Sugarloaf Key, FL — Tides & Fishing

Sugarloaf Key, Pirates Cove

Tide source: NOAA CO-OPS · fetched 10/21/2026, 6:33:42 AM CT

Heights relative to MLLW (Mean Lower Low Water).

Station location

24.6533, -81.5150

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Live status

FALLING

Air

73°F

Wind

12 mph NE

Water

82°F

Pressure

1015 hPa

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

Minor2:34 AM – 3:34 AM
Major8:37 AM – 10:37 AM☀️ Prime
Minor3:33 PM – 4:33 PM
Major8:59 PM – 10:59 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 · Sugarloaf Key

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Weather

Open-Meteo

Temp

73°F

Wind

12 mph NE

Water

82°F

Pressure

1015 hPa

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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

7:27 AM – 6:52 PMWaxing Gibbous 70%Neap

Fair fishing day

Low tide12:48 AM0.9 ftMLLW
High tide4:48 AM1.1 ftMLLW
Low tide2:14 PM0.6 ftMLLW
High tide6:29 PM0.9 ftMLLW

WED, OCT 21, 2026Selected

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

Fair fishing day

Low tide2:00 AM0.9 ftMLLW
High tide5:59 AM1.2 ftMLLW
Low tide2:54 PM0.6 ftMLLW
High tide6:57 PM1.0 ftMLLW

THU, OCT 22, 2026

7:28 AM – 6:51 PMWaxing Gibbous 87%Toward neap

Fair fishing day

Low tide2:56 AM0.7 ftMLLW
High tide6:58 AM1.2 ftMLLW
Low tide3:28 PM0.6 ftMLLW
High tide7:25 PM1.1 ftMLLW

FRI, OCT 23, 2026

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

Fair fishing day

Low tide3:44 AM0.6 ftMLLW
High tide7:51 AM1.2 ftMLLW
Low tide3:59 PM0.6 ftMLLW
High tide7:54 PM1.2 ftMLLW

SAT, OCT 24, 2026

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

Good fishing day

Low tide4:28 AM0.4 ftMLLW
High tide8:40 AM1.2 ftMLLW
Low tide4:30 PM0.6 ftMLLW
High tide8:25 PM1.3 ftMLLW

SUN, OCT 25, 2026

7:30 AM – 6:49 PMFull Moon 100%Spring

Good fishing day

Low tide5:11 AM0.2 ftMLLW
High tide9:29 AM1.2 ftMLLW
Low tide5:01 PM0.6 ftMLLW
High tide8:58 PM1.4 ftMLLW

MON, OCT 26, 2026

7:31 AM – 6:48 PMFull Moon 100%Spring

Good fishing day

Low tide5:55 AM0.06 ftMLLW
High tide10:17 AM1.1 ftMLLW
Low tide5:33 PM0.6 ftMLLW
High tide9:35 PM1.5 ftMLLW

TUE, OCT 27, 2026

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

Good fishing day

Low tide6:41 AM-0.03 ftMLLW
High tide11:06 AM1.0 ftMLLW
Low tide6:08 PM0.6 ftMLLW
High tide10:16 PM1.5 ftMLLW

WED, OCT 28, 2026

7:32 AM – 6:46 PMWaning Gibbous 93%Toward neap

Fair fishing day

Low tide7:30 AM-0.05 ftMLLW
High tide11:57 AM0.9 ftMLLW
Low tide6:44 PM0.6 ftMLLW
High tide11:01 PM1.5 ftMLLW

THU, OCT 29, 2026

7:32 AM – 6:46 PMWaning Gibbous 86%Toward neap

Fair fishing day

Low tide8:24 AM0.00 ftMLLW
High tide12:51 PM0.8 ftMLLW
Low tide7:24 PM0.7 ftMLLW
High tide11:53 PM1.5 ftMLLW

FRI, OCT 30, 2026

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

Fair fishing day

Low tide9:24 AM0.10 ftMLLW
High tide1:50 PM0.8 ftMLLW
Low tide8:13 PM0.7 ftMLLW

SAT, OCT 31, 2026

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

Fair fishing day

High tide12:51 AM1.4 ftMLLW
Low tide10:32 AM0.2 ftMLLW
High tide2:58 PM0.8 ftMLLW
Low tide9:18 PM0.8 ftMLLW

SUN, NOV 1, 2026

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

Fair fishing day

High tide1:01 AM1.3 ftMLLW
Low tide10:43 AM0.3 ftMLLW
High tide3:11 PM0.8 ftMLLW
Low tide9:50 PM0.8 ftMLLW

MON, NOV 2, 2026

6:35 AM – 5:43 PMLast Quarter 48%Neap

Fair fishing day

High tide2:25 AM1.2 ftMLLW
Low tide11:49 AM0.4 ftMLLW
High tide4:15 PM0.9 ftMLLW
Low tide11:28 PM0.7 ftMLLW

TUE, NOV 3, 2026

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

Fair fishing day

High tide3:55 AM1.2 ftMLLW
Low tide12:46 PM0.5 ftMLLW
High tide5:04 PM1.0 ftMLLW

WED, NOV 4, 2026

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

Fair fishing day

Low tide12:51 AM0.6 ftMLLW
High tide5:15 AM1.2 ftMLLW
Low tide1:33 PM0.6 ftMLLW
High tide5:45 PM1.1 ftMLLW

THU, NOV 5, 2026

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

Fair fishing day

Low tide1:59 AM0.5 ftMLLW
High tide6:20 AM1.1 ftMLLW
Low tide2:14 PM0.6 ftMLLW
High tide6:22 PM1.2 ftMLLW

FRI, NOV 6, 2026

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

Fair fishing day

Low tide2:55 AM0.4 ftMLLW
High tide7:15 AM1.1 ftMLLW
Low tide2:51 PM0.6 ftMLLW
High tide6:55 PM1.3 ftMLLW

SAT, NOV 7, 2026

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

Fair fishing day

Low tide3:43 AM0.2 ftMLLW
High tide8:04 AM1.0 ftMLLW
Low tide3:26 PM0.6 ftMLLW
High tide7:28 PM1.3 ftMLLW

SUN, NOV 8, 2026

6:39 AM – 5:40 PMWaning Crescent 2%Spring

Good fishing day

Low tide4:25 AM0.1 ftMLLW
High tide8:47 AM1.0 ftMLLW
Low tide4:00 PM0.6 ftMLLW
High tide8:00 PM1.4 ftMLLW

MON, NOV 9, 2026

6:39 AM – 5:40 PMNew Moon 0%Spring

Good fishing day

Low tide5:05 AM0.09 ftMLLW
High tide9:26 AM0.9 ftMLLW
Low tide4:32 PM0.6 ftMLLW
High tide8:33 PM1.3 ftMLLW

TUE, NOV 10, 2026

6:40 AM – 5:40 PMNew Moon 100%Spring

Good fishing day

Low tide5:43 AM0.07 ftMLLW
High tide10:03 AM0.9 ftMLLW
Low tide5:04 PM0.6 ftMLLW
High tide9:07 PM1.3 ftMLLW

WED, NOV 11, 2026

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

Good fishing day

Low tide6:22 AM0.08 ftMLLW
High tide10:40 AM0.8 ftMLLW
Low tide5:35 PM0.6 ftMLLW
High tide9:43 PM1.3 ftMLLW

THU, NOV 12, 2026

6:41 AM – 5:39 PMWaxing Crescent 9%Toward spring

Fair fishing day

Low tide7:03 AM0.1 ftMLLW
High tide11:18 AM0.8 ftMLLW
Low tide6:05 PM0.7 ftMLLW
High tide10:21 PM1.3 ftMLLW

FRI, NOV 13, 2026

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

Fair fishing day

Low tide7:47 AM0.2 ftMLLW
High tide11:59 AM0.8 ftMLLW
Low tide6:36 PM0.7 ftMLLW
High tide11:02 PM1.2 ftMLLW

SAT, NOV 14, 2026

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

Fair fishing day

Low tide8:35 AM0.3 ftMLLW
High tide12:46 PM0.8 ftMLLW
Low tide7:13 PM0.8 ftMLLW
High tide11:47 PM1.2 ftMLLW

SUN, NOV 15, 2026

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

Fair fishing day

Low tide9:28 AM0.3 ftMLLW
High tide1:39 PM0.8 ftMLLW
Low tide8:09 PM0.8 ftMLLW

MON, NOV 16, 2026

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

Fair fishing day

High tide12:40 AM1.1 ftMLLW
Low tide10:23 AM0.4 ftMLLW
High tide2:36 PM0.8 ftMLLW
Low tide9:38 PM0.8 ftMLLW

TUE, NOV 17, 2026

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

Fair fishing day

High tide1:44 AM1.1 ftMLLW
Low tide11:16 AM0.5 ftMLLW
High tide3:29 PM0.9 ftMLLW
Low tide11:12 PM0.8 ftMLLW

WED, NOV 18, 2026

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

Fair fishing day

High tide3:00 AM1.0 ftMLLW
Low tide12:03 PM0.5 ftMLLW
High tide4:13 PM0.9 ftMLLW

THU, NOV 19, 2026

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

Fair fishing day

Low tide12:26 AM0.7 ftMLLW
High tide4:18 AM1.0 ftMLLW
Low tide12:45 PM0.6 ftMLLW
High tide4:51 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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