Jacksonville Beach fishing forecast today

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

Northeast Florida Updated 12:07 PM EST, Nov 5 NOAA station 8720291

FloridaSoutheast - Gulf and Atlantic coasts

Bite outlook today Estimate

Good

Light wind (up to 9 mph)
Normal tide range (5.8 ft)

Next best time

Today 2:59 PM

Minor moon period

Next tide

High 5:07 PM

5.5 ft

Weather

80°F, Mostly Sunny

Wind 7 mph SE - pressure falling

Water temp

74°F

NOAA Mayport (Bar Pilots Dock) (8.3 mi), 8 min ago

Best times to fish

8:24 AM - 11:36 AMPrimeMajor solunar period (moon overhead); Moving water into the low tide at 11:06 AM

4:07 PM - 6:05 PMPrimeMoving water into the high tide at 5:07 PM; Dusk - the evening feed

8:52 PM - 11:50 PMPrimeMajor solunar period (moon underfoot); Moving water into the low tide at 11:20 PM

All 7 times today

2:44 AM - 3:44 AMMinor solunar period (moonrise)

3:48 AM - 5:18 AMMoving water into the high tide at 4:48 AM

5:57 AM - 7:57 AMDawn - low light, fish move shallow

8:24 AM - 11:36 AMPrimeMajor solunar period (moon overhead); Moving water into the low tide at 11:06 AM

2:59 PM - 3:59 PMMinor solunar period (moonset)

4:07 PM - 6:05 PMPrimeMoving water into the high tide at 5:07 PM; Dusk - the evening feed

8:52 PM - 11:50 PMPrimeMajor solunar period (moon underfoot); Moving water into the low tide at 11:20 PM

Sunrise 6:42 AMSunset 5:35 PM 73-80°Fwind to 9 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 4:48 AM (5.9 ft) Low 11:06 AM (0.4 ft) High 5:07 PM (5.5 ft) Low 11:20 PM (0.1 ft)
Fri Nov 6	High 5:37 AM (6.1 ft) Low 11:59 AM (0.3 ft) High 5:55 PM (5.4 ft)
Sat Nov 7	Low 12:05 AM (0.1 ft) High 6:21 AM (6.2 ft) Low 12:46 PM (0.3 ft) High 6:37 PM (5.2 ft)
Sun Nov 8	Low 12:45 AM (0.2 ft) High 7:01 AM (6.2 ft) Low 1:30 PM (0.4 ft) High 7:17 PM (5.0 ft)

Predictions from NOAA station 8720291 (Jacksonville Beach). Strong wind can push real water levels above or below these predictions.

Jacksonville Beach: Aerial view of Jacksonville Beach, Florida, a city of 23,830 residents known for its Atlantic beach and fishing pier, wi — Photo: Quintin Soloviev, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 4.0, cropped

Satellite view of Jacksonville Beach from above — Imagery: USGS National Map (public domain). Pin = NOAA tide station Jacksonville Beach; 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
Sheepshead 52-75°F
Black drum 55-80°F
Whiting 58-80°F
Bluefish 58-76°F

Hourly weatherNWS

12 PM80°7 mphSEMostly Sunny

1 PM79°9 mphSEMostly Sunny

2 PM79°9 mphEMostly Sunny

3 PM79°9 mphSEMostly Sunny

4 PM78°8 mphEMostly Sunny

5 PM77°7 mphEMostly Sunny

6 PM76°7 mphSEMostly Clear

7 PM74°7 mphSEMostly Clear

8 PM73°6 mphSEMostly Clear

9 PM73°5 mphSEMostly Clear

10 PM73°5 mphSMostly Clear

11 PM73°5 mphSMostly Clear

12 AM72°5 mphSMostly Clear

1 AM72°3 mphSPartly Cloudy

2 AM71°3 mphSPartly Cloudy

3 AM70°3 mphSWPartly Cloudy

4 AM70°5 mphSWMostly Cloudy

5 AM69°5 mphSWMostly Cloudy

6 AM69°5 mphSWPartly Sunny

7 AM69°5 mphSWMostly Sunny

8 AM71°5 mphSWMostly Sunny

9 AM74°5 mphSWMostly Sunny

10 AM77°6 mphSWMostly Sunny

11 AM79°6 mphSWMostly Sunny

Mostly sunny. High near 80, with temperatures falling to around 77 in the afternoon. Southeast wind 2 to 9 mph.

Sun and moonWaning crescent

Waning crescent
12% of the moon is lit

Day	Sun	Moon	Solunar periods
Today	6:42 AM 5:35 PM	Rise 3:14 AM Set 3:29 PM	Minor 2:44 AM Major 8:24 AM Minor 2:59 PM Major 8:52 PM
Fri 6	6:43 AM 5:34 PM	Rise 4:15 AM Set 3:58 PM	Minor 3:45 AM Major 9:08 AM Minor 3:28 PM Major 9:36 PM
Sat 7	6:44 AM 5:34 PM	Rise 5:15 AM Set 4:30 PM	Minor 4:45 AM Major 9:52 AM Minor 4:00 PM Major 10:20 PM
Sun 8	6:45 AM 5:33 PM	Rise 6:15 AM Set 5:03 PM	Minor 5:45 AM Major 10:40 AM Minor 4:33 PM
Mon 9	6:46 AM 5:32 PM	Rise 7:14 AM Set 5:41 PM	Major 11:08 PM Minor 6:44 AM Major 11:28 AM Minor 5:11 PM
Tue 10	6:47 AM 5:32 PM	Rise 8:12 AM Set 6:23 PM	Major 11:56 PM Minor 7:42 AM Major 12:16 PM Minor 5:53 PM
Wed 11	6:47 AM 5:31 PM	Rise 9:08 AM Set 7:10 PM	Major 12:44 AM Minor 8:38 AM Major 1:08 PM Minor 6:40 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 Jacksonville 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.

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)

Flounder

Sheepshead

Black drum

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

Mayport 8 miGood Fernandina Beach 27 miGood St. Augustine 30 miGood St. Marys 32 miGood Matanzas Inlet 41 miGood Jekyll Island 53 miGood