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Virginia Key, Biscayne Bay tide times

Today, Sunday, October 18, 2026: high tide at 2:41 AM (2.2 ft) and 3:30 PM (2.3 ft); low tide at 9:05 AM (0.9 ft) and 9:34 PM (1.1 ft). Water temperature 85.5 F at Virginia Key.

NOAA station 8723214 · Reference station · MLLW datum · times in EDT · sunrise 7:21 AM, sunset 6:50 PM · first quarter (51% lit)

High tide▲
2:41AM
2.2FT MLLW
high
Low tide▼
9:05AM
0.9FT MLLW
low
High tide▲
3:30PM
2.3FT MLLW
high
Low tide▼
9:34PM
1.1FT MLLW
low
Water temp°F
85.5
29.7C
Virginia Key
11.522.512 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM12 AM2:41 AM2.2 ft9:05 AM0.9 ft3:30 PM2.3 ft9:34 PM1.1 ftnow 5:20 AM
predicted height above MLLWnightnow (build time; your browser updates it)

As of 5:20 AM the tide is falling toward low tide at 9:05 AM (0.9 ft).

First Quarter 51% litSunrise 7:21 AMSunset 6:50 PMDaylight 11h 29mEDT

Next 7 days at Virginia Key, Biscayne Bay

DateTide 1Tide 2Tide 3Tide 4SunriseSunsetMoon
Sun Oct 18today2:41 AM2.2 ft9:05 AM0.9 ft3:30 PM2.3 ft9:34 PM1.1 ft7:21 AM6:50 PM 51%
Mon Oct 193:40 AM2.2 ft10:01 AM0.9 ft4:25 PM2.3 ft10:30 PM1.0 ft7:22 AM6:50 PM 61%
Tue Oct 204:43 AM2.3 ft10:57 AM0.9 ft5:20 PM2.4 ft11:25 PM0.9 ft7:22 AM6:49 PM 71%
Wed Oct 215:43 AM2.4 ft11:51 AM0.8 ft6:10 PM2.5 ft 7:23 AM6:48 PM 80%
Thu Oct 2212:15 AM0.8 ft6:36 AM2.5 ft12:39 PM0.8 ft6:55 PM2.6 ft7:23 AM6:47 PM 88%
Fri Oct 231:00 AM0.6 ft7:24 AM2.6 ft1:25 PM0.7 ft7:37 PM2.6 ft7:24 AM6:46 PM 94%
Sat Oct 241:44 AM0.5 ft8:11 AM2.8 ft2:10 PM0.6 ft8:20 PM2.7 ft7:24 AM6:45 PM 98%

Water temperature near Virginia Key, Biscayne Bay

405060708090
85.5 F (29.7 C)
NOAA CO-OPS station 8723214 (this station's own sensor), read 5:00 AM local, October 18, 2026

Over the past 30 days this sensor ranged from 81.7 to 87.6 F. Typical for October here is 82.9 F (5-year hourly mean; range 76.6 to 88.7), so today is 2.6 F above typical.

Water temperature is the nearest NOAA reading to Virginia Key, Biscayne 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

DateTide 1Tide 2Tide 3Tide 4SunriseSunsetMoon
Thu Oct 1    7:13 AM7:07 PM 72%
Fri Oct 2    7:13 AM7:06 PM 62%
Sat Oct 3    7:14 AM7:05 PM 52%
Sun Oct 4    7:14 AM7:04 PM 41%
Mon Oct 5    7:15 AM7:03 PM 31%
Tue Oct 6    7:15 AM7:02 PM 22%
Wed Oct 7    7:16 AM7:01 PM 14%
Thu Oct 8    7:16 AM7:00 PM 7%
Fri Oct 9    7:17 AM6:59 PM 3%
Sat Oct 10    7:17 AM6:58 PM 0%
Sun Oct 11    7:18 AM6:57 PM 0%
Mon Oct 12    7:18 AM6:56 PM 2%
Tue Oct 13    7:19 AM6:55 PM 7%
Wed Oct 14    7:19 AM6:54 PM 13%
Thu Oct 15    7:20 AM6:53 PM 21%
Fri Oct 1612:59 AM2.4 ft7:18 AM0.8 ft1:47 PM2.4 ft7:45 PM1.1 ft7:20 AM6:52 PM 30%
Sat Oct 171:47 AM2.3 ft8:11 AM0.8 ft2:37 PM2.4 ft8:39 PM1.1 ft7:21 AM6:51 PM 40%
Sun Oct 18today2:41 AM2.2 ft9:05 AM0.9 ft3:30 PM2.3 ft9:34 PM1.1 ft7:21 AM6:50 PM 51%
Mon Oct 193:40 AM2.2 ft10:01 AM0.9 ft4:25 PM2.3 ft10:30 PM1.0 ft7:22 AM6:50 PM 61%
Tue Oct 204:43 AM2.3 ft10:57 AM0.9 ft5:20 PM2.4 ft11:25 PM0.9 ft7:22 AM6:49 PM 71%
Wed Oct 215:43 AM2.4 ft11:51 AM0.8 ft6:10 PM2.5 ft 7:23 AM6:48 PM 80%
Thu Oct 2212:15 AM0.8 ft6:36 AM2.5 ft12:39 PM0.8 ft6:55 PM2.6 ft7:23 AM6:47 PM 88%
Fri Oct 231:00 AM0.6 ft7:24 AM2.6 ft1:25 PM0.7 ft7:37 PM2.6 ft7:24 AM6:46 PM 94%
Sat Oct 241:44 AM0.5 ft8:11 AM2.8 ft2:10 PM0.6 ft8:20 PM2.7 ft7:24 AM6:45 PM 98%
Sun Oct 252:28 AM0.3 ft8:58 AM2.9 ft2:56 PM0.6 ft9:04 PM2.8 ft7:25 AM6:44 PM 100%
Mon Oct 263:13 AM0.2 ft9:44 AM3.0 ft3:42 PM0.6 ft9:48 PM2.8 ft7:25 AM6:44 PM 99%
Tue Oct 273:58 AM0.2 ft10:31 AM3.0 ft4:27 PM0.6 ft10:34 PM2.8 ft7:26 AM6:43 PM 97%
Wed Oct 284:45 AM0.2 ft11:20 AM2.9 ft5:15 PM0.6 ft11:23 PM2.8 ft7:27 AM6:42 PM 92%
Thu Oct 295:36 AM0.2 ft12:11 PM2.9 ft6:08 PM0.7 ft 7:27 AM6:41 PM 85%
Fri Oct 3012:16 AM2.7 ft6:34 AM0.3 ft1:07 PM2.8 ft7:09 PM0.8 ft7:28 AM6:41 PM 77%
Sat Oct 311:16 AM2.6 ft7:39 AM0.4 ft2:05 PM2.7 ft8:14 PM0.8 ft7:28 AM6:40 PM 68%

November 2026 tide table

DateTide 1Tide 2Tide 3Tide 4SunriseSunsetMoon
Sun Nov 11:20 AM2.6 ft7:44 AM0.5 ft2:04 PM2.6 ft8:18 PM0.8 ft6:29 AM5:39 PM 57%
Mon Nov 22:26 AM2.5 ft8:48 AM0.6 ft3:04 PM2.6 ft9:22 PM0.7 ft6:30 AM5:39 PM 46%
Tue Nov 33:33 AM2.5 ft9:52 AM0.6 ft4:05 PM2.6 ft10:23 PM0.6 ft6:30 AM5:38 PM 36%
Wed Nov 44:38 AM2.6 ft10:52 AM0.6 ft5:01 PM2.6 ft11:19 PM0.5 ft6:31 AM5:37 PM 26%
Thu Nov 55:35 AM2.7 ft11:45 AM0.6 ft5:51 PM2.6 ft 6:32 AM5:37 PM 17%
Fri Nov 612:08 AM0.4 ft6:26 AM2.7 ft12:34 PM0.6 ft6:38 PM2.6 ft6:32 AM5:36 PM 10%
Sat Nov 712:55 AM0.3 ft7:14 AM2.8 ft1:20 PM0.6 ft7:22 PM2.6 ft6:33 AM5:36 PM 5%
Sun Nov 81:39 AM0.3 ft7:59 AM2.8 ft2:03 PM0.6 ft8:05 PM2.6 ft6:34 AM5:35 PM 1%
Mon Nov 92:21 AM0.3 ft8:42 AM2.8 ft2:44 PM0.7 ft8:46 PM2.6 ft6:34 AM5:34 PM 0%
Tue Nov 103:00 AM0.3 ft9:23 AM2.7 ft3:22 PM0.7 ft9:26 PM2.5 ft6:35 AM5:34 PM 1%
Wed Nov 113:38 AM0.4 ft10:04 AM2.6 ft4:00 PM0.7 ft10:06 PM2.4 ft6:36 AM5:33 PM 4%
Thu Nov 124:17 AM0.5 ft10:46 AM2.5 ft4:40 PM0.8 ft10:46 PM2.3 ft6:37 AM5:33 PM 10%
Fri Nov 134:57 AM0.5 ft11:29 AM2.4 ft5:23 PM0.9 ft11:29 PM2.3 ft6:37 AM5:33 PM 17%
Sat Nov 145:43 AM0.6 ft12:14 PM2.4 ft6:13 PM0.9 ft 6:38 AM5:32 PM 25%
Sun Nov 1512:16 AM2.2 ft6:33 AM0.7 ft1:01 PM2.3 ft7:04 PM0.9 ft6:39 AM5:32 PM 35%
Mon Nov 161:08 AM2.1 ft7:25 AM0.7 ft1:47 PM2.2 ft7:56 PM0.9 ft6:39 AM5:31 PM 45%
Tue Nov 172:03 AM2.1 ft8:17 AM0.8 ft2:36 PM2.2 ft8:47 PM0.8 ft6:40 AM5:31 PM 56%
Wed Nov 183:02 AM2.1 ft9:10 AM0.8 ft3:28 PM2.2 ft9:39 PM0.7 ft6:41 AM5:31 PM 66%
Thu Nov 194:04 AM2.2 ft10:05 AM0.7 ft4:21 PM2.3 ft10:31 PM0.5 ft6:42 AM5:31 PM 76%
Fri Nov 205:01 AM2.3 ft10:59 AM0.7 ft5:11 PM2.3 ft11:21 PM0.4 ft6:42 AM5:30 PM 84%
Sat Nov 215:53 AM2.5 ft11:49 AM0.6 ft5:59 PM2.4 ft 6:43 AM5:30 PM 91%
Sun Nov 2212:09 AM0.2 ft6:43 AM2.6 ft12:39 PM0.5 ft6:46 PM2.5 ft6:44 AM5:30 PM 96%
Mon Nov 2312:58 AM0.1 ft7:33 AM2.7 ft1:29 PM0.5 ft7:35 PM2.6 ft6:44 AM5:30 PM 99%
Tue Nov 241:48 AM-0.0 ft8:23 AM2.8 ft2:20 PM0.4 ft8:26 PM2.6 ft6:45 AM5:30 PM 100%
Wed Nov 252:40 AM-0.1 ft9:13 AM2.8 ft3:11 PM0.4 ft9:17 PM2.6 ft6:46 AM5:29 PM 98%
Thu Nov 263:32 AM-0.1 ft10:04 AM2.8 ft4:02 PM0.4 ft10:10 PM2.6 ft6:47 AM5:29 PM 95%
Fri Nov 274:25 AM-0.0 ft10:55 AM2.7 ft4:57 PM0.4 ft11:06 PM2.5 ft6:47 AM5:29 PM 89%
Sat Nov 285:23 AM0.1 ft11:49 AM2.6 ft5:57 PM0.4 ft 6:48 AM5:29 PM 81%
Sun Nov 2912:05 AM2.5 ft6:25 AM0.2 ft12:44 PM2.5 ft6:59 PM0.4 ft6:49 AM5:29 PM 73%
Mon Nov 301:07 AM2.4 ft7:27 AM0.3 ft1:40 PM2.4 ft8:00 PM0.4 ft6:50 AM5:29 PM 63%

Tidal datums at Virginia Key, Biscayne Bay

Heights on this page are above mean lower low water (MLLW), the chart datum. NOAA's accepted datums for station 8723214, in feet above MLLW:

MHHW

12.38 ft
Mean higher high water

MHW

12.30 ft
Mean high water

MSL

11.26 ft
Mean sea level

MLW

10.27 ft
Mean low water

MN

2.04 ft
Mean range

GT

2.24 ft
Diurnal range

Highest observed water level: 15.95 ft above MLLW on September 10, 2017. Tidal datum epoch 1983-2001.

Nearby tide stations

Questions

What time is high tide at Virginia Key, Biscayne Bay today?

High tide at Virginia Key, Biscayne Bay, Florida on Sunday, October 18, 2026 is at 2:41 AM (2.2 ft above MLLW) and 3:30 PM (2.3 ft above MLLW), NOAA prediction, local time.

What time is low tide at Virginia Key, Biscayne Bay today?

Low tide at Virginia Key, Biscayne Bay on Sunday, October 18, 2026 is at 9:05 AM (0.9 ft) and 9:34 PM (1.1 ft).

What is the water temperature at Virginia Key, Biscayne Bay?

The nearest NOAA water-temperature reading to Virginia Key, Biscayne Bay is 85.5 F at Virginia Key, 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 8723214.