Cedar Key Tides Today
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Cedar Key runs a mean tidal range of about 2.7 ft. This month the highest water, 4.5 ft, comes on the morning of Oct 1, and the lowest, a -0.7 ft minus tide, on the morning of Oct 28.
| High tide | 5:11 AM | 4.2 ft |
| Low tide | 12:50 PM | -0.1 ft |
| High tide | 7:39 PM | 2.9 ft |
Today on the water at Cedar Key
Today at Cedar Key: high tide at 5:11 AM (4.2 ft) and 7:39 PM (2.9 ft), low tide at 12:50 PM (-0.1 ft). The National Weather Service forecast for today is mostly cloudy with ENE winds 14 mph, 80°F. The water at the gauge reads 74°F. Sunrise is at 7:43 AM and sunset at 6:48 PM.
| Period | Forecast | Wind | Temp |
|---|---|---|---|
| Today | Mostly Cloudy | ENE 14 mph | 80°F |
| Tonight | Mostly Cloudy then Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms | ENE 16 mph | 71°F |
Forecast: National Weather Service point forecast for this location.
Where Cedar Key is
Cedar Key sits at 29.1350° N, 83.0317° W on Florida's Gulf coast, at Cedar Key, FL. The station here is a live gauge in NOAA's National Water Level Observation Network, the reference network the rest of the coast's tide predictions are tied to. It has been in NOAA's records since 1914. The nearest weather station is Cedar Key, FL, a shore station reporting wind and, at most sites, water temperature, 0.2 mi away.
The tide at Cedar Key
Cedar Key has a mixed tide: two highs and two lows a day, but of unequal size, so one low each day drains noticeably lower than the other. This month's predictions average 1.9 high tides a day here. The mean range from lower low to higher high is 3.8 ft, and 2.8 ft between the average high and the average low, a moderate tide. On an average day the higher high tops the lower high by 0.3 ft and the lower low sits 0.6 ft below the other low. For the water around it: Florida's Gulf coast runs mixed tides: two unequal highs a day near Tampa Bay, trending toward one high a day along the Big Bend and the Panhandle.
About this station
- High tide reaches Cedar Key about 6.5 hours after the moon passes overhead. That lag is local, which is why high water does not line up with the moon.
- Highest water on record: 13.1 ft on Sep 27, 2024.
- Lowest on record: -5.6 ft on Sep 11, 2017.
- The National Weather Service counts 6.0 ft as minor flooding here, 7.8 ft as moderate and 10.0 ft as major.
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 fixes MLLW at Cedar Key from the 1983-2001 National Tidal Datum Epoch; mean higher high water is 3.8 ft above it and mean sea level 2.0 ft. The land survey datum NAVD88, the zero on topographic maps and flood maps, is 2.3 ft above MLLW here, so a water level on this page converts to NAVD88 by subtracting that amount. These datums are controlled from NOAA's St. Petersburg, FL gauge. Source: NOAA CO-OPS station 8727520, a National Water Level Observation Network gauge, established 1914. The tide times and heights are NOAA's official harmonic predictions for this station; TidalMap republishes them daily and does not alter them. The observed line is the gauge's own six-minute water level feed.
Tide stations near Cedar Key
- Shell Mound: 5.4 mi, tides about 9 min earlier
- Suwannee, Salt Creek: 15.2 mi, tides about 8 min later
- Withlacoochee River entrance: 18.9 mi, tides about 31 min later
- Shell Island, north end: 25.2 mi, tides about 56 min later
- Horseshoe Point: 26.1 mi, tides about 3 min earlier
TidalMapMonthly tide calendar
🌊 Biggest flood tides at Cedar Key this month: Oct 1, Oct 2, Oct 3, Oct 13, Oct 14, 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 Cedar Key this month: Oct 1, Oct 12, Oct 13, Oct 25, Oct 26, Oct 27, Oct 28, Oct 29, Oct 30, Oct 31. 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 Cedar Key, 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 🌖 | 5:12–7:12 AM 5:37–7:37 PM | — 12:29–2:29 PM | 55 |
| Sun Nov 1 🌗 | 6:12–8:12 AM 6:37–8:37 PM | 11:00–1:00 AM 1:16–3:16 PM | 42 |
| Mon Nov 2 🌗 | 7:08–9:08 AM 7:33–9:33 PM | 12:10–2:10 AM 1:57–3:57 PM | 33 |
| Tue Nov 3 🌗 | 7:59–9:59 AM 8:24–10:24 PM | 1:17–3:17 AM 2:32–4:32 PM | 47 |
| Wed Nov 4 🌗 | 8:47–10:47 AM 9:12–11:12 PM | 2:22–4:22 AM 3:04–5:04 PM | 60 |
| Thu Nov 5 🌘 | 9:33–11:33 AM 9:58–11:58 PM | 3:23–5:23 AM 3:35–5:35 PM | 73 |
| Fri Nov 6 🌘 | 10:18–12:18 PM 10:43–12:43 AM | 4:23–6:23 AM 4:05–6:05 PM | 83 |
Predictions & observations: NOAA CO-OPS station 8727520. 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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