Waltz Key, Waltz Key Basin Tides Today
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Waltz Key, Waltz Key Basin runs a mean tidal range of about 1.3 ft. This month the highest water, 2.6 ft, comes on the morning of Oct 29, and the lowest, a -0.1 ft minus tide, on the morning of Oct 28.
| Low tide | 12:05 AM | 0.9 ft |
| High tide | 5:32 AM | 2.5 ft |
| Low tide | 2:24 PM | 0.3 ft |
| High tide | 7:39 PM | 1.4 ft |
Today on the water at Waltz Key, Waltz Key Basin
Today at Waltz Key, Waltz Key Basin: high tide at 5:32 AM (2.5 ft) and 7:39 PM (1.4 ft), low tide at 12:05 AM (0.9 ft) and 2:24 PM (0.3 ft). Sunrise is at 7:32 AM and sunset at 6:48 PM.
Forecast: National Weather Service point forecast for this location.
Where Waltz Key, Waltz Key Basin is
Waltz Key, Waltz Key Basin sits at 24.6467° N, 81.6533° W on the Florida Keys, where the Atlantic meets Florida Bay and the Gulf of Mexico, about 2 mi north of Big Coppitt Key, 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 Key West (NOAA 8724580), 11.6 mi away, and high and low water here run on average about 223 min later than there. The nearest weather station is Key West Naval Air Station, an airport reporting wind, visibility and sky cover, but no water temperature, 5.0 mi away.
The tide at Waltz Key, Waltz Key Basin
Waltz Key, Waltz Key Basin 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 1.8 ft, and 1.3 ft between the average high and the average low, a small tide. On an average day the higher high tops the lower high by 0.3 ft and the lower low sits 0.2 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 Waltz Key, Waltz Key Basin about 6.6 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 233 min later and low tide about 333 min later than there.
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 Waltz Key, Waltz Key Basin from the 1983-2001 National Tidal Datum Epoch; mean higher high water is 1.8 ft above it and mean sea level 0.9 ft. These datums are controlled from NOAA's Key West, FL gauge. Source: NOAA CO-OPS station 8724448, established 1974, 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 Waltz Key, Waltz Key Basin
- Saddlebunch Keys, Channel No. 5: 3.1 mi, tides about 62 min later
- Channel Key, west side: 5.4 mi, tides about 95 min earlier
- Sugarloaf Key, north end, Bow Channel: 7.0 mi, tides about 15 min earlier
- Park Channel Bridge: 7.1 mi, tides about 147 min later
- Sugarloaf Key, Pirates Cove: 8.7 mi, tides about 257 min earlier
TidalMapMonthly tide calendar
🌊 Biggest flood tides at Waltz Key, Waltz Key Basin this month: Oct 1, Oct 12, Oct 26, Oct 27, Oct 28, 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 Waltz Key, Waltz Key Basin 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 Waltz Key, Waltz Key Basin, 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 🌖 | 5:06–7:06 AM 5:31–7:31 PM | — 12:12–2:12 PM | 55 |
| Sun Nov 1 🌗 | 6:06–8:06 AM 6:31–8:31 PM | 11:05–1:05 AM 1:02–3:02 PM | 42 |
| Mon Nov 2 🌗 | 7:02–9:02 AM 7:27–9:27 PM | 12:12–2:12 AM 1:45–3:45 PM | 33 |
| Tue Nov 3 🌗 | 7:53–9:53 AM 8:18–10:18 PM | 1:17–3:17 AM 2:23–4:23 PM | 47 |
| Wed Nov 4 🌗 | 8:41–10:41 AM 9:06–11:06 PM | 2:18–4:18 AM 2:58–4:58 PM | 60 |
| Thu Nov 5 🌘 | 9:27–11:27 AM 9:52–11:52 PM | 3:17–5:17 AM 3:31–5:31 PM | 73 |
| Fri Nov 6 🌘 | 10:12–12:12 PM 10:37–12:37 AM | 4:14–6:14 AM 4:04–6:04 PM | 83 |
Predictions & observations: NOAA CO-OPS station 8724448. 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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