Fishonomics/Forecast
South Side, Hawk Channel · Friday, May 8, 2026

Pigeon
Key.

Major lunar window overlaps sunrise/sunset. A high tide carries through the morning.

75
/ 100
Bite Score

Good day to fish.

Major lunar window overlaps sunrise/sunset.

Pressure →Major @ sun
Wind
N
4mph
SE (137°) · gust 4 mph
Light–moderate
◐
Pressure
1013mb
→ stable -0.42/h
◇
Air Temp
83°feels 90° · dew 72°
○
Cloud
0%humidity 71%
◓
UV / Vis
2day max 9 · 47 mi
Hourly

Conditions through the day

12AM
—
— mph
—
2AM
—
— mph
—
4AM
—
— mph
—
6AM
—
— mph
—
8AM
82°
1 mph · W
100% CLOUD
10AM
83°
9 mph · N
93% CLOUD
12PM
82°
8 mph · N
2% CLOUD
2PM
82°
5 mph · N
0% CLOUD
4PM
83°
3 mph · SE
0% CLOUD
6PM
83°
3 mph · SE
0% CLOUD
8PM
83°
6 mph · E
0% CLOUD
10PM
82°
10 mph · E
0% CLOUD
Tide

Two highs, two lows

Next: Low 9:33 PM · in 3h 2m
0.00.51.01.50.72 ft0.36 ft1.22 ft0.06 ftNOW00:0006:0012:0018:0024:00↑ 10:45 AM↓ 11:58 PM
High
3:00
AM
0.72 ft
Low
7:08
AM
0.36 ft
High
1:44
PM
1.22 ft
Low
9:33
PM
0.06 ft
Swell · Hourly

From the SE (128°)

0 ft1 ft2 ft3 ft4 ft3.4s12AM3.5s2AM3.5s4AM3.5s6AM3.5s8AM3.5s10AM3.5s12PM3.5s2PM3.5s4PM3.5s6PM3.5s8PM3.3s10PM
Going direction
Tidal Coefficient
37
Low
AM
11
PM
37
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 @ 3.4s SE

84.6°
SST
0.6 ft
Peak
0006121823
━ HEIGHT (FT)┄ PERIOD (S)
Solunar
Waning Gibbous
63% lit · 20.9d old
Low
Moonrise
5:14 AM
115° SE
Moonset
4:12 PM
247° SW
May 9
Last Quarter
+1d
May 16
New
+8d
May 23
First Quarter
+15d
May 31
Full
+23d
Solunar · Windows

Feeding periods today

Quarter moon, no sun/transit overlap
Daylight 13h 13m
↑ 10:45 AM↓ 11:58 PMMAJORMAJORMINORMINOR12a3a6a9a12p3p6p9p12a
Minor
Moonrise
4:44 AM – 5:44 AM
Major
Lunar transit (overhead)
9:40 AM – 11:40 AM
↑ Sun overlap
Minor
Moonset
3:42 PM – 4:42 PM
Major
Lunar underfoot
10:10 PM – 12:10 AM
↑ Sun overlap
Pressure · 24h

Atmospheric pressure

29.92inHg→ Stable
29.9029.9530.0030.05NOW12a6a12p6p12a
Pressure · inches of mercury
Outlook

Next eight days

DateCoef1st High1st Low2nd High2nd Low
Fri May 8
37
3:00 AM · 0.72 ft
7:08 AM
1:44 PM · 1.22 ft
9:33 PM
Sat May 9
34
4:00 AM · 0.79 ft
8:43 AM
2:51 PM · 1.16 ft
10:25 PM
Sun May 10
31
4:51 AM · 0.88 ft
10:19 AM
4:10 PM · 1.12 ft
11:13 PM
Mon May 11
29
5:31 AM · 1.01 ft
11:34 AM
5:30 PM · 1.09 ft
11:56 PM
Tue May 12
32
6:07 AM · 1.15 ft
12:36 PM
6:41 PM · 1.08 ft
—
Wed May 13
41
6:43 AM · 1.30 ft
12:36 AM
7:45 PM · 1.06 ft
1:31 PM
Thu May 14
50
7:19 AM · 1.45 ft
1:16 AM
8:43 PM · 1.02 ft
2:22 PM
Fri May 15
58
7:59 AM · 1.58 ft
1:55 AM
9:38 PM · 0.96 ft
3:12 PM
Nearby

Other Florida Keys stations

Sorted by distance from Pigeon Key, South Side, Hawk Channel
L
4h13m
Pigeon Key, North Side, Florida Bay
№ 8724033 · 0.2 mi
H 4:45 AM · 0.45 ft·L 10:44 PM · 0.05 ft
→
L
3h10m
Knight Key Channel, Knight Key, Florida Bay
№ 8724008 · 1.9 mi
H 4:53 AM · 0.52 ft·L 9:41 PM · 0.06 ft
→
L
3h12m
Molasses Key Channel, Molasses Keys
№ 8724062 · 2.7 mi
H 3:59 AM · 0.77 ft·L 9:43 PM · 0.06 ft
→
L
6h5m
Vaca Key, Uscg Station, Florida Bay
№ 8723970 · 3.1 mi
L 12:36 AM · -0.22 ft
→
L
2h51m
Boot Key Harbor Bridge, Boot Key
№ 8723971 · 3.1 mi
H 3:52 AM · 1.10 ft·L 9:22 PM · 0.09 ft
→
L
4h45m
Money Key
№ 8724082 · 4.1 mi
H 4:58 AM · 0.56 ft·L 11:16 PM · 0.07 ft
→
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