Little Torch Key, FL — Tides & Fishing

Little Torch Key, Torch Channel

Tide source: NOAA CO-OPS · fetched 10/1/2026, 1:00:57 AM CT

Heights relative to MLLW (Mean Lower Low Water).

Station location

24.6650, -81.3950

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Live status

FALLING

Air

80°F

Wind

13 mph E

Water

86°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 · 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

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Weather

Open-Meteo

Temp

80°F

Wind

13 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

7:10 PM

Moon

Waning Gibbous · 73%

Tide cycle

Toward neap

Tide schedule

Heights relative to MLLW · times station-local

WED, SEP 30, 2026

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

Fair fishing day

High tide12:23 AM1.4 ftMLLW
Low tide8:36 AM0.05 ftMLLW
High tide1:52 PM0.9 ftMLLW
Low tide7:53 PM0.3 ftMLLW

THU, OCT 1, 2026Selected

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

Fair fishing day

High tide1:06 AM1.4 ftMLLW
Low tide9:36 AM0.08 ftMLLW
High tide2:52 PM0.8 ftMLLW
Low tide8:31 PM0.3 ftMLLW

FRI, OCT 2, 2026

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

Fair fishing day

High tide1:57 AM1.3 ftMLLW
Low tide10:47 AM0.1 ftMLLW
High tide4:09 PM0.7 ftMLLW
Low tide9:21 PM0.3 ftMLLW

SAT, OCT 3, 2026

7:19 AM – 7:08 PMLast Quarter 53%Neap

Fair fishing day

High tide3:03 AM1.3 ftMLLW
Low tide12:06 PM0.1 ftMLLW
High tide5:44 PM0.7 ftMLLW
Low tide10:39 PM0.4 ftMLLW

SUN, OCT 4, 2026

7:19 AM – 7:07 PMLast Quarter 43%Neap

Fair fishing day

High tide4:28 AM1.3 ftMLLW
Low tide1:25 PM0.2 ftMLLW
High tide7:00 PM0.8 ftMLLW

MON, OCT 5, 2026

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

Fair fishing day

Low tide12:19 AM0.4 ftMLLW
High tide6:01 AM1.3 ftMLLW
Low tide2:30 PM0.2 ftMLLW
High tide7:49 PM0.9 ftMLLW

TUE, OCT 6, 2026

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

Fair fishing day

Low tide1:49 AM0.3 ftMLLW
High tide7:20 AM1.3 ftMLLW
Low tide3:21 PM0.2 ftMLLW
High tide8:27 PM1.0 ftMLLW

WED, OCT 7, 2026

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

Fair fishing day

Low tide3:01 AM0.3 ftMLLW
High tide8:25 AM1.3 ftMLLW
Low tide4:02 PM0.2 ftMLLW
High tide9:01 PM1.1 ftMLLW

THU, OCT 8, 2026

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

Fair fishing day

Low tide4:01 AM0.2 ftMLLW
High tide9:20 AM1.3 ftMLLW
Low tide4:37 PM0.2 ftMLLW
High tide9:33 PM1.2 ftMLLW

FRI, OCT 9, 2026

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

Good fishing day

Low tide4:52 AM0.2 ftMLLW
High tide10:09 AM1.3 ftMLLW
Low tide5:10 PM0.3 ftMLLW
High tide10:04 PM1.3 ftMLLW

SAT, OCT 10, 2026

7:22 AM – 7:01 PMNew Moon 100%Spring

Good fishing day

Low tide5:38 AM0.1 ftMLLW
High tide10:53 AM1.2 ftMLLW
Low tide5:42 PM0.3 ftMLLW
High tide10:34 PM1.3 ftMLLW

SUN, OCT 11, 2026

7:22 AM – 7:00 PMNew Moon 0%Spring

Good fishing day

Low tide6:21 AM0.10 ftMLLW
High tide11:34 AM1.1 ftMLLW
Low tide6:13 PM0.3 ftMLLW
High tide11:05 PM1.4 ftMLLW

MON, OCT 12, 2026

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

Good fishing day

Low tide7:03 AM0.09 ftMLLW
High tide12:13 PM1.0 ftMLLW
Low tide6:43 PM0.3 ftMLLW
High tide11:36 PM1.3 ftMLLW

TUE, OCT 13, 2026

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

Fair fishing day

Low tide7:44 AM0.09 ftMLLW
High tide12:52 PM0.9 ftMLLW
Low tide7:12 PM0.3 ftMLLW

WED, OCT 14, 2026

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

Fair fishing day

High tide12:10 AM1.3 ftMLLW
Low tide8:28 AM0.1 ftMLLW
High tide1:31 PM0.9 ftMLLW
Low tide7:40 PM0.3 ftMLLW

THU, OCT 15, 2026

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

Fair fishing day

High tide12:46 AM1.3 ftMLLW
Low tide9:16 AM0.1 ftMLLW
High tide2:15 PM0.8 ftMLLW
Low tide8:07 PM0.3 ftMLLW

FRI, OCT 16, 2026

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

Fair fishing day

High tide1:26 AM1.2 ftMLLW
Low tide10:11 AM0.2 ftMLLW
High tide3:09 PM0.8 ftMLLW
Low tide8:34 PM0.4 ftMLLW

SAT, OCT 17, 2026

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

Fair fishing day

High tide2:14 AM1.2 ftMLLW
Low tide11:17 AM0.2 ftMLLW
High tide4:25 PM0.7 ftMLLW
Low tide9:15 PM0.4 ftMLLW

SUN, OCT 18, 2026

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

Fair fishing day

High tide3:12 AM1.1 ftMLLW
Low tide12:26 PM0.2 ftMLLW
High tide6:00 PM0.8 ftMLLW
Low tide11:06 PM0.4 ftMLLW

MON, OCT 19, 2026

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

Fair fishing day

High tide4:27 AM1.1 ftMLLW
Low tide1:28 PM0.2 ftMLLW
High tide6:56 PM0.8 ftMLLW

TUE, OCT 20, 2026

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

Fair fishing day

Low tide12:52 AM0.4 ftMLLW
High tide5:47 AM1.1 ftMLLW
Low tide2:18 PM0.3 ftMLLW
High tide7:28 PM0.9 ftMLLW

WED, OCT 21, 2026

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

Fair fishing day

Low tide2:04 AM0.4 ftMLLW
High tide6:58 AM1.1 ftMLLW
Low tide2:58 PM0.3 ftMLLW
High tide7:56 PM1.0 ftMLLW

THU, OCT 22, 2026

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

Fair fishing day

Low tide3:00 AM0.3 ftMLLW
High tide7:57 AM1.2 ftMLLW
Low tide3:32 PM0.3 ftMLLW
High tide8:24 PM1.1 ftMLLW

FRI, OCT 23, 2026

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

Fair fishing day

Low tide3:48 AM0.2 ftMLLW
High tide8:50 AM1.2 ftMLLW
Low tide4:03 PM0.3 ftMLLW
High tide8:53 PM1.2 ftMLLW

SAT, OCT 24, 2026

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

Good fishing day

Low tide4:32 AM0.2 ftMLLW
High tide9:39 AM1.2 ftMLLW
Low tide4:34 PM0.3 ftMLLW
High tide9:24 PM1.3 ftMLLW

SUN, OCT 25, 2026

7:30 AM – 6:48 PMFull Moon 100%Spring

Good fishing day

Low tide5:15 AM0.09 ftMLLW
High tide10:28 AM1.1 ftMLLW
Low tide5:05 PM0.3 ftMLLW
High tide9:57 PM1.4 ftMLLW

MON, OCT 26, 2026

7:30 AM – 6:47 PMFull Moon 100%Spring

Good fishing day

Low tide5:59 AM0.03 ftMLLW
High tide11:16 AM1.1 ftMLLW
Low tide5:37 PM0.3 ftMLLW
High tide10:34 PM1.4 ftMLLW

TUE, OCT 27, 2026

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

Good fishing day

Low tide6:45 AM-0.01 ftMLLW
High tide12:05 PM1.0 ftMLLW
Low tide6:12 PM0.3 ftMLLW
High tide11:15 PM1.4 ftMLLW

WED, OCT 28, 2026

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

Fair fishing day

Low tide7:34 AM-0.02 ftMLLW
High tide12:56 PM0.9 ftMLLW
Low tide6:48 PM0.3 ftMLLW

THU, OCT 29, 2026

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

Fair fishing day

High tide12:00 AM1.4 ftMLLW
Low tide8:28 AM0.0 ftMLLW
High tide1:50 PM0.8 ftMLLW
Low tide7:28 PM0.3 ftMLLW

FRI, OCT 30, 2026

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

Fair fishing day

High tide12:52 AM1.4 ftMLLW
Low tide9:28 AM0.04 ftMLLW
High tide2:49 PM0.8 ftMLLW
Low tide8:17 PM0.3 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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