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Key Colony Beach tide chart

Florida · Key Colony Beach · NOAA station 8723962 · times in local time (EDT)

Tides today, Sunday, October 11

12 AM6 AM12 PM6 PM3:47 AM · 0.2 ft10:14 AM · 2.4 ft3:50 PM · 0.8 ft10:00 PM · 2.7 ft2.7 ft
  • Low 3:47 AM 0.2 ft
  • High 10:14 AM 2.4 ft
  • Low 3:50 PM 0.8 ft
  • High 10:00 PM 2.7 ft

Sunrise 7:21 AM · Sunset 7:02 PM · New moon (0%)

Fishing forecast

Hour by hour at Key Colony Beach
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Best times

1:00 AM–2:00 AM and 7:00 PM–8:00 PM

New moon (0% lit)

    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.

    Weather and conditions at Key Colony Beach

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    Marine forecast: Hawk Channel from Craig Key to west end of Seven Mile Bridge out to the reef

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    • 162.450 MHz WX5 WWG60, Tea Table Key, FL (25 mi)
    • 162.400 MHz WX2 WXJ95, Key West, FL (33 mi)

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    • Ch 13 Bridge-to-bridge (big ships, drawbridges)
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    Tide times this week

    DayHigh and low tidesSunrise / sunsetMoon
    Sun Oct 11L 3:47 AM 0.2 ftH 10:14 AM 2.4 ftL 3:50 PM 0.8 ftH 10:00 PM 2.7 ft7:21 AM / 7:02 PMNew moon (0%)
    Mon Oct 12L 4:29 AM 0.2 ftH 10:52 AM 2.2 ftL 4:25 PM 0.8 ftH 10:35 PM 2.6 ft7:21 AM / 7:01 PMNew moon (2%)
    Tue Oct 13L 5:10 AM 0.3 ftH 11:30 AM 2.1 ftL 5:00 PM 0.9 ftH 11:12 PM 2.6 ft7:22 AM / 7:00 PMWaxing crescent (6%)
    Wed Oct 14L 5:52 AM 0.4 ftH 12:09 PM 2.0 ftL 5:36 PM 0.9 ftH 11:52 PM 2.5 ft7:22 AM / 6:59 PMWaxing crescent (12%)
    Thu Oct 15L 6:37 AM 0.5 ftH 12:52 PM 1.9 ftL 6:13 PM 1.0 ft7:22 AM / 6:58 PMWaxing crescent (19%)
    Fri Oct 16H 12:36 AM 2.4 ftL 7:27 AM 0.6 ftH 1:40 PM 1.8 ftL 6:56 PM 1.1 ft7:23 AM / 6:57 PMWaxing crescent (28%)
    Sat Oct 17H 1:27 AM 2.3 ftL 8:25 AM 0.8 ftH 2:37 PM 1.7 ftL 7:52 PM 1.2 ft7:23 AM / 6:56 PMFirst quarter (38%)

    Tidal currents near Key Colony Beach

    From NOAA's current predictions for Moser Channel, between Molasses and Pigeon Keys at 3 ft depth, 9.7 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 NNW (346°) and the ebb toward the SSE (164°). The strongest current this week is 2.1 knots.

    DaySlack water and peak currents
    Sun Oct 11Slack 12:27 AMEbb 3:45 AM 2.0 knSlack 7:09 AMFlood 10:47 AM 1.4 knSlack 1:28 PMEbb 4:15 PM 1.5 knSlack 7:07 PMFlood 9:47 PM 1.2 kn
    Mon Oct 12Slack 12:54 AMEbb 4:12 AM 2.0 knSlack 7:47 AMFlood 11:13 AM 1.4 knSlack 2:09 PMEbb 4:49 PM 1.4 knSlack 7:44 PMFlood 10:15 PM 1.3 kn
    Tue Oct 13Slack 1:22 AMEbb 4:40 AM 2.1 knSlack 8:25 AMFlood 11:27 AM 1.4 knSlack 2:50 PMEbb 5:23 PM 1.4 knSlack 8:23 PMFlood 10:51 PM 1.3 kn
    Wed Oct 14Slack 1:53 AMEbb 5:11 AM 2.1 knSlack 9:03 AMFlood 11:48 AM 1.4 knSlack 3:30 PMEbb 6:00 PM 1.3 knSlack 9:06 PMFlood 11:31 PM 1.4 kn
    Thu Oct 15Slack 2:28 AMEbb 5:46 AM 2.1 knSlack 9:44 AMFlood 12:24 PM 1.4 knSlack 4:11 PMEbb 6:44 PM 1.2 knSlack 9:49 PM
    Fri Oct 16Flood 12:16 AM 1.3 knSlack 3:09 AMEbb 6:29 AM 2.1 knSlack 10:30 AMFlood 1:11 PM 1.3 knSlack 4:57 PMEbb 7:36 PM 1.1 knSlack 10:38 PM
    Sat Oct 17Flood 1:07 AM 1.2 knSlack 3:54 AMEbb 7:19 AM 1.9 knSlack 11:24 AMFlood 2:04 PM 1.1 knSlack 5:52 PMEbb 8:30 PM 0.9 knSlack 11:35 PM

    Current predictions can differ a lot over short distances: check the station location on NOAA before planning a passage.

    Best fishing times at Key Colony Beach

    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.

    DayBite scoreBest timesMajor periodsMinor periods
    Sun Oct 1198 · Excellent1:00 AM–2:00 AM, 7:00 PM–8:00 PM12:37 AM–2:37 AM, 12:59 PM–2:59 PM7:48 AM–8:48 AM, 7:05 PM–8:05 PM
    Mon Oct 1283 · Excellent2:00 AM–3:00 AM1:22 AM–3:22 AM, 1:46 PM–3:46 PM8:45 AM–9:45 AM, 7:43 PM–8:43 PM
    Tue Oct 1370 · Good2:00 AM–4:00 AM, 3:00 PM–4:00 PM2:10 AM–4:10 AM, 2:34 PM–4:34 PM9:41 AM–10:41 AM, 8:24 PM–9:24 PM
    Wed Oct 1453 · Fair3:00 AM–4:00 AM2:59 AM–4:59 AM, 3:24 PM–5:24 PM10:37 AM–11:37 AM, 9:09 PM–10:09 PM
    Thu Oct 1537 · Fair4:00 AM–5:00 AM3:49 AM–5:49 AM, 4:15 PM–6:15 PM11:31 AM–12:31 PM, 9:58 PM–10:58 PM
    Fri Oct 1637 · Fair5:00 AM–6:00 AM4:40 AM–6:40 AM, 5:05 PM–7:05 PM12:21 PM–1:21 PM, 10:51 PM–11:51 PM
    Sat Oct 1742 · Fair6:00 AM–7:00 AM, 6:00 PM–7:00 PM5:30 AM–7:30 AM, 5:55 PM–7:55 PM1:07 PM–2:07 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.

    1. 0.6 ft at 7:27 AM on Friday, October 16
    2. 0.7 ft at 2:03 PM on Saturday, October 24
    3. 0.8 ft at 3:50 PM on Sunday, October 11
    4. 0.8 ft at 8:25 AM on Saturday, October 17
    5. 0.8 ft at 1:26 PM on Friday, October 23
    6. 0.8 ft at 4:25 PM on Monday, October 12

    Tide table: October 11 to November 10, 2026

    Full 2026 tide table Full 2027 tide table

    DayHigh and low tidesSunrise / sunset
    Sun Oct 11L 3:47 AM 0.2 ftH 10:14 AM 2.4 ftL 3:50 PM 0.8 ftH 10:00 PM 2.7 ft7:21 AM / 7:02 PM
    Mon Oct 12L 4:29 AM 0.2 ftH 10:52 AM 2.2 ftL 4:25 PM 0.8 ftH 10:35 PM 2.6 ft7:21 AM / 7:01 PM
    Tue Oct 13L 5:10 AM 0.3 ftH 11:30 AM 2.1 ftL 5:00 PM 0.9 ftH 11:12 PM 2.6 ft7:22 AM / 7:00 PM
    Wed Oct 14L 5:52 AM 0.4 ftH 12:09 PM 2.0 ftL 5:36 PM 0.9 ftH 11:52 PM 2.5 ft7:22 AM / 6:59 PM
    Thu Oct 15L 6:37 AM 0.5 ftH 12:52 PM 1.9 ftL 6:13 PM 1.0 ft7:22 AM / 6:58 PM
    Fri Oct 16H 12:36 AM 2.4 ftL 7:27 AM 0.6 ftH 1:40 PM 1.8 ftL 6:56 PM 1.1 ft7:23 AM / 6:57 PM
    Sat Oct 17H 1:27 AM 2.3 ftL 8:25 AM 0.8 ftH 2:37 PM 1.7 ftL 7:52 PM 1.2 ft7:23 AM / 6:56 PM
    Sun Oct 18H 2:25 AM 2.2 ftL 9:29 AM 0.8 ftH 3:41 PM 1.7 ftL 9:04 PM 1.2 ft7:24 AM / 6:56 PM
    Mon Oct 19H 3:31 AM 2.2 ftL 10:32 AM 0.9 ftH 4:46 PM 1.8 ftL 10:19 PM 1.2 ft7:24 AM / 6:55 PM
    Tue Oct 20H 4:40 AM 2.2 ftL 11:25 AM 0.9 ftH 5:41 PM 1.9 ftL 11:24 PM 1.1 ft7:25 AM / 6:54 PM
    Wed Oct 21H 5:43 AM 2.2 ftL 12:09 PM 0.8 ftH 6:26 PM 2.1 ft7:25 AM / 6:53 PM
    Thu Oct 22L 12:18 AM 0.9 ftH 6:41 AM 2.3 ftL 12:48 PM 0.8 ftH 7:05 PM 2.3 ft7:26 AM / 6:52 PM
    Fri Oct 23L 1:06 AM 0.7 ftH 7:32 AM 2.4 ftL 1:26 PM 0.8 ftH 7:41 PM 2.4 ft7:27 AM / 6:51 PM
    Sat Oct 24L 1:51 AM 0.5 ftH 8:21 AM 2.4 ftL 2:03 PM 0.7 ftH 8:17 PM 2.6 ft7:27 AM / 6:51 PM
    Sun Oct 25L 2:36 AM 0.2 ftH 9:08 AM 2.4 ftL 2:41 PM 0.7 ftH 8:55 PM 2.7 ft7:28 AM / 6:50 PM
    Mon Oct 26L 3:21 AM 0.0 ftH 9:54 AM 2.3 ftL 3:20 PM 0.7 ftH 9:34 PM 2.8 ft7:28 AM / 6:49 PM
    Tue Oct 27L 4:08 AM -0.1 ftH 10:41 AM 2.2 ftL 4:01 PM 0.7 ftH 10:17 PM 2.9 ft7:29 AM / 6:48 PM
    Wed Oct 28L 4:57 AM -0.1 ftH 11:30 AM 2.1 ftL 4:44 PM 0.7 ftH 11:04 PM 2.8 ft7:29 AM / 6:48 PM
    Thu Oct 29L 5:50 AM 0.0 ftH 12:21 PM 2.0 ftL 5:32 PM 0.8 ftH 11:56 PM 2.8 ft7:30 AM / 6:47 PM
    Fri Oct 30L 6:47 AM 0.1 ftH 1:17 PM 1.9 ftL 6:26 PM 0.9 ft7:30 AM / 6:46 PM
    Sat Oct 31H 12:55 AM 2.7 ftL 7:49 AM 0.3 ftH 2:18 PM 1.8 ftL 7:31 PM 0.9 ft7:31 AM / 6:45 PM
    Sun Nov 1H 1:02 AM 2.5 ftL 7:56 AM 0.4 ftH 2:25 PM 1.8 ftL 7:47 PM 0.9 ft6:32 AM / 5:45 PM
    Mon Nov 2H 2:17 AM 2.4 ftL 9:02 AM 0.6 ftH 3:33 PM 1.9 ftL 9:06 PM 0.9 ft6:32 AM / 5:44 PM
    Tue Nov 3H 3:36 AM 2.3 ftL 10:03 AM 0.7 ftH 4:32 PM 2.1 ftL 10:20 PM 0.8 ft6:33 AM / 5:44 PM
    Wed Nov 4H 4:52 AM 2.3 ftL 10:56 AM 0.7 ftH 5:22 PM 2.2 ftL 11:24 PM 0.6 ft6:34 AM / 5:43 PM
    Thu Nov 5H 5:58 AM 2.3 ftL 11:43 AM 0.8 ftH 6:04 PM 2.4 ft6:34 AM / 5:42 PM
    Fri Nov 6L 12:18 AM 0.4 ftH 6:53 AM 2.2 ftL 12:25 PM 0.8 ftH 6:42 PM 2.5 ft6:35 AM / 5:42 PM
    Sat Nov 7L 1:05 AM 0.3 ftH 7:39 AM 2.2 ftL 1:04 PM 0.8 ftH 7:18 PM 2.5 ft6:36 AM / 5:41 PM
    Sun Nov 8L 1:49 AM 0.2 ftH 8:20 AM 2.1 ftL 1:42 PM 0.8 ftH 7:54 PM 2.6 ft6:36 AM / 5:41 PM
    Mon Nov 9L 2:29 AM 0.1 ftH 8:57 AM 2.0 ftL 2:19 PM 0.8 ftH 8:30 PM 2.5 ft6:37 AM / 5:40 PM
    Tue Nov 10L 3:09 AM 0.1 ftH 9:33 AM 2.0 ftL 2:55 PM 0.8 ftH 9:07 PM 2.5 ft6:38 AM / 5:40 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 Key Colony Beach

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    Fishing piers and docks

    Distances from the tide station. Places from © OpenStreetMap contributors; links open in Google Maps.

    Fish in the waters around Key Colony Beach

    40 kinds of fish, sharks and rays have been recorded within 15 km (about 9 miles) of this spot, most often Bluehead, Bicolor Damselfish, Slippery Dick. The bar shows how many records each has.

    • Bluehead Thalassoma bifasciatumSalt water · 4970 records
    • Bicolor Damselfish Stegastes partitusSalt water · 4009 records
    • Slippery Dick Halichoeres bivittatusSalt water · 3735 records
    • Redband Parrotfish Sparisoma aurofrenatumSalt water · 3213 records
    • Striped Parrotfish Scarus iseriSalt water · 3202 records
    • Yellowhead Wrasse Halichoeres garnotiSalt water · 3054 records
    • Ocean Surgeon Acanthurus bahianusSalt water · 2641 records
    • Clown Wrasse Halichoeres maculipinnaSalt water · 2599 records
    • White Grunt Haemulon plumieriiSalt water · 2555 records
    • Yellowtail Snapper Ocyurus chrysurusSalt water · 2362 records
    • Blue Tang Acanthurus coeruleusSalt water · 2283 records
    • Bluestriped Grunt Haemulon sciurusSalt water · 1718 records
    • Doctorfish Acanthurus chirurgusSalt water · 1435 records
    • Stoplight Parrotfish Sparisoma virideSalt water · 1354 records
    • Hogfish Lachnolaimus maximusSalt water · 1302 records
    • French Grunt Haemulon flavolineatumSalt water · 1290 records
    • Cocoa Damselfish Stegastes variabilisSalt water · 1140 records
    • Bridled Goby Coryphopterus glaucofraenumSalt water · 1074 records
    • Grey Snapper Lutjanus griseusSalt water · 1034 records
    • Tomtate Grunt Haemulon aurolineatumSalt water · 990 records
    • Gray Angelfish Pomacanthus arcuatusSalt water · 934 records
    • Sergeant Major Abudefduf saxatilisSalt water · 915 records
    • Bar Jack Caranx ruberSalt water · 892 records
    • Puddingwife Wrasse Halichoeres radiatusSalt water · 835 records
    • Porkfish Anisotremus virginicusSalt water · 814 records
    • Schoolmaster Snapper Lutjanus apodusSalt water · 763 records
    • Greenblotch Parrotfish Sparisoma atomariumSalt water · 731 records
    • Masked Goby Coryphopterus personatusSalt water · 652 records
    • Redtail Parrotfish Sparisoma chrysopterumSalt water · 650 records
    • Blue Chromis Chromis cyaneaSalt water · 620 records
    • Spotfin Butterflyfish Chaetodon ocellatusSalt water · 618 records
    • Redfin Parrotfish Sparisoma rubripinneSalt water · 592 records
    • Brown Chromis Chromis multilineataSalt water · 565 records
    • Foureye Butterflyfish Chaetodon capistratusSalt water · 562 records
    • Sharpnose Puffer Canthigaster rostrataSalt water · 534 records
    • Saucereye Porgy Calamus calamusSalt water · 514 records
    • Princess Parrotfish Scarus taeniopterusSalt water · 509 records
    • Spotted Goatfish Pseudupeneus maculatusSalt water · 493 records
    • Graysby Cephalopholis cruentataSalt water · 471 records
    • Blackear Wrasse Halichoeres poeyiSalt water · 427 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 Key Colony Beach

    Key Colony Beach 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 1.6 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 2.9 ft, and again around Sunday, October 11 (2.4 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 Monday, October 19, with only 1.3 ft between the day's highest and lowest water.

    The lowest tide of the month is -0.1 ft at 4:57 AM on Wednesday, October 28. There are 3 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 2.9 ft at 10:17 PM on Tuesday, October 27. Onshore wind or a storm can push the real water level above that.

    This is a reference (harmonic) station: NOAA predicts its tides directly from years of measured water levels here, which makes it among the most reliable predictions on the coast.

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