Big Torch Key, FL — Tides & Fishing

Big Torch Key, Niles Channel

Tide source: NOAA CO-OPS · fetched 10/1/2026, 1:00:45 AM CT

Heights relative to MLLW (Mean Lower Low Water).

Station location

24.7050, -81.4333

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Live status

RISING

Air

78°F

Wind

6 mph E

Water

85°F

Pressure

1014 hPa

Water status

OCTOBER 1, 2026 AT 2:00 AM

Tide chart · ft MLLW

Now 2:00 AM · tide ~1.3 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

78°F

Wind

6 mph E

Water

85°F

Pressure

1014 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

WED, SEP 30, 2026

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

Fair fishing day

High tide3:27 AM1.5 ftMLLW
Low tide8:56 AM0.1 ftMLLW
High tide4:56 PM1.0 ftMLLW
Low tide8:13 PM0.6 ftMLLW

THU, OCT 1, 2026Selected

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

Fair fishing day

High tide4:10 AM1.5 ftMLLW
Low tide9:56 AM0.2 ftMLLW
High tide5:56 PM0.8 ftMLLW
Low tide8:51 PM0.7 ftMLLW

FRI, OCT 2, 2026

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

Fair fishing day

High tide5:01 AM1.4 ftMLLW
Low tide11:07 AM0.2 ftMLLW
High tide7:13 PM0.8 ftMLLW
Low tide9:41 PM0.7 ftMLLW

SAT, OCT 3, 2026

7:19 AM – 7:08 PMLast Quarter 53%Neap

Fair fishing day

High tide6:07 AM1.4 ftMLLW
Low tide12:26 PM0.3 ftMLLW
High tide8:48 PM0.8 ftMLLW
Low tide10:59 PM0.8 ftMLLW

SUN, OCT 4, 2026

7:19 AM – 7:07 PMLast Quarter 43%Neap

Fair fishing day

High tide7:32 AM1.4 ftMLLW
Low tide1:45 PM0.4 ftMLLW
High tide10:04 PM0.8 ftMLLW

MON, OCT 5, 2026

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

Fair fishing day

Low tide12:39 AM0.8 ftMLLW
High tide9:05 AM1.4 ftMLLW
Low tide2:50 PM0.4 ftMLLW
High tide10:53 PM0.9 ftMLLW

TUE, OCT 6, 2026

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

Fair fishing day

Low tide2:09 AM0.7 ftMLLW
High tide10:24 AM1.4 ftMLLW
Low tide3:41 PM0.4 ftMLLW
High tide11:31 PM1.1 ftMLLW

WED, OCT 7, 2026

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

Fair fishing day

Low tide3:21 AM0.6 ftMLLW
High tide11:29 AM1.4 ftMLLW
Low tide4:22 PM0.5 ftMLLW

THU, OCT 8, 2026

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

Fair fishing day

High tide12:05 AM1.2 ftMLLW
Low tide4:21 AM0.5 ftMLLW
High tide12:24 PM1.4 ftMLLW
Low tide4:57 PM0.5 ftMLLW

FRI, OCT 9, 2026

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

Good fishing day

High tide12:37 AM1.3 ftMLLW
Low tide5:12 AM0.4 ftMLLW
High tide1:13 PM1.3 ftMLLW
Low tide5:30 PM0.6 ftMLLW

SAT, OCT 10, 2026

7:22 AM – 7:01 PMNew Moon 100%Spring

Good fishing day

High tide1:08 AM1.4 ftMLLW
Low tide5:58 AM0.3 ftMLLW
High tide1:57 PM1.3 ftMLLW
Low tide6:02 PM0.6 ftMLLW

SUN, OCT 11, 2026

7:22 AM – 7:00 PMNew Moon 0%Spring

Good fishing day

High tide1:38 AM1.4 ftMLLW
Low tide6:41 AM0.2 ftMLLW
High tide2:38 PM1.2 ftMLLW
Low tide6:33 PM0.6 ftMLLW

MON, OCT 12, 2026

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

Good fishing day

High tide2:09 AM1.4 ftMLLW
Low tide7:23 AM0.2 ftMLLW
High tide3:17 PM1.1 ftMLLW
Low tide7:03 PM0.6 ftMLLW

TUE, OCT 13, 2026

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

Fair fishing day

High tide2:40 AM1.4 ftMLLW
Low tide8:04 AM0.2 ftMLLW
High tide3:56 PM1.0 ftMLLW
Low tide7:32 PM0.7 ftMLLW

WED, OCT 14, 2026

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

Fair fishing day

High tide3:14 AM1.4 ftMLLW
Low tide8:48 AM0.2 ftMLLW
High tide4:35 PM0.9 ftMLLW
Low tide8:00 PM0.7 ftMLLW

THU, OCT 15, 2026

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

Fair fishing day

High tide3:50 AM1.4 ftMLLW
Low tide9:36 AM0.3 ftMLLW
High tide5:19 PM0.9 ftMLLW
Low tide8:27 PM0.8 ftMLLW

FRI, OCT 16, 2026

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

Fair fishing day

High tide4:30 AM1.3 ftMLLW
Low tide10:31 AM0.4 ftMLLW
High tide6:13 PM0.8 ftMLLW
Low tide8:54 PM0.8 ftMLLW

SAT, OCT 17, 2026

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

Fair fishing day

High tide5:18 AM1.3 ftMLLW
Low tide11:37 AM0.5 ftMLLW
High tide7:29 PM0.8 ftMLLW
Low tide9:35 PM0.9 ftMLLW

SUN, OCT 18, 2026

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

Fair fishing day

High tide6:16 AM1.2 ftMLLW
Low tide12:46 PM0.5 ftMLLW
High tide9:04 PM0.8 ftMLLW
Low tide11:26 PM0.9 ftMLLW

MON, OCT 19, 2026

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

Fair fishing day

High tide7:31 AM1.2 ftMLLW
Low tide1:48 PM0.5 ftMLLW
High tide10:00 PM0.9 ftMLLW

TUE, OCT 20, 2026

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

Fair fishing day

Low tide1:12 AM0.9 ftMLLW
High tide8:51 AM1.2 ftMLLW
Low tide2:38 PM0.6 ftMLLW
High tide10:32 PM1.0 ftMLLW

WED, OCT 21, 2026

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

Fair fishing day

Low tide2:24 AM0.8 ftMLLW
High tide10:02 AM1.2 ftMLLW
Low tide3:18 PM0.6 ftMLLW
High tide11:00 PM1.1 ftMLLW

THU, OCT 22, 2026

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

Fair fishing day

Low tide3:20 AM0.7 ftMLLW
High tide11:01 AM1.2 ftMLLW
Low tide3:52 PM0.6 ftMLLW
High tide11:28 PM1.2 ftMLLW

FRI, OCT 23, 2026

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

Fair fishing day

Low tide4:08 AM0.5 ftMLLW
High tide11:54 AM1.2 ftMLLW
Low tide4:23 PM0.6 ftMLLW
High tide11:57 PM1.3 ftMLLW

SAT, OCT 24, 2026

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

Good fishing day

Low tide4:52 AM0.4 ftMLLW
High tide12:43 PM1.2 ftMLLW
Low tide4:54 PM0.6 ftMLLW

SUN, OCT 25, 2026

7:30 AM – 6:48 PMFull Moon 100%Spring

Good fishing day

High tide12:28 AM1.4 ftMLLW
Low tide5:35 AM0.2 ftMLLW
High tide1:32 PM1.2 ftMLLW
Low tide5:25 PM0.6 ftMLLW

MON, OCT 26, 2026

7:30 AM – 6:47 PMFull Moon 100%Spring

Good fishing day

High tide1:01 AM1.5 ftMLLW
Low tide6:19 AM0.06 ftMLLW
High tide2:20 PM1.1 ftMLLW
Low tide5:57 PM0.6 ftMLLW

TUE, OCT 27, 2026

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

Good fishing day

High tide1:38 AM1.5 ftMLLW
Low tide7:05 AM-0.02 ftMLLW
High tide3:09 PM1.0 ftMLLW
Low tide6:32 PM0.6 ftMLLW

WED, OCT 28, 2026

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

Fair fishing day

High tide2:19 AM1.5 ftMLLW
Low tide7:54 AM-0.04 ftMLLW
High tide4:00 PM1.0 ftMLLW
Low tide7:08 PM0.6 ftMLLW

THU, OCT 29, 2026

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

Fair fishing day

High tide3:04 AM1.5 ftMLLW
Low tide8:48 AM0.00 ftMLLW
High tide4:54 PM0.9 ftMLLW
Low tide7:48 PM0.6 ftMLLW

FRI, OCT 30, 2026

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

Fair fishing day

High tide3:56 AM1.5 ftMLLW
Low tide9:48 AM0.10 ftMLLW
High tide5:53 PM0.8 ftMLLW
Low tide8:37 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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