Big Torch Key, FL — Tides & Fishing

Big Torch Key, Harbor Channel

Tide source: NOAA CO-OPS · fetched 10/1/2026, 1:00:36 AM CT

Heights relative to MLLW (Mean Lower Low Water).

Station location

24.7367, -81.4433

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Live status

RISING

Air

79°F

Wind

11 mph E

Water

85°F

Pressure

1013 hPa

Water status

OCTOBER 1, 2026 AT 2:00 AM

Tide chart · ft MLLW

Now 2:00 AM · tide ~2.2 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
Major4:40 PM – 6:40 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

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Weather

Open-Meteo

Temp

79°F

Wind

11 mph E

Water

85°F

Pressure

1013 hPa

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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 tide11:25 PM1.1 ftMLLW

WED, SEP 30, 2026

7:18 AM – 7:11 PMWaning Gibbous 82%Toward neap

Fair fishing day

High tide3:59 AM3.8 ftMLLW
Low tide12:42 PM0.2 ftMLLW
High tide5:28 PM2.5 ftMLLW
Low tide11:59 PM1.2 ftMLLW

THU, OCT 1, 2026Selected

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

Fair fishing day

High tide4:42 AM3.8 ftMLLW
Low tide1:42 PM0.3 ftMLLW
High tide6:28 PM2.2 ftMLLW

FRI, OCT 2, 2026

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

Fair fishing day

Low tide12:37 AM1.2 ftMLLW
High tide5:33 AM3.7 ftMLLW
Low tide2:53 PM0.4 ftMLLW
High tide7:45 PM2.0 ftMLLW

SAT, OCT 3, 2026

7:19 AM – 7:08 PMLast Quarter 53%Neap

Fair fishing day

Low tide1:27 AM1.3 ftMLLW
High tide6:39 AM3.6 ftMLLW
Low tide4:12 PM0.6 ftMLLW
High tide9:20 PM2.0 ftMLLW

SUN, OCT 4, 2026

7:19 AM – 7:07 PMLast Quarter 43%Neap

Fair fishing day

Low tide2:45 AM1.4 ftMLLW
High tide8:04 AM3.5 ftMLLW
Low tide5:31 PM0.7 ftMLLW
High tide10:36 PM2.2 ftMLLW

MON, OCT 5, 2026

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

Fair fishing day

Low tide4:25 AM1.4 ftMLLW
High tide9:37 AM3.5 ftMLLW
Low tide6:36 PM0.7 ftMLLW
High tide11:25 PM2.4 ftMLLW

TUE, OCT 6, 2026

7:20 AM – 7:05 PMWaning Crescent 23%Toward spring

Fair fishing day

Low tide5:55 AM1.3 ftMLLW
High tide10:56 AM3.5 ftMLLW
Low tide7:27 PM0.8 ftMLLW

WED, OCT 7, 2026

7:21 AM – 7:04 PMWaning Crescent 15%Toward spring

Fair fishing day

High tide12:03 AM2.7 ftMLLW
Low tide7:07 AM1.1 ftMLLW
High tide12:01 PM3.6 ftMLLW
Low tide8:08 PM0.9 ftMLLW

THU, OCT 8, 2026

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

Fair fishing day

High tide12:37 AM3.0 ftMLLW
Low tide8:07 AM0.9 ftMLLW
High tide12:56 PM3.6 ftMLLW
Low tide8:43 PM1.0 ftMLLW

FRI, OCT 9, 2026

7:22 AM – 7:02 PMWaning Crescent 3%Spring

Good fishing day

High tide1:09 AM3.3 ftMLLW
Low tide8:58 AM0.7 ftMLLW
High tide1:45 PM3.5 ftMLLW
Low tide9:16 PM1.0 ftMLLW

SAT, OCT 10, 2026

7:22 AM – 7:01 PMNew Moon 100%Spring

Good fishing day

High tide1:40 AM3.6 ftMLLW
Low tide9:44 AM0.5 ftMLLW
High tide2:29 PM3.3 ftMLLW
Low tide9:48 PM1.1 ftMLLW

SUN, OCT 11, 2026

7:22 AM – 7:00 PMNew Moon 0%Spring

Good fishing day

High tide2:10 AM3.7 ftMLLW
Low tide10:27 AM0.4 ftMLLW
High tide3:10 PM3.1 ftMLLW
Low tide10:19 PM1.1 ftMLLW

MON, OCT 12, 2026

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

Good fishing day

High tide2:41 AM3.8 ftMLLW
Low tide11:09 AM0.3 ftMLLW
High tide3:49 PM2.9 ftMLLW
Low tide10:49 PM1.2 ftMLLW

TUE, OCT 13, 2026

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

Fair fishing day

High tide3:12 AM3.7 ftMLLW
Low tide11:50 AM0.4 ftMLLW
High tide4:28 PM2.6 ftMLLW
Low tide11:18 PM1.2 ftMLLW

WED, OCT 14, 2026

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

Fair fishing day

High tide3:46 AM3.6 ftMLLW
Low tide12:34 PM0.4 ftMLLW
High tide5:07 PM2.4 ftMLLW
Low tide11:46 PM1.3 ftMLLW

THU, OCT 15, 2026

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

Fair fishing day

High tide4:22 AM3.5 ftMLLW
Low tide1:22 PM0.6 ftMLLW
High tide5:51 PM2.2 ftMLLW

FRI, OCT 16, 2026

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

Fair fishing day

Low tide12:13 AM1.4 ftMLLW
High tide5:02 AM3.4 ftMLLW
Low tide2:17 PM0.7 ftMLLW
High tide6:45 PM2.1 ftMLLW

SAT, OCT 17, 2026

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

Fair fishing day

Low tide12:40 AM1.5 ftMLLW
High tide5:50 AM3.3 ftMLLW
Low tide3:23 PM0.8 ftMLLW
High tide8:01 PM2.0 ftMLLW

SUN, OCT 18, 2026

7:26 AM – 6:54 PMFirst Quarter 49%Neap

Fair fishing day

Low tide1:21 AM1.6 ftMLLW
High tide6:48 AM3.1 ftMLLW
Low tide4:32 PM0.9 ftMLLW
High tide9:36 PM2.1 ftMLLW

MON, OCT 19, 2026

7:27 AM – 6:53 PMWaxing Gibbous 60%Neap

Fair fishing day

Low tide3:12 AM1.7 ftMLLW
High tide8:03 AM3.1 ftMLLW
Low tide5:34 PM1.0 ftMLLW
High tide10:32 PM2.3 ftMLLW

TUE, OCT 20, 2026

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

Fair fishing day

Low tide4:58 AM1.6 ftMLLW
High tide9:23 AM3.1 ftMLLW
Low tide6:24 PM1.0 ftMLLW
High tide11:04 PM2.5 ftMLLW

WED, OCT 21, 2026

7:28 AM – 6:51 PMWaxing Gibbous 79%Toward neap

Fair fishing day

Low tide6:10 AM1.5 ftMLLW
High tide10:34 AM3.1 ftMLLW
Low tide7:04 PM1.0 ftMLLW
High tide11:32 PM2.8 ftMLLW

THU, OCT 22, 2026

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

Fair fishing day

Low tide7:06 AM1.2 ftMLLW
High tide11:33 AM3.2 ftMLLW
Low tide7:38 PM1.1 ftMLLW

FRI, OCT 23, 2026

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

Fair fishing day

High tide12:00 AM3.0 ftMLLW
Low tide7:54 AM1.0 ftMLLW
High tide12:26 PM3.2 ftMLLW
Low tide8:09 PM1.1 ftMLLW

SAT, OCT 24, 2026

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

Good fishing day

High tide12:29 AM3.3 ftMLLW
Low tide8:38 AM0.6 ftMLLW
High tide1:15 PM3.2 ftMLLW
Low tide8:40 PM1.1 ftMLLW

SUN, OCT 25, 2026

7:30 AM – 6:48 PMFull Moon 100%Spring

Good fishing day

High tide1:00 AM3.5 ftMLLW
Low tide9:21 AM0.3 ftMLLW
High tide2:04 PM3.1 ftMLLW
Low tide9:11 PM1.1 ftMLLW

MON, OCT 26, 2026

7:30 AM – 6:47 PMFull Moon 100%Spring

Good fishing day

High tide1:33 AM3.8 ftMLLW
Low tide10:05 AM0.1 ftMLLW
High tide2:52 PM2.9 ftMLLW
Low tide9:43 PM1.1 ftMLLW

TUE, OCT 27, 2026

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

Good fishing day

High tide2:10 AM3.9 ftMLLW
Low tide10:51 AM-0.04 ftMLLW
High tide3:41 PM2.7 ftMLLW
Low tide10:18 PM1.1 ftMLLW

WED, OCT 28, 2026

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

Fair fishing day

High tide2:51 AM4.0 ftMLLW
Low tide11:40 AM-0.08 ftMLLW
High tide4:32 PM2.5 ftMLLW
Low tide10:54 PM1.1 ftMLLW

THU, OCT 29, 2026

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

Fair fishing day

High tide3:36 AM4.0 ftMLLW
Low tide12:34 PM0.00 ftMLLW
High tide5:26 PM2.3 ftMLLW
Low tide11:34 PM1.1 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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