Bird Key, FL — Tides & Fishing

Bird Key, Similar Sound

Tide source: NOAA CO-OPS · fetched 10/21/2026, 6:33:47 AM CT

Heights relative to MLLW (Mean Lower Low Water).

Station location

24.5883, -81.6383

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Live status

FALLING

Water

83°F

Water status

OCTOBER 21, 2026 AT 7:33 AM

Tide chart · ft MLLW

Now 7:33 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

Minor2:35 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

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Weather

Open-Meteo

Temp

—

Wind

—

Water

83°F

Pressure

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Johnson gold spoon

Flash and thump when the water muddies up.

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Radar

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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

TUE, OCT 20, 2026

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

Fair fishing day

Low tide12:10 AM0.5 ftMLLW
High tide5:15 AM1.1 ftMLLW
Low tide1:36 PM0.3 ftMLLW
High tide6:56 PM0.9 ftMLLW

WED, OCT 21, 2026Selected

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

Fair fishing day

Low tide1:22 AM0.5 ftMLLW
High tide6:26 AM1.2 ftMLLW
Low tide2:16 PM0.3 ftMLLW
High tide7:24 PM1.0 ftMLLW

THU, OCT 22, 2026

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

Fair fishing day

Low tide2:18 AM0.4 ftMLLW
High tide7:25 AM1.2 ftMLLW
Low tide2:50 PM0.3 ftMLLW
High tide7:52 PM1.1 ftMLLW

FRI, OCT 23, 2026

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

Fair fishing day

Low tide3:06 AM0.3 ftMLLW
High tide8:18 AM1.2 ftMLLW
Low tide3:21 PM0.4 ftMLLW
High tide8:21 PM1.2 ftMLLW

SAT, OCT 24, 2026

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

Good fishing day

Low tide3:50 AM0.2 ftMLLW
High tide9:07 AM1.2 ftMLLW
Low tide3:52 PM0.4 ftMLLW
High tide8:52 PM1.3 ftMLLW

SUN, OCT 25, 2026

7:30 AM – 6:49 PMFull Moon 100%Spring

Good fishing day

Low tide4:33 AM0.1 ftMLLW
High tide9:56 AM1.2 ftMLLW
Low tide4:23 PM0.4 ftMLLW
High tide9:25 PM1.4 ftMLLW

MON, OCT 26, 2026

7:31 AM – 6:48 PMFull Moon 100%Spring

Good fishing day

Low tide5:17 AM0.03 ftMLLW
High tide10:44 AM1.1 ftMLLW
Low tide4:55 PM0.4 ftMLLW
High tide10:02 PM1.5 ftMLLW

TUE, OCT 27, 2026

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

Good fishing day

Low tide6:03 AM-0.01 ftMLLW
High tide11:33 AM1.0 ftMLLW
Low tide5:30 PM0.4 ftMLLW
High tide10:43 PM1.5 ftMLLW

WED, OCT 28, 2026

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

Fair fishing day

Low tide6:52 AM-0.03 ftMLLW
High tide12:24 PM0.9 ftMLLW
Low tide6:06 PM0.4 ftMLLW
High tide11:28 PM1.5 ftMLLW

THU, OCT 29, 2026

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

Fair fishing day

Low tide7:46 AM0.0 ftMLLW
High tide1:18 PM0.8 ftMLLW
Low tide6:46 PM0.4 ftMLLW

FRI, OCT 30, 2026

7:33 AM – 6:46 PMWaning Gibbous 78%Toward neap

Fair fishing day

High tide12:20 AM1.5 ftMLLW
Low tide8:46 AM0.06 ftMLLW
High tide2:17 PM0.8 ftMLLW
Low tide7:35 PM0.4 ftMLLW

SAT, OCT 31, 2026

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

Fair fishing day

High tide1:18 AM1.4 ftMLLW
Low tide9:54 AM0.1 ftMLLW
High tide3:25 PM0.8 ftMLLW
Low tide8:40 PM0.4 ftMLLW

SUN, NOV 1, 2026

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

Fair fishing day

High tide1:28 AM1.3 ftMLLW
Low tide10:05 AM0.2 ftMLLW
High tide3:38 PM0.8 ftMLLW
Low tide9:12 PM0.4 ftMLLW

MON, NOV 2, 2026

6:35 AM – 5:44 PMLast Quarter 48%Neap

Fair fishing day

High tide2:52 AM1.2 ftMLLW
Low tide11:11 AM0.2 ftMLLW
High tide4:42 PM0.9 ftMLLW
Low tide10:50 PM0.4 ftMLLW

TUE, NOV 3, 2026

6:36 AM – 5:43 PMWaning Crescent 38%Neap

Fair fishing day

High tide4:22 AM1.2 ftMLLW
Low tide12:08 PM0.3 ftMLLW
High tide5:31 PM1.0 ftMLLW

WED, NOV 4, 2026

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

Fair fishing day

Low tide12:13 AM0.4 ftMLLW
High tide5:42 AM1.2 ftMLLW
Low tide12:55 PM0.3 ftMLLW
High tide6:12 PM1.1 ftMLLW

THU, NOV 5, 2026

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

Fair fishing day

Low tide1:21 AM0.3 ftMLLW
High tide6:47 AM1.1 ftMLLW
Low tide1:36 PM0.3 ftMLLW
High tide6:49 PM1.2 ftMLLW

FRI, NOV 6, 2026

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

Fair fishing day

Low tide2:17 AM0.2 ftMLLW
High tide7:42 AM1.1 ftMLLW
Low tide2:13 PM0.4 ftMLLW
High tide7:22 PM1.3 ftMLLW

SAT, NOV 7, 2026

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

Fair fishing day

Low tide3:05 AM0.1 ftMLLW
High tide8:31 AM1.0 ftMLLW
Low tide2:48 PM0.4 ftMLLW
High tide7:55 PM1.3 ftMLLW

SUN, NOV 8, 2026

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

Good fishing day

Low tide3:47 AM0.08 ftMLLW
High tide9:14 AM1.0 ftMLLW
Low tide3:22 PM0.4 ftMLLW
High tide8:27 PM1.4 ftMLLW

MON, NOV 9, 2026

6:40 AM – 5:41 PMNew Moon 0%Spring

Good fishing day

Low tide4:27 AM0.05 ftMLLW
High tide9:53 AM0.9 ftMLLW
Low tide3:54 PM0.4 ftMLLW
High tide9:00 PM1.3 ftMLLW

TUE, NOV 10, 2026

6:41 AM – 5:40 PMNew Moon 100%Spring

Good fishing day

Low tide5:05 AM0.04 ftMLLW
High tide10:30 AM0.9 ftMLLW
Low tide4:26 PM0.4 ftMLLW
High tide9:34 PM1.3 ftMLLW

WED, NOV 11, 2026

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

Good fishing day

Low tide5:44 AM0.05 ftMLLW
High tide11:07 AM0.8 ftMLLW
Low tide4:57 PM0.4 ftMLLW
High tide10:10 PM1.3 ftMLLW

THU, NOV 12, 2026

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

Fair fishing day

Low tide6:25 AM0.07 ftMLLW
High tide11:45 AM0.8 ftMLLW
Low tide5:27 PM0.4 ftMLLW
High tide10:48 PM1.3 ftMLLW

FRI, NOV 13, 2026

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

Fair fishing day

Low tide7:09 AM0.1 ftMLLW
High tide12:26 PM0.8 ftMLLW
Low tide5:58 PM0.4 ftMLLW
High tide11:29 PM1.2 ftMLLW

SAT, NOV 14, 2026

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

Fair fishing day

Low tide7:57 AM0.1 ftMLLW
High tide1:13 PM0.8 ftMLLW
Low tide6:35 PM0.4 ftMLLW

SUN, NOV 15, 2026

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

Fair fishing day

High tide12:14 AM1.2 ftMLLW
Low tide8:50 AM0.2 ftMLLW
High tide2:06 PM0.8 ftMLLW
Low tide7:31 PM0.5 ftMLLW

MON, NOV 16, 2026

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

Fair fishing day

High tide1:07 AM1.1 ftMLLW
Low tide9:45 AM0.2 ftMLLW
High tide3:03 PM0.8 ftMLLW
Low tide9:00 PM0.5 ftMLLW

TUE, NOV 17, 2026

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

Fair fishing day

High tide2:11 AM1.1 ftMLLW
Low tide10:38 AM0.3 ftMLLW
High tide3:56 PM0.9 ftMLLW
Low tide10:34 PM0.4 ftMLLW

WED, NOV 18, 2026

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

Fair fishing day

High tide3:27 AM1.0 ftMLLW
Low tide11:25 AM0.3 ftMLLW
High tide4:40 PM0.9 ftMLLW
Low tide11:48 PM0.4 ftMLLW

THU, NOV 19, 2026

6:47 AM – 5:38 PMWaxing Gibbous 75%Toward neap

Fair fishing day

High tide4:45 AM1.0 ftMLLW
Low tide12:07 PM0.3 ftMLLW
High tide5:18 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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