Florida
VACA KEY
USCG STATION, FLORIDA BAY · Florida · NOAA station 8723970 · Tide predictions
24.7110, -81.1065
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48-hour outlook
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The next seven days
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H = high tide · L = low tide · highs & lows in local time
On the water nearby
Satan Shoal, FL (244) buoy · 58 mi W · Station 42095
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Nearby tide stations
- Boot Key Harbor bridge, Boot Key · 0.5 mi S
- Knight Key Channel, Knight Key, Florida Bay · 1.2 mi W
- Pigeon Key, south side, Hawk Channel · 3.1 mi W
- Pigeon Key, north side, Florida Bay · 3.2 mi W
- Vaca Key-Fat Deer Key bridge · 5.0 mi E
Plan ahead
2027 tide extremes for this station
Highest predicted high tide: 1.5 ft — Sun Oct 31 · 1:40 AM
Lowest predicted low tide: -0.6 ft — Sat Mar 13 · 10:38 PM
Biggest single-day swing: 1.5 ft on Sat Jun 5
Best daytime minus tides of 2027
| Date | Low tide | Height |
|---|---|---|
| Thu Feb 18 | 8:07 AM | -0.4 ft |
| Fri Feb 19 | 9:03 AM | -0.3 ft |
| Thu Mar 18 | 7:37 AM | -0.3 ft |
| Thu Jun 3 | 6:39 PM | -0.3 ft |
| Fri Jul 2 | 6:22 PM | -0.2 ft |
| Thu Jul 1 | 5:33 PM | -0.2 ft |
| Wed May 19 | 6:59 PM | -0.2 ft |
| Thu Jun 17 | 6:44 PM | -0.2 ft |
| Wed May 5 | 6:57 PM | -0.2 ft |
| Sat Jan 9 | 7:19 AM | -0.2 ft |
181 minus tides (below 0 ft) are predicted here in 2027. The table shows up to the 10 lowest that fall between 7 AM and 7 PM — the ones worth planning a clam dig or tidepool walk around.
About this station
VACA KEY, USCG STATION, FLORIDA BAY is one of NOAA's reference tide stations — its predictions are computed directly from harmonic analysis of water levels observed here, and other nearby stations are calculated from it.
Two coasts, two personalities: modest 2 to 4 ft semidiurnal ranges on the Atlantic side, mixed tides on the Gulf side, and king tides that flood streets on calm, sunny days.