Cedar Key, FL — Tides & Fishing

Cedar Key

Tide source: NOAA CO-OPS · fetched 10/21/2026, 6:31:44 AM CT

Heights relative to MLLW (Mean Lower Low Water).

Station location

29.1350, -83.0317

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

Live status

RISING

Air

53°F

Wind

10 mph N

Water

74°F

Pressure

1019 hPa

Water status

OCTOBER 21, 2026 AT 7:31 AM

Tide chart · ft MLLW

Now 7:31 AM · tide ~2.5 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

Minor2:36 AM – 3:36 AM
Major8:44 AM – 10:44 AM☀️ Prime
Minor3:44 PM – 4:44 PM
Major9:05 PM – 11:05 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 · Cedar Key

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Weather

Open-Meteo

Temp

53°F

Wind

10 mph N

Water

74°F

Pressure

1019 hPa

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Johnson gold spoon

Flash and thump when the water muddies up.

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Knock-N lipless crankbait — Silverado

Rattle trap for stained marsh and wind-blown banks.

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Radar

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Sun / moon / conditions

Sunrise

7:38 AM

Sunset

6:53 PM

Moon

Waxing Gibbous · 79%

Tide cycle

Toward neap

Tide schedule

Heights relative to MLLW · times station-local

MON, OCT 19, 2026

7:37 AM – 6:55 PMWaxing Gibbous 60%Neap

Fair fishing day

High tide10:05 PM2.8 ftMLLW

TUE, OCT 20, 2026

7:38 AM – 6:54 PMWaxing Gibbous 70%Neap

Fair fishing day

Low tide3:14 AM2.0 ftMLLW
High tide9:01 AM3.3 ftMLLW
Low tide4:20 PM1.1 ftMLLW
High tide11:02 PM3.0 ftMLLW

WED, OCT 21, 2026Selected

7:38 AM – 6:53 PMWaxing Gibbous 79%Toward neap

Fair fishing day

Low tide4:36 AM1.8 ftMLLW
High tide10:34 AM3.3 ftMLLW
Low tide5:21 PM1.1 ftMLLW
High tide11:45 PM3.2 ftMLLW

THU, OCT 22, 2026

7:39 AM – 6:52 PMWaxing Gibbous 87%Toward neap

Fair fishing day

Low tide5:40 AM1.3 ftMLLW
High tide11:47 AM3.5 ftMLLW
Low tide6:11 PM1.0 ftMLLW

FRI, OCT 23, 2026

7:40 AM – 6:51 PMWaxing Gibbous 93%Toward neap

Fair fishing day

High tide12:20 AM3.4 ftMLLW
Low tide6:33 AM0.9 ftMLLW
High tide12:46 PM3.6 ftMLLW
Low tide6:56 PM1.1 ftMLLW

SAT, OCT 24, 2026

7:41 AM – 6:50 PMWaxing Gibbous 98%Spring

Good fishing day

High tide12:51 AM3.6 ftMLLW
Low tide7:21 AM0.4 ftMLLW
High tide1:39 PM3.8 ftMLLW
Low tide7:36 PM1.1 ftMLLW

SUN, OCT 25, 2026

7:41 AM – 6:49 PMFull Moon 100%Spring

Good fishing day

High tide1:21 AM3.9 ftMLLW
Low tide8:05 AM-0.01 ftMLLW
High tide2:28 PM3.8 ftMLLW
Low tide8:14 PM1.3 ftMLLW

MON, OCT 26, 2026

7:42 AM – 6:49 PMFull Moon 100%Spring

Good fishing day

High tide1:52 AM4.1 ftMLLW
Low tide8:48 AM-0.4 ftMLLW
High tide3:15 PM3.8 ftMLLW
Low tide8:51 PM1.4 ftMLLW

TUE, OCT 27, 2026

7:43 AM – 6:48 PMWaning Gibbous 97%Spring

Good fishing day

High tide2:24 AM4.3 ftMLLW
Low tide9:31 AM-0.6 ftMLLW
High tide4:04 PM3.7 ftMLLW
Low tide9:28 PM1.6 ftMLLW

WED, OCT 28, 2026

7:43 AM – 6:47 PMWaning Gibbous 93%Toward neap

Fair fishing day

High tide2:58 AM4.4 ftMLLW
Low tide10:16 AM-0.7 ftMLLW
High tide4:54 PM3.5 ftMLLW
Low tide10:06 PM1.7 ftMLLW

THU, OCT 29, 2026

7:44 AM – 6:46 PMWaning Gibbous 86%Toward neap

Fair fishing day

High tide3:37 AM4.5 ftMLLW
Low tide11:04 AM-0.6 ftMLLW
High tide5:47 PM3.3 ftMLLW
Low tide10:46 PM1.8 ftMLLW

FRI, OCT 30, 2026

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

Fair fishing day

High tide4:20 AM4.4 ftMLLW
Low tide11:55 AM-0.4 ftMLLW
High tide6:41 PM3.0 ftMLLW
Low tide11:32 PM1.9 ftMLLW

SAT, OCT 31, 2026

7:46 AM – 6:45 PMWaning Gibbous 69%Neap

Fair fishing day

High tide5:11 AM4.2 ftMLLW
Low tide12:50 PM-0.06 ftMLLW
High tide7:39 PM2.9 ftMLLW

SUN, NOV 1, 2026

6:46 AM – 5:44 PMWaning Gibbous 59%Neap

Fair fishing day

Low tide12:28 AM1.9 ftMLLW
High tide5:12 AM3.9 ftMLLW
Low tide12:52 PM0.3 ftMLLW
High tide7:44 PM2.8 ftMLLW

MON, NOV 2, 2026

6:47 AM – 5:43 PMLast Quarter 48%Neap

Fair fishing day

Low tide12:41 AM1.9 ftMLLW
High tide6:29 AM3.5 ftMLLW
Low tide2:06 PM0.7 ftMLLW
High tide8:52 PM2.8 ftMLLW

TUE, NOV 3, 2026

6:48 AM – 5:43 PMWaning Crescent 38%Neap

Fair fishing day

Low tide2:13 AM1.7 ftMLLW
High tide8:13 AM3.2 ftMLLW
Low tide3:20 PM0.9 ftMLLW
High tide9:47 PM3.0 ftMLLW

WED, NOV 4, 2026

6:49 AM – 5:42 PMWaning Crescent 28%Toward spring

Fair fishing day

Low tide3:41 AM1.3 ftMLLW
High tide9:56 AM3.2 ftMLLW
Low tide4:22 PM1.1 ftMLLW
High tide10:30 PM3.2 ftMLLW

THU, NOV 5, 2026

6:49 AM – 5:41 PMWaning Crescent 19%Toward spring

Fair fishing day

Low tide4:51 AM0.8 ftMLLW
High tide11:13 AM3.3 ftMLLW
Low tide5:12 PM1.2 ftMLLW
High tide11:08 PM3.5 ftMLLW

FRI, NOV 6, 2026

6:50 AM – 5:41 PMWaning Crescent 11%Toward spring

Fair fishing day

Low tide5:47 AM0.3 ftMLLW
High tide12:14 PM3.4 ftMLLW
Low tide5:55 PM1.3 ftMLLW
High tide11:41 PM3.7 ftMLLW

SAT, NOV 7, 2026

6:51 AM – 5:40 PMWaning Crescent 5%Toward spring

Fair fishing day

Low tide6:34 AM-0.06 ftMLLW
High tide1:02 PM3.4 ftMLLW
Low tide6:32 PM1.4 ftMLLW

SUN, NOV 8, 2026

6:52 AM – 5:40 PMWaning Crescent 2%Spring

Good fishing day

High tide12:13 AM3.9 ftMLLW
Low tide7:15 AM-0.3 ftMLLW
High tide1:44 PM3.4 ftMLLW
Low tide7:06 PM1.5 ftMLLW

MON, NOV 9, 2026

6:53 AM – 5:39 PMNew Moon 0%Spring

Good fishing day

High tide12:43 AM4.0 ftMLLW
Low tide7:51 AM-0.4 ftMLLW
High tide2:22 PM3.4 ftMLLW
Low tide7:39 PM1.5 ftMLLW

TUE, NOV 10, 2026

6:53 AM – 5:39 PMNew Moon 100%Spring

Good fishing day

High tide1:13 AM4.0 ftMLLW
Low tide8:25 AM-0.4 ftMLLW
High tide2:58 PM3.3 ftMLLW
Low tide8:12 PM1.6 ftMLLW

WED, NOV 11, 2026

6:54 AM – 5:38 PMWaxing Crescent 4%Spring

Good fishing day

High tide1:42 AM4.0 ftMLLW
Low tide8:58 AM-0.4 ftMLLW
High tide3:34 PM3.2 ftMLLW
Low tide8:44 PM1.6 ftMLLW

THU, NOV 12, 2026

6:55 AM – 5:38 PMWaxing Crescent 9%Toward spring

Fair fishing day

High tide2:13 AM4.0 ftMLLW
Low tide9:31 AM-0.3 ftMLLW
High tide4:11 PM3.1 ftMLLW
Low tide9:18 PM1.7 ftMLLW

FRI, NOV 13, 2026

6:56 AM – 5:37 PMWaxing Crescent 15%Toward spring

Fair fishing day

High tide2:46 AM3.9 ftMLLW
Low tide10:05 AM-0.2 ftMLLW
High tide4:47 PM3.0 ftMLLW
Low tide9:53 PM1.7 ftMLLW

SAT, NOV 14, 2026

6:57 AM – 5:37 PMWaxing Crescent 24%Toward spring

Fair fishing day

High tide3:23 AM3.8 ftMLLW
Low tide10:41 AM0.02 ftMLLW
High tide5:25 PM2.9 ftMLLW
Low tide10:34 PM1.7 ftMLLW

SUN, NOV 15, 2026

6:57 AM – 5:36 PMWaxing Crescent 33%Neap

Fair fishing day

High tide4:05 AM3.6 ftMLLW
Low tide11:21 AM0.2 ftMLLW
High tide6:06 PM2.9 ftMLLW
Low tide11:21 PM1.7 ftMLLW

MON, NOV 16, 2026

6:58 AM – 5:36 PMWaxing Crescent 44%Neap

Fair fishing day

High tide4:55 AM3.4 ftMLLW
Low tide12:06 PM0.5 ftMLLW
High tide6:53 PM2.8 ftMLLW

TUE, NOV 17, 2026

6:59 AM – 5:36 PMFirst Quarter 54%Neap

Fair fishing day

Low tide12:21 AM1.6 ftMLLW
High tide5:58 AM3.1 ftMLLW
Low tide1:02 PM0.7 ftMLLW
High tide7:47 PM2.8 ftMLLW

WED, NOV 18, 2026

7:00 AM – 5:35 PMWaxing Gibbous 65%Neap

Fair fishing day

Low tide1:37 AM1.5 ftMLLW
High tide7:20 AM2.9 ftMLLW
Low tide2:08 PM0.9 ftMLLW
High tide8:44 PM2.9 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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