Live · updated 9:20p

Ballast Point

Green light.

Wind and seas stay inside your 15 kt wind and 2.5 ft seas limits from now through 1:20 AM tomorrow, covering your full 4-hour outing.

TodayBOAT5 kt NNE · 0.0 ft

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How the day develops

Judged against ≤ 15 kt and ≤ 2.5 ft

Now · 9:20pWind5kt NNE · g9Seas0.0ftTideLow tide 6:10 AM

your limit

Observed

now

Seven-day outlook

The week ahead

Flags past day 3 are a read, not a call

todayBOAT

10 kt · 0.0 ft

Open now

tomorrowBOAT

14 kt · 0.0 ft

Friday, 12–4 AM

next dayCAUTION

17 kt · 0.0 ft

Saturday, 9 AM–1 PM

sunCAUTION

19 kt · 0.0 ft

Sunday, 12–4 AM

monCAUTIONRead

19 kt · 0.0 ft

Monday, 4–8 AM

tueCAUTIONRead

16 kt · 0.0 ft

Tuesday, 12–4 AM

wedCAUTIONRead

15 kt · 1.0 ft

Wednesday, 5–9 AM

Tides & water

Tide chartBallast Point8726639 Water temperature8726671 - Sparkman Channel Entrance, FLSKCF1

Sources & stations

Where this call comes from

We never hide the station. If a source is stale or missing, the flag says Incomplete instead of guessing.

Boat or Nope's preview for Ballast Point in Florida uses nearby public marine forecast, tide, and local-weather sources for trip planning.

forecastBallast Point · ballast-pointForecast grid updated official alertsBallast Point · ballast-pointAlert feed updated wave forecast8726694 - TPA Cruise Terminal 2, Tampa, FL · TPAF1Marine grid updated observed8726671 - Sparkman Channel Entrance, FL · SKCF1Latest buoy observation predictionBallast Point · 8726639Predictions generated for each selected day observed water levelBallast Point · 8726639Incomplete current predictionCut C Channel, marker '21', Hillsborough Bay (Depth 15ft) · ACT8596Seven-day current prediction observed + forecastTampa/Knight Arpt · KTPFLatest METAR observation

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