Florida
Cortez
Sarasota Bay · Florida · NOAA station 8726217 · Tide predictions
27.4667, -82.6867
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48-hour outlook
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The next seven days
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H = high tide · L = low tide · highs & lows in local time
On the water nearby
Egmont Channel Entrance, FL (214) buoy · 17 mi NW · Station 42098
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Nearby tide stations
- Perico Island · 1.4 mi N
- Perico Bayou · 2.5 mi NE
- Anna Maria Key, Bradenton Beach · 2.6 mi NW
- Palma Sola Bay (South) · 2.9 mi NE
- Palma Sola Bay (North) · 3.5 mi NE
Plan ahead
2027 tide extremes for this station
Highest predicted high tide: 2.9 ft — Sun Jul 4 · 11:58 AM
Lowest predicted low tide: -1.0 ft — Thu Jan 21 · 6:24 AM
Biggest single-day swing: 3.4 ft on Sat Jun 5
Best daytime minus tides of 2027
| Date | Low tide | Height |
|---|---|---|
| Fri Jan 22 | 7:07 AM | -0.9 ft |
| Sat Jan 23 | 7:46 AM | -0.8 ft |
| Tue Dec 14 | 7:34 AM | -0.7 ft |
| Wed Dec 15 | 8:22 AM | -0.7 ft |
| Thu Dec 16 | 9:08 AM | -0.6 ft |
| Sun Jan 24 | 8:22 AM | -0.6 ft |
| Thu Jan 7 | 7:02 AM | -0.5 ft |
| Tue Dec 28 | 7:28 AM | -0.5 ft |
| Fri Jan 8 | 7:32 AM | -0.5 ft |
| Wed Dec 29 | 8:00 AM | -0.5 ft |
184 minus tides (below 0 ft) are predicted here in 2027. The table shows up to the 10 lowest that fall between 7 AM and 7 PM — the ones worth planning a clam dig or tidepool walk around.
About this station
NOAA builds the predictions for Cortez, Sarasota Bay from the St. Petersburg station: high tides about 0.96× the height, 120 min earlier; low tides about 0.96× the height, 85 min earlier.
Two coasts, two personalities: modest 2 to 4 ft semidiurnal ranges on the Atlantic side, mixed tides on the Gulf side, and king tides that flood streets on calm, sunny days.