Garden Key tide times

Dry Tortugas, FLDry TortugasNOAA 8724697Sunday, October 11 · EDTSun Oct 11Predictions onlyChange station
MonthWeek
Print month

Month calendar

Today at Garden Key the next low tide is at 5:01 PM (1.1 ft) and the next high tide is at 11:52 AM (1.8 ft). Tomorrow's first low is at 5:51 AM. Spring tides peak tomorrow, so expect bigger highs and lower lows.

Estimated now
0.8 ft ↑
Rising 0.3 ft per hour
Next high
11:52 AM
In 4 h 13 min · 1.8 ft
Next low
5:01 PM
In 9 h 22 min · 1.1 ft
Tide range today
1.8 ft
Spring tides Monday
Predictions only. No live gauge at this station.

Today's tide

Estimated curve between high and low timesNightHeight above MLLW
0 ft2 ftNOW 7:395:09 AMLow · 0.4 ft11:52 AMHigh · 1.8 ft5:01 PMLow · 1.1 ft11:23 PMHigh · 2.2 ft
Tide chart for Garden Key, today. Low 0.4 ft at 5:09 AM, high 1.8 ft at 11:52 AM, low 1.1 ft at 5:01 PM, high 2.2 ft at 11:23 PM.

Heights and times are estimated from Key West using NOAA offsets. Only the high and low points are official; the curve between them is drawn by us.

Today's tides

ft above MLLW
  • Low5:09 AM0.4 ft
  • High11:52 AM1.8 ft
  • Low5:01 PM1.1 ft
  • High11:23 PM2.2 ft
Tide times for Garden Key
TideTimeHeight
Low5:09 AM0.4 ft
High11:52 AM1.8 ft
Low5:01 PM1.1 ft
High11:23 PM2.2 ft
Sunrise
7:28 AM
First light 7:05
Sunset
7:10 PM
Last light 7:32
Moon
2%
Waxing crescent
Tide range
1.8 ft
Spring tides Mon

Best windows today

Plan the week →
  • Fishing
    7:45 to 8:00 AM

    Today's best window (3:00 to 5:00 AM) has passed. Strongest flow of the outgoing tide, between the 10:52 PM high and 5:09 AM low. Second window 6:00 to 8:00 AM.

  • Tidepools & shelling
    No daylight low today

    No daylight low today.

  • Surfing
    5:00 to 8:00 PM

    Mid tide from 5:00 to 8:00 PM. No wind sensor at this station.

  • Shallow boat launch
    Avoid 2:00 to 7:00 PM

    Under 1.5 ft around low water. Launch before 2:00 PM.

Plan the week

Moving water around the turn often fishes best. Local species and bait matter more than any chart.

Next 7 days

October calendar →
High and low tides for the next 7 days, heights in ft
DayTide 1Tide 2Tide 3Tide 4Range, ft
TodaySun 11L5:09a0.4H11:52a1.8L5:01p1.1H11:23p2.21.8 spring tide
MonOct 12L5:51a0.4H12:31p1.7L5:31p1.2H11:54p2.21.9 spring tide
TueOct 13L6:32a0.4H1:10p1.6L6:00p1.21.2
WedOct 14H12:28a2.2L7:16a0.5H1:49p1.4L6:28p1.31.7 spring tide
ThuOct 15H1:04a2.1L8:04a0.6H2:33p1.3L6:55p1.41.5
FriOct 16H1:44a2.0L8:59a0.7H3:27p1.2L7:22p1.51.3
SatOct 17H2:32a1.9L10:05a0.8H4:43p1.2L8:03p1.61.1

King tides Oct 11 to Oct 12. The year's highest tides at this station, from our scan of NOAA predictions. About king tides

Tide predictions and observations: NOAA National Ocean Service, Center for Operational Oceanographic Products and Services (CO-OPS), station 8724697.

Nearby stations

Currents

Southeast Channel

  • Max ebb2:29 AM 0.9 kn
  • Slack5:04 AM
  • Max flood8:46 AM 0.8 kn
  • Slack12:21 PM
  • Max ebb2:59 PM 0.7 kn
  • Slack5:17 PM
  • Max flood8:26 PM 0.7 kn

Current predictions for Southeast Channel, 1 mi away. Currents near inlets can be strong. Not for navigation.

Station details

Datum
Mean lower low water
Predictions
NOAA subordinate, from Key West
Live gauge
None
Coordinates
24.627° N, 82.872° W
Time zone
Eastern, UTC−4
Station ID
NOAA 8724697

About the tides at Garden Key

This is a mixed-tide station. Some days bring a deep low and a shallow low, and a few days have only one of each. The pattern follows the reference station at Key West. Water here rises and falls only about 1.1 ft on an average day. A strong onshore wind can push levels above the prediction. That is smaller than most Florida stations on this site. From the average lower low to the average higher high, the difference is 1.8 ft. Over the next two weeks the biggest daily range, 1.9 ft, comes tomorrow, and the smallest, 0.8 ft, on October 20. Looking a year ahead, predictions peak at 2.4 ft on October 29 and bottom out at −0.9 ft on January 21.

Tides here are worked out from the reference station at Key West, with NOAA time and height corrections. Times are good for planning, but local wind can shift them. NOAA measured the tide here in 1974 to set up these predictions. The nearest other station is Loggerhead Key, 3 mi away, where high tide comes about 19 min earlier. For tidal currents, see Southeast Channel.

Predictions are based on Key West.

Height unitsftmAdd this tide widget to your site. It's free.Week plannerPrintable October calendar

Tide predictions and water levels from NOAA CO-OPS. For planning only, not for navigation. Real water levels can differ because of wind, air pressure and river flow. Always check conditions on site.