Waccasassa Bay: depth and water quality
The estuary
Waccasassa Bay covers 11,951 acres in Florida, across Levy County. It is an estuary: the deepest point measured is 11.9 feet (3.6 m). Our records hold 11 species for this water.
Depth: down to 11.9 ft at the deepest measured point
Deepest measured point: 11.9 ft (3.6 m). We hold 672 depth contours for this water, drawn from 68 soundings.
Water and conditions
Water temperature averages 75°F across the year. pH averages 7.9. These readings span 2016–2025.
Monthly average water temperature: Jan 58°F · Feb 66°F · Mar 70°F · Apr 74°F · May 78°F · Jun 83°F · Jul 85°F · Aug 85°F · Sep 83°F · Oct 78°F · Nov 69°F · Dec 65°F
Ramps and access
On this water we hold 2 fishing piers.
Fishing piers
- Dock Street Pier — no fee, open around the clock. Cedar Key, City. C St and Dock St, Cedar Key 32625
- Number Four Bridge Pier — no fee, daylight hours. Cedar Key, FL Department of Environmental Protection, State Parks. 8400 SW State Rd 24, Cedar Key 32625
Fee and opening hours are blank for all 2 places in this list: a blank means we hold no such field, not that it is free or always open, and this list may not be complete.
What is hard here
Wind is the limit, not the fish: 11,951 acres of open water build a short steep chop, and there is no shelter in the middle. Winter water drops to 58°F, and the warm-water species stop feeding well before you do. Summer water sits at 85°F: heat and afternoon lightning are the real risks, not the fishing.
Where this data comes from
- NOAA BlueTopo: class A, a survey of the bottom.
- NOAA National Bathymetric Source (S-102 ed3.0.0) — NOAA S-102 bathymetric surfaces: contours: class A, a survey of the bottom.
- NOAA ENC — NOAA Electronic Navigational Charts: soundings: class A, a survey of the bottom.
- NOAA ENC — NOAA Electronic Navigational Charts: depth contours: class A, a survey of the bottom.
