Islamorada fishing report, November 8, 2026, light northeast breezes, smooth bay, short seas outside

Conditions data: FishIntel, the daily Islamorada fishing intelligence report.

Prepared at 6:00 AM EST on November 8, 2026. This is the scheduled morning conditions report.

A high pressure system sits over the southeastern United States and will move east. That keeps northeasterly breezes light to gentle today. The bulletin says the northeasterly breezes will gradually shift further northeasterly and strengthen modestly, then clock around to the east and slacken by mid week. Rain chances stay slight at best. No verified catches or on-the-water observations were available for this report.

Wind and seas today

NOAA’s Key West coastal waters forecast was issued at 4:27 AM EST on Sunday, November 8, 2026.

Hawk Channel winds are northeast 5 to 10 knots. Seas are 1 to 2 feet. Nearshore waters are smooth to a light chop. There is a slight chance of showers.

Florida Bay winds are northeast 5 to 10 knots. Bay waters are smooth to a light chop. There is a slight chance of showers.

Straits of Florida winds are northeast 5 to 10 knots. Seas are 1 to 2 feet. Wave detail: North 2 feet at 5 seconds. There is a slight chance of showers.

NOAA’s sea heights are significant wave heights. This is the average height of the highest third of the waves. Individual waves may be more than twice the significant wave height.

From Molasses to Tennessee

No verified reef-specific visibility or current readings were available for these six areas.

Reef area	Morning planning note
Molasses	The NDBC station MLRF1 has no recent reports. Gulf Stream edge was 26 NM southeast of Molasses Reef Light as of November 03, 2026.
Conch	No reef readings available today.
Davis	No reef readings available today.
Crocker	No reef readings available today.
Alligator	Gulf Stream edge was 28 NM south-southeast of Alligator Reef Light as of November 03, 2026.
Tennessee	No reef readings available today.

Today’s tides

The reference is NOAA station 8723808, Upper Matecumbe Key, Florida Bay. Times are local (EDT/EST) on November 8, 2026. Heights are feet relative to mean lower low water, or MLLW. These are predictions, not observed water levels.

Event	Time, local (EDT/EST)	Height, feet MLLW
Low	04:51	0.072
High	10:14	0.621
Low	16:26	0.313
High	21:27	0.849

This is a bayside reference. Check the actual flow where you intend to fish.

Water temperature

NOAA station 8723970, Vaca Key, Florida Bay, reported 82.8 F at 5:54 AM local on November 8. It is a regional bay reading, not a measured temperature at any of the six reef areas in this report.

Species outlook

There is no basis for a species call today. No verified catch or bite data was available.

Tonight and tomorrow

Tonight, Hawk Channel northeast to east winds are 5 to 10 knots. Seas are 1 to 2 feet. Nearshore waters are smooth to a light chop. There is a slight chance of showers. Straits northeast to east winds are 5 to 10 knots, increasing to near 10 knots. Seas are around 2 feet. Wave detail: Northeast to east 2 feet at 4 seconds and northwest 2 feet at 6 seconds. There is a slight chance of showers.

Florida Bay sees northeast to east winds 5 to 10 knots tonight, increasing to near 10 knots. Bay waters are smooth to a light chop, becoming a light chop. There is a slight chance of showers.

Monday, Hawk Channel northeast to east winds are 5 to 10 knots. Seas are 1 to 2 feet. Nearshore waters are smooth to a light chop. There is a slight chance of showers. Straits northeast to east winds are near 10 knots. Seas are around 2 feet. Wave detail: Northeast to east 2 feet at 4 seconds and northwest 1 foot at 5 seconds. There is a slight chance of showers.

Florida Bay sees northeast to east winds near 10 knots on Monday. Bay waters are a light chop. There is a slight chance of showers.

Sources

Conditions data for this log is sourced from FishIntel, the daily Islamorada fishing intelligence report for the Florida Keys. The NOAA and NDBC products it builds on are linked below.

Conditions in this report come from the NOAA and NDBC products linked below.

• NOAA Key West coastal waters forecast, issued November 8, 2026, at 4:27 AM EST.
• NOAA Upper Matecumbe Key tide predictions, November 8, 2026, local time (EDT/EST), feet MLLW.
• NOAA Vaca Key water temperature, November 8 at 5:54 AM local.
• NDBC Molasses Reef station, no recent reports when checked.