Public ramp · Sarasota County · Florida
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Ken Thompson Park is a public boat ramp in Sarasota County, Florida, on Sarasota Bay. From here SeaStatus scores 4 waters: Coastal waters from Englewood to Tarpon Springs FL out 20 NM (Area 9 of 16), Gulf Intracoastal Waterway (Segment 15 of 19), Hudson Bayou and New Pass.
The main water here is Coastal waters from Englewood to Tarpon Springs FL out 20 NM (Area 9 of 16). Nearshore water is scored mostly on wind and wave height, with wave steepness and the tidal current counting too. A current running against the wind is treated as worse than either one alone. Wind, and waves where it reports them, come from NDBC buoy 42013, and tide predictions come from NOAA station 8726089, Longboats Key, Sarasota Bay, the closest one to here. Its conditions are read at a reference point on the water about 10.6 mi from this ramp.
Scores are decision support, not a substitute for your own judgment or the official NWS forecast. Read the limits.
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Sources · NOAA Tide Station 8726089 · NDBC Buoy 42013