Big Pine Key, FL — Tides & Fishing

Big Pine Key, north end

Tide source: NOAA CO-OPS · fetched 10/1/2026, 1:33:40 AM CT

Heights relative to MLLW (Mean Lower Low Water).

Station location

24.7450, -81.3950

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

Live status

RISING

Air

80°F

Wind

17 mph E

Water

85°F

Pressure

1014 hPa

Water status

OCTOBER 1, 2026 AT 2:33 AM

Tide chart · ft MLLW

Now 2:33 AM · tide ~1.5 ft · rising

Tide High Low Now Night Major prime Minor prime

Fish activityVery highHighAverage— Low

Best fishing times today

Thursday, October 1

★★★☆☆

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

17 mph E

Water

85°F

Pressure

1014 hPa

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Johnson gold spoon

Flash and thump when the water muddies up.

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Radar

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Sun / moon / conditions

Sunrise

7:18 AM

Sunset

7:10 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

Low tide11:30 PM0.7 ftMLLW

WED, SEP 30, 2026

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

Fair fishing day

High tide4:36 AM2.3 ftMLLW
Low tide12:47 PM0.1 ftMLLW
High tide6:05 PM1.5 ftMLLW

THU, OCT 1, 2026Selected

7:18 AM – 7:10 PMWaning Gibbous 73%Toward neap

Fair fishing day

Low tide12:04 AM0.7 ftMLLW
High tide5:19 AM2.3 ftMLLW
Low tide1:47 PM0.2 ftMLLW
High tide7:05 PM1.3 ftMLLW

FRI, OCT 2, 2026

7:18 AM – 7:09 PMWaning Gibbous 64%Neap

Fair fishing day

Low tide12:42 AM0.8 ftMLLW
High tide6:10 AM2.3 ftMLLW
Low tide2:58 PM0.3 ftMLLW
High tide8:22 PM1.2 ftMLLW

SAT, OCT 3, 2026

7:19 AM – 7:08 PMLast Quarter 53%Neap

Fair fishing day

Low tide1:32 AM0.9 ftMLLW
High tide7:16 AM2.2 ftMLLW
Low tide4:17 PM0.4 ftMLLW
High tide9:57 PM1.2 ftMLLW

SUN, OCT 4, 2026

7:19 AM – 7:07 PMLast Quarter 43%Neap

Fair fishing day

Low tide2:50 AM0.9 ftMLLW
High tide8:41 AM2.1 ftMLLW
Low tide5:36 PM0.4 ftMLLW
High tide11:13 PM1.3 ftMLLW

MON, OCT 5, 2026

7:20 AM – 7:06 PMWaning Crescent 32%Neap

Fair fishing day

Low tide4:30 AM0.9 ftMLLW
High tide10:14 AM2.1 ftMLLW
Low tide6:41 PM0.5 ftMLLW

TUE, OCT 6, 2026

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

Fair fishing day

High tide12:02 AM1.5 ftMLLW
Low tide6:00 AM0.8 ftMLLW
High tide11:33 AM2.2 ftMLLW
Low tide7:32 PM0.5 ftMLLW

WED, OCT 7, 2026

7:20 AM – 7:04 PMWaning Crescent 15%Toward spring

Fair fishing day

High tide12:40 AM1.7 ftMLLW
Low tide7:12 AM0.7 ftMLLW
High tide12:38 PM2.2 ftMLLW
Low tide8:13 PM0.6 ftMLLW

THU, OCT 8, 2026

7:21 AM – 7:03 PMWaning Crescent 8%Toward spring

Fair fishing day

High tide1:14 AM1.9 ftMLLW
Low tide8:12 AM0.6 ftMLLW
High tide1:33 PM2.2 ftMLLW
Low tide8:48 PM0.6 ftMLLW

FRI, OCT 9, 2026

7:21 AM – 7:02 PMWaning Crescent 3%Spring

Good fishing day

High tide1:46 AM2.0 ftMLLW
Low tide9:03 AM0.4 ftMLLW
High tide2:22 PM2.1 ftMLLW
Low tide9:21 PM0.7 ftMLLW

SAT, OCT 10, 2026

7:22 AM – 7:01 PMNew Moon 100%Spring

Good fishing day

High tide2:17 AM2.2 ftMLLW
Low tide9:49 AM0.3 ftMLLW
High tide3:06 PM2.0 ftMLLW
Low tide9:53 PM0.7 ftMLLW

SUN, OCT 11, 2026

7:22 AM – 7:00 PMNew Moon 0%Spring

Good fishing day

High tide2:47 AM2.2 ftMLLW
Low tide10:32 AM0.2 ftMLLW
High tide3:47 PM1.9 ftMLLW
Low tide10:24 PM0.7 ftMLLW

MON, OCT 12, 2026

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

Good fishing day

High tide3:18 AM2.3 ftMLLW
Low tide11:14 AM0.2 ftMLLW
High tide4:26 PM1.7 ftMLLW
Low tide10:54 PM0.7 ftMLLW

TUE, OCT 13, 2026

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

Fair fishing day

High tide3:49 AM2.3 ftMLLW
Low tide11:55 AM0.2 ftMLLW
High tide5:05 PM1.6 ftMLLW
Low tide11:23 PM0.8 ftMLLW

WED, OCT 14, 2026

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

Fair fishing day

High tide4:23 AM2.2 ftMLLW
Low tide12:39 PM0.3 ftMLLW
High tide5:44 PM1.5 ftMLLW
Low tide11:51 PM0.8 ftMLLW

THU, OCT 15, 2026

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

Fair fishing day

High tide4:59 AM2.1 ftMLLW
Low tide1:27 PM0.4 ftMLLW
High tide6:28 PM1.3 ftMLLW

FRI, OCT 16, 2026

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

Fair fishing day

Low tide12:18 AM0.9 ftMLLW
High tide5:39 AM2.1 ftMLLW
Low tide2:22 PM0.4 ftMLLW
High tide7:22 PM1.3 ftMLLW

SAT, OCT 17, 2026

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

Fair fishing day

Low tide12:45 AM0.9 ftMLLW
High tide6:27 AM2.0 ftMLLW
Low tide3:28 PM0.5 ftMLLW
High tide8:38 PM1.2 ftMLLW

SUN, OCT 18, 2026

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

Fair fishing day

Low tide1:26 AM1.0 ftMLLW
High tide7:25 AM1.9 ftMLLW
Low tide4:37 PM0.6 ftMLLW
High tide10:13 PM1.3 ftMLLW

MON, OCT 19, 2026

7:26 AM – 6:53 PMWaxing Gibbous 60%Neap

Fair fishing day

Low tide3:17 AM1.1 ftMLLW
High tide8:40 AM1.9 ftMLLW
Low tide5:39 PM0.6 ftMLLW
High tide11:09 PM1.4 ftMLLW

TUE, OCT 20, 2026

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

Fair fishing day

Low tide5:03 AM1.0 ftMLLW
High tide10:00 AM1.9 ftMLLW
Low tide6:29 PM0.7 ftMLLW
High tide11:41 PM1.5 ftMLLW

WED, OCT 21, 2026

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

Fair fishing day

Low tide6:15 AM0.9 ftMLLW
High tide11:11 AM1.9 ftMLLW
Low tide7:09 PM0.7 ftMLLW

THU, OCT 22, 2026

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

Fair fishing day

High tide12:09 AM1.7 ftMLLW
Low tide7:11 AM0.8 ftMLLW
High tide12:10 PM1.9 ftMLLW
Low tide7:43 PM0.7 ftMLLW

FRI, OCT 23, 2026

7:29 AM – 6:49 PMWaxing Gibbous 93%Toward neap

Fair fishing day

High tide12:37 AM1.8 ftMLLW
Low tide7:59 AM0.6 ftMLLW
High tide1:03 PM2.0 ftMLLW
Low tide8:14 PM0.7 ftMLLW

SAT, OCT 24, 2026

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

Good fishing day

High tide1:06 AM2.0 ftMLLW
Low tide8:43 AM0.4 ftMLLW
High tide1:52 PM1.9 ftMLLW
Low tide8:45 PM0.7 ftMLLW

SUN, OCT 25, 2026

7:30 AM – 6:48 PMFull Moon 100%Spring

Good fishing day

High tide1:37 AM2.2 ftMLLW
Low tide9:26 AM0.2 ftMLLW
High tide2:41 PM1.9 ftMLLW
Low tide9:16 PM0.7 ftMLLW

MON, OCT 26, 2026

7:30 AM – 6:47 PMFull Moon 100%Spring

Good fishing day

High tide2:10 AM2.3 ftMLLW
Low tide10:10 AM0.07 ftMLLW
High tide3:29 PM1.8 ftMLLW
Low tide9:48 PM0.7 ftMLLW

TUE, OCT 27, 2026

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

Good fishing day

High tide2:47 AM2.4 ftMLLW
Low tide10:56 AM-0.03 ftMLLW
High tide4:18 PM1.6 ftMLLW
Low tide10:23 PM0.7 ftMLLW

WED, OCT 28, 2026

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

Fair fishing day

High tide3:28 AM2.4 ftMLLW
Low tide11:45 AM-0.05 ftMLLW
High tide5:09 PM1.5 ftMLLW
Low tide10:59 PM0.7 ftMLLW

THU, OCT 29, 2026

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

Fair fishing day

High tide4:13 AM2.4 ftMLLW
Low tide12:39 PM0.00 ftMLLW
High tide6:03 PM1.4 ftMLLW
Low tide11:39 PM0.7 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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