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Sand Key Lighthouse, Sand Key Channel Tide Times

Florida · Station 8724635 · Updated Sep 16, 2026

Sand Key Lighthouse, Sand Key Channel runs a mean tidal range of about 1.2 ft. This month the highest water, 2.4 ft, comes on the evening of Sep 29, and the lowest, 0.1 ft, on the morning of Sep 29.

Nearest gauge measuring live water level: KEY West (8724580), about 8 mi away, high and low tides here run on average about 40 min earlier.

Predictedno live gauge
Next low tide 0.4 ft at 7:22 AM
High 2.0 ft · 12:23 AMLow 0.4 ft · 7:22 AMHigh 1.3 ft · 1:43 PMLow 0.9 ft · 6:28 PMHigh 2.0 ft · 1:04 AM
Predicted
Today's tides
High tide12:23 AM2.0 ft
Low tide7:22 AM0.4 ft
High tide1:43 PM1.3 ft
Low tide6:28 PM0.9 ft

Monthly tide calendar

Flood & low finder

🌊 Biggest flood tides at Sand Key Lighthouse, Sand Key Channel this month: Sep 7, Sep 8, Sep 9, Sep 27, Sep 28, Sep 29. These spring highs push water up into the grass and over the oyster rock; prime for poling into flooded marsh for tailing reds.

September 2026
Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1L:0.2H:1.4L:0.6
2H:2.1L:0.2H:1.2L:0.7
3🌗H:2.1L:0.3H:1.1L:0.8
4🌗H:2.1L:0.3H:1.0L:0.8
5🌗H:2.1L:0.3H:1.0L:0.9
6🌗H:2.1L:0.3H:1.1L:0.8
7H:2.2L:0.2H:1.3
8L:0.7H:2.2L:0.2H:1.5
9L:0.6H:2.2L:0.2H:1.6
10L:0.4H:2.1L:0.3H:1.8
11🌑L:0.3H:2.0L:0.4H:1.9
12🌑L:0.2H:1.9L:0.5H:2.0
13🌑L:0.2H:1.7L:0.6H:2.1
14L:0.2H:1.6L:0.7H:2.1
15L:0.3H:1.4L:0.8
16H:2.0L:0.4H:1.3L:0.9
17H:2.0L:0.5H:1.2L:0.9
18🌓H:1.9L:0.6H:1.1L:1.0
19🌓H:1.8L:0.6H:1.2L:1.1
20🌓H:1.8L:0.6H:1.2L:1.0
21🌓H:1.9L:0.6H:1.3
22L:1.0H:1.9L:0.5H:1.4
23L:0.8H:2.0L:0.5H:1.6
24L:0.7H:2.0L:0.5H:1.7
25🌕L:0.5H:2.0L:0.6H:1.9
26🌕L:0.4H:1.9L:0.6H:2.0
27🌕L:0.2H:1.8L:0.7H:2.2
28🌕L:0.2H:1.7L:0.7H:2.3
29L:0.1H:1.6L:0.8H:2.4
30L:0.1H:1.4L:0.8

Best fishing times (solunar)

Major and minor solunar windows for Sand Key Lighthouse, Sand Key Channel, 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 🌒4:44–6:44 PM
5:09–7:09 AM		11:23–1:23 PM
10:03–12:03 AM		69
Thu Sep 17 🌒5:34–7:34 PM
5:59–7:59 AM		12:18–2:18 PM
10:50–12:50 AM		56
Fri Sep 18 🌓6:25–8:25 PM
6:50–8:50 AM		1:10–3:10 PM
—		43
Sat Sep 19 🌓7:15–9:15 PM
7:40–9:40 AM		1:59–3:59 PM
11:40–1:40 AM		41
Sun Sep 20 🌓8:05–10:05 PM
8:30–10:30 AM		2:44–4:44 PM
12:34–2:34 AM		54
Mon Sep 21 🌓8:52–10:52 PM
9:17–11:17 AM		3:24–5:24 PM
1:29–3:29 AM		67
Tue Sep 22 🌔9:38–11:38 PM
10:03–12:03 PM		4:01–6:01 PM
2:24–4:24 AM		77

Predictions & observations: NOAA CO-OPS station 8724635. 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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