New Smyrna Beach fishing forecast today

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

East Central Florida Updated 12:07 PM EST, Nov 5 NOAA station 8721164

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Bite outlook today Estimate

Good

Light wind (up to 10 mph)
Normal tide range (2.7 ft)

Next best time

Today 10:45 AM

Tide change

Next tide

High 5:43 PM

2.4 ft

Weather

81°F, Sunny

Wind 5 mph E - pressure falling

Water temp

76°F

NDBC buoy Ponce de Leon Inlet, FL (PNC) (19.6 mi), 60 min ago

Best times to fish

4:27 AM - 7:54 AMPrimeMoving water into the high tide at 5:27 AM; Dawn - low light, fish move shallow

8:20 AM - 10:20 AMMajor solunar period (moon overhead)

4:20 PM - 6:13 PMPrimeDusk - the evening feed; Moving water into the high tide at 5:43 PM

All 8 times today

2:42 AM - 3:42 AMMinor solunar period (moonrise)

4:27 AM - 7:54 AMPrimeMoving water into the high tide at 5:27 AM; Dawn - low light, fish move shallow

8:20 AM - 10:20 AMMajor solunar period (moon overhead)

10:45 AM - 12:15 PMMoving water into the low tide at 11:45 AM

2:57 PM - 3:57 PMMinor solunar period (moonset)

4:20 PM - 6:13 PMPrimeDusk - the evening feed; Moving water into the high tide at 5:43 PM

8:48 PM - 10:48 PMMajor solunar period (moon underfoot)

10:56 PM - 11:59 PMMoving water into the low tide at 11:56 PM

Sunrise 6:39 AMSunset 5:35 PM 73-81°Fwind to 10 mph ENE

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 5:27 AM (2.7 ft) Low 11:45 AM (0.2 ft) High 5:43 PM (2.4 ft) Low 11:56 PM (0.0 ft)
Fri Nov 6	High 6:16 AM (2.9 ft) Low 12:39 PM (0.2 ft) High 6:30 PM (2.3 ft)
Sat Nov 7	Low 12:41 AM (0.0 ft) High 7:02 AM (2.9 ft) Low 1:30 PM (0.2 ft) High 7:17 PM (2.3 ft)
Sun Nov 8	Low 1:25 AM (0.0 ft) High 7:47 AM (3.0 ft) Low 2:17 PM (0.2 ft) High 8:01 PM (2.2 ft)

Predictions from NOAA station 8721164 (New Smyrna Beach). Strong wind can push real water levels above or below these predictions.

New Smyrna Beach: Aerial view of New Smyrna Beach, Florida, from the observation deck, top of the Ponce de Leon Lighthouse from across Pon — Photo: Gamweb, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 3.0, cropped

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

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Water is 76°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
Snook 70-88°F
Tarpon 74-88°F
Pompano 68-82°F
Whiting 58-80°F
Black drum 55-80°F

Hourly weatherNWS

12 PM81°5 mphESunny

1 PM81°5 mphENESunny

2 PM81°10 mphENESunny

3 PM80°10 mphESunny

4 PM81°5 mphESunny

5 PM79°5 mphESunny

6 PM77°5 mphEMostly Clear

7 PM76°5 mphEMostly Clear

8 PM75°0 mphMostly Clear

9 PM74°0 mphClear

10 PM73°0 mphClear

11 PM73°0 mphMostly Clear

12 AM73°0 mphMostly Clear

1 AM72°0 mphMostly Clear

2 AM72°0 mphMostly Clear

3 AM71°0 mphMostly Clear

4 AM70°0 mphPatchy Fog

5 AM69°0 mphPatchy Fog

6 AM69°0 mphPatchy Fog

7 AM69°0 mphPatchy Fog

8 AM72°0 mphSunny

9 AM77°0 mphSunny

10 AM79°5 mphWSunny

11 AM81°5 mphNSunny

Sunny, with a high near 82. East northeast wind around 5 mph.

Sun and moonWaning crescent

Waning crescent
12% of the moon is lit

Day	Sun	Moon	Solunar periods
Today	6:39 AM 5:35 PM	Rise 3:12 AM Set 3:27 PM	Minor 2:42 AM Major 8:20 AM Minor 2:57 PM Major 8:48 PM
Fri 6	6:40 AM 5:34 PM	Rise 4:12 AM Set 3:58 PM	Minor 3:42 AM Major 9:04 AM Minor 3:28 PM Major 9:32 PM
Sat 7	6:40 AM 5:34 PM	Rise 5:11 AM Set 4:30 PM	Minor 4:41 AM Major 9:52 AM Minor 4:00 PM Major 10:16 PM
Sun 8	6:41 AM 5:33 PM	Rise 6:10 AM Set 5:04 PM	Minor 5:40 AM Major 10:36 AM Minor 4:34 PM
Mon 9	6:42 AM 5:32 PM	Rise 7:09 AM Set 5:42 PM	Major 11:04 PM Minor 6:39 AM Major 11:24 AM Minor 5:12 PM
Tue 10	6:43 AM 5:32 PM	Rise 8:07 AM Set 6:24 PM	Major 11:52 PM Minor 7:37 AM Major 12:16 PM Minor 5:54 PM
Wed 11	6:43 AM 5:31 PM	Rise 9:03 AM Set 7:12 PM	Major 12:44 AM Minor 8:33 AM Major 1:08 PM Minor 6:42 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 New Smyrna Beach

Daytona to Cocoa Beach: surf beaches, Ponce Inlet's jetties and the shallow Indian River Lagoon system, including Mosquito Lagoon, famous for sight fishing big redfish in clear, skinny water.

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, snook, tarpon, pompano, whiting and black drum.

Also caught here: jack crevalle, ladyfish, croaker, mangrove snapper, 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)

Snook

Tarpon

Pompano

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

Ponce Inlet 3 miGood Mosquito Lagoon 9 miGood Daytona Beach 9 miGood Port Canaveral 46 miGood Cocoa Beach 49 miGood Matanzas Inlet 51 miGood