Pensacola Bay fishing forecast today

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

Panhandle Updated 10:08 AM CST, Nov 5 NOAA station 8729840

FloridaSoutheast - Gulf and Atlantic coasts

Bite outlook today Estimate

Fair

Weak tidal movement (0.5 ft range)
Light wind (up to 10 mph)

Next best time

Today 11:05 AM

Tide change

Next tide

Low 12:05 PM

0.8 ft

Weather

77°F, Mostly Sunny

Wind 5 mph S - pressure falling

Water temp

73°F

NOAA Pensacola, 8 min ago

Best times to fish

4:01 AM - 7:21 AMPrimeMoving water into the low tide at 5:01 AM; Dawn - low light, fish move shallow

7:44 AM - 9:48 AMPrimeMoving water into the high tide at 8:44 AM; Major solunar period (moon overhead)

7:47 PM - 10:16 PMPrimeMoving water into the high tide at 8:47 PM; Major solunar period (moon underfoot)

All 7 times today

2:08 AM - 3:08 AMMinor solunar period (moonrise)

4:01 AM - 7:21 AMPrimeMoving water into the low tide at 5:01 AM; Dawn - low light, fish move shallow

7:44 AM - 9:48 AMPrimeMoving water into the high tide at 8:44 AM; Major solunar period (moon overhead)

11:05 AM - 12:35 PMMoving water into the low tide at 12:05 PM

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

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

7:47 PM - 10:16 PMPrimeMoving water into the high tide at 8:47 PM; Major solunar period (moon underfoot)

Sunrise 6:06 AMSunset 4:58 PM 70-79°Fwind to 10 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 5:01 AM (0.7 ft) High 8:44 AM (0.8 ft) Low 12:05 PM (0.8 ft) High 8:47 PM (1.2 ft)
Fri Nov 6	Low 6:06 AM (0.5 ft) High 8:52 PM (1.4 ft)
Sat Nov 7	Low 7:01 AM (0.3 ft) High 9:09 PM (1.5 ft)
Sun Nov 8	Low 7:53 AM (0.1 ft) High 9:34 PM (1.6 ft)

Predictions from NOAA station 8729840 (PENSACOLA). Strong wind can push real water levels above or below these predictions.

Pensacola Bay: A view of Pensacola Bay Bridge looking northeast. — Photo: Skarz, Wikimedia Commons, CC0, cropped

Satellite view of Pensacola Bay from above — Imagery: USGS National Map (public domain). Pin = NOAA tide station PENSACOLA; 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 AM77°5 mphSMostly Sunny

11 AM77°5 mphSMostly Sunny

12 PM78°5 mphSMostly Sunny

1 PM78°5 mphSMostly Sunny

2 PM78°10 mphSMostly Sunny

3 PM79°10 mphSSunny

4 PM77°5 mphSSunny

5 PM76°5 mphSSunny

6 PM75°5 mphSPartly Cloudy

7 PM73°5 mphSPartly Cloudy

8 PM72°5 mphSWMostly Clear

9 PM71°5 mphWMostly Clear

10 PM70°5 mphNWPartly Cloudy

11 PM70°5 mphNWPartly Cloudy

12 AM69°5 mphNWPartly Cloudy

1 AM68°5 mphNWPartly Cloudy

2 AM68°5 mphNMostly Clear

3 AM67°5 mphNMostly Clear

4 AM67°5 mphNMostly Clear

5 AM66°5 mphNMostly Clear

6 AM65°5 mphNSunny

7 AM66°5 mphNSunny

8 AM68°5 mphNSunny

9 AM71°10 mphNSunny

Mostly sunny, with a high near 79. South wind 5 to 10 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	6:07 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	6:08 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 6:39 AM Set 5:04 PM	Minor 6:09 AM Major 10:52 AM Minor 4:34 PM
Tue 10	6:10 AM 4:55 PM	Rise 7:37 AM Set 5:46 PM	Major 11:20 PM Minor 7:07 AM Major 11:44 AM Minor 5:16 PM
Wed 11	6:11 AM 4:54 PM	Rise 8:33 AM Set 6:34 PM	Major 12:08 AM Minor 8:03 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 Bay

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.

Shallow flats fish best on a rising tide that pushes fish up to feed. Move slowly, wear polarized glasses and look for tailing fish or nervous water. Cast ahead of fish, not on top of them.

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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