KEY WEST, FL · FLORIDA KEYS
TODAY · 05:00

Florida Keys fishing forecast

Hold.

Peak window opens 05:00 — 08:00. Swell 0.7m @ 4s ESE. Wind 5 m/s E.

BITE
55/100
SWELL
0.7 m
WATER
31.3°C
WIND
5 m/s

Florida Keys (Key West, FL) is rated HOLD · 55/100 for fishing today; the best day in the next 7 is Wed, 19 Aug at 60/100. In season now: Mahi, Wahoo, Tarpon, Snook, Yellowfin tuna.

TODAY'S PEAK WINDOWS

3-hour blocks where wind, wave and solunar timing align best. Always check tide and conditions on the day.

05:00–08:00 · 84/10018:00–21:00 · 80/100

7-DAY OUTLOOK

Best day this week at Florida Keys: Wed, 19 Aug at 60/100.

SUN · TODAY
16
HOLD 55 · 05:00
MON
17
HOLD 55
TUE
18
HOLD 55
WED
19
HOLD 60
THU
20
HOLD 60
FRI
21
HOLD 50
SAT
22
HOLD 50
Per-day detail
Sun, 16 Aug · HOLD
55 /100
Wind 5m/s E · Swell 0.7m @ 4s · Water 31.3°C · Rain 10%
Mon, 17 Aug · HOLD
55 /100
Wind 5m/s E · Swell 0.8m @ 5s · Water 31.2°C · Rain 1%
Tue, 18 Aug · HOLD
55 /100
Wind 4m/s ESE · Swell 0.6m @ 5s · Water 31.2°C · Rain 1%
Wed, 19 Aug · HOLD
60 /100
Wind 4m/s NNW · Swell 0.3m @ 5s · Water 31.5°C · Rain 3%
Thu, 20 Aug · HOLD
60 /100
Wind 4m/s NW · Swell 0.2m @ 4s · Water 31.7°C · Rain 8%
Fri, 21 Aug · HOLD
50 /100
Wind 4m/s ESE · Swell 0.2m @ 4s · Water 31.9°C · Rain 11%
Sat, 22 Aug · HOLD
50 /100
Wind 5m/s ESE · Swell 0.1m @ 4s · Water 32.1°C · Rain 9%

TIDES — KEY WEST

Predicted from harmonic constituents at the Key West, south side, White Street Pier tide station, 1.2 km away — high reliability.

Sun, 16 Aug

Low
05:05
0.06m
High
11:13
0.57m
Low
17:47
0.02m

Mon, 17 Aug

Low
05:35
0.10m
High
11:43
0.57m
Low
18:35
0.02m
High
23:55
0.45m

WHAT'S IN SEASON

Species typically active in Key West (FL) waters for August. Verify current FL DPI / Fisheries bag limits before keeping anything.

MahiWahooTarponSnookYellowfin tuna
Written by
Olli-Mikael Vaittinen, founder of Fishare, holding a yellowfin tuna boatside
Olli-Mikael Vaittinen

Olli-Mikael Vaittinen has fished his whole life. Fifteen years of fly fishing, guiding seasons on Norway's Lakselva — his favourite Atlantic salmon river — and a blue marlin landed in Vava'u, Tonga. Founder of Fishare — the app that puts the data behind the decisions every angler makes on the water.

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