Tides & Weather

Statewide Marine Forecasts

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) marine forecasts include coastal waters, surf zones, and weather warnings.
Atlantic: Northeast, East Central
South: South , Keys
Gulf: West Central, Panhandle

2024 Florida Tide Charts

Convenient, months-at-a-glance format you won't find anywhere else! Plan your fishing days up to a year in advance. Charts for six primary tide stations around Florida, with corrections for popular fishing sites.

Weather Buoys

Get real-time data from dozens of buoys at sea and onshore. Moored buoys are the weather sentinels of the sea. They are deployed in the coastal and offshore waters from the western Atlantic to the Pacific Ocean around Hawaii, and from the Bering Sea to the South Pacific.

Check out your local Florida buoy here

Weather Radar

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) marine forecasts include coastal waters, surf zones, and weather warnings.
Regional Panhandle, North and Central, South Florida
Statewide Composite Radar, Radar With Overlays

Sea Surface Temperatures

Find the right temperatures, and you'll find where baitfish and predators gather. Rutgers University provides Real-Time and Archived Satellite Imagery. The raw satellite data is processed to sea surface temperature using a Multi-channel Sea Surface Temperature algorithm.

Check out your local Florida buoy here

Long Range Wave and Wind Models

Find out what the wind and seas are like now and in the future. Magic Seaweed provides the seaboard swell charts.
Florida East Coast
Gulf of Mexico

Beach and Inlet Cams

Florida Sportsman provides a comprehensive list of beach and inlet webcams statewide. See for yourself exactly what the water and waves look like in real time.

National Hurricane Center

The National Weather Service provides weather, hydrologic, and climate forecasts and warnings for the United States, its territories, adjacent waters and ocean areas, for the protection of life and property and the enhancement of the national economy.

Check for hurricane activity at the National Hurricane Center

Statewide Tides

NOAA's statewide tide stations provide real-time data and predictions for your next fishing trip. Find the tide station nearest you via Station Name, Station ID, or Latitude, Longitude.

Click here for the list of tide stations throughout Florida.

Water Monitoring Stations

Selected coastal regions along the East and Southwest coasts of Florida have strategically-placed water monitoring stations that provide access to water level, water quality, and related environmental parameters such as wind speed and temperature.

Click here for a how-to guide to use the site.