St. Simons Island fishing forecast today

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

Golden Isles Updated 11:08 AM EST, Nov 5 NOAA station 8677344

GeorgiaSoutheast Atlantic coast

Bite outlook today Estimate

Good

Light wind (up to 7 mph)
Normal tide range (7.1 ft)

Next best time

Today 10:27 AM

Tide change

Next tide

Low 11:27 AM

0.6 ft

Weather

78°F, Mostly Sunny

Wind 6 mph SE - pressure falling

Moon

Waning crescent

12% lit

Best times to fish

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

4:18 PM - 6:04 PMPrimeMoving water into the high tide at 5:18 PM; Dusk - the evening feed

8:52 PM - 11:59 PMPrimeMajor solunar period (moon underfoot); Moving water into the low tide at 11:44 PM

All 8 times today

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

4:03 AM - 5:33 AMMoving water into the high tide at 5:03 AM

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

8:24 AM - 10:24 AMMajor solunar period (moon overhead)

10:27 AM - 11:57 AMMoving water into the low tide at 11:27 AM

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

4:18 PM - 6:04 PMPrimeMoving water into the high tide at 5:18 PM; Dusk - the evening feed

8:52 PM - 11:59 PMPrimeMajor solunar period (moon underfoot); Moving water into the low tide at 11:44 PM

Sunrise 6:44 AMSunset 5:34 PM 71-78°Fwind to 7 mph SE

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 5:03 AM (7.5 ft) Low 11:27 AM (0.6 ft) High 5:18 PM (7.3 ft) Low 11:44 PM (0.4 ft)
Fri Nov 6	High 5:53 AM (7.8 ft) Low 12:19 PM (0.5 ft) High 6:07 PM (7.3 ft)
Sat Nov 7	Low 12:29 AM (0.3 ft) High 6:38 AM (8.0 ft) Low 1:08 PM (0.4 ft) High 6:51 PM (7.2 ft)
Sun Nov 8	Low 1:10 AM (0.3 ft) High 7:19 AM (8.0 ft) Low 1:53 PM (0.4 ft) High 7:32 PM (7.1 ft)

Predictions from NOAA station 8677344 (St. Simons Light). Strong wind can push real water levels above or below these predictions.

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

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Hourly weatherNWS

11 AM78°6 mphSEMostly Sunny

12 PM78°7 mphSEMostly Sunny

1 PM78°7 mphSEMostly Sunny

2 PM78°7 mphEMostly Sunny

3 PM78°7 mphSEMostly Sunny

4 PM77°7 mphSEMostly Sunny

5 PM76°6 mphSEMostly Sunny

6 PM74°5 mphSEPartly Cloudy

7 PM72°5 mphSEPartly Cloudy

8 PM72°5 mphSEPartly Cloudy

9 PM71°3 mphSEPartly Cloudy

10 PM71°3 mphSEPartly Cloudy

11 PM71°3 mphSPartly Cloudy

12 AM70°3 mphSPartly Cloudy

1 AM70°3 mphSPartly Cloudy

2 AM70°3 mphSPartly Cloudy

3 AM69°3 mphSMostly Cloudy

4 AM69°3 mphSWMostly Cloudy

5 AM69°3 mphSWMostly Cloudy

6 AM68°3 mphSWMostly Cloudy

7 AM67°3 mphSWPartly Sunny

8 AM69°5 mphSWMostly Sunny

9 AM73°5 mphSWMostly Sunny

10 AM75°6 mphSWMostly Sunny

Mostly sunny. High near 79, with temperatures falling to around 76 in the afternoon. Southeast wind around 7 mph.

Sun and moonWaning crescent

Waning crescent
12% of the moon is lit

Day	Sun	Moon	Solunar periods
Today	6:44 AM 5:34 PM	Rise 3:14 AM Set 3:28 PM	Minor 2:44 AM Major 8:24 AM Minor 2:58 PM Major 8:52 PM
Fri 6	6:45 AM 5:33 PM	Rise 4:16 AM Set 3:58 PM	Minor 3:46 AM Major 9:08 AM Minor 3:28 PM Major 9:36 PM
Sat 7	6:45 AM 5:32 PM	Rise 5:16 AM Set 4:28 PM	Minor 4:46 AM Major 9:52 AM Minor 3:58 PM Major 10:20 PM
Sun 8	6:46 AM 5:32 PM	Rise 6:16 AM Set 5:01 PM	Minor 5:46 AM Major 10:40 AM Minor 4:31 PM
Mon 9	6:47 AM 5:31 PM	Rise 7:16 AM Set 5:38 PM	Major 11:08 PM Minor 6:46 AM Major 11:28 AM Minor 5:08 PM
Tue 10	6:48 AM 5:30 PM	Rise 8:15 AM Set 6:20 PM	Major 11:56 PM Minor 7:45 AM Major 12:16 PM Minor 5:50 PM
Wed 11	6:49 AM 5:30 PM	Rise 9:11 AM Set 7:08 PM	Major 12:44 AM Minor 8:41 AM Major 1:08 PM Minor 6:38 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. Simons Island

St. Simons, Jekyll and Brunswick: piers, sounds and oyster-lined creeks. Fish the moving tide - the range here is large.

What's biting now (Fall): Redfish and spotted seatrout feed hard in the creeks; one of the best seasons on the Georgia coast.

Commonly caught in this area: Redfish, seatrout, sheepshead, tarpon in summer and whiting.

Also caught here: whiting, croaker, tripletail, tarpon, blacktip shark.

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)

Sheepshead

Tarpon

Whiting (kingfish)

Spot and croaker

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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

Jekyll Island 5 miGood Brunswick 6 miGood Darien 17 miGood St. Marys 30 miGood Fernandina Beach 32 miGood Mayport 51 miGood