 PM (1.0 ft) High 9:06 PM (2.2 ft)
Sat Nov 7	Low 4:27 AM (0.2 ft) High 11:19 AM (1.5 ft) Low 3:16 PM (1.2 ft) High 9:27 PM (2.3 ft)
Sun Nov 8	Low 5:07 AM (0.1 ft) High 12:10 PM (1.5 ft) Low 3:39 PM (1.3 ft) High 9:49 PM (2.4 ft)

Predictions from NOAA station 8726034 (Siesta Key, Big Sarasota Pass). Strong wind can push real water levels above or below these predictions.

Siesta Key: Red Lifeguard Stand at Siesta Key Beach — Photo: Mickey Luigi Logitmark, Wikimedia Commons, CC0, cropped

Satellite view of Siesta Key from above — Imagery: USGS National Map (public domain). Pin = NOAA tide station Siesta Key, Big Sarasota Pass; the fishing area extends around it.

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Water is 78°F - who's feedingLive reading matched to each local fish's preferred temperature. A rough guide - season and size rules still apply.

Right temperature

Snook 70-88°F
Redfish 60-85°F
Spotted seatrout 58-80°F
Tarpon 74-88°F
Spanish mackerel 70-85°F

Too warm - deeper or slower

Sheepshead likes under 75°F

Hourly weatherNWS

11 AM80°3 mphESESunny

12 PM81°3 mphSESunny

1 PM83°5 mphESESunny

2 PM84°5 mphENESunny

3 PM82°6 mphNWSunny

4 PM81°6 mphNNWSunny

5 PM80°6 mphNNWSunny

6 PM78°5 mphNPartly Cloudy

7 PM76°5 mphNPartly Cloudy

8 PM76°5 mphNNEPartly Cloudy

9 PM75°5 mphNMostly Clear

10 PM75°5 mphNNEMostly Clear

11 PM74°5 mphNEMostly Clear

12 AM73°5 mphNEMostly Clear

1 AM73°5 mphENEMostly Clear

2 AM72°3 mphEMostly Clear

3 AM72°3 mphEMostly Clear

4 AM71°3 mphEMostly Clear

5 AM71°3 mphEMostly Clear

6 AM71°3 mphESunny

7 AM71°2 mphESunny

8 AM72°2 mphESunny

9 AM76°2 mphESunny

10 AM78°2 mphESunny

Sunny. High near 84, with temperatures falling to around 80 in the afternoon. Northeast wind around 6 mph.

Sun and moonWaning crescent

Waning crescent
12% of the moon is lit

Day	Sun	Moon	Solunar periods
Today	6:43 AM 5:44 PM	Rise 3:19 AM Set 3:35 PM	Minor 2:49 AM Major 8:28 AM Minor 3:05 PM Major 8:56 PM
Fri 6	6:44 AM 5:43 PM	Rise 4:18 AM Set 4:06 PM	Minor 3:48 AM Major 9:12 AM Minor 3:36 PM Major 9:40 PM
Sat 7	6:44 AM 5:43 PM	Rise 5:16 AM Set 4:39 PM	Minor 4:46 AM Major 9:56 AM Minor 4:09 PM Major 10:24 PM
Sun 8	6:45 AM 5:42 PM	Rise 6:14 AM Set 5:14 PM	Minor 5:44 AM Major 10:44 AM Minor 4:44 PM
Mon 9	6:46 AM 5:42 PM	Rise 7:12 AM Set 5:53 PM	Major 11:12 PM Minor 6:42 AM Major 11:32 AM Minor 5:23 PM
Tue 10	6:47 AM 5:41 PM	Rise 8:09 AM Set 6:36 PM	Major 12:00 AM Minor 7:39 AM Major 12:24 PM Minor 6:06 PM
Wed 11	6:47 AM 5:41 PM	Rise 9:04 AM Set 7:24 PM	Major 12:48 AM Minor 8:34 AM Major 1:16 PM Minor 6:54 PM

Calculated for this location. Moon times are accurate to within a few minutes. Major periods are the 2 hours around the moon passing overhead or underfoot; minor periods are the hour around moonrise and moonset.

Fishing Siesta Key

Florida's largest open-water estuary, ringed by piers, bridges, grass flats and beach passes. Long fishing piers make it one of the easiest areas to fish without a boat.

What's biting now (Fall): Fall is prime time: the mullet run draws snook, tarpon, redfish and bluefish along the beaches and inlets, and big schools of redfish gather on the flats.

Commonly caught in this area: Snook, redfish, spotted seatrout, tarpon, Spanish mackerel and sheepshead.

Also caught here: jack crevalle, ladyfish, mangrove snapper, gag grouper, Spanish mackerel, blacktip shark, hardhead catfish.

Inlets funnel bait in and out with every tide, and predators wait at the edges. Fish the last part of the incoming and first part of the outgoing tide, and watch the current - inlets can be dangerous for small boats.

Best baits here6 fish

Snook

Redfish (red drum)

Spotted seatrout (speckled trout)

Tarpon

Spanish mackerel

Sheepshead

Full bait guide

How the bite outlook works

The rating is our estimate, not a guarantee. It combines tide range, wind, rain and storms, temperature swings, the moon phase and how well the solunar periods line up with dawn and dusk. Fish do not read forecasts - local knowledge always wins. Read more

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