Salem fishing forecast today

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

North Shore (Massachusetts) Updated 11:08 AM EST, Nov 5 NOAA station 8442645

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Bite outlook today Estimate

Good

Normal tide range (9.4 ft)
Cloud cover - fish less spooky
Moderate wind (up to 14 mph)

Next best time

Today 1:05 PM

Tide change + Minor moon period

Next tide

Low 2:05 PM

0.3 ft

Weather

69°F, Partly Sunny

Wind 14 mph SW - pressure falling

Water temp

55°F

NDBC buoy Buoy A01 - Massachusetts Bay (15.8 mi), 69 min ago

Best times to fish

5:38 AM - 9:38 AMPrimeDawn - low light, fish move shallow; Moving water into the high tide at 7:56 AM; Major solunar period (moon overhead)

1:05 PM - 3:11 PMMoving water into the low tide at 2:05 PM; Minor solunar period (moonset)

7:22 PM - 10:08 PMPrimeMoving water into the high tide at 8:22 PM; Major solunar period (moon underfoot)

All 5 times today

12:32 AM - 3:01 AMMoving water into the low tide at 1:32 AM; Minor solunar period (moonrise)

5:38 AM - 9:38 AMPrimeDawn - low light, fish move shallow; Moving water into the high tide at 7:56 AM; Major solunar period (moon overhead)

1:05 PM - 3:11 PMMoving water into the low tide at 2:05 PM; Minor solunar period (moonset)

3:17 PM - 5:02 PMDusk - the evening feed

7:22 PM - 10:08 PMPrimeMoving water into the high tide at 8:22 PM; Major solunar period (moon underfoot)

Sunrise 6:21 AMSunset 4:32 PM 64-71°Fwind to 14 mph SW

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 1:32 AM (0.1 ft) High 7:56 AM (9.6 ft) Low 2:05 PM (0.3 ft) High 8:22 PM (9.3 ft)
Fri Nov 6	Low 2:26 AM (0.3 ft) High 8:47 AM (9.8 ft) Low 3:01 PM (0.0 ft) High 9:16 PM (9.1 ft)
Sat Nov 7	Low 3:14 AM (0.4 ft) High 9:34 AM (9.9 ft) Low 3:50 PM (-0.1 ft) High 10:05 PM (9.0 ft)
Sun Nov 8	Low 3:58 AM (0.7 ft) High 10:17 AM (9.9 ft) Low 4:34 PM (-0.1 ft) High 10:49 PM (8.7 ft)

Predictions from NOAA station 8442645 (Salem, Salem Harbor). Strong wind can push real water levels above or below these predictions.

Salem: Fort Pickering Light Winter Island Salem, Massachusetts — Photo: Elizabeth B. Thomsen, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 3.0, cropped

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

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Water is 55°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

Too cold - slow or moved off

Bluefish likes 58°F+
Flounder likes 58°F+

Hourly weatherNWS

11 AM69°14 mphSWPartly Sunny

12 PM71°14 mphSWMostly Cloudy

1 PM71°14 mphSWMostly Cloudy

2 PM71°14 mphSWCloudy

3 PM71°14 mphSWCloudy

4 PM70°13 mphSCloudy

5 PM69°13 mphSPartly Sunny

6 PM67°13 mphSMostly Cloudy

7 PM65°12 mphSCloudy

8 PM65°12 mphSCloudy

9 PM65°12 mphSCloudy

10 PM65°10 mphSSlight Chance Ligh

11 PM64°10 mphS22% rain

12 AM64°10 mphS25% rain

1 AM63°9 mphS29% rain

2 AM63°9 mphS42% rain

3 AM63°8 mphS41% rain

4 AM63°8 mphSW40% rain

5 AM62°7 mphS49% rain

6 AM61°7 mphSW53% rain

7 AM62°7 mphSW56% rain

8 AM62°7 mphS60% rain

9 AM64°7 mphS74% rain

10 AM65°7 mphS89% rain

Mostly cloudy, with a high near 72. Southwest wind around 14 mph.

Sun and moonWaning crescent

Waning crescent
12% of the moon is lit

Day	Sun	Moon	Solunar periods
Today	6:21 AM 4:32 PM	Rise 2:31 AM Set 2:41 PM	Minor 2:01 AM Major 7:40 AM Minor 2:11 PM Major 8:08 PM
Fri 6	6:23 AM 4:31 PM	Rise 3:41 AM Set 3:02 PM	Minor 3:11 AM Major 8:24 AM Minor 2:32 PM Major 8:52 PM
Sat 7	6:24 AM 4:29 PM	Rise 4:50 AM Set 3:25 PM	Minor 4:20 AM Major 9:08 AM Minor 2:55 PM Major 9:36 PM
Sun 8	6:25 AM 4:28 PM	Rise 5:58 AM Set 3:50 PM	Minor 5:28 AM Major 9:56 AM Minor 3:20 PM Major 10:24 PM
Mon 9	6:27 AM 4:27 PM	Rise 7:05 AM Set 4:21 PM	Minor 6:35 AM Major 10:44 AM Minor 3:51 PM
Tue 10	6:28 AM 4:26 PM	Rise 8:09 AM Set 4:57 PM	Major 11:12 PM Minor 7:39 AM Major 11:32 AM Minor 4:27 PM
Wed 11	6:29 AM 4:25 PM	Rise 9:09 AM Set 5:42 PM	Major 12:00 AM Minor 8:39 AM Major 12:24 PM Minor 5:12 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 Salem

Plum Island, Gloucester and Salem: rocky coast, river mouths and harbors.

What's biting now (Fall): Striped bass head south along the coast; false albacore and bonito around Cape Cod and the Islands in early fall.

Commonly caught in this area: Striped bass, bluefish, mackerel and flounder.

Also caught here: Atlantic cod, pollock, mackerel, winter flounder.

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

Striped bass

Bluefish

Mackerel

Flounder

Atlantic cod

Pollock

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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

Gloucester 13 miGood Boston Harbor 15 miGood Newburyport (Plum Island) 20 miGood Scituate 24 miGood Hampton Harbor 26 miGood Portsmouth 39 miGood