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Next high tide at Miami Beach (Virginia Key), FL: 05:59 GMT-4, 0.76 m / 2.5ft

Heights relative to MLLW. 2026-04-26.

Tide times at Miami Beach (Virginia Key), FL on Sunday, 26 April 2026: first low tide at 11:49pm. Sunrise 06:47am, sunset 07:49pm.

Tide curve — next 24 hours

Predictions: NOAA CO-OPS station 8723170 — heights relative to MLLW.

Harmonic prediction from the official tide authority. Very high accuracy under normal conditions; storm surge may shift actual water level. Not for navigation.

7-day tide table

Day	Type	Time	Height	Coef.
Sun 26 Apr	Low	23:49	0.1m / 0.2ft
Mon 27 Apr	High	05:59	0.8m / 2.5ft	86
	Low	12:14	0.0m / 0.1ft
	High	18:31	0.8m / 2.6ft
Tue 28 Apr	Low	00:41	0.1m / 0.2ft	93
	High	06:46	0.8m / 2.5ft
	Low	12:59	-0.0m / -0.1ft
	High	19:19	0.8m / 2.7ft
Wed 29 Apr	Low	01:26	0.1m / 0.2ft	98
	High	07:27	0.8m / 2.6ft
	Low	13:40	-0.0m / -0.1ft
	High	20:01	0.8m / 2.8ft
Thu 30 Apr	Low	02:07	0.1m / 0.2ft	100
	High	08:04	0.8m / 2.6ft
	Low	14:18	-0.1m / -0.2ft
	High	20:40	0.8m / 2.8ft
Fri 01 May	Low	02:45	0.1m / 0.2ft	100
	High	08:40	0.8m / 2.6ft
	Low	14:54	-0.1m / -0.2ft
	High	21:17	0.8m / 2.8ft
Sat 02 May	Low	03:22	0.1m / 0.3ft	98
	High	09:15	0.8m / 2.5ft
	Low	15:29	-0.1m / -0.2ft
	High	21:53	0.8m / 2.7ft

Predictions: NOAA CO-OPS station 8723170 — heights relative to MLLW. · Not for navigation.

Sun & moon today

Sunrise: 06:47
Sunset: 19:49
Moonrise: 15:33
Moonset: 03:45
Moon phase: Waxing gibbous (75% illuminated)

Current conditions

Conditions data not available for this station. Wind, swell and water temperature ride along with Open-Meteo Marine; gauge-only stations like the UK EA Flood network publish water level only.

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Best windows Sun 26 Apr

Suggested time slots at Miami Beach (Virginia Key), FL, derived from the tide, sun, moon, and conditions data on this page. Rough guidance, not a forecast.

Spring & neap tides at Miami Beach (Virginia Key), FL

Next spring tide on Thu 30 Apr (range 0.9m / 3.0ft). Last neap on Sun 26 Apr. Next neap on Fri 08 May.

Spring tides cluster around new and full moons (biggest swings). Neap tides land on quarter moons (smallest swings). See the spring tide and neap tide glossary entries for the why.

About tides at Miami Beach (Virginia Key), FL

Miami Beach reads its tide from the Virginia Key gauge just south of Government Cut, the dredged channel that lets cruise ships into the Port of Miami. The pattern is cleanly semidiurnal — two highs and two lows of comparable size, twelve and a half hours apart. Mean range at the gauge is about 0.7 metres, climbing past 0.9 on spring tides; modest by US East Coast standards but enough to reshape the inside of Biscayne Bay across each cycle. The open beach itself loses 5–10 metres of width on the high and gets it back on the low, a small swing on a sand profile that runs flat and wide. South Beach photographers working the dawn light at low water get firmer wet sand and longer exposed shore than the higher half of the cycle gives. The tidal flow through Government Cut runs harder than the height swing implies, especially on the ebb when the bay drains seaward. Predictions on this page come from NOAA CO-OPS station 8723170. Hurricane season runs June through November, and a tropical-storm surge can stack a metre or more above predicted on top of normal tide; the harmonic table assumes calm.

Common questions about tides at Miami Beach (Virginia Key), FL

When is the next high tide at Miami Beach?

The hero block above shows the next high tide at the Virginia Key gauge in local Eastern time, height above MLLW. The 7-day table below covers all four daily extremes. Government Cut, Haulover Inlet to the north, and the Port of Miami all read the same gauge with phase differences under 15 minutes.

What's the typical tide range at Miami Beach?

Mean range at Virginia Key is about 0.7 metres. Spring tides — around new and full moons — push to roughly 0.9 metres, neaps drop to about 0.5 metres. The Florida East Coast runs a smaller swing than the Carolinas or New England because the open Atlantic forcing isn't funnelled by a continental shelf the way Massachusetts Bay or the Bay of Fundy approaches are.

Where do these tide predictions come from?

NOAA CO-OPS station 8723170 at Virginia Key, just south of Government Cut. NOAA computes harmonic predictions from a long historical gauge record at this exact location. The result is navigation-grade accuracy under normal weather. Hurricane storm surge during named storms overrides the harmonic signal completely; the National Hurricane Center is the authoritative real-time source then.

When is low tide for the widest beach at South Beach?

South Beach gains 5–10 metres of width at the daily lower low. The widest, firmest walking surface is the hour either side of low water, and the swing reads largest on the spring tides around new and full moons. The 7-day table flags each day's lowest predicted tide; pair with the sunrise time on the sun/moon block for a dawn beach run on hard sand.

Is this safe to use for navigation?

No. For piloting in or out of Government Cut, Biscayne Bay, or the ICW use NOAA's authoritative chart products and the latest USCG notices. Cruise-ship traffic, the dredged main channel depths, and the strong currents through the Cut on the change of tide need real navigational sources, not a planning tool.

30-day tide table — Miami Beach (Virginia Key), FL

Heights relative to MLLW. Predictions: NOAA CO-OPS station 8723170 — heights relative to MLLW.

Day	Type	Time	Height
Sun 26 Apr	Low	23:49	0.1m / 0.2ft
Mon 27 Apr	High	05:59	0.8m / 2.5ft
	Low	12:14	0.0m / 0.1ft
	High	18:31	0.8m / 2.6ft
Tue 28 Apr	Low	00:41	0.1m / 0.2ft
	High	06:46	0.8m / 2.5ft
	Low	12:59	-0.0m / -0.1ft
	High	19:19	0.8m / 2.7ft
Wed 29 Apr	Low	01:26	0.1m / 0.2ft
	High	07:27	0.8m / 2.6ft
	Low	13:40	-0.0m / -0.1ft
	High	20:01	0.8m / 2.8ft
Thu 30 Apr	Low	02:07	0.1m / 0.2ft
	High	08:04	0.8m / 2.6ft
	Low	14:18	-0.1m / -0.2ft
	High	20:40	0.8m / 2.8ft
Fri 01 May	Low	02:45	0.1m / 0.2ft
	High	08:40	0.8m / 2.6ft
	Low	14:54	-0.1m / -0.2ft
	High	21:17	0.8m / 2.8ft
Sat 02 May	Low	03:22	0.1m / 0.3ft
	High	09:15	0.8m / 2.5ft
	Low	15:29	-0.1m / -0.2ft
	High	21:53	0.8m / 2.7ft
Sun 03 May	Low	03:58	0.1m / 0.3ft
	High	09:49	0.7m / 2.4ft
	Low	16:04	-0.0m / -0.1ft
	High	22:30	0.8m / 2.7ft
Mon 04 May	Low	04:35	0.1m / 0.4ft
	High	10:25	0.7m / 2.4ft
	Low	16:40	-0.0m / -0.0ft
	High	23:08	0.8m / 2.6ft
Tue 05 May	Low	05:13	0.1m / 0.5ft
	High	11:03	0.7m / 2.3ft
	Low	17:18	0.0m / 0.1ft
	High	23:48	0.7m / 2.5ft
Wed 06 May	Low	05:54	0.2m / 0.6ft
	High	11:44	0.7m / 2.2ft
	Low	18:00	0.1m / 0.2ft
Thu 07 May	High	00:31	0.7m / 2.3ft
	Low	06:40	0.2m / 0.6ft
	High	12:31	0.6m / 2.1ft
	Low	18:48	0.1m / 0.3ft
Fri 08 May	High	01:19	0.7m / 2.3ft
	Low	07:31	0.2m / 0.7ft
	High	13:27	0.6m / 2.0ft
	Low	19:43	0.1m / 0.4ft
Sat 09 May	High	02:11	0.7m / 2.2ft
	Low	08:26	0.2m / 0.6ft
	High	14:30	0.6m / 2.1ft
	Low	20:44	0.1m / 0.5ft
Sun 10 May	High	03:07	0.7m / 2.2ft
	Low	09:24	0.2m / 0.5ft
	High	15:35	0.7m / 2.1ft
	Low	21:47	0.1m / 0.5ft
Mon 11 May	High	04:02	0.7m / 2.3ft
	Low	10:20	0.1m / 0.3ft
	High	16:37	0.7m / 2.3ft
	Low	22:47	0.1m / 0.4ft
Tue 12 May	High	04:55	0.7m / 2.4ft
	Low	11:13	0.0m / 0.1ft
	High	17:34	0.8m / 2.5ft
	Low	23:43	0.1m / 0.3ft
Wed 13 May	High	05:45	0.8m / 2.5ft
	Low	12:03	-0.0m / -0.1ft
	High	18:27	0.8m / 2.7ft
Thu 14 May	Low	00:35	0.0m / 0.2ft
	High	06:34	0.8m / 2.6ft
	Low	12:52	-0.1m / -0.4ft
	High	19:17	0.9m / 2.9ft
Fri 15 May	Low	01:25	0.0m / 0.0ft
	High	07:23	0.8m / 2.8ft
	Low	13:41	-0.2m / -0.5ft
	High	20:07	0.9m / 3.1ft
Sat 16 May	Low	02:14	-0.0m / -0.0ft
	High	08:11	0.9m / 2.9ft
	Low	14:30	-0.2m / -0.7ft
	High	20:57	1.0m / 3.2ft
Sun 17 May	Low	03:04	-0.0m / -0.1ft
	High	09:01	0.9m / 2.9ft
	Low	15:20	-0.2m / -0.7ft
	High	21:47	1.0m / 3.2ft
Mon 18 May	Low	03:55	-0.0m / -0.1ft
	High	09:53	0.9m / 2.9ft
	Low	16:11	-0.2m / -0.6ft
	High	22:39	0.9m / 3.1ft
Tue 19 May	Low	04:48	-0.0m / -0.0ft
	High	10:47	0.9m / 2.8ft
	Low	17:06	-0.2m / -0.5ft
	High	23:33	0.9m / 3.0ft
Wed 20 May	Low	05:44	0.0m / 0.0ft
	High	11:45	0.8m / 2.7ft
	Low	18:03	-0.1m / -0.3ft
Thu 21 May	High	00:30	0.9m / 2.8ft
	Low	06:44	0.0m / 0.1ft
	High	12:47	0.8m / 2.5ft
	Low	19:04	-0.0m / -0.1ft
Fri 22 May	High	01:30	0.8m / 2.7ft
	Low	07:46	0.1m / 0.2ft
	High	13:54	0.7m / 2.4ft
	Low	20:10	0.0m / 0.1ft
Sat 23 May	High	02:32	0.8m / 2.5ft
	Low	08:51	0.1m / 0.2ft
	High	15:03	0.7m / 2.4ft
	Low	21:16	0.1m / 0.2ft
Sun 24 May	High	03:33	0.8m / 2.5ft
	Low	09:53	0.0m / 0.1ft
	High	16:11	0.7m / 2.4ft
	Low	22:21	0.1m / 0.3ft
Mon 25 May	High	04:30	0.7m / 2.4ft
	Low	10:50	0.0m / 0.1ft
	High	17:12	0.7m / 2.4ft
	Low	23:19	0.1m / 0.3ft

Not for navigation. Generated 2026-04-27T01:56:34.198Z.

Read about how these predictions are made on the methodology page. Unfamiliar with terms like spring tide or datum? See the glossary.

Not for navigation. Page generated 2026-04-27T01:56:34.198Z. Predictions refresh daily.