OT - Low Tide Help

[o2zen]

Who has the best low tide charts for the areas around Tampa? I want to take my kids shore exploring as I remeber finding life at low tide so much fun as a kid myself.

Thanks

 

[Makchell]

I don't have a chart, but you can search on the net for when the best low tides are. I would suggest going out at low tide when we have a strong NE wind. It will push the water out of the bay and expose a lot of "land" to explore! Have fun!

 

[Sailor_jon]

I'd head down to Ft Desto park..plenty of grass beds..and flat areas for shells...and netting.

 

[alfa1023]

Here's a link for getting tides anywhere in the area for whatever date(s) you want.

www.saltwatertides.com/dynamic.dir/floridagulfsites.html

 

[alizarin]

Here's one with a graph of the tides:
http://www.sailwx.info/tides/tidemap.phtml

There's several sites that use some server-side open-source software called "X-Tide" that do the same thing.

I go to the rest stop at the south side of the skyway to collect stuff at low tides. It's REALLY interesting if you at night with a big flashlight - guitarfish, etc neat stuff.

 

[o2zen]

Thanks

 

[mrferrit]

if ya ever need the tides your welcome to call me at work i have them readily available cause its my job .. 727 547 1868 anytime 24/7 but i am usally here mid evenings (like now) but anyone here will help ya .
are ya goin anytime soon ill join ya if so LMK
Dennis

 

[o2zen]

dude we need to go diving next week, what are you doing on Wed?

I am going to head out next Wed morning I think to find snails... maybe hit up some Sarasota beach diving or if any of the locals are pulling out during the week catch a diveboat out.

Can you borrow a tugboat for the afternoon

 

[mrferrit]

i have no plans on wed. so nothing to do yet but i do need to get my dive computer ordered . but i do have to clean my buddies hull if its warm next week sometime.
cant borrow a boat boss told me i cant dive of them if my captain is on call and they wont let me take em out myself. id love to do the sheridan off clearwater as soon as i get my computer though.

where you going to snail around ? if no diving then collecting sounds fun too.

 

[o2zen]

Wed morning at low tide I think. I might also bring my gear and play around a bit off shore some.

I have not done the sheridan. Last boat I dove was the Spiegal Grove before they fixed the way it was laying.

 

[hexedagain]

Clean out your PM box. Please.

 

[mrferrit]

where do you pla on going are you going to sarasota ? or over twards me ?

 

[o2zen]

Just the other side of the bridge from what I have heard but who knows I want to have a good day out looking for fun stuff.

Cleaning the PM Box, sorry.

 

[mrferrit]

other side of the bridge what skyway ? howard franklin ?

 

[o2zen]

yeah, I am told first rest stop is a great area but I also am looking for some nice areas that way.

PM box clean.

 

[mrferrit]

low tide for wed. is 806 am @ .4 ft above and high is 1400 @ 1.9 ft. and low again is at 2130 @ -.3

if ya want some company ill pm ya my cell it would take me 15 min to get there

but 8 am is pretty darn earlie for this guy

 

[o2zen]

We need one of those 2pm -4foot low tides

Yeah company is always good my man and your right, 8am is damn early but if you just stay up drinking all night you could look at it as being pretty damn late at night.

 

[mrferrit]

i just checked all the way through this year and we dont have one anywhere close to the negative till october of - . 2 at noon

man your exactly right its a late night when your squinting your eyes from the sun coming up and finishing the last of the keg