Crescent City fishing forecast today

Tide times, wind, moon phase and the best times to fish today at Crescent City, using NOAA tide station CRESCENT CITY.

North Coast Updated 8:08 AM PST, Nov 5 NOAA station 9419750

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Small Craft Advisory until Sat 3 AM - from the National Weather Service. Details

Bite outlook today Estimate

Fair

Small craft advisory - rough water for small boats
Light wind (up to 8 mph)
Normal tide range (6.1 ft)

Next best time

Today 6:14 AM

Prime: Dawn + Tide change + Major moon period

Next tide

High 8:32 AM

6.9 ft

Weather

50°F, Patchy Fog

Wind 5 mph NNE - pressure falling

Water temp

54°F

NOAA Crescent City, 15 min ago

Best times to fish

6:14 AM - 10:14 AMPrimeDawn - low light, fish move shallow; Moving water into the high tide at 8:32 AM; Major solunar period (moon overhead)

2:03 PM - 3:48 PMMoving water into the low tide at 3:03 PM; Minor solunar period (moonset)

8:07 PM - 10:48 PMPrimeMoving water into the high tide at 9:07 PM; Major solunar period (moon underfoot)

All 6 times today

1:04 AM - 2:34 AMMoving water into the low tide at 2:04 AM

2:44 AM - 3:44 AMMinor solunar period (moonrise)

6:14 AM - 10:14 AMPrimeDawn - low light, fish move shallow; Moving water into the high tide at 8:32 AM; Major solunar period (moon overhead)

2:03 PM - 3:48 PMMoving water into the low tide at 3:03 PM; Minor solunar period (moonset)

3:51 PM - 5:36 PMDusk - the evening feed

8:07 PM - 10:48 PMPrimeMoving water into the high tide at 9:07 PM; Major solunar period (moon underfoot)

Sunrise 6:53 AMSunset 5:06 PM 49-57°Fwind to 8 mph N

Tide chart and times4 tides today

Prime - best times todayGood - worth fishingNight

Tide times for the next 4 days

Day	Tides (feet, MLLW)
Today	Low 2:04 AM (1.1 ft) High 8:32 AM (6.9 ft) Low 3:03 PM (0.8 ft) High 9:07 PM (5.6 ft)
Fri Nov 6	Low 2:48 AM (1.6 ft) High 9:06 AM (7.2 ft) Low 3:49 PM (0.2 ft) High 10:03 PM (5.7 ft)
Sat Nov 7	Low 3:29 AM (2.0 ft) High 9:38 AM (7.4 ft) Low 4:29 PM (-0.3 ft) High 10:54 PM (5.8 ft)
Sun Nov 8	Low 4:08 AM (2.5 ft) High 10:09 AM (7.5 ft) Low 5:07 PM (-0.6 ft) High 11:41 PM (5.8 ft)

Predictions from NOAA station 9419750 (CRESCENT CITY). Strong wind can push real water levels above or below these predictions.

Crescent City: A Western Gull Larus occidentalis overlooks the inner harbor and Citizens Dock, Crescent City California. — Photo: Ellin Beltz, Wikimedia Commons, Public domain, cropped

Satellite view of Crescent City from above — Imagery: USGS National Map (public domain). Pin = NOAA tide station CRESCENT CITY; the fishing area extends around it.

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Water is 54°F - who's feedingLive reading matched to each local fish's preferred temperature. A rough guide - season and size rules still apply.

Right temperature

Rockfish 46-58°F
Lingcod 44-55°F
Surfperch 54-64°F
Salmon 45-58°F

Hourly weatherNWS

8 AM50°5 mphNNEPatchy Fog

9 AM52°5 mphNNEPatchy Fog

10 AM54°6 mphNNWMostly Sunny

11 AM54°6 mphNNWMostly Sunny

12 PM55°6 mphNNWMostly Sunny

1 PM56°8 mphNNWMostly Sunny

2 PM56°8 mphNNWMostly Sunny

3 PM57°8 mphNNWMostly Sunny

4 PM56°6 mphNMostly Sunny

5 PM55°6 mphNMostly Sunny

6 PM54°6 mphNPartly Cloudy

7 PM52°2 mphNMostly Cloudy

8 PM51°2 mphNMostly Cloudy

9 PM50°2 mphNMostly Cloudy

10 PM50°2 mphSSEMostly Cloudy

11 PM49°2 mphSSEMostly Cloudy

12 AM49°2 mphSSEMostly Cloudy

1 AM49°5 mphSECloudy

2 AM49°5 mphSECloudy

3 AM49°5 mphSECloudy

4 AM49°3 mphSSECloudy

5 AM47°3 mphSSECloudy

6 AM48°3 mphSSECloudy

7 AM49°2 mphSECloudy

Patchy fog before 10am. Mostly sunny, with a high near 58. North wind 5 to 8 mph.

Sun and moonWaning crescent

Waning crescent
11% of the moon is lit

Day	Sun	Moon	Solunar periods
Today	6:53 AM 5:06 PM	Rise 3:14 AM Set 3:18 PM	Minor 2:44 AM Major 8:20 AM Minor 2:48 PM Major 8:48 PM
Fri 6	6:55 AM 5:05 PM	Rise 4:23 AM Set 3:40 PM	Minor 3:53 AM Major 9:04 AM Minor 3:10 PM Major 9:32 PM
Sat 7	6:56 AM 5:04 PM	Rise 5:32 AM Set 4:03 PM	Minor 5:02 AM Major 9:48 AM Minor 3:33 PM Major 10:16 PM
Sun 8	6:57 AM 5:03 PM	Rise 6:39 AM Set 4:30 PM	Minor 6:09 AM Major 10:36 AM Minor 4:00 PM
Mon 9	6:58 AM 5:02 PM	Rise 7:45 AM Set 5:02 PM	Minor 7:15 AM Major 11:24 AM Minor 4:32 PM
Tue 10	6:59 AM 5:01 PM	Rise 8:49 AM Set 5:40 PM	Major 11:52 PM Minor 8:19 AM Major 12:16 PM Minor 5:10 PM
Wed 11	7:01 AM 5:00 PM	Rise 9:47 AM Set 6:26 PM	Major 12:44 AM Minor 9:17 AM Major 1:08 PM Minor 5:56 PM

Calculated for this location. Moon times are accurate to within a few minutes. Major periods are the 2 hours around the moon passing overhead or underfoot; minor periods are the hour around moonrise and moonset.

Fishing Crescent City

Point Reyes to Crescent City: rugged coast, harbors and big river mouths. Cold, rough water - take care.

What's biting now (Fall): Halibut and rockfish; calico bass in the south. Some salmon and striped bass in San Francisco Bay.

Commonly caught in this area: Rockfish, lingcod, surfperch, salmon in season and Dungeness crab.

Also caught here: cabezon, kelp greenling, steelhead, white sturgeon.

Piers put you over deeper water without a boat. Fish the pilings for sheepshead and snapper, and cast out from the end for mackerel and pompano when they run. Many Florida piers sell a license that covers everyone fishing from that pier.

Best baits here6 fish

Rockfish (Pacific)

Lingcod

Surfperch

Salmon

Cabezon

Kelp greenling

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How the bite outlook works

The rating is our estimate, not a guarantee. It combines tide range, wind, rain and storms, temperature swings, the moon phase and how well the solunar periods line up with dawn and dusk. Fish do not read forecasts - local knowledge always wins. Read more

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