Cambridge fishing forecast today

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

Chesapeake Bay (Maryland) Updated 11:08 AM EST, Nov 5 NOAA station 8571892

MarylandMid-Atlantic - Chesapeake Bay

Bite outlook today Estimate

Fair

Normal tide range (1.7 ft)
Moderate wind (up to 14 mph)

Next best time

Today 12:00 PM

Tide change

Next tide

High 1:00 PM

2.0 ft

Weather

70°F, Mostly Cloudy

Wind 13 mph S - pressure falling

Water temp

62°F

NOAA Cambridge, 9 min ago

Best times to fish

5:50 AM - 7:50 AMPrimeDawn - low light, fish move shallow; Moving water into the low tide at 7:06 AM

8:00 AM - 10:00 AMMajor solunar period (moon overhead)

3:45 PM - 5:30 PMDusk - the evening feed

All 9 times today

12:00 AM - 1:00 AMMoving water into the high tide at 12:30 AM

2:22 AM - 3:22 AMMinor solunar period (moonrise)

5:50 AM - 7:50 AMPrimeDawn - low light, fish move shallow; Moving water into the low tide at 7:06 AM

8:00 AM - 10:00 AMMajor solunar period (moon overhead)

12:00 PM - 1:30 PMMoving water into the high tide at 1:00 PM

2:34 PM - 3:34 PMMinor solunar period (moonset)

3:45 PM - 5:30 PMDusk - the evening feed

6:40 PM - 8:10 PMMoving water into the low tide at 7:40 PM

8:28 PM - 10:28 PMMajor solunar period (moon underfoot)

Sunrise 6:35 AMSunset 5:00 PM 67-72°Fwind to 14 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	High 12:30 AM (1.9 ft) Low 7:06 AM (0.3 ft) High 1:00 PM (2.0 ft) Low 7:40 PM (0.4 ft)
Fri Nov 6	High 1:18 AM (1.9 ft) Low 7:53 AM (0.2 ft) High 1:51 PM (2.1 ft) Low 8:35 PM (0.4 ft)
Sat Nov 7	High 2:02 AM (1.8 ft) Low 8:35 AM (0.1 ft) High 2:37 PM (2.1 ft) Low 9:23 PM (0.4 ft)
Sun Nov 8	High 2:44 AM (1.8 ft) Low 9:15 AM (0.1 ft) High 3:19 PM (2.1 ft) Low 10:08 PM (0.4 ft)

Predictions from NOAA station 8571892 (Cambridge). Strong wind can push real water levels above or below these predictions.

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

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Water is 62°F - who's feedingLive reading matched to each local fish's preferred temperature. A rough guide - season and size rules still apply.

Right temperature

Striped bass 50-68°F
White perch 50-75°F
Spot and croaker 58-80°F

Too cold - slow or moved off

Channel catfish likes 68°F+

Hourly weatherNWS

11 AM70°13 mphSMostly Cloudy

12 PM71°14 mphSPartly Sunny

1 PM72°14 mphSMostly Sunny

2 PM72°13 mphSMostly Sunny

3 PM72°13 mphSMostly Sunny

4 PM72°12 mphSMostly Sunny

5 PM71°10 mphSMostly Sunny

6 PM69°10 mphSMostly Cloudy

7 PM68°9 mphSMostly Cloudy

8 PM68°9 mphSSlight Chance Rain

9 PM68°9 mphS22% rain

10 PM68°9 mphS31% rain

11 PM67°8 mphS40% rain

12 AM67°8 mphS40% rain

1 AM66°7 mphS61% rain

2 AM66°7 mphS64% rain

3 AM65°7 mphS68% rain

4 AM64°7 mphS65% rain

5 AM65°7 mphSW78% rain

6 AM65°6 mphSW85% rain

7 AM65°6 mphSW93% rain

8 AM65°7 mphW85% rain

9 AM65°7 mphNW91% rain

10 AM65°8 mphNW77% rain

Partly sunny, with a high near 74. South wind 10 to 14 mph.

Sun and moonWaning crescent

Waning crescent
12% of the moon is lit

Day	Sun	Moon	Solunar periods
Today	6:35 AM 5:00 PM	Rise 2:52 AM Set 3:04 PM	Minor 2:22 AM Major 8:00 AM Minor 2:34 PM Major 8:28 PM
Fri 6	6:36 AM 4:59 PM	Rise 3:59 AM Set 3:28 PM	Minor 3:29 AM Major 8:44 AM Minor 2:58 PM Major 9:12 PM
Sat 7	6:37 AM 4:58 PM	Rise 5:05 AM Set 3:54 PM	Minor 4:35 AM Major 9:32 AM Minor 3:24 PM Major 10:00 PM
Sun 8	6:38 AM 4:57 PM	Rise 6:10 AM Set 4:22 PM	Minor 5:40 AM Major 10:16 AM Minor 3:52 PM Major 10:44 PM
Mon 9	6:39 AM 4:56 PM	Rise 7:14 AM Set 4:55 PM	Minor 6:44 AM Major 11:04 AM Minor 4:25 PM
Tue 10	6:40 AM 4:55 PM	Rise 8:16 AM Set 5:34 PM	Major 11:32 PM Minor 7:46 AM Major 11:56 AM Minor 5:04 PM
Wed 11	6:41 AM 4:54 PM	Rise 9:14 AM Set 6:20 PM	Major 12:24 AM Minor 8:44 AM Major 12:48 PM Minor 5:50 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 Cambridge

The bay itself, from the lower bay at Point Lookout and Crisfield up past Solomons, Annapolis and the Bay Bridge to Baltimore.

What's biting now (Fall): Striped bass (rockfish) feed aggressively in the bay; white perch move to deeper water.

Commonly caught in this area: Striped bass (rockfish), white perch, spot, croaker and blue catfish.

Also caught here: white perch, croaker, blue catfish.

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 here4 fish

Striped bass

White perch

Spot and croaker

Channel catfish

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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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