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Alligator Reef, Hawk Channel tide chart and tide times
Florida · NOAA station 8723861
Nearest NOAA tide station to Islamorada (8 km from Islamorada).
On Tuesday, September 29, high tide at Alligator Reef, Hawk Channel is at 11:21 AM (2.7 ft) and 11:26 PM (2.5 ft), and low tide is at 4:45 AM (0.1 ft) and 5:14 PM (0.8 ft). Times are local; heights are in feet above mean lower low water (MLLW), the datum used on U.S. charts — a negative height means the water drops below that level.
High and low tides for the next 8 days
| Tide | Time | Height |
|---|---|---|
| Tuesday, September 29 🌖 Waning GibbousSunrise 7:13 AM · Sunset 7:11 PM · Moonrise 9:08 PM · Moonset 10:07 AM | ||
| Low tide | 4:45 AM | 0.1 ft |
| High tide | 11:21 AM | 2.7 ft |
| Low tide | 5:14 PM | 0.8 ft |
| High tide | 11:26 PM | 2.5 ft |
| Wednesday, September 30 🌖 Waning GibbousSunrise 7:14 AM · Sunset 7:10 PM · Moonrise 9:59 PM · Moonset 11:14 AM | ||
| Low tide | 5:32 AM | 0.2 ft |
| High tide | 12:10 PM | 2.6 ft |
| Low tide | 6:03 PM | 0.9 ft |
| Thursday, October 1 🌖 Waning GibbousSunrise 7:14 AM · Sunset 7:09 PM · Moonrise 10:57 PM · Moonset 12:21 PM | ||
| High tide | 12:14 AM | 2.5 ft |
| Low tide | 6:24 AM | 0.3 ft |
| High tide | 1:05 PM | 2.6 ft |
| Low tide | 6:58 PM | 1.1 ft |
| Friday, October 2 🌗 Last QuarterSunrise 7:14 AM · Sunset 7:08 PM · Moonset 1:26 PM | ||
| High tide | 1:09 AM | 2.4 ft |
| Low tide | 7:25 AM | 0.5 ft |
| High tide | 2:05 PM | 2.5 ft |
| Low tide | 8:02 PM | 1.2 ft |
| Saturday, October 3 🌗 Last QuarterSunrise 7:15 AM · Sunset 7:07 PM · Moonrise 12:01 AM · Moonset 2:24 PM | ||
| High tide | 2:13 AM | 2.3 ft |
| Low tide | 8:33 AM | 0.7 ft |
| High tide | 3:11 PM | 2.4 ft |
| Low tide | 9:15 PM | 1.3 ft |
| Sunday, October 4 🌗 Last QuarterSunrise 7:15 AM · Sunset 7:06 PM · Moonrise 1:08 AM · Moonset 3:15 PM | ||
| High tide | 3:24 AM | 2.3 ft |
| Low tide | 9:47 AM | 0.7 ft |
| High tide | 4:20 PM | 2.4 ft |
| Low tide | 10:27 PM | 1.2 ft |
| Monday, October 5 🌗 Last QuarterSunrise 7:16 AM · Sunset 7:05 PM · Moonrise 2:14 AM · Moonset 4:00 PM | ||
| High tide | 4:38 AM | 2.4 ft |
| Low tide | 10:57 AM | 0.7 ft |
| High tide | 5:25 PM | 2.5 ft |
| Low tide | 11:32 PM | 1.0 ft |
| Tuesday, October 6 🌘 Waning CrescentSunrise 7:16 AM · Sunset 7:04 PM · Moonrise 3:18 AM · Moonset 4:39 PM | ||
| High tide | 5:47 AM | 2.5 ft |
| Low tide | 11:59 AM | 0.7 ft |
| High tide | 6:22 PM | 2.5 ft |
Best fishing times at Alligator Reef, Hawk Channel (solunar table)
Major periods, about two hours each, are centered on the moon passing overhead or underfoot. Minor periods, about an hour, are centered on moonrise and moonset. By solunar tradition the days around the new and full moon are the strongest, and many anglers plan for a major period that falls on a moving tide.
| Day | Major periods | Minor periods |
|---|---|---|
| Tue, Sep 29 🌖 Waning Gibbous · Good | 2:12 AM–4:12 AM 2:40 PM–4:40 PM | 9:37 AM–10:37 AM 8:38 PM–9:38 PM |
| Wed, Sep 30 🌖 Waning Gibbous · Good | 3:09 AM–5:09 AM 3:38 PM–5:38 PM | 10:44 AM–11:44 AM 9:29 PM–10:29 PM |
| Thu, Oct 1 🌖 Waning Gibbous · Good | 4:09 AM–6:09 AM 4:40 PM–6:40 PM | 11:51 AM–12:51 PM 10:27 PM–11:27 PM |
| Fri, Oct 2 🌗 Last Quarter · Fair | 5:11 AM–7:11 AM 5:43 PM–7:43 PM | 12:56 PM–1:56 PM |
| Sat, Oct 3 🌗 Last Quarter · Fair | 6:14 AM–8:14 AM 6:44 PM–8:44 PM | 11:31 PM–12:31 AM 1:54 PM–2:54 PM |
| Sun, Oct 4 🌗 Last Quarter · Fair | 7:14 AM–9:14 AM 7:43 PM–9:43 PM | 12:38 AM–1:38 AM 2:45 PM–3:45 PM |
| Mon, Oct 5 🌗 Last Quarter · Fair | 8:10 AM–10:10 AM 8:36 PM–10:36 PM | 1:44 AM–2:44 AM 3:30 PM–4:30 PM |
| Tue, Oct 6 🌘 Waning Crescent · Good | 9:02 AM–11:02 AM 9:26 PM–11:26 PM | 2:48 AM–3:48 AM 4:09 PM–5:09 PM |
Nearby tide stations
- Upper Matecumbe Key, west end, Hawk Channel
7 km away - Indian Key, Hawk Channel
7 km away - Upper Matecumbe Key, Hawk Channel
7 km away - Little Basin, Upper Matecumbe Key, Florida Bay
8 km away - Shell Key Channel, Florida Bay
8 km away - Islamorada, Upper Matecumbe Key, Florida Bay
8 km away - Indian Key Anchorage, Lower Matecumbe Key
9 km away - Lignumvitae Key, NE side, Florida Bay
10 km away
Predictions from NOAA CO-OPS station 8723861 (subordinate station, corrected from reference station 8723178). Station page at NOAA. Updated daily. Not for navigation.
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