Destin (East Pass) fishing forecast today

Tide times, wind, moon phase and the best times to fish today at Destin (East Pass), using NOAA tide station East Pass (Destin).

Panhandle Updated 10:08 AM CST, Nov 5 NOAA station 8729511

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Bite outlook today Estimate

Fair

Weak tidal movement (0.3 ft range)
Light wind (up to 10 mph)

Next best time

Today 10:31 AM

Tide change

Next tide

Low 11:31 AM

0.3 ft

Weather

76°F, Chance Rain Showers

Wind 5 mph S - pressure falling

Moon

Waning crescent

12% lit

Best times to fish

5:31 AM - 9:31 AMPrimeDawn - low light, fish move shallow; Moving water into the high tide at 8:11 AM; Major solunar period (moon overhead)

3:40 PM - 5:25 PMDusk - the evening feed

7:14 PM - 10:12 PMPrimeMoving water into the high tide at 8:14 PM; Major solunar period (moon underfoot)

All 7 times today

2:06 AM - 3:06 AMMinor solunar period (moonrise)

3:27 AM - 4:57 AMMoving water into the low tide at 4:27 AM

5:31 AM - 9:31 AMPrimeDawn - low light, fish move shallow; Moving water into the high tide at 8:11 AM; Major solunar period (moon overhead)

10:31 AM - 12:01 PMMoving water into the low tide at 11:31 AM

2:20 PM - 3:20 PMMinor solunar period (moonset)

3:40 PM - 5:25 PMDusk - the evening feed

7:14 PM - 10:12 PMPrimeMoving water into the high tide at 8:14 PM; Major solunar period (moon underfoot)

Sunrise 6:03 AMSunset 4:55 PM 74-78°Fwind to 10 mph S

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 4:27 AM (0.2 ft) High 8:11 AM (0.4 ft) Low 11:31 AM (0.3 ft) High 8:14 PM (0.6 ft)
Fri Nov 6	Low 5:32 AM (0.2 ft) High 8:19 PM (0.7 ft)
Sat Nov 7	Low 6:27 AM (0.1 ft) High 8:36 PM (0.7 ft)
Sun Nov 8	Low 7:19 AM (0.0 ft) High 9:01 PM (0.8 ft)

Predictions from NOAA station 8729511 (East Pass (Destin)). Strong wind can push real water levels above or below these predictions.

Destin (East Pass): Destin, FL 32541, USA — Photo: logopop, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 3.0, cropped

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

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Hourly weatherNWS

10 AM76°5 mphS25% rain

11 AM76°5 mphS25% rain

12 PM77°10 mphS23% rain

1 PM77°10 mphS23% rain

2 PM77°10 mphS23% rain

3 PM77°10 mphSMostly Sunny

4 PM78°10 mphSMostly Sunny

5 PM77°5 mphSMostly Sunny

6 PM76°5 mphSMostly Clear

7 PM75°5 mphSMostly Clear

8 PM75°5 mphSPartly Cloudy

9 PM74°5 mphSPartly Cloudy

10 PM74°5 mphSWPartly Cloudy

11 PM74°5 mphSWPartly Cloudy

12 AM72°5 mphWMostly Clear

1 AM71°5 mphNWMostly Clear

2 AM70°5 mphNMostly Clear

3 AM70°5 mphNMostly Clear

4 AM69°5 mphNMostly Clear

5 AM68°5 mphNMostly Clear

6 AM68°5 mphNSunny

7 AM68°5 mphNSunny

8 AM68°5 mphNSunny

9 AM70°10 mphNSunny

A chance of rain showers before 3pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 78. South wind 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

Sun and moonWaning crescent

Waning crescent
12% of the moon is lit

Day	Sun	Moon	Solunar periods
Today	6:03 AM 4:55 PM	Rise 2:36 AM Set 2:50 PM	Minor 2:06 AM Major 7:44 AM Minor 2:20 PM Major 8:12 PM
Fri 6	6:04 AM 4:55 PM	Rise 3:36 AM Set 3:19 PM	Minor 3:06 AM Major 8:28 AM Minor 2:49 PM Major 8:56 PM
Sat 7	6:05 AM 4:54 PM	Rise 4:36 AM Set 3:50 PM	Minor 4:06 AM Major 9:16 AM Minor 3:20 PM Major 9:40 PM
Sun 8	6:06 AM 4:53 PM	Rise 5:36 AM Set 4:24 PM	Minor 5:06 AM Major 10:00 AM Minor 3:54 PM Major 10:28 PM
Mon 9	6:06 AM 4:53 PM	Rise 6:36 AM Set 5:01 PM	Minor 6:06 AM Major 10:48 AM Minor 4:31 PM
Tue 10	6:07 AM 4:52 PM	Rise 7:34 AM Set 5:44 PM	Major 11:16 PM Minor 7:04 AM Major 11:40 AM Minor 5:14 PM
Wed 11	6:08 AM 4:51 PM	Rise 8:30 AM Set 6:31 PM	Major 12:04 AM Minor 8:00 AM Major 12:32 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 Destin (East Pass)

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.

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

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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