Florida
Bird Key
Similar Sound · Florida · NOAA station 8724436 · Tide predictions
24.5883, -81.6383
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48-hour outlook
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The next seven days
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H = high tide · L = low tide · highs & lows in local time
On the water nearby
Satan Shoal, FL (244) buoy · 24 mi SW · Station 42095
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Nearby tide stations
- Shark Key, southeast end, Similar Sound · 1.1 mi N
- Saddlebunch Keys, Similar Sound · 1.3 mi NE
- Big Coppitt Key, northeast side, Waltz Key Basin · 1.4 mi NW
- Saddlebunch Keys, Channel No. 5 · 1.9 mi NE
- Rockland Key, Rockland Channel Bridge · 2.0 mi W
Plan ahead
2027 tide extremes for this station
Highest predicted high tide: 1.5 ft — Fri Oct 29 · 9:50 PM
Lowest predicted low tide: -0.3 ft — Thu Jan 21 · 3:50 AM
Biggest single-day swing: 1.5 ft on Sun Jul 4
Best daytime minus tides of 2027
| Date | Low tide | Height |
|---|---|---|
| Sat Jun 5 | 6:27 PM | -0.3 ft |
| Fri Jun 4 | 5:39 PM | -0.3 ft |
| Fri May 7 | 6:35 PM | -0.2 ft |
| Sat Jul 3 | 5:28 PM | -0.2 ft |
| Thu May 6 | 5:49 PM | -0.2 ft |
| Sun Jul 4 | 6:15 PM | -0.2 ft |
| Thu Jun 3 | 4:51 PM | -0.2 ft |
| Fri Jul 2 | 4:39 PM | -0.2 ft |
| Thu Apr 8 | 6:45 PM | -0.2 ft |
| Tue Mar 23 | 6:22 PM | -0.2 ft |
198 minus tides (below 0 ft) are predicted here in 2027. The table shows up to the 10 lowest that fall between 7 AM and 7 PM — the ones worth planning a clam dig or tidepool walk around.
About this station
NOAA builds the predictions for Bird Key, Similar Sound from the KEY WEST station: high tides about 0.59× the height, 21 min earlier; low tides about 0.42× the height, 63 min later.
Two coasts, two personalities: modest 2 to 4 ft semidiurnal ranges on the Atlantic side, mixed tides on the Gulf side, and king tides that flood streets on calm, sunny days.