Florida
Shark Key
southeast end, Similar Sound · Florida · NOAA station 8724438 · Tide predictions
24.6033, -81.6450
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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
- Big Coppitt Key, northeast side, Waltz Key Basin · 0.6 mi W
- O'Hara Key, north end, Waltz Key Basin · 0.9 mi N
- Bird Key, Similar Sound · 1.1 mi S
- Saddlebunch Keys, Similar Sound · 1.5 mi E
- Saddlebunch Keys, Channel No. 5 · 1.5 mi NE
Plan ahead
2027 tide extremes for this station
Highest predicted high tide: 1.3 ft — Fri Oct 29 · 10:29 PM
Lowest predicted low tide: -0.3 ft — Thu Jan 21 · 4:38 AM
Biggest single-day swing: 1.4 ft on Sat Jun 5
Best daytime minus tides of 2027
| Date | Low tide | Height |
|---|---|---|
| Fri Jun 4 | 6:27 PM | -0.3 ft |
| Sat Jul 3 | 6:16 PM | -0.3 ft |
| Thu May 6 | 6:37 PM | -0.2 ft |
| Thu Jun 3 | 5:39 PM | -0.2 ft |
| Fri Jul 2 | 5:27 PM | -0.2 ft |
| Wed Apr 21 | 6:56 PM | -0.2 ft |
| Mon Feb 22 | 6:21 PM | -0.2 ft |
| Wed May 5 | 5:54 PM | -0.2 ft |
| Thu May 20 | 6:43 PM | -0.2 ft |
| Wed Apr 7 | 6:51 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 Shark Key, southeast end, Similar Sound from the KEY WEST station: high tides about 0.52× the height, 18 min later; low tides about 0.46× the height, 111 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.