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Snipe Keys, Snipe Point tide chart

Florida · near Big Coppitt Key (7 mi) · NOAA station 8724463 · times in local time (EDT)

Tides today, Sunday, October 11

12 AM6 AM12 PM6 PM12:38 AM · 4.0 ft8:09 AM · 0.4 ft1:38 PM · 3.3 ft8:01 PM · 1.1 ft3.9 ft
  • High 12:38 AM 4.0 ft
  • Low 8:09 AM 0.4 ft
  • High 1:38 PM 3.3 ft
  • Low 8:01 PM 1.1 ft

Sunrise 7:23 AM · Sunset 7:05 PM · New moon (0%)

Fishing forecast

Hour by hour at Snipe Keys, Snipe Point
70Good

Best times

1:00 AM–3:00 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 Snipe Keys, Snipe Point

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    Marine forecast: Gulf of America from West End of Seven Mile Bridge to Halfmoon Shoal out to 5 Fathoms

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    Tide times this week

    DayHigh and low tidesSunrise / sunsetMoon
    Sun Oct 11H 12:38 AM 4.0 ftL 8:09 AM 0.4 ftH 1:38 PM 3.3 ftL 8:01 PM 1.1 ft7:23 AM / 7:05 PMNew moon (0%)
    Mon Oct 12H 1:09 AM 4.0 ftL 8:51 AM 0.3 ftH 2:17 PM 3.0 ftL 8:31 PM 1.1 ft7:24 AM / 7:04 PMNew moon (2%)
    Tue Oct 13H 1:40 AM 4.0 ftL 9:32 AM 0.4 ftH 2:56 PM 2.8 ftL 9:00 PM 1.2 ft7:24 AM / 7:03 PMWaxing crescent (6%)
    Wed Oct 14H 2:14 AM 3.9 ftL 10:16 AM 0.4 ftH 3:35 PM 2.6 ftL 9:28 PM 1.3 ft7:25 AM / 7:02 PMWaxing crescent (12%)
    Thu Oct 15H 2:50 AM 3.8 ftL 11:04 AM 0.6 ftH 4:19 PM 2.4 ftL 9:55 PM 1.4 ft7:25 AM / 7:01 PMWaxing crescent (19%)
    Fri Oct 16H 3:30 AM 3.6 ftL 11:59 AM 0.7 ftH 5:13 PM 2.2 ftL 10:22 PM 1.5 ft7:26 AM / 7:00 PMWaxing crescent (28%)
    Sat Oct 17H 4:18 AM 3.5 ftL 1:05 PM 0.8 ftH 6:29 PM 2.2 ftL 11:03 PM 1.6 ft7:26 AM / 6:59 PMFirst quarter (38%)

    Best fishing times at Snipe Keys, Snipe Point

    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 1170 · Good1:00 AM–3:00 AM, 7:00 PM–8:00 PM12:39 AM–2:39 AM, 1:02 PM–3:02 PM7:51 AM–8:51 AM, 7:08 PM–8:08 PM
    Mon Oct 1260 · Good2:00 AM–3:00 AM1:25 AM–3:25 AM, 1:48 PM–3:48 PM8:48 AM–9:48 AM, 7:45 PM–8:45 PM
    Tue Oct 1354 · Fair3:00 AM–4:00 AM2:12 AM–4:12 AM, 2:37 PM–4:37 PM9:44 AM–10:44 AM, 8:26 PM–9:26 PM
    Wed Oct 1446 · Fair4:00 AM–5:00 AM3:01 AM–5:01 AM, 3:26 PM–5:26 PM10:40 AM–11:40 AM, 9:12 PM–10:12 PM
    Thu Oct 1538 · Fair5:00 AM–6:00 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 1644 · Fair6:00 PM–7:00 PM, 5:00 AM–7:00 AM4:43 AM–6:43 AM, 5:08 PM–7:08 PM12:24 PM–1:24 PM, 10:54 PM–11:54 PM
    Sat Oct 1745 · Fair6:00 AM–8:00 AM5:33 AM–7:33 AM, 5:58 PM–7:58 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. 0.3 ft at 8:51 AM on Monday, October 12
    2. 0.4 ft at 9:32 AM on Tuesday, October 13
    3. 0.4 ft at 8:09 AM on Sunday, October 11
    4. 0.4 ft at 10:16 AM on Wednesday, October 14
    5. 0.6 ft at 11:04 AM on Thursday, October 15
    6. 0.7 ft at 11:59 AM on Friday, October 16

    Tide table: October 11 to November 10, 2026

    Full 2026 tide table Full 2027 tide table

    DayHigh and low tidesSunrise / sunset
    Sun Oct 11H 12:38 AM 4.0 ftL 8:09 AM 0.4 ftH 1:38 PM 3.3 ftL 8:01 PM 1.1 ft7:23 AM / 7:05 PM
    Mon Oct 12H 1:09 AM 4.0 ftL 8:51 AM 0.3 ftH 2:17 PM 3.0 ftL 8:31 PM 1.1 ft7:24 AM / 7:04 PM
    Tue Oct 13H 1:40 AM 4.0 ftL 9:32 AM 0.4 ftH 2:56 PM 2.8 ftL 9:00 PM 1.2 ft7:24 AM / 7:03 PM
    Wed Oct 14H 2:14 AM 3.9 ftL 10:16 AM 0.4 ftH 3:35 PM 2.6 ftL 9:28 PM 1.3 ft7:25 AM / 7:02 PM
    Thu Oct 15H 2:50 AM 3.8 ftL 11:04 AM 0.6 ftH 4:19 PM 2.4 ftL 9:55 PM 1.4 ft7:25 AM / 7:01 PM
    Fri Oct 16H 3:30 AM 3.6 ftL 11:59 AM 0.7 ftH 5:13 PM 2.2 ftL 10:22 PM 1.5 ft7:26 AM / 7:00 PM
    Sat Oct 17H 4:18 AM 3.5 ftL 1:05 PM 0.8 ftH 6:29 PM 2.2 ftL 11:03 PM 1.6 ft7:26 AM / 6:59 PM
    Sun Oct 18H 5:16 AM 3.4 ftL 2:14 PM 0.9 ftH 8:04 PM 2.3 ft7:27 AM / 6:58 PM
    Mon Oct 19L 12:54 AM 1.7 ftH 6:31 AM 3.3 ftL 3:16 PM 1.0 ftH 9:00 PM 2.5 ft7:27 AM / 6:57 PM
    Tue Oct 20L 2:40 AM 1.6 ftH 7:51 AM 3.3 ftL 4:06 PM 1.0 ftH 9:32 PM 2.7 ft7:28 AM / 6:56 PM
    Wed Oct 21L 3:52 AM 1.5 ftH 9:02 AM 3.4 ftL 4:46 PM 1.0 ftH 10:00 PM 3.0 ft7:28 AM / 6:56 PM
    Thu Oct 22L 4:48 AM 1.2 ftH 10:01 AM 3.4 ftL 5:20 PM 1.1 ftH 10:28 PM 3.2 ft7:29 AM / 6:55 PM
    Fri Oct 23L 5:36 AM 0.9 ftH 10:54 AM 3.5 ftL 5:51 PM 1.1 ftH 10:57 PM 3.5 ft7:29 AM / 6:54 PM
    Sat Oct 24L 6:20 AM 0.6 ftH 11:43 AM 3.4 ftL 6:22 PM 1.1 ftH 11:28 PM 3.8 ft7:30 AM / 6:53 PM
    Sun Oct 25L 7:03 AM 0.3 ftH 12:32 PM 3.3 ftL 6:53 PM 1.1 ft7:30 AM / 6:52 PM
    Mon Oct 26H 12:01 AM 4.0 ftL 7:47 AM 0.1 ftH 1:20 PM 3.1 ftL 7:25 PM 1.1 ft7:31 AM / 6:52 PM
    Tue Oct 27H 12:38 AM 4.2 ftL 8:33 AM 0.0 ftH 2:09 PM 2.9 ftL 8:00 PM 1.1 ft7:31 AM / 6:51 PM
    Wed Oct 28H 1:19 AM 4.3 ftL 9:22 AM -0.1 ftH 3:00 PM 2.6 ftL 8:36 PM 1.1 ft7:32 AM / 6:50 PM
    Thu Oct 29H 2:04 AM 4.3 ftL 10:16 AM 0.0 ftH 3:54 PM 2.4 ftL 9:16 PM 1.1 ft7:32 AM / 6:49 PM
    Fri Oct 30H 2:56 AM 4.2 ftL 11:16 AM 0.2 ftH 4:53 PM 2.3 ftL 10:05 PM 1.2 ft7:33 AM / 6:49 PM
    Sat Oct 31H 3:54 AM 4.0 ftL 12:24 PM 0.4 ftH 6:01 PM 2.2 ftL 11:10 PM 1.3 ft7:34 AM / 6:48 PM
    Sun Nov 1H 4:04 AM 3.8 ftL 12:35 PM 0.6 ftH 6:14 PM 2.3 ftL 11:42 PM 1.4 ft6:34 AM / 5:47 PM
    Mon Nov 2H 5:28 AM 3.6 ftL 1:41 PM 0.8 ftH 7:18 PM 2.6 ft6:35 AM / 5:47 PM
    Tue Nov 3L 1:20 AM 1.3 ftH 6:58 AM 3.4 ftL 2:38 PM 0.9 ftH 8:07 PM 2.9 ft6:36 AM / 5:46 PM
    Wed Nov 4L 2:43 AM 1.1 ftH 8:18 AM 3.3 ftL 3:25 PM 1.0 ftH 8:48 PM 3.2 ft6:36 AM / 5:46 PM
    Thu Nov 5L 3:51 AM 0.8 ftH 9:23 AM 3.3 ftL 4:06 PM 1.1 ftH 9:25 PM 3.5 ft6:37 AM / 5:45 PM
    Fri Nov 6L 4:47 AM 0.6 ftH 10:18 AM 3.1 ftL 4:43 PM 1.1 ftH 9:58 PM 3.7 ft6:37 AM / 5:45 PM
    Sat Nov 7L 5:35 AM 0.4 ftH 11:07 AM 3.0 ftL 5:18 PM 1.1 ftH 10:31 PM 3.8 ft6:38 AM / 5:44 PM
    Sun Nov 8L 6:17 AM 0.2 ftH 11:50 AM 2.8 ftL 5:52 PM 1.1 ftH 11:03 PM 3.9 ft6:39 AM / 5:43 PM
    Mon Nov 9L 6:57 AM 0.1 ftH 12:29 PM 2.7 ftL 6:24 PM 1.1 ftH 11:36 PM 3.9 ft6:39 AM / 5:43 PM
    Tue Nov 10L 7:35 AM 0.1 ftH 1:06 PM 2.5 ftL 6:56 PM 1.1 ft6:40 AM / 5:43 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.

    Fish in the waters around Snipe Keys, Snipe Point

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

    • Striped Parrotfish Scarus iseriSalt water · 181 records
    • White Grunt Haemulon plumieriiSalt water · 177 records
    • Porkfish Anisotremus virginicusSalt water · 139 records
    • Slippery Dick Halichoeres bivittatusSalt water · 121 records
    • Bluestriped Grunt Haemulon sciurusSalt water · 99 records
    • Cocoa Damselfish Stegastes variabilisSalt water · 88 records
    • Yellowtail Snapper Ocyurus chrysurusSalt water · 84 records
    • Redband Parrotfish Sparisoma aurofrenatumSalt water · 81 records
    • Grey Snapper Lutjanus griseusSalt water · 72 records
    • Stoplight Parrotfish Sparisoma virideSalt water · 69 records
    • French Grunt Haemulon flavolineatumSalt water · 68 records
    • Tomtate Grunt Haemulon aurolineatumSalt water · 62 records
    • Schoolmaster Snapper Lutjanus apodusSalt water · 61 records
    • Sergeant Major Abudefduf saxatilisSalt water · 60 records
    • Blue Tang Acanthurus coeruleusSalt water · 58 records
    • Bridled Goby Coryphopterus glaucofraenumSalt water · 49 records
    • Hogfish Lachnolaimus maximusSalt water · 45 records
    • Dusky Damselfish Stegastes adustusSalt water · 45 records
    • Bluehead Thalassoma bifasciatumSalt water · 40 records
    • Bar Jack Caranx ruberSalt water · 39 records
    • Ocean Surgeon Acanthurus bahianusSalt water · 38 records
    • Threespot Damselfish Stegastes planifronsSalt water · 37 records
    • Doctorfish Acanthurus chirurgusSalt water · 36 records
    • Foureye Butterflyfish Chaetodon capistratusSalt water · 33 records
    • Beaugregory Stegastes leucostictusSalt water · 29 records
    • Neon Goby Elacatinus oceanopsSalt water · 27 records
    • Clown Wrasse Halichoeres maculipinnaSalt water · 25 records
    • Rainbow Parrotfish Scarus guacamaiaSalt water · 24 records
    • Spotfin Butterflyfish Chaetodon ocellatusSalt water · 23 records
    • Gray Angelfish Pomacanthus arcuatusSalt water · 23 records
    • Bermuda Sea Chub Kyphosus sectatrixSalt water · 22 records
    • Midnight Parrotfish Scarus coelestinusSalt water · 22 records
    • Goldspotted Killifish Floridichthys carpioSalt water · 21 records
    • Sailor's Grunt Haemulon parraSalt water · 19 records
    • Queen Angelfish Holacanthus ciliarisSalt water · 16 records
    • Bicolor Damselfish Stegastes partitusSalt water · 15 records
    • Smallmouth Grunt Haemulon chrysargyreumSalt water · 14 records
    • Greenblotch Parrotfish Sparisoma atomariumSalt water · 14 records
    • Great Barracuda Sphyraena barracudaSalt water · 14 records
    • Blue Angelfish Holacanthus bermudensisSalt water · 13 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 Snipe Keys, Snipe Point

    Snipe Keys, Snipe Point 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 2.4 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 4.4 ft, and again around Tuesday, November 10 (3.7 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 2.3 ft between the day's highest and lowest water.

    The lowest tide of the month is -0.1 ft at 9:22 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 4.3 ft at 2:04 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

    Reference station: Key West.

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