FishSt. Petersburg, FL fishing times, tides & weather
Skyway Fishing Pier, north pier · Tide station NOAA 8726364 Mullet Key Channel (Skyway)
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Best solunar window on Fri, Oct 16 at Skyway Fishing Pier, north pier: 5:09 – 7:09 PM17:09 – 19:09 (major). Predicted tides at NOAA 8726364 Mullet Key Channel (Skyway): high 2:12 AM02:12 (2.09 ft0.64 m), low 11:04 AM11:04 (0.13 ft0.04 m). Times are Eastern Time.
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Solunar fishing times
Major periodMinor periodDaylightNow
- Major period (AM)4:44 – 6:44 AM04:44 – 06:442 hours · Moon underfoot
- Minor period (PM)12:03 – 2:03 PM12:03 – 14:032 hours · Moonrise
- Major period (PM)5:09 – 7:09 PM17:09 – 19:092 hours · Moon overheadOverlaps dusk twilight (8 min)
- Minor period (PM)10:17 PM – 12:17 AM (next day)22:17 – 00:17 (next day)2 hours · Moonset
Calculated locally with Astronomy Engine. Solunar windows are a planning aid, not a guarantee of bites.
Solunar planning score
Fri, Oct 16: 7.8/10 Moderate solunar day
A planning score from moon, sun and tide timing only: it doesn't include weather or safety, and it can't tell you whether fish will bite.
From the major window 5:09 – 7:09 PM17:09 – 19:09, out of 9 points:
- Window type (major)4.0 of 4.0
- Dawn or dusk overlap1.0 of 3.0
- Tide movement2.0 of 2.0
Tide chart
- High tide2:12 AM02:122.09 ft0.64 m
- Low tide11:04 AM11:040.13 ft0.04 m
Mullet Key Channel (Skyway) · NOAA 8726364 · Heights above MLLW · Predictions, not observed levels · NOAA tide predictions (harmonic station; no live gauge)
Why this station?
Reviewed station: Mullet Key Channel (Skyway) (NOAA 8726364). At the Tampa Bay mouth, the same lower-bay water the Skyway crosses; about 4 mi from the north pier
View hourly tide data
| Local time | Height above MLLW |
|---|---|
| 12:00 AM00:00 | 1.84 ft0.56 m |
| 1:00 AM01:00 | 2.01 ft0.61 m |
| 2:00 AM02:00 | 2.09 ft0.64 m |
| 3:00 AM03:00 | 2.06 ft0.63 m |
| 4:00 AM04:00 | 1.93 ft0.59 m |
| 5:00 AM05:00 | 1.73 ft0.53 m |
| 6:00 AM06:00 | 1.42 ft0.43 m |
| 7:00 AM07:00 | 1.05 ft0.32 m |
| 8:00 AM08:00 | 0.68 ft0.21 m |
| 9:00 AM09:00 | 0.38 ft0.12 m |
| 10:00 AM10:00 | 0.20 ft0.06 m |
| 11:00 AM11:00 | 0.13 ft0.04 m |
| 12:00 PM12:00 | 0.19 ft0.06 m |
| 1:00 PM13:00 | 0.33 ft0.10 m |
| 2:00 PM14:00 | 0.52 ft0.16 m |
| 3:00 PM15:00 | 0.68 ft0.21 m |
| 4:00 PM16:00 | 0.82 ft0.25 m |
| 5:00 PM17:00 | 0.94 ft0.29 m |
| 6:00 PM18:00 | 1.02 ft0.31 m |
| 7:00 PM19:00 | 1.06 ft0.32 m |
| 8:00 PM20:00 | 1.11 ft0.34 m |
| 9:00 PM21:00 | 1.20 ft0.37 m |
| 10:00 PM22:00 | 1.35 ft0.41 m |
| 11:00 PM23:00 | 1.52 ft0.46 m |
| 12:00 AM00:00 | 1.69 ft0.51 m |
Harmonic predictions; no live gauge at this station
Hourly weather
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Moon & sun
Moon phase
Waxing crescent
Illumination: 32%
- Moonrise
- 1:03 PM13:03
- Moonset
- 11:17 PM23:17
Sun events
- Civil dawn
- 7:08 AM07:08
- Sunrise
- 7:31 AM07:31
- Sunset
- 7:01 PM19:01
- Civil dusk
- 7:24 PM19:24
- Solar noon
- 1:16 PM13:16
- Daylight
- 11h 30m
Solunar times are based on the position of the moon and sun and are one of many factors to consider when planning your fishing trip. Phase is shown at the local-day midpoint.
Sea conditions
Not applicable
Not applicable — sheltered bay
Wave models describe the open ocean, so they don't fit the sheltered water at Skyway Fishing Pier, north pier. Check the tide and wind cards instead.
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Place details
Location details reviewed by the FishDataPoint team on October 16, 2026.
- Where
- Skyway Fishing Pier, north pier, St. Petersburg, Pinellas County, Florida
- Forecast point
- 27.6441° N, 82.6727° W
- Tide station
- NOAA 8726364 Mullet Key Channel (Skyway)
- Weather alerts
- National Weather Service zones FLZ050 (land), GMZ830 (marine)
- Fishing rules set by
- Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (saltwater rules)
About this spot
Spot type
Long fishing pier made from the old Sunshine Skyway Bridge, at the mouth of Tampa Bay. Florida State Parks says that when the new bridge was built, the old one became a fishing pier, with piers on the north and south sides of the bay mouth (Florida State Parks: Skyway Fishing Pier State Park). This page uses the north pier (Pinellas County side, reached from St. Petersburg) as its forecast point (OpenStreetMap: North Sunshine Skyway Fishing Pier).
Public access
- Operator: Skyway Fishing Pier State Park, part of Florida State Parks. Address: 4905 34th St. South #5000, St. Petersburg (Florida State Parks).
- Hours: the park lists 24 hours a day, 365 days a year (Florida State Parks: Hours & Fees).
- Admission: the park charges an entrance fee per vehicle and per person; see the park's Hours & Fees page for current rates (Florida State Parks: Hours & Fees).
- On the pier: you can park close to your fishing spot, and the pier is lit at night. Restrooms are available, and food, drinks, bait and fishing supplies are sold. The park manager says supplies are sold on both the north and south piers (Florida State Parks; Florida State Parks: Experiences & Amenities; Florida State Parks: Manager's Message).
- Not allowed: pets are not allowed on the piers, and alcohol is prohibited. Vehicles over 12 tons, RVs, large trucks and trailers are not allowed on the pier (Florida State Parks: Experiences & Amenities; Florida State Parks: Manager's Message).
- Status, as of 2026-10-16:
- The park page shows a notice dated March 16, 2026: the south Skyway pier has no power, with limited service at the bait shop and limited lighting at night. No park notice says the north pier is closed (Florida State Parks).
- On March 19, 2026, the Governor's office said reconstruction and renewal projects on the north and south piers had begun. A new pier will be built on the Manatee County (south) side, and the Pinellas County (north) side will be improved and extended. Temporary fishing piers are being built during the work (Governor's office, 2026-03-19).
- Check the park page for current notices before you go (Florida State Parks).
Commonly caught species
- Florida State Parks lists snook, tarpon, grouper, black sea bass, Spanish mackerel, king mackerel, cobia, sheepshead, red snapper and pompano as common catches at the pier (Florida State Parks).
- FWC names Skyway Fishing Pier State Park (North) as a popular fishing location in Pinellas County. For Pinellas and Hillsborough inshore and coastal waters, it lists black drum, cobia, gray (mangrove) snapper, Gulf flounder, ladyfish, pompano, red drum, sheepshead, snook, Spanish mackerel, spotted seatrout and tarpon (FWC: Where to Saltwater Fish).
Local rules and authority
- Rules agency: the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) sets saltwater fishing rules. The state park says fishing in the park must follow regulations on size, number, method of capture and season (FWC: Saltwater Fishing; Florida State Parks: Experiences & Amenities).
- Licence: the park says a fishing licence may be required and points to FWC. FWC explains that a saltwater fishing pier licence, held by a pier's owner or operator, covers everyone fishing from that pier; the park does not say whether it holds one. Check with the park or FWC before you fish (Florida State Parks: Experiences & Amenities; FWC: Vessel and Pier Licenses).
- Skyway education course: FWC requires everyone who fishes at Skyway Fishing Pier State Park to complete FWC's online Skyway education course and to renew it every year. This includes people 65 and older who would normally be exempt from a licence. Under-16s don't need the course if an adult who has done it in the past year is with them (FWC: Skyway Fishing Pier State Park).
- Skyway gear rules: FWC sets gear rules just for this pier, both year-round and seasonal, to protect seabirds from tangling. Check FWC's Skyway page before you rig up (FWC: Skyway Fishing Pier State Park).
- Regulations: check FWC's current rules for size limits, bag limits and seasons before fishing (FWC: Saltwater Fishing).
- Fish consumption: see the Florida Department of Health's fish consumption advisories before eating your catch (Florida Department of Health: Eating Healthy Seafood).
Tide station
- NOAA 8726364, "Mullet Key Channel (Skyway)" (station metadata name: "MULLET KEY, TAMPA BAY"), at 27.615 N, 82.7267 W (NOAA station metadata; NOAA prediction stations list).
- 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 west side of the Tampa Bay mouth, the same lower-bay water the Skyway piers cross. It is about 4 mi in a straight line from the north pier (computed from NOAA and OpenStreetMap coordinates, [11]; [16]). The other nearby reference stations are farther away: Port Manatee is across the bay on the east shore, and St. Petersburg is farther up the bay (NOAA: Port Manatee; NOAA: St. Petersburg).
Other spots nearby
Distances are straight-line from this page's forecast point to the other places' forecast points, computed from the catalogue coordinates.
- Clearwater Beach: about 25 mi north-northwest.
- Venice: about 42 mi south-southeast.
- Port Canaveral: about 138 mi east-northeast.
Note updates
- 2026-10-16: Checked against the sources listed below.
Sources
- Skyway Fishing Pier State Park — Florida State Parks — https://www.floridastateparks.org/parks-and-trails/skyway-fishing-pier-state-park — accessed 2026-10-16
- Skyway Fishing Pier State Park: Hours & Fees — Florida State Parks — https://www.floridastateparks.org/parks-and-trails/skyway-fishing-pier-state-park/hours-fees — accessed 2026-10-16
- Skyway Fishing Pier State Park: Experiences & Amenities — Florida State Parks — https://www.floridastateparks.org/parks-and-trails/skyway-fishing-pier-state-park/experiences-amenities — accessed 2026-10-16
- Manager's Message, Skyway Fishing Pier State Park — Florida State Parks — https://www.floridastateparks.org/learn/managers-message-125 — accessed 2026-10-16
- Governor Ron DeSantis Signs Legislation to Protect Florida's Coasts (2026-03-19) — Executive Office of the Governor — https://www.flgov.com/eog/news/press/2026/governor-ron-desantis-signs-legislation-protect-floridas-coasts — accessed 2026-10-16
- Skyway Fishing Pier State Park — FWC — https://myfwc.com/fishing/saltwater/recreational/skyway/ — accessed 2026-10-16
- Saltwater Fishing — FWC — https://myfwc.com/fishing/saltwater/ — accessed 2026-10-16
- Where to Saltwater Fish — FWC — https://myfwc.com/fishing/saltwater/outreach/wheretofish/ — accessed 2026-10-16
- Recreational Vessel and Saltwater Fishing Pier Licenses — FWC — https://myfwc.com/license/recreational/saltwater-fishing/vessel-pier-licenses/ — accessed 2026-10-16
- Eating Healthy Seafood (fish consumption advisories) — Florida Department of Health — https://www.floridahealth.gov/individual-family-health/injury-prevention-wellness/fish-consumption/ — accessed 2026-10-16
- Station 8726364 metadata — NOAA CO-OPS — https://api.tidesandcurrents.noaa.gov/mdapi/prod/webapi/stations/8726364.json — accessed 2026-10-16
- Tide prediction stations list — NOAA CO-OPS — https://api.tidesandcurrents.noaa.gov/mdapi/prod/webapi/stations.json?type=tidepredictions — accessed 2026-10-16
- Station 8726364 harmonic constituents — NOAA CO-OPS — https://api.tidesandcurrents.noaa.gov/mdapi/prod/webapi/stations/8726364/harcon.json — accessed 2026-10-16
- Station 8726384 (Port Manatee) metadata — NOAA CO-OPS — https://api.tidesandcurrents.noaa.gov/mdapi/prod/webapi/stations/8726384.json — accessed 2026-10-16
- Station 8726520 (St. Petersburg) metadata — NOAA CO-OPS — https://api.tidesandcurrents.noaa.gov/mdapi/prod/webapi/stations/8726520.json — accessed 2026-10-16
- North Sunshine Skyway Fishing Pier (way 10627898) — OpenStreetMap — https://www.openstreetmap.org/way/10627898 — accessed 2026-10-16