The Tarpon Springs, FL marine forecast covers live wind speed and gusts, tide predictions, wave conditions, and major and minor solunar feeding times, updated continuously from NOAA and Open-Meteo. The strongest fishing windows usually line up with the moving tide and the solunar periods shown below — check current conditions before you head out.
By Steve Wilson, lifelong angler & founder of My Marine Forecast
Last updated: Sep 15, 2026, 8:00 AM
On Tuesday, September 15, Tarpon Springs, FL sees high tide at 2:48 AM (3.1 ft) and 4:25 PM (2.2 ft), low tide at 10:35 AM (0.4 ft) and 9:45 PM (1.3 ft). Winds 2–12 mph from the E gusting to 25 mph. Air temperatures 77–89°F. The strongest fishing windows line up with the moving water around each tide change, roughly an hour on either side.
Today's Tides · North Fork, Anclote River (Station 8726908)
| High tide | 2:48 AM | 3.1 ft |
| Low tide | 10:35 AM | 0.4 ft |
| High tide | 4:25 PM | 2.2 ft |
| Low tide | 9:45 PM | 1.3 ft |
Wind
2–12 mph E
Gusts
25 mph
Air Temp
77–89°F
Tides from NOAA Station 8726908 · wind & temperature from Open-Meteo. Open the live forecast for hourly charts and the 7-day outlook.
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Tarpon Springs sits along the Anclote River on Florida's Gulf Coast, where the shoreline transitions from the open beaches of Clearwater to the wilder flats and islands of the Nature Coast. The fishing here is underrated. Fewer anglers means more fish, and the system holds snook, redfish, spotted seatrout, and flounder throughout the year.
The Anclote Keys just offshore provide excellent structure for both inshore and nearshore fishing. The flats between the Keys and the mainland are productive redfish water, particularly on the lower tides. Spring tarpon move through the Anclote Anchorage and the channel leading in from the Gulf — and they're catchable without the tournament crowds you'd find further south.
Snook fishing near the sponge docks and the bridge pilings along the river is consistent from Spring through Fall. Night fishing under the lights during Summer produces well on both live bait and lures. Trout hold in the deeper grass throughout Winter — a slow-sinking lure or live shrimp under a popping cork is the standard approach.
The Nature Coast flats can be shallow and wind-sensitive. On a northeast wind the flats drain quickly and shut down the redfish bite. Check the wind forecast alongside the tide chart above, and plan your launch time before the wind builds.
Spring: Kingfish run the coast in April, and Spanish mackerel pile onto the Anclote bait schools with them. Speckled trout spread across the outside grass flats as water warms, cobia appear around markers and rays, and pompano skip along the sandy edges of Anclote Key on the incoming tide.
Summer: Tarpon track the beaches from Anclote Key northward through June and July, and scattered fish roll off the river mouth at first light. Mangrove snapper get thick on nearshore rock piles and the deeper river channel. Trout push out to the outside edges in 6 to 10 feet, best early before the heat.
Fall: Redfish gang up in fall, with schools working the flats and oyster edges around the Anclote River mouth through October. Kingfish and Spanish make a second pass down the coast, and trout move back onto the shallow grass. Flounder show around sandy potholes and channel edges before the first hard fronts.
Winter: The warm-water discharge at the Anclote power plant turns into a winter magnet, holding snook, trout, jacks and even cobia through the coldest stretches. Sheepshead crowd rock piles, docks and the river's structure ahead of their late-winter spawn, and low, clear water makes for careful sight fishing on the flats.
The Anclote River is the highway for everything here, from the sponge docks downriver to the Gulf. Anclote Key Preserve State Park, three miles offshore, offers beach snook in summer and trout grass all around it. Fred Howard Park and its causeway give wade anglers direct access to productive flats, and Sunset Beach sits on the same stretch. North of the river, Anclote Gulf Park has a public fishing pier, and the power plant's outflow nearby is the area's best-known winter spot.