Big Coppitt Key, FL — Tides & Fishing

Big Coppitt Key, northeast side, Waltz Key Basin

Tide source: NOAA CO-OPS · fetched 10/21/2026, 6:34:44 AM CT

Heights relative to MLLW (Mean Lower Low Water).

Station location

24.6017, -81.6550

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Whole page updates · today through +14 · station-local

Live status

RISING

Air

75°F

Wind

17 mph NE

Water

83°F

Pressure

1015 hPa

Water status

OCTOBER 21, 2026 AT 7:34 AM

Tide chart · ft MLLW

Now 7:34 AM · tide ~0.4 ft · rising

Tide High Low Now Night Major prime Minor prime

Fish activityVery highHighAverage— Low

Best fishing times today

Wednesday, October 21

★★★☆☆

Fair fishing day

Waxing Gibbous · 79% illuminated · Toward neap

Tide strength

43/49

Average · morning / afternoon

Windows

Minor2:35 AM – 3:35 AM
Major8:38 AM – 10:38 AM☀️ Prime
Minor3:34 PM – 4:34 PM
Major9:00 PM – 11:00 PM

Neap tides — smaller range than usual today

Quarter-phase moon means highs and lows sit closer together. Wind and water clarity often matter more than the table.

Wind

Open-Meteo · Big Coppitt Key

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Weather

Open-Meteo

Temp

75°F

Wind

17 mph NE

Water

83°F

Pressure

1015 hPa

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Radar

RainViewer · Big Coppitt Key

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Sun / moon / conditions

Sunrise

7:28 AM

Sunset

6:52 PM

Moon

Waxing Gibbous · 79%

Tide cycle

Toward neap

Tide schedule

Heights relative to MLLW · times station-local

MON, OCT 19, 2026

7:27 AM – 6:54 PMWaxing Gibbous 60%Neap

Fair fishing day

High tide11:06 PM1.2 ftMLLW

TUE, OCT 20, 2026

7:28 AM – 6:53 PMWaxing Gibbous 70%Neap

Fair fishing day

Low tide6:01 AM0.4 ftMLLW
High tide9:57 AM1.6 ftMLLW
Low tide7:27 PM0.3 ftMLLW
High tide11:38 PM1.3 ftMLLW

WED, OCT 21, 2026Selected

7:28 AM – 6:52 PMWaxing Gibbous 79%Toward neap

Fair fishing day

Low tide7:13 AM0.4 ftMLLW
High tide11:08 AM1.7 ftMLLW
Low tide8:07 PM0.3 ftMLLW

THU, OCT 22, 2026

7:29 AM – 6:51 PMWaxing Gibbous 87%Toward neap

Fair fishing day

High tide12:06 AM1.5 ftMLLW
Low tide8:09 AM0.3 ftMLLW
High tide12:07 PM1.7 ftMLLW
Low tide8:41 PM0.3 ftMLLW

FRI, OCT 23, 2026

7:29 AM – 6:51 PMWaxing Gibbous 93%Toward neap

Fair fishing day

High tide12:34 AM1.6 ftMLLW
Low tide8:57 AM0.2 ftMLLW
High tide1:00 PM1.7 ftMLLW
Low tide9:12 PM0.3 ftMLLW

SAT, OCT 24, 2026

7:30 AM – 6:50 PMWaxing Gibbous 98%Spring

Good fishing day

High tide1:03 AM1.8 ftMLLW
Low tide9:41 AM0.2 ftMLLW
High tide1:49 PM1.7 ftMLLW
Low tide9:43 PM0.3 ftMLLW

SUN, OCT 25, 2026

7:31 AM – 6:49 PMFull Moon 100%Spring

Good fishing day

High tide1:34 AM1.9 ftMLLW
Low tide10:24 AM0.09 ftMLLW
High tide2:38 PM1.6 ftMLLW
Low tide10:14 PM0.3 ftMLLW

MON, OCT 26, 2026

7:31 AM – 6:48 PMFull Moon 100%Spring

Good fishing day

High tide2:07 AM2.0 ftMLLW
Low tide11:08 AM0.03 ftMLLW
High tide3:26 PM1.6 ftMLLW
Low tide10:46 PM0.3 ftMLLW

TUE, OCT 27, 2026

7:32 AM – 6:48 PMWaning Gibbous 97%Spring

Good fishing day

High tide2:44 AM2.1 ftMLLW
Low tide11:54 AM-0.01 ftMLLW
High tide4:15 PM1.4 ftMLLW
Low tide11:21 PM0.3 ftMLLW

WED, OCT 28, 2026

7:32 AM – 6:47 PMWaning Gibbous 93%Toward neap

Fair fishing day

High tide3:25 AM2.1 ftMLLW
Low tide12:43 PM-0.02 ftMLLW
High tide5:06 PM1.3 ftMLLW
Low tide11:57 PM0.3 ftMLLW

THU, OCT 29, 2026

7:33 AM – 6:46 PMWaning Gibbous 86%Toward neap

Fair fishing day

High tide4:10 AM2.1 ftMLLW
Low tide1:37 PM0.0 ftMLLW
High tide6:00 PM1.2 ftMLLW

FRI, OCT 30, 2026

7:34 AM – 6:46 PMWaning Gibbous 78%Toward neap

Fair fishing day

Low tide12:37 AM0.3 ftMLLW
High tide5:02 AM2.1 ftMLLW
Low tide2:37 PM0.04 ftMLLW
High tide6:59 PM1.1 ftMLLW

SAT, OCT 31, 2026

7:34 AM – 6:45 PMWaning Gibbous 69%Neap

Fair fishing day

Low tide1:26 AM0.3 ftMLLW
High tide6:00 AM2.0 ftMLLW
Low tide3:45 PM0.10 ftMLLW
High tide8:07 PM1.1 ftMLLW

SUN, NOV 1, 2026

6:35 AM – 5:45 PMWaning Gibbous 59%Neap

Fair fishing day

Low tide1:31 AM0.3 ftMLLW
High tide6:10 AM1.9 ftMLLW
Low tide3:56 PM0.1 ftMLLW
High tide8:20 PM1.2 ftMLLW

MON, NOV 2, 2026

6:35 AM – 5:44 PMLast Quarter 48%Neap

Fair fishing day

Low tide3:03 AM0.3 ftMLLW
High tide7:34 AM1.8 ftMLLW
Low tide5:02 PM0.2 ftMLLW
High tide9:24 PM1.3 ftMLLW

TUE, NOV 3, 2026

6:36 AM – 5:44 PMWaning Crescent 38%Neap

Fair fishing day

Low tide4:41 AM0.3 ftMLLW
High tide9:04 AM1.7 ftMLLW
Low tide5:59 PM0.2 ftMLLW
High tide10:13 PM1.4 ftMLLW

WED, NOV 4, 2026

6:37 AM – 5:43 PMWaning Crescent 28%Toward spring

Fair fishing day

Low tide6:04 AM0.3 ftMLLW
High tide10:24 AM1.7 ftMLLW
Low tide6:46 PM0.3 ftMLLW
High tide10:54 PM1.6 ftMLLW

THU, NOV 5, 2026

6:37 AM – 5:42 PMWaning Crescent 19%Toward spring

Fair fishing day

Low tide7:12 AM0.2 ftMLLW
High tide11:29 AM1.6 ftMLLW
Low tide7:27 PM0.3 ftMLLW
High tide11:31 PM1.7 ftMLLW

FRI, NOV 6, 2026

6:38 AM – 5:42 PMWaning Crescent 11%Toward spring

Fair fishing day

Low tide8:08 AM0.2 ftMLLW
High tide12:24 PM1.6 ftMLLW
Low tide8:04 PM0.3 ftMLLW

SAT, NOV 7, 2026

6:39 AM – 5:42 PMWaning Crescent 5%Toward spring

Fair fishing day

High tide12:04 AM1.8 ftMLLW
Low tide8:56 AM0.1 ftMLLW
High tide1:13 PM1.5 ftMLLW
Low tide8:39 PM0.3 ftMLLW

SUN, NOV 8, 2026

6:39 AM – 5:41 PMWaning Crescent 2%Spring

Good fishing day

High tide12:37 AM1.9 ftMLLW
Low tide9:38 AM0.07 ftMLLW
High tide1:56 PM1.4 ftMLLW
Low tide9:13 PM0.3 ftMLLW

MON, NOV 9, 2026

6:40 AM – 5:41 PMNew Moon 0%Spring

Good fishing day

High tide1:09 AM1.9 ftMLLW
Low tide10:18 AM0.04 ftMLLW
High tide2:35 PM1.3 ftMLLW
Low tide9:45 PM0.3 ftMLLW

TUE, NOV 10, 2026

6:41 AM – 5:40 PMNew Moon 100%Spring

Good fishing day

High tide1:42 AM1.9 ftMLLW
Low tide10:56 AM0.03 ftMLLW
High tide3:12 PM1.2 ftMLLW
Low tide10:17 PM0.3 ftMLLW

WED, NOV 11, 2026

6:41 AM – 5:40 PMWaxing Crescent 4%Spring

Good fishing day

High tide2:16 AM1.9 ftMLLW
Low tide11:35 AM0.04 ftMLLW
High tide3:49 PM1.2 ftMLLW
Low tide10:48 PM0.3 ftMLLW

THU, NOV 12, 2026

6:42 AM – 5:40 PMWaxing Crescent 9%Toward spring

Fair fishing day

High tide2:52 AM1.8 ftMLLW
Low tide12:16 PM0.05 ftMLLW
High tide4:27 PM1.1 ftMLLW
Low tide11:18 PM0.3 ftMLLW

FRI, NOV 13, 2026

6:43 AM – 5:39 PMWaxing Crescent 15%Toward spring

Fair fishing day

High tide3:30 AM1.8 ftMLLW
Low tide1:00 PM0.08 ftMLLW
High tide5:08 PM1.1 ftMLLW
Low tide11:49 PM0.3 ftMLLW

SAT, NOV 14, 2026

6:43 AM – 5:39 PMWaxing Crescent 24%Toward spring

Fair fishing day

High tide4:11 AM1.7 ftMLLW
Low tide1:48 PM0.1 ftMLLW
High tide5:55 PM1.1 ftMLLW

SUN, NOV 15, 2026

6:44 AM – 5:39 PMWaxing Crescent 33%Neap

Fair fishing day

Low tide12:26 AM0.3 ftMLLW
High tide4:56 AM1.7 ftMLLW
Low tide2:41 PM0.2 ftMLLW
High tide6:48 PM1.1 ftMLLW

MON, NOV 16, 2026

6:45 AM – 5:38 PMWaxing Crescent 44%Neap

Fair fishing day

Low tide1:22 AM0.4 ftMLLW
High tide5:49 AM1.6 ftMLLW
Low tide3:36 PM0.2 ftMLLW
High tide7:45 PM1.1 ftMLLW

TUE, NOV 17, 2026

6:45 AM – 5:38 PMFirst Quarter 54%Neap

Fair fishing day

Low tide2:51 AM0.4 ftMLLW
High tide6:53 AM1.5 ftMLLW
Low tide4:29 PM0.2 ftMLLW
High tide8:38 PM1.2 ftMLLW

WED, NOV 18, 2026

6:46 AM – 5:38 PMWaxing Gibbous 65%Neap

Fair fishing day

Low tide4:25 AM0.3 ftMLLW
High tide8:09 AM1.4 ftMLLW
Low tide5:16 PM0.2 ftMLLW
High tide9:22 PM1.3 ftMLLW

Tide strength · 2026

Astronomical coefficient (~20–120). Higher = stronger springs worldwide — not the same as local height at Barataria tiny-tide spots.

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