Point Lookout fishing forecast today

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

Chesapeake Bay (Maryland) Updated 12:08 PM EST, Nov 5 NOAA station 8578002

MarylandMid-Atlantic - Chesapeake Bay

Small Craft Advisory until Thu 7 PM - from the National Weather Service. Details

Bite outlook today Estimate

Fair

Small craft advisory - rough water for small boats
Normal tide range (1.4 ft)
Moderate wind (up to 13 mph)

Next best time

Today 2:35 PM

Minor moon period

Next tide

Low 4:51 PM

0.3 ft

Weather

69°F, Partly Sunny

Wind 13 mph S - pressure falling

Water temp

64°F

NOAA Lewisetta (8.3 mi), 8 min ago

Best times to fish

8:00 AM - 10:45 AMPrimeMajor solunar period (moon overhead); Moving water into the high tide at 10:15 AM

3:47 PM - 5:32 PMPrimeDusk - the evening feed; Moving water into the low tide at 4:51 PM

8:32 PM - 10:55 PMPrimeMajor solunar period (moon underfoot); Moving water into the high tide at 10:25 PM

All 6 times today

2:23 AM - 4:41 AMMinor solunar period (moonrise); Moving water into the low tide at 4:11 AM

5:50 AM - 7:50 AMDawn - low light, fish move shallow

8:00 AM - 10:45 AMPrimeMajor solunar period (moon overhead); Moving water into the high tide at 10:15 AM

2:35 PM - 3:35 PMMinor solunar period (moonset)

3:47 PM - 5:32 PMPrimeDusk - the evening feed; Moving water into the low tide at 4:51 PM

8:32 PM - 10:55 PMPrimeMajor solunar period (moon underfoot); Moving water into the high tide at 10:25 PM

Sunrise 6:35 AMSunset 5:02 PM 67-70°Fwind to 13 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 4:11 AM (0.2 ft) High 10:15 AM (1.6 ft) Low 4:51 PM (0.3 ft) High 10:25 PM (1.3 ft)
Fri Nov 6	Low 4:48 AM (0.1 ft) High 11:06 AM (1.7 ft) Low 5:46 PM (0.3 ft) High 11:07 PM (1.2 ft)
Sat Nov 7	Low 5:23 AM (0.1 ft) High 11:52 AM (1.7 ft) Low 6:40 PM (0.3 ft) High 11:48 PM (1.2 ft)
Sun Nov 8	Low 5:57 AM (0.1 ft) High 12:37 PM (1.8 ft) Low 7:31 PM (0.3 ft)

Predictions from NOAA station 8578002 (Point Lookout). Strong wind can push real water levels above or below these predictions.

Point Lookout: View north from Point Lookout Lighthouse in Point Lookout State Park, St. Mary's County, Maryland — Photo: Famartin, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0, cropped

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

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Water is 64°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

12 PM69°13 mphSPartly Sunny

1 PM69°13 mphSPartly Sunny

2 PM69°13 mphSPartly Sunny

3 PM69°12 mphSPartly Sunny

4 PM70°12 mphSIsolated Rain Show

5 PM69°12 mphSPartly Sunny

6 PM69°12 mphSMostly Cloudy

7 PM68°13 mphSMostly Cloudy

8 PM67°14 mphSIsolated Showers A

9 PM67°13 mphS24% rain

10 PM67°13 mphS25% rain

11 PM67°13 mphS35% rain

12 AM68°13 mphS42% rain

1 AM68°14 mphS44% rain

2 AM67°13 mphS53% rain

3 AM67°12 mphS59% rain

4 AM67°12 mphS73% rain

5 AM66°12 mphS88% rain

6 AM66°10 mphS90% rain

7 AM66°9 mphSW98% rain

8 AM65°10 mphS98% rain

9 AM67°10 mphNW88% rain

10 AM65°10 mphNW80% rain

11 AM65°10 mphNW80% rain

Isolated rain showers between 4pm and 5pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 71. South wind around 13 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

Sun and moonWaning crescent

Waning crescent
12% of the moon is lit

Day	Sun	Moon	Solunar periods
Today	6:35 AM 5:02 PM	Rise 2:53 AM Set 3:05 PM	Minor 2:23 AM Major 8:00 AM Minor 2:35 PM Major 8:32 PM
Fri 6	6:36 AM 5:01 PM	Rise 4:00 AM Set 3:30 PM	Minor 3:30 AM Major 8:48 AM Minor 3:00 PM Major 9:16 PM
Sat 7	6:37 AM 5:00 PM	Rise 5:05 AM Set 3:56 PM	Minor 4:35 AM Major 9:32 AM Minor 3:26 PM Major 10:00 PM
Sun 8	6:38 AM 4:59 PM	Rise 6:10 AM Set 4:25 PM	Minor 5:40 AM Major 10:16 AM Minor 3:55 PM Major 10:44 PM
Mon 9	6:39 AM 4:58 PM	Rise 7:13 AM Set 4:58 PM	Minor 6:43 AM Major 11:08 AM Minor 4:28 PM
Tue 10	6:40 AM 4:57 PM	Rise 8:15 AM Set 5:37 PM	Major 11:36 PM Minor 7:45 AM Major 11:56 AM Minor 5:07 PM
Wed 11	6:41 AM 4:57 PM	Rise 9:13 AM Set 6:23 PM	Major 12:24 AM Minor 8:43 AM Major 12:48 PM Minor 5:53 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 Point Lookout

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.

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 here4 fish

Striped bass

White perch

Spot and croaker

Channel catfish

Full bait guide

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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