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

Little Torch
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 (94°) · gust 9 mph
Light–moderate
◐
Pressure
1014mb
→ stable +0.35/h
◇
Air Temp
80°feels 87° · dew 73°
○
Cloud
4%humidity 78%
◓
UV / Vis
0day max 9 · 39 mi
Hourly

Conditions through the day

12AM
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2AM
—
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4AM
—
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6AM
—
— mph
—
8AM
—
— mph
—
10AM
—
— mph
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12PM
—
— mph
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2PM
90°
9 mph · E
30% CLOUD
4PM
88°
8 mph · E
11% CLOUD
6PM
86°
6 mph · SE
1% CLOUD
8PM
83°
4 mph · E
0% CLOUD
10PM
80°
6 mph · E
0% CLOUD
Tide

Two highs, two lows

Next: High 5:06 AM · in 4h 30m
0.00.51.00.51 ft0.24 ft0.86 ft0.04 ft00:0006:0012:0018:0024:00↑ 10:46 AM↓ 11:59 PM
High
4:06
AM
0.51 ft
Low
9:19
AM
0.24 ft
High
2:50
PM
0.86 ft
Low
11:44
PM
0.04 ft
Swell · Hourly

From the SE (133°)

0 ft1 ft2 ft3 ft4 ft3.8s12AM3.9s2AM3.8s4AM3.7s6AM3.7s8AM3.7s10AM3.7s12PM3.8s2PM3.8s4PM3.8s6PM3.8s8PM3.5s10PM
Going direction
Tidal Coefficient
26
Low
AM
9
PM
26
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 @ 3.7s SE

84.0°
SST
0.7 ft
Peak
0006121823
━ HEIGHT (FT)┄ PERIOD (S)
Solunar
Waning Gibbous
63% lit · 20.9d old
Low
Moonrise
5:15 AM
115° SE
Moonset
4:13 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
↑ 10:46 AM↓ 11:59 PMMAJORMAJORMINORMINOR12a3a6a9a12p3p6p9p12a
Minor
Moonrise
4:45 AM – 5:45 AM
Major
Lunar transit (overhead)
9:50 AM – 11:50 AM
↑ Sun overlap
Minor
Moonset
3:43 PM – 4:43 PM
Major
Lunar underfoot
10:10 PM – 12:10 AM
↑ Sun overlap
Pressure · 24h

Atmospheric pressure

29.89inHg→ Stable
29.8429.8629.8829.9029.9229.9429.9629.9830.0030.0230.0412a6a12p6p12a
Pressure · inches of mercury
Outlook

Next eight days

DateCoef1st High1st Low2nd High2nd Low
Fri May 8
26
4:06 AM · 0.51 ft
9:19 AM
2:50 PM · 0.86 ft
11:44 PM
Sat May 9
18
5:06 AM · 0.55 ft
10:54 AM
3:57 PM · 0.82 ft
—
Sun May 10
23
5:57 AM · 0.62 ft
12:36 AM
5:16 PM · 0.79 ft
12:30 PM
Mon May 11
21
6:37 AM · 0.71 ft
1:24 AM
6:36 PM · 0.77 ft
1:45 PM
Tue May 12
23
7:13 AM · 0.81 ft
2:07 AM
7:47 PM · 0.76 ft
2:47 PM
Wed May 13
29
7:49 AM · 0.91 ft
2:47 AM
8:51 PM · 0.74 ft
3:42 PM
Thu May 14
35
8:25 AM · 1.02 ft
3:27 AM
9:49 PM · 0.72 ft
4:33 PM
Fri May 15
40
9:05 AM · 1.11 ft
4:06 AM
10:44 PM · 0.68 ft
5:23 PM
Nearby

Other Florida Keys stations

Sorted by distance from Little Torch Key, Torch Channel
H
4h3m
Middle Torch Key, Torch Ramrod Channel
№ 8724237 · 0.5 mi
H 4:39 AM · 0.67 ft·L 10:38 AM · 0.29 ft
→
H
4h4m
Little Torch Key, Pine Channel Bridge, South Side
№ 8724223 · 0.5 mi
H 4:40 AM · 0.66 ft·L 10:06 AM · 0.25 ft
→
H
4h6m
Little Torch Key, Pine Channel Bridge, South Side
№ 8724224 · 0.5 mi
H 4:42 AM · 0.67 ft·L 10:03 AM · 0.29 ft
→
H
3h38m
Ramrod Key, Newfound Harbor
№ 8724239 · 1.2 mi
H 4:14 AM · 0.87 ft·L 9:14 AM · 0.38 ft
→
H
4h6m
Big Pine Key, Pine Channel Bridge, South Side
№ 8724213 · 1.5 mi
H 4:42 AM · 0.65 ft·L 10:12 AM · 0.25 ft
→
H
4h10m
Big Pine Key, Newfound Harbor Channel
№ 8724215 · 1.6 mi
H 4:46 AM · 0.80 ft·L 9:53 AM · 0.35 ft
→
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