Mayport fishing forecast today

Tide times, wind, moon phase and the best times to fish today at Mayport, using NOAA tide station MAYPORT (BAR PILOT DOCK).

Northeast Florida Updated 11:08 AM EST, Nov 5 NOAA station 8720218

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Bite outlook today Estimate

Good

Light wind (up to 8 mph)
Normal tide range (4.9 ft)

Next best time

Today 8:24 AM

Prime: Major moon period + Tide change

Next tide

Low 11:13 AM

0.7 ft

Weather

79°F, Mostly Sunny

Wind 5 mph SE - pressure falling

Water temp

73°F

NOAA Mayport (Bar Pilots Dock), 8 min ago

Best times to fish

8:24 AM - 11:43 AMPrimeMajor solunar period (moon overhead); Moving water into the low tide at 11:13 AM

4:20 PM - 6:10 PMPrimeDusk - the evening feed; Moving water into the high tide at 5:40 PM

8:52 PM - 11:59 PMPrimeMajor solunar period (moon underfoot); Moving water into the low tide at 11:30 PM

All 7 times today

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

4:23 AM - 5:53 AMMoving water into the high tide at 5:23 AM

5:58 AM - 7:58 AMDawn - low light, fish move shallow

8:24 AM - 11:43 AMPrimeMajor solunar period (moon overhead); Moving water into the low tide at 11:13 AM

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

4:20 PM - 6:10 PMPrimeDusk - the evening feed; Moving water into the high tide at 5:40 PM

8:52 PM - 11:59 PMPrimeMajor solunar period (moon underfoot); Moving water into the low tide at 11:30 PM

Sunrise 6:43 AMSunset 5:35 PM 72-79°Fwind to 8 mph E

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 5:23 AM (5.4 ft) Low 11:13 AM (0.7 ft) High 5:40 PM (5.2 ft) Low 11:30 PM (0.5 ft)
Fri Nov 6	High 6:13 AM (5.6 ft) Low 12:05 PM (0.7 ft) High 6:27 PM (5.1 ft)
Sat Nov 7	Low 12:15 AM (0.5 ft) High 6:59 AM (5.7 ft) Low 12:54 PM (0.6 ft) High 7:11 PM (5.0 ft)
Sun Nov 8	Low 12:57 AM (0.4 ft) High 7:43 AM (5.7 ft) Low 1:39 PM (0.6 ft) High 7:53 PM (4.9 ft)

Predictions from NOAA station 8720218 (MAYPORT (BAR PILOT DOCK)). Strong wind can push real water levels above or below these predictions.

Mayport: Mayport, Florida: St. Johns River, viewed while crossing on the Mayport Ferry — Photo: Ebyabe, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 3.0, cropped

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

Google Maps Directions

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

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

11 AM79°5 mphSEMostly Sunny

12 PM79°6 mphSEMostly Sunny

1 PM79°8 mphEMostly Sunny

2 PM79°8 mphEMostly Sunny

3 PM79°8 mphEMostly Sunny

4 PM78°8 mphEMostly Sunny

5 PM76°7 mphSEMostly Sunny

6 PM75°6 mphSEMostly Clear

7 PM73°5 mphSEMostly Clear

8 PM73°5 mphSEPartly Cloudy

9 PM72°5 mphSEMostly Clear

10 PM72°3 mphSMostly Clear

11 PM72°3 mphSPartly Cloudy

12 AM71°3 mphSMostly Clear

1 AM71°3 mphSPartly Cloudy

2 AM70°3 mphSPartly Cloudy

3 AM70°3 mphSWPartly Cloudy

4 AM69°3 mphSWPartly Cloudy

5 AM69°3 mphSWPartly Cloudy

6 AM68°3 mphSWPartly Sunny

7 AM68°3 mphSWMostly Sunny

8 AM70°5 mphSWMostly Sunny

9 AM74°5 mphSWMostly Sunny

10 AM77°6 mphSWMostly Sunny

Mostly sunny. High near 80, with temperatures falling to around 76 in the afternoon. East wind 5 to 8 mph.

Sun and moonWaning crescent

Waning crescent
12% of the moon is lit

Day	Sun	Moon	Solunar periods
Today	6:43 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	6:44 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 4:29 PM	Minor 4:45 AM Major 9:52 AM Minor 3:59 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 8:13 AM Set 6:23 PM	Major 11:56 PM Minor 7:43 AM Major 12:20 PM Minor 5:53 PM
Wed 11	6:48 AM 5:31 PM	Rise 9:09 AM Set 7:10 PM	Major 12:44 AM Minor 8:39 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 Mayport

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)

Spotted seatrout (speckled trout)

Flounder

Sheepshead

Black drum

Whiting (kingfish)

Full bait guide

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

Jacksonville Beach 8 miGood Fernandina Beach 19 miGood St. Marys 23 miGood St. Augustine 39 miGood Jekyll Island 45 miGood Matanzas Inlet 49 miGood