Yacht Harbor, Cowpens Anchorage, Plantation Key Tides Today
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Yacht Harbor, Cowpens Anchorage, Plantation Key runs a mean tidal range of about 0.5 ft. This month the highest water, 0.8 ft, comes on the afternoon of Oct 27, and the lowest, a -0.0 ft minus tide, on the morning of Oct 28.
| High tide | 3:38 AM | 0.7 ft |
| Low tide | 10:50 AM | 0.1 ft |
| High tide | 4:28 PM | 0.7 ft |
| Low tide | 11:31 PM | 0.2 ft |
Today on the water at Yacht Harbor, Cowpens Anchorage, Plantation Key
Today at Yacht Harbor, Cowpens Anchorage, Plantation Key: high tide at 3:38 AM (0.7 ft) and 4:28 PM (0.7 ft), low tide at 10:50 AM (0.1 ft) and 11:31 PM (0.2 ft). The National Weather Service forecast for today is slight chance showers and thunderstorms then chance showers and thunderstorms with E winds 10 mph, 84°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 | 84°F |
| Tonight | Showers And Thunderstorms Likely | E 10 to 15 mph | 77°F |
Forecast: National Weather Service point forecast for this location.
Where Yacht Harbor, Cowpens Anchorage, Plantation Key is
Yacht Harbor, Cowpens Anchorage, Plantation Key sits at 24.9650° N, 80.5683° 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), 38.0 mi away, and high and low water here run on average about 90 min earlier than there. The nearest weather station is Bob Allen, FL, a shore station reporting wind and, at most sites, water temperature, 8.3 mi away.
The tide at Yacht Harbor, Cowpens Anchorage, Plantation Key
Yacht Harbor, Cowpens Anchorage, 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. 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
- NOAA predicts tides here from Government Cut, Miami Harbor Entrance, station 8723178. High tide comes about 165 min later and low tide about 240 min later than there.
- High tide heights run about 0.23 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 publishes no datums for this point. Its predictions are offsets from Government Cut, Miami Harbor Entrance and are referenced to MLLW there. Source: NOAA CO-OPS station 8723776. 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 Yacht Harbor, Cowpens Anchorage, Plantation Key
- Snake Creek, USCG Station, Plantation Key: 1.4 mi, tides about 110 min earlier
- East Key, southern end, Florida Bay: 3.4 mi, tides at about the same time
- Point Charles, Key Largo: 10.9 mi, tides about 134 min earlier
- Rock Harbor, Key Largo: 11.1 mi, tides about 174 min earlier
- Long Key Bight, Long Key: 17.8 mi, tides about 168 min earlier
TidalMapMonthly tide calendar
🌊 Biggest flood tides at Yacht Harbor, Cowpens Anchorage, 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 Yacht Harbor, Cowpens Anchorage, 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 Yacht Harbor, Cowpens Anchorage, 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 🌖 | 5:01–7:01 AM 5:26–7:26 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 🌘 | 9:22–11:22 AM 9:47–11:47 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 8723776. 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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