Vaca Key tides
USCG Station · Florida Bay · Florida · NOAA 8723970Now
High tide
5:42 am
Tide curve Today
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Best fishing times
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How these times are worked out
Major periods are the two hours centred on the moon passing overhead or underfoot; minor periods are the hour centred on moonrise and moonset (solunar tables). Moon and sun times are computed for this station’s position with the PyEphem astronomy library; high and low tides are NOAA predictions. A period is marked best bet when it overlaps sunrise or sunset (within an hour) or contains a high or low tide. This is a traditional angler’s rule of thumb, not a guarantee, and it does not include weather, season or local rules.
Tide table, next 7 days
Today in Vaca Key, high tide is at 4:42 am and low tide at 11:18 am.
| Sunday 1 November6:32 am 5:44 pm · Last quarter | ||
|---|---|---|
| High | 4:42 am | 1.5 ft |
| Low | 11:18 am | 0.3 ft |
| Monday 2 November6:32 am 5:44 pm · Last quarter | ||
| High | 5:42 am | 1.4 ft |
| Low | 12:18 pm | 0.5 ft |
| High | 10:06 pm | 1.0 ft |
| Tuesday 3 November6:33 am 5:43 pm · Waning crescent | ||
| Low | 12:12 am | 0.9 ft |
| High | 6:48 am | 1.2 ft |
| Low | 1:18 pm | 0.7 ft |
| High | 10:36 pm | 1.1 ft |
| Wednesday 4 November6:33 am 5:42 pm · Waning crescent | ||
| Low | 1:42 am | 0.8 ft |
| High | 10:00 am | 1.1 ft |
| Low | 2:12 pm | 0.8 ft |
| High | 11:06 pm | 1.1 ft |
| Thursday 5 November6:34 am 5:42 pm · Waning crescent | ||
| Low | 3:06 am | 0.7 ft |
| High | 11:42 am | 1.1 ft |
| Low | 3:00 pm | 0.9 ft |
| High | 11:30 pm | 1.2 ft |
| Friday 6 November6:35 am 5:41 pm · Waning crescent | ||
| Low | 4:12 am | 0.6 ft |
| High | 12:48 pm | 1.2 ft |
| Low | 3:48 pm | 0.9 ft |
| High | 10:42 pm | 1.3 ft |
| Saturday 7 November6:35 am 5:41 pm · Waning crescent | ||
| Low | 5:00 am | 0.5 ft |
| High | 1:48 pm | 1.2 ft |
| Low | 4:24 pm | 1.0 ft |
| High | 10:54 pm | 1.3 ft |
Monthly tide tables
Printable tables with every high and low, sunrise, sunset and moon phases.
Nearby stations
- Boot Key Harbor Bridge, FL1 mi
- Knight Key Channel, FL1 mi
- Pigeon Key, FL3 mi
- Pigeon Key (North Side), FL3 mi
- Vaca Key-Fat Deer Key Bridge, FL5 mi
- Key Colony Beach, FL6 mi
- Molasses Key Channel, FL6 mi
- Sombrero Key, FL6 mi
King tides and lowest tides
The highest highs and lowest lows NOAA predicts here over the next 12 months, at least 4 days apart.
Highest high tides
Bars compare the five dates in each list. Tap a date for that month’s full table.
About this station
Vaca Key, USCG Station, Florida Bay is a NOAA reference station in Florida, where predictions are computed directly from tides measured on site.
- Avg. tidal range0.7 fthigh to next low
- Tides per day42 highs, 2 lows · 8 h 4 m apart
- Highest, 13 mo1.5 ft20 Oct 2027, 4:24 am
- Lowest, 13 mo−0.6 ft13 Mar 2027, 10:36 pm
- Minus tides180lows below zero, 13 mo
- Live sensorsWind + tempwind and water temperature
Nearest stations
24.7110° N, 81.1065° W · NOAA 8723970 · Eastern time
Vaca Key tide FAQ
When is the next high tide in Vaca Key?
The next high tide is at 5:42 am tomorrow (Monday 2 November), reaching 1.4 ft. After that, the next high is at 10:06 pm tomorrow (Monday 2 November) (1.0 ft).
When is low tide today in Vaca Key?
There is one low tide today: 11:18 am (0.3 ft).
How many tides a day does Vaca Key get?
It varies: some days have two highs and two lows, others only one of each, about 8 h 4 min apart on average. 27 of the 397 days in NOAA’s predictions have only three turns of the tide.
What is the tidal range in Vaca Key?
The average change from one high to the next low is 0.7 ft. From the day’s highest to its lowest water it averages 0.9 ft, and the biggest single swing predicted in the next 13 months is 1.5 ft.
When are the king tides in Vaca Key this year?
The highest predicted tide is 1.5 ft on Wednesday 20 October 2027 at 4:24 am (waning gibbous). Other king tides: 1.5 ft on 31 October 2027, 1.5 ft on 25 November 2026 and 1.5 ft on 4 October 2027. The lowest is −0.6 ft on 13 March 2027 at 10:36 pm.
What is the best time to fish in Vaca Key today?
The best bets today are 5:09–7:09 am (moon overhead, around sunrise) and 5:36–7:36 pm (moon underfoot, around sunset). These solunar periods line up with sunrise, sunset or a turn of the tide.
Figures from NOAA CO-OPS predictions for station 8723970, next 13 months. Heights above MLLW.