Big Pine Key, FL — Tides & Fishing

Big Pine Key, Coupon Bight

Tide source: NOAA CO-OPS · fetched 10/1/2026, 12:59:58 AM CT

Heights relative to MLLW (Mean Lower Low Water).

Station location

24.6517, -81.3500

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Live status

FALLING

Air

80°F

Wind

12 mph E

Water

86°F

Pressure

1014 hPa

Water status

OCTOBER 1, 2026 AT 1:59 AM

Tide chart · ft MLLW

Now 1:59 AM · tide ~1.9 ft · falling

Tide High Low Now Night Major prime Minor prime

Fish activityVery highHighAverage— Low

Best fishing times today

Thursday, October 1

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Fair fishing day

Waning Gibbous · 73% illuminated · Toward neap

Tide strength

54/46

Average · morning / afternoon

Windows

Major4:08 AM – 6:08 AM
Minor11:51 AM – 12:51 PM
Major4:39 PM – 6:39 PM☀️ Prime
Minor10:25 PM – 11:25 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 · Big Pine Key

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Weather

Open-Meteo

Temp

80°F

Wind

12 mph E

Water

86°F

Pressure

1014 hPa

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Radar

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Sun / moon / conditions

Sunrise

7:18 AM

Sunset

7:09 PM

Moon

Waning Gibbous · 73%

Tide cycle

Toward neap

Tide schedule

Heights relative to MLLW · times station-local

TUE, SEP 29, 2026

7:17 AM – 7:12 PMWaning Gibbous 90%Toward neap

Fair fishing day

High tide11:52 PM2.1 ftMLLW

WED, SEP 30, 2026

7:17 AM – 7:11 PMWaning Gibbous 82%Toward neap

Fair fishing day

Low tide7:40 AM0.08 ftMLLW
High tide1:21 PM1.4 ftMLLW
Low tide6:57 PM0.4 ftMLLW

THU, OCT 1, 2026Selected

7:18 AM – 7:09 PMWaning Gibbous 73%Toward neap

Fair fishing day

High tide12:35 AM2.1 ftMLLW
Low tide8:40 AM0.1 ftMLLW
High tide2:21 PM1.2 ftMLLW
Low tide7:35 PM0.5 ftMLLW

FRI, OCT 2, 2026

7:18 AM – 7:08 PMWaning Gibbous 64%Neap

Fair fishing day

High tide1:26 AM2.1 ftMLLW
Low tide9:51 AM0.2 ftMLLW
High tide3:38 PM1.1 ftMLLW
Low tide8:25 PM0.5 ftMLLW

SAT, OCT 3, 2026

7:18 AM – 7:07 PMLast Quarter 53%Neap

Fair fishing day

High tide2:32 AM2.0 ftMLLW
Low tide11:10 AM0.2 ftMLLW
High tide5:13 PM1.1 ftMLLW
Low tide9:43 PM0.6 ftMLLW

SUN, OCT 4, 2026

7:19 AM – 7:06 PMLast Quarter 43%Neap

Fair fishing day

High tide3:57 AM1.9 ftMLLW
Low tide12:29 PM0.3 ftMLLW
High tide6:29 PM1.2 ftMLLW
Low tide11:23 PM0.6 ftMLLW

MON, OCT 5, 2026

7:19 AM – 7:05 PMWaning Crescent 32%Neap

Fair fishing day

High tide5:30 AM1.9 ftMLLW
Low tide1:34 PM0.3 ftMLLW
High tide7:18 PM1.3 ftMLLW

TUE, OCT 6, 2026

7:20 AM – 7:04 PMWaning Crescent 23%Toward spring

Fair fishing day

Low tide12:53 AM0.5 ftMLLW
High tide6:49 AM2.0 ftMLLW
Low tide2:25 PM0.3 ftMLLW
High tide7:56 PM1.5 ftMLLW

WED, OCT 7, 2026

7:20 AM – 7:03 PMWaning Crescent 15%Toward spring

Fair fishing day

Low tide2:05 AM0.4 ftMLLW
High tide7:54 AM2.0 ftMLLW
Low tide3:06 PM0.3 ftMLLW
High tide8:30 PM1.7 ftMLLW

THU, OCT 8, 2026

7:21 AM – 7:02 PMWaning Crescent 8%Toward spring

Fair fishing day

Low tide3:05 AM0.3 ftMLLW
High tide8:49 AM2.0 ftMLLW
Low tide3:41 PM0.4 ftMLLW
High tide9:02 PM1.8 ftMLLW

FRI, OCT 9, 2026

7:21 AM – 7:01 PMWaning Crescent 3%Spring

Good fishing day

Low tide3:56 AM0.3 ftMLLW
High tide9:38 AM1.9 ftMLLW
Low tide4:14 PM0.4 ftMLLW
High tide9:33 PM2.0 ftMLLW

SAT, OCT 10, 2026

7:22 AM – 7:00 PMNew Moon 100%Spring

Good fishing day

Low tide4:42 AM0.2 ftMLLW
High tide10:22 AM1.8 ftMLLW
Low tide4:46 PM0.4 ftMLLW
High tide10:03 PM2.0 ftMLLW

SUN, OCT 11, 2026

7:22 AM – 7:00 PMNew Moon 0%Spring

Good fishing day

Low tide5:25 AM0.1 ftMLLW
High tide11:03 AM1.7 ftMLLW
Low tide5:17 PM0.4 ftMLLW
High tide10:34 PM2.1 ftMLLW

MON, OCT 12, 2026

7:23 AM – 6:59 PMWaxing Crescent 2%Spring

Good fishing day

Low tide6:07 AM0.1 ftMLLW
High tide11:42 AM1.6 ftMLLW
Low tide5:47 PM0.4 ftMLLW
High tide11:05 PM2.1 ftMLLW

TUE, OCT 13, 2026

7:23 AM – 6:58 PMWaxing Crescent 6%Toward spring

Fair fishing day

Low tide6:48 AM0.1 ftMLLW
High tide12:21 PM1.4 ftMLLW
Low tide6:16 PM0.5 ftMLLW
High tide11:39 PM2.0 ftMLLW

WED, OCT 14, 2026

7:24 AM – 6:57 PMWaxing Crescent 12%Toward spring

Fair fishing day

Low tide7:32 AM0.2 ftMLLW
High tide1:00 PM1.3 ftMLLW
Low tide6:44 PM0.5 ftMLLW

THU, OCT 15, 2026

7:24 AM – 6:56 PMWaxing Crescent 20%Toward spring

Fair fishing day

High tide12:15 AM1.9 ftMLLW
Low tide8:20 AM0.2 ftMLLW
High tide1:44 PM1.2 ftMLLW
Low tide7:11 PM0.5 ftMLLW

FRI, OCT 16, 2026

7:25 AM – 6:55 PMWaxing Crescent 29%Neap

Fair fishing day

High tide12:55 AM1.9 ftMLLW
Low tide9:15 AM0.3 ftMLLW
High tide2:38 PM1.2 ftMLLW
Low tide7:38 PM0.6 ftMLLW

SAT, OCT 17, 2026

7:25 AM – 6:54 PMWaxing Crescent 39%Neap

Fair fishing day

High tide1:43 AM1.8 ftMLLW
Low tide10:21 AM0.3 ftMLLW
High tide3:54 PM1.1 ftMLLW
Low tide8:19 PM0.6 ftMLLW

SUN, OCT 18, 2026

7:26 AM – 6:53 PMFirst Quarter 49%Neap

Fair fishing day

High tide2:41 AM1.7 ftMLLW
Low tide11:30 AM0.4 ftMLLW
High tide5:29 PM1.2 ftMLLW
Low tide10:10 PM0.6 ftMLLW

MON, OCT 19, 2026

7:26 AM – 6:52 PMWaxing Gibbous 60%Neap

Fair fishing day

High tide3:56 AM1.7 ftMLLW
Low tide12:32 PM0.4 ftMLLW
High tide6:25 PM1.3 ftMLLW
Low tide11:56 PM0.6 ftMLLW

TUE, OCT 20, 2026

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

Fair fishing day

High tide5:16 AM1.7 ftMLLW
Low tide1:22 PM0.4 ftMLLW
High tide6:57 PM1.4 ftMLLW

WED, OCT 21, 2026

7:27 AM – 6:51 PMWaxing Gibbous 79%Toward neap

Fair fishing day

Low tide1:08 AM0.6 ftMLLW
High tide6:27 AM1.7 ftMLLW
Low tide2:02 PM0.4 ftMLLW
High tide7:25 PM1.5 ftMLLW

THU, OCT 22, 2026

7:28 AM – 6:50 PMWaxing Gibbous 87%Toward neap

Fair fishing day

Low tide2:04 AM0.5 ftMLLW
High tide7:26 AM1.8 ftMLLW
Low tide2:36 PM0.4 ftMLLW
High tide7:53 PM1.7 ftMLLW

FRI, OCT 23, 2026

7:28 AM – 6:49 PMWaxing Gibbous 93%Toward neap

Fair fishing day

Low tide2:52 AM0.4 ftMLLW
High tide8:19 AM1.8 ftMLLW
Low tide3:07 PM0.4 ftMLLW
High tide8:22 PM1.8 ftMLLW

SAT, OCT 24, 2026

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

Good fishing day

Low tide3:36 AM0.2 ftMLLW
High tide9:08 AM1.8 ftMLLW
Low tide3:38 PM0.4 ftMLLW
High tide8:53 PM2.0 ftMLLW

SUN, OCT 25, 2026

7:29 AM – 6:48 PMFull Moon 100%Spring

Good fishing day

Low tide4:19 AM0.1 ftMLLW
High tide9:57 AM1.7 ftMLLW
Low tide4:09 PM0.4 ftMLLW
High tide9:26 PM2.1 ftMLLW

MON, OCT 26, 2026

7:30 AM – 6:47 PMFull Moon 100%Spring

Good fishing day

Low tide5:03 AM0.04 ftMLLW
High tide10:45 AM1.6 ftMLLW
Low tide4:41 PM0.4 ftMLLW
High tide10:03 PM2.2 ftMLLW

TUE, OCT 27, 2026

7:31 AM – 6:46 PMWaning Gibbous 97%Spring

Good fishing day

Low tide5:49 AM-0.02 ftMLLW
High tide11:34 AM1.5 ftMLLW
Low tide5:16 PM0.4 ftMLLW
High tide10:44 PM2.2 ftMLLW

WED, OCT 28, 2026

7:31 AM – 6:46 PMWaning Gibbous 93%Toward neap

Fair fishing day

Low tide6:38 AM-0.03 ftMLLW
High tide12:25 PM1.4 ftMLLW
Low tide5:52 PM0.4 ftMLLW
High tide11:29 PM2.2 ftMLLW

THU, OCT 29, 2026

7:32 AM – 6:45 PMWaning Gibbous 86%Toward neap

Fair fishing day

Low tide7:32 AM0.0 ftMLLW
High tide1:19 PM1.2 ftMLLW
Low tide6:32 PM0.4 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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