St. Marks fishing forecast today

Tide times, wind, moon phase and the best times to fish today at St. Marks, using NOAA tide station ST. MARKS RIVER ENTRANCE.

Big Bend Updated 11:08 AM EST, Nov 5 NOAA station 8728130

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Bite outlook today Estimate

Fair

Light wind (up to 5 mph)
Normal tide range (2.8 ft)

Next best time

Today 10:37 AM

Tide change

Next tide

High 11:37 AM

3.2 ft

Weather

76°F, Partly Sunny

Wind 5 mph SSE - pressure falling

Moon

Waning crescent

12% lit

Best times to fish

6:08 AM - 8:08 AMDawn - low light, fish move shallow

4:28 PM - 6:17 PMPrimeMoving water into the low tide at 5:28 PM; Dusk - the evening feed

9:00 PM - 11:57 PMPrimeMajor solunar period (moon underfoot); Moving water into the high tide at 11:27 PM

All 8 times today

2:56 AM - 3:56 AMMinor solunar period (moonrise)

4:11 AM - 5:41 AMMoving water into the low tide at 5:11 AM

6:08 AM - 8:08 AMDawn - low light, fish move shallow

8:36 AM - 10:36 AMMajor solunar period (moon overhead)

10:37 AM - 12:07 PMMoving water into the high tide at 11:37 AM

3:10 PM - 4:10 PMMinor solunar period (moonset)

4:28 PM - 6:17 PMPrimeMoving water into the low tide at 5:28 PM; Dusk - the evening feed

9:00 PM - 11:57 PMPrimeMajor solunar period (moon underfoot); Moving water into the high tide at 11:27 PM

Sunrise 6:53 AMSunset 5:47 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 5:11 AM (0.6 ft) High 11:37 AM (3.2 ft) Low 5:28 PM (1.2 ft) High 11:27 PM (3.4 ft)
Fri Nov 6	Low 5:59 AM (0.1 ft) High 12:28 PM (3.3 ft) Low 6:04 PM (1.3 ft) High 11:59 PM (3.6 ft)
Sat Nov 7	Low 6:41 AM (-0.2 ft) High 1:10 PM (3.3 ft) Low 6:35 PM (1.4 ft)
Sun Nov 8	High 12:28 AM (3.7 ft) Low 7:20 AM (-0.4 ft) High 1:49 PM (3.3 ft) Low 7:04 PM (1.5 ft)

Predictions from NOAA station 8728130 (ST. MARKS RIVER ENTRANCE). Strong wind can push real water levels above or below these predictions.

St. Marks: Old pier at St Marks National Wildlife Refuge in Wakulla County, Florida — Photo: Michael Rivera, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 3.0, cropped

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

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Hourly weatherNWS

11 AM76°5 mphSSEPartly Sunny

12 PM77°5 mphSMostly Sunny

1 PM77°5 mphSSunny

2 PM77°5 mphSSunny

3 PM77°5 mphSSunny

4 PM76°5 mphSSunny

5 PM76°5 mphSMostly Sunny

6 PM75°5 mphSPartly Cloudy

7 PM74°5 mphSPartly Cloudy

8 PM73°5 mphSSWPartly Cloudy

9 PM73°5 mphSSWPartly Cloudy

10 PM73°5 mphSSWPartly Cloudy

11 PM72°5 mphSSWPartly Cloudy

12 AM72°5 mphSWPartly Cloudy

1 AM71°5 mphSWPartly Cloudy

2 AM71°5 mphWSWAreas Of Fog

3 AM71°5 mphWSWAreas Of Fog

4 AM70°5 mphWSWAreas Of Fog

5 AM70°0 mphAreas Of Fog

6 AM69°0 mphAreas Of Fog

7 AM69°0 mph20% rain

8 AM70°0 mph20% rain

9 AM72°5 mphW20% rain

10 AM74°5 mphW27% rain

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	6:53 AM 5:47 PM	Rise 3:26 AM Set 3:40 PM	Minor 2:56 AM Major 8:36 AM Minor 3:10 PM Major 9:00 PM
Fri 6	6:54 AM 5:46 PM	Rise 4:26 AM Set 4:10 PM	Minor 3:56 AM Major 9:20 AM Minor 3:40 PM Major 9:48 PM
Sat 7	6:55 AM 5:45 PM	Rise 5:26 AM Set 4:41 PM	Minor 4:56 AM Major 10:04 AM Minor 4:11 PM Major 10:32 PM
Sun 8	6:56 AM 5:44 PM	Rise 6:26 AM Set 5:15 PM	Minor 5:56 AM Major 10:52 AM Minor 4:45 PM
Mon 9	6:57 AM 5:44 PM	Rise 7:25 AM Set 5:53 PM	Major 11:16 PM Minor 6:55 AM Major 11:40 AM Minor 5:23 PM
Tue 10	6:57 AM 5:43 PM	Rise 8:23 AM Set 6:35 PM	Major 12:08 AM Minor 7:53 AM Major 12:28 PM Minor 6:05 PM
Wed 11	6:58 AM 5:43 PM	Rise 9:19 AM Set 7:22 PM	Major 12:56 AM Minor 8:49 AM Major 1:20 PM Minor 6:52 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. Marks

The quiet Nature Coast from Homosassa to St. Marks: shallow grass flats, spring-fed rivers and limestone bottom. Very shallow water means tides decide where you can fish.

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: Spotted seatrout, redfish, sheepshead, cobia and Spanish mackerel.

Also caught here: gag grouper, Spanish mackerel, ladyfish, jack crevalle, tripletail, sheepshead.

Tidal rivers and creek mouths are best when the tide is moving and draining bait out of the marsh. Fish points, bends and oyster bars on the falling tide.

Best baits here6 fish

Spotted seatrout (speckled trout)

Redfish (red drum)

Sheepshead

Cobia

Spanish mackerel

Gag grouper

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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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