Pensacola Beach fishing forecast today

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

Panhandle Updated 10:08 AM CST, Nov 5 NOAA station 8729807

FloridaSoutheast - Gulf and Atlantic coasts

Bite outlook today Estimate

Fair

Weak tidal movement (0.5 ft range)
Light wind (up to 5 mph)

Next best time

Today 6:19 AM

Prime: Dawn + Tide change + Major moon period

Next tide

Low 10:48 AM

0.7 ft

Weather

75°F, Mostly Sunny

Wind 5 mph S - pressure falling

Water temp

73°F

NOAA Pensacola (6.7 mi), 8 min ago

Best times to fish

6:19 AM - 10:19 AMPrimeDawn - low light, fish move shallow; Moving water into the high tide at 7:42 AM; Major solunar period (moon overhead); Moving water into the low tide at 10:48 AM

2:22 PM - 3:22 PMMinor solunar period (moonset)

3:43 PM - 5:28 PMDusk - the evening feed

All 6 times today

2:08 AM - 4:33 AMMinor solunar period (moonrise); Moving water into the low tide at 4:03 AM

6:19 AM - 10:19 AMPrimeDawn - low light, fish move shallow; Moving water into the high tide at 7:42 AM; Major solunar period (moon overhead); Moving water into the low tide at 10:48 AM

2:22 PM - 3:22 PMMinor solunar period (moonset)

3:43 PM - 5:28 PMDusk - the evening feed

6:12 PM - 7:42 PMMoving water into the high tide at 7:12 PM

8:16 PM - 10:16 PMMajor solunar period (moon underfoot)

Sunrise 6:06 AMSunset 4:58 PM 72-77°Fwind to 5 mph S

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 4:03 AM (0.7 ft) High 7:42 AM (0.9 ft) Low 10:48 AM (0.7 ft) High 7:12 PM (1.2 ft)
Fri Nov 6	Low 4:04 AM (0.4 ft) High 7:10 PM (1.4 ft)
Sat Nov 7	Low 4:08 AM (0.2 ft) High 6:51 PM (1.6 ft)
Sun Nov 8	Low 4:35 AM (0.1 ft) High 6:54 PM (1.7 ft)

Predictions from NOAA station 8729807 (Pensacola Beach Pier). Strong wind can push real water levels above or below these predictions.

Pensacola Beach: Pensacola Beach, United States — Photo: Fede Casanova fedecasanova, Wikimedia Commons, CC0, cropped

Satellite view of Pensacola Beach from above — Imagery: USGS National Map (public domain). Pin = NOAA tide station Pensacola Beach Pier; 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

Redfish 60-85°F
Spotted seatrout 58-80°F
Flounder 58-80°F
Pompano 68-82°F
Spanish mackerel 70-85°F
King mackerel 70-84°F
Cobia 68-82°F

Hourly weatherNWS

10 AM75°5 mphSMostly Sunny

11 AM76°5 mphSMostly Sunny

12 PM76°5 mphSMostly Sunny

1 PM77°5 mphSMostly Sunny

2 PM77°5 mphSMostly Sunny

3 PM77°5 mphSMostly Sunny

4 PM76°5 mphSSunny

5 PM75°5 mphSSunny

6 PM75°5 mphSPartly Cloudy

7 PM74°5 mphSPartly Cloudy

8 PM74°5 mphSWMostly Clear

9 PM74°5 mphSWPartly Cloudy

10 PM73°5 mphSWPartly Cloudy

11 PM72°5 mphSWMostly Clear

12 AM71°5 mphWMostly Clear

1 AM70°5 mphWPartly Cloudy

2 AM70°5 mphNPartly Cloudy

3 AM69°10 mphNMostly Clear

4 AM68°10 mphNMostly Clear

5 AM68°10 mphNMostly Clear

6 AM67°10 mphNSunny

7 AM67°10 mphNSunny

8 AM68°10 mphNSunny

9 AM69°10 mphNSunny

Mostly sunny, with a high near 77. South wind around 5 mph.

Sun and moonWaning crescent

Waning crescent
12% of the moon is lit

Day	Sun	Moon	Solunar periods
Today	6:06 AM 4:58 PM	Rise 2:38 AM Set 2:52 PM	Minor 2:08 AM Major 7:48 AM Minor 2:22 PM Major 8:16 PM
Fri 6	6:06 AM 4:57 PM	Rise 3:39 AM Set 3:22 PM	Minor 3:09 AM Major 8:32 AM Minor 2:52 PM Major 9:00 PM
Sat 7	6:07 AM 4:57 PM	Rise 4:39 AM Set 3:53 PM	Minor 4:09 AM Major 9:16 AM Minor 3:23 PM Major 9:44 PM
Sun 8	6:08 AM 4:56 PM	Rise 5:39 AM Set 4:27 PM	Minor 5:09 AM Major 10:04 AM Minor 3:57 PM Major 10:32 PM
Mon 9	6:09 AM 4:55 PM	Rise 6:38 AM Set 5:04 PM	Minor 6:08 AM Major 10:52 AM Minor 4:34 PM
Tue 10	6:10 AM 4:55 PM	Rise 7:36 AM Set 5:46 PM	Major 11:20 PM Minor 7:06 AM Major 11:40 AM Minor 5:16 PM
Wed 11	6:10 AM 4:54 PM	Rise 8:32 AM Set 6:34 PM	Major 12:08 AM Minor 8:02 AM Major 12:32 PM Minor 6:04 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 Pensacola Beach

Apalachicola west to Pensacola: sugar-white surf beaches, long Gulf piers and big bays. Note that the western Panhandle is on Central time.

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, pompano, Spanish and king mackerel and cobia in spring.

Also caught here: Spanish mackerel, king mackerel, cobia, pompano, ladyfish, jack crevalle, gray triggerfish, blacktip shark.

Piers put you over deeper water without a boat. Fish the pilings for sheepshead and snapper, and cast out from the end for mackerel and pompano when they run. Many Florida piers sell a license that covers everyone fishing from that pier.

Best baits here6 fish

Redfish (red drum)

Spotted seatrout (speckled trout)

Flounder

Pompano

Spanish mackerel

King mackerel (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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