Big Pine Key, FL — Tides & Fishing

Big Pine Key, Pine Channel Bridge, north side

Tide source: NOAA CO-OPS · fetched 10/21/2026, 7:22:23 AM CT

Heights relative to MLLW (Mean Lower Low Water).

Station location

24.6700, -81.3683

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

Live status

FALLING

Air

76°F

Wind

16 mph NE

Water

83°F

Pressure

1016 hPa

Water status

OCTOBER 21, 2026 AT 8:22 AM

Tide chart · ft MLLW

Now 8:22 AM · tide ~1.1 ft · falling

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

Minor2:34 AM – 3:34 AM
Major8:37 AM – 10:37 AM☀️ Prime
Minor3:33 PM – 4:33 PM
Major8:58 PM – 10:58 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 Pine Key

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Weather

Open-Meteo

Temp

76°F

Wind

16 mph NE

Water

83°F

Pressure

1016 hPa

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Radar

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Sun / moon / conditions

Sunrise

7:27 AM

Sunset

6:51 PM

Moon

Waxing Gibbous · 79%

Tide cycle

Toward neap

Tide schedule

Heights relative to MLLW · times station-local

TUE, OCT 20, 2026

7:27 AM – 6:52 PMWaxing Gibbous 70%Neap

Fair fishing day

Low tide12:50 AM0.4 ftMLLW
High tide5:39 AM1.1 ftMLLW
Low tide2:16 PM0.3 ftMLLW
High tide7:20 PM0.9 ftMLLW

WED, OCT 21, 2026Selected

7:27 AM – 6:51 PMWaxing Gibbous 79%Toward neap

Fair fishing day

Low tide2:02 AM0.4 ftMLLW
High tide6:50 AM1.1 ftMLLW
Low tide2:56 PM0.3 ftMLLW
High tide7:48 PM1.0 ftMLLW

THU, OCT 22, 2026

7:28 AM – 6:50 PMWaxing Gibbous 87%Toward neap

Fair fishing day

Low tide2:58 AM0.3 ftMLLW
High tide7:49 AM1.2 ftMLLW
Low tide3:30 PM0.3 ftMLLW
High tide8:16 PM1.1 ftMLLW

FRI, OCT 23, 2026

7:28 AM – 6:49 PMWaxing Gibbous 93%Toward neap

Fair fishing day

Low tide3:46 AM0.2 ftMLLW
High tide8:42 AM1.2 ftMLLW
Low tide4:01 PM0.3 ftMLLW
High tide8:45 PM1.2 ftMLLW

SAT, OCT 24, 2026

7:29 AM – 6:49 PMWaxing Gibbous 98%Spring

Good fishing day

Low tide4:30 AM0.2 ftMLLW
High tide9:31 AM1.2 ftMLLW
Low tide4:32 PM0.3 ftMLLW
High tide9:16 PM1.3 ftMLLW

SUN, OCT 25, 2026

7:29 AM – 6:48 PMFull Moon 100%Spring

Good fishing day

Low tide5:13 AM0.09 ftMLLW
High tide10:20 AM1.1 ftMLLW
Low tide5:03 PM0.3 ftMLLW
High tide9:49 PM1.4 ftMLLW

MON, OCT 26, 2026

7:30 AM – 6:47 PMFull Moon 100%Spring

Good fishing day

Low tide5:57 AM0.03 ftMLLW
High tide11:08 AM1.1 ftMLLW
Low tide5:35 PM0.3 ftMLLW
High tide10:26 PM1.4 ftMLLW

TUE, OCT 27, 2026

7:31 AM – 6:47 PMWaning Gibbous 97%Spring

Good fishing day

Low tide6:43 AM-0.01 ftMLLW
High tide11:57 AM1.0 ftMLLW
Low tide6:10 PM0.3 ftMLLW
High tide11:07 PM1.4 ftMLLW

WED, OCT 28, 2026

7:31 AM – 6:46 PMWaning Gibbous 93%Toward neap

Fair fishing day

Low tide7:32 AM-0.02 ftMLLW
High tide12:48 PM0.9 ftMLLW
Low tide6:46 PM0.3 ftMLLW
High tide11:52 PM1.4 ftMLLW

THU, OCT 29, 2026

7:32 AM – 6:45 PMWaning Gibbous 86%Toward neap

Fair fishing day

Low tide8:26 AM0.0 ftMLLW
High tide1:42 PM0.8 ftMLLW
Low tide7:26 PM0.3 ftMLLW

FRI, OCT 30, 2026

7:32 AM – 6:45 PMWaning Gibbous 78%Toward neap

Fair fishing day

High tide12:44 AM1.4 ftMLLW
Low tide9:26 AM0.04 ftMLLW
High tide2:41 PM0.8 ftMLLW
Low tide8:15 PM0.3 ftMLLW

SAT, OCT 31, 2026

7:33 AM – 6:44 PMWaning Gibbous 69%Neap

Fair fishing day

High tide1:42 AM1.4 ftMLLW
Low tide10:34 AM0.10 ftMLLW
High tide3:49 PM0.8 ftMLLW
Low tide9:20 PM0.3 ftMLLW

SUN, NOV 1, 2026

6:34 AM – 5:43 PMWaning Gibbous 59%Neap

Fair fishing day

High tide1:52 AM1.3 ftMLLW
Low tide10:45 AM0.1 ftMLLW
High tide4:02 PM0.8 ftMLLW
Low tide9:52 PM0.3 ftMLLW

MON, NOV 2, 2026

6:34 AM – 5:43 PMLast Quarter 48%Neap

Fair fishing day

High tide3:16 AM1.2 ftMLLW
Low tide11:51 AM0.2 ftMLLW
High tide5:06 PM0.9 ftMLLW
Low tide11:30 PM0.3 ftMLLW

TUE, NOV 3, 2026

6:35 AM – 5:42 PMWaning Crescent 38%Neap

Fair fishing day

High tide4:46 AM1.2 ftMLLW
Low tide12:48 PM0.2 ftMLLW
High tide5:55 PM1.0 ftMLLW

WED, NOV 4, 2026

6:36 AM – 5:42 PMWaning Crescent 28%Toward spring

Fair fishing day

Low tide12:53 AM0.3 ftMLLW
High tide6:06 AM1.1 ftMLLW
Low tide1:35 PM0.3 ftMLLW
High tide6:36 PM1.1 ftMLLW

THU, NOV 5, 2026

6:36 AM – 5:41 PMWaning Crescent 19%Toward spring

Fair fishing day

Low tide2:01 AM0.2 ftMLLW
High tide7:11 AM1.1 ftMLLW
Low tide2:16 PM0.3 ftMLLW
High tide7:13 PM1.2 ftMLLW

FRI, NOV 6, 2026

6:37 AM – 5:41 PMWaning Crescent 11%Toward spring

Fair fishing day

Low tide2:57 AM0.2 ftMLLW
High tide8:06 AM1.1 ftMLLW
Low tide2:53 PM0.3 ftMLLW
High tide7:46 PM1.2 ftMLLW

SAT, NOV 7, 2026

6:38 AM – 5:40 PMWaning Crescent 5%Toward spring

Fair fishing day

Low tide3:45 AM0.1 ftMLLW
High tide8:55 AM1.0 ftMLLW
Low tide3:28 PM0.3 ftMLLW
High tide8:19 PM1.3 ftMLLW

SUN, NOV 8, 2026

6:38 AM – 5:40 PMWaning Crescent 2%Spring

Good fishing day

Low tide4:27 AM0.07 ftMLLW
High tide9:38 AM1.0 ftMLLW
Low tide4:02 PM0.3 ftMLLW
High tide8:51 PM1.3 ftMLLW

MON, NOV 9, 2026

6:39 AM – 5:39 PMNew Moon 0%Spring

Good fishing day

Low tide5:07 AM0.04 ftMLLW
High tide10:17 AM0.9 ftMLLW
Low tide4:34 PM0.3 ftMLLW
High tide9:24 PM1.3 ftMLLW

TUE, NOV 10, 2026

6:40 AM – 5:39 PMNew Moon 100%Spring

Good fishing day

Low tide5:45 AM0.03 ftMLLW
High tide10:54 AM0.8 ftMLLW
Low tide5:06 PM0.3 ftMLLW
High tide9:58 PM1.3 ftMLLW

WED, NOV 11, 2026

6:40 AM – 5:39 PMWaxing Crescent 4%Spring

Good fishing day

Low tide6:24 AM0.04 ftMLLW
High tide11:31 AM0.8 ftMLLW
Low tide5:37 PM0.3 ftMLLW
High tide10:34 PM1.2 ftMLLW

THU, NOV 12, 2026

6:41 AM – 5:38 PMWaxing Crescent 9%Toward spring

Fair fishing day

Low tide7:05 AM0.05 ftMLLW
High tide12:09 PM0.8 ftMLLW
Low tide6:07 PM0.3 ftMLLW
High tide11:12 PM1.2 ftMLLW

FRI, NOV 13, 2026

6:42 AM – 5:38 PMWaxing Crescent 15%Toward spring

Fair fishing day

Low tide7:49 AM0.08 ftMLLW
High tide12:50 PM0.7 ftMLLW
Low tide6:38 PM0.3 ftMLLW
High tide11:53 PM1.2 ftMLLW

SAT, NOV 14, 2026

6:42 AM – 5:38 PMWaxing Crescent 24%Toward spring

Fair fishing day

Low tide8:37 AM0.1 ftMLLW
High tide1:37 PM0.7 ftMLLW
Low tide7:15 PM0.3 ftMLLW

SUN, NOV 15, 2026

6:43 AM – 5:37 PMWaxing Crescent 33%Neap

Fair fishing day

High tide12:38 AM1.1 ftMLLW
Low tide9:30 AM0.2 ftMLLW
High tide2:30 PM0.7 ftMLLW
Low tide8:11 PM0.4 ftMLLW

MON, NOV 16, 2026

6:44 AM – 5:37 PMWaxing Crescent 44%Neap

Fair fishing day

High tide1:31 AM1.1 ftMLLW
Low tide10:25 AM0.2 ftMLLW
High tide3:27 PM0.8 ftMLLW
Low tide9:40 PM0.4 ftMLLW

TUE, NOV 17, 2026

6:44 AM – 5:37 PMFirst Quarter 54%Neap

Fair fishing day

High tide2:35 AM1.0 ftMLLW
Low tide11:18 AM0.2 ftMLLW
High tide4:20 PM0.8 ftMLLW
Low tide11:14 PM0.3 ftMLLW

WED, NOV 18, 2026

6:45 AM – 5:37 PMWaxing Gibbous 65%Neap

Fair fishing day

High tide3:51 AM1.0 ftMLLW
Low tide12:05 PM0.2 ftMLLW
High tide5:04 PM0.9 ftMLLW

THU, NOV 19, 2026

6:46 AM – 5:37 PMWaxing Gibbous 75%Toward neap

Fair fishing day

Low tide12:28 AM0.3 ftMLLW
High tide5:09 AM0.9 ftMLLW
Low tide12:47 PM0.2 ftMLLW
High tide5:42 PM1.0 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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