Fishonomics/Forecast

Ramrod KeyNILES CHANNEL BRIDGE · SAT · MAY · 9

90Bite / 100

LitNow

Major lunar window overlaps sunrise/sunset — pressure falling — pre-front feeding window.

Pre-frontMajor @ sun

Tide · NextRISING

High4:42 AMin 1h 53m

▲ HIGH

3:42 AM

0.60 ft

▼ LOW

8:46 AM

0.33 ft

▲ HIGH

2:26 PM

1.01 ft

▼ LOW

11:11 PM

0.05 ft

BARO

1013mb↓ 0.3

Falling

WIND

6mphSE

Gusts 9

SST

84.2°F

Modeled

SWELL

1.0ft2.8s

SE primary

Bite by hourPeak 78

526a

527a

528a

529a

6110a

7811a

5312p

521p

522p

523p

594p

525p

526p

487p

488p

529p

Best windowsToday

Major + sun

9:50 AM – 11:50 AM

Solunar major overlaps the sun event

Major + sun

10:10 PM – 12:10 AM

Solunar major overlaps the sun event

NearbySee map →

Summerland Key, Niles Channel Bridge

0.8 mi

Summerland Key, Niles Channel South

0.9 mi

Middle Torch Key, Torch Ramrod Channel

1.4 mi

Ramrod Key, Newfound Harbor

1.4 mi

Summerland Key, Southwest Side, Kemp Channel

1.6 mi

Little Torch Key, Torch Channel

1.8 mi

Fishonomics/Forecast

Niles Channel Bridge · Friday, May 8, 2026

Ramrod
Key.

Major lunar window overlaps sunrise/sunset — pressure falling — pre-front feeding window. A high tide carries through the morning.

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Bite Score

Very good day to be out.

Major lunar window overlaps sunrise/sunset — pressure falling — pre-front feeding window.

Pre-frontMajor @ sun

Wind

5mph

E (98°) · gust 8 mph

Light–moderate

◐

Pressure

1014mb

→ stable -0.00/h

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Air Temp

80°feels 87° · dew 73°

○

Cloud

4%humidity 80%

◓

UV / Vis

0day max 9 · 36 mi

Hourly

Conditions through the day

12AM

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2AM

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4AM

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6AM

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8AM

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10AM

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12PM

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2PM

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4PM

89°

8 mph · E

35% CLOUD

6PM

87°

6 mph · SE

2% CLOUD

8PM

84°

3 mph · E

52% CLOUD

10PM

80°

4 mph · E

0% CLOUD

Tide

Two highs, two lows

Next: High 4:42 AM · in 1h 53m

High

3:42

0.60 ft

Low

8:46

0.33 ft

High

2:26

1.01 ft

Low

11:11

0.05 ft

Swell · Hourly

From the SE (132°)

Going direction

Tidal Coefficient

Low

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

MAY 8MAY 23JUN 6

Swell

0.5 ft @ 3.9s SE

84.3°

SST

0.7 ft

Peak

━ HEIGHT (FT)┄ PERIOD (S)

Solunar

Waning Gibbous

63% lit · 20.9d old

Low

Moonrise

5:15 AM

115° SE

Moonset

4:14 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

Minor

Moonrise

4:45 AM – 5:45 AM

Major

Lunar transit (overhead)

9:50 AM – 11:50 AM

↑ Sun overlap

Minor

Moonset

3:44 PM – 4:44 PM

Major

Lunar underfoot

10:10 PM – 12:10 AM

↑ Sun overlap

Pressure · 24h

Atmospheric pressure

29.89inHg→ Stable

Pressure · inches of mercury

Outlook

Next eight days

DateCoef1st High1st Low2nd High2nd Low

Fri May 8

3:42 AM · 0.60 ft

8:46 AM

2:26 PM · 1.01 ft

11:11 PM

Sat May 9

4:42 AM · 0.65 ft

10:21 AM

3:33 PM · 0.96 ft

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Sun May 10

5:33 AM · 0.73 ft

12:03 AM

4:52 PM · 0.92 ft

11:57 AM

Mon May 11

6:13 AM · 0.83 ft

12:51 AM

6:12 PM · 0.90 ft

1:12 PM

Tue May 12

6:49 AM · 0.95 ft

1:34 AM

7:23 PM · 0.89 ft

2:14 PM

Wed May 13

7:25 AM · 1.07 ft

2:14 AM

8:27 PM · 0.88 ft

3:09 PM

Thu May 14

8:01 AM · 1.20 ft

2:54 AM

9:25 PM · 0.84 ft

4:00 PM

Fri May 15

8:41 AM · 1.30 ft

3:33 AM

10:20 PM · 0.80 ft

4:50 PM

Nearby

Other Florida Keys stations

Sorted by distance from Ramrod Key, Niles Channel Bridge

1h56m

Summerland Key, Niles Channel Bridge

№ 8724267 · 0.8 mi

H 4:45 AM · 0.65 ft·L 10:05 AM · 0.44 ft

→

1h30m

Summerland Key, Niles Channel South

№ 8724266 · 0.9 mi

H 4:19 AM · 0.82 ft·L 9:20 AM · 0.54 ft

→

1h50m

Middle Torch Key, Torch Ramrod Channel

№ 8724237 · 1.4 mi

H 4:39 AM · 0.67 ft·L 10:38 AM · 0.29 ft

→

1h25m

Ramrod Key, Newfound Harbor

№ 8724239 · 1.4 mi

H 4:14 AM · 0.87 ft·L 9:14 AM · 0.38 ft

→

1h40m

Summerland Key, Southwest Side, Kemp Channel

№ 8724276 · 1.6 mi

H 4:29 AM · 0.79 ft·L 9:59 AM · 0.41 ft

→

2h17m

Little Torch Key, Torch Channel

№ 8724232 · 1.8 mi

H 5:06 AM · 0.55 ft·L 10:54 AM · 0.25 ft

→

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RamrodKey.

Very good day to be out.

Conditions through the day

Two highs, two lows

From the SE (132°)

30-day coefficient

0.5 ft @ 3.9s SE

Feeding periods today

Atmospheric pressure

Next eight days

Other Florida Keys stations

Ramrod
Key.