Montauk fishing forecast today

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

East End Updated 11:08 AM EST, Nov 5 NOAA station 8510502

New YorkNortheast coast

Bite outlook today Estimate

Good

Light wind (up to 10 mph)
Normal tide range (2.0 ft)
Cloud cover - fish less spooky

Next best time

Today 11:21 AM

Tide change

Next tide

Low 12:21 PM

0.2 ft

Weather

64°F, Mostly Cloudy

Wind 10 mph S - pressure falling

Water temp

60°F

NOAA Montauk (2.2 mi), 9 min ago

Best times to fish

4:39 AM - 7:38 AMPrimeMoving water into the high tide at 5:39 AM; Dawn - low light, fish move shallow

7:44 AM - 9:44 AMMajor solunar period (moon overhead)

3:24 PM - 6:30 PMPrimeDusk - the evening feed; Moving water into the high tide at 6:00 PM

All 7 times today

2:05 AM - 3:05 AMMinor solunar period (moonrise)

4:39 AM - 7:38 AMPrimeMoving water into the high tide at 5:39 AM; Dawn - low light, fish move shallow

7:44 AM - 9:44 AMMajor solunar period (moon overhead)

11:21 AM - 12:51 PMMoving water into the low tide at 12:21 PM

2:16 PM - 3:16 PMMinor solunar period (moonset)

3:24 PM - 6:30 PMPrimeDusk - the evening feed; Moving water into the high tide at 6:00 PM

8:12 PM - 10:12 PMMajor solunar period (moon underfoot)

Sunrise 6:23 AMSunset 4:39 PM 63-65°Fwind to 10 mph SW

Tide chart and times3 tides today

Prime - best times todayGood - worth fishingNight

Tide times for the next 4 days

Day	Tides (feet, MLLW)
Today	High 5:39 AM (2.2 ft) Low 12:21 PM (0.2 ft) High 6:00 PM (1.9 ft)
Fri Nov 6	Low 12:29 AM (0.2 ft) High 6:24 AM (2.3 ft) Low 1:14 PM (0.2 ft) High 6:45 PM (1.8 ft)
Sat Nov 7	Low 1:15 AM (0.2 ft) High 7:06 AM (2.4 ft) Low 2:03 PM (0.1 ft) High 7:29 PM (1.8 ft)
Sun Nov 8	Low 1:58 AM (0.3 ft) High 7:47 AM (2.4 ft) Low 2:46 PM (0.1 ft) High 8:12 PM (1.8 ft)

Predictions from NOAA station 8510502 (Montauk Harbor entrance). Strong wind can push real water levels above or below these predictions.

Montauk: Aerial view of the Montauk Point Lighthouse at Montauk Point State Park — Photo: Hayden Soloviev, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 4.0, cropped

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

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Water is 60°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
Bluefish 58-76°F
Fluke 56-72°F
Scup 52-75°F
Black sea bass 52-72°F

Too cold - slow or moved off

False albacore likes 62°F+

Hourly weatherNWS

11 AM64°10 mphSMostly Cloudy

12 PM64°10 mphSWPartly Sunny

1 PM64°10 mphSWPartly Sunny

2 PM65°10 mphSWPartly Sunny

3 PM65°10 mphSMostly Cloudy

4 PM65°10 mphSMostly Cloudy

5 PM64°9 mphSMostly Cloudy

6 PM64°9 mphSMostly Cloudy

7 PM63°9 mphSSlight Chance Ligh

8 PM64°9 mphSSlight Chance Ligh

9 PM64°9 mphSSlight Chance Ligh

10 PM64°9 mphS29% rain

11 PM64°9 mphS29% rain

12 AM64°9 mphSW29% rain

1 AM63°9 mphSW51% rain

2 AM63°9 mphSW51% rain

3 AM63°8 mphSW51% rain

4 AM63°8 mphSW83% rain

5 AM62°8 mphSW83% rain

6 AM62°8 mphSW83% rain

7 AM62°8 mphSW97% rain

8 AM61°8 mphSW97% rain

9 AM63°8 mphSW97% rain

10 AM63°8 mphS97% rain

Mostly cloudy. High near 67, with temperatures falling to around 64 in the afternoon. Southwest wind around 10 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph.

Sun and moonWaning crescent

Waning crescent
12% of the moon is lit

Day	Sun	Moon	Solunar periods
Today	6:23 AM 4:39 PM	Rise 2:35 AM Set 2:46 PM	Minor 2:05 AM Major 7:44 AM Minor 2:16 PM Major 8:12 PM
Fri 6	6:24 AM 4:38 PM	Rise 3:44 AM Set 3:08 PM	Minor 3:14 AM Major 8:28 AM Minor 2:38 PM Major 8:56 PM
Sat 7	6:25 AM 4:37 PM	Rise 4:52 AM Set 3:32 PM	Minor 4:22 AM Major 9:12 AM Minor 3:02 PM Major 9:40 PM
Sun 8	6:26 AM 4:36 PM	Rise 5:59 AM Set 3:59 PM	Minor 5:29 AM Major 10:00 AM Minor 3:29 PM Major 10:28 PM
Mon 9	6:28 AM 4:35 PM	Rise 7:05 AM Set 4:30 PM	Minor 6:35 AM Major 10:48 AM Minor 4:00 PM
Tue 10	6:29 AM 4:34 PM	Rise 8:08 AM Set 5:08 PM	Major 11:16 PM Minor 7:38 AM Major 11:40 AM Minor 4:38 PM
Wed 11	6:30 AM 4:33 PM	Rise 9:07 AM Set 5:52 PM	Major 12:04 AM Minor 8:37 AM Major 12:32 PM Minor 5:22 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 Montauk

Montauk, Orient and Greenport: Montauk Point is one of the most famous surf-casting spots in the world, especially in the fall run.

What's biting now (Fall): The Montauk fall run: striped bass, bluefish and false albacore along the beaches and points.

Commonly caught in this area: Striped bass, bluefish, fluke, porgy, black sea bass and false albacore in fall.

Also caught here: false albacore, scup, tautog, black sea bass, winter flounder.

Inlets funnel bait in and out with every tide, and predators wait at the edges. Fish the last part of the incoming and first part of the outgoing tide, and watch the current - inlets can be dangerous for small boats.

New York State DEC - marine registry and saltwater rules

Best baits here6 fish

Striped bass

Bluefish

Fluke (summer flounder)

Scup (porgy)

Black sea bass

False albacore

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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