Imperial Beach fishing forecast today

Tide times, wind, moon phase and the best times to fish today at Imperial Beach, using NOAA tide station Imperial Beach.

San Diego Updated 8:08 AM PST, Nov 5 NOAA station 9410120

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Bite outlook today Estimate

Good

Light wind (up to 10 mph)
Normal tide range (4.9 ft)

Next best time

Today 7:52 AM

Major moon period

Next tide

Low 12:46 PM

0.7 ft

Weather

64°F, Sunny

Wind 5 mph E - pressure falling

Water temp

72°F

NOAA San Diego (9.8 mi), 9 min ago

Best times to fish

5:23 AM - 7:24 AMPrimeMoving water into the high tide at 6:23 AM; Dawn - low light, fish move shallow

7:52 AM - 9:52 AMMajor solunar period (moon overhead)

3:39 PM - 5:24 PMDusk - the evening feed

All 8 times today

2:14 AM - 3:14 AMMinor solunar period (moonrise)

5:23 AM - 7:24 AMPrimeMoving water into the high tide at 6:23 AM; Dawn - low light, fish move shallow

7:52 AM - 9:52 AMMajor solunar period (moon overhead)

11:46 AM - 1:16 PMMoving water into the low tide at 12:46 PM

2:24 PM - 3:24 PMMinor solunar period (moonset)

3:39 PM - 5:24 PMDusk - the evening feed

5:40 PM - 7:10 PMMoving water into the high tide at 6:40 PM

8:16 PM - 10:16 PMMajor solunar period (moon underfoot)

Sunrise 6:09 AMSunset 4:54 PM 64-74°Fwind to 10 mph NW

Tide chart and times3 tides today

Prime - best times todayGood - worth fishingNight

Tide times for the next 4 days

Day	Tides (feet, MLLW)
Today	High 6:23 AM (5.6 ft) Low 12:46 PM (0.7 ft) High 6:40 PM (4.5 ft)
Fri Nov 6	Low 12:29 AM (0.9 ft) High 6:52 AM (5.9 ft) Low 1:27 PM (0.2 ft) High 7:28 PM (4.4 ft)
Sat Nov 7	Low 12:58 AM (1.2 ft) High 7:19 AM (6.1 ft) Low 2:04 PM (-0.2 ft) High 8:11 PM (4.2 ft)
Sun Nov 8	Low 1:26 AM (1.6 ft) High 7:46 AM (6.2 ft) Low 2:40 PM (-0.4 ft) High 8:52 PM (4.0 ft)

Predictions from NOAA station 9410120 (Imperial Beach). Strong wind can push real water levels above or below these predictions.

Imperial Beach: Imperial Beach, CA, USA — Photo: Roman Eugeniusz, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 3.0, cropped

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

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Water is 72°F - who's feedingLive reading matched to each local fish's preferred temperature. A rough guide - season and size rules still apply.

Right temperature

California corbina 64-76°F
Spot and croaker 58-80°F

Too warm - deeper or slower

Kelp likes under 72°F

Hourly weatherNWS

8 AM64°5 mphESunny

9 AM68°0 mphSunny

10 AM72°0 mphSunny

11 AM72°5 mphNWSunny

12 PM73°5 mphWSunny

1 PM74°10 mphWMostly Sunny

2 PM73°10 mphWMostly Sunny

3 PM73°10 mphWMostly Sunny

4 PM73°10 mphWMostly Sunny

5 PM71°10 mphNWMostly Sunny

6 PM70°5 mphNWPartly Cloudy

7 PM69°5 mphNPartly Cloudy

8 PM68°0 mphPartly Cloudy

9 PM67°0 mphPartly Cloudy

10 PM66°5 mphEPartly Cloudy

11 PM65°5 mphEPartly Cloudy

12 AM64°5 mphEPartly Cloudy

1 AM63°5 mphEPartly Cloudy

2 AM62°5 mphEPartly Cloudy

3 AM62°5 mphEPartly Cloudy

4 AM61°5 mphEPartly Cloudy

5 AM61°5 mphEPartly Cloudy

6 AM61°5 mphEMostly Sunny

7 AM61°5 mphESunny

Mostly sunny, with a high near 75. Northwest wind 0 to 10 mph.

Sun and moonWaning crescent

Waning crescent
11% of the moon is lit

Day	Sun	Moon	Solunar periods
Today	6:09 AM 4:54 PM	Rise 2:44 AM Set 2:54 PM	Minor 2:14 AM Major 7:52 AM Minor 2:24 PM Major 8:16 PM
Fri 6	6:10 AM 4:54 PM	Rise 3:46 AM Set 3:22 PM	Minor 3:16 AM Major 8:36 AM Minor 2:52 PM Major 9:04 PM
Sat 7	6:11 AM 4:53 PM	Rise 4:47 AM Set 3:52 PM	Minor 4:17 AM Major 9:20 AM Minor 3:22 PM Major 9:48 PM
Sun 8	6:12 AM 4:52 PM	Rise 5:48 AM Set 4:25 PM	Minor 5:18 AM Major 10:08 AM Minor 3:55 PM Major 10:36 PM
Mon 9	6:13 AM 4:51 PM	Rise 6:49 AM Set 5:02 PM	Minor 6:19 AM Major 10:56 AM Minor 4:32 PM
Tue 10	6:13 AM 4:51 PM	Rise 7:48 AM Set 5:43 PM	Major 11:24 PM Minor 7:18 AM Major 11:44 AM Minor 5:13 PM
Wed 11	6:14 AM 4:50 PM	Rise 8:44 AM Set 6:31 PM	Major 12:12 AM Minor 8:14 AM Major 12:36 PM Minor 6:01 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 Imperial Beach

Imperial Beach, San Diego Bay and Mission Bay: calm bays, long piers and warm water much of the year.

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: Spotted bay bass, halibut, corbina, yellowfin croaker, mackerel and bonito.

Also caught here: yellowtail, white seabass, California corbina, leopard shark.

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

Kelp (calico) and sand bass

Halibut (California and Pacific)

California corbina

Spot and croaker

Mackerel

California yellowtail

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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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Nearby spots

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