Sugarloaf Key, FL — Tides & Fishing

Sugarloaf Key, north end, Bow Channel

Tide source: NOAA CO-OPS · fetched 10/22/2026, 2:55:12 AM CT

Heights relative to MLLW (Mean Lower Low Water).

Station location

24.6933, -81.5550

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Live status

FALLING

Air

73°F

Wind

9 mph NE

Water

82°F

Pressure

1014 hPa

Water status

OCTOBER 22, 2026 AT 3:55 AM

Tide chart · ft MLLW

Now 3:55 AM · tide ~1.2 ft · falling

Tide High Low Now Night Major prime Minor prime

Fish activityVery highHighAverage— Low

Best fishing times today

Thursday, October 22

★★★☆☆

Fair fishing day

Waxing Gibbous · 87% illuminated · Toward neap

Tide strength

57/65

Average · morning / afternoon

Windows

Minor3:29 AM – 4:29 AM
Major9:21 AM – 11:21 AM☀️ Prime
Minor4:06 PM – 5:06 PM
Major9:42 PM – 11:42 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

73°F

Wind

9 mph NE

Water

82°F

Pressure

1014 hPa

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Radar

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Sun / moon / conditions

Sunrise

7:29 AM

Sunset

6:51 PM

Moon

Waxing Gibbous · 87%

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

High tide10:54 PM2.1 ftMLLW

WED, OCT 21, 2026

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

Fair fishing day

Low tide5:39 AM0.9 ftMLLW
High tide10:24 AM2.6 ftMLLW
Low tide6:33 PM0.6 ftMLLW
High tide11:22 PM2.3 ftMLLW

THU, OCT 22, 2026Selected

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

Fair fishing day

Low tide6:35 AM0.7 ftMLLW
High tide11:23 AM2.6 ftMLLW
Low tide7:07 PM0.6 ftMLLW
High tide11:50 PM2.5 ftMLLW

FRI, OCT 23, 2026

7:29 AM – 6:50 PMWaxing Gibbous 93%Toward neap

Fair fishing day

Low tide7:23 AM0.6 ftMLLW
High tide12:16 PM2.6 ftMLLW
Low tide7:38 PM0.6 ftMLLW

SAT, OCT 24, 2026

7:30 AM – 6:49 PMWaxing Gibbous 98%Spring

Good fishing day

High tide12:19 AM2.7 ftMLLW
Low tide8:07 AM0.4 ftMLLW
High tide1:05 PM2.6 ftMLLW
Low tide8:09 PM0.6 ftMLLW

SUN, OCT 25, 2026

7:30 AM – 6:49 PMFull Moon 100%Spring

Good fishing day

High tide12:50 AM2.9 ftMLLW
Low tide8:50 AM0.2 ftMLLW
High tide1:54 PM2.5 ftMLLW
Low tide8:40 PM0.6 ftMLLW

MON, OCT 26, 2026

7:31 AM – 6:48 PMFull Moon 100%Spring

Good fishing day

High tide1:23 AM3.1 ftMLLW
Low tide9:34 AM0.06 ftMLLW
High tide2:42 PM2.4 ftMLLW
Low tide9:12 PM0.6 ftMLLW

TUE, OCT 27, 2026

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

Good fishing day

High tide2:00 AM3.2 ftMLLW
Low tide10:20 AM-0.03 ftMLLW
High tide3:31 PM2.2 ftMLLW
Low tide9:47 PM0.6 ftMLLW

WED, OCT 28, 2026

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

Fair fishing day

High tide2:41 AM3.3 ftMLLW
Low tide11:09 AM-0.05 ftMLLW
High tide4:22 PM2.0 ftMLLW
Low tide10:23 PM0.6 ftMLLW

THU, OCT 29, 2026

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

Fair fishing day

High tide3:26 AM3.3 ftMLLW
Low tide12:03 PM0.00 ftMLLW
High tide5:16 PM1.8 ftMLLW
Low tide11:03 PM0.7 ftMLLW

FRI, OCT 30, 2026

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

Fair fishing day

High tide4:18 AM3.2 ftMLLW
Low tide1:03 PM0.10 ftMLLW
High tide6:15 PM1.7 ftMLLW
Low tide11:52 PM0.7 ftMLLW

SAT, OCT 31, 2026

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

Fair fishing day

High tide5:16 AM3.1 ftMLLW
Low tide2:11 PM0.2 ftMLLW
High tide7:23 PM1.7 ftMLLW

SUN, NOV 1, 2026

6:34 AM – 5:44 PMWaning Gibbous 59%Neap

Fair fishing day

Low tide12:57 AM0.8 ftMLLW
High tide5:26 AM2.9 ftMLLW
Low tide2:22 PM0.3 ftMLLW
High tide7:36 PM1.8 ftMLLW

MON, NOV 2, 2026

6:35 AM – 5:44 PMLast Quarter 48%Neap

Fair fishing day

Low tide1:29 AM0.8 ftMLLW
High tide6:50 AM2.7 ftMLLW
Low tide3:28 PM0.4 ftMLLW
High tide8:40 PM2.0 ftMLLW

TUE, NOV 3, 2026

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

Fair fishing day

Low tide3:07 AM0.7 ftMLLW
High tide8:20 AM2.6 ftMLLW
Low tide4:25 PM0.5 ftMLLW
High tide9:29 PM2.2 ftMLLW

WED, NOV 4, 2026

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

Fair fishing day

Low tide4:30 AM0.6 ftMLLW
High tide9:40 AM2.6 ftMLLW
Low tide5:12 PM0.6 ftMLLW
High tide10:10 PM2.5 ftMLLW

THU, NOV 5, 2026

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

Fair fishing day

Low tide5:38 AM0.5 ftMLLW
High tide10:45 AM2.5 ftMLLW
Low tide5:53 PM0.6 ftMLLW
High tide10:47 PM2.7 ftMLLW

FRI, NOV 6, 2026

6:38 AM – 5:41 PMWaning Crescent 11%Toward spring

Fair fishing day

Low tide6:34 AM0.4 ftMLLW
High tide11:40 AM2.4 ftMLLW
Low tide6:30 PM0.6 ftMLLW
High tide11:20 PM2.8 ftMLLW

SAT, NOV 7, 2026

6:38 AM – 5:41 PMWaning Crescent 5%Toward spring

Fair fishing day

Low tide7:22 AM0.2 ftMLLW
High tide12:29 PM2.3 ftMLLW
Low tide7:05 PM0.6 ftMLLW
High tide11:53 PM2.9 ftMLLW

SUN, NOV 8, 2026

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

Good fishing day

Low tide8:04 AM0.1 ftMLLW
High tide1:12 PM2.2 ftMLLW
Low tide7:39 PM0.6 ftMLLW

MON, NOV 9, 2026

6:40 AM – 5:40 PMNew Moon 0%Spring

Good fishing day

High tide12:25 AM3.0 ftMLLW
Low tide8:44 AM0.09 ftMLLW
High tide1:51 PM2.0 ftMLLW
Low tide8:11 PM0.6 ftMLLW

TUE, NOV 10, 2026

6:40 AM – 5:40 PMNew Moon 1%Spring

Good fishing day

High tide12:58 AM2.9 ftMLLW
Low tide9:22 AM0.07 ftMLLW
High tide2:28 PM1.9 ftMLLW
Low tide8:43 PM0.6 ftMLLW

WED, NOV 11, 2026

6:41 AM – 5:39 PMWaxing Crescent 4%Spring

Good fishing day

High tide1:32 AM2.9 ftMLLW
Low tide10:01 AM0.08 ftMLLW
High tide3:05 PM1.8 ftMLLW
Low tide9:14 PM0.6 ftMLLW

THU, NOV 12, 2026

6:42 AM – 5:39 PMWaxing Crescent 9%Toward spring

Fair fishing day

High tide2:08 AM2.8 ftMLLW
Low tide10:42 AM0.1 ftMLLW
High tide3:43 PM1.7 ftMLLW
Low tide9:44 PM0.7 ftMLLW

FRI, NOV 13, 2026

6:42 AM – 5:39 PMWaxing Crescent 15%Toward spring

Fair fishing day

High tide2:46 AM2.7 ftMLLW
Low tide11:26 AM0.2 ftMLLW
High tide4:24 PM1.7 ftMLLW
Low tide10:15 PM0.7 ftMLLW

SAT, NOV 14, 2026

6:43 AM – 5:38 PMWaxing Crescent 24%Toward spring

Fair fishing day

High tide3:27 AM2.6 ftMLLW
Low tide12:14 PM0.3 ftMLLW
High tide5:11 PM1.6 ftMLLW
Low tide10:52 PM0.8 ftMLLW

SUN, NOV 15, 2026

6:44 AM – 5:38 PMWaxing Crescent 33%Neap

Fair fishing day

High tide4:12 AM2.5 ftMLLW
Low tide1:07 PM0.3 ftMLLW
High tide6:04 PM1.7 ftMLLW
Low tide11:48 PM0.8 ftMLLW

MON, NOV 16, 2026

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

Fair fishing day

High tide5:05 AM2.4 ftMLLW
Low tide2:02 PM0.4 ftMLLW
High tide7:01 PM1.7 ftMLLW

TUE, NOV 17, 2026

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

Fair fishing day

Low tide1:17 AM0.8 ftMLLW
High tide6:09 AM2.3 ftMLLW
Low tide2:55 PM0.5 ftMLLW
High tide7:54 PM1.9 ftMLLW

WED, NOV 18, 2026

6:46 AM – 5:37 PMWaxing Gibbous 65%Neap

Fair fishing day

Low tide2:51 AM0.8 ftMLLW
High tide7:25 AM2.2 ftMLLW
Low tide3:42 PM0.5 ftMLLW
High tide8:38 PM2.0 ftMLLW

THU, NOV 19, 2026

6:47 AM – 5:37 PMWaxing Gibbous 75%Toward neap

Fair fishing day

Low tide4:05 AM0.7 ftMLLW
High tide8:43 AM2.1 ftMLLW
Low tide4:24 PM0.6 ftMLLW
High tide9:16 PM2.2 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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