Clearwater Beach fishing forecast today

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

Tampa Bay Updated 11:08 AM EST, Nov 5 NOAA station 8726724

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Bite outlook today Estimate

Fair

Weak tidal movement (2.0 ft range)
Light wind (up to 5 mph)

Next best time

Today 1:51 PM

Tide change + Minor moon period

Next tide

Low 2:51 PM

1.0 ft

Weather

79°F, Sunny

Wind 2 mph SE - pressure falling

Water temp

75°F

NOAA Clearwater Beach, 8 min ago

Best times to fish

6:00 AM - 8:00 AMDawn - low light, fish move shallow

8:11 AM - 10:28 AMPrimeMoving water into the high tide at 9:11 AM; Major solunar period (moon overhead)

7:55 PM - 10:56 PMPrimeMoving water into the high tide at 8:55 PM; Major solunar period (moon underfoot)

All 6 times today

1:40 AM - 3:50 AMMoving water into the low tide at 2:40 AM; Minor solunar period (moonrise)

6:00 AM - 8:00 AMDawn - low light, fish move shallow

8:11 AM - 10:28 AMPrimeMoving water into the high tide at 9:11 AM; Major solunar period (moon overhead)

1:51 PM - 4:05 PMMoving water into the low tide at 2:51 PM; Minor solunar period (moonset)

4:29 PM - 6:14 PMDusk - the evening feed

7:55 PM - 10:56 PMPrimeMoving water into the high tide at 8:55 PM; Major solunar period (moon underfoot)

Sunrise 6:45 AMSunset 5:44 PM 74-81°Fwind to 5 mph WSW

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 2:40 AM (0.8 ft) High 9:11 AM (2.6 ft) Low 2:51 PM (1.0 ft) High 8:55 PM (2.8 ft)
Fri Nov 6	Low 3:28 AM (0.4 ft) High 10:07 AM (2.5 ft) Low 3:27 PM (1.2 ft) High 9:17 PM (2.9 ft)
Sat Nov 7	Low 4:11 AM (0.1 ft) High 10:52 AM (2.4 ft) Low 3:59 PM (1.3 ft) High 9:40 PM (3.0 ft)
Sun Nov 8	Low 4:50 AM (-0.1 ft) High 11:31 AM (2.3 ft) Low 4:28 PM (1.4 ft) High 10:06 PM (3.1 ft)

Predictions from NOAA station 8726724 (Clearwater Beach). Strong wind can push real water levels above or below these predictions.

Clearwater Beach: This work is Conecza.com's contribution to Wikimedia. You may use the picture for any purpose. — Photo: Mehjam57, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 3.0, cropped

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

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Water is 75°F - who's feedingLive reading matched to each local fish's preferred temperature. A rough guide - season and size rules still apply.

Right temperature

Snook 70-88°F
Redfish 60-85°F
Spotted seatrout 58-80°F
Tarpon 74-88°F
Spanish mackerel 70-85°F

Too warm - deeper or slower

Sheepshead likes under 75°F

Hourly weatherNWS

11 AM79°2 mphSESunny

12 PM79°2 mphSSunny

1 PM80°3 mphSSunny

2 PM81°3 mphSWSunny

3 PM80°5 mphWSunny

4 PM78°5 mphNWSunny

5 PM78°3 mphNNWSunny

6 PM76°3 mphNNWMostly Clear

7 PM75°2 mphNMostly Clear

8 PM75°2 mphNMostly Clear

9 PM75°2 mphNMostly Clear

10 PM74°2 mphNNEMostly Clear

11 PM74°2 mphNNEMostly Clear

12 AM73°2 mphNEPartly Cloudy

1 AM73°2 mphNEPartly Cloudy

2 AM73°2 mphENEPartly Cloudy

3 AM72°2 mphENEPartly Cloudy

4 AM72°1 mphEPartly Cloudy

5 AM71°1 mphEPartly Cloudy

6 AM71°1 mphEMostly Sunny

7 AM71°1 mphEMostly Sunny

8 AM72°1 mphEMostly Sunny

9 AM75°1 mphNEMostly Sunny

10 AM76°2 mphNESunny

Sunny, with a high near 81. West southwest wind around 5 mph.

Sun and moonWaning crescent

Waning crescent
12% of the moon is lit

Day	Sun	Moon	Solunar periods
Today	6:45 AM 5:44 PM	Rise 3:20 AM Set 3:35 PM	Minor 2:50 AM Major 8:28 AM Minor 3:05 PM Major 8:56 PM
Fri 6	6:46 AM 5:44 PM	Rise 4:19 AM Set 4:07 PM	Minor 3:49 AM Major 9:12 AM Minor 3:37 PM Major 9:40 PM
Sat 7	6:46 AM 5:43 PM	Rise 5:18 AM Set 4:39 PM	Minor 4:48 AM Major 10:00 AM Minor 4:09 PM Major 10:24 PM
Sun 8	6:47 AM 5:42 PM	Rise 6:16 AM Set 5:14 PM	Minor 5:46 AM Major 10:44 AM Minor 4:44 PM
Mon 9	6:48 AM 5:42 PM	Rise 7:15 AM Set 5:52 PM	Major 11:12 PM Minor 6:45 AM Major 11:32 AM Minor 5:22 PM
Tue 10	6:49 AM 5:41 PM	Rise 8:12 AM Set 6:35 PM	Major 12:00 AM Minor 7:42 AM Major 12:24 PM Minor 6:05 PM
Wed 11	6:49 AM 5:41 PM	Rise 9:07 AM Set 7:23 PM	Major 12:52 AM Minor 8:37 AM Major 1:16 PM Minor 6:53 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 Clearwater Beach

Florida's largest open-water estuary, ringed by piers, bridges, grass flats and beach passes. Long fishing piers make it one of the easiest areas to fish without a boat.

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: Snook, redfish, spotted seatrout, tarpon, Spanish mackerel and sheepshead.

Also caught here: jack crevalle, ladyfish, mangrove snapper, gag grouper, Spanish mackerel, blacktip shark, hardhead catfish.

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

Snook

Redfish (red drum)

Spotted seatrout (speckled trout)

Tarpon

Spanish mackerel

Sheepshead

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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