Santa Monica Pier fishing forecast today

Tide times, wind, moon phase and the best times to fish today at Santa Monica Pier, using NOAA tide station Santa Monica, Municipal Pier.

Los Angeles Updated 8:08 AM PST, Nov 5 NOAA station 9410840

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Bite outlook today Estimate

Good

Light wind (up to 10 mph)
Normal tide range (5.0 ft)

Next best time

Today 7:56 AM

Major moon period

Next tide

Low 12:57 PM

0.7 ft

Weather

68°F, Sunny

Wind 5 mph NNE - pressure falling

Water temp

71°F

NOAA Santa Monica, 9 min ago

Best times to fish

5:31 AM - 7:32 AMPrimeMoving water into the high tide at 6:31 AM; Dawn - low light, fish move shallow

7:56 AM - 9:56 AMMajor solunar period (moon overhead)

3:43 PM - 5:28 PMDusk - the evening feed

All 9 times today

12:00 AM - 12:34 AMMoving water into the low tide at 12:04 AM

2:19 AM - 3:19 AMMinor solunar period (moonrise)

5:31 AM - 7:32 AMPrimeMoving water into the high tide at 6:31 AM; Dawn - low light, fish move shallow

7:56 AM - 9:56 AMMajor solunar period (moon overhead)

11:57 AM - 1:27 PMMoving water into the low tide at 12:57 PM

2:29 PM - 3:29 PMMinor solunar period (moonset)

3:43 PM - 5:28 PMDusk - the evening feed

5:51 PM - 7:21 PMMoving water into the high tide at 6:51 PM

8:24 PM - 10:24 PMMajor solunar period (moon underfoot)

Sunrise 6:17 AMSunset 4:58 PM 67-74°Fwind to 10 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 12:04 AM (0.6 ft) High 6:31 AM (5.6 ft) Low 12:57 PM (0.7 ft) High 6:51 PM (4.5 ft)
Fri Nov 6	Low 12:37 AM (1.0 ft) High 6:59 AM (5.9 ft) Low 1:38 PM (0.1 ft) High 7:40 PM (4.3 ft)
Sat Nov 7	Low 1:06 AM (1.3 ft) High 7:25 AM (6.1 ft) Low 2:16 PM (-0.2 ft) High 8:25 PM (4.1 ft)
Sun Nov 8	Low 1:33 AM (1.7 ft) High 7:51 AM (6.2 ft) Low 2:52 PM (-0.4 ft) High 9:07 PM (4.0 ft)

Predictions from NOAA station 9410840 (Santa Monica, Municipal Pier). Strong wind can push real water levels above or below these predictions.

Santa Monica Pier: View of Santa Monica Beach from the pier. — Photo: Downtowngal, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 3.0, cropped

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

Google Maps Directions

Water is 71°F - who's feedingLive reading matched to each local fish's preferred temperature. A rough guide - season and size rules still apply.

Right temperature

Spot and croaker 58-80°F
Kelp 62-72°F

Too warm - deeper or slower

Surfperch likes under 64°F

Hourly weatherNWS

8 AM68°5 mphNNESunny

9 AM70°5 mphNNESunny

10 AM73°5 mphNNESunny

11 AM73°5 mphNNESunny

12 PM73°5 mphNNESunny

1 PM74°10 mphWSWSunny

2 PM73°10 mphWSWSunny

3 PM74°10 mphWSWSunny

4 PM74°10 mphWSunny

5 PM73°10 mphWSunny

6 PM73°10 mphWClear

7 PM71°10 mphNNWClear

8 PM70°10 mphNNWClear

9 PM68°10 mphNNWClear

10 PM68°10 mphNNEClear

11 PM67°10 mphNNEClear

12 AM65°10 mphNNEClear

1 AM65°5 mphNNEClear

2 AM64°5 mphNNEClear

3 AM64°5 mphNNEClear

4 AM62°10 mphNNEClear

5 AM62°10 mphNNEClear

6 AM62°10 mphNNESunny

7 AM64°10 mphNNESunny

Sunny, with a high near 74. 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	6:17 AM 4:58 PM	Rise 2:49 AM Set 2:59 PM	Minor 2:19 AM Major 7:56 AM Minor 2:29 PM Major 8:24 PM
Fri 6	6:18 AM 4:57 PM	Rise 3:53 AM Set 3:26 PM	Minor 3:23 AM Major 8:40 AM Minor 2:56 PM Major 9:08 PM
Sat 7	6:19 AM 4:56 PM	Rise 4:55 AM Set 3:55 PM	Minor 4:25 AM Major 9:24 AM Minor 3:25 PM Major 9:52 PM
Sun 8	6:20 AM 4:55 PM	Rise 5:57 AM Set 4:27 PM	Minor 5:27 AM Major 10:12 AM Minor 3:57 PM Major 10:40 PM
Mon 9	6:20 AM 4:54 PM	Rise 6:58 AM Set 5:03 PM	Minor 6:28 AM Major 11:00 AM Minor 4:33 PM
Tue 10	6:21 AM 4:54 PM	Rise 7:58 AM Set 5:45 PM	Major 11:28 PM Minor 7:28 AM Major 11:52 AM Minor 5:15 PM
Wed 11	6:22 AM 4:53 PM	Rise 8:54 AM Set 6:32 PM	Major 12:20 AM Minor 8:24 AM Major 12:44 PM Minor 6:02 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 Santa Monica Pier

Long Beach, San Pedro, Redondo and Santa Monica: some of the busiest public fishing piers in the country.

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: Mackerel, white croaker, halibut, sand bass, bonito and surfperch.

Also caught here: California corbina, white seabass, 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

Mackerel

Spot and croaker

Halibut (California and Pacific)

Kelp (calico) and sand bass

Surfperch

California corbina

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

Redondo Beach (King Harbor) 13 miGood San Pedro (LA Outer Harbor) 24 miGood Long Beach 24 miGood Port Hueneme 41 miGood Newport Beach (Balboa Pier) 45 miGood Newport Harbor Entrance 45 miGood