Port Canaveral fishing forecast today

Tide times, wind, moon phase and the best times to fish today at Port Canaveral, using NOAA tide station Port Canaveral (Trident Pier).

East Central Florida Updated 11:08 AM EST, Nov 5 NOAA station 8721604

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Bite outlook today Estimate

Good

Light wind (up to 5 mph)
Normal tide range (3.7 ft)

Next best time

Today 8:20 AM

Prime: Major moon period + Tide change

Next tide

High 4:47 PM

4.0 ft

Weather

81°F, Sunny

Wind 5 mph ENE - pressure falling

Water temp

77°F

NDBC buoy Cape Canaveral Nearshore, FL (143) (3.8 mi), 72 min ago

Best times to fish

8:20 AM - 11:09 AMPrimeMajor solunar period (moon overhead); Moving water into the low tide at 10:39 AM

2:56 PM - 6:05 PMPrimeMinor solunar period (moonset); Moving water into the high tide at 4:47 PM; Dusk - the evening feed

8:48 PM - 11:22 PMPrimeMajor solunar period (moon underfoot); Moving water into the low tide at 10:52 PM

All 5 times today

2:41 AM - 5:04 AMMinor solunar period (moonrise); Moving water into the high tide at 4:34 AM

5:52 AM - 7:52 AMDawn - low light, fish move shallow

8:20 AM - 11:09 AMPrimeMajor solunar period (moon overhead); Moving water into the low tide at 10:39 AM

2:56 PM - 6:05 PMPrimeMinor solunar period (moonset); Moving water into the high tide at 4:47 PM; Dusk - the evening feed

8:48 PM - 11:22 PMPrimeMajor solunar period (moon underfoot); Moving water into the low tide at 10:52 PM

Sunrise 6:37 AMSunset 5:35 PM 75-81°Fwind to 5 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 4:34 AM (4.3 ft) Low 10:39 AM (0.8 ft) High 4:47 PM (4.0 ft) Low 10:52 PM (0.6 ft)
Fri Nov 6	High 5:21 AM (4.5 ft) Low 11:33 AM (0.8 ft) High 5:32 PM (3.8 ft) Low 11:35 PM (0.5 ft)
Sat Nov 7	High 6:06 AM (4.6 ft) Low 12:22 PM (0.8 ft) High 6:15 PM (3.7 ft)
Sun Nov 8	Low 12:16 AM (0.5 ft) High 6:48 AM (4.7 ft) Low 1:08 PM (0.8 ft) High 6:57 PM (3.6 ft)

Predictions from NOAA station 8721604 (Port Canaveral (Trident Pier)). Strong wind can push real water levels above or below these predictions.

Port Canaveral: Disney Fantasy departing from Port Canaveral. — Photo: Chris Gent from Orlando, Fla., USA, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 2.0, cropped

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

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Water is 77°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 AM81°5 mphENESunny

12 PM81°5 mphENEMostly Sunny

1 PM81°5 mphENESunny

2 PM81°5 mphENESunny

3 PM81°5 mphENESunny

4 PM81°5 mphENESunny

5 PM79°5 mphENESunny

6 PM78°5 mphENEClear

7 PM77°5 mphENEMostly Clear

8 PM76°5 mphENEMostly Clear

9 PM76°5 mphENEClear

10 PM76°5 mphENEClear

11 PM75°5 mphENEClear

12 AM75°0 mphMostly Clear

1 AM75°0 mphMostly Clear

2 AM75°0 mphMostly Clear

3 AM74°0 mphMostly Clear

4 AM73°0 mphMostly Clear

5 AM72°0 mphMostly Clear

6 AM71°0 mphSunny

7 AM71°0 mphSunny

8 AM73°0 mphSunny

9 AM77°5 mphNWSunny

10 AM79°5 mphNWSunny

Sunny. High near 83, with temperatures falling to around 79 in the afternoon. East northeast wind around 5 mph.

Sun and moonWaning crescent

Waning crescent
12% of the moon is lit

Day	Sun	Moon	Solunar periods
Today	6:37 AM 5:35 PM	Rise 3:11 AM Set 3:26 PM	Minor 2:41 AM Major 8:20 AM Minor 2:56 PM Major 8:48 PM
Fri 6	6:37 AM 5:34 PM	Rise 4:10 AM Set 3:57 PM	Minor 3:40 AM Major 9:04 AM Minor 3:27 PM Major 9:32 PM
Sat 7	6:38 AM 5:33 PM	Rise 5:09 AM Set 4:29 PM	Minor 4:39 AM Major 9:48 AM Minor 3:59 PM Major 10:16 PM
Sun 8	6:39 AM 5:33 PM	Rise 6:08 AM Set 5:04 PM	Minor 5:38 AM Major 10:36 AM Minor 4:34 PM
Mon 9	6:40 AM 5:32 PM	Rise 7:06 AM Set 5:42 PM	Major 11:04 PM Minor 6:36 AM Major 11:24 AM Minor 5:12 PM
Tue 10	6:40 AM 5:32 PM	Rise 8:04 AM Set 6:25 PM	Major 11:52 PM Minor 7:34 AM Major 12:16 PM Minor 5:55 PM
Wed 11	6:41 AM 5:31 PM	Rise 8:59 AM Set 7:12 PM	Major 12:40 AM Minor 8:29 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 Port Canaveral

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.

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)

Snook

Tarpon

Pompano

Whiting (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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Nearby spots

Cocoa Beach 3 miGood Mosquito Lagoon 38 miGood Sebastian Inlet 39 miGood New Smyrna Beach 46 miGood Ponce Inlet 49 miGood Daytona Beach 55 miGood