Longboat Pass
Longboat Key / Anna Maria · Gulf coast
Check Longboat Pass nowNWS advisories, tides and ebb, sun and moon. Free, no sign-up.Current in the inlet
NOAA publishes current predictions for this inlet (Longboat Pass, station ACT8391). The ebb sets toward 267° (west); typical peak ebb 1.7 kn, up to 2.9 kn at spring tides.
Ebb against swell on the bar
Swell and wind from the west meet the ebb head on: waves get shorter and steeper and can break on the bar. The same swell on the flood is usually far easier. The app compares the hour-by-hour current with the forecast waves and wind to rate each hour.
Bar depth used to estimate wave steepening: about 2.5 m (8 ft). Sandbars move: this is not a chart and never says where to cross.
Hour by hour, 48 hours ahead
The app rates every hour of the next 48 for Longboat Pass: Lower risk, Caution, Hazardous or Extreme, with waves on the bar, wind, current and the inlet map. Free trial of Pro for 7 days.
Data for this inlet
- NWS marine forecast, zone GMZ853
- NOAA tide predictions: Anna Maria Outside
- NOAA tide predictions: Cortez
- NOAA current predictions: Longboat Pass
- NDBC buoy 42098 (waves, 29 km away)
- Wind observations: station MTBF1
- Airport weather: KSRQ