Tampa Bay PORTS, NOAA/NOS 2026-02-16 08:51 EST
----------------------------Water Levels (above MLLW)---------------------------
East Bay 0.3 ft, Falling Old Port Tampa 0.2 ft, Falling
St. Petersburg 0.1 ft, Falling Port Manatee 0.3 ft, Rising
--------------------------------------Winds-------------------------------------
Spd Dir Gusts Spd Dir Gusts
TPA Cruise Term. 2 3 kn WNW 9 East Bay Causeway *** kn *** ***
Sparkman Channel En.. *** kn *** *** Old Port Tampa 13 kn NNW 14
St. Petersburg 5 kn NNW 9 Middle Tampa Bay 9 kn NNW 11
----------------------------Air and Water Temperature---------------------------
Air Water Air Water
Egmont Channel Entr.. 61 °F 60 °F East Bay 63 °F 65 °F
Old Port Tampa 63 °F *** °F St. Petersburg 64 °F 64 °F
Middle Tampa Bay *** °F Port Manatee 62 °F 64 °F
--------------------------------Relative Humidity-------------------------------
Middle Tampa Bay ***%
-------------------------------Barometric Pressure------------------------------
East Bay 1015 mb Rising Old Port Tampa 1015 mb Rising
St. Petersburg 1014 mb Rising Middle Tampa Bay 1015 mb Rising
Port Manatee 1016 mb Rising
-----------------------------------Visibility-----------------------------------
Cut D Ch, Inbound R.. 5.4 nm Middle Tampa Bay 5.4 nm
-----------------Air Gap/Bridge Clearance (above water surface)-----------------
Sunshine Skyway Bri.. 181.9 ft, Decr.
------------------Currents (F)lood, (S)lack, (E)bb, towards °T------------------
Spd Dir Spd Dir
Egmont Channel LB 9 *** kn ( ), ***°T Port Manatee Curren.. *** kn ( ), ***°T
Old Port Tampa Curr.. 1.1 kn (E), 205.0°T Sunshine Skyway *** kn ( ), ***°T
--------------------------------------Waves-------------------------------------
SigHt PkDir PkPer SigHt PkDir PkPer
Egmont Channel Entr.. 4.7 ft 252°T 8 s
*** Data not displayed as a result of quality control monitoring. For information on
missing data, go to PORTS Station Status or call (301) 713-2540.