Gulfport fishing forecast today

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

Mississippi Gulf Coast Updated 10:08 AM CST, Nov 5 NOAA station 8745557

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Bite outlook today Estimate

Fair

Weak tidal movement (0.6 ft range)
Light wind (up to 5 mph)

Next best time

Today 10:38 AM

Tide change

Next tide

High 11:38 AM

1.2 ft

Weather

71°F, Sunny

Wind 5 mph NE - pressure falling

Water temp

73°F

NOAA Bay Waveland Yacht Club (14.7 mi), 14 min ago

Best times to fish

5:28 AM - 7:28 AMDawn - low light, fish move shallow

7:56 AM - 9:56 AMMajor solunar period (moon overhead)

7:14 PM - 10:24 PMPrimeMoving water into the high tide at 8:14 PM; Major solunar period (moon underfoot)

All 7 times today

2:16 AM - 3:55 AMMinor solunar period (moonrise); Moving water into the low tide at 3:25 AM

5:28 AM - 7:28 AMDawn - low light, fish move shallow

7:56 AM - 9:56 AMMajor solunar period (moon overhead)

10:38 AM - 12:08 PMMoving water into the high tide at 11:38 AM

1:13 PM - 3:30 PMMoving water into the low tide at 2:13 PM; Minor solunar period (moonset)

3:51 PM - 5:36 PMDusk - the evening feed

7:14 PM - 10:24 PMPrimeMoving water into the high tide at 8:14 PM; Major solunar period (moon underfoot)

Sunrise 6:13 AMSunset 5:06 PM 68-74°Fwind to 5 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 3:25 AM (0.8 ft) High 11:38 AM (1.2 ft) Low 2:13 PM (1.1 ft) High 8:14 PM (1.4 ft)
Fri Nov 6	Low 4:35 AM (0.5 ft) High 7:35 PM (1.7 ft)
Sat Nov 7	Low 5:25 AM (0.2 ft) High 8:06 PM (1.9 ft)
Sun Nov 8	Low 6:06 AM (0.0 ft) High 8:42 PM (2.1 ft)

Predictions from NOAA station 8745557 (Gulfport Harbor, Mississippi Sound). Strong wind can push real water levels above or below these predictions.

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

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Water is 73°F - who's feedingLive reading matched to each local fish's preferred temperature. A rough guide - season and size rules still apply.

Right temperature

Spotted seatrout 58-80°F
Redfish 60-85°F
Flounder 58-80°F
Sheepshead 52-75°F
Spanish mackerel 70-85°F

Hourly weatherNWS

10 AM71°5 mphNESunny

11 AM73°0 mphSunny

12 PM74°5 mphSSunny

1 PM73°5 mphSSunny

2 PM74°5 mphSSunny

3 PM73°5 mphSSunny

4 PM73°5 mphSSunny

5 PM73°5 mphSSunny

6 PM71°5 mphSWClear

7 PM70°5 mphSWClear

8 PM70°5 mphWClear

9 PM69°5 mphWClear

10 PM68°5 mphNWClear

11 PM68°5 mphNWClear

12 AM67°5 mphNWMostly Clear

1 AM66°5 mphNWMostly Clear

2 AM65°5 mphNMostly Clear

3 AM64°5 mphNMostly Clear

4 AM63°5 mphNMostly Clear

5 AM63°5 mphNMostly Clear

6 AM62°5 mphNSunny

7 AM62°5 mphNSunny

8 AM64°5 mphNMostly Sunny

9 AM68°5 mphNMostly Sunny

Sunny, with a high near 74. South wind 0 to 5 mph.

Sun and moonWaning crescent

Waning crescent
12% of the moon is lit

Day	Sun	Moon	Solunar periods
Today	6:13 AM 5:06 PM	Rise 2:46 AM Set 3:00 PM	Minor 2:16 AM Major 7:56 AM Minor 2:30 PM Major 8:24 PM
Fri 6	6:14 AM 5:05 PM	Rise 3:47 AM Set 3:30 PM	Minor 3:17 AM Major 8:40 AM Minor 3:00 PM Major 9:08 PM
Sat 7	6:15 AM 5:04 PM	Rise 4:47 AM Set 4:01 PM	Minor 4:17 AM Major 9:24 AM Minor 3:31 PM Major 9:52 PM
Sun 8	6:16 AM 5:04 PM	Rise 5:47 AM Set 4:35 PM	Minor 5:17 AM Major 10:12 AM Minor 4:05 PM Major 10:40 PM
Mon 9	6:17 AM 5:03 PM	Rise 6:46 AM Set 5:12 PM	Minor 6:16 AM Major 11:00 AM Minor 4:42 PM
Tue 10	6:17 AM 5:02 PM	Rise 7:45 AM Set 5:54 PM	Major 11:28 PM Minor 7:15 AM Major 11:48 AM Minor 5:24 PM
Wed 11	6:18 AM 5:02 PM	Rise 8:40 AM Set 6:42 PM	Major 12:16 AM Minor 8:10 AM Major 12:40 PM Minor 6:12 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 Gulfport

A short, sheltered coast behind barrier islands, with long fishing piers, harbors and river mouths.

What's biting now (Fall): Speckled trout and redfish feed along the sound and marshes; flounder move toward the passes.

Commonly caught in this area: Speckled trout, redfish, flounder, sheepshead and Spanish mackerel.

Also caught here: croaker, black drum, hardhead catfish, jack crevalle, tripletail, cobia.

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.

Mississippi saltwater license and rules (MDMR)

Best baits here6 fish

Spotted seatrout (speckled trout)

Redfish (red drum)

Flounder

Sheepshead

Spanish mackerel

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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