Molasses Key Channel, Molasses Keys Tides Today
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Molasses Key Channel, Molasses Keys runs a mean tidal range of about 1.2 ft. This month the highest water, 2.0 ft, comes on the evening of Oct 28, and the lowest, a -0.0 ft minus tide, on the morning of Oct 28.
| High tide | 12:43 AM | 1.9 ft |
| Low tide | 8:35 AM | 0.1 ft |
| High tide | 2:50 PM | 1.0 ft |
| Low tide | 7:21 PM | 0.5 ft |
Today on the water at Molasses Key Channel, Molasses Keys
Today at Molasses Key Channel, Molasses Keys: high tide at 12:43 AM (1.9 ft) and 2:50 PM (1.0 ft), low tide at 8:35 AM (0.1 ft) and 7:21 PM (0.5 ft). Sunrise is at 7:30 AM and sunset at 6:46 PM.
Forecast: National Weather Service point forecast for this location.
Where Molasses Key Channel, Molasses Keys is
Molasses Key Channel, Molasses Keys sits at 24.6833° N, 81.1917° W on the Florida Keys, where the Atlantic meets Florida Bay and the Gulf of Mexico, about 5 mi west of Marathon, FL. 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), 5.7 mi away, and high and low water here run on average about 216 min earlier than there.
The tide at Molasses Key Channel, Molasses Keys
Molasses Key Channel, Molasses Keys has a mixed tide: two highs and two lows a day, but of unequal size, so one low each day drains a little 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 1.4 ft, and 1.1 ft between the average high and the average low, a small tide. On an average day the higher high tops the lower high by 0.2 ft and the lower low sits 0.1 ft below the other low. 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
- High tide reaches Molasses Key Channel, Molasses Keys about 1.8 hours after the moon passes overhead. That lag is local, which is why high water does not line up with the moon.
- NOAA predicts tides here from Key West, station 8724580. High tide comes about 56 min earlier and low tide about 16 min earlier than there.
- High tide heights run about 0.79 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 fixes MLLW at Molasses Key Channel, Molasses Keys from the 1983-2001 National Tidal Datum Epoch; mean higher high water is 1.4 ft above it and mean sea level 0.7 ft. These datums are controlled from NOAA's Bahia Honda Key, Fl gauge. Source: NOAA CO-OPS station 8724062, established 1974, gauge removed 1974. 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 Molasses Key Channel, Molasses Keys
- Money Key: 1.6 mi, tides about 76 min later
- Missouri Key-Little Duck Key Channel: 2.7 mi, tides about 28 min later
- Big Spanish Key: 15.6 mi, tides about 270 min later
- Content Keys, Content Passage: 19.7 mi, tides about 234 min later
- Sugarloaf Key, Pirates Cove: 20.4 mi, tides about 63 min later
TidalMapMonthly tide calendar
🌊 Biggest flood tides at Molasses Key Channel, Molasses Keys this month: Oct 2, Oct 10, Oct 11, Oct 12, Oct 25, Oct 26, Oct 27, Oct 28, Oct 29, 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 Molasses Key Channel, Molasses Keys 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 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).
| Day | Major windows | Minor windows | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| Today 🌖 | 5:04–7:04 AM 5:29–7:29 PM | — 12:10–2:10 PM | 55 |
| Sun Nov 1 🌗 | 6:04–8:04 AM 6:29–8:29 PM | 11:03–1:03 AM 1:00–3:00 PM | 42 |
| Mon Nov 2 🌗 | 7:00–9:00 AM 7:25–9:25 PM | 12:10–2:10 AM 1:43–3:43 PM | 33 |
| Tue Nov 3 🌗 | 7:51–9:51 AM 8:16–10:16 PM | 1:15–3:15 AM 2:21–4:21 PM | 47 |
| Wed Nov 4 🌗 | 8:39–10:39 AM 9:04–11:04 PM | 2:16–4:16 AM 2:56–4:56 PM | 60 |
| Thu Nov 5 🌘 | 9:25–11:25 AM 9:50–11:50 PM | 3:15–5:15 AM 3:29–5:29 PM | 73 |
| Fri Nov 6 🌘 | 10:10–12:10 PM 10:35–12:35 AM | 4:13–6:13 AM 4:02–6:02 PM | 83 |
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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