Key West tide times
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Key West at a glance
- Tides
- Twice a day, unequal
- Typical range
- 1.8 fthigh to low
- Highest of 2027
- 2.5 ftFri, Oct 29
- Lowest of 2027
- -0.7 ftThu, Jan 21
- Record high
- 4.9 ftOct 24, 2005
- High water after the moon
- 9 h 44 min
The tide at Key West
- Pattern
- Mixed, mainly twice-daily
Two highs and two lows on most days, but unequal ones. On average the higher high stands 0.6 ft above the lower high, and the lower low sits 0.5 ft below the higher low. Form number 0.76. - Typical range
- 1.8 ft from the higher high to the lower low on an average day (0.55 m) - a smaller range than 65% of the 235 places on this site. The mean range, high to low, is 1.3 ft.
- After the moon
- High water comes about 9 h 44 min after the moon is highest in the sky.
2027: the biggest and smallest tides
| Fri, Oct 29 | 10:11 pm | 2.5 ft | |
| Fri, Oct 1 | 11:20 pm | 2.5 ft | |
| Tue, Aug 31 | 10:14 am | 2.4 ft |
| Thu, Jan 21 | 2:47 am | -0.7 ft | in the dark |
| Sat, Jun 5 | 5:24 pm | -0.6 ft | in daylight |
| Fri, May 7 | 5:32 pm | -0.6 ft | in daylight |
| Sat, Jun 5 | 5:24 pm | -0.6 ft | |
| Fri, May 7 | 5:32 pm | -0.6 ft | |
| Sat, Jul 3 | 4:25 pm | -0.5 ft |
198 low tides in 2027 drop below zero - below the average lower low water - and uncover more shore than usual.
Records
- Highest water recorded
- 4.9 ft (1.51 m) on Oct 24, 2005 - 3.1 ft above the average higher high.
- Lowest water recorded
- -1.7 ft (-0.51 m) on Feb 19, 1928.
- Highest tide the moon and sun can raise
- 2.6 ft (0.80 m) - the highest astronomical tide in NOAA’s 19-year cycle, which fell on Oct 28, 2007.
Tide times nearby
- Marathon (Vaca Key)45 mi east
- Naples109 mi north
- Miami (Virginia Key)131 mi northeast
- Fort Myers145 mi north
- Fort Lauderdale (Port Everglades)149 mi northeast
See the moon move the ocean - the same tide, on a globe seen from the moon.
Heights are above mean lower low water (MLLW), the zero of US charts; times are local. The year’s tides are NOAA’s official predictions - wind and air pressure can move the real water a foot or more. Form number: (K1+O1)/(M2+S2) from NOAA’s harmonic constants - below 0.25 twice-daily, above 3 once-daily. Florida, 24.556°N 81.808°W. Predictions and records: NOAA CO-OPS, station 8724580. Not for navigation or safety. For a boat, a crossing of sand that floods, or a swim, use the official tables and local advice. No ads, no tracking.