Ponce Inlet fishing forecast today

Tide times, wind, moon phase and the best times to fish today at Ponce Inlet, using NOAA tide station Ponce de Leon Inlet.

East Central Florida Updated 11:08 AM EST, Nov 5 NOAA station 8721147

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Bite outlook today Estimate

Good

Light wind (up to 10 mph)
Normal tide range (3.2 ft)

Next best time

Today 8:20 AM

Prime: Major moon period + Tide change

Next tide

High 5:19 PM

3.6 ft

Weather

79°F, Sunny

Wind 5 mph E - pressure falling

Water temp

75°F

NDBC buoy Ponce de Leon Inlet, FL (PNC) (17.0 mi), 60 min ago

Best times to fish

8:20 AM - 11:37 AMPrimeMajor solunar period (moon overhead); Moving water into the low tide at 11:07 AM

4:19 PM - 6:05 PMPrimeMoving water into the high tide at 5:19 PM; Dusk - the evening feed

8:48 PM - 11:51 PMPrimeMajor solunar period (moon underfoot); Moving water into the low tide at 11:21 PM

All 7 times today

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

4:02 AM - 5:32 AMMoving water into the high tide at 5:02 AM

5:54 AM - 7:54 AMDawn - low light, fish move shallow

8:20 AM - 11:37 AMPrimeMajor solunar period (moon overhead); Moving water into the low tide at 11:07 AM

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

4:19 PM - 6:05 PMPrimeMoving water into the high tide at 5:19 PM; Dusk - the evening feed

8:48 PM - 11:51 PMPrimeMajor solunar period (moon underfoot); Moving water into the low tide at 11:21 PM

Sunrise 6:39 AMSunset 5:35 PM 75-80°Fwind to 10 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 5:02 AM (3.8 ft) Low 11:07 AM (0.8 ft) High 5:19 PM (3.6 ft) Low 11:21 PM (0.6 ft)
Fri Nov 6	High 5:51 AM (4.0 ft) Low 12:02 PM (0.8 ft) High 6:06 PM (3.4 ft)
Sat Nov 7	Low 12:04 AM (0.6 ft) High 6:37 AM (4.1 ft) Low 12:53 PM (0.7 ft) High 6:50 PM (3.3 ft)
Sun Nov 8	Low 12:44 AM (0.6 ft) High 7:21 AM (4.1 ft) Low 1:38 PM (0.7 ft) High 7:34 PM (3.2 ft)

Predictions from NOAA station 8721147 (Ponce de Leon Inlet). Strong wind can push real water levels above or below these predictions.

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

Google Maps Directions

Water is 75°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

11 AM79°5 mphESunny

12 PM80°5 mphESunny

1 PM80°5 mphENESunny

2 PM79°10 mphENESunny

3 PM78°10 mphESunny

4 PM79°10 mphESunny

5 PM78°5 mphESunny

6 PM78°5 mphEMostly Clear

7 PM78°5 mphEMostly Clear

8 PM76°5 mphEMostly Clear

9 PM76°5 mphEClear

10 PM75°0 mphClear

11 PM75°0 mphMostly Clear

12 AM75°0 mphMostly Clear

1 AM75°0 mphMostly Clear

2 AM75°0 mphMostly Clear

3 AM73°0 mphMostly Clear

4 AM73°0 mphPatchy Fog

5 AM72°0 mphPatchy Fog

6 AM72°0 mphPatchy Fog

7 AM72°0 mphPatchy Fog

8 AM74°0 mphSunny

9 AM77°0 mphSunny

10 AM78°0 mphSunny

Sunny, with a high near 80. East wind 5 to 10 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 4:29 PM	Minor 4:41 AM Major 9:52 AM Minor 3:59 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 Ponce Inlet

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.

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)

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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