Apalachicola fishing forecast today

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

Panhandle Updated 11:08 AM EST, Nov 5 NOAA station 8728690

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Bite outlook today Estimate

Fair

Weak tidal movement (1.0 ft range)
Light wind (up to 5 mph)

Next best time

Today 12:39 PM

Tide change

Next tide

High 1:39 PM

1.5 ft

Weather

77°F, Partly Sunny

Wind 5 mph SE - pressure falling

Water temp

74°F

NOAA Apalachicola, 8 min ago

Best times to fish

6:11 AM - 8:11 AMPrimeDawn - low light, fish move shallow; Moving water into the low tide at 7:22 AM

8:40 AM - 10:40 AMMajor solunar period (moon overhead)

4:35 PM - 6:20 PMDusk - the evening feed

All 9 times today

12:00 AM - 1:16 AMMoving water into the high tide at 12:46 AM

2:59 AM - 3:59 AMMinor solunar period (moonrise)

6:11 AM - 8:11 AMPrimeDawn - low light, fish move shallow; Moving water into the low tide at 7:22 AM

8:40 AM - 10:40 AMMajor solunar period (moon overhead)

12:39 PM - 2:09 PMMoving water into the high tide at 1:39 PM

3:14 PM - 4:14 PMMinor solunar period (moonset)

4:35 PM - 6:20 PMDusk - the evening feed

6:38 PM - 8:08 PMMoving water into the low tide at 7:38 PM

9:04 PM - 11:04 PMMajor solunar period (moon underfoot)

Sunrise 6:56 AMSunset 5:50 PM 72-77°Fwind to 5 mph SE

Tide chart and times4 tides today

Prime - best times todayGood - worth fishingNight

Tide times for the next 4 days

Day	Tides (feet, MLLW)
Today	High 12:46 AM (1.5 ft) Low 7:22 AM (0.5 ft) High 1:39 PM (1.5 ft) Low 7:38 PM (0.8 ft)
Fri Nov 6	High 12:59 AM (1.6 ft) Low 8:07 AM (0.2 ft) High 2:50 PM (1.6 ft) Low 8:08 PM (1.0 ft)
Sat Nov 7	High 1:13 AM (1.7 ft) Low 8:49 AM (0.0 ft) High 3:52 PM (1.6 ft) Low 8:31 PM (1.2 ft)
Sun Nov 8	High 1:30 AM (1.8 ft) Low 9:30 AM (-0.1 ft) High 4:47 PM (1.6 ft) Low 8:50 PM (1.4 ft)

Predictions from NOAA station 8728690 (APALACHICOLA). Strong wind can push real water levels above or below these predictions.

Apalachicola: Apalachicola National Estuarine Research Reserve, Florida, Apalachicola, United States — Photo: NOAA, Wikimedia Commons, Public domain, cropped

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

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Water is 74°F - who's feedingLive reading matched to each local fish's preferred temperature. A rough guide - season and size rules still apply.

Right temperature

Redfish 60-85°F
Spotted seatrout 58-80°F
Flounder 58-80°F
Pompano 68-82°F
Spanish mackerel 70-85°F
King mackerel 70-84°F
Cobia 68-82°F

Hourly weatherNWS

11 AM77°5 mphSEPartly Sunny

12 PM77°5 mphSEPartly Sunny

1 PM77°5 mphSSEMostly Sunny

2 PM77°5 mphSSEMostly Sunny

3 PM77°5 mphSSESunny

4 PM77°5 mphSSESunny

5 PM77°5 mphSSESunny

6 PM75°5 mphSSEMostly Clear

7 PM74°5 mphSMostly Clear

8 PM73°5 mphSMostly Clear

9 PM73°5 mphSMostly Clear

10 PM72°5 mphSMostly Clear

11 PM72°5 mphSSWPartly Cloudy

12 AM72°5 mphSWPartly Cloudy

1 AM72°5 mphSWPartly Cloudy

2 AM72°5 mphSWPartly Cloudy

3 AM71°5 mphWSWPartly Cloudy

4 AM71°5 mphWSWSlight Chance Rain

5 AM70°5 mphWSlight Chance Rain

6 AM70°5 mphWPartly Sunny

7 AM69°5 mphWSlight Chance Rain

8 AM71°5 mphWSlight Chance Rain

9 AM73°5 mphWNWSlight Chance Rain

10 AM75°5 mphWNW31% rain

Mostly sunny, with a high near 77. Southeast wind around 5 mph.

Sun and moonWaning crescent

Waning crescent
12% of the moon is lit

Day	Sun	Moon	Solunar periods
Today	6:56 AM 5:50 PM	Rise 3:29 AM Set 3:44 PM	Minor 2:59 AM Major 8:40 AM Minor 3:14 PM Major 9:04 PM
Fri 6	6:57 AM 5:50 PM	Rise 4:30 AM Set 4:14 PM	Minor 4:00 AM Major 9:24 AM Minor 3:44 PM Major 9:48 PM
Sat 7	6:58 AM 5:49 PM	Rise 5:29 AM Set 4:45 PM	Minor 4:59 AM Major 10:08 AM Minor 4:15 PM Major 10:36 PM
Sun 8	6:58 AM 5:48 PM	Rise 6:29 AM Set 5:19 PM	Minor 5:59 AM Major 10:56 AM Minor 4:49 PM
Mon 9	6:59 AM 5:48 PM	Rise 7:28 AM Set 5:57 PM	Major 11:20 PM Minor 6:58 AM Major 11:44 AM Minor 5:27 PM
Tue 10	7:00 AM 5:47 PM	Rise 8:26 AM Set 6:39 PM	Major 12:08 AM Minor 7:56 AM Major 12:32 PM Minor 6:09 PM
Wed 11	7:01 AM 5:46 PM	Rise 9:22 AM Set 7:27 PM	Major 1:00 AM Minor 8:52 AM Major 1:24 PM Minor 6:57 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 Apalachicola

Apalachicola west to Pensacola: sugar-white surf beaches, long Gulf piers and big bays. Note that the western Panhandle is on Central time.

What's biting now (Fall): Fall is prime time: the mullet run draws snook, tarpon, redfish and bluefish along the beaches and inlets, and big schools of redfish gather on the flats.

Commonly caught in this area: Redfish, spotted seatrout, flounder, pompano, Spanish and king mackerel and cobia in spring.

Also caught here: Spanish mackerel, king mackerel, cobia, pompano, ladyfish, jack crevalle, gray triggerfish, blacktip shark.

Shallow flats fish best on a rising tide that pushes fish up to feed. Move slowly, wear polarized glasses and look for tailing fish or nervous water. Cast ahead of fish, not on top of them.

Best baits here6 fish

Redfish (red drum)

Spotted seatrout (speckled trout)

Flounder

Pompano

Spanish mackerel

King mackerel (kingfish)

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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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