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

Middle 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
6mph
ESE (102°) · gust 9 mph
Light–moderate
◐
Pressure
1014mb
→ stable +0.15/h
◇
Air Temp
81°feels 87° · dew 73°
○
Cloud
0%humidity 77%
◓
UV / Vis
0day max 9 · 39 mi
Hourly

Conditions through the day

12AM
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— mph
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2AM
—
— mph
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4AM
—
— mph
—
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
84°
5 mph · E
37% CLOUD
10PM
80°
5 mph · E
1% CLOUD
Tide

Two highs, two lows

Next: High 4:39 AM · in 2h 55m
0.00.51.01.50.62 ft0.28 ft1.04 ft0.04 ft00:0006:0012:0018:0024:00↑ 10:47 AM↓ 11:59 PM
High
3:39
AM
0.62 ft
Low
9:03
AM
0.28 ft
High
2:23
PM
1.04 ft
Low
11:28
PM
0.04 ft
Swell · Hourly

From the SE (131°)

0 ft1 ft2 ft3 ft4 ft3.8s12AM3.9s2AM3.9s4AM3.9s6AM3.9s8AM3.9s10AM3.9s12PM4.0s2PM4.0s4PM4.0s6PM4.0s8PM3.8s10PM
Going direction
Tidal Coefficient
32
Low
AM
11
PM
32
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 @ 3.9s 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
+14d
May 31
Full
+22d
Solunar · Windows

Feeding periods today

Quarter moon, no sun/transit overlap
Daylight 13h 13m
↑ 10:47 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
29.8429.8629.8829.9029.9229.9429.9629.9830.0030.0212a6a12p6p12a
Pressure · inches of mercury
Outlook

Next eight days

DateCoef1st High1st Low2nd High2nd Low
Fri May 8
32
3:39 AM · 0.62 ft
9:03 AM
2:23 PM · 1.04 ft
11:28 PM
Sat May 9
22
4:39 AM · 0.67 ft
10:38 AM
3:30 PM · 0.99 ft
—
Sun May 10
28
5:30 AM · 0.75 ft
12:20 AM
4:49 PM · 0.95 ft
12:14 PM
Mon May 11
26
6:10 AM · 0.86 ft
1:08 AM
6:09 PM · 0.93 ft
1:29 PM
Tue May 12
28
6:46 AM · 0.98 ft
1:51 AM
7:20 PM · 0.92 ft
2:31 PM
Wed May 13
35
7:22 AM · 1.10 ft
2:31 AM
8:24 PM · 0.90 ft
3:26 PM
Thu May 14
42
7:58 AM · 1.23 ft
3:11 AM
9:22 PM · 0.87 ft
4:17 PM
Fri May 15
49
8:38 AM · 1.34 ft
3:50 AM
10:17 PM · 0.82 ft
5:07 PM
Nearby

Other Florida Keys stations

Sorted by distance from Middle Torch Key, Torch Ramrod Channel
H
3h22m
Little Torch Key, Torch Channel
№ 8724232 · 0.5 mi
H 5:06 AM · 0.55 ft·L 10:54 AM · 0.25 ft
→
H
2h30m
Ramrod Key, Newfound Harbor
№ 8724239 · 0.8 mi
H 4:14 AM · 0.87 ft·L 9:14 AM · 0.38 ft
→
H
2h56m
Little Torch Key, Pine Channel Bridge, South Side
№ 8724223 · 1.0 mi
H 4:40 AM · 0.66 ft·L 10:06 AM · 0.25 ft
→
H
2h58m
Little Torch Key, Pine Channel Bridge, South Side
№ 8724224 · 1.0 mi
H 4:42 AM · 0.67 ft·L 10:03 AM · 0.29 ft
→
H
2h58m
Ramrod Key, Niles Channel Bridge
№ 8724255 · 1.4 mi
H 4:42 AM · 0.65 ft·L 10:21 AM · 0.35 ft
→
H
3h2m
Big Pine Key, Newfound Harbor Channel
№ 8724215 · 1.8 mi
H 4:46 AM · 0.80 ft·L 9:53 AM · 0.35 ft
→
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