Newport Harbor Entrance fishing forecast today

Tide times, wind, moon phase and the best times to fish today at Newport Harbor Entrance, using NOAA tide station Newport Bay Entrance, Corona del Mar.

Orange County Updated 8:08 AM PST, Nov 5 NOAA station 9410580

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Bite outlook today Estimate

Good

Light wind (up to 5 mph)
Normal tide range (5.0 ft)

Next best time

Today 7:52 AM

Major moon period

Next tide

Low 12:53 PM

0.6 ft

Weather

66°F, Sunny

Wind 5 mph N - pressure steady

Water temp

73°F

NDBC buoy Capistrano Beach Nearshore, CA (284) (16.0 mi), 43 min ago

Best times to fish

5:27 AM - 7:29 AMPrimeMoving water into the high tide at 6:27 AM; Dawn - low light, fish move shallow

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

3:41 PM - 5:26 PMDusk - the evening feed

All 9 times today

12:00 AM - 12:32 AMMoving water into the low tide at 12:02 AM

2:17 AM - 3:17 AMMinor solunar period (moonrise)

5:27 AM - 7:29 AMPrimeMoving water into the high tide at 6:27 AM; Dawn - low light, fish move shallow

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

11:53 AM - 1:23 PMMoving water into the low tide at 12:53 PM

2:26 PM - 3:26 PMMinor solunar period (moonset)

3:41 PM - 5:26 PMDusk - the evening feed

5:47 PM - 7:17 PMMoving water into the high tide at 6:47 PM

8:20 PM - 10:20 PMMajor solunar period (moon underfoot)

Sunrise 6:14 AMSunset 4:56 PM 66-78°Fwind to 5 mph NW

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 12:02 AM (0.6 ft) High 6:27 AM (5.6 ft) Low 12:53 PM (0.6 ft) High 6:47 PM (4.5 ft)
Fri Nov 6	Low 12:34 AM (0.9 ft) High 6:55 AM (5.9 ft) Low 1:34 PM (0.1 ft) High 7:36 PM (4.3 ft)
Sat Nov 7	Low 1:03 AM (1.3 ft) High 7:21 AM (6.1 ft) Low 2:12 PM (-0.3 ft) High 8:21 PM (4.1 ft)
Sun Nov 8	Low 1:30 AM (1.6 ft) High 7:46 AM (6.1 ft) Low 2:47 PM (-0.4 ft) High 9:04 PM (3.9 ft)

Predictions from NOAA station 9410580 (Newport Bay Entrance, Corona del Mar). Strong wind can push real water levels above or below these predictions.

Newport Harbor Entrance: Newport Harbor Yacht Moorings by Don Ramey Logan — Photo: Don Ramey Logan, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 4.0, cropped

Satellite view of Newport Harbor Entrance from above — Imagery: USGS National Map (public domain). Pin = NOAA tide station Newport Bay Entrance, Corona del Mar; the fishing area extends around it.

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Water is 73°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

Too warm - deeper or slower

Surfperch likes under 64°F
Kelp likes under 72°F

Hourly weatherNWS

8 AM66°5 mphNSunny

9 AM71°5 mphNSunny

10 AM74°5 mphNSunny

11 AM76°5 mphNSunny

12 PM77°5 mphNSunny

1 PM78°5 mphWSunny

2 PM78°5 mphWSunny

3 PM78°5 mphWSunny

4 PM77°5 mphWSunny

5 PM76°5 mphWSunny

6 PM73°5 mphWMostly Clear

7 PM71°5 mphNWMostly Clear

8 PM69°5 mphNWMostly Clear

9 PM68°5 mphNWMostly Clear

10 PM67°5 mphNMostly Clear

11 PM66°5 mphNMostly Clear

12 AM65°5 mphNMostly Clear

1 AM65°5 mphNEMostly Clear

2 AM64°5 mphNEMostly Clear

3 AM63°5 mphNEMostly Clear

4 AM63°10 mphNEClear

5 AM62°10 mphNEClear

6 AM62°10 mphNESunny

7 AM63°10 mphNESunny

Sunny, with a high near 78. Northwest wind around 5 mph.

Sun and moonWaning crescent

Waning crescent
11% of the moon is lit

Day	Sun	Moon	Solunar periods
Today	6:14 AM 4:56 PM	Rise 2:47 AM Set 2:56 PM	Minor 2:17 AM Major 7:52 AM Minor 2:26 PM Major 8:20 PM
Fri 6	6:15 AM 4:55 PM	Rise 3:50 AM Set 3:24 PM	Minor 3:20 AM Major 8:40 AM Minor 2:54 PM Major 9:04 PM
Sat 7	6:15 AM 4:54 PM	Rise 4:52 AM Set 3:53 PM	Minor 4:22 AM Major 9:24 AM Minor 3:23 PM Major 9:52 PM
Sun 8	6:16 AM 4:53 PM	Rise 5:53 AM Set 4:25 PM	Minor 5:23 AM Major 10:08 AM Minor 3:55 PM Major 10:36 PM
Mon 9	6:17 AM 4:53 PM	Rise 6:54 AM Set 5:02 PM	Minor 6:24 AM Major 11:00 AM Minor 4:32 PM
Tue 10	6:18 AM 4:52 PM	Rise 7:54 AM Set 5:43 PM	Major 11:24 PM Minor 7:24 AM Major 11:48 AM Minor 5:13 PM
Wed 11	6:19 AM 4:51 PM	Rise 8:50 AM Set 6:31 PM	Major 12:16 AM Minor 8:20 AM Major 12:40 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 Newport Harbor Entrance

Newport Beach and its harbor: piers and sandy beaches famous for surf perch and corbina.

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: Barred surfperch, corbina, halibut, mackerel and spotted bay bass.

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

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

Surfperch

California corbina

Halibut (California and Pacific)

Mackerel

Kelp (calico) and sand bass

Leopard shark

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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Nearby spots

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