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Vaca Key, Uscg Station, Florida Bay tide times

Florida · NOAA station 8723970 · times in local time
Tuesday, October 27: high tide 1:18 AM (1.5 ft); low tide 8:00 AM (0.2 ft).
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Tide chart — today, Tue, Oct 27

Heights in feet above Mean Lower Low Water (MLLW). Dots are NOAA's predicted highs and lows; the line between them is our interpolation. Shaded: night.

TideTimeHeight
High tide1:18 AM1.46 ft
Low tide8:00 AM0.24 ft

Vaca Key, Uscg Station, Florida Bay tide table — next 7 days

DayHigh tidesLow tides
Today
Tue, Oct 27		1:18 AM 1.5 ft8:00 AM 0.2 ft
Tomorrow
Wed, Oct 28		2:06 AM 1.5 ft8:48 AM 0.1 ft
Thu, Oct 293:00 AM 1.6 ft9:36 AM 0.1 ft
Fri, Oct 303:54 AM 1.6 ft10:30 AM 0.1 ft
Sat, Oct 314:48 AM 1.6 ft11:24 AM 0.2 ft
Sun, Nov 14:42 AM 1.5 ft11:18 AM 0.3 ft
Mon, Nov 25:42 AM 1.4 ft10:06 PM 1.0 ft12:18 PM 0.5 ft

The year at Vaca Key, Uscg Station, Florida Bay

Highest tide, next 12 months1.6 ft on October 30, 2026 at 3:54 AM
Lowest tide, next 12 months-0.6 ft on March 13, 2027 at 10:36 PM
Minus tides (below 0 ft)174 days in the next 12 months
Tide patternUsually two high and two low tides a day, with some days of only one
Typical daily range1.0 ft (30-day average)
StationNOAA 8723970 · harmonic (reference) station · 24.711, -81.1065

Moving water at dawn and dusk —

The current runs fastest roughly halfway between a high and a low tide. Many anglers prefer those hours when they fall near sunrise or sunset. This is a rule of thumb, not a fishing forecast.

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Nearby tide stations

Boot Key Harbor bridge, Boot Key0.5 mi · FL Knight Key Channel, Knight Key, Florida Bay1.2 mi · FL Pigeon Key, south side, Hawk Channel3.1 mi · FL Pigeon Key, north side, Florida Bay3.2 mi · FL Vaca Key-Fat Deer Key bridge5.0 mi · FL Key Colony Beach5.7 mi · FL Molasses Key Channel, Molasses Keys5.7 mi · FL Sombrero Key, Hawk Channel5.8 mi · FL

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Questions about Vaca Key, Uscg Station, Florida Bay tides

What time is high tide at Vaca Key, Uscg Station, Florida Bay today?

On Tuesday, October 27, high tide at Vaca Key, Uscg Station, Florida Bay is at 1:18 AM (1.5 ft); low tide is at 8:00 AM (0.2 ft) (EDT, heights above MLLW). The table above lists the next 7 days.

When are the highest tides of the year at Vaca Key, Uscg Station, Florida Bay?

The highest predicted tide in the next 12 months is 1.6 ft on October 30, 2026 at 3:54 AM. The largest tides fall a day or two after a full or new moon, especially when the Moon is closest to Earth.

Are there minus tides at Vaca Key, Uscg Station, Florida Bay?

Yes — on 174 days in the next 12 months the low tide drops below 0 ft (MLLW). The lowest is -0.6 ft on March 13, 2027 at 10:36 PM. Minus tides expose the most shoreline, which is why tide-poolers look for them.

What time zone are these tide times in?

Station local time (EDT at the time this page was built), with daylight saving time applied where the area observes it — the same convention as NOAA's own tide tables.

Where does this tide data come from?

From NOAA CO-OPS, the U.S. government tide station network (tidesandcurrents.noaa.gov); the predictions are public domain. The curve between highs and lows is our interpolation. This page is not for navigation.