Bahia Honda Channel
Bahia Honda / Big Pine Key · Biscayne Bay and the Keys
Check Bahia Honda Channel nowNWS advisories, tides and ebb, sun and moon. Free, no sign-up.Current in the inlet
NOAA publishes current predictions for this inlet (Bahia Honda Harbor, station FLK1327). The ebb sets toward 183° (south); typical peak ebb 1.5 kn, up to 2.4 kn at spring tides.
Ebb against swell on the bar
Swell and wind from the south meet the ebb head on: waves get shorter and steeper and can break on the bar. The same swell on the flood is usually far easier. The app compares the hour-by-hour current with the forecast waves and wind to rate each hour.
Bar depth used to estimate wave steepening: about 4 m (13 ft). Sandbars move: this is not a chart and never says where to cross.
Local notes
- Bridge channel between Hawk Channel and the Gulf: check the bridge clearance on the chart.
Hour by hour, 48 hours ahead
The app rates every hour of the next 48 for Bahia Honda Channel: Lower risk, Caution, Hazardous or Extreme, with waves on the bar, wind, current and the inlet map. Free trial of Pro for 7 days.
Data for this inlet
- NWS marine forecast, zone GMZ044
- NWS marine forecast, zone GMZ035
- NOAA tide predictions: Bahia Honda Key
- NOAA current predictions: Bahia Honda Harbor
- NDBC buoy 42095 (waves, 74 km away)
- Wind observations: station SMKF1
- Airport weather: KMTH, KNQX