Long Key, western end tide chart
Florida · near Duck Key (4 mi) · NOAA station 8723899 · times in local time (EDT)
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Tides today, Sunday, October 11
- Low 3:42 AM 0.1 ft
- High 10:22 AM 1.6 ft
- Low 3:34 PM 0.3 ft
- High 9:53 PM 1.9 ft
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Sunrise 7:20 AM · Sunset 7:01 PM · New moon (0%)
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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
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Tide times this week
| Day | High and low tides | Sunrise / sunset | Moon |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sun Oct 11 | L 3:42 AM 0.1 ftH 10:22 AM 1.6 ftL 3:34 PM 0.3 ftH 9:53 PM 1.9 ft | 7:20 AM / 7:01 PM | New moon (0%) |
| Mon Oct 12 | L 4:24 AM 0.1 ftH 11:01 AM 1.5 ftL 4:04 PM 0.3 ftH 10:24 PM 1.9 ft | 7:20 AM / 7:00 PM | New moon (2%) |
| Tue Oct 13 | L 5:05 AM 0.1 ftH 11:40 AM 1.4 ftL 4:33 PM 0.3 ftH 10:58 PM 1.9 ft | 7:21 AM / 6:59 PM | Waxing crescent (6%) |
| Wed Oct 14 | L 5:49 AM 0.1 ftH 12:19 PM 1.2 ftL 5:01 PM 0.3 ftH 11:34 PM 1.8 ft | 7:21 AM / 6:58 PM | Waxing crescent (12%) |
| Thu Oct 15 | L 6:37 AM 0.1 ftH 1:03 PM 1.1 ftL 5:28 PM 0.3 ft | 7:22 AM / 6:57 PM | Waxing crescent (19%) |
| Fri Oct 16 | H 12:14 AM 1.8 ftL 7:32 AM 0.2 ftH 1:57 PM 1.1 ftL 5:55 PM 0.4 ft | 7:22 AM / 6:57 PM | Waxing crescent (28%) |
| Sat Oct 17 | H 1:02 AM 1.7 ftL 8:38 AM 0.2 ftH 3:13 PM 1.1 ftL 6:36 PM 0.4 ft | 7:23 AM / 6:56 PM | First quarter (38%) |
Tidal currents near Long Key, western end
From NOAA's current predictions for Long Key Viaduct, 0.9 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 N (349°) and the ebb toward the S (170°). The strongest current this week is 1.5 knots.
| Day | Slack water and peak currents |
|---|---|
| Sun Oct 11 | Slack 12:59 AMEbb 3:50 AM 1.5 knSlack 7:05 AMFlood 10:20 AM 1.1 knSlack 1:46 PMEbb 4:20 PM 1.3 knSlack 7:18 PMFlood 10:00 PM 1.0 kn |
| Mon Oct 12 | Slack 1:28 AMEbb 4:20 AM 1.5 knSlack 7:41 AMFlood 10:47 AM 1.1 knSlack 2:26 PMEbb 4:57 PM 1.2 knSlack 7:57 PMFlood 10:36 PM 1.0 kn |
| Tue Oct 13 | Slack 2:00 AMEbb 4:53 AM 1.5 knSlack 8:19 AMFlood 11:17 AM 1.1 knSlack 3:07 PMEbb 5:36 PM 1.1 knSlack 8:42 PMFlood 11:18 PM 0.9 kn |
| Wed Oct 14 | Slack 2:36 AMEbb 5:29 AM 1.4 knSlack 8:58 AMFlood 11:51 AM 1.0 knSlack 3:50 PMEbb 6:17 PM 1.0 knSlack 9:33 PM |
| Thu Oct 15 | Flood 12:04 AM 0.8 knSlack 3:17 AMEbb 6:09 AM 1.3 knSlack 9:42 AMFlood 12:32 PM 0.9 knSlack 4:36 PMEbb 7:04 PM 0.9 knSlack 10:29 PM |
| Fri Oct 16 | Flood 12:55 AM 0.7 knSlack 4:03 AMEbb 6:53 AM 1.2 knSlack 10:33 AMFlood 1:19 PM 0.8 knSlack 5:27 PMEbb 8:02 PM 0.8 knSlack 11:31 PM |
| Sat Oct 17 | Flood 1:53 AM 0.6 knSlack 4:57 AMEbb 7:46 AM 1.0 knSlack 11:34 AMFlood 2:18 PM 0.7 knSlack 6:27 PMEbb 9:25 PM 0.7 kn |
Current predictions can differ a lot over short distances: check the station location on NOAA before planning a passage.
Best fishing times at Long Key, western end
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 | 98 · Excellent | 1:00 AM–2:00 AM, 7:00 PM–8:00 PM | 12:36 AM–2:36 AM, 12:59 PM–2:59 PM | 7:48 AM–8:48 AM, 7:05 PM–8:05 PM |
| Mon Oct 12 | 83 · Excellent | 2:00 AM–3:00 AM, 2:00 PM–3:00 PM | 1:22 AM–3:22 AM, 1:45 PM–3:45 PM | 8:44 AM–9:44 AM, 7:42 PM–8:42 PM |
| Tue Oct 13 | 68 · Good | 2:00 AM–4:00 AM, 3:00 PM–4:00 PM | 2:09 AM–4:09 AM, 2:33 PM–4:33 PM | 9:41 AM–10:41 AM, 8:23 PM–9:23 PM |
| Wed Oct 14 | 50 · Fair | 3:00 AM–4:00 AM | 2:58 AM–4:58 AM, 3:23 PM–5:23 PM | 10:37 AM–11:37 AM, 9:08 PM–10:08 PM |
| Thu Oct 15 | 34 · Slow | 4:00 AM–5:00 AM | 3:48 AM–5:48 AM, 4:14 PM–6:14 PM | 11:30 AM–12:30 PM, 9:57 PM–10:57 PM |
| Fri Oct 16 | 41 · Fair | 5:00 AM–6:00 AM, 6:00 PM–7:00 PM | 4:39 AM–6:39 AM, 5:05 PM–7:05 PM | 12:21 PM–1:21 PM, 10:50 PM–11:50 PM |
| Sat Oct 17 | 46 · Fair | 6:00 AM–7:00 AM | 5:30 AM–7:30 AM, 5:54 PM–7:54 PM | 1:07 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.
- 0.2 ft at 7:32 AM on Friday, October 16
- 0.2 ft at 8:38 AM on Saturday, October 17
- 0.2 ft at 9:47 AM on Sunday, October 18
- 0.2 ft at 10:49 AM on Monday, October 19
- 0.3 ft at 11:39 AM on Tuesday, October 20
- 0.3 ft at 12:19 PM on Wednesday, October 21
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 | L 3:42 AM 0.1 ftH 10:22 AM 1.6 ftL 3:34 PM 0.3 ftH 9:53 PM 1.9 ft | 7:20 AM / 7:01 PM |
| Mon Oct 12 | L 4:24 AM 0.1 ftH 11:01 AM 1.5 ftL 4:04 PM 0.3 ftH 10:24 PM 1.9 ft | 7:20 AM / 7:00 PM |
| Tue Oct 13 | L 5:05 AM 0.1 ftH 11:40 AM 1.4 ftL 4:33 PM 0.3 ftH 10:58 PM 1.9 ft | 7:21 AM / 6:59 PM |
| Wed Oct 14 | L 5:49 AM 0.1 ftH 12:19 PM 1.2 ftL 5:01 PM 0.3 ftH 11:34 PM 1.8 ft | 7:21 AM / 6:58 PM |
| Thu Oct 15 | L 6:37 AM 0.1 ftH 1:03 PM 1.1 ftL 5:28 PM 0.3 ft | 7:22 AM / 6:57 PM |
| Fri Oct 16 | H 12:14 AM 1.8 ftL 7:32 AM 0.2 ftH 1:57 PM 1.1 ftL 5:55 PM 0.4 ft | 7:22 AM / 6:57 PM |
| Sat Oct 17 | H 1:02 AM 1.7 ftL 8:38 AM 0.2 ftH 3:13 PM 1.1 ftL 6:36 PM 0.4 ft | 7:23 AM / 6:56 PM |
| Sun Oct 18 | H 2:00 AM 1.6 ftL 9:47 AM 0.2 ftH 4:48 PM 1.1 ftL 8:27 PM 0.4 ft | 7:23 AM / 6:55 PM |
| Mon Oct 19 | H 3:15 AM 1.6 ftL 10:49 AM 0.2 ftH 5:44 PM 1.2 ftL 10:13 PM 0.4 ft | 7:24 AM / 6:54 PM |
| Tue Oct 20 | H 4:35 AM 1.6 ftL 11:39 AM 0.3 ftH 6:16 PM 1.3 ftL 11:25 PM 0.4 ft | 7:24 AM / 6:53 PM |
| Wed Oct 21 | H 5:46 AM 1.6 ftL 12:19 PM 0.3 ftH 6:44 PM 1.4 ft | 7:25 AM / 6:52 PM |
| Thu Oct 22 | L 12:21 AM 0.3 ftH 6:45 AM 1.7 ftL 12:53 PM 0.3 ftH 7:12 PM 1.6 ft | 7:25 AM / 6:51 PM |
| Fri Oct 23 | L 1:09 AM 0.2 ftH 7:38 AM 1.7 ftL 1:24 PM 0.3 ftH 7:41 PM 1.7 ft | 7:26 AM / 6:51 PM |
| Sat Oct 24 | L 1:53 AM 0.2 ftH 8:27 AM 1.7 ftL 1:55 PM 0.3 ftH 8:12 PM 1.8 ft | 7:26 AM / 6:50 PM |
| Sun Oct 25 | L 2:36 AM 0.1 ftH 9:16 AM 1.6 ftL 2:26 PM 0.3 ftH 8:45 PM 1.9 ft | 7:27 AM / 6:49 PM |
| Mon Oct 26 | L 3:20 AM 0.0 ftH 10:04 AM 1.5 ftL 2:58 PM 0.3 ftH 9:22 PM 2.0 ft | 7:28 AM / 6:48 PM |
| Tue Oct 27 | L 4:06 AM 0.0 ftH 10:53 AM 1.4 ftL 3:33 PM 0.3 ftH 10:03 PM 2.1 ft | 7:28 AM / 6:47 PM |
| Wed Oct 28 | L 4:55 AM 0.0 ftH 11:44 AM 1.3 ftL 4:09 PM 0.3 ftH 10:48 PM 2.1 ft | 7:29 AM / 6:47 PM |
| Thu Oct 29 | L 5:49 AM 0.0 ftH 12:38 PM 1.2 ftL 4:49 PM 0.3 ftH 11:40 PM 2.0 ft | 7:29 AM / 6:46 PM |
| Fri Oct 30 | L 6:49 AM 0.0 ftH 1:37 PM 1.1 ftL 5:38 PM 0.3 ft | 7:30 AM / 6:45 PM |
| Sat Oct 31 | H 12:38 AM 1.9 ftL 7:57 AM 0.1 ftH 2:45 PM 1.1 ftL 6:43 PM 0.3 ft | 7:31 AM / 6:45 PM |
| Sun Nov 1 | H 1:48 AM 1.8 ftL 8:08 AM 0.1 ftH 2:58 PM 1.1 ftL 7:15 PM 0.3 ft | 6:31 AM / 5:44 PM |
| Mon Nov 2 | H 2:12 AM 1.7 ftL 9:14 AM 0.2 ftH 4:02 PM 1.2 ftL 8:53 PM 0.3 ft | 6:32 AM / 5:43 PM |
| Tue Nov 3 | H 3:42 AM 1.7 ftL 10:11 AM 0.2 ftH 4:51 PM 1.4 ftL 10:16 PM 0.3 ft | 6:32 AM / 5:43 PM |
| Wed Nov 4 | H 5:02 AM 1.6 ftL 10:58 AM 0.2 ftH 5:32 PM 1.6 ftL 11:24 PM 0.2 ft | 6:33 AM / 5:42 PM |
| Thu Nov 5 | H 6:07 AM 1.6 ftL 11:39 AM 0.3 ftH 6:09 PM 1.7 ft | 6:34 AM / 5:42 PM |
| Fri Nov 6 | L 12:20 AM 0.2 ftH 7:02 AM 1.5 ftL 12:16 PM 0.3 ftH 6:42 PM 1.8 ft | 6:34 AM / 5:41 PM |
| Sat Nov 7 | L 1:08 AM 0.1 ftH 7:51 AM 1.5 ftL 12:51 PM 0.3 ftH 7:15 PM 1.9 ft | 6:35 AM / 5:41 PM |
| Sun Nov 8 | L 1:50 AM 0.1 ftH 8:34 AM 1.4 ftL 1:25 PM 0.3 ftH 7:47 PM 1.9 ft | 6:36 AM / 5:40 PM |
| Mon Nov 9 | L 2:30 AM 0.0 ftH 9:13 AM 1.3 ftL 1:57 PM 0.3 ftH 8:20 PM 1.9 ft | 6:36 AM / 5:40 PM |
| Tue Nov 10 | L 3:08 AM 0.0 ftH 9:50 AM 1.2 ftL 2:29 PM 0.3 ftH 8:54 PM 1.8 ft | 6:37 AM / 5:39 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 Long Key, western end
Boat ramps
- Bay View Inn Resort, Marina and General Store 2.6 mi
- Sea Bird Marina 4.0 mi
- Boat ramp 4.4 mi
Marinas
- Sea Bird Marina 4.0 mi
- Hawks Cay Resort Marina 4.3 mi
- Duck Key Marina 4.6 mi
Distances from the tide station. Places from © OpenStreetMap contributors; links open in Google Maps.
Fish in the waters around Long Key, western end
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 · 3018 records
- Bicolor Damselfish Stegastes partitusSalt water · 2430 records
- Slippery Dick Halichoeres bivittatusSalt water · 2241 records
- Yellowhead Wrasse Halichoeres garnotiSalt water · 2082 records
- Redband Parrotfish Sparisoma aurofrenatumSalt water · 2045 records
- Striped Parrotfish Scarus iseriSalt water · 1898 records
- Ocean Surgeon Acanthurus bahianusSalt water · 1745 records
- White Grunt Haemulon plumieriiSalt water · 1658 records
- Clown Wrasse Halichoeres maculipinnaSalt water · 1551 records
- Blue Tang Acanthurus coeruleusSalt water · 1462 records
- Hogfish Lachnolaimus maximusSalt water · 1132 records
- Doctorfish Acanthurus chirurgusSalt water · 1062 records
- Yellowtail Snapper Ocyurus chrysurusSalt water · 963 records
- Bridled Goby Coryphopterus glaucofraenumSalt water · 943 records
- Tomtate Grunt Haemulon aurolineatumSalt water · 755 records
- Gray Angelfish Pomacanthus arcuatusSalt water · 734 records
- Cocoa Damselfish Stegastes variabilisSalt water · 670 records
- French Grunt Haemulon flavolineatumSalt water · 653 records
- Bluestriped Grunt Haemulon sciurusSalt water · 615 records
- Stoplight Parrotfish Sparisoma virideSalt water · 601 records
- Grey Snapper Lutjanus griseusSalt water · 589 records
- Greenblotch Parrotfish Sparisoma atomariumSalt water · 586 records
- Bar Jack Caranx ruberSalt water · 549 records
- Masked Goby Coryphopterus personatusSalt water · 484 records
- Porkfish Anisotremus virginicusSalt water · 464 records
- Blue Chromis Chromis cyaneaSalt water · 460 records
- Redtail Parrotfish Sparisoma chrysopterumSalt water · 429 records
- Princess Parrotfish Scarus taeniopterusSalt water · 388 records
- Spotfin Butterflyfish Chaetodon ocellatusSalt water · 387 records
- Foureye Butterflyfish Chaetodon capistratusSalt water · 379 records
- Harlequin Bass Serranus tigrinusSalt water · 373 records
- Sharpnose Puffer Canthigaster rostrataSalt water · 368 records
- Puddingwife Wrasse Halichoeres radiatusSalt water · 358 records
- Saucereye Porgy Calamus calamusSalt water · 324 records
- Creole Wrasse Clepticus parraeSalt water · 322 records
- Spotted Goatfish Pseudupeneus maculatusSalt water · 320 records
- Graysby Cephalopholis cruentataSalt water · 311 records
- Sergeant Major Abudefduf saxatilisSalt water · 309 records
- Rock Beauty Holacanthus tricolorSalt water · 283 records
- Rainbow Parrotfish Scarus guacamaiaSalt water · 272 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 Long Key, western end
Long Key, western end 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 1.3 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 2.1 ft, and again around Monday, October 12 (1.8 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 0.0 ft at 4:55 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 2.1 ft at 10:03 PM on Tuesday, October 27. 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: 8723899
- Type: subordinate (adjusted from a reference station)
- Location: 24.8033, -80.8500
Reference station: Key West.