Marathon (Vaca Key) tide times · NOAA station Vaca Key, Florida Bay
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Marathon (Vaca Key) at a glance
- Tides
- Mostly once a day
- Typical range
- 1.0 fthigh to low
- Highest of 2027
- 1.5 ftSun, Oct 31
- Lowest of 2027
- -0.6 ftSat, Mar 13
- Record high
- 6.8 ftOct 24, 2005
The tide at Marathon (Vaca Key)
- Pattern
- Mixed, mainly once-daily
Mostly one large high and one large low a day; on some days a small second high and low appear between them. Form number 2.07. - Typical range
- 1.0 ft from the higher high to the lower low on an average day (0.30 m) - a smaller range than 89% of the 235 places on this site. The mean range, high to low, is 0.7 ft.
2027: the biggest and smallest tides
| Sun, Oct 31 | 1:40 am | 1.5 ft | |
| Wed, Oct 20 | 4:22 am | 1.5 ft | |
| Mon, Oct 4 | 3:55 am | 1.5 ft |
| Sat, Mar 13 | 10:38 pm | -0.6 ft | in the dark |
| Mon, Feb 15 | 1:05 am | -0.5 ft | in the dark |
| Sat, Apr 10 | 10:24 pm | -0.5 ft | in the dark |
| Thu, Feb 18 | 8:07 am | -0.4 ft | |
| Fri, Jun 4 | 7:24 pm | -0.3 ft | |
| Thu, May 6 | 7:41 pm | -0.3 ft |
181 low tides in 2027 drop below zero - below the average lower low water - and uncover more shore than usual.
Records
- Highest water recorded
- 6.8 ft (2.06 m) on Oct 24, 2005 - 5.8 ft above the average higher high.
- Lowest water recorded
- -1.1 ft (-0.32 m) on Feb 4, 1971.
- Highest tide the moon and sun can raise
- 1.6 ft (0.49 m) - the highest astronomical tide in NOAA’s 19-year cycle, which fell on Oct 29, 2007.
Tide times nearby
- Key West45 mi west
- Miami (Virginia Key)92 mi northeast
- Naples107 mi northwest
- Fort Lauderdale (Port Everglades)113 mi northeast
- Fort Myers142 mi north
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, 24.711°N 81.106°W. Predictions and records: NOAA CO-OPS, station 8723970. 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.