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Fernandina Beach fishing forecast today

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

Northeast Florida Updated 11:08 AM EST, Nov 5 NOAA station 8720030
FloridaSoutheast - Gulf and Atlantic coasts
Bite outlook today Estimate
Good
  • Light wind (up to 7 mph)
  • Normal tide range (6.3 ft)
Next best time
Today 10:29 AM
Tide change
Next tide
Low 11:29 AM
0.8 ft
Weather
78°F, Mostly Sunny
Wind 5 mph SE - pressure falling
Water temp
73°F
NOAA Mayport (Bar Pilots Dock) (19.0 mi), 8 min ago

Best times to fish

4:33 AM - 7:58 AMPrimeMoving water into the high tide at 5:33 AM; Dawn - low light, fish move shallow
4:20 PM - 6:20 PMPrimeDusk - the evening feed; Moving water into the high tide at 5:50 PM
8:52 PM - 11:59 PMPrimeMajor solunar period (moon underfoot); Moving water into the low tide at 11:46 PM
All 7 times today
2:45 AM - 3:45 AMMinor solunar period (moonrise)
4:33 AM - 7:58 AMPrimeMoving water into the high tide at 5:33 AM; Dawn - low light, fish move shallow
8:24 AM - 10:24 AMMajor solunar period (moon overhead)
10:29 AM - 11:59 AMMoving water into the low tide at 11:29 AM
2:59 PM - 3:59 PMMinor solunar period (moonset)
4:20 PM - 6:20 PMPrimeDusk - the evening feed; Moving water into the high tide at 5:50 PM
8:52 PM - 11:59 PMPrimeMajor solunar period (moon underfoot); Moving water into the low tide at 11:46 PM
Sunrise 6:43 AMSunset 5:35 PM 71-79°Fwind to 7 mph SE
Tide chart and times4 tides today
Best time 4:33 AM - 7:58 AMBest time 4:20 PM - 6:20 PMBest time 8:52 PM - 11:59 PM12 AM6 AM12 PM6 PM12 AM5:33 AM11:29 AM5:50 PM11:46 PM1 ft7 ftBest time 4:33 AM - 7:58 AMBest time 4:20 PM - 6:20 PMBest time 8:52 PM - 11:59 PM12a6a12p6p12a5:33a11:29a5:50p11:46p1 ft7 ft

Prime - best times todayGood - worth fishingNight

Tide times for the next 4 days
DayTides (feet, MLLW)
TodayHigh 5:33 AM (6.8 ft)
Low 11:29 AM (0.8 ft)
High 5:50 PM (6.6 ft)
Low 11:46 PM (0.5 ft)
Fri Nov 6High 6:24 AM (7.1 ft)
Low 12:23 PM (0.7 ft)
High 6:38 PM (6.6 ft)
Sat Nov 7Low 12:32 AM (0.4 ft)
High 7:11 AM (7.2 ft)
Low 1:13 PM (0.6 ft)
High 7:22 PM (6.5 ft)
Sun Nov 8Low 1:15 AM (0.4 ft)
High 7:53 AM (7.3 ft)
Low 1:58 PM (0.6 ft)
High 8:04 PM (6.4 ft)

Predictions from NOAA station 8720030 (Fernandina Beach, Amelia River). Strong wind can push real water levels above or below these predictions.

Fernandina Beach: Mudflat in Amelia Island, Florida, United States.
Photo: Patrick Fitzgerald from Atlanta, GA, USA, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 2.0, cropped
Satellite view of Fernandina Beach from above Satellite view
Imagery: USGS National Map (public domain). Pin = NOAA tide station Fernandina Beach, Amelia River; the fishing area extends around it.
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Water is 73°F - who's feedingLive reading matched to each local fish's preferred temperature. A rough guide - season and size rules still apply.
Right temperature
Hourly weatherNWS
11 AM78°5 mphSEMostly Sunny
12 PM79°6 mphSEMostly Sunny
1 PM79°6 mphSEMostly Sunny
2 PM78°7 mphSEMostly Sunny
3 PM79°7 mphSEMostly Sunny
4 PM78°6 mphSEMostly Sunny
5 PM76°5 mphSEMostly Sunny
6 PM74°3 mphSEPartly Cloudy
7 PM72°3 mphSEPartly Cloudy
8 PM72°2 mphSEPartly Cloudy
9 PM72°2 mphSEPartly Cloudy
10 PM71°2 mphSPartly Cloudy
11 PM71°2 mphSPartly Cloudy
12 AM70°1 mphSPartly Cloudy
1 AM70°1 mphSPartly Cloudy
2 AM69°1 mphSPartly Cloudy
3 AM69°1 mphSWPartly Cloudy
4 AM69°1 mphSWMostly Cloudy
5 AM69°2 mphSWMostly Cloudy
6 AM68°2 mphSWPartly Sunny
7 AM67°2 mphSWMostly Sunny
8 AM70°2 mphSWMostly Sunny
9 AM73°3 mphSWMostly Sunny
10 AM76°5 mphSWMostly Sunny

Mostly sunny. High near 80, with temperatures falling to around 76 in the afternoon. Southeast wind around 7 mph.

Sun and moonWaning crescent
Waning crescent
12% of the moon is lit
DaySunMoonSolunar periods
Today6:43 AM
5:35 PM		Rise 3:15 AM
Set 3:29 PM		Minor 2:45 AM
Major 8:24 AM
Minor 2:59 PM
Major 8:52 PM
Fri 66:44 AM
5:34 PM		Rise 4:16 AM
Set 3:58 PM		Minor 3:46 AM
Major 9:08 AM
Minor 3:28 PM
Major 9:36 PM
Sat 76:45 AM
5:33 PM		Rise 5:16 AM
Set 4:29 PM		Minor 4:46 AM
Major 9:52 AM
Minor 3:59 PM
Major 10:20 PM
Sun 86:46 AM
5:33 PM		Rise 6:16 AM
Set 5:03 PM		Minor 5:46 AM
Major 10:40 AM
Minor 4:33 PM
Mon 96:47 AM
5:32 PM		Rise 7:15 AM
Set 5:40 PM		Major 11:08 PM
Minor 6:45 AM
Major 11:28 AM
Minor 5:10 PM
Tue 106:47 AM
5:31 PM		Rise 8:14 AM
Set 6:22 PM		Major 11:56 PM
Minor 7:44 AM
Major 12:20 PM
Minor 5:52 PM
Wed 116:48 AM
5:31 PM		Rise 9:10 AM
Set 7:09 PM		Major 12:44 AM
Minor 8:40 AM
Major 1:08 PM
Minor 6:39 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 Fernandina Beach

From the St. Marys River down to Matanzas Inlet, this stretch mixes big tidal rivers, marsh creeks and open Atlantic beaches. Tides here run larger than anywhere else in Florida, so moving water matters a lot.

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, sheepshead, black drum, whiting and bluefish.

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

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)
Mullet
Mullet
Blue crab
Blue crab
Shrimp
Shrimp
Menhaden
Menhaden
Spotted seatrout (speckled trout)
Shrimp
Shrimp
Bobbers
Bobbers
Pinfish
Pinfish
Soft plastics
Soft plastics
Flounder
Minnows
Minnows
Mullet
Mullet
Shrimp
Shrimp
Jigs
Jigs
Sheepshead
Fiddler crabs
Fiddler crabs
Shrimp
Shrimp
Sand fleas
Sand fleas
Jigs
Jigs
Black drum
Blue crab
Blue crab
Clams
Clams
Mullet
Mullet
Shrimp
Shrimp
Whiting (kingfish)
Shrimp
Shrimp
Sand fleas
Sand fleas
Bloodworms
Bloodworms
Jigs
Jigs

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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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