St. Petersburg fishing forecast today

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

Tampa Bay Updated 11:08 AM EST, Nov 5 NOAA station 8726520

FloridaSoutheast - Gulf and Atlantic coasts

Bite outlook today Estimate

Fair

Weak tidal movement (1.5 ft range)
Light wind (up to 5 mph)

Next best time

Today 10:37 AM

Tide change

Next tide

High 11:37 AM

1.9 ft

Weather

79°F, Sunny

Wind 2 mph ESE - pressure falling

Water temp

77°F

NOAA St. Petersburg, 8 min ago

Best times to fish

5:59 AM - 7:59 AMDawn - low light, fish move shallow

4:12 PM - 6:14 PMPrimeMoving water into the low tide at 5:12 PM; Dusk - the evening feed

8:56 PM - 11:54 PMPrimeMajor solunar period (moon underfoot); Moving water into the high tide at 11:24 PM

All 8 times today

2:49 AM - 3:49 AMMinor solunar period (moonrise)

4:19 AM - 5:49 AMMoving water into the low tide at 5:19 AM

5:59 AM - 7:59 AMDawn - low light, fish move shallow

8:28 AM - 10:28 AMMajor solunar period (moon overhead)

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

3:05 PM - 4:05 PMMinor solunar period (moonset)

4:12 PM - 6:14 PMPrimeMoving water into the low tide at 5:12 PM; Dusk - the evening feed

8:56 PM - 11:54 PMPrimeMajor solunar period (moon underfoot); Moving water into the high tide at 11:24 PM

Sunrise 6:44 AMSunset 5:44 PM 75-82°Fwind to 5 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	Low 5:19 AM (0.7 ft) High 11:37 AM (1.9 ft) Low 5:12 PM (0.9 ft) High 11:24 PM (2.2 ft)
Fri Nov 6	Low 6:08 AM (0.4 ft) High 12:38 PM (1.9 ft) Low 5:40 PM (1.1 ft) High 11:39 PM (2.4 ft)
Sat Nov 7	Low 6:50 AM (0.2 ft) High 1:34 PM (1.8 ft) Low 6:04 PM (1.3 ft) High 11:56 PM (2.5 ft)
Sun Nov 8	Low 7:29 AM (0.0 ft) High 2:27 PM (1.7 ft) Low 6:23 PM (1.4 ft)

Predictions from NOAA station 8726520 (St. Petersburg). Strong wind can push real water levels above or below these predictions.

St. Petersburg: The St. Pete Pier in St. Petersburg, Florida, in July 2021. — Photo: Jackdude101, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0, cropped

Satellite view of St. Petersburg from above — Imagery: USGS National Map (public domain). Pin = NOAA tide station St. Petersburg; 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

Snook 70-88°F
Redfish 60-85°F
Spotted seatrout 58-80°F
Tarpon 74-88°F
Spanish mackerel 70-85°F

Too warm - deeper or slower

Sheepshead likes under 75°F

Hourly weatherNWS

11 AM79°2 mphESESunny

12 PM80°0 mphSunny

1 PM81°0 mphSunny

2 PM82°0 mphSunny

3 PM82°0 mphSunny

4 PM81°3 mphNNWSunny

5 PM80°5 mphNNWSunny

6 PM78°5 mphNNWPartly Cloudy

7 PM77°5 mphNNWPartly Cloudy

8 PM76°5 mphNMostly Clear

9 PM76°5 mphNMostly Clear

10 PM75°5 mphNMostly Clear

11 PM75°5 mphNNEMostly Clear

12 AM74°5 mphNEMostly Clear

1 AM74°3 mphNEMostly Clear

2 AM73°2 mphENEMostly Clear

3 AM73°2 mphEMostly Clear

4 AM72°0 mphMostly Clear

5 AM72°0 mphMostly Clear

6 AM72°0 mphMostly Sunny

7 AM72°0 mphMostly Sunny

8 AM74°0 mphSunny

9 AM76°0 mphSunny

10 AM77°0 mphSunny

Sunny, with a high near 82. East wind 0 to 5 mph.

Sun and moonWaning crescent

Waning crescent
12% of the moon is lit

Day	Sun	Moon	Solunar periods
Today	6:44 AM 5:44 PM	Rise 3:19 AM Set 3:35 PM	Minor 2:49 AM Major 8:28 AM Minor 3:05 PM Major 8:56 PM
Fri 6	6:45 AM 5:43 PM	Rise 4:18 AM Set 4:06 PM	Minor 3:48 AM Major 9:12 AM Minor 3:36 PM Major 9:40 PM
Sat 7	6:45 AM 5:42 PM	Rise 5:17 AM Set 4:38 PM	Minor 4:47 AM Major 10:00 AM Minor 4:08 PM Major 10:24 PM
Sun 8	6:46 AM 5:42 PM	Rise 6:15 AM Set 5:13 PM	Minor 5:45 AM Major 10:44 AM Minor 4:43 PM
Mon 9	6:47 AM 5:41 PM	Rise 7:13 AM Set 5:52 PM	Major 11:12 PM Minor 6:43 AM Major 11:32 AM Minor 5:22 PM
Tue 10	6:47 AM 5:41 PM	Rise 8:11 AM Set 6:35 PM	Major 12:00 AM Minor 7:41 AM Major 12:24 PM Minor 6:05 PM
Wed 11	6:48 AM 5:40 PM	Rise 9:06 AM Set 7:23 PM	Major 12:48 AM Minor 8:36 AM Major 1:16 PM Minor 6:53 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. Petersburg

Florida's largest open-water estuary, ringed by piers, bridges, grass flats and beach passes. Long fishing piers make it one of the easiest areas to fish without a boat.

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: Snook, redfish, spotted seatrout, tarpon, Spanish mackerel and sheepshead.

Also caught here: jack crevalle, ladyfish, mangrove snapper, gag grouper, Spanish mackerel, 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

Snook

Redfish (red drum)

Spotted seatrout (speckled trout)

Tarpon

Spanish mackerel

Sheepshead

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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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