Snake Creek, USCG Station, Plantation Key Tides Today
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Snake Creek, USCG Station, Plantation Key runs a mean tidal range of about 0.7 ft. This month the highest water, 1.2 ft, comes on the morning of Oct 27, and the lowest, a -0.0 ft minus tide, on the morning of Oct 28.
| High tide | 2:01 AM | 1.0 ft |
| Low tide | 8:46 AM | 0.2 ft |
| High tide | 2:51 PM | 1.1 ft |
| Low tide | 9:27 PM | 0.4 ft |
Today on the water at Snake Creek, USCG Station, Plantation Key
Today at Snake Creek, USCG Station, Plantation Key: high tide at 2:01 AM (1.0 ft) and 2:51 PM (1.1 ft), low tide at 8:46 AM (0.2 ft) and 9:27 PM (0.4 ft). The National Weather Service forecast for today is slight chance showers and thunderstorms then chance showers and thunderstorms with E winds 10 mph, 83°F. In effect now: Coastal Flood Warning. Sunrise is at 7:28 AM and sunset at 6:43 PM.
| Period | Forecast | Wind | Temp |
|---|---|---|---|
| Today | Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms then Chance Showers And Thunderstorms | E 10 mph | 83°F |
| Tonight | Showers And Thunderstorms Likely | E 10 to 15 mph | 77°F |
Forecast: National Weather Service point forecast for this location.
Where Snake Creek, USCG Station, Plantation Key is
Snake Creek, USCG Station, Plantation Key sits at 24.9533° N, 80.5867° W on Florida Bay, the shallow basin between the Everglades and the Keys, at Islamorada, Village of Islands, 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), 36.6 mi away, and high and low water here run on average about 186 min earlier than there.
The tide at Snake Creek, USCG Station, Plantation Key
Snake Creek, USCG Station, Plantation Key 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. The mean range from lower low to higher high is 1.0 ft, and 0.8 ft between the average high and the average low, a small tide. For the water around it: Florida Bay tides are small and mixed, damped by the shallow banks, and wind often moves more water than the moon.
About this station
- High tide reaches Snake Creek, USCG Station, Plantation Key about 2.2 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 Government Cut, Miami Harbor Entrance, station 8723178. High tide comes about 68 min later and low tide about 116 min later than there.
- High tide heights run about 0.36 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 Snake Creek, USCG Station, Plantation Key from the 1983-2001 National Tidal Datum Epoch; mean higher high water is 1.0 ft above it and mean sea level 0.5 ft. The land survey datum NAVD88, the zero on topographic maps and flood maps, is 1.3 ft above MLLW here, so a water level on this page converts to NAVD88 by subtracting that amount. These datums are controlled from NOAA's Lower Matecumbe Key, Fla. Bay, Fl gauge. Source: NOAA CO-OPS station 8723786, established 1975, gauge removed 1975. 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 Snake Creek, USCG Station, Plantation Key
- East Key, southern end, Florida Bay: 3.3 mi, tides about 112 min later
- Point Charles, Key Largo: 12.3 mi, tides about 23 min earlier
- Rock Harbor, Key Largo: 12.5 mi, tides about 63 min earlier
- Long Key Bight, Long Key: 16.4 mi, tides about 58 min earlier
- Long Key, western end: 19.5 mi, tides about 64 min earlier
TidalMapMonthly tide calendar
🌊 Biggest flood tides at Snake Creek, USCG Station, Plantation Key this month: Oct 8, Oct 9, Oct 10, Oct 11, Oct 12, Oct 25, Oct 26, Oct 27, Oct 28, Oct 29. 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 Snake Creek, USCG Station, Plantation Key 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 Snake Creek, USCG Station, Plantation Key, 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 🌖 | 5:02–7:02 AM 5:27–7:27 PM | 10:59–12:59 AM 12:09–2:09 PM | 55 |
| Sun Nov 1 🌗 | 6:02–8:02 AM 6:27–8:27 PM | — 12:58–2:58 PM | 42 |
| Mon Nov 2 🌗 | 6:57–8:57 AM 7:22–9:22 PM | 12:07–2:07 AM 1:41–3:41 PM | 33 |
| Tue Nov 3 🌗 | 7:49–9:49 AM 8:14–10:14 PM | 1:12–3:12 AM 2:19–4:19 PM | 47 |
| Wed Nov 4 🌗 | 8:37–10:37 AM 9:02–11:02 PM | 2:14–4:14 AM 2:53–4:53 PM | 60 |
| Thu Nov 5 🌘 | 9:23–11:23 AM 9:48–11:48 PM | 3:13–5:13 AM 3:26–5:26 PM | 73 |
| Fri Nov 6 🌘 | 10:07–12:07 PM 10:32–12:32 AM | 4:10–6:10 AM 3:59–5:59 PM | 83 |
Predictions & observations: NOAA CO-OPS station 8723786. 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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