Little Torch Key, Torch Channel Tides Today
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Little Torch Key, Torch Channel runs a mean tidal range of about 0.9 ft. This month the highest water, 1.4 ft, comes on the morning of Oct 29, and the lowest, a -0.0 ft minus tide, on the morning of Oct 28.
| High tide | 1:50 AM | 1.4 ft |
| Low tide | 10:36 AM | 0.1 ft |
| High tide | 3:57 PM | 0.8 ft |
| Low tide | 9:22 PM | 0.3 ft |
Today on the water at Little Torch Key, Torch Channel
Today at Little Torch Key, Torch Channel: high tide at 1:50 AM (1.4 ft) and 3:57 PM (0.8 ft), low tide at 10:36 AM (0.1 ft) and 9:22 PM (0.3 ft). The National Weather Service forecast for today is chance showers and thunderstorms with E winds 10 mph, 85°F. In effect now: Coastal Flood Advisory. Sunrise is at 7:31 AM and sunset at 6:46 PM.
| Period | Forecast | Wind | Temp |
|---|---|---|---|
| Today | Chance Showers And Thunderstorms | E 10 mph | 85°F |
| Tonight | Showers And Thunderstorms Likely | E 10 to 15 mph | 76°F |
Forecast: National Weather Service point forecast for this location.
Where Little Torch Key, Torch Channel is
Little Torch Key, Torch Channel sits at 24.6650° N, 81.3950° W on the Florida Keys, where the Atlantic meets Florida Bay and the Gulf of Mexico, about 1 mi southwest 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), 18.4 mi away, and high and low water here run on average about 145 min earlier than there. The nearest weather station is Sombrero Key, FL, a shore station reporting wind and, at most sites, water temperature, 18.1 mi away.
The tide at Little Torch Key, Torch Channel
Little Torch Key, Torch 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 11 min later and low tide about 105 min later than there.
- High tide heights run about 0.57 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 8724232. 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 Little Torch Key, Torch Channel
- Sugarloaf Key, Pirates Cove: 7.6 mi, tides about 32 min earlier
- Big Spanish Key: 8.6 mi, tides about 176 min later
- Park Channel Bridge: 9.1 mi, tides about 10 min later
- Missouri Key-Little Duck Key Channel: 10.1 mi, tides about 66 min earlier
- Sugarloaf Key, north end, Bow Channel: 10.2 mi, tides about 210 min later
TidalMapMonthly tide calendar
🌊 Biggest flood tides at Little Torch Key, Torch Channel this month: Oct 1, Oct 2, Oct 11, Oct 12, Oct 25, Oct 26, Oct 27, 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 Little Torch Key, Torch 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 Little Torch Key, Torch 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 | — 12:11–2:11 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 2:56–4:56 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 | 4:13–6:13 AM 4:03–6:03 PM | 83 |
Predictions & observations: NOAA CO-OPS station 8724232. 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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