Islamorada fishing forecast today

Tide times, wind, moon phase and the best times to fish today at Islamorada, using NOAA tide station Islamorada, Upper Matecumbe Key, Florida Bay.

Florida Keys Updated 11:08 AM EST, Nov 5 NOAA station 8723808

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Bite outlook today Estimate

Poor

Thunderstorms possible - get off the water if you hear thunder
Weak tidal movement (0.5 ft range)
Light wind (up to 10 mph)

Next best time

Today 1:40 PM

Tide change + Minor moon period

Next tide

Low 2:40 PM

0.3 ft

Weather

81°F

Wind 10 mph NE - Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms - pressure falling

Moon

Waning crescent

12% lit

Best times to fish

5:47 AM - 8:17 AMPrimeDawn - low light, fish move shallow; Moving water into the high tide at 7:47 AM

8:20 AM - 10:20 AMMajor solunar period (moon overhead)

1:40 PM - 3:57 PMMoving water into the low tide at 2:40 PM; Minor solunar period (moonset)

All 7 times today

1:25 AM - 3:41 AMMoving water into the low tide at 2:25 AM; Minor solunar period (moonrise)

5:47 AM - 8:17 AMPrimeDawn - low light, fish move shallow; Moving water into the high tide at 7:47 AM

8:20 AM - 10:20 AMMajor solunar period (moon overhead)

1:40 PM - 3:57 PMMoving water into the low tide at 2:40 PM; Minor solunar period (moonset)

4:25 PM - 6:10 PMDusk - the evening feed

6:49 PM - 8:19 PMMoving water into the high tide at 7:49 PM

8:48 PM - 10:48 PMMajor solunar period (moon underfoot)

Sunrise 6:32 AMSunset 5:40 PM 80-82°Fwind to 10 mph NE

Tide chart and times4 tides today

Prime - best times todayGood - worth fishingNight

Tide times for the next 4 days

Day	Tides (feet, MLLW)
Today	Low 2:25 AM (0.2 ft) High 7:47 AM (0.7 ft) Low 2:40 PM (0.3 ft) High 7:49 PM (0.8 ft)
Fri Nov 6	Low 3:21 AM (0.2 ft) High 8:42 AM (0.7 ft) Low 3:17 PM (0.3 ft) High 8:22 PM (0.8 ft)
Sat Nov 7	Low 4:09 AM (0.1 ft) High 9:31 AM (0.7 ft) Low 3:52 PM (0.3 ft) High 8:55 PM (0.8 ft)
Sun Nov 8	Low 4:51 AM (0.1 ft) High 10:14 AM (0.6 ft) Low 4:26 PM (0.3 ft) High 9:27 PM (0.8 ft)

Predictions from NOAA station 8723808 (Islamorada, Upper Matecumbe Key, Florida Bay). Strong wind can push real water levels above or below these predictions.

Islamorada: Islamorada — Photo: Pietro Valocchi, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 3.0, cropped

Satellite view of Islamorada from above — Imagery: USGS National Map (public domain). Pin = NOAA tide station Islamorada, Upper Matecumbe Key, Florida Bay; the fishing area extends around it.

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Hourly weatherNWS

11 AM81°10 mphNE23% rain

12 PM81°10 mphNE23% rain

1 PM82°10 mphE23% rain

2 PM82°10 mphE23% rain

3 PM82°10 mphE23% rain

4 PM81°10 mphNE23% rain

5 PM81°10 mphNE23% rain

6 PM80°10 mphNE23% rain

7 PM80°10 mphNEMostly Clear

8 PM80°10 mphNEMostly Clear

9 PM80°10 mphNEMostly Clear

10 PM80°10 mphNEMostly Clear

11 PM80°10 mphNEMostly Clear

12 AM80°10 mphNEMostly Clear

1 AM79°10 mphNEMostly Clear

2 AM79°10 mphNEMostly Clear

3 AM79°10 mphNEMostly Clear

4 AM78°5 mphNEMostly Clear

5 AM78°5 mphNEMostly Clear

6 AM77°5 mphNESunny

7 AM76°5 mphNESunny

8 AM78°5 mphNESunny

9 AM78°5 mphNESunny

10 AM79°5 mphNESunny

A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny, with a high near 82. Northeast wind around 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

Sun and moonWaning crescent

Waning crescent
12% of the moon is lit

Day	Sun	Moon	Solunar periods
Today	6:32 AM 5:40 PM	Rise 3:11 AM Set 3:27 PM	Minor 2:41 AM Major 8:20 AM Minor 2:57 PM Major 8:48 PM
Fri 6	6:33 AM 5:39 PM	Rise 4:08 AM Set 4:00 PM	Minor 3:38 AM Major 9:04 AM Minor 3:30 PM Major 9:32 PM
Sat 7	6:33 AM 5:39 PM	Rise 5:05 AM Set 4:34 PM	Minor 4:35 AM Major 9:52 AM Minor 4:04 PM Major 10:16 PM
Sun 8	6:34 AM 5:38 PM	Rise 6:02 AM Set 5:11 PM	Minor 5:32 AM Major 10:36 AM Minor 4:41 PM
Mon 9	6:35 AM 5:38 PM	Rise 6:59 AM Set 5:50 PM	Major 11:04 PM Minor 6:29 AM Major 11:24 AM Minor 5:20 PM
Tue 10	6:35 AM 5:37 PM	Rise 7:55 AM Set 6:34 PM	Major 11:52 PM Minor 7:25 AM Major 12:16 PM Minor 6:04 PM
Wed 11	6:36 AM 5:37 PM	Rise 8:50 AM Set 7:22 PM	Major 12:40 AM Minor 8:20 AM Major 1:08 PM Minor 6:52 PM

Calculated for this location. Moon times are accurate to within a few minutes. Major periods are the 2 hours around the moon passing overhead or underfoot; minor periods are the hour around moonrise and moonset.

Fishing Islamorada

Flats, channels and bridges between the islands. Tides are small but the current through the channels is strong, which is why bridge and channel fishing is so productive here.

What's biting now (Fall): Fall is prime time: the mullet run draws snook, tarpon, redfish and bluefish along the beaches and inlets, and big schools of redfish gather on the flats.

Commonly caught in this area: Bonefish, permit, tarpon, snapper, barracuda and grouper on the reefs.

Also caught here: mangrove snapper, great barracuda, gray triggerfish, grouper, jack crevalle, ladyfish.

Shallow flats fish best on a rising tide that pushes fish up to feed. Move slowly, wear polarized glasses and look for tailing fish or nervous water. Cast ahead of fish, not on top of them.

Best baits here6 fish

Bonefish (oio)

Permit

Tarpon

Mangrove (gray) snapper

Great barracuda

Gag grouper

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How the bite outlook works

The rating is our estimate, not a guarantee. It combines tide range, wind, rain and storms, temperature swings, the moon phase and how well the solunar periods line up with dawn and dusk. Fish do not read forecasts - local knowledge always wins. Read more

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