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Saddlebunch Keys, Similar Sound tide chart

Florida · near Big Coppitt Key (2 mi) · NOAA station 8724422 · times in local time (EDT)

Tides today, Sunday, October 11

12 AM6 AM12 PM6 PM7:17 AM · 0.1 ft12:02 PM · 0.7 ft7:09 PM · 0.2 ft11:33 PM · 0.9 ft0.9 ft
  • Low 7:17 AM 0.1 ft
  • High 12:02 PM 0.7 ft
  • Low 7:09 PM 0.2 ft
  • High 11:33 PM 0.9 ft

Sunrise 7:23 AM · Sunset 7:04 PM · New moon (0%)

Fishing forecast

Hour by hour at Saddlebunch Keys, Similar Sound
81Excellent

Best times

1:00 AM–2:00 AM and 8:00 AM–9:00 AM

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 Saddlebunch Keys, Similar Sound

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

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    Tide times this week

    DayHigh and low tidesSunrise / sunsetMoon
    Sun Oct 11L 7:17 AM 0.1 ftH 12:02 PM 0.7 ftL 7:09 PM 0.2 ftH 11:33 PM 0.9 ft7:23 AM / 7:04 PMNew moon (0%)
    Mon Oct 12L 7:59 AM 0.1 ftH 12:41 PM 0.7 ftL 7:39 PM 0.2 ft7:23 AM / 7:04 PMNew moon (2%)
    Tue Oct 13H 12:04 AM 0.9 ftL 8:40 AM 0.1 ftH 1:20 PM 0.6 ftL 8:08 PM 0.2 ft7:24 AM / 7:03 PMWaxing crescent (6%)
    Wed Oct 14H 12:38 AM 0.8 ftL 9:24 AM 0.1 ftH 1:59 PM 0.6 ftL 8:36 PM 0.2 ft7:24 AM / 7:02 PMWaxing crescent (12%)
    Thu Oct 15H 1:14 AM 0.8 ftL 10:12 AM 0.1 ftH 2:43 PM 0.5 ftL 9:03 PM 0.2 ft7:25 AM / 7:01 PMWaxing crescent (19%)
    Fri Oct 16H 1:54 AM 0.8 ftL 11:07 AM 0.1 ftH 3:37 PM 0.5 ftL 9:30 PM 0.2 ft7:25 AM / 7:00 PMWaxing crescent (28%)
    Sat Oct 17H 2:42 AM 0.8 ftL 12:13 PM 0.1 ftH 4:53 PM 0.5 ftL 10:11 PM 0.3 ft7:26 AM / 6:59 PMFirst quarter (38%)

    Best fishing times at Saddlebunch Keys, Similar Sound

    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 1181 · Excellent1:00 AM–2:00 AM, 8:00 AM–9:00 AM12:39 AM–2:39 AM, 1:02 PM–3:02 PM7:51 AM–8:51 AM, 7:08 PM–8:08 PM
    Mon Oct 1269 · Good2:00 AM–3:00 AM1:25 AM–3:25 AM, 1:48 PM–3:48 PM8:47 AM–9:47 AM, 7:45 PM–8:45 PM
    Tue Oct 1359 · Good3:00 AM–4:00 AM, 3:00 PM–4:00 PM2:12 AM–4:12 AM, 2:36 PM–4:36 PM9:44 AM–10:44 AM, 8:26 PM–9:26 PM
    Wed Oct 1450 · Fair3:00 AM–5:00 AM, 4:00 PM–5:00 PM3:01 AM–5:01 AM, 3:26 PM–5:26 PM10:39 AM–11:39 AM, 9:12 PM–10:12 PM
    Thu Oct 1540 · Fair5:00 PM–6:00 PM, 4:00 AM–5:00 AM3:52 AM–5:52 AM, 4:17 PM–6:17 PM11:33 AM–12:33 PM, 10:01 PM–11:01 PM
    Fri Oct 1645 · Fair6:00 PM–7:00 PM, 5:00 AM–7:00 AM4:42 AM–6:42 AM, 5:08 PM–7:08 PM12:23 PM–1:23 PM, 10:54 PM–11:54 PM
    Sat Oct 1748 · Fair6:00 AM–7:00 AM, 6:00 PM–8:00 PM5:33 AM–7:33 AM, 5:57 PM–7:57 PM1:09 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.

    1. 0.1 ft at 7:59 AM on Monday, October 12
    2. 0.1 ft at 8:40 AM on Tuesday, October 13
    3. 0.1 ft at 9:24 AM on Wednesday, October 14
    4. 0.1 ft at 10:12 AM on Thursday, October 15
    5. 0.1 ft at 11:07 AM on Friday, October 16
    6. 0.1 ft at 12:13 PM on Saturday, October 17

    Tide table: October 11 to November 10, 2026

    Full 2026 tide table Full 2027 tide table

    DayHigh and low tidesSunrise / sunset
    Sun Oct 11L 7:17 AM 0.1 ftH 12:02 PM 0.7 ftL 7:09 PM 0.2 ftH 11:33 PM 0.9 ft7:23 AM / 7:04 PM
    Mon Oct 12L 7:59 AM 0.1 ftH 12:41 PM 0.7 ftL 7:39 PM 0.2 ft7:23 AM / 7:04 PM
    Tue Oct 13H 12:04 AM 0.9 ftL 8:40 AM 0.1 ftH 1:20 PM 0.6 ftL 8:08 PM 0.2 ft7:24 AM / 7:03 PM
    Wed Oct 14H 12:38 AM 0.8 ftL 9:24 AM 0.1 ftH 1:59 PM 0.6 ftL 8:36 PM 0.2 ft7:24 AM / 7:02 PM
    Thu Oct 15H 1:14 AM 0.8 ftL 10:12 AM 0.1 ftH 2:43 PM 0.5 ftL 9:03 PM 0.2 ft7:25 AM / 7:01 PM
    Fri Oct 16H 1:54 AM 0.8 ftL 11:07 AM 0.1 ftH 3:37 PM 0.5 ftL 9:30 PM 0.2 ft7:25 AM / 7:00 PM
    Sat Oct 17H 2:42 AM 0.8 ftL 12:13 PM 0.1 ftH 4:53 PM 0.5 ftL 10:11 PM 0.3 ft7:26 AM / 6:59 PM
    Sun Oct 18H 3:40 AM 0.7 ftL 1:22 PM 0.1 ftH 6:28 PM 0.5 ft7:26 AM / 6:58 PM
    Mon Oct 19L 12:02 AM 0.3 ftH 4:55 AM 0.7 ftL 2:24 PM 0.2 ftH 7:24 PM 0.5 ft7:27 AM / 6:57 PM
    Tue Oct 20L 1:48 AM 0.3 ftH 6:15 AM 0.7 ftL 3:14 PM 0.2 ftH 7:56 PM 0.6 ft7:27 AM / 6:56 PM
    Wed Oct 21L 3:00 AM 0.2 ftH 7:26 AM 0.7 ftL 3:54 PM 0.2 ftH 8:24 PM 0.7 ft7:28 AM / 6:55 PM
    Thu Oct 22L 3:56 AM 0.2 ftH 8:25 AM 0.8 ftL 4:28 PM 0.2 ftH 8:52 PM 0.7 ft7:28 AM / 6:55 PM
    Fri Oct 23L 4:44 AM 0.1 ftH 9:18 AM 0.8 ftL 4:59 PM 0.2 ftH 9:21 PM 0.8 ft7:29 AM / 6:54 PM
    Sat Oct 24L 5:28 AM 0.1 ftH 10:07 AM 0.8 ftL 5:30 PM 0.2 ftH 9:52 PM 0.8 ft7:29 AM / 6:53 PM
    Sun Oct 25L 6:11 AM 0.1 ftH 10:56 AM 0.7 ftL 6:01 PM 0.2 ftH 10:25 PM 0.9 ft7:30 AM / 6:52 PM
    Mon Oct 26L 6:55 AM 0.0 ftH 11:44 AM 0.7 ftL 6:33 PM 0.2 ftH 11:02 PM 0.9 ft7:30 AM / 6:52 PM
    Tue Oct 27L 7:41 AM 0.0 ftH 12:33 PM 0.6 ftL 7:08 PM 0.2 ftH 11:43 PM 0.9 ft7:31 AM / 6:51 PM
    Wed Oct 28L 8:30 AM 0.0 ftH 1:24 PM 0.6 ftL 7:44 PM 0.2 ft7:32 AM / 6:50 PM
    Thu Oct 29H 12:28 AM 0.9 ftL 9:24 AM 0.0 ftH 2:18 PM 0.5 ftL 8:24 PM 0.2 ft7:32 AM / 6:49 PM
    Fri Oct 30H 1:20 AM 0.9 ftL 10:24 AM 0.0 ftH 3:17 PM 0.5 ftL 9:13 PM 0.2 ft7:33 AM / 6:49 PM
    Sat Oct 31H 2:18 AM 0.9 ftL 11:32 AM 0.1 ftH 4:25 PM 0.5 ftL 10:18 PM 0.2 ft7:33 AM / 6:48 PM
    Sun Nov 1H 2:28 AM 0.8 ftL 11:43 AM 0.1 ftH 4:38 PM 0.5 ftL 10:50 PM 0.2 ft6:34 AM / 5:47 PM
    Mon Nov 2H 3:52 AM 0.8 ftL 12:49 PM 0.1 ftH 5:42 PM 0.6 ft6:35 AM / 5:47 PM
    Tue Nov 3L 12:28 AM 0.2 ftH 5:22 AM 0.8 ftL 1:46 PM 0.1 ftH 6:31 PM 0.6 ft6:35 AM / 5:46 PM
    Wed Nov 4L 1:51 AM 0.2 ftH 6:42 AM 0.7 ftL 2:33 PM 0.2 ftH 7:12 PM 0.7 ft6:36 AM / 5:46 PM
    Thu Nov 5L 2:59 AM 0.1 ftH 7:47 AM 0.7 ftL 3:14 PM 0.2 ftH 7:49 PM 0.8 ft6:36 AM / 5:45 PM
    Fri Nov 6L 3:55 AM 0.1 ftH 8:42 AM 0.7 ftL 3:51 PM 0.2 ftH 8:22 PM 0.8 ft6:37 AM / 5:44 PM
    Sat Nov 7L 4:43 AM 0.1 ftH 9:31 AM 0.7 ftL 4:26 PM 0.2 ftH 8:55 PM 0.8 ft6:38 AM / 5:44 PM
    Sun Nov 8L 5:25 AM 0.0 ftH 10:14 AM 0.6 ftL 5:00 PM 0.2 ftH 9:27 PM 0.8 ft6:38 AM / 5:43 PM
    Mon Nov 9L 6:05 AM 0.0 ftH 10:53 AM 0.6 ftL 5:32 PM 0.2 ftH 10:00 PM 0.8 ft6:39 AM / 5:43 PM
    Tue Nov 10L 6:43 AM 0.0 ftH 11:30 AM 0.6 ftL 6:04 PM 0.2 ftH 10:34 PM 0.8 ft6:40 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 Saddlebunch Keys, Similar Sound

    Beaches

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

    Fish in the waters around Saddlebunch Keys, Similar Sound

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

    • Bluehead Thalassoma bifasciatumSalt water · 7514 records
    • Striped Parrotfish Scarus iseriSalt water · 6431 records
    • Slippery Dick Halichoeres bivittatusSalt water · 5960 records
    • Bicolor Damselfish Stegastes partitusSalt water · 5595 records
    • Redband Parrotfish Sparisoma aurofrenatumSalt water · 4998 records
    • Yellowtail Snapper Ocyurus chrysurusSalt water · 4895 records
    • White Grunt Haemulon plumieriiSalt water · 4382 records
    • Yellowhead Wrasse Halichoeres garnotiSalt water · 4130 records
    • Ocean Surgeon Acanthurus bahianusSalt water · 3893 records
    • Blue Tang Acanthurus coeruleusSalt water · 3600 records
    • Clown Wrasse Halichoeres maculipinnaSalt water · 3242 records
    • Bluestriped Grunt Haemulon sciurusSalt water · 2840 records
    • French Grunt Haemulon flavolineatumSalt water · 2652 records
    • Cocoa Damselfish Stegastes variabilisSalt water · 2542 records
    • Stoplight Parrotfish Sparisoma virideSalt water · 2529 records
    • Grey Snapper Lutjanus griseusSalt water · 2521 records
    • Bridled Goby Coryphopterus glaucofraenumSalt water · 2228 records
    • Porkfish Anisotremus virginicusSalt water · 2000 records
    • Doctorfish Acanthurus chirurgusSalt water · 1968 records
    • Hogfish Lachnolaimus maximusSalt water · 1896 records
    • Sergeant Major Abudefduf saxatilisSalt water · 1707 records
    • Foureye Butterflyfish Chaetodon capistratusSalt water · 1661 records
    • Tomtate Grunt Haemulon aurolineatumSalt water · 1613 records
    • Schoolmaster Snapper Lutjanus apodusSalt water · 1592 records
    • Bar Jack Caranx ruberSalt water · 1528 records
    • Gray Angelfish Pomacanthus arcuatusSalt water · 1489 records
    • Masked Goby Coryphopterus personatusSalt water · 1446 records
    • Dusky Damselfish Stegastes adustusSalt water · 1204 records
    • Saucereye Porgy Calamus calamusSalt water · 1027 records
    • Threespot Damselfish Stegastes planifronsSalt water · 976 records
    • Beaugregory Stegastes leucostictusSalt water · 963 records
    • Yellowtail Damselfish Microspathodon chrysurusSalt water · 953 records
    • Redtail Parrotfish Sparisoma chrysopterumSalt water · 898 records
    • Spotfin Butterflyfish Chaetodon ocellatusSalt water · 880 records
    • Graysby Cephalopholis cruentataSalt water · 817 records
    • Puddingwife Wrasse Halichoeres radiatusSalt water · 794 records
    • Greenblotch Parrotfish Sparisoma atomariumSalt water · 789 records
    • Redfin Parrotfish Sparisoma rubripinneSalt water · 776 records
    • Brown Chromis Chromis multilineataSalt water · 765 records
    • Bermuda Sea Chub Kyphosus sectatrixSalt water · 738 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 Saddlebunch Keys, Similar Sound

    Saddlebunch Keys, Similar Sound 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 0.6 ft between a high and the next low.

    The biggest swings in this window come around Tuesday, October 27, when the day's range reaches 0.9 ft, and again around Sunday, October 11 (0.8 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 Tuesday, October 20, with only 0.5 ft between the day's highest and lowest water.

    The lowest tide of the month is 0.0 ft at 7:41 AM on Tuesday, October 27. 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 0.9 ft at 11:43 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

    Reference station: Key West.

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