Key West fishing forecast today

Tide times, wind, moon phase and the best times to fish today at Key West, using NOAA tide station KEY WEST.

Florida Keys Updated 11:08 AM EST, Nov 5 NOAA station 8724580

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Bite outlook today Estimate

Poor

Thunderstorms possible - get off the water if you hear thunder
Weak tidal movement (1.4 ft range)
Light wind (up to 10 mph)

Next best time

Today 11:33 AM

Tide change

Next tide

Low 12:33 PM

0.8 ft

Weather

81°F

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

Water temp

82°F

NOAA Key West, 8 min ago

Best times to fish

5:51 AM - 7:51 AMPrimeDawn - low light, fish move shallow; Moving water into the high tide at 7:08 AM

8:24 AM - 10:24 AMMajor solunar period (moon overhead)

4:30 PM - 7:40 PMPrimeDusk - the evening feed; Moving water into the high tide at 7:10 PM

All 8 times today

12:00 AM - 12:48 AMMoving water into the low tide at 12:18 AM

2:46 AM - 3:46 AMMinor solunar period (moonrise)

5:51 AM - 7:51 AMPrimeDawn - low light, fish move shallow; Moving water into the high tide at 7:08 AM

8:24 AM - 10:24 AMMajor solunar period (moon overhead)

11:33 AM - 1:03 PMMoving water into the low tide at 12:33 PM

3:02 PM - 4:02 PMMinor solunar period (moonset)

4:30 PM - 7:40 PMPrimeDusk - the evening feed; Moving water into the high tide at 7:10 PM

8:52 PM - 10:52 PMMajor solunar period (moon underfoot)

Sunrise 6:36 AMSunset 5:45 PM 79-83°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 12:18 AM (0.7 ft) High 7:08 AM (1.9 ft) Low 12:33 PM (0.8 ft) High 7:10 PM (2.1 ft)
Fri Nov 6	Low 1:14 AM (0.5 ft) High 8:03 AM (1.9 ft) Low 1:10 PM (0.9 ft) High 7:43 PM (2.2 ft)
Sat Nov 7	Low 2:02 AM (0.3 ft) High 8:52 AM (1.8 ft) Low 1:45 PM (0.9 ft) High 8:16 PM (2.3 ft)
Sun Nov 8	Low 2:44 AM (0.2 ft) High 9:35 AM (1.7 ft) Low 2:19 PM (0.8 ft) High 8:48 PM (2.3 ft)

Predictions from NOAA station 8724580 (KEY WEST). Strong wind can push real water levels above or below these predictions.

Key West: Southernmost Point Buoy in Key West, Florida — Photo: Radomianin, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0, cropped

Satellite view of Key West from above — Imagery: USGS National Map (public domain). Pin = NOAA tide station KEY WEST; the fishing area extends around it.

Google Maps Directions

Water is 82°F - who's feedingLive reading matched to each local fish's preferred temperature. A rough guide - season and size rules still apply.

Right temperature

Bonefish 72-86°F
Permit 72-86°F
Tarpon 74-88°F
Mangrove 68-86°F
Great barracuda 72-88°F
Gag grouper 64-82°F

Hourly weatherNWS

11 AM81°10 mphNESlight Chance Show

12 PM81°10 mphNESlight Chance Show

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2 PM82°10 mphNESlight Chance Show

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6 PM80°10 mphNESlight Chance Show

7 PM79°10 mphNEPartly Cloudy

8 PM79°10 mphNEPartly Cloudy

9 PM79°10 mphNEPartly Cloudy

10 PM79°10 mphEMostly Clear

11 PM79°10 mphEMostly Clear

12 AM79°10 mphEMostly Clear

1 AM79°10 mphEMostly Clear

2 AM78°10 mphEMostly Clear

3 AM78°10 mphEMostly Clear

4 AM78°10 mphNEMostly Clear

5 AM78°10 mphNEMostly Clear

6 AM78°10 mphNESunny

7 AM77°10 mphNESunny

8 AM79°10 mphNESunny

9 AM79°10 mphNESunny

10 AM80°10 mphNESunny

A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. Sunny, with a high near 83. 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	6:36 AM 5:45 PM	Rise 3:16 AM Set 3:32 PM	Minor 2:46 AM Major 8:24 AM Minor 3:02 PM Major 8:52 PM
Fri 6	6:37 AM 5:44 PM	Rise 4:13 AM Set 4:05 PM	Minor 3:43 AM Major 9:12 AM Minor 3:35 PM Major 9:36 PM
Sat 7	6:37 AM 5:44 PM	Rise 5:10 AM Set 4:40 PM	Minor 4:40 AM Major 9:56 AM Minor 4:10 PM Major 10:20 PM
Sun 8	6:38 AM 5:43 PM	Rise 6:06 AM Set 5:16 PM	Minor 5:36 AM Major 10:40 AM Minor 4:46 PM
Mon 9	6:39 AM 5:43 PM	Rise 7:03 AM Set 5:56 PM	Major 11:08 PM Minor 6:33 AM Major 11:28 AM Minor 5:26 PM
Tue 10	6:39 AM 5:42 PM	Rise 7:59 AM Set 6:40 PM	Major 11:56 PM Minor 7:29 AM Major 12:20 PM Minor 6:10 PM
Wed 11	6:40 AM 5:42 PM	Rise 8:54 AM Set 7:28 PM	Major 12:48 AM Minor 8:24 AM Major 1:12 PM Minor 6:58 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 Key West

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.

Piers put you over deeper water without a boat. Fish the pilings for sheepshead and snapper, and cast out from the end for mackerel and pompano when they run. Many Florida piers sell a license that covers everyone fishing from that pier.

Best baits here6 fish

Bonefish (oio)

Permit

Tarpon

Mangrove (gray) snapper

Great barracuda

Gag grouper

Full bait guide

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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