Fishonomics/Forecast
Hawk Channel · Friday, May 8, 2026

Duck
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
9mph
E (83°) · gust 9 mph
Light–moderate
◐
Pressure
1014mb
→ stable +0.01/h
◇
Air Temp
82°feels 89° · dew 74°
○
Cloud
3%humidity 76%
◓
UV / Vis
0day max 9 · 41 mi
Hourly

Conditions through the day

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

Two highs, two lows

Next: High 3:44 AM · in 5h 46m
-0.50.00.51.01.52.00.87 ft0.40 ft1.47 ft0.06 ftNOW00:0006:0012:0018:0024:00↑ 10:44 AM↓ 11:57 PM
High
2:44
AM
0.87 ft
Low
6:54
AM
0.40 ft
High
1:28
PM
1.47 ft
Low
9:19
PM
0.06 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
44
Low
AM
15
PM
44
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
5:14 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
4:44 AM – 5:44 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

29.93inHg→ Stable
29.9029.9530.0030.05NOW12a6a12p6p12a
Pressure · inches of mercury
Outlook

Next eight days

DateCoef1st High1st Low2nd High2nd Low
Fri May 8
44
2:44 AM · 0.87 ft
6:54 AM
1:28 PM · 1.47 ft
9:19 PM
Sat May 9
41
3:44 AM · 0.94 ft
8:29 AM
2:35 PM · 1.39 ft
10:11 PM
Sun May 10
38
4:35 AM · 1.06 ft
10:05 AM
3:54 PM · 1.34 ft
10:59 PM
Mon May 11
36
5:15 AM · 1.21 ft
11:20 AM
5:14 PM · 1.31 ft
11:42 PM
Tue May 12
39
5:51 AM · 1.38 ft
12:22 PM
6:25 PM · 1.29 ft
—
Wed May 13
49
6:27 AM · 1.55 ft
12:22 AM
7:29 PM · 1.27 ft
1:17 PM
Thu May 14
60
7:03 AM · 1.73 ft
1:02 AM
8:27 PM · 1.22 ft
2:08 PM
Fri May 15
69
7:43 AM · 1.89 ft
1:41 AM
9:22 PM · 1.15 ft
2:58 PM
Nearby

Other Florida Keys stations

Sorted by distance from Duck Key, Hawk Channel
L
4h50m
Toms Harbor Channel, Hwy. 1 Bridge
№ 8723918 · 1.0 mi
H 10:02 AM · 0.37 ft·L 2:48 AM · 0.04 ft
→
H
5h38m
Toms Harbor Cut
№ 8723912 · 1.3 mi
H 3:36 AM · 0.36 ft·L 8:39 AM · 0.29 ft
→
L
6h49m
Grassy Key, North Side, Florida Bay
№ 8723921 · 1.7 mi
H 10:35 AM · 0.71 ft·L 4:47 AM · 0.12 ft
→
H
5h48m
Conch Key, Eastern End
№ 8723906 · 2.6 mi
H 3:46 AM · 0.82 ft·L 8:24 AM · 0.41 ft
→
H
6h5m
Grassy Key, South Side, Hawk Channel
№ 8723933 · 2.9 mi
H 4:03 AM · 1.18 ft·L 8:43 AM · 0.54 ft
→
H
5h56m
Long Key, Western End
№ 8723899 · 4.8 mi
H 3:54 AM · 0.80 ft·L 8:15 AM · 0.25 ft
→
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