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Virginia Key, Biscayne Bay tide chart and tide times
Florida · NOAA station 8723214
Nearest NOAA tide station to Key Biscayne, Miami, Miami Beach, Allapattah (4 km from Key Biscayne).
On Thursday, October 1, high tide at Virginia Key, Biscayne Bay is at 12:29 AM (2.6 ft) and 1:23 PM (2.7 ft), and low tide is at 6:46 AM (0.4 ft) and 7:20 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Thursday, October 1 🌖 Waning GibbousSunrise 7:12 AM · Sunset 7:07 PM · Moonrise 10:53 PM · Moonset 12:22 PM | ||
| High tide | 12:29 AM | 2.6 ft |
| Low tide | 6:46 AM | 0.4 ft |
| High tide | 1:23 PM | 2.7 ft |
| Low tide | 7:20 PM | 0.8 ft |
| Friday, October 2 🌗 Last QuarterSunrise 7:13 AM · Sunset 7:06 PM · Moonrise 11:57 PM · Moonset 1:26 PM | ||
| High tide | 1:26 AM | 2.6 ft |
| Low tide | 7:49 AM | 0.5 ft |
| High tide | 2:21 PM | 2.6 ft |
| Low tide | 8:23 PM | 0.9 ft |
| Saturday, October 3 🌗 Last QuarterSunrise 7:13 AM · Sunset 7:05 PM · Moonset 2:24 PM | ||
| High tide | 2:28 AM | 2.5 ft |
| Low tide | 8:55 AM | 0.5 ft |
| High tide | 3:23 PM | 2.6 ft |
| Low tide | 9:28 PM | 0.9 ft |
| Sunday, October 4 🌗 Last QuarterSunrise 7:14 AM · Sunset 7:03 PM · Moonrise 1:03 AM · Moonset 3:15 PM | ||
| High tide | 3:36 AM | 2.5 ft |
| Low tide | 10:02 AM | 0.6 ft |
| High tide | 4:27 PM | 2.5 ft |
| Low tide | 10:36 PM | 0.8 ft |
| Monday, October 5 🌗 Last QuarterSunrise 7:14 AM · Sunset 7:02 PM · Moonrise 2:10 AM · Moonset 3:59 PM | ||
| High tide | 4:47 AM | 2.5 ft |
| Low tide | 11:09 AM | 0.6 ft |
| High tide | 5:31 PM | 2.6 ft |
| Low tide | 11:41 PM | 0.7 ft |
| Tuesday, October 6 🌘 Waning CrescentSunrise 7:15 AM · Sunset 7:01 PM · Moonrise 3:15 AM · Moonset 4:38 PM | ||
| High tide | 5:54 AM | 2.6 ft |
| Low tide | 12:12 PM | 0.6 ft |
| High tide | 6:28 PM | 2.7 ft |
| Wednesday, October 7 🌘 Waning CrescentSunrise 7:15 AM · Sunset 7:00 PM · Moonrise 4:17 AM · Moonset 5:13 PM | ||
| Low tide | 12:39 AM | 0.6 ft |
| High tide | 6:53 AM | 2.7 ft |
| Low tide | 1:07 PM | 0.5 ft |
| High tide | 7:18 PM | 2.7 ft |
| Thursday, October 8 🌘 Waning CrescentSunrise 7:16 AM · Sunset 6:59 PM · Moonrise 5:16 AM · Moonset 5:45 PM | ||
| Low tide | 1:31 AM | 0.5 ft |
| High tide | 7:45 AM | 2.8 ft |
| Low tide | 1:57 PM | 0.5 ft |
| High tide | 8:05 PM | 2.8 ft |
Best fishing times at Virginia Key, Biscayne 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Thu, Oct 1 🌖 Waning Gibbous · Good | 4:07 AM–6:07 AM 4:38 PM–6:38 PM | 11:52 AM–12:52 PM 10:23 PM–11:23 PM |
| Fri, Oct 2 🌗 Last Quarter · Fair | 5:09 AM–7:09 AM 5:41 PM–7:41 PM | 12:56 PM–1:56 PM 11:27 PM–12:27 AM |
| Sat, Oct 3 🌗 Last Quarter · Fair | 6:12 AM–8:12 AM 6:43 PM–8:43 PM | 1:54 PM–2:54 PM |
| Sun, Oct 4 🌗 Last Quarter · Fair | 7:12 AM–9:12 AM 7:41 PM–9:41 PM | 12:33 AM–1:33 AM 2:45 PM–3:45 PM |
| Mon, Oct 5 🌗 Last Quarter · Fair | 8:08 AM–10:08 AM 8:34 PM–10:34 PM | 1:40 AM–2:40 AM 3:29 PM–4:29 PM |
| Tue, Oct 6 🌘 Waning Crescent · Good | 9:00 AM–11:00 AM 9:24 PM–11:24 PM | 2:45 AM–3:45 AM 4:08 PM–5:08 PM |
| Wed, Oct 7 🌘 Waning Crescent · Good | 9:48 AM–11:48 AM 10:11 PM–12:11 AM | 3:47 AM–4:47 AM 4:43 PM–5:43 PM |
| Thu, Oct 8 🌘 Waning Crescent · Good | 10:34 AM–12:34 PM 10:56 PM–12:56 AM | 4:46 AM–5:46 AM 5:15 PM–6:15 PM |
Nearby tide stations
- Key Biscayne Yacht Club, Biscayne Bay
4 km away - Dodge Island, Fishermans Channel
4 km away - Government Cut, Miami Harbor Entrance
5 km away - Miami Harbor Entrance
5 km away - Miami Miamarina, Biscayne Bay
6 km away - San Marino Island
7 km away - Dinner Key Marina
8 km away - Coral Shoal, Biscayne Channel
9 km away
Predictions from NOAA CO-OPS station 8723214. Station page at NOAA. Updated daily. Not for navigation.
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