Florida tide station

Cortez, Sarasota Bay tide times

Today, Sunday, October 18, 2026: high tide at 4:21 AM (2.2 ft) and 10:30 PM (1.7 ft); low tide at 2:01 PM (0.4 ft). Water temperature 72.0 F at buoy PMAF1 (14 mi away).

NOAA station 8726217 · Subordinate station · MLLW datum · times in EDT · sunrise 7:33 AM, sunset 6:59 PM · first quarter (51% lit)

High tide▲

4:21AM

2.2FT MLLW

high

Low tide▼

2:01PM

0.4FT MLLW

low

High tide▲

10:30PM

1.7FT MLLW

high

predicted height above MLLWnightnow (build time; your browser updates it)

As of 5:20 AM the tide is falling toward low tide at 2:01 PM (0.4 ft).

First Quarter 51% litSunrise 7:33 AMSunset 6:59 PMDaylight 11h 26mEDT

High tide at Cortez, Sarasota Bay, Florida on October 18, 2026 is at 4:21 AM (2.2 ft above MLLW) and 10:30 PM (1.7 ft above MLLW).
Low tide at Cortez, Sarasota Bay on October 18, 2026 is at 2:01 PM (0.4 ft).
Today's tidal range at Cortez, Sarasota Bay is 1.8 ft (highest high 2.2 ft, lowest low 0.4 ft).
The nearest NOAA water temperature to Cortez, Sarasota Bay is 72.0 F at buoy PMAF1 (14 mi away), as of October 18, 2026.
Sunrise 7:33 AM, sunset 6:59 PM (EDT); moon first quarter, 51% illuminated.
Predictions are NOAA CO-OPS tide predictions for station 8726217 (subordinate station), heights above MLLW.

Next 7 days at Cortez, Sarasota Bay

Date	Tide 1	Tide 2	Tide 3	Tide 4	Sunrise	Sunset	Moon
Sun Oct 18today	4:21 AM2.2 ft	2:01 PM0.4 ft	10:30 PM1.7 ft		7:33 AM	6:59 PM	51%
Mon Oct 19	1:07 AM1.7 ft	6:01 AM2.0 ft	3:04 PM0.4 ft	10:15 PM1.8 ft	7:33 AM	6:58 PM	61%
Tue Oct 20	2:49 AM1.5 ft	7:42 AM2.0 ft	3:55 PM0.5 ft	10:25 PM1.8 ft	7:34 AM	6:57 PM	71%
Wed Oct 21	3:53 AM1.3 ft	9:06 AM2.0 ft	4:35 PM0.6 ft	10:36 PM1.9 ft	7:34 AM	6:56 PM	80%
Thu Oct 22	4:43 AM1.0 ft	10:11 AM2.1 ft	5:08 PM0.7 ft	10:46 PM2.0 ft	7:35 AM	6:55 PM	88%
Fri Oct 23	5:26 AM0.7 ft	11:06 AM2.1 ft	5:37 PM0.9 ft	10:57 PM2.2 ft	7:36 AM	6:54 PM	94%
Sat Oct 24	6:08 AM0.4 ft	11:58 AM2.0 ft	6:01 PM1.1 ft	11:12 PM2.4 ft	7:36 AM	6:54 PM	98%

Water temperature near Cortez, Sarasota Bay

72.0 F (22.2 C)

NDBC buoy PMAF1 (8726384 - Port Manatee, FL), 14 mi away, observed 08:48 UTC October 18, 2026

Water temperature is the nearest NOAA reading to Cortez, Sarasota Bay, not a measurement at the tide gauge itself (this station has no water-temperature sensor). See water temperature by state for every sensor and buoy.

Tide tables

High (▲) and low (▼) tides in EDT with sunrise, sunset and moon illumination. CSV of today's tides for every Florida station.

October 2026 tide table

Date	Tide 1	Tide 2	Tide 3	Tide 4	Sunrise	Sunset	Moon
Thu Oct 1					7:24 AM	7:17 PM	72%
Fri Oct 2					7:24 AM	7:16 PM	62%
Sat Oct 3					7:25 AM	7:15 PM	52%
Sun Oct 4					7:25 AM	7:14 PM	41%
Mon Oct 5					7:26 AM	7:13 PM	31%
Tue Oct 6					7:26 AM	7:12 PM	22%
Wed Oct 7					7:27 AM	7:10 PM	14%
Thu Oct 8					7:27 AM	7:09 PM	7%
Fri Oct 9					7:28 AM	7:08 PM	3%
Sat Oct 10					7:28 AM	7:07 PM	0%
Sun Oct 11					7:29 AM	7:06 PM	0%
Mon Oct 12					7:29 AM	7:05 PM	2%
Tue Oct 13					7:30 AM	7:04 PM	7%
Wed Oct 14					7:30 AM	7:03 PM	13%
Thu Oct 15					7:31 AM	7:02 PM	21%
Fri Oct 16	2:23 AM2.5 ft	11:41 AM0.3 ft			7:31 AM	7:01 PM	30%
Sat Oct 17	3:11 AM2.3 ft	12:49 PM0.4 ft			7:32 AM	7:00 PM	40%
Sun Oct 18today	4:21 AM2.2 ft	2:01 PM0.4 ft	10:30 PM1.7 ft		7:33 AM	6:59 PM	51%
Mon Oct 19	1:07 AM1.7 ft	6:01 AM2.0 ft	3:04 PM0.4 ft	10:15 PM1.8 ft	7:33 AM	6:58 PM	61%
Tue Oct 20	2:49 AM1.5 ft	7:42 AM2.0 ft	3:55 PM0.5 ft	10:25 PM1.8 ft	7:34 AM	6:57 PM	71%
Wed Oct 21	3:53 AM1.3 ft	9:06 AM2.0 ft	4:35 PM0.6 ft	10:36 PM1.9 ft	7:34 AM	6:56 PM	80%
Thu Oct 22	4:43 AM1.0 ft	10:11 AM2.1 ft	5:08 PM0.7 ft	10:46 PM2.0 ft	7:35 AM	6:55 PM	88%
Fri Oct 23	5:26 AM0.7 ft	11:06 AM2.1 ft	5:37 PM0.9 ft	10:57 PM2.2 ft	7:36 AM	6:54 PM	94%
Sat Oct 24	6:08 AM0.4 ft	11:58 AM2.0 ft	6:01 PM1.1 ft	11:12 PM2.4 ft	7:36 AM	6:54 PM	98%
Sun Oct 25	6:51 AM0.2 ft	12:52 PM2.0 ft	6:22 PM1.3 ft	11:33 PM2.6 ft	7:37 AM	6:53 PM	100%
Mon Oct 26	7:36 AM-0.0 ft	1:52 PM1.8 ft	6:37 PM1.5 ft	11:58 PM2.7 ft	7:37 AM	6:52 PM	99%
Tue Oct 27	8:23 AM-0.2 ft	3:05 PM1.7 ft	6:45 PM1.6 ft		7:38 AM	6:51 PM	97%
Wed Oct 28	12:30 AM2.8 ft	9:15 AM-0.2 ft			7:39 AM	6:50 PM	92%
Thu Oct 29	1:08 AM2.9 ft	10:13 AM-0.2 ft			7:39 AM	6:49 PM	85%
Fri Oct 30	1:56 AM2.8 ft	11:16 AM-0.2 ft			7:40 AM	6:49 PM	77%
Sat Oct 31	2:55 AM2.6 ft	12:25 PM-0.0 ft			7:41 AM	6:48 PM	68%

November 2026 tide table

Date	Tide 1	Tide 2	Tide 3	Tide 4	Sunrise	Sunset	Moon
Sun Nov 1	3:13 AM2.4 ft	12:36 PM0.1 ft	9:09 PM1.6 ft	11:29 PM1.6 ft	6:41 AM	5:47 PM	57%
Mon Nov 2	4:51 AM2.1 ft	1:39 PM0.2 ft	8:44 PM1.7 ft		6:42 AM	5:46 PM	46%
Tue Nov 3	1:33 AM1.3 ft	6:43 AM2.0 ft	2:31 PM0.4 ft	8:55 PM1.8 ft	6:43 AM	5:46 PM	36%
Wed Nov 4	2:55 AM1.0 ft	8:22 AM1.9 ft	3:13 PM0.6 ft	9:09 PM2.0 ft	6:44 AM	5:45 PM	26%
Thu Nov 5	3:54 AM0.7 ft	9:37 AM1.9 ft	3:47 PM0.8 ft	9:24 PM2.1 ft	6:44 AM	5:44 PM	17%
Fri Nov 6	4:43 AM0.4 ft	10:38 AM1.8 ft	4:15 PM1.1 ft	9:39 PM2.3 ft	6:45 AM	5:44 PM	10%
Sat Nov 7	5:25 AM0.2 ft	11:34 AM1.7 ft	4:39 PM1.2 ft	9:56 PM2.4 ft	6:46 AM	5:43 PM	5%
Sun Nov 8	6:04 AM0.0 ft	12:27 PM1.7 ft	4:58 PM1.4 ft	10:17 PM2.5 ft	6:46 AM	5:43 PM	1%
Mon Nov 9	6:41 AM-0.1 ft	1:22 PM1.6 ft	5:12 PM1.5 ft	10:41 PM2.6 ft	6:47 AM	5:42 PM	0%
Tue Nov 10	7:18 AM-0.1 ft	2:21 PM1.6 ft	5:19 PM1.5 ft	11:08 PM2.6 ft	6:48 AM	5:41 PM	1%
Wed Nov 11	7:56 AM-0.1 ft	3:23 PM1.5 ft	5:30 PM1.5 ft	11:39 PM2.5 ft	6:49 AM	5:41 PM	4%
Thu Nov 12	8:37 AM-0.1 ft				6:49 AM	5:40 PM	10%
Fri Nov 13	12:16 AM2.4 ft	9:22 AM-0.0 ft			6:50 AM	5:40 PM	17%
Sat Nov 14	1:01 AM2.3 ft	10:12 AM0.0 ft			6:51 AM	5:39 PM	25%
Sun Nov 15	1:56 AM2.2 ft	11:05 AM0.1 ft	6:42 PM1.5 ft	9:39 PM1.5 ft	6:52 AM	5:39 PM	35%
Mon Nov 16	3:05 AM2.0 ft	12:00 PM0.2 ft	7:11 PM1.6 ft	11:49 PM1.4 ft	6:52 AM	5:39 PM	45%
Tue Nov 17	4:28 AM1.8 ft	12:53 PM0.3 ft	7:35 PM1.6 ft		6:53 AM	5:38 PM	56%
Wed Nov 18	1:16 AM1.1 ft	6:00 AM1.7 ft	1:41 PM0.4 ft	7:56 PM1.7 ft	6:54 AM	5:38 PM	66%
Thu Nov 19	2:23 AM0.9 ft	7:32 AM1.6 ft	2:23 PM0.6 ft	8:14 PM1.9 ft	6:55 AM	5:38 PM	76%
Fri Nov 20	3:18 AM0.5 ft	8:54 AM1.6 ft	2:59 PM0.8 ft	8:34 PM2.0 ft	6:55 AM	5:37 PM	84%
Sat Nov 21	4:07 AM0.2 ft	10:07 AM1.6 ft	3:29 PM1.1 ft	8:55 PM2.2 ft	6:56 AM	5:37 PM	91%
Sun Nov 22	4:54 AM-0.1 ft	11:16 AM1.6 ft	3:52 PM1.3 ft	9:20 PM2.4 ft	6:57 AM	5:37 PM	96%
Mon Nov 23	5:41 AM-0.3 ft	12:30 PM1.5 ft	4:05 PM1.4 ft	9:50 PM2.6 ft	6:58 AM	5:37 PM	99%
Tue Nov 24	6:30 AM-0.5 ft	10:25 PM2.7 ft			6:59 AM	5:36 PM	100%
Wed Nov 25	7:21 AM-0.6 ft	11:08 PM2.8 ft			6:59 AM	5:36 PM	98%
Thu Nov 26	8:14 AM-0.6 ft	11:58 PM2.7 ft			7:00 AM	5:36 PM	95%
Fri Nov 27	9:09 AM-0.5 ft				7:01 AM	5:36 PM	89%
Sat Nov 28	12:56 AM2.6 ft	10:05 AM-0.4 ft			7:02 AM	5:36 PM	81%
Sun Nov 29	2:04 AM2.3 ft	11:00 AM-0.2 ft	6:28 PM1.3 ft	9:48 PM1.3 ft	7:02 AM	5:36 PM	73%
Mon Nov 30	3:21 AM2.0 ft	11:53 AM0.0 ft	6:43 PM1.4 ft	11:48 PM1.1 ft	7:03 AM	5:36 PM	63%

How these predictions are made

Cortez, Sarasota Bay is a subordinate station: NOAA derives its tides from the reference station St. Petersburg by applying fixed offsets.

High tide time

-2h 00m

relative to St. Petersburg

Low tide time

-1h 25m

relative to reference

High tide height

x0.96

ratio

Low tide height

x0.96

ratio

Nearby tide stations

Perico Island1.4 mi · next high 10:47 PM
Perico Bayou2.5 mi · next high 11:18 PM
Anna Maria Key, Bradenton Beach2.6 mi
Palma Sola Bay (South)2.9 mi · next high 11:16 PM
Palma Sola Bay (North)3.5 mi · next high 11:08 PM
Desoto Point4.5 mi

Questions

What time is high tide at Cortez, Sarasota Bay today?

High tide at Cortez, Sarasota Bay, Florida on Sunday, October 18, 2026 is at 4:21 AM (2.2 ft above MLLW) and 10:30 PM (1.7 ft above MLLW), NOAA prediction, local time.

What time is low tide at Cortez, Sarasota Bay today?

Low tide at Cortez, Sarasota Bay on Sunday, October 18, 2026 is at 2:01 PM (0.4 ft).

What is the water temperature at Cortez, Sarasota Bay?

The nearest NOAA water-temperature reading to Cortez, Sarasota Bay is 72.0 F at buoy PMAF1 (14 mi away), as of October 18, 2026.

Not for navigation. Predictions do not include weather; wind and pressure can move the real water level by a foot or more. Source: NOAA CO-OPS station 8726217.