Key West, FL — Tides & Fishing

Key West, south side, White Street Pier

Tide source: NOAA CO-OPS · fetched 10/21/2026, 6:34:49 AM CT

Heights relative to MLLW (Mean Lower Low Water).

Station location

24.5450, -81.7833

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Live status

FALLING

Air

75°F

Wind

16 mph NE

Water

84°F

Pressure

1015 hPa

Water status

OCTOBER 21, 2026 AT 7:34 AM

Tide chart · ft MLLW

Now 7:34 AM · tide ~1.9 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

Minor2:36 AM – 3:36 AM
Major8:39 AM – 10:39 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 · Key West

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Weather

Open-Meteo

Temp

75°F

Wind

16 mph NE

Water

84°F

Pressure

1015 hPa

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Radar

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Sun / moon / conditions

Sunrise

7:29 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

7:28 AM – 6:54 PMWaxing Gibbous 60%Neap

Fair fishing day

Low tide10:36 PM1.2 ftMLLW

TUE, OCT 20, 2026

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

Fair fishing day

High tide4:43 AM2.1 ftMLLW
Low tide12:02 PM0.7 ftMLLW
High tide6:24 PM1.7 ftMLLW
Low tide11:48 PM1.0 ftMLLW

WED, OCT 21, 2026Selected

7:29 AM – 6:53 PMWaxing Gibbous 79%Toward neap

Fair fishing day

High tide5:54 AM2.1 ftMLLW
Low tide12:42 PM0.7 ftMLLW
High tide6:52 PM1.9 ftMLLW

THU, OCT 22, 2026

7:29 AM – 6:52 PMWaxing Gibbous 87%Toward neap

Fair fishing day

Low tide12:44 AM0.9 ftMLLW
High tide6:53 AM2.2 ftMLLW
Low tide1:16 PM0.8 ftMLLW
High tide7:20 PM2.1 ftMLLW

FRI, OCT 23, 2026

7:30 AM – 6:51 PMWaxing Gibbous 93%Toward neap

Fair fishing day

Low tide1:32 AM0.7 ftMLLW
High tide7:46 AM2.2 ftMLLW
Low tide1:47 PM0.8 ftMLLW
High tide7:49 PM2.2 ftMLLW

SAT, OCT 24, 2026

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

Good fishing day

Low tide2:16 AM0.5 ftMLLW
High tide8:35 AM2.2 ftMLLW
Low tide2:18 PM0.8 ftMLLW
High tide8:20 PM2.4 ftMLLW

SUN, OCT 25, 2026

7:31 AM – 6:50 PMFull Moon 100%Spring

Good fishing day

Low tide2:59 AM0.2 ftMLLW
High tide9:24 AM2.1 ftMLLW
Low tide2:49 PM0.8 ftMLLW
High tide8:53 PM2.5 ftMLLW

MON, OCT 26, 2026

7:32 AM – 6:49 PMFull Moon 100%Spring

Good fishing day

Low tide3:43 AM0.08 ftMLLW
High tide10:12 AM2.0 ftMLLW
Low tide3:21 PM0.8 ftMLLW
High tide9:30 PM2.7 ftMLLW

TUE, OCT 27, 2026

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

Good fishing day

Low tide4:29 AM-0.03 ftMLLW
High tide11:01 AM1.8 ftMLLW
Low tide3:56 PM0.8 ftMLLW
High tide10:11 PM2.7 ftMLLW

WED, OCT 28, 2026

7:33 AM – 6:48 PMWaning Gibbous 93%Toward neap

Fair fishing day

Low tide5:18 AM-0.06 ftMLLW
High tide11:52 AM1.7 ftMLLW
Low tide4:32 PM0.8 ftMLLW
High tide10:56 PM2.7 ftMLLW

THU, OCT 29, 2026

7:33 AM – 6:47 PMWaning Gibbous 86%Toward neap

Fair fishing day

Low tide6:12 AM0.00 ftMLLW
High tide12:46 PM1.5 ftMLLW
Low tide5:12 PM0.8 ftMLLW
High tide11:48 PM2.7 ftMLLW

FRI, OCT 30, 2026

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

Fair fishing day

Low tide7:12 AM0.1 ftMLLW
High tide1:45 PM1.4 ftMLLW
Low tide6:01 PM0.9 ftMLLW

SAT, OCT 31, 2026

7:35 AM – 6:46 PMWaning Gibbous 69%Neap

Fair fishing day

High tide12:46 AM2.5 ftMLLW
Low tide8:20 AM0.3 ftMLLW
High tide2:53 PM1.4 ftMLLW
Low tide7:06 PM0.9 ftMLLW

SUN, NOV 1, 2026

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

Fair fishing day

High tide1:56 AM2.4 ftMLLW
Low tide8:31 AM0.4 ftMLLW
High tide3:06 PM1.5 ftMLLW
Low tide7:38 PM1.0 ftMLLW

MON, NOV 2, 2026

6:36 AM – 5:45 PMLast Quarter 48%Neap

Fair fishing day

High tide2:20 AM2.3 ftMLLW
Low tide9:37 AM0.5 ftMLLW
High tide4:10 PM1.6 ftMLLW
Low tide9:16 PM0.9 ftMLLW

TUE, NOV 3, 2026

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

Fair fishing day

High tide3:50 AM2.2 ftMLLW
Low tide10:34 AM0.6 ftMLLW
High tide4:59 PM1.8 ftMLLW
Low tide10:39 PM0.8 ftMLLW

WED, NOV 4, 2026

6:37 AM – 5:44 PMWaning Crescent 28%Toward spring

Fair fishing day

High tide5:10 AM2.1 ftMLLW
Low tide11:21 AM0.7 ftMLLW
High tide5:40 PM2.0 ftMLLW
Low tide11:47 PM0.6 ftMLLW

THU, NOV 5, 2026

6:38 AM – 5:43 PMWaning Crescent 19%Toward spring

Fair fishing day

High tide6:15 AM2.1 ftMLLW
Low tide12:02 PM0.8 ftMLLW
High tide6:17 PM2.2 ftMLLW

FRI, NOV 6, 2026

6:38 AM – 5:43 PMWaning Crescent 11%Toward spring

Fair fishing day

Low tide12:43 AM0.4 ftMLLW
High tide7:10 AM2.0 ftMLLW
Low tide12:39 PM0.8 ftMLLW
High tide6:50 PM2.3 ftMLLW

SAT, NOV 7, 2026

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

Fair fishing day

Low tide1:31 AM0.3 ftMLLW
High tide7:59 AM1.9 ftMLLW
Low tide1:14 PM0.8 ftMLLW
High tide7:23 PM2.4 ftMLLW

SUN, NOV 8, 2026

6:40 AM – 5:42 PMWaning Crescent 2%Spring

Good fishing day

Low tide2:13 AM0.2 ftMLLW
High tide8:42 AM1.8 ftMLLW
Low tide1:48 PM0.8 ftMLLW
High tide7:55 PM2.5 ftMLLW

MON, NOV 9, 2026

6:40 AM – 5:41 PMNew Moon 0%Spring

Good fishing day

Low tide2:53 AM0.1 ftMLLW
High tide9:21 AM1.7 ftMLLW
Low tide2:20 PM0.8 ftMLLW
High tide8:28 PM2.4 ftMLLW

TUE, NOV 10, 2026

6:41 AM – 5:41 PMNew Moon 100%Spring

Good fishing day

Low tide3:31 AM0.09 ftMLLW
High tide9:58 AM1.6 ftMLLW
Low tide2:52 PM0.8 ftMLLW
High tide9:02 PM2.4 ftMLLW

WED, NOV 11, 2026

6:42 AM – 5:41 PMWaxing Crescent 4%Spring

Good fishing day

Low tide4:10 AM0.10 ftMLLW
High tide10:35 AM1.5 ftMLLW
Low tide3:23 PM0.8 ftMLLW
High tide9:38 PM2.3 ftMLLW

THU, NOV 12, 2026

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

Fair fishing day

Low tide4:51 AM0.2 ftMLLW
High tide11:13 AM1.4 ftMLLW
Low tide3:53 PM0.8 ftMLLW
High tide10:16 PM2.3 ftMLLW

FRI, NOV 13, 2026

6:43 AM – 5:40 PMWaxing Crescent 15%Toward spring

Fair fishing day

Low tide5:35 AM0.2 ftMLLW
High tide11:54 AM1.4 ftMLLW
Low tide4:24 PM0.9 ftMLLW
High tide10:57 PM2.2 ftMLLW

SAT, NOV 14, 2026

6:44 AM – 5:40 PMWaxing Crescent 24%Toward spring

Fair fishing day

Low tide6:23 AM0.3 ftMLLW
High tide12:41 PM1.4 ftMLLW
Low tide5:01 PM0.9 ftMLLW
High tide11:42 PM2.1 ftMLLW

SUN, NOV 15, 2026

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

Fair fishing day

Low tide7:16 AM0.4 ftMLLW
High tide1:34 PM1.4 ftMLLW
Low tide5:57 PM1.0 ftMLLW

MON, NOV 16, 2026

6:45 AM – 5:39 PMWaxing Crescent 44%Neap

Fair fishing day

High tide12:35 AM2.0 ftMLLW
Low tide8:11 AM0.5 ftMLLW
High tide2:31 PM1.4 ftMLLW
Low tide7:26 PM1.0 ftMLLW

TUE, NOV 17, 2026

6:46 AM – 5:39 PMFirst Quarter 54%Neap

Fair fishing day

High tide1:39 AM1.9 ftMLLW
Low tide9:04 AM0.6 ftMLLW
High tide3:24 PM1.6 ftMLLW
Low tide9:00 PM1.0 ftMLLW

WED, NOV 18, 2026

6:47 AM – 5:39 PMWaxing Gibbous 65%Neap

Fair fishing day

High tide2:55 AM1.8 ftMLLW
Low tide9:51 AM0.6 ftMLLW
High tide4:08 PM1.7 ftMLLW
Low tide10:14 PM0.8 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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