St. Augustine fishing forecast today

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

Northeast Florida Updated 11:08 AM EST, Nov 5 NOAA station 8720587

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Bite outlook today Estimate

Good

Light wind (up to 9 mph)
Normal tide range (5.0 ft)

Next best time

Today 8:24 AM

Prime: Major moon period + Tide change

Next tide

High 5:05 PM

5.1 ft

Weather

77°F, Mostly Sunny

Wind 5 mph E - pressure falling

Moon

Waning crescent

12% lit

Best times to fish

8:24 AM - 11:25 AMPrimeMajor solunar period (moon overhead); Moving water into the low tide at 10:55 AM

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

8:48 PM - 11:39 PMPrimeMajor solunar period (moon underfoot); Moving water into the low tide at 11:09 PM

All 7 times today

2:44 AM - 3:44 AMMinor solunar period (moonrise)

3:47 AM - 5:17 AMMoving water into the high tide at 4:47 AM

5:56 AM - 7:56 AMDawn - low light, fish move shallow

8:24 AM - 11:25 AMPrimeMajor solunar period (moon overhead); Moving water into the low tide at 10:55 AM

2:58 PM - 3:58 PMMinor solunar period (moonset)

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

8:48 PM - 11:39 PMPrimeMajor solunar period (moon underfoot); Moving water into the low tide at 11:09 PM

Sunrise 6:41 AMSunset 5:35 PM 75-78°Fwind to 9 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 4:47 AM (5.4 ft) Low 10:55 AM (0.7 ft) High 5:05 PM (5.1 ft) Low 11:09 PM (0.4 ft)
Fri Nov 6	High 5:36 AM (5.6 ft) Low 11:50 AM (0.6 ft) High 5:54 PM (5.0 ft) Low 11:54 PM (0.4 ft)
Sat Nov 7	High 6:21 AM (5.8 ft) Low 12:39 PM (0.5 ft) High 6:40 PM (4.9 ft)
Sun Nov 8	Low 12:36 AM (0.4 ft) High 7:03 AM (5.9 ft) Low 1:23 PM (0.5 ft) High 7:23 PM (4.8 ft)

Predictions from NOAA station 8720587 (St. Augustine Beach). Strong wind can push real water levels above or below these predictions.

St. Augustine: The oldest masonry fort in the Lower 48, built in the late 17th century, now a museum. — Photo: Schwerdf, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 4.0, cropped

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

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Hourly weatherNWS

11 AM77°5 mphEMostly Sunny

12 PM77°6 mphESunny

1 PM77°8 mphEMostly Sunny

2 PM77°8 mphESunny

3 PM78°9 mphESunny

4 PM76°9 mphESunny

5 PM76°8 mphESunny

6 PM76°7 mphEMostly Clear

7 PM75°6 mphSEMostly Clear

8 PM75°5 mphSEMostly Clear

9 PM75°5 mphSEMostly Clear

10 PM75°5 mphSEMostly Clear

11 PM75°3 mphSEMostly Clear

12 AM75°3 mphSMostly Clear

1 AM74°2 mphSMostly Clear

2 AM74°2 mphSPartly Cloudy

3 AM73°2 mphSWPartly Cloudy

4 AM73°2 mphSWPartly Cloudy

5 AM72°2 mphSWPartly Cloudy

6 AM72°2 mphSWPartly Sunny

7 AM71°2 mphSWPartly Sunny

8 AM73°3 mphSWMostly Sunny

9 AM75°3 mphSWMostly Sunny

10 AM76°5 mphSWMostly Sunny

Sunny. High near 78, with temperatures falling to around 76 in the afternoon. East wind 5 to 9 mph.

Sun and moonWaning crescent

Waning crescent
12% of the moon is lit

Day	Sun	Moon	Solunar periods
Today	6:41 AM 5:35 PM	Rise 3:14 AM Set 3:28 PM	Minor 2:44 AM Major 8:24 AM Minor 2:58 PM Major 8:48 PM
Fri 6	6:42 AM 5:35 PM	Rise 4:14 AM Set 3:58 PM	Minor 3:44 AM Major 9:08 AM Minor 3:28 PM Major 9:36 PM
Sat 7	6:43 AM 5:34 PM	Rise 5:14 AM Set 4:30 PM	Minor 4:44 AM Major 9:52 AM Minor 4:00 PM Major 10:20 PM
Sun 8	6:44 AM 5:33 PM	Rise 6:13 AM Set 5:04 PM	Minor 5:43 AM Major 10:40 AM Minor 4:34 PM
Mon 9	6:45 AM 5:33 PM	Rise 7:13 AM Set 5:41 PM	Major 11:04 PM Minor 6:43 AM Major 11:28 AM Minor 5:11 PM
Tue 10	6:45 AM 5:32 PM	Rise 8:11 AM Set 6:24 PM	Major 11:56 PM Minor 7:41 AM Major 12:16 PM Minor 5:54 PM
Wed 11	6:46 AM 5:31 PM	Rise 9:06 AM Set 7:11 PM	Major 12:44 AM Minor 8:36 AM Major 1:08 PM Minor 6:41 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 St. Augustine

From the St. Marys River down to Matanzas Inlet, this stretch mixes big tidal rivers, marsh creeks and open Atlantic beaches. Tides here run larger than anywhere else in Florida, so moving water matters a lot.

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, sheepshead, black drum, whiting and bluefish.

Also caught here: croaker, jack crevalle, ladyfish, tripletail, 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)

Flounder

Sheepshead

Black drum

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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