Cocoa Beach fishing forecast today

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

East Central Florida Updated 11:08 AM EST, Nov 5 NOAA station 8721649

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Bite outlook today Estimate

Good

Light wind (up to 10 mph)
Normal tide range (3.7 ft)

Next best time

Today 2:56 PM

Prime: Minor moon period + Tide change + Dusk

Next tide

High 4:44 PM

3.9 ft

Weather

79°F, Sunny

Wind 5 mph NE - pressure falling

Water temp

77°F

NDBC buoy Cape Canaveral Nearshore, FL (143) (4.6 mi), 72 min ago

Best times to fish

8:20 AM - 11:05 AMPrimeMajor solunar period (moon overhead); Moving water into the low tide at 10:35 AM

2:56 PM - 6:05 PMPrimeMinor solunar period (moonset); Moving water into the high tide at 4:44 PM; Dusk - the evening feed

8:48 PM - 11:19 PMPrimeMajor solunar period (moon underfoot); Moving water into the low tide at 10:49 PM

All 5 times today

2:41 AM - 4:58 AMMinor solunar period (moonrise); Moving water into the high tide at 4:28 AM

5:52 AM - 7:52 AMDawn - low light, fish move shallow

8:20 AM - 11:05 AMPrimeMajor solunar period (moon overhead); Moving water into the low tide at 10:35 AM

2:56 PM - 6:05 PMPrimeMinor solunar period (moonset); Moving water into the high tide at 4:44 PM; Dusk - the evening feed

8:48 PM - 11:19 PMPrimeMajor solunar period (moon underfoot); Moving water into the low tide at 10:49 PM

Sunrise 6:37 AMSunset 5:35 PM 77-80°Fwind to 10 mph NE

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 4:28 AM (4.1 ft) Low 10:35 AM (0.7 ft) High 4:44 PM (3.9 ft) Low 10:49 PM (0.4 ft)
Fri Nov 6	High 5:16 AM (4.3 ft) Low 11:29 AM (0.7 ft) High 5:28 PM (3.7 ft) Low 11:31 PM (0.4 ft)
Sat Nov 7	High 6:00 AM (4.5 ft) Low 12:19 PM (0.7 ft) High 6:11 PM (3.6 ft)
Sun Nov 8	Low 12:11 AM (0.3 ft) High 6:43 AM (4.5 ft) Low 1:04 PM (0.7 ft) High 6:53 PM (3.5 ft)

Predictions from NOAA station 8721649 (Cocoa Beach). Strong wind can push real water levels above or below these predictions.

Cocoa Beach: Cocoa Beach Pier, 401 Meade Avenue, Cocoa Beach, Florida. — Photo: Leonard J. DeFrancisci, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 3.0, cropped

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

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Water is 77°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
Snook 70-88°F
Tarpon 74-88°F
Pompano 68-82°F
Whiting 58-80°F
Black drum 55-80°F

Hourly weatherNWS

11 AM79°5 mphNESunny

12 PM79°5 mphENEMostly Sunny

1 PM79°5 mphNESunny

2 PM79°10 mphNESunny

3 PM79°10 mphENESunny

4 PM80°10 mphENESunny

5 PM79°5 mphENESunny

6 PM78°5 mphENEClear

7 PM78°5 mphENEClear

8 PM78°5 mphENEMostly Clear

9 PM78°5 mphENEClear

10 PM78°5 mphENEClear

11 PM77°5 mphENEClear

12 AM77°5 mphENEMostly Clear

1 AM77°0 mphMostly Clear

2 AM77°0 mphMostly Clear

3 AM76°0 mphMostly Clear

4 AM75°0 mphMostly Clear

5 AM74°0 mphMostly Clear

6 AM74°0 mphSunny

7 AM73°5 mphNNWSunny

8 AM75°5 mphNNWSunny

9 AM77°5 mphNWSunny

10 AM78°5 mphNWSunny

Sunny, with a high near 80. Northeast wind 5 to 10 mph.

Sun and moonWaning crescent

Waning crescent
12% of the moon is lit

Day	Sun	Moon	Solunar periods
Today	6:37 AM 5:35 PM	Rise 3:11 AM Set 3:26 PM	Minor 2:41 AM Major 8:20 AM Minor 2:56 PM Major 8:48 PM
Fri 6	6:37 AM 5:34 PM	Rise 4:10 AM Set 3:57 PM	Minor 3:40 AM Major 9:04 AM Minor 3:27 PM Major 9:32 PM
Sat 7	6:38 AM 5:33 PM	Rise 5:09 AM Set 4:29 PM	Minor 4:39 AM Major 9:48 AM Minor 3:59 PM Major 10:16 PM
Sun 8	6:39 AM 5:33 PM	Rise 6:08 AM Set 5:04 PM	Minor 5:38 AM Major 10:36 AM Minor 4:34 PM
Mon 9	6:40 AM 5:32 PM	Rise 7:06 AM Set 5:42 PM	Major 11:04 PM Minor 6:36 AM Major 11:24 AM Minor 5:12 PM
Tue 10	6:40 AM 5:32 PM	Rise 8:04 AM Set 6:25 PM	Major 11:52 PM Minor 7:34 AM Major 12:16 PM Minor 5:55 PM
Wed 11	6:41 AM 5:31 PM	Rise 8:59 AM Set 7:13 PM	Major 12:40 AM Minor 8:29 AM Major 1:08 PM Minor 6:43 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 Cocoa Beach

Daytona to Cocoa Beach: surf beaches, Ponce Inlet's jetties and the shallow Indian River Lagoon system, including Mosquito Lagoon, famous for sight fishing big redfish in clear, skinny water.

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, snook, tarpon, pompano, whiting and black drum.

Also caught here: jack crevalle, ladyfish, croaker, mangrove snapper, blacktip shark, hardhead catfish.

Read the beach before you cast: look for darker troughs, rip currents and cuts in the sandbar where fish feed. Sand fleas and shrimp are reliable surf baits, and the first and last hours of daylight are usually best.

Best baits here6 fish

Redfish (red drum)

Spotted seatrout (speckled trout)

Snook

Tarpon

Pompano

Whiting (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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Nearby spots

Port Canaveral 3 miGood Sebastian Inlet 36 miGood Mosquito Lagoon 41 miGood New Smyrna Beach 49 miGood Ponce Inlet 52 miGood Daytona Beach 58 miGood