Fishonomics/Forecast
Shell Key ChannelFLORIDA BAY · SAT · MAY · 9
80Bite / 100
StrongNow

Major lunar window overlaps sunrise/sunset.

Pressure →Major @ sun
80
/ 100
Bite Score

Very good day to be out.

Major lunar window overlaps sunrise/sunset.

Pressure →Major @ sun
Wind
N
10mph
SSE (158°) · gust 10 mph
Light–moderate
◐
Pressure
1013mb
→ stable -0.24/h
◇
Air Temp
81°feels 86° · dew 72°
○
Cloud
16%humidity 74%
◓
UV / Vis
0day max 9 · 44 mi
Bite by hourPeak 77
5812a
521a
522a
523a
524a
605a
526a
527a
528a
529a
6210a
7711a
5212p
521p
522p
523p
Hourly

Conditions through the day

12AM
83°
9 mph · SE
2% CLOUD
2AM
82°
11 mph · SE
2% CLOUD
4AM
82°
11 mph · SE
2% CLOUD
6AM
81°
10 mph · S
12% CLOUD
8AM
82°
9 mph · S
15% CLOUD
10AM
82°
9 mph · S
18% CLOUD
12PM
82°
10 mph · S
0% CLOUD
2PM
82°
10 mph · S
0% CLOUD
4PM
82°
11 mph · S
8% CLOUD
6PM
83°
13 mph · SE
100% CLOUD
8PM
83°
12 mph · SE
100% CLOUD
10PM
83°
9 mph · SE
100% CLOUD
Tide

Two highs, two lows

Next: Low 9:54 AM · in 5h 11m
0.00.51.01.50.76 ft0.59 ft1.12 ft0.16 ftNOW00:0006:0012:0018:0024:00↑ 10:43 AM↓ 11:57 PM
High
4:35
AM
0.76 ft
Low
9:54
AM
0.59 ft
High
3:26
PM
1.12 ft
Low
11:36
PM
0.16 ft
Swell · Hourly

From the SE (130°)

0 ft1 ft2 ft3 ft4 ft2.7s12AM2.6s2AM2.8s4AM2.9s6AM3.1s8AM3.1s10AM3.2s12PM3.4s2PM3.5s4PM3.6s6PM3.6s8PM3.5s10PM
Going direction
Pressure · 24h

Atmospheric pressure

29.92inHg→ Stable
29.8629.8829.9029.9229.9429.9629.9830.0030.0230.04NOW12a6a12p6p12a
Pressure · inches of mercury
Tidal Coefficient
31
Low
AM
5
PM
31
Daily average. Higher coefficients mean stronger tidal currents and bigger range — typically more productive fishing windows around the change.
Monthly

30-day coefficient

≥ 90
70-89
40-69
TDY
MAY 9MAY 24JUN 7
Swell

1.3 ft @ 3.2s SE

83.9°
SST
1.6 ft
Peak
0006121823
━ HEIGHT (FT)┄ PERIOD (S)
Solunar
Last Quarter
53% lit · 21.9d old
Low
Moonrise
5:51 AM
111° E
Moonset
5:07 PM
252° W
May 9
Last Quarter
+1d
May 16
New
+8d
May 23
First Quarter
+14d
May 31
Full
+22d
Solunar · Windows

Feeding periods today

Quarter moon, no sun/transit overlap
Daylight 13h 15m
↑ 10:43 AM↓ 11:57 PMMAJORMAJORMINORMINOR12a3a6a9a12p3p6p9p12a
Minor
Moonrise
5:21 AM – 6:21 AM
Major
Lunar transit (overhead)
10:30 AM – 12:30 PM
↑ Sun overlap
Minor
Moonset
4:37 PM – 5:37 PM
Major
Lunar underfoot
10:50 PM – 12:50 AM
↑ Sun overlap
Outlook

Next eight days

DateCoef1st High1st Low2nd High2nd Low
Sat May 9
31
4:35 AM · 0.76 ft
9:54 AM
3:26 PM · 1.12 ft
11:36 PM
Sun May 10
17
5:26 AM · 0.85 ft
11:30 AM
4:45 PM · 1.07 ft
—
Mon May 11
27
6:06 AM · 0.97 ft
12:24 AM
6:05 PM · 1.05 ft
12:45 PM
Tue May 12
28
6:42 AM · 1.11 ft
1:07 AM
7:16 PM · 1.04 ft
1:47 PM
Wed May 13
40
7:18 AM · 1.25 ft
1:47 AM
8:20 PM · 1.02 ft
2:42 PM
Thu May 14
51
7:54 AM · 1.39 ft
2:27 AM
9:18 PM · 0.98 ft
3:33 PM
Fri May 15
61
8:34 AM · 1.52 ft
3:06 AM
10:13 PM · 0.93 ft
4:23 PM
Sat May 16
67
9:17 AM · 1.62 ft
3:45 AM
11:07 PM · 0.86 ft
5:12 PM
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Shell Key, Northwest Side, Lignumvitae Basin
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H
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№ 8723813 · 1.3 mi
H 5:03 AM · 0.59 ft·L 10:24 AM · 0.46 ft
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№ 8723814 · 1.8 mi
H 3:19 PM · 1.67 ft·L 9:12 AM · 0.69 ft
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H
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№ 8723808 · 1.9 mi
H 5:34 AM · 0.36 ft·L 11:16 AM · 0.28 ft
→
H
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№ 8723824 · 2.3 mi
H 5:04 AM · 0.51 ft·L 10:40 AM · 0.39 ft
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