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Safety Harbor — Fire Marshal Dick Brock Memorial Pier

Pinellas · pier

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Target species

Ladyfish Spotted seatrout Sheepshead Redfish

Style

pierflats

General guidance: Rebuilt pier over upper Old Tampa Bay flats; ladyfish and trout chase bait on moving tides, sheepshead hang on pilings in winter.

Wind & weather

Mon, 2 AMNNE 18 mphgusts 2272° · Rain 0%Partly Cloudy

Mon, 5 AMNNE 18 mphgusts 2271° · Rain 0%Mostly Clear

Mon, 8 AMNNE 18 mphgusts 2271° · Rain 1%Sunny

Mon, 11 AMNNE 18 mphgusts 2377° · Rain 0%Sunny

Mon, 2 PMNE 18 mphgusts 2582° · Rain 0%Sunny

Mon, 5 PMNE 21 mphgusts 2982° · Rain 4%Mostly Sunny

Mon, 8 PMNNE 18 mphgusts 2476° · Rain 0%Partly Cloudy

Mon, 11 PMNNE 17 mphgusts 2173° · Rain 0%Partly Cloudy

Tue, 2 AMNNE 15 mphgusts 1870° · Rain 0%Partly Cloudy

Tue, 5 AMNNE 16 mphgusts 1869° · Rain 0%Partly Cloudy

Tue, 8 AMNNE 15 mphgusts 1869° · Rain 1%Mostly Sunny

Tue, 11 AMNE 15 mphgusts 2177° · Rain 1%Sunny

Tue, 2 PMNE 18 mphgusts 2582° · Rain 3%Sunny

Tue, 5 PMNE 21 mphgusts 2983° · Rain 3%Mostly Sunny

Tue, 8 PMNE 17 mphgusts 2378° · Rain 3%Mostly Clear

Tue, 11 PMNE 16 mphgusts 2174° · Rain 3%Mostly Clear

Forecast from National Weather Service, updated Oct 25, 7:36 PM ET

Safety Harbor waterfront and pier on Old Tampa Bay (photo predates the rebuilt pier) — Photo: Roman Eugeniusz · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Source

Conditions can change; check the official source before you go.

Status	Open
Status note	City of Safety Harbor announced the rebuilt Fire Marshal Dick Brock Memorial Pier open, with a grand reopening in September 2026.
Address	105 Veterans Memorial Lane, Safety Harbor, FL 34695
Hours	Call ahead — City of Safety Harbor Leisure Services · 727-724-1560 · website
Parking / fees	Call ahead — City of Safety Harbor Leisure Services · 727-724-1560 · website
Amenities	Call ahead — City of Safety Harbor Leisure Services · 727-724-1560 · website
Fishing license	Statewide (FWC): a Florida saltwater fishing license is required unless exempt or covered by a licensed fishing pier; a free shore-based shark fishing permit is also required to target sharks from shore, jetties, bridges and piers. Fishing license: who needs one

Last checked Oct 2026 from City of Safety Harbor: Message

Fish to target here

General habitat guidance; confirm access and regulations before fishing.

Redfish Rebuilt pier over upper Old Tampa Bay flats; ladyfish and trout chase bait on moving tides, sheepshead hang on pilings in winter.
Spotted seatrout Rebuilt pier over upper Old Tampa Bay flats; ladyfish and trout chase bait on moving tides, sheepshead hang on pilings in winter.
Sheepshead Rebuilt pier over upper Old Tampa Bay flats; ladyfish and trout chase bait on moving tides, sheepshead hang on pilings in winter.
Ladyfish The rebuilt pier reaches shallow upper-bay water suited to small shrimp presentations during warm weather.

Tide chart, next 48 hours

Predictions from NOAA station Safety Harbor, Old Tampa Bay (8726738). Times are local (EST/EDT). Updated when the site rebuilds.

7-day high/low table

Station: Safety Harbor, Old Tampa Bay (8726738) · 0.3 km away. Heights in feet above MLLW; station local time (EST/EDT). Predictions are not observed conditions.

Date / time	Tide	Feet
2026-10-26 03:14	High	2.988
2026-10-26 10:41	Low	-0.47
2026-10-26 17:22	High	2.098
2026-10-26 21:45	Low	1.495
2026-10-27 03:43	High	3.19
2026-10-27 11:26	Low	-0.658
2026-10-27 18:19	High	1.978
2026-10-27 22:03	Low	1.635
2026-10-28 04:16	High	3.325
2026-10-28 12:15	Low	-0.721
2026-10-28 19:24	High	1.832
2026-10-28 22:15	Low	1.713
2026-10-29 04:55	High	3.365
2026-10-29 13:07	Low	-0.659
2026-10-30 05:39	High	3.289
2026-10-30 14:06	Low	-0.498
2026-10-31 06:29	High	3.089
2026-10-31 15:15	Low	-0.289
2026-11-01 06:31	High	2.778
2026-11-01 15:23	Low	-0.072

not present/background (0-1,000)

Red tide (FWC samples, last 8 days)

Nearest sample: Dunedin Municipal Marina (Clearwater Harbor), Oct 19 2026; not present/background (0-1,000); 10.6 km away. Maximum within 15 km: not present/background (0-1,000) (4 samples).

Samples are point-in-time observations; missing samples do not establish safe conditions. Check FWC’s current report.

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