Marco Island fishing forecast today

Tide times, wind, moon phase and the best times to fish today at Marco Island, using NOAA tide station Marco Island, Caxambas Pass.

Southwest Florida Updated 11:08 AM EST, Nov 5 NOAA station 8724967

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Bite outlook today Estimate

Good

Light wind (up to 8 mph)
Normal tide range (2.4 ft)

Next best time

Today 2:46 PM

Tide change + Minor moon period

Next tide

Low 3:46 PM

1.1 ft

Weather

80°F, Sunny

Wind 6 mph NE - pressure falling

Moon

Waning crescent

12% lit

Best times to fish

5:53 AM - 7:53 AMDawn - low light, fish move shallow

8:24 AM - 10:39 AMPrimeMajor solunar period (moon overhead); Moving water into the high tide at 10:09 AM

8:52 PM - 10:52 PMPrimeMajor solunar period (moon underfoot); Moving water into the high tide at 9:59 PM

All 6 times today

2:45 AM - 4:17 AMMinor solunar period (moonrise); Moving water into the low tide at 3:47 AM

5:53 AM - 7:53 AMDawn - low light, fish move shallow

8:24 AM - 10:39 AMPrimeMajor solunar period (moon overhead); Moving water into the high tide at 10:09 AM

2:46 PM - 4:16 PMMoving water into the low tide at 3:46 PM; Minor solunar period (moonset)

4:28 PM - 6:13 PMDusk - the evening feed

8:52 PM - 10:52 PMPrimeMajor solunar period (moon underfoot); Moving water into the high tide at 9:59 PM

Sunrise 6:38 AMSunset 5:43 PM 76-82°Fwind to 8 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	Low 3:47 AM (0.8 ft) High 10:09 AM (2.7 ft) Low 3:46 PM (1.1 ft) High 9:59 PM (3.1 ft)
Fri Nov 6	Low 4:30 AM (0.4 ft) High 11:03 AM (2.8 ft) Low 4:26 PM (1.3 ft) High 10:30 PM (3.3 ft)
Sat Nov 7	Low 5:09 AM (0.2 ft) High 11:47 AM (2.9 ft) Low 5:04 PM (1.4 ft) High 11:01 PM (3.3 ft)
Sun Nov 8	Low 5:46 AM (-0.0 ft) High 12:27 PM (2.9 ft) Low 5:40 PM (1.5 ft) High 11:30 PM (3.4 ft)

Predictions from NOAA station 8724967 (Marco Island, Caxambas Pass). Strong wind can push real water levels above or below these predictions.

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

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Hourly weatherNWS

11 AM80°6 mphNESunny

12 PM80°3 mphNESunny

1 PM81°6 mphNESunny

2 PM81°7 mphNWSunny

3 PM82°8 mphNWSunny

4 PM81°8 mphNWSunny

5 PM81°7 mphESunny

6 PM80°7 mphNEPartly Cloudy

7 PM79°7 mphNEMostly Clear

8 PM78°7 mphNEMostly Clear

9 PM77°7 mphNEMostly Clear

10 PM77°8 mphNEMostly Clear

11 PM76°7 mphEMostly Clear

12 AM75°7 mphEMostly Clear

1 AM75°6 mphEMostly Clear

2 AM74°6 mphEClear

3 AM73°5 mphNEMostly Clear

4 AM73°5 mphNEMostly Clear

5 AM73°5 mphNEMostly Clear

6 AM72°5 mphNESunny

7 AM72°6 mphNESunny

8 AM73°6 mphNESunny

9 AM76°6 mphNESunny

10 AM78°6 mphNESunny

Sunny, with a high near 83. Northeast wind 3 to 8 mph.

Sun and moonWaning crescent

Waning crescent
12% of the moon is lit

Day	Sun	Moon	Solunar periods
Today	6:38 AM 5:43 PM	Rise 3:15 AM Set 3:32 PM	Minor 2:45 AM Major 8:24 AM Minor 3:02 PM Major 8:52 PM
Fri 6	6:38 AM 5:42 PM	Rise 4:13 AM Set 4:04 PM	Minor 3:43 AM Major 9:08 AM Minor 3:34 PM Major 9:36 PM
Sat 7	6:39 AM 5:42 PM	Rise 5:11 AM Set 4:37 PM	Minor 4:41 AM Major 9:56 AM Minor 4:07 PM Major 10:20 PM
Sun 8	6:40 AM 5:41 PM	Rise 6:08 AM Set 5:13 PM	Minor 5:38 AM Major 10:40 AM Minor 4:43 PM
Mon 9	6:40 AM 5:40 PM	Rise 7:05 AM Set 5:53 PM	Major 11:08 PM Minor 6:35 AM Major 11:28 AM Minor 5:23 PM
Tue 10	6:41 AM 5:40 PM	Rise 8:02 AM Set 6:36 PM	Major 11:56 PM Minor 7:32 AM Major 12:20 PM Minor 6:06 PM
Wed 11	6:42 AM 5:39 PM	Rise 8:57 AM Set 7:24 PM	Major 12:48 AM Minor 8:27 AM Major 1:12 PM Minor 6:54 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 Marco Island

Marco Island up to Venice: mangrove shorelines, passes and Charlotte Harbor. Boca Grande Pass is world famous for tarpon in late spring and early summer.

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, sheepshead and Spanish mackerel.

Also caught here: jack crevalle, ladyfish, mangrove snapper, gag grouper, tripletail, 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

Snook

Redfish (red drum)

Spotted seatrout (speckled trout)

Tarpon

Sheepshead

Spanish mackerel

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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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