Fishonomics/Forecast

Summerland KeyNILES CHANNEL SOUTH · SAT · MAY · 9

85Bite / 100

LitNow

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

Pre-frontMajor @ sun

Tide · NextRISING

High4:19 AMin 1h 33m

▲ HIGH

3:19 AM

0.76 ft

▼ LOW

7:45 AM

0.52 ft

▲ HIGH

2:03 PM

1.28 ft

▼ LOW

10:10 PM

0.08 ft

BARO

1013mb↑ 0.2

Rising

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

489p

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

0.6 mi

Summerland Key, Southwest Side, Kemp Channel

0.7 mi

Ramrod Key, Niles Channel Bridge

0.9 mi

Ramrod Key, Newfound Harbor

2.0 mi

Middle Torch Key, Torch Ramrod Channel

2.2 mi

Kemp Channel Viaduct

2.2 mi

Fishonomics/Forecast

Niles Channel South · Friday, May 8, 2026

Summerland
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

ESE (114°) · gust 9 mph

Light–moderate

◐

Pressure

1014mb

→ stable -0.00/h

◇

Air Temp

80°feels 88° · dew 74°

○

Cloud

4%humidity 84%

◓

UV / Vis

0day max 9 · 33 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

85°

2 mph · SE

4% CLOUD

10PM

80°

4 mph · E

1% CLOUD

Tide

Two highs, two lows

Next: High 4:19 AM · in 1h 33m

High

3:19

0.76 ft

Low

7:45

0.52 ft

High

2:03

1.28 ft

Low

10:10

0.08 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

5:16 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

4:46 AM – 5:46 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

29.90inHg→ Stable

Pressure · inches of mercury

Outlook

Next eight days

DateCoef1st High1st Low2nd High2nd Low

Fri May 8

3:19 AM · 0.76 ft

7:45 AM

2:03 PM · 1.28 ft

10:10 PM

Sat May 9

4:19 AM · 0.82 ft

9:20 AM

3:10 PM · 1.22 ft

11:02 PM

Sun May 10

5:10 AM · 0.93 ft

10:56 AM

4:29 PM · 1.17 ft

11:50 PM

Mon May 11

5:50 AM · 1.06 ft

12:11 PM

5:49 PM · 1.15 ft

—

Tue May 12

6:26 AM · 1.21 ft

12:33 AM

7:00 PM · 1.13 ft

1:13 PM

Wed May 13

7:02 AM · 1.36 ft

1:13 AM

8:04 PM · 1.11 ft

2:08 PM

Thu May 14

7:38 AM · 1.52 ft

1:53 AM

9:02 PM · 1.07 ft

2:59 PM

Fri May 15

8:18 AM · 1.66 ft

2:32 AM

9:57 PM · 1.01 ft

3:49 PM

Nearby

Other Florida Keys stations

Sorted by distance from Summerland Key, Niles Channel South

1h59m

Summerland Key, Niles Channel Bridge

№ 8724267 · 0.6 mi

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

→

1h43m

Summerland Key, Southwest Side, Kemp Channel

№ 8724276 · 0.7 mi

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

→

1h56m

Ramrod Key, Niles Channel Bridge

№ 8724255 · 0.9 mi

H 4:42 AM · 0.65 ft·L 10:21 AM · 0.35 ft

→

1h28m

Ramrod Key, Newfound Harbor

№ 8724239 · 2.0 mi

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

→

1h53m

Middle Torch Key, Torch Ramrod Channel

№ 8724237 · 2.2 mi

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

H 5:42 AM · 0.56 ft·L 11:13 AM · 0.35 ft

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SummerlandKey.

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

Summerland
Key.