Smith Shoal Light Tides Today
Near Key West · Florida · NOAA 8724671
- Low3:36AM0.5 ft
- High9:59AM3.5 ft
- Low3:42PM1.2 ft
- High9:44PM3.8 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
- 8:59 to 10:59 AMaround high tide
- 2:42 to 4:42 PMaround low tide
Solunar Times
- Minor3:40 to 4:40 AMmoonrise
- Major9:07 to 11:07 AMmoon overhead
- Minor3:29 to 4:29 PMmoonset
- Major9:29 to 11:29 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
The low tide at 4:18 PM lands near sunset, and the tides are among the strongest this week.
Best Windows Today
- 9:45 to 11:45 AMaround high tide
- 3:18 to 5:18 PMaround low tide
Solunar Times
- Minor4:36 to 5:36 AMmoonrise
- Major9:52 to 11:52 AMmoon overhead
- Minor4:02 to 5:02 PMmoonset
- Major10:15 PM to 12:15 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
Boating Forecast
Gulf of America from East Cape Sable to Chokoloskee 20 to 60 NM out and beyond 5 fathoms · 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 | 10:45 AM 3.5 ft10:15 PM 3.9 ft | 4:16 AM 0.2 ft4:18 PM 1.3 ft | ||
| SundayNov 8 | 11:27 AM 3.5 ft10:46 PM 3.9 ft | 4:52 AM 0.0 ft4:52 PM 1.5 ft | ||
| MondayNov 9 | 12:06 PM 3.5 ft11:15 PM 3.9 ft | 5:27 AM -0.1 ft5:23 PM 1.6 ft | ||
| TuesdayNov 10 | 12:44 PM 3.3 ft11:44 PM 3.8 ft | 6:01 AM -0.1 ft5:54 PM 1.7 ft | ||
| WednesdayNov 11 | 1:22 PM 3.2 ft | 6:37 AM 0.0 ft6:26 PM 1.8 ft | ||
| ThursdayNov 12 | 12:14 AM 3.7 ft2:03 PM 3.0 ft | 7:15 AM 0.1 ft6:59 PM 1.8 ft | ||
| FridayNov 13 | 12:47 AM 3.6 ft2:49 PM 2.9 ft | 7:57 AM 0.3 ft7:38 PM 1.9 ft |
About the Tides at Smith Shoal Light
Smith Shoal Light 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 3.0 feet.
Over the next two weeks the biggest tides come on Monday, November 9, when the water moves about 4.0 feet. The lowest water is -0.1 ft on Monday, November 9 at 5:27 AM, and the highest is 3.9 ft on Sunday, November 8 at 10:46 PM. A minus tide like that uncovers the most beach, flats and tide pools.
NOAA predicts the tides here from years of measurements at station 8724671.
Official NOAA prediction for station 8724671, Smith Shoal Light. Updated Fri, 06 Nov 2026 17:46 GMT.