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Vaca Key, USCG Station, Florida Bay tide times

Today, Sunday, October 18, 2026: high tide at 6:24 AM (1.3 ft); low tide at 12:54 PM (0.3 ft). Water temperature 85.5 F at Vaca Key, Florida Bay.

NOAA station 8723970 · Reference station · MLLW datum · times in EDT · sunrise 7:24 AM, sunset 6:55 PM · first quarter (51% lit)

High tide▲

6:24AM

1.3FT MLLW

high

Low tide▼

12:54PM

0.3FT MLLW

low

Water temp°F

85.5

29.7C

Vaca Key, Florida Bay

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

As of 5:20 AM the tide is rising toward high tide at 6:24 AM (1.3 ft).

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

High tide at Vaca Key, USCG Station, Florida Bay, Florida on October 18, 2026 is at 6:24 AM (1.3 ft above MLLW).
Low tide at Vaca Key, USCG Station, Florida Bay on October 18, 2026 is at 12:54 PM (0.3 ft).
Today's tidal range at Vaca Key, USCG Station, Florida Bay is 1.0 ft (highest high 1.3 ft, lowest low 0.3 ft).
The nearest NOAA water temperature to Vaca Key, USCG Station, Florida Bay is 85.5 F at Vaca Key, Florida Bay, 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 8723970 (harmonic reference station), heights above MLLW.

Next 7 days at Vaca Key, USCG Station, Florida Bay

Date	Tide 1	Tide 2	Tide 3	Tide 4	Sunrise	Sunset	Moon
Sun Oct 18today	6:24 AM1.3 ft	12:54 PM0.3 ft			7:24 AM	6:55 PM	51%
Mon Oct 19	7:18 AM1.2 ft	1:54 PM0.4 ft			7:24 AM	6:54 PM	61%
Tue Oct 20	8:24 AM1.2 ft	2:48 PM0.6 ft			7:25 AM	6:53 PM	71%
Wed Oct 21	12:30 AM1.1 ft	3:06 AM1.0 ft	9:30 AM1.2 ft	3:48 PM0.7 ft	7:25 AM	6:52 PM	80%
Thu Oct 22	12:54 AM1.1 ft	4:12 AM0.9 ft	11:06 AM1.2 ft	4:36 PM0.8 ft	7:26 AM	6:52 PM	88%
Fri Oct 23	1:00 AM1.1 ft	5:00 AM0.8 ft	1:42 PM1.2 ft	5:12 PM0.9 ft	7:27 AM	6:51 PM	94%
Sat Oct 24	5:42 AM0.7 ft	2:48 PM1.3 ft	5:48 PM1.0 ft		7:27 AM	6:50 PM	98%

Water temperature near Vaca Key, USCG Station, Florida Bay

85.5 F (29.7 C)

NOAA CO-OPS station 8723970 (this station's own sensor), 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, USCG Station, Florida Bay, not a measurement at the tide gauge itself. 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					7:17 AM	7:12 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					7:18 AM	7:08 PM	41%
Mon Oct 5					7:18 AM	7:07 PM	31%
Tue Oct 6					7:19 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					7:21 AM	7:01 PM	0%
Mon Oct 12					7:21 AM	7:01 PM	2%
Tue Oct 13					7:22 AM	7:00 PM	7%
Wed Oct 14					7:22 AM	6:59 PM	13%
Thu Oct 15					7:23 AM	6:58 PM	21%
Fri Oct 16	4:48 AM1.4 ft	11:12 AM0.2 ft			7:23 AM	6:57 PM	30%
Sat Oct 17	5:36 AM1.3 ft	12:00 PM0.2 ft			7:24 AM	6:56 PM	40%
Sun Oct 18today	6:24 AM1.3 ft	12:54 PM0.3 ft			7:24 AM	6:55 PM	51%
Mon Oct 19	7:18 AM1.2 ft	1:54 PM0.4 ft			7:24 AM	6:54 PM	61%
Tue Oct 20	8:24 AM1.2 ft	2:48 PM0.6 ft			7:25 AM	6:53 PM	71%
Wed Oct 21	12:30 AM1.1 ft	3:06 AM1.0 ft	9:30 AM1.2 ft	3:48 PM0.7 ft	7:25 AM	6:52 PM	80%
Thu Oct 22	12:54 AM1.1 ft	4:12 AM0.9 ft	11:06 AM1.2 ft	4:36 PM0.8 ft	7:26 AM	6:52 PM	88%
Fri Oct 23	1:00 AM1.1 ft	5:00 AM0.8 ft	1:42 PM1.2 ft	5:12 PM0.9 ft	7:27 AM	6:51 PM	94%
Sat Oct 24	5:42 AM0.7 ft	2:48 PM1.3 ft	5:48 PM1.0 ft		7:27 AM	6:50 PM	98%
Sun Oct 25	12:18 AM1.3 ft	6:30 AM0.5 ft	3:42 PM1.3 ft	6:24 PM1.1 ft	7:28 AM	6:49 PM	100%
Mon Oct 26	12:48 AM1.4 ft	7:12 AM0.4 ft	4:42 PM1.2 ft	7:00 PM1.1 ft	7:28 AM	6:48 PM	99%
Tue Oct 27	1:18 AM1.5 ft	8:00 AM0.2 ft			7:29 AM	6:48 PM	97%
Wed Oct 28	2:06 AM1.5 ft	8:48 AM0.2 ft			7:29 AM	6:47 PM	92%
Thu Oct 29	3:00 AM1.6 ft	9:36 AM0.1 ft			7:30 AM	6:46 PM	85%
Fri Oct 30	3:54 AM1.6 ft	10:30 AM0.1 ft			7:30 AM	6:46 PM	77%
Sat Oct 31	4:48 AM1.5 ft	11:24 AM0.2 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	4:42 AM1.5 ft	11:18 AM0.4 ft			6:32 AM	5:44 PM	57%
Mon Nov 2	5:42 AM1.4 ft	12:18 PM0.5 ft	10:06 PM1.0 ft		6:32 AM	5:44 PM	46%
Tue Nov 3	12:12 AM0.9 ft	6:48 AM1.2 ft	1:18 PM0.6 ft	10:36 PM1.1 ft	6:33 AM	5:43 PM	36%
Wed Nov 4	1:42 AM0.8 ft	10:00 AM1.1 ft	2:12 PM0.8 ft	11:06 PM1.1 ft	6:33 AM	5:42 PM	26%
Thu Nov 5	3:06 AM0.7 ft	11:42 AM1.1 ft	3:00 PM0.9 ft	11:30 PM1.2 ft	6:34 AM	5:42 PM	17%
Fri Nov 6	4:12 AM0.6 ft	12:48 PM1.2 ft	3:48 PM0.9 ft	10:42 PM1.3 ft	6:35 AM	5:41 PM	10%
Sat Nov 7	5:00 AM0.5 ft	1:48 PM1.2 ft	4:24 PM1.0 ft	10:54 PM1.3 ft	6:35 AM	5:41 PM	5%
Sun Nov 8	5:36 AM0.4 ft	2:42 PM1.1 ft	5:06 PM1.0 ft	11:24 PM1.4 ft	6:36 AM	5:40 PM	1%
Mon Nov 9	6:18 AM0.3 ft	3:30 PM1.1 ft	5:42 PM1.0 ft		6:37 AM	5:40 PM	0%
Tue Nov 10	12:06 AM1.4 ft	6:54 AM0.2 ft	4:18 PM1.1 ft	6:18 PM1.0 ft	6:37 AM	5:39 PM	1%
Wed Nov 11	12:54 AM1.4 ft	7:30 AM0.1 ft			6:38 AM	5:39 PM	4%
Thu Nov 12	1:48 AM1.4 ft	8:12 AM0.1 ft			6:39 AM	5:38 PM	10%
Fri Nov 13	2:36 AM1.3 ft	8:54 AM0.1 ft			6:39 AM	5:38 PM	17%
Sat Nov 14	3:24 AM1.3 ft	9:42 AM0.1 ft			6:40 AM	5:38 PM	25%
Sun Nov 15	4:12 AM1.3 ft	10:24 AM0.2 ft			6:41 AM	5:37 PM	35%
Mon Nov 16	5:00 AM1.2 ft	11:18 AM0.3 ft	9:06 PM0.9 ft	11:12 PM0.9 ft	6:41 AM	5:37 PM	45%
Tue Nov 17	5:54 AM1.1 ft	12:06 PM0.4 ft	9:30 PM0.9 ft		6:42 AM	5:37 PM	56%
Wed Nov 18	12:24 AM0.8 ft	6:54 AM1.0 ft	1:00 PM0.5 ft	8:06 PM1.0 ft	6:43 AM	5:36 PM	66%
Thu Nov 19	1:36 AM0.7 ft	8:06 AM1.0 ft	1:48 PM0.7 ft	8:42 PM1.1 ft	6:44 AM	5:36 PM	76%
Fri Nov 20	2:42 AM0.6 ft	11:42 AM1.0 ft	2:36 PM0.8 ft	9:12 PM1.1 ft	6:44 AM	5:36 PM	84%
Sat Nov 21	3:36 AM0.5 ft	12:54 PM1.0 ft	3:24 PM0.9 ft	9:42 PM1.2 ft	6:45 AM	5:36 PM	91%
Sun Nov 22	4:24 AM0.3 ft	2:00 PM1.1 ft	4:00 PM1.0 ft	10:00 PM1.3 ft	6:46 AM	5:35 PM	96%
Mon Nov 23	5:12 AM0.2 ft	8:54 PM1.4 ft			6:46 AM	5:35 PM	99%
Tue Nov 24	5:54 AM0.1 ft	9:30 PM1.5 ft			6:47 AM	5:35 PM	100%
Wed Nov 25	6:42 AM-0.0 ft	10:18 PM1.5 ft			6:48 AM	5:35 PM	98%
Thu Nov 26	7:30 AM-0.0 ft				6:49 AM	5:35 PM	95%
Fri Nov 27	1:36 AM1.5 ft	8:24 AM0.0 ft			6:49 AM	5:35 PM	89%
Sat Nov 28	2:42 AM1.4 ft	9:12 AM0.1 ft			6:50 AM	5:35 PM	81%
Sun Nov 29	3:36 AM1.4 ft	10:00 AM0.2 ft			6:51 AM	5:35 PM	73%
Mon Nov 30	4:36 AM1.2 ft	10:54 AM0.3 ft	8:12 PM0.8 ft	10:54 PM0.7 ft	6:51 AM	5:35 PM	63%

Tidal datums at Vaca Key, USCG Station, Florida Bay

Heights on this page are above mean lower low water (MLLW), the chart datum. NOAA's accepted datums for station 8723970, in feet above MLLW:

MHHW

3.52 ft

Mean higher high water

MHW

3.41 ft

Mean high water

MSL

3.05 ft

Mean sea level

MLW

2.70 ft

Mean low water

0.71 ft

Mean range

0.97 ft

Diurnal range

Highest observed water level: 9.31 ft above MLLW on October 24, 2005. Tidal datum epoch 1983-2001.

Nearby tide stations

Boot Key Harbor bridge, Boot Key0.5 mi · next high 4:46 PM
Knight Key Channel, Knight Key, Florida Bay1.2 mi · next high 5:47 PM
Pigeon Key, south side, Hawk Channel3.1 mi · next high 4:54 PM
Pigeon Key, north side, Florida Bay3.2 mi · next high 5:39 PM
Vaca Key-Fat Deer Key bridge5.0 mi · next high 4:38 PM
Key Colony Beach5.7 mi · next high 3:41 PM

Questions

What time is high tide at Vaca Key, USCG Station, Florida Bay today?

High tide at Vaca Key, USCG Station, Florida Bay, Florida on Sunday, October 18, 2026 is at 6:24 AM (1.3 ft above MLLW), NOAA prediction, local time.

What time is low tide at Vaca Key, USCG Station, Florida Bay today?

Low tide at Vaca Key, USCG Station, Florida Bay on Sunday, October 18, 2026 is at 12:54 PM (0.3 ft).

What is the water temperature at Vaca Key, USCG Station, Florida Bay?

The nearest NOAA water-temperature reading to Vaca Key, USCG Station, Florida Bay is 85.5 F at Vaca Key, Florida Bay, 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 8723970.