Big Torch Key, Harbor Channel Tides Today
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Big Torch Key, Harbor Channel runs a mean tidal range of about 2.2 ft. This month the highest water, 4.0 ft, comes on the morning of Oct 29, and the lowest, a -0.1 ft minus tide, on the morning of Oct 28.
| Low tide | 12:23 AM | 1.2 ft |
| High tide | 5:26 AM | 3.8 ft |
| Low tide | 2:42 PM | 0.4 ft |
| High tide | 7:33 PM | 2.1 ft |
Today on the water at Big Torch Key, Harbor Channel
Today at Big Torch Key, Harbor Channel: high tide at 5:26 AM (3.8 ft) and 7:33 PM (2.1 ft), low tide at 12:23 AM (1.2 ft) and 2:42 PM (0.4 ft). The National Weather Service forecast for today is chance showers and thunderstorms with E winds 10 mph, 84°F. In effect now: Coastal Flood Advisory. Sunrise is at 7:31 AM and sunset at 6:47 PM.
| Period | Forecast | Wind | Temp |
|---|---|---|---|
| Today | Chance Showers And Thunderstorms | E 10 mph | 84°F |
| Tonight | Chance Showers And Thunderstorms | E 10 to 15 mph | 77°F |
Forecast: National Weather Service point forecast for this location.
Where Big Torch Key, Harbor Channel is
Big Torch Key, Harbor Channel sits at 24.7367° N, 81.4433° W on the Florida Keys, where the Atlantic meets Florida Bay and the Gulf of Mexico, about 3 mi northwest of Big Pine Key, FL, in Mainland Monroe County. The station here is a subordinate tide prediction point. NOAA has no gauge in the water at this spot; its times and heights are published as offsets from a reference gauge, named below. The closest gauge measuring live water level is Vaca Key, USCG Station, Florida Bay (NOAA 8723970), 21.2 mi away, and high and low water here run on average about 86 min later than there. The nearest weather station is Key West Naval Air Station, an airport reporting wind, visibility and sky cover, but no water temperature, 18.5 mi away.
The tide at Big Torch Key, Harbor Channel
Big Torch Key, Harbor Channel has a semidiurnal tide: two highs and two lows a day of about the same size, roughly 12 hours 25 minutes apart. This month's predictions average 1.9 high tides a day here. For the water around it: The Keys sit on a tidal seam: the ocean side has two semidiurnal highs a day near 2 ft, while the bay side is smaller and more diurnal, so tides on opposite sides of one key can differ by hours.
About this station
- NOAA predicts tides here from Key West, station 8724580. High tide comes about 227 min later and low tide about 351 min later than there.
- High tide heights run about 1.58 times the reference.
Datum and source
Heights on this page are feet above mean lower low water (MLLW), the zero NOAA's nautical charts use for soundings. A predicted 0.0 ft low is the average of the lower low each day; a minus tide is water below chart datum, and a 2 ft high means 2 ft more water than the chart shows. NOAA publishes no datums for this point. Its predictions are offsets from Key West and are referenced to MLLW there. Source: NOAA CO-OPS station 8724274. The tide times and heights are published as time and height offsets from its reference gauge; TidalMap republishes them daily and does not alter them.
Tide stations near Big Torch Key, Harbor Channel
- Big Spanish Key: 4.1 mi, tides about 55 min earlier
- Content Keys, Content Passage: 4.5 mi, tides about 91 min earlier
- Sugarloaf Key, Pirates Cove: 7.3 mi, tides about 263 min earlier
- Sawyer Key, outside, Cudjoe Channel: 7.6 mi, tides about 45 min earlier
- Sugarloaf Key, north end, Bow Channel: 7.6 mi, tides about 20 min earlier
TidalMapMonthly tide calendar
🌊 Biggest flood tides at Big Torch Key, Harbor Channel this month: Oct 1, Oct 12, Oct 26, Oct 27, Oct 28, Oct 29, Oct 30, Oct 31. These spring highs push water up into the grass and over the oyster rock; prime for poling into flooded marsh for tailing reds.
🔻 Negative (minus) low tides at Big Torch Key, Harbor Channel this month: Oct 27, Oct 28. These drain the flats and expose the oyster rock, prime for sight-fishing and clamming.
Best fishing times (solunar)
Major and minor solunar windows for Big Torch Key, Harbor Channel, peak feeding activity is around the moon overhead/underfoot (majors) and moonrise/moonset (minors). Score is the day's activity coefficient (0–100).
| Day | Major windows | Minor windows | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| Today 🌖 | 5:05–7:05 AM 5:30–7:30 PM | — 12:12–2:12 PM | 55 |
| Sun Nov 1 🌗 | 6:05–8:05 AM 6:30–8:30 PM | 11:03–1:03 AM 1:01–3:01 PM | 42 |
| Mon Nov 2 🌗 | 7:01–9:01 AM 7:26–9:26 PM | 12:11–2:11 AM 1:44–3:44 PM | 33 |
| Tue Nov 3 🌗 | 7:52–9:52 AM 8:17–10:17 PM | 1:16–3:16 AM 2:22–4:22 PM | 47 |
| Wed Nov 4 🌗 | 8:40–10:40 AM 9:05–11:05 PM | 2:17–4:17 AM 2:57–4:57 PM | 60 |
| Thu Nov 5 🌘 | 9:26–11:26 AM 9:51–11:51 PM | 3:16–5:16 AM 3:30–5:30 PM | 73 |
| Fri Nov 6 🌘 | 10:11–12:11 PM 10:36–12:36 AM | 4:14–6:14 AM 4:03–6:03 PM | 83 |
Predictions & observations: NOAA CO-OPS station 8724274. Solunar windows computed from the moon's position for this location. Times shown in the station's local time. Not for navigation.
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