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Vaca Key, USCG Station, Florida Bay tide chart and tide times
Florida · NOAA station 8723970
Nearest NOAA tide station to Marathon (2 km from Marathon).
On Sunday, October 4, high tide at Vaca Key, USCG Station, Florida Bay is at 6:52 AM (1.4 ft), and low tide is at 1:50 PM (0.4 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Sunday, October 4 🌗 Last QuarterSunrise 7:17 AM · Sunset 7:08 PM · Moonrise 1:10 AM · Moonset 3:17 PM | ||
| High tide | 6:52 AM | 1.4 ft |
| Low tide | 1:50 PM | 0.4 ft |
| Monday, October 5 🌗 Last QuarterSunrise 7:18 AM · Sunset 7:07 PM · Moonrise 2:16 AM · Moonset 4:01 PM | ||
| High tide | 7:57 AM | 1.4 ft |
| Low tide | 6:30 PM | 0.5 ft |
| Tuesday, October 6 🌘 Waning CrescentSunrise 7:18 AM · Sunset 7:06 PM · Moonrise 3:20 AM · Moonset 4:41 PM | ||
| High tide | 9:13 AM | 1.3 ft |
| Low tide | 7:19 PM | 0.7 ft |
| Wednesday, October 7 🌘 Waning CrescentSunrise 7:18 AM · Sunset 7:05 PM · Moonrise 4:22 AM · Moonset 5:16 PM | ||
| High tide | 1:10 AM | 1.1 ft |
| Low tide | 3:51 AM | 0.9 ft |
| High tide | 12:16 PM | 1.3 ft |
| Low tide | 4:51 PM | 0.8 ft |
| Thursday, October 8 🌘 Waning CrescentSunrise 7:19 AM · Sunset 7:04 PM · Moonrise 5:20 AM · Moonset 5:49 PM | ||
| High tide | 1:38 AM | 1.1 ft |
| Low tide | 5:01 AM | 0.8 ft |
| High tide | 1:39 PM | 1.3 ft |
| Low tide | 5:31 PM | 0.9 ft |
| Friday, October 9 🌘 Waning CrescentSunrise 7:19 AM · Sunset 7:03 PM · Moonrise 6:18 AM · Moonset 6:22 PM | ||
| High tide | 2:02 AM | 1.2 ft |
| Low tide | 5:57 AM | 0.7 ft |
| High tide | 2:41 PM | 1.3 ft |
| Low tide | 6:07 PM | 1.0 ft |
| Saturday, October 10 🌑 New MoonSunrise 7:20 AM · Sunset 7:02 PM · Moonrise 7:14 AM · Moonset 6:55 PM | ||
| High tide | 2:14 AM | 1.3 ft |
| Low tide | 6:45 AM | 0.6 ft |
| High tide | 3:37 PM | 1.3 ft |
| Low tide | 6:42 PM | 1.0 ft |
| Sunday, October 11 🌑 New MoonSunrise 7:20 AM · Sunset 7:01 PM · Moonrise 8:11 AM · Moonset 7:30 PM | ||
| High tide | 1:36 AM | 1.3 ft |
| Low tide | 7:29 AM | 0.5 ft |
| High tide | 4:28 PM | 1.2 ft |
| Low tide | 7:17 PM | 1.0 ft |
Best fishing times at Vaca Key, USCG Station, Florida Bay (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 |
|---|---|---|
| Sun, Oct 4 🌗 Last Quarter · Fair | 7:16 AM–9:16 AM 7:45 PM–9:45 PM | 12:40 AM–1:40 AM 2:47 PM–3:47 PM |
| Mon, Oct 5 🌗 Last Quarter · Fair | 8:12 AM–10:12 AM 8:38 PM–10:38 PM | 1:46 AM–2:46 AM 3:31 PM–4:31 PM |
| Tue, Oct 6 🌘 Waning Crescent · Good | 9:04 AM–11:04 AM 9:28 PM–11:28 PM | 2:50 AM–3:50 AM 4:11 PM–5:11 PM |
| Wed, Oct 7 🌘 Waning Crescent · Good | 9:52 AM–11:52 AM 10:15 PM–12:15 AM | 3:52 AM–4:52 AM 4:46 PM–5:46 PM |
| Thu, Oct 8 🌘 Waning Crescent · Good | 10:38 AM–12:38 PM | 4:50 AM–5:50 AM 5:19 PM–6:19 PM |
| Fri, Oct 9 🌘 Waning Crescent · Good | 11:00 PM–1:00 AM 11:23 AM–1:23 PM | 5:48 AM–6:48 AM 5:52 PM–6:52 PM |
| Sat, Oct 10 🌑 New Moon · Best | 11:45 PM–1:45 AM 12:07 PM–2:07 PM | 6:44 AM–7:44 AM 6:25 PM–7:25 PM |
| Sun, Oct 11 🌑 New Moon · Best | 12:30 AM–2:30 AM 12:53 PM–2:53 PM | 7:41 AM–8:41 AM 7:00 PM–8:00 PM |
Nearby tide stations
- Boot Key Harbor bridge, Boot Key
1 km away - Knight Key Channel, Knight Key, Florida Bay
2 km away - Pigeon Key, south side, Hawk Channel
5 km away - Pigeon Key, north side, Florida Bay
5 km away - Vaca Key-Fat Deer Key bridge
8 km away - Key Colony Beach
9 km away - Molasses Key Channel, Molasses Keys
9 km away - Sombrero Key, Hawk Channel
9 km away
Predictions from NOAA CO-OPS station 8723970. Station page at NOAA. Updated daily. Not for navigation.
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