Vaca Key Location

Vaca Key Tides & Fishing Times

Tides

Vaca Key tide chart key:

The tide chart above shows the times and heights of high tide and low tide for Vaca Key, as well as solunar period times (represented by fish icons). The red line highlights the current time and estimated height.
2 Fish - Minor Solunar = Minor Solunar / Heightened Fish Activity
4 Fish - Major Solunar = Major Solunar / Very Heightened Fish Activity
Day Tide Time Height
19 Sun ▼ Low -0.46 ft
20 Mon ▲ High 0.96 ft
20 Mon ▼ Low -0.49 ft
21 Tue ▲ High 0.98 ft

Monday, April 20, 2026 5:56 AM: The tide is currently rising at Vaca Key with a current estimated height of 0.2 ft. The last tide was Low at 9:12 PM and the next tide is a High of 0.96 ft at 3:36 PM. The tidal range today is approximately 1.45 ft with a minimum tide of -0.49 ft and maximum tide of 0.96 ft.

Solunars & Sun/Moon Times

Waxing Crescent
Waxing Crescent 9%
Major Solunar
2:58 AM → 4:58 AM
3:30 PM → 5:30 PM
Minor Solunar
8:48 AM → 9:48 AM
11:17 PM → 12:17 AM
Moonrise
9:18 AM
Moonset
11:47 PM
Sunrise
6:58 AM
Sunset
7:49 PM

Buoy Weather

Air Temperature
78.4° F
Water Temperature
81.3° F
Wind
2.9 knots N (10°)
Wind Gust
7 knots
Atmospheric Pressure
29.99 in

Note: Observations are from a weather buoy 0.03 miles from the prediction site. Observations are not available at all prediction sites, and observation types vary between sites.

More details: Station vcaf1 Buoy Weather

Next 7 Days

▲ Blue = High Tide ▼ Red = Low Tide
Day 1st Tide 2nd Tide 3rd Tide 4th Tide ☀ Sun Major Solunars Very heightened fish activity Minor Solunars Heightened fish activity
20 Mon Waxing Crescent 9%
▲ 0.96 ft
▼ -0.49 ft 		▲ 6:58 AM ▼ 7:49 PM 2:58 AM → 4:58 AM
3:30 PM → 5:30 PM 		8:48 AM → 9:48 AM
11:17 PM → 12:17 AM
21 Tue Waxing Crescent 17%
▲ 0.98 ft
▼ -0.46 ft 		▲ 6:57 AM ▼ 7:49 PM 4:04 AM → 6:04 AM
4:35 PM → 6:35 PM 		9:51 AM → 10:51 AM
22 Wed Waxing Crescent 27%
▲ 0.95 ft
▼ -0.37 ft 		▲ 6:56 AM ▼ 7:50 PM 5:09 AM → 7:09 AM
5:37 PM → 7:37 PM 		12:20 AM → 1:20 AM
10:58 AM → 11:58 AM
23 Thu First Quarter 50%
▲ 0.87 ft 		▲ 6:55 AM ▼ 7:50 PM 6:10 AM → 8:10 AM
6:35 PM → 8:35 PM 		1:16 AM → 2:16 AM
12:05 PM → 1:05 PM
24 Fri Waxing Gibbous 49%
▼ -0.24 ft
▲ 0.76 ft 		▲ 6:54 AM ▼ 7:51 PM 7:06 AM → 9:06 AM
7:28 PM → 9:28 PM 		2:03 AM → 3:03 AM
1:09 PM → 2:09 PM
25 Sat Waxing Gibbous 60%
▼ -0.1 ft
▲ 0.38 ft
▼ 0.32 ft
▲ 0.64 ft 		▲ 6:54 AM ▼ 7:51 PM 7:56 AM → 9:56 AM
8:18 PM → 10:18 PM 		2:43 AM → 3:43 AM
2:10 PM → 3:10 PM
26 Sun Waxing Gibbous 70%
▼ 0.05 ft
▲ 0.47 ft
▼ 0.27 ft
▲ 0.55 ft 		▲ 6:53 AM ▼ 7:52 PM 8:43 AM → 10:43 AM
9:03 PM → 11:03 PM 		3:19 AM → 4:19 AM
3:07 PM → 4:07 PM

Location & Map

Latitude
24° 42' 40" N (24.711)
Longitude
81° 6' 23" W (-81.1065)
State
Florida
County
Monroe County
Nearest ZIP
33050
Nearby
Tides 0.5 mi Boot Key Harbor bridge, Boot Key 1.2 mi Knight Key Channel, Knight Key, Florida Bay 3.1 mi Pigeon Key, south side, Hawk Channel 3.2 mi Pigeon Key, north side, Florida Bay 5.0 mi Vaca Key-Fat Deer Key bridge 5.7 mi Key Colony Beach 5.7 mi Molasses Key Channel, Molasses Keys 5.8 mi Sombrero Key, Hawk Channel 5.8 mi Fat Deer Key, Florida Bay 7.2 mi Money Key 7.9 mi Little Duck Key, east end, Hawk Channel 8.4 mi Missouri Key-Little Duck Key Channel 8.5 mi Cocoanut Key, Florida Bay 8.8 mi East Bahia Honda Key, South End, Florida Bay 9.0 mi Missouri Key-Ohio Key Channel, west side 9.6 mi Ohio Key-Bahia Honda Key Channel, west side 9.8 mi Grassy Key, south side, Hawk Channel 11.3 mi Grassy Key, north side, Florida Bay 11.4 mi West Bahia Honda Key 11.7 mi Bahia Honda Key, Bahia Honda Channel 11.8 mi Horseshoe Keys, South End 12.4 mi Johnson Keys, South End 12.4 mi Little Pine Key, South End 12.4 mi Toms Harbor Channel, Hwy. 1 bridge Currents 4.0 mi Moser Channel, between Molasses and Pigeon Keys 12.0 mi Bahia Honda Harbor

Note: Tide predictions are an estimate and NOT FOR NAVIGATION.

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