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Today in Weeki Wachee Gardens there are high tides at 3:19 am (4.0 ft) and 4:56 pm (2.5 ft) and low tides at 10:48 am and 9:53 pm. Tide coefficient 106. Right now the tide is rising toward the high tide at 3:59 am. The sun rises at 7:40 am and sets at 6:49 pm: 11 h 9 min of daylight. The moon is 91% illuminated (waning gibbous) and rises at 8:47 pm. Major solunar periods run from 2:07 am to 4:07 am and from 2:38 pm to 4:38 pm. The next spring tides arrive from October 26 to 28. The sea is smooth, with 1.6 ft waves. There's a gentle breeze from the northeast (10 mph). Clear, 71 °F.

Fishing

Fishing in Weeki Wachee Gardens today

Fishing forecast, 7 days →

Best time to fish

Solunar activity today: medium
7
Good day · 7 out of 10 4:00–4:40 pm Also 2:20–4:10 am and 10:00–11:00 am
  • High tide at 4:56 pm, coefficient 103
  • Major period 2:38–4:38 pm
  • Steady pressure (30.00 inHg), moderate offshore wind (15 mph) and some swell (1.9 ft waves) to stir the water
  • Waning gibbous: a bit more activity than at the quarters
  • Highest tide coefficient today: 106 (big spring tides)

Your day at a glance

The best window, 4:00 pm to 4:40 pm, combines the 4:56 pm high tide, a major period and some swell, though with moderate wind. Also good from 2:20 am to 4:10 am, with the 3:19 am high tide, a major period and some swell. Also worth a try from 10:00 am to 11:00 am, with the 10:48 am low tide, moonset and some swell, though with moderate wind.

Species with the most records nearby: gray snapper, common snook, sheepshead and crevalle jack. October is one of the months when these are seen most: gray snapper and crevalle jack. What you can catch

How it works · Next 7 days · Fishing rules

Beach

Beach day in Weeki Wachee Gardens

Beach forecast, 7 days →

Is it a beach day?

5 good hours

Rip current risk today: low · tomorrow: low (NWS)

Rip currents can still form near jetties, piers and reefs: swim near a lifeguard.

Coastal Hernando Beaches, 1.2 mi away · NWS Tampa Bay Area forecast, Wed 28, 4:08 am · Official forecast · Source: NOAA / National Weather Service

7
Good beach day · 7 out of 10 9:00 am–2:00 pm
  • Mostly sunny
  • Feels like 82 °F: beach weather
  • Calm for swimming: 2.0 ft waves
  • UV 6 (high): SPF 50 sunscreen
  • Water at 74 °F (nice)
  • Low tide at 10:48 am: more sand

Today, hour by hour

  • Swimming Calm · 2.0 ft

    2.0 ft waves: calm for swimming. Always follow the lifeguard's flags.

  • Water 74 °F

    Nice for swimming.

  • Sun & sunscreen UV 6 · SPF 50

    Max UV 6 (high): SPF 50 sunscreen, reapplied every 2 hours.

  • Wind 15 mph

    Moderate offshore wind (15 mph). Skip the inflatables: offshore wind carries them out to sea.

  • Tide & sand 10:48 am

    Low tide at 10:48 am and 9:53 pm: that's when there's the most sand. High tide at 3:19 am and 4:56 pm. Coefficient 106 (spring tides): little sand left at high tide.

The best window, 9:00 am to 2:00 pm, brings sunshine, beach weather, a calm sea, water at 74 °F and low tide at 10:48 am, though with moderate offshore wind.

We don't have data on jellyfish, sargassum or beach closures: ask the lifeguard or check with the local beach authority. How it works · The next 7 days

Beaches near Weeki Wachee Gardens

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Water quality: check the official beach advisories for Florida (Florida Healthy Beaches Program).

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Tides

Tides in Weeki Wachee Gardens

Tides for 7 days →

Today's high and low tides

  • ▲ High tide 3:19 am 4.0 ft · coef. 106
  • ▼ Low tide 10:48 am -0.6 ft
  • ▲ High tide 4:56 pm 2.5 ft · coef. 103
  • ▼ Low tide 9:53 pm 1.5 ft

↑ Rising The tide is rising. 6 h 3 min to high tide at 3:59 am.

Tide coefficient 106 for the 3:19 am high tide and 103 for the 4:56 pm high tide. Big spring tides. The water rises and falls 4.6 ft between the highest high and the lowest low: a large range for this place. 70 is an average tide here; 90 and above means spring tides; below 45, neap tides. What is the tide coefficient?

2026 extremes: the highest tide of the year is on October 28 (4.0 ft) and the lowest, on December 24 (-1.1 ft).

Mixed: two high and two low tides a day, but of quite different heights.

Heights above mean lower low water (MLLW), the zero of US nautical charts. Astronomical prediction: wind and air pressure can raise or lower the water by a few inches, and more in a storm. Not for navigation. MLLW

Tide coefficient and range in October

The biggest tides of the month came from October 27 to 28 (coefficient 107, 4.6 ft range). The smallest, from October 19 to 20 (coefficient 29, 1.4 ft).

Tide and solunar table · this week

Day Sun Tide 1Tide 2Tide 3Tide 4 Coef. Moon Major periods Activity
Today, Wed 28 7:40 am · 6:49 pm High tide 3:19 am · 4.0 ft Low tide 10:48 am · -0.6 ft High tide 4:56 pm · 2.5 ft Low tide 9:53 pm · 1.5 ft Coef. 106 91% Major periods 2:07 am · 2:38 pm Medium
Thu 29 7:40 am · 6:48 pm High tide 3:59 am · 4.0 ft Low tide 11:32 am · -0.5 ft High tide 5:42 pm · 2.3 ft Low tide 10:28 pm · 1.5 ft Coef. 100 84% Major periods 3:11 am · 3:43 pm Medium
Fri 30 7:41 am · 6:47 pm High tide 4:44 am · 3.9 ft Low tide 12:17 pm · -0.2 ft High tide 6:32 pm · 2.1 ft Low tide 11:05 pm · 1.5 ft Coef. 89 74% Major periods 4:15 am · 4:47 pm Medium
Sat 31 7:42 am · 6:46 pm High tide 5:34 am · 3.6 ft Low tide 1:07 pm · 0.2 ft High tide 7:28 pm · 2.0 ft Low tide 11:46 pm · 1.6 ft Coef. 73 63% Major periods 5:17 am · 5:47 pm Medium
Sun 1 6:43 am · 5:45 pm High tide 5:33 am · 3.2 ft Low tide 1:12 pm · 0.5 ft High tide 7:27 pm · 2.0 ft Low tide 11:51 pm · 1.7 ft Coef. 57 Last quarter Major periods 5:15 am · 5:42 pm Medium
Mon 2 6:43 am · 5:45 pm High tide 6:45 am · 2.8 ft Low tide 2:37 pm · 0.9 ft High tide 8:24 pm · 2.1 ft — Coef. 43 41% Major periods 6:08 am · 6:33 pm Medium
Tue 3 6:44 am · 5:44 pm Low tide 3:09 am · 1.5 ft High tide 8:09 am · 2.4 ft Low tide 3:48 pm · 1.1 ft High tide 9:18 pm · 2.3 ft Coef. 41 30% Major periods 6:57 am · 7:20 pm Medium

▲ high tide · ▼ low tide · heights above MLLW. Major periods: start time; they last 2 hours. Activity: based on the moon phase and the solunar periods.

Where this tide comes from

A · Official station

Tides from the Bayport station (NOAA), 1.2 mi from Weeki Wachee Gardens. Times and heights are its predictions.

Station data attribution: Slackwater database (https://github.com/openwatersio/slackwater-database)

How we calculate the tide

Sea and waves

The sea at Weeki Wachee Gardens

7-day waves

Sea stateSea state: smooth

Smooth Douglas 2 · moderate breeze, Beaufort 4
Waves 1.6 ft · 3.1 s from the north-northeast (26°)
Swell 0.7 ft · 3.2 s from the north-northwest
Current 0.2 mph toward the N

The waves you may find

  • Most commonMost common0.8 ft
  • Significant1.6 ft
  • Highest expectedHighest3.5 ft

One wave in seven is higher than the significant height, and about 3 times a day one reaches 3.5 ft. Before heading out, expect waves of up to 3.5 ft.

Wind on the coast and offshore

On the coast 10 mph NE · gusts 29
Offshore (7.7 mi WSW)Offshore 13 mph NE · gusts 19

Cross-offshore wind. The coast faces west and the wind comes off the land at an angle: calmer water near the shore, and bait and boats drift out to sea.

Cross-offshore Hourly wind →

Wave height, next 7 daysWaves, next 7 days

Waves stay much the same all week. The biggest waves arrive on Wednesday 28: 2.0 ft with a period of 3 s, from the north-northeast (slight).

Water temperature

Water temperature →
Water now74.3 °F
Today 73.8–74.3 °F air: 65 / 81 °F
Satellite (yesterday) 70.3 °F measured 1.9 mi away

The satellite measured 4.0 °F less yesterday than the model gives now: the water is probably colder than the forecast says.

Water temperature changes how fish behave: in very cold or very warm water they feed less. The water warms over the next few days: about 75.9 °F by Tuesday 3.

Water about normal for late October.

Satellite: NASA MUR (JPL MUR MEaSUREs, PO.DAAC), doi:10.5067/GHGMR-4FJ04. Sources and licenses

Water temperature →

Forecast from Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0) with models from ECMWF, NOAA, Météo-France, DWD, Copernicus Marine and CAMS. Updated at 9:56 pm (local time).

Surf

Surf in Weeki Wachee Gardens today

Surf hour by hour and 7 days →

Surf today

Poor
0
Poor · 0 out of 10 7:16–11:00 am 0.9–1.4 ft
  • 0.9–1.4 ft surf at the shore, small: good for learning or a longboard
  • 0.9 ft swell at 4 s from the north-northwest, short: weak, messy waves
  • 1.7 ft wind swell at 3 s: messy waves
  • Light cross-shore wind (7 mph): a bit of chop
  • First or last light of the day
  • Falling tide (low tide at 10:48 am)

Rip current risk today: low · tomorrow: low (NWS)

Rip currents can still form near jetties, piers and reefs: swim near a lifeguard.

Surf height from the NWS, today: up to 1.0 ft

Coastal Hernando Beaches, 1.2 mi away · NWS Tampa Bay Area forecast, Wed 28, 4:08 am · Official forecast · Source: NOAA / National Weather Service

Surf at the shore 0.9–1.4 ft average – sets
Swell 0.9 ft 4 s · NNW · 6 kJ
Wind 7 mph NNE · cross-shore
Water and wetsuit 73.8 °F Rash guard or top
  • Light: First light 7:16 am · sunrise 7:40 am · sunset 6:49 pm · last light 7:13 pm
  • Tide: high 3:19 am (4.0 ft), low 10:48 am (-0.6 ft), high 4:56 pm (2.5 ft) and low 9:53 pm (1.5 ft). Every break has its own tide: some work at low tide and others at high tide. The tide doesn’t change the score here.
  • Water at 73.8 °F: a rash guard or a neoprene top.
  • Energy: 6 kJ · Low power

Today’s surf at a glance

The best window is 7:16 am to 11:00 am, though with small waves, a short-period swell and wind swell.

An estimate for this stretch of coast, not for a specific break: every beach or reef works its own way (its tide, bottom and angle). Check it when you get there.

How it’s calculated · Next 7 days

Diving

Diving in Weeki Wachee Gardens today

Diving and snorkeling, 7 days →

Diving and snorkeling today

Likely visibility: good
9
Great day · 9 out of 10 4:30–6:40 pm Also 10:10–11:10 am
  • Slack water around high tide (4:56 pm): little current from 4:40 pm to 5:20 pm
  • 0.9 ft swell at 3 s from the north-northwest: barely any surge
  • Light offshore wind (10 mph)
  • 0.2 mph current toward the south-southwest, weak (model)
  • Daylight
Swell 0.9 ft 3 s · from the NNW
Likely visibility Good Snorkeling: fair
Water and suit 73.8 °F 3 mm wetsuit
Current 0.2 mph toward the SSW
  • Slack water today: high tide 3:19 am (3:04–3:34 am), low tide 10:48 am (10:30–11:03 am), high tide 4:56 pm (4:40–5:20 pm) and low tide 9:53 pm (9:10–10:30 pm)
  • Likely visibility: good. The sea has been calm and there's been little rain. Based on the last 24 hours of data.
  • Water at 73.8 °F: a 3 mm wetsuit.
  • Snorkeling: doable, with some waves or wind.
  • Night dive: dark from 7:13 pm. Waning gibbous (91%), rising at 8:47 pm: a bright night.

Your diving day at a glance

The best window, 4:30 pm to 6:40 pm, combines slack water at high tide, little swell, light wind and weak current. Also worth a look from 10:10 am to 11:10 am, with slack water at low tide, little swell and the sun high, though with moderate wind and current.

Slack water comes from the tide: in inlets, channels and between islands the water can keep running for an hour or two after. Ask the local dive shop.

Never dive alone and check with the local dive shop: this rating is a guide, not a substitute for a professional.

How it works · Next 7 days

Dive sites, wrecks and dive shops nearby

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Within 12 mi. Some may be missing or closed; marine reserves usually need a permit. Open the map on OpenStreetMap · Missing one? Add it to OpenStreetMap

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Weather

Weather in Weeki Wachee Gardens

14-day weather

Now in Weeki Wachee Gardens

Now 71 °F Clear · feels like 74 °F · 65 / 81 °F
Low / high
65 / 81 °F
Rain
0.00 in · 1%
Clouds
0%
Humidity
85%
Dew pointDew point
67 °F
Visibility
9.8 mi
UV indexUV
0 · low
Air qualityAir
Good · 49
Saharan dust
No

Pressure and fishing

  • ↗ RisingRising · now Anglers say fish bite less for a while
  • → SteadySteady Anglers expect normal activity
  • ↘ FallingFalling Anglers say fish feed more before the change

Rising now (+0.03 inHg in 3 hours). It barely changes over the next 48 hours. Rising pressure: anglers say fish bite less for a while. Fast changes, either way, tend to affect fishing.

Today, hour by hourHour by hour

Bars: mean wind. Dashed line: gusts. Arrows point where the wind blows to.

Time 12:00 am3:00 am6:00 am9:00 am12:00 pm3:00 pm6:00 pm9:00 pm
Sky ClearClearClearMainly clearMainly clearOvercastPartly cloudyClear
Temperature 68°65°65°67°80°80°77°72°
Wind (mph) 9 NNE6 NNE7 NNE10 NNE14 ENE13 NE10 NE11 NE
Gusts 2923232825252430
Waves 1.8 ft1.8 ft1.9 ft1.9 ft1.9 ft1.9 ft1.8 ft1.6 ft
Rain 0.00 in0.00 in0.00 in0.00 in0.00 in0.00 in0.00 in0.00 in
  • 9:00 pm 72° 11 NE 1.6 ft
  • 12:00 am 70° 9 NE 1.4 ft
  • 3:00 am 69° 7 NNE 1.2 ft
  • 6:00 am 70° 6 NE 1.1 ft
  • 9:00 am 73° 9 NE 1.1 ft
  • 12:00 pm 80° 10 ENE 1.2 ft
  • 3:00 pm 82° 12 NE 1.3 ft
  • 6:00 pm 80° 11 NE 1.4 ft

Next 14 daysComing days

Day Sky Low / high Max wind Max wave High tides
Today · 28 Overcast 65 / 81 °F 15 mph NE 2.0 ft 3:19 am · 4:56 pm
Thu 29 Light drizzle 69 / 83 °F 13 mph NE 1.5 ft 3:59 am · 5:42 pm
Fri 30 Light drizzle 68 / 84 °F 11 mph NE 1.6 ft 4:44 am · 6:32 pm
Sat 31 Light drizzle 69 / 84 °F 13 mph ENE 1.5 ft 5:34 am · 7:28 pm
Sun 1 Light showers 68 / 79 °F 11 mph ENE 1.4 ft 5:33 am · 7:27 pm
Mon 2 Light rain 65 / 79 °F 11 mph NE 1.6 ft 6:45 am · 8:24 pm
Tue 3 Light drizzle 63 / 80 °F 9 mph NE 1.3 ft 8:09 am · 9:18 pm
Wed 4 Clear sky 64 / 81 °F 8 mph SE 0.7 ft 9:59 am · 10:12 pm
Thu 5 Light showers 64 / 79 °F 9 mph SW 2.2 ft 12:29 pm · 11:00 pm
Fri 6 Light rain 62 / 77 °F 7 mph W 4.0 ft 1:16 pm · 11:40 pm
Sat 7 Light drizzle 58 / 75 °F 6 mph NNW 0.9 ft 1:48 pm
Sun 8 Partly cloudy 56 / 76 °F 6 mph NNW 0.9 ft 12:15 am · 2:13 pm
Mon 9 Overcast 57 / 68 °F 6 mph NNE 0.9 ft 12:47 am · 2:36 pm
Tue 10 Drizzle 62 / 68 °F 8 mph N 0.9 ft 1:19 am · 3:00 pm
  • Thu 29 Light drizzle 69° / 83° 1.5 ft
  • Fri 30 Light drizzle 68° / 84° 1.6 ft
  • Sat 31 Light drizzle 69° / 84° 1.5 ft
  • Sun 1 Light showers 68° / 79° 1.4 ft
  • Mon 2 Light rain 65° / 79° 1.6 ft
  • Tue 3 Light drizzle 63° / 80° 1.3 ft
  • Wed 4 Clear sky 64° / 81° 0.7 ft
See all 14 days →

Each day comes from the best model covering this spot: regional ones first (HRRR and NBM in the U.S., AROME, ICON-EU), then ECMWF; day 16, NOAA GFS. Waves: Météo-France up to day 10, then ECMWF WAM, coarser and further offshore. High tides: our own tide calculation.

Forecast from Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0) with models from ECMWF, NOAA, Météo-France, DWD, Copernicus Marine and CAMS. Updated at 9:56 pm (local time).

Sun

The sun in Weeki Wachee Gardens

Sunrise and sunset →

Sunrise and sunset

Rises 7:40 am in the ESE (105°)ESE
Sets 6:49 pm in the WSW (255°)WSW
  • First light 6:48 am
  • Full dark 7:40 pm
  • Civil dawn 7:16 am
  • Civil dusk 7:13 pm
  • Solar noon 1:14 pm (48° high)
  • Daylight 11 h 9 min (−2 min)
  • Evening golden hour 6:16 pm
  • Full dark 7:40 pm

Golden hour and the day-night map

Morning golden hour7:40–8:12 am
Evening golden hour6:16–6:49 pm
Weeki Wachee Gardens

Today the sun is 92,354,255 mi away and looks 32′ 11″ across.

Moon and solunar

The moon in Weeki Wachee Gardens

The moon for 7 days →

Moon phase and position

Waning gibbous · 91% 91% illuminated · 18.0 days old New moon on Mon, Nov 9 · 2:03 am
Rises 8:47 pm in the ENE (59°)ENE
Sets 11:36 am tomorrow · in the WNW (302°) · set at 10:27 am
Transit 3:07 am overhead
Visible 14 h 48 min from 8:47 pm to 11:36 am

Today the moon is 226,429 mi away and looks 32′ 47″ across.

Solunar periods

Today's activity: medium
  • 2:07–4:07 am Major · the moon passes overhead · high activity
  • 2:38–4:38 pm Major · the moon passes underfoot · high activity
  • 9:57–10:57 am Minor · moonset · medium activity
  • 8:17–9:17 pm Minor · moonrise · medium activity

According to solunar theory, fish feed more when the moon passes overhead or underfoot (major periods, about 2 h) and when it rises or sets (minor periods, 1 h). It works best around new and full moon.

Upcoming moon phases

2026 moon calendar →
  • Last quarter Sun, Nov 1 · 3:29 pmNov 1 in 4 days
  • New moon Mon, Nov 9 · 2:03 amNov 9 in 12 days
  • First quarter Tue, Nov 17 · 6:48 amNov 17 in 20 days
  • Full moon Tue, Nov 24 · 9:54 amNov 24 in 27 days

Perigee on October 28, 226,426 mi away, coinciding with the spring tides from October 26 to 28: they will be stronger than usual.

Place

Where to fish in Weeki Wachee Gardens

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Piers, ramps and tackle shops nearby

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Water depth

Very shallow

Very shallow and flat: even 3.1 mi from shore the water is less than 16 ft deep.

From the shoreline (1.3 mi from Weeki Wachee Gardens) out to sea, heading west.

How far from shore

  • 16 ft deepnot within 3.1 mi
  • 33 ft deepnot within 3.1 mi
  • 66 ft deepnot within 3.1 mi
  • 164 ft deepnot within 3.1 mi

For fishing, swimming and diving

  • Shore fishing. Very shallow: the water doesn't reach 16 ft within 3.1 mi. Cast far from the beach, ideally around high tide.
  • Swimming. A very gentle way in with plenty of shallow water, good for kids. At low tide the water can be far out.
  • Diving. Shallow: the water doesn't reach 33 ft within 3.1 mi. For deeper dives, take a boat farther out.

Source: NOAA U.S. Coastal Relief Model (public domain), cells of about 300 ft; depth below mean sea level. For reference only: not for navigation or anchoring.

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Weeki Wachee Gardens at a glance

  • Town or city of about 1,146 people. Coordinates: 28.534° N, 82.630° W.
  • It is 242 mi northwest of Miami, the main place in Florida. The sun rises 13 min later and sets 7 min later than in Miami.
  • The nearest tide station, Bayport, is 1.2 mi to the west.
  • Its coast faces west.
  • Beaches and harbors nearby: Hernando Beach (3.6 mi).

Questions about Weeki Wachee GardensQuestions

What time is high tide today in Weeki Wachee Gardens?

Today in Weeki Wachee Gardens there are high tides at 3:19 am (4.0 ft) and 4:56 pm (2.5 ft) and low tides at 10:48 am and 9:53 pm. Tide coefficient 106.

What time is sunset today in Weeki Wachee Gardens?

At 6:49 pm. There is light until the end of civil twilight, at 7:13 pm.

What time is sunrise tomorrow in Weeki Wachee Gardens?

At 7:40 am. First light comes at 6:48 am.

What phase is the moon today?

Waning gibbous, 91% illuminated. New moon on Mon, Nov 9 · 2:03 am.

When are the next spring tides?

From October 26 to 28, together with the lunar perigee: they will be stronger than usual.

What are today's solunar periods?

Major 2:07–4:07 am, Minor 9:57–10:57 am, Major 2:38–4:38 pm, Minor 8:17–9:17 pm. Today's activity is medium.

What's the weather like today in Weeki Wachee Gardens?

Overcast, from 65 °F to 81 °F, with a gentle breeze from the northeast (10 mph) and a 1% chance of rain.

How is the sea today in Weeki Wachee Gardens?

Smooth (Douglas 2): 1.6 ft waves with a period of 3.1 s from the north-northeast. The water is 74.3 °F.

When is the best time to visit Weeki Wachee Gardens?

The best time to visit Weeki Wachee Gardens is from February to May and from November to December: highs of 72 °F to 87 °F, about 7 rainy days a month and 7 hours of sunshine a day.

Can I use this data for navigation?

No. These are predictions for fishing and leisure; for navigation, use the official publications.

Where this data comes from

Tide: NOAA station Bayport (public domain), via Slackwater database. Sun and moon: our own calculation with astronomy-engine. Places: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). Coastline: © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL).

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