Fishonomics/Forecast
Boot Key · Friday, May 8, 2026

Boot Key Harbor
Bridge.

Major lunar window overlaps sunrise/sunset. A high tide carries through the morning.

80
/ 100
Bite Score

Very good day to be out.

Major lunar window overlaps sunrise/sunset.

Pressure →Major @ sun
Wind
N
2mph
SSE (159°) · gust 2 mph
Light–moderate
◐
Pressure
1013mb
→ stable -0.38/h
◇
Air Temp
84°feels 92° · dew 72°
○
Cloud
2%humidity 67%
◓
UV / Vis
2day max 9 · 49 mi
Hourly

Conditions through the day

12AM
—
— mph
—
2AM
—
— mph
—
4AM
—
— mph
—
6AM
—
— mph
—
8AM
79°
0 mph · E
100% CLOUD
10AM
84°
7 mph · N
92% CLOUD
12PM
86°
7 mph · NE
20% CLOUD
2PM
88°
6 mph · E
27% CLOUD
4PM
87°
5 mph · SE
3% CLOUD
6PM
85°
3 mph · S
2% CLOUD
8PM
82°
5 mph · E
0% CLOUD
10PM
80°
7 mph · E
4% CLOUD
Tide

Two highs, two lows

Next: Low 9:22 PM · in 2h 48m
-0.50.00.51.01.52.01.01 ft0.55 ft1.71 ft0.09 ftNOW00:0006:0012:0018:0024:00↑ 10:45 AM↓ 11:58 PM
High
2:52
AM
1.01 ft
Low
6:57
AM
0.55 ft
High
1:36
PM
1.71 ft
Low
9:22
PM
0.09 ft
Swell · Hourly

From the SE (128°)

0 ft1 ft2 ft3 ft4 ft3.4s12AM3.5s2AM3.5s4AM3.5s6AM3.5s8AM3.5s10AM3.5s12PM3.5s2PM3.5s4PM3.5s6PM3.5s8PM3.3s10PM
Going direction
Tidal Coefficient
51
Average
AM
15
PM
51
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

84.6°
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
4:12 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

29.93inHg→ Stable
29.8629.8829.9029.9229.9429.9629.9830.0030.0230.0430.06NOW12a6a12p6p12a
Pressure · inches of mercury
Outlook

Next eight days

DateCoef1st High1st Low2nd High2nd Low
Fri May 8
51
2:52 AM · 1.01 ft
6:57 AM
1:36 PM · 1.71 ft
9:22 PM
Sat May 9
47
3:52 AM · 1.10 ft
8:32 AM
2:43 PM · 1.62 ft
10:14 PM
Sun May 10
43
4:43 AM · 1.23 ft
10:08 AM
4:02 PM · 1.56 ft
11:02 PM
Mon May 11
40
5:23 AM · 1.41 ft
11:23 AM
5:22 PM · 1.52 ft
11:45 PM
Tue May 12
44
5:59 AM · 1.60 ft
12:25 PM
6:33 PM · 1.50 ft
—
Wed May 13
58
6:35 AM · 1.81 ft
12:25 AM
7:37 PM · 1.48 ft
1:20 PM
Thu May 14
71
7:11 AM · 2.02 ft
1:05 AM
8:35 PM · 1.42 ft
2:11 PM
Fri May 15
82
7:51 AM · 2.20 ft
1:44 AM
9:30 PM · 1.34 ft
3:01 PM
Nearby

Other Florida Keys stations

Sorted by distance from Boot Key Harbor Bridge, Boot Key
L
6h2m
Vaca Key, Uscg Station, Florida Bay
№ 8723970 · 0.5 mi
L 12:36 AM · -0.22 ft
→
L
3h7m
Knight Key Channel, Knight Key, Florida Bay
№ 8724008 · 1.3 mi
H 4:53 AM · 0.52 ft·L 9:41 PM · 0.06 ft
→
L
2h59m
Pigeon Key, South Side, Hawk Channel
№ 8724032 · 3.1 mi
H 4:00 AM · 0.79 ft·L 9:33 PM · 0.06 ft
→
L
4h10m
Pigeon Key, North Side, Florida Bay
№ 8724033 · 3.2 mi
H 4:45 AM · 0.45 ft·L 10:44 PM · 0.05 ft
→
L
2h49m
Vaca Key-Fat Deer Key Bridge
№ 8723950 · 5.1 mi
H 3:44 AM · 0.92 ft·L 9:23 PM · 0.08 ft
→
L
2h46m
Sombrero Key, Hawk Channel
№ 8723999 · 5.3 mi
H 3:52 AM · 1.15 ft·L 9:20 PM · 0.09 ft
→
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