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Summerland Key, southwest side, Kemp Channel tide chart

Florida · near Cudjoe Key (4 mi) · NOAA station 8724276 · times in local time (EDT)

Tides today, Sunday, October 11

12 AM6 AM12 PM6 PM5:26 AM · 0.2 ft10:57 AM · 1.6 ft5:18 PM · 0.5 ft10:28 PM · 1.9 ft1.9 ft
  • Low 5:26 AM 0.2 ft
  • High 10:57 AM 1.6 ft
  • Low 5:18 PM 0.5 ft
  • High 10:28 PM 1.9 ft

Sunrise 7:22 AM · Sunset 7:04 PM · New moon (0%)

Fishing forecast

Hour by hour at Summerland Key, southwest side, Kemp Channel
98Excellent

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 Summerland Key, southwest side, Kemp Channel

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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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    • 162.400 MHz WX2 WXJ95, Key West, FL (6 mi)
    • 162.450 MHz WX5 WWG60, Tea Table Key, FL (52 mi)

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    Tide times this week

    DayHigh and low tidesSunrise / sunsetMoon
    Sun Oct 11L 5:26 AM 0.2 ftH 10:57 AM 1.6 ftL 5:18 PM 0.5 ftH 10:28 PM 1.9 ft7:22 AM / 7:04 PMNew moon (0%)
    Mon Oct 12L 6:08 AM 0.1 ftH 11:36 AM 1.5 ftL 5:48 PM 0.5 ftH 10:59 PM 1.9 ft7:23 AM / 7:03 PMNew moon (2%)
    Tue Oct 13L 6:49 AM 0.1 ftH 12:15 PM 1.3 ftL 6:17 PM 0.5 ftH 11:33 PM 1.9 ft7:23 AM / 7:02 PMWaxing crescent (6%)
    Wed Oct 14L 7:33 AM 0.2 ftH 12:54 PM 1.2 ftL 6:45 PM 0.5 ft7:24 AM / 7:01 PMWaxing crescent (12%)
    Thu Oct 15H 12:09 AM 1.8 ftL 8:21 AM 0.2 ftH 1:38 PM 1.1 ftL 7:12 PM 0.6 ft7:24 AM / 7:00 PMWaxing crescent (19%)
    Fri Oct 16H 12:49 AM 1.7 ftL 9:16 AM 0.3 ftH 2:32 PM 1.1 ftL 7:39 PM 0.6 ft7:25 AM / 6:59 PMWaxing crescent (28%)
    Sat Oct 17H 1:37 AM 1.7 ftL 10:22 AM 0.3 ftH 3:48 PM 1.1 ftL 8:20 PM 0.7 ft7:25 AM / 6:58 PMFirst quarter (38%)

    Tidal currents near Summerland Key, southwest side, Kemp Channel

    From NOAA's current predictions for Loggerhead Key, East of at 2 ft depth, 2.4 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 NW (322°) and the ebb toward the SSE (158°). The strongest current this week is 0.4 knots.

    DaySlack water and peak currents
    Sun Oct 11Ebb 2:46 AM 0.4 knSlack 5:56 AMFlood 8:51 AM 0.2 knSlack 12:35 PMEbb 3:15 PM 0.2 knSlack 5:33 PMFlood 8:17 PM 0.2 knSlack 11:34 PM
    Mon Oct 12Ebb 3:21 AM 0.4 knSlack 6:35 AMFlood 9:20 AM 0.2 knSlack 1:16 PMEbb 3:55 PM 0.2 knSlack 6:10 PMFlood 8:51 PM 0.2 kn
    Tue Oct 13Slack 12:07 AMEbb 3:55 AM 0.4 knSlack 7:11 AMFlood 9:54 AM 0.2 knSlack 1:53 PMEbb 4:36 PM 0.2 knSlack 6:50 PMFlood 9:32 PM 0.2 kn
    Wed Oct 14Slack 12:44 AMEbb 4:31 AM 0.4 knSlack 7:48 AMFlood 10:37 AM 0.2 knSlack 2:29 PMEbb 5:15 PM 0.2 knSlack 7:31 PMFlood 10:21 PM 0.2 kn
    Thu Oct 15Slack 1:26 AMEbb 5:09 AM 0.4 knSlack 8:31 AMFlood 11:26 AM 0.2 knSlack 3:07 PMEbb 5:49 PM 0.1 knSlack 8:13 PMFlood 11:16 PM 0.2 kn
    Fri Oct 16Slack 2:12 AMEbb 5:49 AM 0.3 knSlack 9:24 AMFlood 12:17 PM 0.2 knSlack 3:51 PMEbb 6:22 PM 0.1 knSlack 8:57 PM
    Sat Oct 17Flood 12:11 AM 0.2 knSlack 3:05 AMEbb 6:33 AM 0.3 knSlack 10:31 AMFlood 1:20 PM 0.1 knSlack 4:42 PMSlack 9:52 PM

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

    Best fishing times at Summerland Key, southwest side, Kemp Channel

    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 PM12:38 AM–2:38 AM, 1:01 PM–3:01 PM7:50 AM–8:50 AM, 7:07 PM–8:07 PM
    Mon Oct 1283 · Excellent2:00 AM–3:00 AM1:24 AM–3:24 AM, 1:48 PM–3:48 PM8:47 AM–9:47 AM, 7:45 PM–8:45 PM
    Tue Oct 1370 · Good3:00 AM–4:00 AM, 3:00 PM–4:00 PM2:11 AM–4:11 AM, 2:36 PM–4:36 PM9:43 AM–10:43 AM, 8:26 PM–9:26 PM
    Wed Oct 1458 · Good3:00 AM–5:00 AM, 4:00 PM–5:00 PM3:00 AM–5:00 AM, 3:26 PM–5:26 PM10:39 AM–11:39 AM, 9:11 PM–10:11 PM
    Thu Oct 1545 · Fair4:00 AM–6:00 AM, 5:00 PM–6:00 PM3:51 AM–5:51 AM, 4:16 PM–6:16 PM11:32 AM–12:32 PM, 10:00 PM–11:00 PM
    Fri Oct 1647 · Fair5:00 AM–7:00 AM, 6:00 PM–7:00 PM4:42 AM–6:42 AM, 5:07 PM–7:07 PM12:23 PM–1:23 PM, 10:53 PM–11:53 PM
    Sat Oct 1751 · Fair6:00 AM–7:00 AM5:32 AM–7:32 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. 0.2 ft at 7:33 AM on Wednesday, October 14
    2. 0.2 ft at 8:21 AM on Thursday, October 15
    3. 0.3 ft at 9:16 AM on Friday, October 16
    4. 0.3 ft at 10:22 AM on Saturday, October 17
    5. 0.4 ft at 11:31 AM on Sunday, October 18
    6. 0.4 ft at 12:33 PM on Monday, October 19

    Tide table: October 11 to November 10, 2026

    Full 2026 tide table Full 2027 tide table

    DayHigh and low tidesSunrise / sunset
    Sun Oct 11L 5:26 AM 0.2 ftH 10:57 AM 1.6 ftL 5:18 PM 0.5 ftH 10:28 PM 1.9 ft7:22 AM / 7:04 PM
    Mon Oct 12L 6:08 AM 0.1 ftH 11:36 AM 1.5 ftL 5:48 PM 0.5 ftH 10:59 PM 1.9 ft7:23 AM / 7:03 PM
    Tue Oct 13L 6:49 AM 0.1 ftH 12:15 PM 1.3 ftL 6:17 PM 0.5 ftH 11:33 PM 1.9 ft7:23 AM / 7:02 PM
    Wed Oct 14L 7:33 AM 0.2 ftH 12:54 PM 1.2 ftL 6:45 PM 0.5 ft7:24 AM / 7:01 PM
    Thu Oct 15H 12:09 AM 1.8 ftL 8:21 AM 0.2 ftH 1:38 PM 1.1 ftL 7:12 PM 0.6 ft7:24 AM / 7:00 PM
    Fri Oct 16H 12:49 AM 1.7 ftL 9:16 AM 0.3 ftH 2:32 PM 1.1 ftL 7:39 PM 0.6 ft7:25 AM / 6:59 PM
    Sat Oct 17H 1:37 AM 1.7 ftL 10:22 AM 0.3 ftH 3:48 PM 1.1 ftL 8:20 PM 0.7 ft7:25 AM / 6:58 PM
    Sun Oct 18H 2:35 AM 1.6 ftL 11:31 AM 0.4 ftH 5:23 PM 1.1 ftL 10:11 PM 0.7 ft7:26 AM / 6:57 PM
    Mon Oct 19H 3:50 AM 1.6 ftL 12:33 PM 0.4 ftH 6:19 PM 1.2 ftL 11:57 PM 0.7 ft7:26 AM / 6:56 PM
    Tue Oct 20H 5:10 AM 1.6 ftL 1:23 PM 0.4 ftH 6:51 PM 1.3 ft7:27 AM / 6:56 PM
    Wed Oct 21L 1:09 AM 0.6 ftH 6:21 AM 1.6 ftL 2:03 PM 0.4 ftH 7:19 PM 1.4 ft7:27 AM / 6:55 PM
    Thu Oct 22L 2:05 AM 0.5 ftH 7:20 AM 1.6 ftL 2:37 PM 0.5 ftH 7:47 PM 1.6 ft7:28 AM / 6:54 PM
    Fri Oct 23L 2:53 AM 0.4 ftH 8:13 AM 1.6 ftL 3:08 PM 0.5 ftH 8:16 PM 1.7 ft7:28 AM / 6:53 PM
    Sat Oct 24L 3:37 AM 0.3 ftH 9:02 AM 1.6 ftL 3:39 PM 0.5 ftH 8:47 PM 1.8 ft7:29 AM / 6:52 PM
    Sun Oct 25L 4:20 AM 0.1 ftH 9:51 AM 1.6 ftL 4:10 PM 0.5 ftH 9:20 PM 1.9 ft7:29 AM / 6:52 PM
    Mon Oct 26L 5:04 AM 0.0 ftH 10:39 AM 1.5 ftL 4:42 PM 0.5 ftH 9:57 PM 2.0 ft7:30 AM / 6:51 PM
    Tue Oct 27L 5:50 AM 0.0 ftH 11:28 AM 1.4 ftL 5:17 PM 0.5 ftH 10:38 PM 2.0 ft7:30 AM / 6:50 PM
    Wed Oct 28L 6:39 AM 0.0 ftH 12:19 PM 1.3 ftL 5:53 PM 0.5 ftH 11:23 PM 2.0 ft7:31 AM / 6:49 PM
    Thu Oct 29L 7:33 AM 0.0 ftH 1:13 PM 1.2 ftL 6:33 PM 0.5 ft7:32 AM / 6:49 PM
    Fri Oct 30H 12:15 AM 2.0 ftL 8:33 AM 0.1 ftH 2:12 PM 1.1 ftL 7:22 PM 0.5 ft7:32 AM / 6:48 PM
    Sat Oct 31H 1:13 AM 1.9 ftL 9:41 AM 0.2 ftH 3:20 PM 1.1 ftL 8:27 PM 0.6 ft7:33 AM / 6:47 PM
    Sun Nov 1H 1:23 AM 1.8 ftL 9:52 AM 0.2 ftH 3:33 PM 1.1 ftL 8:59 PM 0.6 ft6:33 AM / 5:47 PM
    Mon Nov 2H 2:47 AM 1.7 ftL 10:58 AM 0.3 ftH 4:37 PM 1.2 ftL 10:37 PM 0.5 ft6:34 AM / 5:46 PM
    Tue Nov 3H 4:17 AM 1.6 ftL 11:55 AM 0.4 ftH 5:26 PM 1.4 ft6:35 AM / 5:45 PM
    Wed Nov 4L 12:00 AM 0.5 ftH 5:37 AM 1.6 ftL 12:42 PM 0.4 ftH 6:07 PM 1.5 ft6:35 AM / 5:45 PM
    Thu Nov 5L 1:08 AM 0.4 ftH 6:42 AM 1.6 ftL 1:23 PM 0.5 ftH 6:44 PM 1.7 ft6:36 AM / 5:44 PM
    Fri Nov 6L 2:04 AM 0.3 ftH 7:37 AM 1.5 ftL 2:00 PM 0.5 ftH 7:17 PM 1.8 ft6:36 AM / 5:44 PM
    Sat Nov 7L 2:52 AM 0.2 ftH 8:26 AM 1.4 ftL 2:35 PM 0.5 ftH 7:50 PM 1.8 ft6:37 AM / 5:43 PM
    Sun Nov 8L 3:34 AM 0.1 ftH 9:09 AM 1.4 ftL 3:09 PM 0.5 ftH 8:22 PM 1.9 ft6:38 AM / 5:43 PM
    Mon Nov 9L 4:14 AM 0.1 ftH 9:48 AM 1.3 ftL 3:41 PM 0.5 ftH 8:55 PM 1.9 ft6:38 AM / 5:42 PM
    Tue Nov 10L 4:52 AM 0.1 ftH 10:25 AM 1.2 ftL 4:13 PM 0.5 ftH 9:29 PM 1.8 ft6:39 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 Summerland Key, southwest side, Kemp Channel

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

    Fish in the waters around Summerland Key, southwest side, Kemp Channel

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

    • Bluehead Thalassoma bifasciatumSalt water · 4646 records
    • Striped Parrotfish Scarus iseriSalt water · 4038 records
    • Bicolor Damselfish Stegastes partitusSalt water · 3438 records
    • Yellowtail Snapper Ocyurus chrysurusSalt water · 3176 records
    • Slippery Dick Halichoeres bivittatusSalt water · 3154 records
    • White Grunt Haemulon plumieriiSalt water · 2833 records
    • Redband Parrotfish Sparisoma aurofrenatumSalt water · 2796 records
    • Yellowhead Wrasse Halichoeres garnotiSalt water · 2687 records
    • Blue Tang Acanthurus coeruleusSalt water · 2509 records
    • Ocean Surgeon Acanthurus bahianusSalt water · 2341 records
    • Bluestriped Grunt Haemulon sciurusSalt water · 2044 records
    • Clown Wrasse Halichoeres maculipinnaSalt water · 1861 records
    • Stoplight Parrotfish Sparisoma virideSalt water · 1546 records
    • French Grunt Haemulon flavolineatumSalt water · 1507 records
    • Cocoa Damselfish Stegastes variabilisSalt water · 1451 records
    • Sergeant Major Abudefduf saxatilisSalt water · 1337 records
    • Doctorfish Acanthurus chirurgusSalt water · 1323 records
    • Bridled Goby Coryphopterus glaucofraenumSalt water · 1307 records
    • Hogfish Lachnolaimus maximusSalt water · 1205 records
    • Foureye Butterflyfish Chaetodon capistratusSalt water · 1169 records
    • Tomtate Grunt Haemulon aurolineatumSalt water · 1165 records
    • Grey Snapper Lutjanus griseusSalt water · 1150 records
    • Porkfish Anisotremus virginicusSalt water · 1107 records
    • Bar Jack Caranx ruberSalt water · 998 records
    • Schoolmaster Snapper Lutjanus apodusSalt water · 990 records
    • Masked Goby Coryphopterus personatusSalt water · 894 records
    • Gray Angelfish Pomacanthus arcuatusSalt water · 839 records
    • Threespot Damselfish Stegastes planifronsSalt water · 813 records
    • Blue Chromis Chromis cyaneaSalt water · 738 records
    • Dusky Damselfish Stegastes adustusSalt water · 714 records
    • Puddingwife Wrasse Halichoeres radiatusSalt water · 660 records
    • Graysby Cephalopholis cruentataSalt water · 636 records
    • Spotfin Butterflyfish Chaetodon ocellatusSalt water · 585 records
    • Redfin Parrotfish Sparisoma rubripinneSalt water · 573 records
    • Yellowtail Damselfish Microspathodon chrysurusSalt water · 551 records
    • Saucereye Porgy Calamus calamusSalt water · 547 records
    • Lane Snapper Lutjanus synagrisSalt water · 541 records
    • Sharpnose Puffer Canthigaster rostrataSalt water · 521 records
    • Beaugregory Stegastes leucostictusSalt water · 508 records
    • Yellow Goatfish Mulloidichthys martinicusSalt water · 506 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 Summerland Key, southwest side, Kemp Channel

    Summerland Key, southwest side, Kemp Channel 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 1.2 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, November 9 (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 1.2 ft between the day's highest and lowest water.

    The lowest tide of the month is 0.0 ft at 6:39 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 2.0 ft at 10:38 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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