Big Torch Key, Harbor Channel tide chart
Florida · near Cudjoe Key (6 mi) · NOAA station 8724274 · times in local time (EDT)
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Tides today, Sunday, October 11
- High 2:10 AM 3.7 ft
- Low 10:27 AM 0.4 ft
- High 3:10 PM 3.1 ft
- Low 10:19 PM 1.1 ft
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Sunrise 7:22 AM · Sunset 7:04 PM · New moon (0%)
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Hour by hour at Big Torch Key, Harbor ChannelBest times
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Biting around here in October
- Snook In seasonMoving tide at night around docks and passes (watch closed seasons)
- Redfish In seasonShallow flats on a rising tide
- Spotted seatrout In seasonGrass flats with moving water
- Spanish mackerel In seasonClean moving water near inlets and piers
- Pompano In seasonSurf troughs on the incoming tide
General seasonal guide for Florida. Seasons, sizes and limits vary, so check your state rules before keeping fish.
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Weather and conditions at Big Torch Key, Harbor Channel
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- 162.400 MHz WX2 WXJ95, Key West, FL (8 mi)
- 162.450 MHz WX5 WWG60, Tea Table Key, FL (50 mi)
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Tide times this week
| Day | High and low tides | Sunrise / sunset | Moon |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sun Oct 11 | H 2:10 AM 3.7 ftL 10:27 AM 0.4 ftH 3:10 PM 3.1 ftL 10:19 PM 1.1 ft | 7:22 AM / 7:04 PM | New moon (0%) |
| Mon Oct 12 | H 2:41 AM 3.8 ftL 11:09 AM 0.3 ftH 3:49 PM 2.9 ftL 10:49 PM 1.1 ft | 7:23 AM / 7:03 PM | New moon (2%) |
| Tue Oct 13 | H 3:12 AM 3.7 ftL 11:50 AM 0.4 ftH 4:28 PM 2.6 ftL 11:18 PM 1.2 ft | 7:23 AM / 7:02 PM | Waxing crescent (6%) |
| Wed Oct 14 | H 3:46 AM 3.6 ftL 12:34 PM 0.4 ftH 5:07 PM 2.4 ftL 11:46 PM 1.3 ft | 7:24 AM / 7:01 PM | Waxing crescent (12%) |
| Thu Oct 15 | H 4:22 AM 3.5 ftL 1:22 PM 0.6 ftH 5:51 PM 2.2 ft | 7:24 AM / 7:00 PM | Waxing crescent (19%) |
| Fri Oct 16 | L 12:13 AM 1.4 ftH 5:02 AM 3.4 ftL 2:17 PM 0.7 ftH 6:45 PM 2.1 ft | 7:25 AM / 6:59 PM | Waxing crescent (28%) |
| Sat Oct 17 | L 12:40 AM 1.5 ftH 5:50 AM 3.2 ftL 3:23 PM 0.8 ftH 8:01 PM 2.0 ft | 7:25 AM / 6:58 PM | First quarter (38%) |
Tidal currents near Big Torch Key, Harbor Channel
From NOAA's current predictions for Loggerhead Key, East of at 2 ft depth, 8.4 miles away. Slack is when the current turns and the water is calmest; flood runs in with the rising tide and ebb runs out with the falling tide. Times are the peak of each run, in knots. The flood runs toward the NW (322°) and the ebb toward the SSE (158°). The strongest current this week is 0.4 knots.
| Day | Slack water and peak currents |
|---|---|
| Sun Oct 11 | Ebb 2:46 AM 0.4 knSlack 5:56 AMFlood 8:51 AM 0.2 knSlack 12:35 PMEbb 3:15 PM 0.2 knSlack 5:33 PMFlood 8:17 PM 0.2 knSlack 11:34 PM |
| Mon Oct 12 | Ebb 3:21 AM 0.4 knSlack 6:35 AMFlood 9:20 AM 0.2 knSlack 1:16 PMEbb 3:55 PM 0.2 knSlack 6:10 PMFlood 8:51 PM 0.2 kn |
| Tue Oct 13 | Slack 12:07 AMEbb 3:55 AM 0.4 knSlack 7:11 AMFlood 9:54 AM 0.2 knSlack 1:53 PMEbb 4:36 PM 0.2 knSlack 6:50 PMFlood 9:32 PM 0.2 kn |
| Wed Oct 14 | Slack 12:44 AMEbb 4:31 AM 0.4 knSlack 7:48 AMFlood 10:37 AM 0.2 knSlack 2:29 PMEbb 5:15 PM 0.2 knSlack 7:31 PMFlood 10:21 PM 0.2 kn |
| Thu Oct 15 | Slack 1:26 AMEbb 5:09 AM 0.4 knSlack 8:31 AMFlood 11:26 AM 0.2 knSlack 3:07 PMEbb 5:49 PM 0.1 knSlack 8:13 PMFlood 11:16 PM 0.2 kn |
| Fri Oct 16 | Slack 2:12 AMEbb 5:49 AM 0.3 knSlack 9:24 AMFlood 12:17 PM 0.2 knSlack 3:51 PMEbb 6:22 PM 0.1 knSlack 8:57 PM |
| Sat Oct 17 | Flood 12:11 AM 0.2 knSlack 3:05 AMEbb 6:33 AM 0.3 knSlack 10:31 AMFlood 1:20 PM 0.1 knSlack 4:42 PMSlack 9:52 PM |
Current predictions can differ a lot over short distances: check the station location on NOAA before planning a passage.
Best fishing times at Big Torch Key, Harbor Channel
The bite score (0 to 100) adds up what anglers watch most: moving water (a tide running harder than usual here scores higher), solunar periods (major periods of about two hours centred on the moon overhead or underfoot, minor periods of about an hour on moonrise and moonset), dawn and dusk light, and how close it is to the new or full moon. Best times are the stretches of the day scoring near that day's top.
| Day | Bite score | Best times | Major periods | Minor periods |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun Oct 11 | 89 · Excellent | 1:00 PM–2:00 PM, 1:00 AM–2:00 AM | 12:38 AM–2:38 AM, 1:01 PM–3:01 PM | 7:50 AM–8:50 AM, 7:07 PM–8:07 PM |
| Mon Oct 12 | 71 · Good | 2:00 PM–3:00 PM | 1:24 AM–3:24 AM, 1:47 PM–3:47 PM | 8:47 AM–9:47 AM, 7:44 PM–8:44 PM |
| Tue Oct 13 | 58 · Good | 3:00 PM–4:00 PM | 2:11 AM–4:11 AM, 2:36 PM–4:36 PM | 9:43 AM–10:43 AM, 8:25 PM–9:25 PM |
| Wed Oct 14 | 42 · Fair | 3:00 PM–5:00 PM | 3:00 AM–5:00 AM, 3:25 PM–5:25 PM | 10:39 AM–11:39 AM, 9:10 PM–10:10 PM |
| Thu Oct 15 | 28 · Slow | 3:51 AM–5:51 AM, 4:16 PM–6:16 PM | 11:33 AM–12:33 PM, 10:00 PM–11:00 PM | |
| Fri Oct 16 | 34 · Slow | 6:00 PM–7:00 PM | 4:42 AM–6:42 AM, 5:07 PM–7:07 PM | 12:23 PM–1:23 PM, 10:52 PM–11:52 PM |
| Sat Oct 17 | 44 · Fair | 6:00 PM–7:00 PM | 5:32 AM–7:32 AM, 5:57 PM–7:57 PM | 1:09 PM–2:09 PM |
A planning aid, not a guarantee. Wind, water clarity, bait and pressure changes matter too; the forecast above adds live wind and pressure when you open the page.
Best daylight low tides in the next two weeks
The lowest water that falls between sunrise and sunset, for tide pooling and beachcombing.
- 0.3 ft at 11:09 AM on Monday, October 12
- 0.4 ft at 11:50 AM on Tuesday, October 13
- 0.4 ft at 10:27 AM on Sunday, October 11
- 0.4 ft at 12:34 PM on Wednesday, October 14
- 0.6 ft at 1:22 PM on Thursday, October 15
- 0.6 ft at 8:38 AM on Saturday, October 24
Tide table: October 11 to November 10, 2026
Full 2026 tide table Full 2027 tide table
| Day | High and low tides | Sunrise / sunset |
|---|---|---|
| Sun Oct 11 | H 2:10 AM 3.7 ftL 10:27 AM 0.4 ftH 3:10 PM 3.1 ftL 10:19 PM 1.1 ft | 7:22 AM / 7:04 PM |
| Mon Oct 12 | H 2:41 AM 3.8 ftL 11:09 AM 0.3 ftH 3:49 PM 2.9 ftL 10:49 PM 1.1 ft | 7:23 AM / 7:03 PM |
| Tue Oct 13 | H 3:12 AM 3.7 ftL 11:50 AM 0.4 ftH 4:28 PM 2.6 ftL 11:18 PM 1.2 ft | 7:23 AM / 7:02 PM |
| Wed Oct 14 | H 3:46 AM 3.6 ftL 12:34 PM 0.4 ftH 5:07 PM 2.4 ftL 11:46 PM 1.3 ft | 7:24 AM / 7:01 PM |
| Thu Oct 15 | H 4:22 AM 3.5 ftL 1:22 PM 0.6 ftH 5:51 PM 2.2 ft | 7:24 AM / 7:00 PM |
| Fri Oct 16 | L 12:13 AM 1.4 ftH 5:02 AM 3.4 ftL 2:17 PM 0.7 ftH 6:45 PM 2.1 ft | 7:25 AM / 6:59 PM |
| Sat Oct 17 | L 12:40 AM 1.5 ftH 5:50 AM 3.2 ftL 3:23 PM 0.8 ftH 8:01 PM 2.0 ft | 7:25 AM / 6:58 PM |
| Sun Oct 18 | L 1:21 AM 1.6 ftH 6:48 AM 3.1 ftL 4:32 PM 0.9 ftH 9:36 PM 2.1 ft | 7:26 AM / 6:57 PM |
| Mon Oct 19 | L 3:12 AM 1.7 ftH 8:03 AM 3.1 ftL 5:34 PM 1.0 ftH 10:32 PM 2.3 ft | 7:26 AM / 6:56 PM |
| Tue Oct 20 | L 4:58 AM 1.6 ftH 9:23 AM 3.1 ftL 6:24 PM 1.0 ftH 11:04 PM 2.5 ft | 7:27 AM / 6:55 PM |
| Wed Oct 21 | L 6:10 AM 1.5 ftH 10:34 AM 3.1 ftL 7:04 PM 1.0 ftH 11:32 PM 2.8 ft | 7:27 AM / 6:55 PM |
| Thu Oct 22 | L 7:06 AM 1.2 ftH 11:33 AM 3.2 ftL 7:38 PM 1.1 ft | 7:28 AM / 6:54 PM |
| Fri Oct 23 | H 12:00 AM 3.0 ftL 7:54 AM 0.9 ftH 12:26 PM 3.2 ftL 8:09 PM 1.1 ft | 7:28 AM / 6:53 PM |
| Sat Oct 24 | H 12:29 AM 3.3 ftL 8:38 AM 0.6 ftH 1:15 PM 3.2 ftL 8:40 PM 1.1 ft | 7:29 AM / 6:52 PM |
| Sun Oct 25 | H 1:00 AM 3.5 ftL 9:21 AM 0.3 ftH 2:04 PM 3.1 ftL 9:11 PM 1.1 ft | 7:29 AM / 6:51 PM |
| Mon Oct 26 | H 1:33 AM 3.8 ftL 10:05 AM 0.1 ftH 2:52 PM 2.9 ftL 9:43 PM 1.1 ft | 7:30 AM / 6:51 PM |
| Tue Oct 27 | H 2:10 AM 3.9 ftL 10:51 AM 0.0 ftH 3:41 PM 2.7 ftL 10:18 PM 1.1 ft | 7:30 AM / 6:50 PM |
| Wed Oct 28 | H 2:51 AM 4.0 ftL 11:40 AM -0.1 ftH 4:32 PM 2.5 ftL 10:54 PM 1.1 ft | 7:31 AM / 6:49 PM |
| Thu Oct 29 | H 3:36 AM 4.0 ftL 12:34 PM 0.0 ftH 5:26 PM 2.3 ftL 11:34 PM 1.1 ft | 7:32 AM / 6:49 PM |
| Fri Oct 30 | H 4:28 AM 3.9 ftL 1:34 PM 0.2 ftH 6:25 PM 2.1 ft | 7:32 AM / 6:48 PM |
| Sat Oct 31 | L 12:23 AM 1.2 ftH 5:26 AM 3.8 ftL 2:42 PM 0.4 ftH 7:33 PM 2.1 ft | 7:33 AM / 6:47 PM |
| Sun Nov 1 | L 1:28 AM 1.3 ftH 5:36 AM 3.5 ftL 2:53 PM 0.6 ftH 7:46 PM 2.2 ft | 6:33 AM / 5:46 PM |
| Mon Nov 2 | L 2:00 AM 1.4 ftH 7:00 AM 3.3 ftL 3:59 PM 0.8 ftH 8:50 PM 2.4 ft | 6:34 AM / 5:46 PM |
| Tue Nov 3 | L 3:38 AM 1.3 ftH 8:30 AM 3.2 ftL 4:56 PM 0.9 ftH 9:39 PM 2.7 ft | 6:35 AM / 5:45 PM |
| Wed Nov 4 | L 5:01 AM 1.1 ftH 9:50 AM 3.1 ftL 5:43 PM 1.0 ftH 10:20 PM 3.0 ft | 6:35 AM / 5:45 PM |
| Thu Nov 5 | L 6:09 AM 0.8 ftH 10:55 AM 3.0 ftL 6:24 PM 1.1 ftH 10:57 PM 3.3 ft | 6:36 AM / 5:44 PM |
| Fri Nov 6 | L 7:05 AM 0.6 ftH 11:50 AM 3.0 ftL 7:01 PM 1.1 ftH 11:30 PM 3.5 ft | 6:37 AM / 5:44 PM |
| Sat Nov 7 | L 7:53 AM 0.4 ftH 12:39 PM 2.8 ftL 7:36 PM 1.1 ft | 6:37 AM / 5:43 PM |
| Sun Nov 8 | H 12:03 AM 3.6 ftL 8:35 AM 0.2 ftH 1:22 PM 2.6 ftL 8:10 PM 1.1 ft | 6:38 AM / 5:43 PM |
| Mon Nov 9 | H 12:35 AM 3.6 ftL 9:15 AM 0.1 ftH 2:01 PM 2.5 ftL 8:42 PM 1.1 ft | 6:39 AM / 5:42 PM |
| Tue Nov 10 | H 1:08 AM 3.6 ftL 9:53 AM 0.1 ftH 2:38 PM 2.4 ftL 9:14 PM 1.1 ft | 6:39 AM / 5:42 PM |
Heights are in feet above mean lower low water (MLLW), the zero line on most US nautical charts. A minus height means the water drops below that line.
Around Big Torch Key, Harbor Channel
Boat ramps
- Boat ramp 3.6 mi
- Koehn Avenue Public Boat Ramp 4.4 mi
- Boat ramp 4.6 mi
- Eden Pines Neighborhood Boat Ramp 5.0 mi
Fishing piers and docks
Distances from the tide station. Places from © OpenStreetMap contributors; links open in Google Maps.
Fish in the waters around Big Torch Key, Harbor Channel
40 kinds of fish, sharks and rays have been recorded within 15 km (about 9 miles) of this spot, most often White Grunt, Bluestriped Grunt, Striped Parrotfish. The bar shows how many records each has.
- White Grunt Haemulon plumieriiSalt water · 690 records
- Bluestriped Grunt Haemulon sciurusSalt water · 629 records
- Striped Parrotfish Scarus iseriSalt water · 572 records
- Blue Tang Acanthurus coeruleusSalt water · 360 records
- French Grunt Haemulon flavolineatumSalt water · 353 records
- Porkfish Anisotremus virginicusSalt water · 332 records
- Schoolmaster Snapper Lutjanus apodusSalt water · 331 records
- Stoplight Parrotfish Sparisoma virideSalt water · 312 records
- Slippery Dick Halichoeres bivittatusSalt water · 265 records
- Sergeant Major Abudefduf saxatilisSalt water · 258 records
- Dusky Damselfish Stegastes adustusSalt water · 236 records
- Cocoa Damselfish Stegastes variabilisSalt water · 220 records
- Threespot Damselfish Stegastes planifronsSalt water · 195 records
- Rainbow Parrotfish Scarus guacamaiaSalt water · 194 records
- Grey Snapper Lutjanus griseusSalt water · 190 records
- Bermuda Sea Chub Kyphosus sectatrixSalt water · 168 records
- Sailor's Grunt Haemulon parraSalt water · 166 records
- Puddingwife Wrasse Halichoeres radiatusSalt water · 142 records
- Reef Croaker Odontoscion dentexSalt water · 135 records
- Bar Jack Caranx ruberSalt water · 134 records
- Yellowtail Snapper Ocyurus chrysurusSalt water · 129 records
- Bluehead Thalassoma bifasciatumSalt water · 124 records
- Tomtate Grunt Haemulon aurolineatumSalt water · 120 records
- Doctorfish Acanthurus chirurgusSalt water · 120 records
- Bridled Goby Coryphopterus glaucofraenumSalt water · 119 records
- Redfin Parrotfish Sparisoma rubripinneSalt water · 117 records
- Ocean Surgeon Acanthurus bahianusSalt water · 98 records
- Beaugregory Stegastes leucostictusSalt water · 93 records
- Redband Parrotfish Sparisoma aurofrenatumSalt water · 92 records
- Princess Parrotfish Scarus taeniopterusSalt water · 90 records
- Black Grouper Mycteroperca bonaciSalt water · 82 records
- Gray Angelfish Pomacanthus arcuatusSalt water · 74 records
- Smallmouth Grunt Haemulon chrysargyreumSalt water · 62 records
- Hogfish Lachnolaimus maximusSalt water · 60 records
- Great Barracuda Sphyraena barracudaSalt water · 51 records
- Caesar Grunt Haemulon carbonariumSalt water · 45 records
- Yellowfin Mojarra Gerres cinereusSalt water · 42 records
- Neon Goby Elacatinus oceanopsSalt water · 41 records
- Redtail Parrotfish Sparisoma chrysopterumSalt water · 40 records
- Yellowtail Damselfish Microspathodon chrysurusSalt water · 40 records
Records from GBIF datasets released under CC0 or CC BY 4.0 (museum collections, surveys and community sightings). It shows what has been found here, not a complete list. Check your state rules before keeping fish.
About the tides at Big Torch Key, Harbor Channel
Big Torch Key, Harbor Channel gets two high tides and two low tides most days, but one high is clearly higher than the other (and one low clearly lower), which is called a mixed tide. Over the next month the water typically rises or falls about 2.2 ft between a high and the next low.
The biggest swings in this window come around Wednesday, October 28, when the day's range reaches 4.1 ft, and again around Tuesday, November 10 (3.5 ft). Here the biggest ranges depend on the moon's phase and on how far north or south of the equator it is, so they don't always line up with the new and full moon. The calmest day is Tuesday, October 20, with only 2.1 ft between the day's highest and lowest water.
The lowest tide of the month is -0.1 ft at 11:40 AM on Wednesday, October 28. There are 2 minus tides (lows below the chart's zero line) in this window: the best times for tide pools, clamming and walking the flats.
The highest predicted tide is 4.0 ft at 3:36 AM on Thursday, October 29. Onshore wind or a storm can push the real water level above that.
This is a subordinate station: NOAA calculates its times and heights by adjusting a nearby reference station, so expect them to be a few minutes or a few tenths of a foot off on any given day.
Station details
- NOAA station ID: 8724274
- Type: subordinate (adjusted from a reference station)
- Location: 24.7367, -81.4433
Reference station: Key West.