Fishonomics/Forecast
East, Lower Matecumbe Key, Fla. Bay · Friday, May 8, 2026

Channel
Two.

Major lunar window overlaps sunrise/sunset — pressure falling — pre-front feeding window. A high tide carries through the morning.

85
/ 100
Bite Score

Very good day to be out.

Major lunar window overlaps sunrise/sunset — pressure falling — pre-front feeding window.

Pre-frontMajor @ sun
Wind
N
7mph
E (90°) · gust 7 mph
Light–moderate
◐
Pressure
1015mb
→ stable +0.07/h
◇
Air Temp
83°feels 89° · dew 72°
○
Cloud
2%humidity 69%
◓
UV / Vis
0day max 9 · 49 mi
Hourly

Conditions through the day

12AM
—
— mph
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2AM
—
— mph
—
4AM
—
— mph
—
6AM
—
— mph
—
8AM
—
— mph
—
10AM
—
— mph
—
12PM
—
— mph
—
2PM
83°
2 mph · NE
0% CLOUD
4PM
83°
5 mph · S
0% CLOUD
6PM
84°
6 mph · S
0% CLOUD
8PM
83°
5 mph · SE
0% CLOUD
10PM
83°
7 mph · E
1% CLOUD
Tide

Two highs, two lows

Next: High 4:06 AM · in 2h 17m
0.00.51.01.50.76 ft0.39 ft1.28 ft0.06 ft00:0006:0012:0018:0024:00↑ 10:44 AM↓ 11:57 PM
High
3:06
AM
0.76 ft
Low
6:52
AM
0.39 ft
High
1:50
PM
1.28 ft
Low
9:17
PM
0.06 ft
Swell · Hourly

From the SE (114°)

0 ft1 ft2 ft3 ft4 ft3.3s12AM3.4s2AM3.5s4AM3.6s6AM3.7s8AM3.8s10AM3.8s12PM3.8s2PM3.8s4PM3.9s6PM3.8s8PM3.2s10PM
Going direction
Tidal Coefficient
39
Low
AM
12
PM
39
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 8MAY 23JUN 6
Swell

0.5 ft @ 3.6s SE

84.5°
SST
0.5 ft
Peak
0006121823
━ HEIGHT (FT)┄ PERIOD (S)
Solunar
Waning Gibbous
63% lit · 20.9d old
Low
Moonrise
5:13 AM
115° SE
Moonset
4:10 PM
247° SW
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 13m
↑ 10:44 AM↓ 11:57 PMMAJORMAJORMINORMINOR12a3a6a9a12p3p6p9p12a
Minor
Moonrise
4:43 AM – 5:43 AM
Major
Lunar transit (overhead)
9:40 AM – 11:40 AM
↑ Sun overlap
Minor
Moonset
3:40 PM – 4:40 PM
Major
Lunar underfoot
10:00 PM – 12:00 AM
↑ Sun overlap
Pressure · 24h

Atmospheric pressure

29.90inHg→ Stable
29.8429.8629.8829.9029.9229.9429.9629.9830.0030.0212a6a12p6p12a
Pressure · inches of mercury
Outlook

Next eight days

DateCoef1st High1st Low2nd High2nd Low
Fri May 8
39
3:06 AM · 0.76 ft
6:52 AM
1:50 PM · 1.28 ft
9:17 PM
Sat May 9
35
4:06 AM · 0.82 ft
8:27 AM
2:57 PM · 1.22 ft
10:09 PM
Sun May 10
32
4:57 AM · 0.93 ft
10:03 AM
4:16 PM · 1.17 ft
10:57 PM
Mon May 11
31
5:37 AM · 1.06 ft
11:18 AM
5:36 PM · 1.15 ft
11:40 PM
Tue May 12
34
6:13 AM · 1.21 ft
12:20 PM
6:47 PM · 1.13 ft
—
Wed May 13
43
6:49 AM · 1.36 ft
12:20 AM
7:51 PM · 1.11 ft
1:15 PM
Thu May 14
53
7:25 AM · 1.52 ft
1:00 AM
8:49 PM · 1.07 ft
2:06 PM
Fri May 15
61
8:05 AM · 1.66 ft
1:39 AM
9:44 PM · 1.01 ft
2:56 PM
Nearby

Other Florida Keys stations

Sorted by distance from Channel Two, East, Lower Matecumbe Key, Fla. Bay
H
2h
Channel Two, West Side, Hawk Channel
№ 8723869 · 0.4 mi
H 3:49 AM · 1.09 ft·L 8:15 AM · 0.57 ft
→
H
2h41m
Matecumbe Harbor, Lower Matecumbe Key, Fla. Bay
№ 8723862 · 0.7 mi
H 4:30 AM · 0.57 ft·L 9:32 AM · 0.25 ft
→
H
2h12m
Channel Five, East Side, Hawk Channel
№ 8723874 · 1.3 mi
H 4:01 AM · 0.87 ft·L 8:27 AM · 0.44 ft
→
H
2h8m
Channel Five, West Side, Hawk Channel
№ 8723872 · 2.0 mi
H 3:57 AM · 0.97 ft·L 8:28 AM · 0.51 ft
→
H
2h48m
Matecumbe Bight, Lower Matecumbe Key, Fla. Bay
№ 8723852 · 2.4 mi
H 4:37 AM · 0.53 ft·L 9:42 AM · 0.29 ft
→
H
2h55m
Jewfish Hole, Long Key, Florida Bay
№ 8723873 · 3.2 mi
H 4:44 AM · 0.41 ft·L 10:41 AM · 0.29 ft
→
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