Big Pine Key, FL — Tides & Fishing

Big Pine Key, west side, Pine Channel

Tide source: NOAA CO-OPS · fetched 10/21/2026, 6:33:05 AM CT

Heights relative to MLLW (Mean Lower Low Water).

Station location

24.6900, -81.3833

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Live status

FALLING

Air

73°F

Wind

10 mph NE

Water

83°F

Pressure

1015 hPa

Water status

OCTOBER 21, 2026 AT 7:33 AM

Tide chart · ft MLLW

Now 7:33 AM · tide ~1.0 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

73°F

Wind

10 mph NE

Water

83°F

Pressure

1015 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 tide12:59 AM0.5 ftMLLW
High tide5:57 AM1.0 ftMLLW
Low tide2:25 PM0.3 ftMLLW
High tide7:38 PM0.8 ftMLLW

WED, OCT 21, 2026Selected

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

Fair fishing day

Low tide2:11 AM0.5 ftMLLW
High tide7:08 AM1.0 ftMLLW
Low tide3:05 PM0.3 ftMLLW
High tide8:06 PM0.9 ftMLLW

THU, OCT 22, 2026

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

Fair fishing day

Low tide3:07 AM0.4 ftMLLW
High tide8:07 AM1.1 ftMLLW
Low tide3:39 PM0.3 ftMLLW
High tide8:34 PM1.0 ftMLLW

FRI, OCT 23, 2026

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

Fair fishing day

Low tide3:55 AM0.3 ftMLLW
High tide9:00 AM1.1 ftMLLW
Low tide4:10 PM0.4 ftMLLW
High tide9:03 PM1.1 ftMLLW

SAT, OCT 24, 2026

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

Good fishing day

Low tide4:39 AM0.2 ftMLLW
High tide9:49 AM1.0 ftMLLW
Low tide4:41 PM0.4 ftMLLW
High tide9:34 PM1.2 ftMLLW

SUN, OCT 25, 2026

7:30 AM – 6:48 PMFull Moon 100%Spring

Good fishing day

Low tide5:22 AM0.1 ftMLLW
High tide10:38 AM1.0 ftMLLW
Low tide5:12 PM0.4 ftMLLW
High tide10:07 PM1.2 ftMLLW

MON, OCT 26, 2026

7:30 AM – 6:47 PMFull Moon 100%Spring

Good fishing day

Low tide6:06 AM0.03 ftMLLW
High tide11:26 AM1.0 ftMLLW
Low tide5:44 PM0.4 ftMLLW
High tide10:44 PM1.3 ftMLLW

TUE, OCT 27, 2026

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

Good fishing day

Low tide6:52 AM-0.01 ftMLLW
High tide12:15 PM0.9 ftMLLW
Low tide6:19 PM0.4 ftMLLW
High tide11:25 PM1.3 ftMLLW

WED, OCT 28, 2026

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

Fair fishing day

Low tide7:41 AM-0.03 ftMLLW
High tide1:06 PM0.8 ftMLLW
Low tide6:55 PM0.4 ftMLLW

THU, OCT 29, 2026

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

Fair fishing day

High tide12:10 AM1.3 ftMLLW
Low tide8:35 AM0.0 ftMLLW
High tide2:00 PM0.7 ftMLLW
Low tide7:35 PM0.4 ftMLLW

FRI, OCT 30, 2026

7:33 AM – 6:45 PMWaning Gibbous 78%Toward neap

Fair fishing day

High tide1:02 AM1.3 ftMLLW
Low tide9:35 AM0.06 ftMLLW
High tide2:59 PM0.7 ftMLLW
Low tide8:24 PM0.4 ftMLLW

SAT, OCT 31, 2026

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

Fair fishing day

High tide2:00 AM1.2 ftMLLW
Low tide10:43 AM0.1 ftMLLW
High tide4:07 PM0.7 ftMLLW
Low tide9:29 PM0.4 ftMLLW

SUN, NOV 1, 2026

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

Fair fishing day

High tide2:10 AM1.2 ftMLLW
Low tide10:54 AM0.2 ftMLLW
High tide4:20 PM0.7 ftMLLW
Low tide10:01 PM0.4 ftMLLW

MON, NOV 2, 2026

6:34 AM – 5:43 PMLast Quarter 48%Neap

Fair fishing day

High tide3:34 AM1.1 ftMLLW
Low tide12:00 PM0.2 ftMLLW
High tide5:24 PM0.8 ftMLLW
Low tide11:39 PM0.4 ftMLLW

TUE, NOV 3, 2026

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

Fair fishing day

High tide5:04 AM1.1 ftMLLW
Low tide12:57 PM0.3 ftMLLW
High tide6:13 PM0.9 ftMLLW

WED, NOV 4, 2026

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

Fair fishing day

Low tide1:02 AM0.4 ftMLLW
High tide6:24 AM1.0 ftMLLW
Low tide1:44 PM0.3 ftMLLW
High tide6:54 PM1.0 ftMLLW

THU, NOV 5, 2026

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

Fair fishing day

Low tide2:10 AM0.3 ftMLLW
High tide7:29 AM1.0 ftMLLW
Low tide2:25 PM0.3 ftMLLW
High tide7:31 PM1.1 ftMLLW

FRI, NOV 6, 2026

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

Fair fishing day

Low tide3:06 AM0.2 ftMLLW
High tide8:24 AM1.0 ftMLLW
Low tide3:02 PM0.4 ftMLLW
High tide8:04 PM1.1 ftMLLW

SAT, NOV 7, 2026

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

Fair fishing day

Low tide3:54 AM0.1 ftMLLW
High tide9:13 AM0.9 ftMLLW
Low tide3:37 PM0.4 ftMLLW
High tide8:37 PM1.2 ftMLLW

SUN, NOV 8, 2026

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

Good fishing day

Low tide4:36 AM0.08 ftMLLW
High tide9:56 AM0.9 ftMLLW
Low tide4:11 PM0.4 ftMLLW
High tide9:09 PM1.2 ftMLLW

MON, NOV 9, 2026

6:39 AM – 5:40 PMNew Moon 0%Spring

Good fishing day

Low tide5:16 AM0.05 ftMLLW
High tide10:35 AM0.8 ftMLLW
Low tide4:43 PM0.4 ftMLLW
High tide9:42 PM1.2 ftMLLW

TUE, NOV 10, 2026

6:40 AM – 5:39 PMNew Moon 100%Spring

Good fishing day

Low tide5:54 AM0.04 ftMLLW
High tide11:12 AM0.8 ftMLLW
Low tide5:15 PM0.4 ftMLLW
High tide10:16 PM1.2 ftMLLW

WED, NOV 11, 2026

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

Good fishing day

Low tide6:33 AM0.05 ftMLLW
High tide11:49 AM0.7 ftMLLW
Low tide5:46 PM0.4 ftMLLW
High tide10:52 PM1.1 ftMLLW

THU, NOV 12, 2026

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

Fair fishing day

Low tide7:14 AM0.07 ftMLLW
High tide12:27 PM0.7 ftMLLW
Low tide6:16 PM0.4 ftMLLW
High tide11:30 PM1.1 ftMLLW

FRI, NOV 13, 2026

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

Fair fishing day

Low tide7:58 AM0.1 ftMLLW
High tide1:08 PM0.7 ftMLLW
Low tide6:47 PM0.4 ftMLLW

SAT, NOV 14, 2026

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

Fair fishing day

High tide12:11 AM1.1 ftMLLW
Low tide8:46 AM0.1 ftMLLW
High tide1:55 PM0.7 ftMLLW
Low tide7:24 PM0.4 ftMLLW

SUN, NOV 15, 2026

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

Fair fishing day

High tide12:56 AM1.0 ftMLLW
Low tide9:39 AM0.2 ftMLLW
High tide2:48 PM0.7 ftMLLW
Low tide8:20 PM0.5 ftMLLW

MON, NOV 16, 2026

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

Fair fishing day

High tide1:49 AM1.0 ftMLLW
Low tide10:34 AM0.2 ftMLLW
High tide3:45 PM0.7 ftMLLW
Low tide9:49 PM0.5 ftMLLW

TUE, NOV 17, 2026

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

Fair fishing day

High tide2:53 AM0.9 ftMLLW
Low tide11:27 AM0.3 ftMLLW
High tide4:38 PM0.8 ftMLLW
Low tide11:23 PM0.4 ftMLLW

WED, NOV 18, 2026

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

Fair fishing day

High tide4:09 AM0.9 ftMLLW
Low tide12:14 PM0.3 ftMLLW
High tide5:22 PM0.8 ftMLLW

THU, NOV 19, 2026

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

Fair fishing day

Low tide12:37 AM0.4 ftMLLW
High tide5:27 AM0.9 ftMLLW
Low tide12:56 PM0.3 ftMLLW
High tide6:00 PM0.9 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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