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

Grassy
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
7mph
E (90°) · gust 7 mph
Light–moderate
◐
Pressure
1014mb
→ stable -0.09/h
◇
Air Temp
82°feels 89° · dew 74°
○
Cloud
0%humidity 76%
◓
UV / Vis
0day max 9 · 40 mi
Hourly

Conditions through the day

12AM
—
— mph
—
2AM
—
— mph
—
4AM
—
— mph
—
6AM
—
— mph
—
8AM
—
— mph
—
10AM
83°
10 mph · N
28% CLOUD
12PM
82°
7 mph · NE
0% CLOUD
2PM
83°
4 mph · NE
0% CLOUD
4PM
83°
4 mph · SE
0% CLOUD
6PM
83°
6 mph · SE
0% CLOUD
8PM
82°
6 mph · E
0% CLOUD
10PM
82°
9 mph · E
2% CLOUD
Tide

Two highs, two lows

Next: Low 9:33 PM · in 48m
-0.50.00.51.01.52.02.51.09 ft0.52 ft1.84 ft0.08 ftNOW00:0006:0012:0018:0024:00↑ 10:45 AM↓ 11:58 PM
High
3:03
AM
1.09 ft
Low
7:08
AM
0.52 ft
High
1:47
PM
1.84 ft
Low
9:33
PM
0.08 ft
Swell · Hourly

From the SE (127°)

0 ft1 ft2 ft3 ft4 ft3.2s12AM3.1s2AM3.0s4AM3.1s6AM3.3s8AM3.4s10AM3.4s12PM3.5s2PM3.5s4PM3.5s6PM3.5s8PM3.1s10PM
Going direction
Tidal Coefficient
56
Average
AM
18
PM
56
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 @ 3.3s SE

84.9°
SST
0.5 ft
Peak
0006121823
━ HEIGHT (FT)┄ PERIOD (S)
Solunar
Waning Gibbous
63% lit · 20.9d old
Low
Moonrise
5:14 AM
115° SE
Moonset
4:12 PM
247° SW
May 9
Last Quarter
+1d
May 16
New
+8d
May 23
First Quarter
+15d
May 31
Full
+23d
Solunar · Windows

Feeding periods today

Quarter moon, no sun/transit overlap
Daylight 13h 13m
↑ 10:45 AM↓ 11:58 PMMAJORMAJORMINORMINOR12a3a6a9a12p3p6p9p12a
Minor
Moonrise
4:44 AM – 5:44 AM
Major
Lunar transit (overhead)
9:40 AM – 11:40 AM
↑ Sun overlap
Minor
Moonset
3:42 PM – 4:42 PM
Major
Lunar underfoot
10:10 PM – 12:10 AM
↑ Sun overlap
Pressure · 24h

Atmospheric pressure

29.94inHg→ Stable
29.9029.9530.0030.05NOW12a6a12p6p12a
Pressure · inches of mercury
Outlook

Next eight days

DateCoef1st High1st Low2nd High2nd Low
Fri May 8
56
3:03 AM · 1.09 ft
7:08 AM
1:47 PM · 1.84 ft
9:33 PM
Sat May 9
51
4:03 AM · 1.18 ft
8:43 AM
2:54 PM · 1.75 ft
10:25 PM
Sun May 10
47
4:54 AM · 1.33 ft
10:19 AM
4:13 PM · 1.68 ft
11:13 PM
Mon May 11
45
5:34 AM · 1.52 ft
11:34 AM
5:33 PM · 1.64 ft
11:56 PM
Tue May 12
49
6:10 AM · 1.73 ft
12:36 PM
6:44 PM · 1.62 ft
—
Wed May 13
62
6:46 AM · 1.95 ft
12:36 AM
7:48 PM · 1.59 ft
1:31 PM
Thu May 14
75
7:22 AM · 2.18 ft
1:16 AM
8:46 PM · 1.54 ft
2:22 PM
Fri May 15
87
8:02 AM · 2.38 ft
1:55 AM
9:41 PM · 1.45 ft
3:12 PM
Nearby

Other Florida Keys stations

Sorted by distance from Grassy Key, South Side, Hawk Channel
L
8h2m
Grassy Key, North Side, Florida Bay
№ 8723921 · 1.6 mi
H 10:35 AM · 0.71 ft·L 4:47 AM · 0.12 ft
→
L
6h3m
Toms Harbor Channel, Hwy. 1 Bridge
№ 8723918 · 2.7 mi
H 10:02 AM · 0.37 ft·L 2:48 AM · 0.04 ft
→
L
34m
Duck Key, Hawk Channel
№ 8723927 · 2.9 mi
H 3:44 AM · 0.94 ft·L 9:19 PM · 0.06 ft
→
L
44m
Toms Harbor Cut
№ 8723912 · 3.8 mi
H 3:36 AM · 0.36 ft·L 9:29 PM · 0.04 ft
→
L
7h40m
Fat Deer Key, Florida Bay
№ 8723949 · 4.0 mi
H 10:04 AM · 0.84 ft·L 4:25 AM · 0.10 ft
→
L
8m
Key Colony Beach
№ 8723962 · 4.5 mi
H 3:21 AM · 1.22 ft·L 8:53 PM · 0.13 ft
→
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