Half Moon Bay (Pillar Point) fishing forecast today

Tide times, wind, moon phase and the best times to fish today at Half Moon Bay (Pillar Point), using NOAA tide station Pillar Point Harbor, Half Moon Bay.

Monterey Bay and Bay Area Updated 8:08 AM PST, Nov 5 NOAA station 9414131

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Bite outlook today Estimate

Good

Light wind (up to 12 mph)
Normal tide range (5.0 ft)

Next best time

Today 8:12 AM

Major moon period

Next tide

Low 2:11 PM

0.6 ft

Weather

54°F, Sunny

Wind 6 mph N - pressure steady

Water temp

62°F

NOAA Alameda (21.1 mi), 9 min ago

Best times to fish

5:54 AM - 8:07 AMPrimeDawn - low light, fish move shallow; Moving water into the high tide at 7:37 AM

8:12 AM - 10:12 AMMajor solunar period (moon overhead)

7:11 PM - 10:40 PMPrimeMoving water into the high tide at 8:11 PM; Major solunar period (moon underfoot)

All 8 times today

12:09 AM - 1:39 AMMoving water into the low tide at 1:09 AM

2:37 AM - 3:37 AMMinor solunar period (moonrise)

5:54 AM - 8:07 AMPrimeDawn - low light, fish move shallow; Moving water into the high tide at 7:37 AM

8:12 AM - 10:12 AMMajor solunar period (moon overhead)

1:11 PM - 2:41 PMMoving water into the low tide at 2:11 PM

2:43 PM - 3:43 PMMinor solunar period (moonset)

3:53 PM - 5:38 PMDusk - the evening feed

7:11 PM - 10:40 PMPrimeMoving water into the high tide at 8:11 PM; Major solunar period (moon underfoot)

Sunrise 6:39 AMSunset 5:08 PM 54-66°Fwind to 12 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 1:09 AM (0.9 ft) High 7:37 AM (5.7 ft) Low 2:11 PM (0.6 ft) High 8:11 PM (4.5 ft)
Fri Nov 6	Low 1:51 AM (1.2 ft) High 8:09 AM (5.9 ft) Low 2:55 PM (0.1 ft) High 9:06 PM (4.4 ft)
Sat Nov 7	Low 2:29 AM (1.6 ft) High 8:39 AM (6.1 ft) Low 3:35 PM (-0.4 ft) High 9:56 PM (4.4 ft)
Sun Nov 8	Low 3:04 AM (2.0 ft) High 9:08 AM (6.1 ft) Low 4:13 PM (-0.6 ft) High 10:45 PM (4.3 ft)

Predictions from NOAA station 9414131 (Pillar Point Harbor, Half Moon Bay). Strong wind can push real water levels above or below these predictions.

Half Moon Bay (Pillar Point): Pillar Point and Half Moon Bay. — Photo: Doc Searls, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 2.0, cropped

Satellite view of Half Moon Bay (Pillar Point) from above — Imagery: USGS National Map (public domain). Pin = NOAA tide station Pillar Point Harbor, Half Moon Bay; the fishing area extends around it.

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Water is 62°F - who's feedingLive reading matched to each local fish's preferred temperature. A rough guide - season and size rules still apply.

Right temperature

Striped bass 50-68°F
Surfperch 54-64°F
White sturgeon 48-68°F

Too warm - deeper or slower

Rockfish likes under 58°F
Lingcod likes under 55°F

Hourly weatherNWS

8 AM54°6 mphNSunny

9 AM59°7 mphNSunny

10 AM62°7 mphNNWSunny

11 AM64°7 mphNNWSunny

12 PM65°6 mphNNWSunny

1 PM66°5 mphNNWSunny

2 PM66°6 mphNNWSunny

3 PM66°8 mphNWSunny

4 PM66°9 mphNWSunny

5 PM64°10 mphNWSunny

6 PM60°12 mphNNWMostly Clear

7 PM58°10 mphNNWPartly Cloudy

8 PM57°10 mphNWPartly Cloudy

9 PM56°9 mphNWPartly Cloudy

10 PM56°8 mphNWMostly Clear

11 PM55°7 mphNWMostly Clear

12 AM54°6 mphNNWMostly Clear

1 AM53°5 mphNNWMostly Clear

2 AM52°3 mphNNWMostly Clear

3 AM52°2 mphNNWPartly Cloudy

4 AM50°3 mphNMostly Cloudy

5 AM52°3 mphNMostly Cloudy

6 AM51°3 mphNPartly Sunny

7 AM51°5 mphNPartly Sunny

Sunny. High near 67, with temperatures falling to around 64 in the afternoon. North northwest wind 5 to 10 mph.

Sun and moonWaning crescent

Waning crescent
11% of the moon is lit

Day	Sun	Moon	Solunar periods
Today	6:39 AM 5:08 PM	Rise 3:07 AM Set 3:13 PM	Minor 2:37 AM Major 8:12 AM Minor 2:43 PM Major 8:40 PM
Fri 6	6:40 AM 5:07 PM	Rise 4:12 AM Set 3:38 PM	Minor 3:42 AM Major 8:56 AM Minor 3:08 PM Major 9:24 PM
Sat 7	6:41 AM 5:06 PM	Rise 5:17 AM Set 4:05 PM	Minor 4:47 AM Major 9:40 AM Minor 3:35 PM Major 10:08 PM
Sun 8	6:42 AM 5:05 PM	Rise 6:21 AM Set 4:35 PM	Minor 5:51 AM Major 10:28 AM Minor 4:05 PM Major 10:56 PM
Mon 9	6:43 AM 5:04 PM	Rise 7:25 AM Set 5:09 PM	Minor 6:55 AM Major 11:16 AM Minor 4:39 PM
Tue 10	6:44 AM 5:03 PM	Rise 8:26 AM Set 5:49 PM	Major 11:44 PM Minor 7:56 AM Major 12:08 PM Minor 5:19 PM
Wed 11	6:45 AM 5:02 PM	Rise 9:23 AM Set 6:36 PM	Major 12:36 AM Minor 8:53 AM Major 1:00 PM Minor 6:06 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 Half Moon Bay (Pillar Point)

Monterey, Santa Cruz, Half Moon Bay and San Francisco Bay: deep cold water, kelp beds and a huge estuary.

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: Striped bass, halibut, rockfish, lingcod, surfperch and sturgeon in the bay.

Also caught here: leopard shark, white sturgeon, cabezon, striped bass.

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

Striped bass

Halibut (California and Pacific)

Rockfish (Pacific)

Lingcod

Surfperch

White sturgeon

Full bait guide

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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