Fort Bragg (Noyo Harbor) fishing forecast today

Tide times, wind, moon phase and the best times to fish today at Fort Bragg (Noyo Harbor), using NOAA tide station NOYO HARBOR.

North Coast Updated 8:08 AM PST, Nov 5 NOAA station 9417426

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Beach Hazards Statement until Sat 12 AM - from the National Weather Service. Details

Bite outlook today Estimate

Good

Light wind (up to 8 mph)
Normal tide range (5.3 ft)

Next best time

Today 6:09 AM

Prime: Dawn + Tide change + Major moon period

Next tide

Low 2:35 PM

0.8 ft

Weather

49°F, Patchy Fog

Wind 3 mph N - pressure falling

Water temp

65°F

NDBC buoy PT ARENA - 19NM North of Point Arena, CA (16.7 mi), 29 min ago

Best times to fish

6:09 AM - 10:09 AMPrimeDawn - low light, fish move shallow; Moving water into the high tide at 8:04 AM; Major solunar period (moon overhead)

1:35 PM - 3:47 PMMoving water into the low tide at 2:35 PM; Minor solunar period (moonset)

7:37 PM - 10:48 PMPrimeMoving water into the high tide at 8:37 PM; Major solunar period (moon underfoot)

All 6 times today

12:33 AM - 2:03 AMMoving water into the low tide at 1:33 AM

2:42 AM - 3:42 AMMinor solunar period (moonrise)

6:09 AM - 10:09 AMPrimeDawn - low light, fish move shallow; Moving water into the high tide at 8:04 AM; Major solunar period (moon overhead)

1:35 PM - 3:47 PMMoving water into the low tide at 2:35 PM; Minor solunar period (moonset)

3:54 PM - 5:39 PMDusk - the evening feed

7:37 PM - 10:48 PMPrimeMoving water into the high tide at 8:37 PM; Major solunar period (moon underfoot)

Sunrise 6:47 AMSunset 5:09 PM 49-66°Fwind to 8 mph NNW

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 1:33 AM (1.0 ft) High 8:04 AM (6.1 ft) Low 2:35 PM (0.8 ft) High 8:37 PM (4.9 ft)
Fri Nov 6	Low 2:17 AM (1.4 ft) High 8:36 AM (6.4 ft) Low 3:20 PM (0.2 ft) High 9:33 PM (4.9 ft)
Sat Nov 7	Low 2:56 AM (1.8 ft) High 9:07 AM (6.6 ft) Low 4:02 PM (-0.3 ft) High 10:25 PM (4.9 ft)
Sun Nov 8	Low 3:34 AM (2.2 ft) High 9:38 AM (6.6 ft) Low 4:41 PM (-0.6 ft) High 11:14 PM (4.9 ft)

Predictions from NOAA station 9417426 (NOYO HARBOR). Strong wind can push real water levels above or below these predictions.

Fort Bragg (Noyo Harbor): Noyo Harbor Fort Bragg California. — Photo: Noah_Loverbear, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 3.0, cropped

Satellite view of Fort Bragg (Noyo Harbor) from above — Imagery: USGS National Map (public domain). Pin = NOAA tide station NOYO HARBOR; the fishing area extends around it.

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Water is 65°F - who's feedingLive reading matched to each local fish's preferred temperature. A rough guide - season and size rules still apply.

Too warm - deeper or slower

Rockfish likes under 58°F
Lingcod likes under 55°F
Surfperch likes under 64°F
Salmon likes under 58°F

Hourly weatherNWS

8 AM49°3 mphNPatchy Fog

9 AM55°3 mphNPatchy Fog

10 AM60°6 mphNWSunny

11 AM63°6 mphNWSunny

12 PM65°6 mphNWSunny

1 PM66°8 mphNNWMostly Sunny

2 PM66°8 mphNNWMostly Sunny

3 PM66°8 mphNNWMostly Sunny

4 PM64°8 mphNNWPartly Sunny

5 PM63°8 mphNNWPartly Sunny

6 PM60°8 mphNNWMostly Cloudy

7 PM56°3 mphNMostly Cloudy

8 PM54°3 mphNMostly Cloudy

9 PM53°3 mphNMostly Cloudy

10 PM51°2 mphNPartly Cloudy

11 PM50°2 mphNPartly Cloudy

12 AM49°2 mphNPartly Cloudy

1 AM48°2 mphNEMostly Cloudy

2 AM47°2 mphNEMostly Cloudy

3 AM47°2 mphNEMostly Cloudy

4 AM46°2 mphNNEMostly Cloudy

5 AM45°2 mphNNEMostly Cloudy

6 AM45°2 mphNNEMostly Cloudy

7 AM46°3 mphNPartly Sunny

Patchy fog before 10am. Mostly sunny. High near 68, with temperatures falling to around 63 in the afternoon. North northwest wind 3 to 8 mph.

Sun and moonWaning crescent

Waning crescent
11% of the moon is lit

Day	Sun	Moon	Solunar periods
Today	6:47 AM 5:09 PM	Rise 3:12 AM Set 3:17 PM	Minor 2:42 AM Major 8:16 AM Minor 2:47 PM Major 8:48 PM
Fri 6	6:48 AM 5:08 PM	Rise 4:20 AM Set 3:41 PM	Minor 3:50 AM Major 9:00 AM Minor 3:11 PM Major 9:32 PM
Sat 7	6:50 AM 5:07 PM	Rise 5:26 AM Set 4:07 PM	Minor 4:56 AM Major 9:48 AM Minor 3:37 PM Major 10:16 PM
Sun 8	6:51 AM 5:06 PM	Rise 6:31 AM Set 4:35 PM	Minor 6:01 AM Major 10:32 AM Minor 4:05 PM
Mon 9	6:52 AM 5:05 PM	Rise 7:36 AM Set 5:08 PM	Major 11:04 PM Minor 7:06 AM Major 11:24 AM Minor 4:38 PM
Tue 10	6:53 AM 5:04 PM	Rise 8:38 AM Set 5:48 PM	Major 11:52 PM Minor 8:08 AM Major 12:12 PM Minor 5:18 PM
Wed 11	6:54 AM 5:04 PM	Rise 9:36 AM Set 6:34 PM	Major 12:40 AM Minor 9:06 AM Major 1:04 PM Minor 6:04 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 Fort Bragg (Noyo Harbor)

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.

Inlets funnel bait in and out with every tide, and predators wait at the edges. Fish the last part of the incoming and first part of the outgoing tide, and watch the current - inlets can be dangerous for small boats.

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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