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Molasses Key Channel, Molasses Keys Tide Times

Florida · Station 8724062 · Updated Jul 20, 2026

Molasses Key Channel, Molasses Keys runs a mean tidal range of about 1.0 ft. This month the highest water, 1.8 ft, comes on the morning of Jul 14, and the lowest, a -0.2 ft minus tide, on the afternoon of Jul 13.

Nearest gauge measuring live water level: Vaca Key, Uscg Station, Florida Bay (8723970), about 6 mi away — high and low tides here run on average about 215 min earlier.

Predictedno live gauge
Next low tide 0.2 ft at 8:50 PM
Low 0.1 ftHigh 1.0 ftLow 0.2 ftHigh 1.3 ft

Monthly tide calendar

Flood & low finder

🌊 Biggest flood tides at Molasses Key Channel, Molasses Keys this month: Jul 12, Jul 13, Jul 14, Jul 15, Jul 16, Jul 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 Molasses Key Channel, Molasses Keys this month: Jul 1, Jul 2, Jul 3, Jul 9, Jul 10, Jul 11, Jul 12, Jul 13, Jul 14, Jul 15, Jul 16, Jul 17 …. These drain the flats and expose the oyster rock — prime for sight-fishing and clamming.

July 2026
Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1🌕L:0.3H:1.5L:-0.1H:0.8
2L:0.3H:1.4L:-0.1
3H:0.9L:0.3H:1.4L:-0.0
4H:0.9L:0.3H:1.3L:0.0
5H:1.0L:0.2H:1.2L:0.1
6🌗H:1.1L:0.2H:1.1L:0.1
7🌗H:1.2L:0.2H:0.9L:0.2
8🌗H:1.3L:0.1H:0.8L:0.2
9🌗H:1.4L:-0.0H:0.7L:0.2
10H:1.4L:-0.1H:0.7L:0.3
11H:1.6L:-0.2H:0.7
12L:0.2H:1.6L:-0.2H:0.7
13🌑L:0.2H:1.7L:-0.2H:0.7
14🌑L:0.2H:1.8L:-0.2H:0.8
15🌑L:0.2H:1.8L:-0.2H:0.9
16🌑L:0.1H:1.7L:-0.1
17H:1.0L:0.1H:1.6L:-0.0
18H:1.1L:0.1H:1.4L:0.1
19H:1.2L:0.1H:1.2L:0.2
20H:1.3L:0.1H:1.0L:0.2
21🌓H:1.3L:0.1H:0.8L:0.3
22🌓H:1.3L:0.1H:0.7L:0.3
23🌓H:1.3L:0.1H:0.6L:0.3
24🌓H:1.3L:0.0H:0.6
25L:0.3H:1.4L:0.0H:0.7
26L:0.3H:1.4L:-0.0H:0.7
27L:0.3H:1.5L:-0.0H:0.8
28🌕L:0.3H:1.5L:-0.0H:0.9
29🌕L:0.3H:1.6L:-0.0H:0.9
30🌕L:0.3H:1.6L:0.0H:1.0
31🌕L:0.3H:1.5L:0.0H:1.1

Best fishing times (solunar)

Major and minor solunar windows for Molasses Key Channel, Molasses Keys — 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 🌒5:46–7:46 PM
6:11–8:11 AM		11:55–1:55 PM
—		54
Tue Jul 21 🌓6:31–8:31 PM
6:56–8:56 AM		12:50–2:50 PM
11:32–1:32 AM		41
Wed Jul 22 🌓7:16–9:16 PM
7:41–9:41 AM		1:46–3:46 PM
12:06–2:06 AM		41
Thu Jul 23 🌓8:04–10:04 PM
8:29–10:29 AM		2:41–4:41 PM
12:43–2:43 AM		55
Fri Jul 24 🌓8:53–10:53 PM
9:18–11:18 AM		3:36–5:36 PM
1:23–3:23 AM		68
Sat Jul 25 🌔9:44–11:44 PM
10:09–12:09 PM		4:30–6:30 PM
2:09–4:09 AM		79
Sun Jul 26 🌔10:35–12:35 AM
11:00–1:00 PM		5:20–7:20 PM
2:58–4:58 AM		88

Predictions & observations: NOAA CO-OPS station 8724062. 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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