Florida tide station

Vaca Key-Fat Deer Key bridge tide times

Today, Sunday, October 18, 2026: high tide at 1:50 AM (1.9 ft) and 4:38 PM (1.3 ft); low tide at 10:05 AM (0.5 ft) and 8:45 PM (0.9 ft). Water temperature 85.5 F at Vaca Key, Florida Bay (5.0 mi away).

NOAA station 8723950 · Subordinate station · MLLW datum · times in EDT · sunrise 7:24 AM, sunset 6:55 PM · first quarter (51% lit)

High tide▲

1:50AM

1.9FT MLLW

high

Low tide▼

10:05AM

0.5FT MLLW

low

High tide▲

4:38PM

1.3FT MLLW

high

Low tide▼

8:45PM

0.9FT MLLW

low

Water temp°F

85.5

29.7C

Vaca Key, Florida Bay, 5.0 mi

predicted height above MLLWnightnow (build time; your browser updates it)

As of 5:20 AM the tide is falling toward low tide at 10:05 AM (0.5 ft).

First Quarter 51% litSunrise 7:24 AMSunset 6:55 PMDaylight 11h 31mEDT

High tide at Vaca Key-Fat Deer Key bridge, Florida on October 18, 2026 is at 1:50 AM (1.9 ft above MLLW) and 4:38 PM (1.3 ft above MLLW).
Low tide at Vaca Key-Fat Deer Key bridge on October 18, 2026 is at 10:05 AM (0.5 ft) and 8:45 PM (0.9 ft).
Today's tidal range at Vaca Key-Fat Deer Key bridge is 1.4 ft (highest high 1.9 ft, lowest low 0.5 ft).
The nearest NOAA water temperature to Vaca Key-Fat Deer Key bridge is 85.5 F at Vaca Key, Florida Bay (5.0 mi away), as of October 18, 2026.
Sunrise 7:24 AM, sunset 6:55 PM (EDT); moon first quarter, 51% illuminated.
Predictions are NOAA CO-OPS tide predictions for station 8723950 (subordinate station), heights above MLLW.

Next 7 days at Vaca Key-Fat Deer Key bridge

Date	Tide 1	Tide 2	Tide 3	Tide 4	Sunrise	Sunset	Moon
Sun Oct 18today	1:50 AM1.9 ft	10:05 AM0.5 ft	4:38 PM1.3 ft	8:45 PM0.9 ft	7:24 AM	6:55 PM	51%
Mon Oct 19	3:05 AM1.8 ft	11:07 AM0.5 ft	5:34 PM1.4 ft	10:31 PM0.9 ft	7:24 AM	6:54 PM	61%
Tue Oct 20	4:25 AM1.8 ft	11:57 AM0.6 ft	6:06 PM1.5 ft	11:43 PM0.8 ft	7:25 AM	6:53 PM	71%
Wed Oct 21	5:36 AM1.9 ft	12:37 PM0.6 ft	6:34 PM1.7 ft		7:25 AM	6:52 PM	80%
Thu Oct 22	12:39 AM0.7 ft	6:35 AM1.9 ft	1:11 PM0.6 ft	7:02 PM1.8 ft	7:26 AM	6:51 PM	88%
Fri Oct 23	1:27 AM0.5 ft	7:28 AM1.9 ft	1:42 PM0.6 ft	7:31 PM2.0 ft	7:26 AM	6:51 PM	94%
Sat Oct 24	2:11 AM0.4 ft	8:17 AM1.9 ft	2:13 PM0.6 ft	8:02 PM2.1 ft	7:27 AM	6:50 PM	98%

Water temperature near Vaca Key-Fat Deer Key bridge

85.5 F (29.7 C)

NOAA CO-OPS station 8723970 (Vaca Key, Florida Bay sensor, 5.0 mi away), read 5:00 AM local, October 18, 2026

Over the past 30 days this sensor ranged from 81.3 to 88.9 F. Typical for October here is 82.6 F (5-year hourly mean; range 73.4 to 90.1), so today is 2.9 F above typical.

Water temperature is the nearest NOAA reading to Vaca Key-Fat Deer Key bridge, not a measurement at the tide gauge itself (this station has no water-temperature sensor). See water temperature by state for every sensor and buoy.

Tide tables

High (▲) and low (▼) tides in EDT with sunrise, sunset and moon illumination. CSV of today's tides for every Florida station.

October 2026 tide table

Date	Tide 1	Tide 2	Tide 3	Tide 4	Sunrise	Sunset	Moon
Thu Oct 1					7:16 AM	7:11 PM	72%
Fri Oct 2					7:17 AM	7:10 PM	62%
Sat Oct 3					7:17 AM	7:09 PM	52%
Sun Oct 4					7:17 AM	7:08 PM	41%
Mon Oct 5					7:18 AM	7:07 PM	31%
Tue Oct 6					7:18 AM	7:06 PM	22%
Wed Oct 7					7:19 AM	7:05 PM	14%
Thu Oct 8					7:19 AM	7:04 PM	7%
Fri Oct 9					7:20 AM	7:03 PM	3%
Sat Oct 10					7:20 AM	7:02 PM	0%
Sun Oct 11					7:20 AM	7:01 PM	0%
Mon Oct 12					7:21 AM	7:00 PM	2%
Tue Oct 13					7:21 AM	6:59 PM	7%
Wed Oct 14					7:22 AM	6:58 PM	13%
Thu Oct 15					7:22 AM	6:57 PM	21%
Fri Oct 16	12:04 AM2.0 ft	7:50 AM0.4 ft	1:47 PM1.3 ft	6:13 PM0.8 ft	7:23 AM	6:57 PM	30%
Sat Oct 17	12:52 AM2.0 ft	8:56 AM0.5 ft	3:03 PM1.2 ft	6:54 PM0.9 ft	7:23 AM	6:56 PM	40%
Sun Oct 18today	1:50 AM1.9 ft	10:05 AM0.5 ft	4:38 PM1.3 ft	8:45 PM0.9 ft	7:24 AM	6:55 PM	51%
Mon Oct 19	3:05 AM1.8 ft	11:07 AM0.5 ft	5:34 PM1.4 ft	10:31 PM0.9 ft	7:24 AM	6:54 PM	61%
Tue Oct 20	4:25 AM1.8 ft	11:57 AM0.6 ft	6:06 PM1.5 ft	11:43 PM0.8 ft	7:25 AM	6:53 PM	71%
Wed Oct 21	5:36 AM1.9 ft	12:37 PM0.6 ft	6:34 PM1.7 ft		7:25 AM	6:52 PM	80%
Thu Oct 22	12:39 AM0.7 ft	6:35 AM1.9 ft	1:11 PM0.6 ft	7:02 PM1.8 ft	7:26 AM	6:51 PM	88%
Fri Oct 23	1:27 AM0.5 ft	7:28 AM1.9 ft	1:42 PM0.6 ft	7:31 PM2.0 ft	7:26 AM	6:51 PM	94%
Sat Oct 24	2:11 AM0.4 ft	8:17 AM1.9 ft	2:13 PM0.6 ft	8:02 PM2.1 ft	7:27 AM	6:50 PM	98%
Sun Oct 25	2:54 AM0.2 ft	9:06 AM1.9 ft	2:44 PM0.6 ft	8:35 PM2.3 ft	7:27 AM	6:49 PM	100%
Mon Oct 26	3:38 AM0.1 ft	9:54 AM1.8 ft	3:16 PM0.6 ft	9:12 PM2.4 ft	7:28 AM	6:48 PM	99%
Tue Oct 27	4:24 AM-0.0 ft	10:43 AM1.6 ft	3:51 PM0.6 ft	9:53 PM2.4 ft	7:28 AM	6:47 PM	97%
Wed Oct 28	5:13 AM-0.0 ft	11:34 AM1.5 ft	4:27 PM0.6 ft	10:38 PM2.4 ft	7:29 AM	6:47 PM	92%
Thu Oct 29	6:07 AM0.0 ft	12:28 PM1.4 ft	5:07 PM0.6 ft	11:30 PM2.4 ft	7:30 AM	6:46 PM	85%
Fri Oct 30	7:07 AM0.1 ft	1:27 PM1.3 ft	5:56 PM0.7 ft		7:30 AM	6:45 PM	77%
Sat Oct 31	12:28 AM2.3 ft	8:15 AM0.2 ft	2:35 PM1.2 ft	7:01 PM0.7 ft	7:31 AM	6:45 PM	68%

November 2026 tide table

Date	Tide 1	Tide 2	Tide 3	Tide 4	Sunrise	Sunset	Moon
Sun Nov 1	1:38 AM2.1 ft	8:26 AM0.3 ft	2:48 PM1.3 ft	7:33 PM0.7 ft	6:31 AM	5:44 PM	57%
Mon Nov 2	2:02 AM2.0 ft	9:32 AM0.4 ft	3:52 PM1.5 ft	9:11 PM0.7 ft	6:32 AM	5:43 PM	46%
Tue Nov 3	3:32 AM1.9 ft	10:29 AM0.5 ft	4:41 PM1.6 ft	10:34 PM0.6 ft	6:33 AM	5:43 PM	36%
Wed Nov 4	4:52 AM1.9 ft	11:16 AM0.5 ft	5:22 PM1.8 ft	11:42 PM0.5 ft	6:33 AM	5:42 PM	26%
Thu Nov 5	5:57 AM1.8 ft	11:57 AM0.6 ft	5:59 PM2.0 ft		6:34 AM	5:41 PM	17%
Fri Nov 6	12:38 AM0.3 ft	6:52 AM1.8 ft	12:34 PM0.6 ft	6:32 PM2.1 ft	6:34 AM	5:41 PM	10%
Sat Nov 7	1:26 AM0.2 ft	7:41 AM1.7 ft	1:09 PM0.6 ft	7:05 PM2.2 ft	6:35 AM	5:40 PM	5%
Sun Nov 8	2:08 AM0.1 ft	8:24 AM1.6 ft	1:43 PM0.6 ft	7:37 PM2.2 ft	6:36 AM	5:40 PM	1%
Mon Nov 9	2:48 AM0.1 ft	9:03 AM1.5 ft	2:15 PM0.6 ft	8:10 PM2.2 ft	6:36 AM	5:39 PM	0%
Tue Nov 10	3:26 AM0.1 ft	9:40 AM1.4 ft	2:47 PM0.6 ft	8:44 PM2.1 ft	6:37 AM	5:39 PM	1%
Wed Nov 11	4:05 AM0.1 ft	10:17 AM1.3 ft	3:18 PM0.6 ft	9:20 PM2.1 ft	6:38 AM	5:38 PM	4%
Thu Nov 12	4:46 AM0.1 ft	10:55 AM1.3 ft	3:48 PM0.6 ft	9:58 PM2.0 ft	6:38 AM	5:38 PM	10%
Fri Nov 13	5:30 AM0.2 ft	11:36 AM1.2 ft	4:19 PM0.7 ft	10:39 PM1.9 ft	6:39 AM	5:38 PM	17%
Sat Nov 14	6:18 AM0.3 ft	12:23 PM1.2 ft	4:56 PM0.7 ft	11:24 PM1.9 ft	6:40 AM	5:37 PM	25%
Sun Nov 15	7:11 AM0.3 ft	1:16 PM1.2 ft	5:52 PM0.8 ft		6:40 AM	5:37 PM	35%
Mon Nov 16	12:17 AM1.8 ft	8:06 AM0.4 ft	2:13 PM1.3 ft	7:21 PM0.8 ft	6:41 AM	5:37 PM	45%
Tue Nov 17	1:21 AM1.7 ft	8:59 AM0.5 ft	3:06 PM1.4 ft	8:55 PM0.7 ft	6:42 AM	5:36 PM	56%
Wed Nov 18	2:37 AM1.6 ft	9:46 AM0.5 ft	3:50 PM1.5 ft	10:09 PM0.6 ft	6:43 AM	5:36 PM	66%
Thu Nov 19	3:55 AM1.6 ft	10:28 AM0.5 ft	4:28 PM1.6 ft	11:10 PM0.5 ft	6:43 AM	5:36 PM	76%
Fri Nov 20	5:06 AM1.5 ft	11:07 AM0.6 ft	5:04 PM1.8 ft		6:44 AM	5:36 PM	84%
Sat Nov 21	12:03 AM0.3 ft	6:08 AM1.5 ft	11:45 AM0.6 ft	5:41 PM1.9 ft	6:45 AM	5:35 PM	91%
Sun Nov 22	12:52 AM0.1 ft	7:05 AM1.5 ft	12:24 PM0.5 ft	6:20 PM2.1 ft	6:45 AM	5:35 PM	96%
Mon Nov 23	1:40 AM-0.1 ft	7:58 AM1.4 ft	1:02 PM0.5 ft	7:02 PM2.2 ft	6:46 AM	5:35 PM	99%
Tue Nov 24	2:27 AM-0.2 ft	8:49 AM1.3 ft	1:42 PM0.5 ft	7:48 PM2.3 ft	6:47 AM	5:35 PM	100%
Wed Nov 25	3:16 AM-0.3 ft	9:38 AM1.3 ft	2:24 PM0.4 ft	8:38 PM2.3 ft	6:48 AM	5:35 PM	98%
Thu Nov 26	4:06 AM-0.2 ft	10:27 AM1.2 ft	3:09 PM0.4 ft	9:31 PM2.3 ft	6:48 AM	5:35 PM	95%
Fri Nov 27	4:59 AM-0.2 ft	11:17 AM1.2 ft	3:59 PM0.4 ft	10:27 PM2.2 ft	6:49 AM	5:35 PM	89%
Sat Nov 28	5:55 AM-0.1 ft	12:08 PM1.2 ft	4:58 PM0.5 ft	11:26 PM2.1 ft	6:50 AM	5:35 PM	81%
Sun Nov 29	6:53 AM0.1 ft	1:01 PM1.2 ft	6:11 PM0.5 ft		6:50 AM	5:35 PM	73%
Mon Nov 30	12:32 AM1.9 ft	7:51 AM0.2 ft	1:58 PM1.3 ft	7:39 PM0.5 ft	6:51 AM	5:35 PM	63%

How these predictions are made

Vaca Key-Fat Deer Key bridge is a subordinate station: NOAA derives its tides from the reference station Key West by applying fixed offsets.

High tide time

-1h 11m

relative to Key West

Low tide time

-0h 36m

relative to reference

High tide height

x0.95

ratio

Low tide height

x0.71

ratio

Nearby tide stations

Fat Deer Key, Florida Bay0.9 mi · next high 8:10 AM
Key Colony Beach1.2 mi · next high 3:41 PM
Grassy Key, south side, Hawk Channel4.8 mi · next high 4:57 PM
Vaca Key, USCG Station, Florida Bay5.0 mi · next high 6:24 AM
Boot Key Harbor bridge, Boot Key5.1 mi · next high 4:46 PM
Knight Key Channel, Knight Key, Florida Bay6.2 mi · next high 5:47 PM

Questions

What time is high tide at Vaca Key-Fat Deer Key bridge today?

High tide at Vaca Key-Fat Deer Key bridge, Florida on Sunday, October 18, 2026 is at 1:50 AM (1.9 ft above MLLW) and 4:38 PM (1.3 ft above MLLW), NOAA prediction, local time.

What time is low tide at Vaca Key-Fat Deer Key bridge today?

Low tide at Vaca Key-Fat Deer Key bridge on Sunday, October 18, 2026 is at 10:05 AM (0.5 ft) and 8:45 PM (0.9 ft).

What is the water temperature at Vaca Key-Fat Deer Key bridge?

The nearest NOAA water-temperature reading to Vaca Key-Fat Deer Key bridge is 85.5 F at Vaca Key, Florida Bay (5.0 mi away), as of October 18, 2026.

Not for navigation. Predictions do not include weather; wind and pressure can move the real water level by a foot or more. Source: NOAA CO-OPS station 8723950.