Tides along the West Coast of Florida are very different than other parts of the country. Four tides a day do not occur in our area with wind speed and direction having an impact on the high and low tides data published for Charlotte Harbor. When planning a trip you need to consider the forecasted wind speed and direction in conjunction with the charts.

Tides in Burnt Store Isles differ in time from the data published for Charlotte Harbor. Depending upon where your dock is in the canal system you can expect +1 to +1.5 Hours from the Charlotte Harbor tide information. In addition, water depths can be significantly affected by wind conditions. Click on this link CORRECTION TIME & WIND EFFECT to see time differences for other nearby locations and also for a water depth table as a function of wind direction and speed.

We believe the tide charts to be correct and to be useful for planning purposes, but we caution the reader to obtain professionally produced tide charts for their water related activities.

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