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Onion Key, Lostmans River tide chart

Florida · NOAA station 8724863 · times in local time (EDT)

Tides today, Sunday, October 11

12 AM6 AM12 PM6 PM3:36 AM · 0.8 ft12:12 PM · 0.0 ft4:53 PM · 0.8 ft0.8 ft
  • High 3:36 AM 0.8 ft
  • Low 12:12 PM 0.0 ft
  • High 4:53 PM 0.8 ft

Sunrise 7:22 AM · Sunset 7:02 PM · New moon (0%)

Fishing forecast

Hour by hour at Onion Key, Lostmans River
97Excellent

Best times

1:00 AM–2:00 AM and 1:00 PM–3:00 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 Onion Key, Lostmans River

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    Marine forecast: Coastal waters from East Cape Sable to Chokoloskee FL out 20 NM

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    Marine radio: weather channels and VHF

    NOAA Weather Radio

    • 162.425 MHz WX4 WNG663, Princeton, FL (46 mi)
    • 162.525 MHz WX7 WWG92, Naples, FL (48 mi)

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    VHF marine channels

    • Ch 16 Distress, safety and calling
    • Ch 9 Boater-to-boater calling
    • Ch 22A Coast Guard safety broadcasts
    • Ch 13 Bridge-to-bridge (big ships, drawbridges)
    • Ch 68, 69, 71, 72, 78A Recreational chat

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    Tide times this week

    DayHigh and low tidesSunrise / sunsetMoon
    Sun Oct 11H 3:36 AM 0.8 ftL 12:12 PM 0.0 ftH 4:53 PM 0.8 ft7:22 AM / 7:02 PMNew moon (0%)
    Mon Oct 12L 12:23 AM 0.2 ftH 4:00 AM 0.9 ftL 12:52 PM 0.0 ftH 5:34 PM 0.7 ft7:22 AM / 7:01 PMNew moon (2%)
    Tue Oct 13L 12:57 AM 0.3 ftH 4:25 AM 0.8 ftL 1:32 PM 0.0 ftH 6:20 PM 0.7 ft7:23 AM / 7:00 PMWaxing crescent (6%)
    Wed Oct 14L 1:29 AM 0.3 ftH 4:52 AM 0.8 ftL 2:15 PM 0.0 ftH 7:10 PM 0.7 ft7:23 AM / 6:59 PMWaxing crescent (12%)
    Thu Oct 15L 1:57 AM 0.3 ftH 5:22 AM 0.8 ftL 3:01 PM 0.1 ftH 8:10 PM 0.6 ft7:24 AM / 6:58 PMWaxing crescent (19%)
    Fri Oct 16L 2:17 AM 0.3 ftH 6:00 AM 0.8 ftL 3:54 PM 0.1 ftH 9:21 PM 0.6 ft7:24 AM / 6:57 PMWaxing crescent (28%)
    Sat Oct 17L 2:21 AM 0.3 ftH 6:52 AM 0.7 ftL 5:01 PM 0.1 ftH 10:33 PM 0.6 ft7:25 AM / 6:56 PMFirst quarter (38%)

    Best fishing times at Onion Key, Lostmans River

    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 1197 · Excellent1:00 AM–2:00 AM, 1:00 PM–3:00 PM12:37 AM–2:37 AM, 1:00 PM–3:00 PM7:50 AM–8:50 AM, 7:04 PM–8:04 PM
    Mon Oct 1289 · Excellent2:00 AM–3:00 AM, 2:00 PM–3:00 PM1:23 AM–3:23 AM, 1:46 PM–3:46 PM8:47 AM–9:47 AM, 7:41 PM–8:41 PM
    Tue Oct 1377 · Excellent3:00 PM–4:00 PM, 3:00 AM–4:00 AM2:10 AM–4:10 AM, 2:34 PM–4:34 PM9:44 AM–10:44 AM, 8:22 PM–9:22 PM
    Wed Oct 1460 · Good4:00 PM–5:00 PM, 3:00 AM–4:00 AM2:59 AM–4:59 AM, 3:24 PM–5:24 PM10:40 AM–11:40 AM, 9:07 PM–10:07 PM
    Thu Oct 1548 · Fair5:00 PM–6:00 PM, 4:00 AM–5:00 AM3:50 AM–5:50 AM, 4:15 PM–6:15 PM11:34 AM–12:34 PM, 9:56 PM–10:56 PM
    Fri Oct 1645 · Fair6:00 PM–7:00 PM4:40 AM–6:40 AM, 5:06 PM–7:06 PM12:24 PM–1:24 PM, 10:49 PM–11:49 PM
    Sat Oct 1750 · Fair6:00 PM–8:00 PM5:31 AM–7:31 AM, 5:55 PM–7:55 PM1:10 PM–2:10 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. 0.0 ft at 12:52 PM on Monday, October 12
    2. 0.0 ft at 12:12 PM on Sunday, October 11
    3. 0.0 ft at 1:32 PM on Tuesday, October 13
    4. 0.0 ft at 2:15 PM on Wednesday, October 14
    5. 0.1 ft at 3:01 PM on Thursday, October 15
    6. 0.1 ft at 10:29 AM on Saturday, October 24

    Tide table: October 11 to November 10, 2026

    Full 2026 tide table Full 2027 tide table

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

    About the tides at Onion Key, Lostmans River

    Onion Key, Lostmans River gets two high tides and two low tides almost every day, and the two highs are close in height. Over the next month the water typically rises or falls about 0.6 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 1.0 ft, and again around Tuesday, November 10 (0.9 ft). Those spring tides follow the new and full moon by a day or two. The calmest day is Monday, October 19, with only 0.5 ft between the day's highest and lowest water.

    The lowest tide of the month is -0.1 ft at 1:26 PM on Wednesday, October 28. There are 8 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 0.9 ft at 3:55 AM on Wednesday, October 28. 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

    Reference station: Naples (outer coast).

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