Sand Key Lighthouse, FL — Tides & Fishing

Sand Key Lighthouse, Sand Key Channel

Tide source: NOAA CO-OPS · fetched 10/1/2026, 1:00:56 AM CT

Heights relative to MLLW (Mean Lower Low Water).

Station location

24.4533, -81.8783

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Live status

FALLING

Air

84°F

Wind

20 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 ~2.0 ft · falling

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

Major4:10 AM – 6:10 AM
Minor11:52 AM – 12:52 PM
Major4:41 PM – 6:41 PM☀️ Prime
Minor10:27 PM – 11:27 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 · Sand Key Lighthouse

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Weather

Open-Meteo

Temp

84°F

Wind

20 mph E

Water

86°F

Pressure

1014 hPa

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Radar

RainViewer · Sand Key Lighthouse

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Sun / moon / conditions

Sunrise

7:20 AM

Sunset

7:12 PM

Moon

Waning Gibbous · 73%

Tide cycle

Toward neap

Tide schedule

Heights relative to MLLW · times station-local

TUE, SEP 29, 2026

7:19 AM – 7:14 PMWaning Gibbous 90%Toward neap

Fair fishing day

High tide11:16 PM2.4 ftMLLW

WED, SEP 30, 2026

7:19 AM – 7:13 PMWaning Gibbous 82%Toward neap

Fair fishing day

Low tide6:23 AM0.1 ftMLLW
High tide12:39 PM1.4 ftMLLW
Low tide5:27 PM0.8 ftMLLW

THU, OCT 1, 2026Selected

7:20 AM – 7:12 PMWaning Gibbous 73%Toward neap

Fair fishing day

High tide12:01 AM2.4 ftMLLW
Low tide7:21 AM0.2 ftMLLW
High tide1:35 PM1.3 ftMLLW
Low tide6:06 PM0.9 ftMLLW

FRI, OCT 2, 2026

7:20 AM – 7:11 PMWaning Gibbous 64%Neap

Fair fishing day

High tide12:55 AM2.4 ftMLLW
Low tide8:29 AM0.3 ftMLLW
High tide2:50 PM1.2 ftMLLW
Low tide6:59 PM0.9 ftMLLW

SAT, OCT 3, 2026

7:21 AM – 7:10 PMLast Quarter 53%Neap

Fair fishing day

High tide2:02 AM2.3 ftMLLW
Low tide9:46 AM0.4 ftMLLW
High tide4:28 PM1.2 ftMLLW
Low tide8:20 PM1.0 ftMLLW

SUN, OCT 4, 2026

7:21 AM – 7:09 PMLast Quarter 43%Neap

Fair fishing day

High tide3:27 AM2.2 ftMLLW
Low tide11:04 AM0.5 ftMLLW
High tide5:53 PM1.3 ftMLLW
Low tide10:00 PM1.0 ftMLLW

MON, OCT 5, 2026

7:21 AM – 7:08 PMWaning Crescent 32%Neap

Fair fishing day

High tide5:01 AM2.1 ftMLLW
Low tide12:11 PM0.5 ftMLLW
High tide6:47 PM1.5 ftMLLW
Low tide11:34 PM0.9 ftMLLW

TUE, OCT 6, 2026

7:22 AM – 7:07 PMWaning Crescent 23%Toward spring

Fair fishing day

High tide6:22 AM2.1 ftMLLW
Low tide1:04 PM0.5 ftMLLW
High tide7:29 PM1.7 ftMLLW

WED, OCT 7, 2026

7:22 AM – 7:06 PMWaning Crescent 15%Toward spring

Fair fishing day

Low tide12:52 AM0.7 ftMLLW
High tide7:27 AM2.1 ftMLLW
Low tide1:47 PM0.5 ftMLLW
High tide8:05 PM1.8 ftMLLW

THU, OCT 8, 2026

7:23 AM – 7:05 PMWaning Crescent 8%Toward spring

Fair fishing day

Low tide1:55 AM0.5 ftMLLW
High tide8:23 AM2.0 ftMLLW
Low tide2:22 PM0.6 ftMLLW
High tide8:38 PM2.0 ftMLLW

FRI, OCT 9, 2026

7:23 AM – 7:04 PMWaning Crescent 3%Spring

Good fishing day

Low tide2:48 AM0.4 ftMLLW
High tide9:12 AM1.9 ftMLLW
Low tide2:54 PM0.6 ftMLLW
High tide9:09 PM2.1 ftMLLW

SAT, OCT 10, 2026

7:24 AM – 7:03 PMNew Moon 100%Spring

Good fishing day

Low tide3:33 AM0.3 ftMLLW
High tide9:57 AM1.8 ftMLLW
Low tide3:23 PM0.7 ftMLLW
High tide9:38 PM2.2 ftMLLW

SUN, OCT 11, 2026

7:24 AM – 7:02 PMNew Moon 0%Spring

Good fishing day

Low tide4:13 AM0.2 ftMLLW
High tide10:39 AM1.7 ftMLLW
Low tide3:51 PM0.8 ftMLLW
High tide10:07 PM2.2 ftMLLW

MON, OCT 12, 2026

7:25 AM – 7:01 PMWaxing Crescent 2%Spring

Good fishing day

Low tide4:51 AM0.2 ftMLLW
High tide11:19 AM1.6 ftMLLW
Low tide4:19 PM0.8 ftMLLW
High tide10:36 PM2.2 ftMLLW

TUE, OCT 13, 2026

7:25 AM – 7:00 PMWaxing Crescent 6%Toward spring

Fair fishing day

Low tide5:28 AM0.2 ftMLLW
High tide11:57 AM1.5 ftMLLW
Low tide4:46 PM0.9 ftMLLW
High tide11:07 PM2.2 ftMLLW

WED, OCT 14, 2026

7:25 AM – 6:59 PMWaxing Crescent 12%Toward spring

Fair fishing day

Low tide6:08 AM0.3 ftMLLW
High tide12:36 PM1.4 ftMLLW
Low tide5:15 PM0.9 ftMLLW
High tide11:41 PM2.1 ftMLLW

THU, OCT 15, 2026

7:26 AM – 6:58 PMWaxing Crescent 20%Toward spring

Fair fishing day

Low tide6:53 AM0.4 ftMLLW
High tide1:19 PM1.3 ftMLLW
Low tide5:47 PM1.0 ftMLLW

FRI, OCT 16, 2026

7:26 AM – 6:57 PMWaxing Crescent 29%Neap

Fair fishing day

High tide12:22 AM2.1 ftMLLW
Low tide7:46 AM0.5 ftMLLW
High tide2:14 PM1.3 ftMLLW
Low tide6:26 PM1.0 ftMLLW

SAT, OCT 17, 2026

7:27 AM – 6:56 PMWaxing Crescent 39%Neap

Fair fishing day

High tide1:13 AM2.0 ftMLLW
Low tide8:51 AM0.6 ftMLLW
High tide3:34 PM1.2 ftMLLW
Low tide7:24 PM1.1 ftMLLW

SUN, OCT 18, 2026

7:27 AM – 6:56 PMFirst Quarter 49%Neap

Fair fishing day

High tide2:19 AM1.9 ftMLLW
Low tide10:01 AM0.7 ftMLLW
High tide5:08 PM1.2 ftMLLW
Low tide8:51 PM1.1 ftMLLW

MON, OCT 19, 2026

7:28 AM – 6:55 PMWaxing Gibbous 60%Neap

Fair fishing day

High tide3:43 AM1.8 ftMLLW
Low tide11:07 AM0.7 ftMLLW
High tide6:07 PM1.3 ftMLLW
Low tide10:23 PM1.1 ftMLLW

TUE, OCT 20, 2026

7:29 AM – 6:54 PMWaxing Gibbous 70%Neap

Fair fishing day

High tide5:10 AM1.8 ftMLLW
Low tide11:59 AM0.7 ftMLLW
High tide6:43 PM1.5 ftMLLW
Low tide11:41 PM0.9 ftMLLW

WED, OCT 21, 2026

7:29 AM – 6:53 PMWaxing Gibbous 79%Toward neap

Fair fishing day

High tide6:19 AM1.8 ftMLLW
Low tide12:41 PM0.7 ftMLLW
High tide7:11 PM1.6 ftMLLW

THU, OCT 22, 2026

7:30 AM – 6:52 PMWaxing Gibbous 87%Toward neap

Fair fishing day

Low tide12:44 AM0.8 ftMLLW
High tide7:15 AM1.8 ftMLLW
Low tide1:15 PM0.7 ftMLLW
High tide7:36 PM1.8 ftMLLW

FRI, OCT 23, 2026

7:30 AM – 6:52 PMWaxing Gibbous 93%Toward neap

Fair fishing day

Low tide1:38 AM0.6 ftMLLW
High tide8:04 AM1.8 ftMLLW
Low tide1:46 PM0.7 ftMLLW
High tide8:01 PM2.0 ftMLLW

SAT, OCT 24, 2026

7:31 AM – 6:51 PMWaxing Gibbous 98%Spring

Good fishing day

Low tide2:25 AM0.4 ftMLLW
High tide8:50 AM1.8 ftMLLW
Low tide2:16 PM0.8 ftMLLW
High tide8:28 PM2.1 ftMLLW

SUN, OCT 25, 2026

7:31 AM – 6:50 PMFull Moon 100%Spring

Good fishing day

Low tide3:09 AM0.2 ftMLLW
High tide9:33 AM1.7 ftMLLW
Low tide2:46 PM0.8 ftMLLW
High tide8:58 PM2.3 ftMLLW

MON, OCT 26, 2026

7:32 AM – 6:49 PMFull Moon 100%Spring

Good fishing day

Low tide3:52 AM0.04 ftMLLW
High tide10:17 AM1.6 ftMLLW
Low tide3:16 PM0.8 ftMLLW
High tide9:32 PM2.4 ftMLLW

TUE, OCT 27, 2026

7:32 AM – 6:49 PMWaning Gibbous 97%Spring

Good fishing day

Low tide4:37 AM-0.03 ftMLLW
High tide11:00 AM1.5 ftMLLW
Low tide3:48 PM0.8 ftMLLW
High tide10:11 PM2.5 ftMLLW

WED, OCT 28, 2026

7:33 AM – 6:48 PMWaning Gibbous 93%Toward neap

Fair fishing day

Low tide5:24 AM-0.03 ftMLLW
High tide11:46 AM1.4 ftMLLW
Low tide4:24 PM0.8 ftMLLW
High tide10:56 PM2.5 ftMLLW

THU, OCT 29, 2026

7:34 AM – 6:48 PMWaning Gibbous 86%Toward neap

Fair fishing day

Low tide6:15 AM0.04 ftMLLW
High tide12:36 PM1.3 ftMLLW
Low tide5:05 PM0.8 ftMLLW
High tide11:47 PM2.5 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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