TAMPA, FL · TAMPA BAY
TODAY · 05:00

Tampa Bay fishing forecast

Hold.

Peak window opens 05:00 — 08:00. Swell 0.0m @ 5s W. Wind 5 m/s SSE.

BITE
50/100
SWELL
0.0 m
WATER
32.3°C
WIND
5 m/s

Tampa Bay (Tampa, FL) is rated HOLD · 50/100 for fishing today; the best day in the next 7 is Mon, 17 Aug at 60/100. In season now: Mahi, Wahoo, Tarpon, Snook, Yellowfin tuna.

TODAY'S PEAK WINDOWS

3-hour blocks where wind, wave and solunar timing align best. Always check tide and conditions on the day.

05:00–08:00 · 76/10017:00–20:00 · 77/100

7-DAY OUTLOOK

Best day this week at Tampa Bay: Mon, 17 Aug at 60/100.

SUN · TODAY
16
HOLD 50 · 05:00
MON
17
HOLD 60
TUE
18
HOLD 50
WED
19
HOLD 50
THU
20
HOLD 53
FRI
21
HOLD 53
SAT
22
HOLD 53
Per-day detail
Sun, 16 Aug · HOLD
50 /100
Wind 5m/s SSE · Swell 0.0m @ 5s · Water 32.3°C · Rain 33%
Mon, 17 Aug · HOLD
60 /100
Wind 4m/s W · Swell 0.0m @ 4s · Water 32.5°C · Rain 22%
Tue, 18 Aug · HOLD
50 /100
Wind 5m/s W · Swell 0.2m @ 5s · Water 32.4°C · Rain 17%
Wed, 19 Aug · HOLD
50 /100
Wind 6m/s W · Swell 0.1m @ 3s · Water 32.3°C · Rain 29%
Thu, 20 Aug · HOLD
53 /100
Wind 6m/s W · Swell 0.1m @ 3s · Water 32.1°C · Rain 38%
Fri, 21 Aug · HOLD
53 /100
Wind 6m/s WSW · Swell 0.1m @ 4s · Water 32.1°C · Rain 46%
Sat, 22 Aug · HOLD
53 /100
Wind 6m/s WSW · Swell 0.2m @ 4s · Water 32.1°C · Rain 31%

TIDES — HILLSBOROUGH RIVER ENTRANCE

Predicted from harmonic constituents at the Hillsborough River Entrance, Tampa tide station, 0.6 km away — high reliability.

Sun, 16 Aug

High
04:54
0.64m
Low
10:40
0.12m
High
17:12
0.75m
Low
23:34
0.09m

Mon, 17 Aug

High
05:48
0.57m
Low
11:04
0.18m
High
17:30
0.77m

WHAT'S IN SEASON

Species typically active in Tampa (FL) waters for August. Verify current FL DPI / Fisheries bag limits before keeping anything.

MahiWahooTarponSnookYellowfin tuna
Written by
Olli-Mikael Vaittinen, founder of Fishare, holding a yellowfin tuna boatside
Olli-Mikael Vaittinen

Olli-Mikael Vaittinen has fished his whole life. Fifteen years of fly fishing, guiding seasons on Norway's Lakselva — his favourite Atlantic salmon river — and a blue marlin landed in Vava'u, Tonga. Founder of Fishare — the app that puts the data behind the decisions every angler makes on the water.

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