Onion Key Tides Today
Lostmans River · Monroe County, FL · NOAA 8724863
- High12:37AM0.8 ft
- Low8:53AM0.1 ft
- High1:53PM0.7 ft
- Low9:02PM0.2 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 the tides are among the strongest this week.
Best Windows Today
- 7:53 to 9:53 AMaround low tide
- 12:53 to 2:53 PMaround high tide
Tides here are small, so wind can move the water more than the moon does.
Solunar Times
- Minor3:38 to 4:38 AMmoonrise
- Major9:04 to 11:04 AMmoon overhead
- Minor3:25 to 4:25 PMmoonset
- Major9:26 to 11:26 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
- 8:35 to 10:35 AMaround low tide
- 1:35 to 3:35 PMaround high tide
Tides here are small, so wind can move the water more than the moon does.
Solunar Times
- Minor4:34 to 5:34 AMmoonrise
- Major9:48 to 11:48 AMmoon overhead
- Minor3:58 to 4:58 PMmoonset
- Major10:11 PM to 12:11 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
- TodayHigh 88°Sunny 2% rainN 6 mph
- TonightLow 71°Mostly clear 4% rainNE 3 mph
- SaturdayHigh 87°Sunny 5% rainNW 2 to 8 mph
Boating Forecast
Coastal waters from East Cape Sable to Chokoloskee FL out 20 NM · issued Fri 3:01 AM
- Today
- NE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming N this afternoon. Seas less than 2 ft or less. Bay and inland waters light chop.
- Tonight
- N winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 1 to 2 ft in the evening, then 1 foot or less. Wave Detail: NW 1 foot at 3 seconds. Bay and inland waters light chop.
- Sat
- N winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming NW 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas less than 2 ft or less. Bay and inland waters light chop.
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 | 1:06 AM 0.8 ft2:35 PM 0.7 ft | 9:35 AM 0.0 ft9:42 PM 0.2 ft | ||
| SundayNov 8 | 1:34 AM 0.8 ft3:13 PM 0.7 ft | 10:15 AM 0.0 ft10:19 PM 0.2 ft | ||
| MondayNov 9 | 2:01 AM 0.8 ft3:50 PM 0.7 ft | 10:54 AM 0.0 ft10:55 PM 0.3 ft | ||
| TuesdayNov 10 | 2:27 AM 0.8 ft4:30 PM 0.6 ft | 11:33 AM 0.0 ft11:30 PM 0.3 ft | ||
| WednesdayNov 11 | 2:53 AM 0.8 ft5:14 PM 0.6 ft | 12:13 PM 0.0 ft | ||
| ThursdayNov 12 | 3:21 AM 0.8 ft6:01 PM 0.6 ft | 12:04 AM 0.3 ft12:54 PM 0.0 ft | ||
| FridayNov 13 | 3:53 AM 0.8 ft6:53 PM 0.6 ft | 12:37 AM 0.3 ft1:36 PM 0.0 ft |
About the Tides at Onion Key
Onion 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 0.7 feet.
Over the next two weeks the biggest tides come on Tuesday, November 10, when the water moves about 0.9 feet. The lowest water is 0.0 ft on Tuesday, November 10 at 11:33 AM, and the highest is 0.8 ft on Monday, November 9 at 2:01 AM.
NOAA works out the times here from its reference station at Naples (outer coast), adjusted for this location.
Official NOAA prediction for station 8724863, Onion Key, Lostmans River, timed from its reference station Naples (outer coast) (8725110). Updated Fri, 06 Nov 2026 17:46 GMT.