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Cedar Key Tide Times

Florida · Station 8727520 · live gauge · Updated Sep 16, 2026

Cedar Key runs a mean tidal range of about 2.7 ft. This month the highest water, 4.4 ft, comes on the morning of Sep 30, and the lowest, a -0.1 ft minus tide, on the morning of Sep 30.

3.3 ftobserved 2:00 AM
Next high tide 4.2 ft at 4:58 AM
High 4.2 ft · 4:58 AMLow 0.5 ft · 12:04 PMHigh 3.2 ft · 6:29 PMLow 1.8 ft · 11:42 PM
PredictedObserved
Today's tides
High tide4:58 AM4.2 ft
Low tide12:04 PM0.5 ft
High tide6:29 PM3.2 ft
Low tide11:42 PM1.8 ft

Monthly tide calendar

Flood & low finder

🌊 Biggest flood tides at Cedar Key this month: Sep 2, Sep 3, Sep 4, Sep 8, Sep 9, Sep 10, Sep 11, Sep 29, Sep 30. 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: Sep 29, Sep 30. These drain the flats and expose the oyster rock, prime for sight-fishing and clamming.

September 2026
Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1H:4.2L:0.4H:3.7L:1.4
2H:4.3L:0.4H:3.4
3🌗L:1.7H:4.4L:0.4H:3.0
4🌗L:2.0H:4.3L:0.5H:2.8
5🌗L:2.3H:4.2L:0.5H:2.8
6🌗L:2.4H:4.1L:0.4
7H:3.0L:2.3H:4.1L:0.3
8H:3.2L:2.0H:4.3L:0.3
9H:3.4L:1.6H:4.4L:0.4
10H:3.6L:1.1H:4.4L:0.5
11🌑H:3.7L:0.8H:4.3L:0.7
12🌑H:3.9L:0.6H:4.2L:1.0
13🌑H:4.0L:0.4H:4.0L:1.2
14H:4.1L:0.4H:3.7L:1.4
15H:4.2L:0.4H:3.5L:1.6
16H:4.2L:0.5H:3.2L:1.8
17H:4.1L:0.7H:3.0
18🌓L:2.0H:4.0L:0.9H:2.8
19🌓L:2.2H:3.8L:1.0H:2.8
20🌓L:2.3H:3.6L:1.1H:2.8
21🌓L:2.3H:3.5L:1.0
22H:3.0L:2.1H:3.6L:0.9
23H:3.2L:1.8H:3.8L:0.8
24H:3.4L:1.4H:4.0L:0.8
25🌕H:3.6L:1.1H:4.1L:0.8
26🌕H:3.8L:0.7H:4.1L:0.9
27🌕H:3.9L:0.4H:4.1L:1.1
28🌕H:4.1L:0.1H:4.0L:1.3
29H:4.3L:-0.0H:3.8L:1.5
30H:4.4L:-0.1H:3.5L:1.8

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).

DayMajor windowsMinor windowsScore
Today 🌒4:49–6:49 PM
5:14–7:14 AM		11:39–1:39 PM
9:55–11:55 PM		69
Thu Sep 17 🌒5:39–7:39 PM
6:04–8:04 AM		12:35–2:35 PM
10:41–12:41 AM		56
Fri Sep 18 🌓6:30–8:30 PM
6:55–8:55 AM		1:28–3:28 PM
—		43
Sat Sep 19 🌓7:20–9:20 PM
7:45–9:45 AM		2:17–4:17 PM
11:32–1:32 AM		41
Sun Sep 20 🌓8:09–10:09 PM
8:34–10:34 AM		3:00–5:00 PM
12:26–2:26 AM		54
Mon Sep 21 🌓8:57–10:57 PM
9:22–11:22 AM		3:39–5:39 PM
1:22–3:22 AM		67
Tue Sep 22 🌔9:42–11:42 PM
10:07–12:07 PM		4:13–6:13 PM
2:20–4:20 AM		77

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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