Fishonomics/Forecast
Western End · Friday, May 8, 2026

Long
Key.

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
8mph
E (84°) · gust 8 mph
Light–moderate
◐
Pressure
1014mb
→ stable +0.20/h
◇
Air Temp
82°feels 89° · dew 74°
○
Cloud
5%humidity 76%
◓
UV / Vis
0day max 9 · 42 mi
Hourly

Conditions through the day

12AM
—
— mph
—
2AM
—
— mph
—
4AM
—
— mph
—
6AM
—
— mph
—
8AM
—
— mph
—
10AM
—
— mph
—
12PM
82°
6 mph · NE
1% CLOUD
2PM
83°
3 mph · NE
0% CLOUD
4PM
83°
5 mph · S
0% CLOUD
6PM
82°
8 mph · S
1% CLOUD
8PM
82°
5 mph · E
0% CLOUD
10PM
82°
8 mph · E
0% CLOUD
Tide

Two highs, two lows

Next: High 3:54 AM · in 4h 33m
-0.50.00.51.01.50.73 ft0.24 ft1.24 ft0.04 ftNOW00:0006:0012:0018:0024:00↑ 10:44 AM↓ 11:57 PM
High
2:54
AM
0.73 ft
Low
6:40
AM
0.24 ft
High
1:38
PM
1.24 ft
Low
9:05
PM
0.04 ft
Swell · Hourly

From the SE (123°)

0 ft1 ft2 ft3 ft4 ft3.3s12AM3.3s2AM3.1s4AM3.3s6AM3.5s8AM3.6s10AM3.6s12PM3.6s2PM3.6s4PM3.6s6PM3.6s8PM3.2s10PM
Going direction
Tidal Coefficient
38
Low
AM
16
PM
38
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 @ 3.4s SE

84.5°
SST
0.6 ft
Peak
0006121823
━ HEIGHT (FT)┄ PERIOD (S)
Solunar
Waning Gibbous
63% lit · 20.9d old
Low
Moonrise
5:13 AM
115° SE
Moonset
4:11 PM
247° SW
May 9
Last Quarter
+1d
May 16
New
+8d
May 23
First Quarter
+15d
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
3:41 PM – 4:41 PM
Major
Lunar underfoot
10:00 PM – 12:00 AM
↑ Sun overlap
Pressure · 24h

Atmospheric pressure

29.95inHg→ Stable
29.8629.8829.9029.9229.9429.9629.9830.0030.0230.04NOW12a6a12p6p12a
Pressure · inches of mercury
Outlook

Next eight days

DateCoef1st High1st Low2nd High2nd Low
Fri May 8
38
2:54 AM · 0.73 ft
6:40 AM
1:38 PM · 1.24 ft
9:05 PM
Sat May 9
35
3:54 AM · 0.80 ft
8:15 AM
2:45 PM · 1.18 ft
9:57 PM
Sun May 10
33
4:45 AM · 0.90 ft
9:51 AM
4:04 PM · 1.13 ft
10:45 PM
Mon May 11
32
5:25 AM · 1.02 ft
11:06 AM
5:24 PM · 1.10 ft
11:28 PM
Tue May 12
34
6:01 AM · 1.16 ft
12:08 PM
6:35 PM · 1.09 ft
—
Wed May 13
42
6:37 AM · 1.31 ft
12:08 AM
7:39 PM · 1.07 ft
1:03 PM
Thu May 14
49
7:13 AM · 1.46 ft
12:48 AM
8:37 PM · 1.03 ft
1:54 PM
Fri May 15
56
7:53 AM · 1.60 ft
1:27 AM
9:32 PM · 0.98 ft
2:44 PM
Nearby

Other Florida Keys stations

Sorted by distance from Long Key, Western End
H
4h25m
Conch Key, Eastern End
№ 8723906 · 2.2 mi
H 3:46 AM · 0.82 ft·L 8:24 AM · 0.41 ft
→
H
6h7m
Long Key Lake, Long Key
№ 8723887 · 2.4 mi
H 5:28 AM · 0.60 ft·L 10:06 AM · 0.35 ft
→
H
4h35m
Long Key Bight, Long Key
№ 8723879 · 3.1 mi
H 3:56 AM · 1.00 ft·L 8:26 AM · 0.47 ft
→
H
4h15m
Toms Harbor Cut
№ 8723912 · 3.8 mi
H 3:36 AM · 0.36 ft·L 8:39 AM · 0.29 ft
→
L
10m
Jewfish Hole, Long Key, Florida Bay
№ 8723873 · 4.0 mi
H 4:44 AM · 0.41 ft·L 11:31 PM · 0.04 ft
→
H
4h23m
Duck Key, Hawk Channel
№ 8723927 · 4.8 mi
H 3:44 AM · 0.94 ft·L 8:29 AM · 0.42 ft
→
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