Garden Key Tides Today
Dry Tortugas · Florida · NOAA 8724697
- Low1:47AM0.6 ft
- High8:32AM1.8 ft
- Low1:43PM1.1 ft
- High8:12PM2.1 ft
Local Eastern time. Heights in feet above average low water (MLLW). Shaded bands are today's best fishing windows.
Fishing Outlook
No tide change lands near sunrise or sunset, and tide strength is about average.
Best Windows Today
- 7:32 to 9:32 AMaround high tide
- 12:43 to 2:43 PMaround low tide
Solunar Times
- Minor3:44 to 4:44 AMmoonrise
- Major9:11 to 11:11 AMmoon overhead
- Minor3:33 to 4:33 PMmoonset
- Major9:33 to 11:33 PMmoon underfoot
Major periods are the two hours around the moon overhead or underfoot. Minor periods are the hour around moonrise and moonset.
Fishing Outlook
No tide change lands near sunrise or sunset, and the tides are among the strongest this week.
Best Windows Today
- 8:21 to 10:21 AMaround high tide
- 1:18 to 3:18 PMaround low tide
Solunar Times
- Minor4:40 to 5:40 AMmoonrise
- Major9:56 to 11:56 AMmoon overhead
- Minor4:06 to 5:06 PMmoonset
- Major10:18 PM to 12:18 AMmoon underfoot
Major periods are the two hours around the moon overhead or underfoot. Minor periods are the hour around moonrise and moonset.
Fishing here? See Florida fishing license info and size and bag limits from the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission.
Weather and Wind
- This AfternoonHigh 81°Sunny 6% rainNE 10 mph
- TonightLow 79°Mostly clear 6% rainNE 10 mph
- SaturdayHigh 81°Sunny 5% rainNE 10 mph
Boating Forecast
Gulf of America including Dry Tortugas and Rebecca Shoal Channel · issued Fri 10:20 AM
- This Afternoon
- Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming north. Seas around 1 foot. Wave Detail: Northeast to east 1 foot at 3 seconds.
- Tonight
- North winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 1 foot. Wave Detail: North to northeast 1 foot at 3 seconds.
- Saturday
- North to northeast winds near 10 knots. Seas around 1 foot. Wave Detail: North to northeast 1 foot at 3 seconds.
From the National Weather Service. Arrows point the way the wind blows.
Next 7 Days
30 Day Tide Table| Day | Fishing | High Tides | Low Tides | Moon |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SaturdayNov 7 | 9:21 AM 1.7 ft8:45 PM 2.1 ft | 2:35 AM 0.4 ft2:18 PM 1.1 ft | ||
| SundayNov 8 | 10:04 AM 1.6 ft9:17 PM 2.2 ft | 3:17 AM 0.3 ft2:52 PM 1.1 ft | ||
| MondayNov 9 | 10:43 AM 1.5 ft9:50 PM 2.1 ft | 3:57 AM 0.2 ft3:24 PM 1.1 ft | ||
| TuesdayNov 10 | 11:20 AM 1.4 ft10:24 PM 2.1 ft | 4:35 AM 0.1 ft3:56 PM 1.1 ft | ||
| WednesdayNov 11 | 11:57 AM 1.3 ft11:00 PM 2.1 ft | 5:14 AM 0.1 ft4:27 PM 1.1 ft | ||
| ThursdayNov 12 | 12:35 PM 1.3 ft11:38 PM 2.0 ft | 5:55 AM 0.2 ft4:57 PM 1.2 ft | ||
| FridayNov 13 | 1:16 PM 1.2 ft | 6:39 AM 0.3 ft5:28 PM 1.3 ft |
About the Tides at Garden Key
Garden Key gets two high tides and two low tides most days, and they are not a matched pair. One high or one low each day is clearly bigger than the other. On a typical day the water rises and falls about 1.2 feet.
Over the next two weeks the biggest tides come on Tuesday, November 10, when the water moves about 2.0 feet. The lowest water is 0.1 ft on Tuesday, November 10 at 4:35 AM, and the highest is 2.2 ft on Sunday, November 8 at 9:17 PM.
NOAA works out the times here from its reference station at Key West, adjusted for this location.
Official NOAA prediction for station 8724697, Garden Key, Dry Tortugas, timed from its reference station Key West (8724580). Updated Fri, 06 Nov 2026 17:46 GMT.