Clearwater Beach, FL fishing times, tides & weather

Spot type

Gulf fishing pier off Clearwater Beach. Pier 60 runs west from Pier 60 Park into the Gulf (OpenStreetMap: Pier 60 Fishing Pier). The City of Clearwater lists rod rentals and bait and tackle among the park's facilities (City of Clearwater: Pier 60 Park).

Public access

• Operator: the City of Clearwater. FWC's Tampa Bay pier guide names the City's Marine and Aviation Department as the managing entity (City of Clearwater: Pier 60 Park; FWC: Tampa Bay fishing piers, Pier 60).
• Hours: the City says Pier 60 Park is open from 7 a.m. to 9 p.m.; Clearwater Beach itself is open 24 hours, but the park is closed from 9 p.m. to 7 a.m. Lifeguards are on duty from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., seven days a week (City of Clearwater: Pier 60 Park).
• Fishing passes: the City says daily, weekly and yearly fishing passes are available for a fee (City of Clearwater: Pier 60 Park).
• Facilities: the City lists a snack shop, covered pavilions, telescopes, rod rentals, and bait and tackle (City of Clearwater: Pier 60 Park).
• Status: as of 2026-10-16, the City says sidewalk repairs are under way near Pier 60 Park, with parts of the sidewalk closed, and that the pier, beach and park remain accessible during the repairs. As of 2026-10-16, whether the far end of Pier 60 is open isn't confirmed by the City; check on site (City of Clearwater: Pier 60 Park). Check with the City before you go; the park contact number is (727) 444-8270 ([1]).

Commonly caught species

• A fishing-charter guide (updated 2026-04-08) says that, depending on the season, anglers on Pier 60 catch snook, sheepshead, Spanish mackerel, trout and redfish (FishingBooker: Clearwater Fishing guide, secondary).
• For identifying your catch, see FWC's saltwater fish profiles (FWC: Saltwater Fish).

Local rules and authority

• Rules agency: the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC). Check FWC's current rules for size limits, bag limits and seasons before fishing (FWC: Saltwater Fishing).
• Licence: FWC lists "individuals saltwater fishing from a pier with a valid saltwater pier license" among those who do not need their own licence (FWC: Do I Need a License?). FWC's Tampa Bay pier guide lists Pier 60 with "Fishing License Provided: Yes"; the guide is undated, so confirm at the pier (FWC: Tampa Bay fishing piers, Pier 60). Otherwise check FWC's saltwater licence page (FWC: Saltwater Recreational Licenses and Permits).
• Shore-based shark fishing: FWC requires a shore-based shark fishing permit, in addition to a saltwater licence, when taking or attempting to take sharks from shore, including jetties, bridges and piers; check FWC's page for who needs it (FWC: Saltwater Recreational Licenses and Permits).
• Fish consumption: before eating your catch, check the Florida Department of Health's fish consumption guidance and advisories (Florida Department of Health: Eating Healthy Seafood).

Tide station

• NOAA 8726724, "Clearwater Beach", at 27.9783 N, 82.8317 W (NOAA station metadata; NOAA station home).
• Type: reference station. NOAA's tide-prediction station list gives it type "R", and NOAA publishes a harmonic-constituent table for it (NOAA prediction stations list; NOAA harmonic constituents).
• Same water body: yes. The station is on the Gulf at Clearwater Beach, about 0.2 mi in a straight line west-northwest of the forecast point at the landward end of Pier 60 (computed from NOAA and OpenStreetMap coordinates, [10]; [14]).

Other spots nearby

Distances are straight-line from this page's forecast point to the other places' forecast points, computed from the catalogue coordinates.

• St. Petersburg: about 25 mi south-southeast.
• Venice: about 67 mi south-southeast.
• Port Canaveral: about 140 mi east-northeast.

Note updates

• 2026-10-16: Checked against the sources listed below.

Sources

1. Pier 60 Park — City of Clearwater — https://www.myclearwater.com/government/city-departments/marine-aviation/pier-60 — accessed 2026-10-16
2. Fishing Piers: Pier 60 (Tampa Bay boating and angling guide) — FWC — https://gis.myfwc.com/boating_guides/tampa_bay/pages/fishing_piers/pier_60/mobile_index.html — accessed 2026-10-16
3. Clearwater Fishing: The Complete Guide (updated 2026-04-08) — FishingBooker — https://fishingbooker.com/blog/fishing-in-clearwater-complete-guide — accessed 2026-10-16 (secondary)
4. Saltwater Fish profiles — FWC — https://myfwc.com/wildlifehabitats/profiles/saltwater/ — accessed 2026-10-16
5. Saltwater Fishing — FWC — https://myfwc.com/fishing/saltwater/ — accessed 2026-10-16
6. Do I Need a License? — FWC — https://myfwc.com/license/recreational/do-i-need-one/ — accessed 2026-10-16
7. Saltwater Recreational Licenses and Permits — FWC — https://myfwc.com/license/recreational/saltwater-fishing/ — accessed 2026-10-16
8. Eating Healthy Seafood — Florida Department of Health — https://www.floridahealth.gov/individual-family-health/injury-prevention-wellness/fish-consumption/ — accessed 2026-10-16
9. Pier 60 Fishing Pier (way 1128932961) — OpenStreetMap — https://www.openstreetmap.org/way/1128932961 — accessed 2026-10-16
10. Station 8726724 metadata — NOAA CO-OPS — https://api.tidesandcurrents.noaa.gov/mdapi/prod/webapi/stations/8726724.json — accessed 2026-10-16
11. Clearwater Beach station home — NOAA Tides & Currents — https://tidesandcurrents.noaa.gov/stationhome.html?id=8726724 — accessed 2026-10-16
12. Tide prediction stations list — NOAA CO-OPS — https://api.tidesandcurrents.noaa.gov/mdapi/prod/webapi/stations.json?type=tidepredictions — accessed 2026-10-16
13. Station 8726724 harmonic constituents — NOAA CO-OPS — https://api.tidesandcurrents.noaa.gov/mdapi/prod/webapi/stations/8726724/harcon.json — accessed 2026-10-16
14. Pier 60 (way 11250192) — OpenStreetMap — https://www.openstreetmap.org/way/11250192 — accessed 2026-10-16