Moriches Inlet fishing forecast today

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

South Shore Updated 11:08 AM EST, Nov 5 NOAA station 8513398

New YorkNortheast coast

Bite outlook today Estimate

Good

Normal tide range (3.0 ft)
Cloud cover - fish less spooky
Moderate wind (up to 14 mph)

Next best time

Today 2:19 PM

Minor moon period

Next tide

High 4:39 PM

3.1 ft

Weather

67°F, Mostly Cloudy

Wind 13 mph S - pressure falling

Water temp

58°F

NDBC buoy Great South Bay (17.9 mi), 39 min ago

Best times to fish

7:48 AM - 10:25 AMPrimeMajor solunar period (moon overhead); Moving water into the low tide at 9:55 AM

3:28 PM - 5:13 PMPrimeDusk - the evening feed; Moving water into the high tide at 4:39 PM

8:16 PM - 10:37 PMPrimeMajor solunar period (moon underfoot); Moving water into the low tide at 10:07 PM

All 7 times today

2:09 AM - 3:09 AMMinor solunar period (moonrise)

3:19 AM - 4:49 AMMoving water into the high tide at 4:19 AM

5:41 AM - 7:41 AMDawn - low light, fish move shallow

7:48 AM - 10:25 AMPrimeMajor solunar period (moon overhead); Moving water into the low tide at 9:55 AM

2:19 PM - 3:19 PMMinor solunar period (moonset)

3:28 PM - 5:13 PMPrimeDusk - the evening feed; Moving water into the high tide at 4:39 PM

8:16 PM - 10:37 PMPrimeMajor solunar period (moon underfoot); Moving water into the low tide at 10:07 PM

Sunrise 6:26 AMSunset 4:43 PM 61-68°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 4:19 AM (3.2 ft) Low 9:55 AM (0.4 ft) High 4:39 PM (3.1 ft) Low 10:07 PM (0.3 ft)
Fri Nov 6	High 5:05 AM (3.4 ft) Low 10:48 AM (0.3 ft) High 5:27 PM (3.0 ft) Low 10:51 PM (0.2 ft)
Sat Nov 7	High 5:49 AM (3.5 ft) Low 11:36 AM (0.3 ft) High 6:11 PM (3.0 ft) Low 11:33 PM (0.2 ft)
Sun Nov 8	High 6:29 AM (3.5 ft) Low 12:18 PM (0.2 ft) High 6:52 PM (2.9 ft)

Predictions from NOAA station 8513398 (Moriches Inlet). Strong wind can push real water levels above or below these predictions.

Moriches Inlet: 2006 aerial shot showing the East Moriches (bottom) and Moriches (top) hamlets in Suffolk County, New York. — Photo: Amos Harari, www.eMixPix.com, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0, cropped

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

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Water is 58°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
Fluke 56-72°F
Tautog 46-65°F

Too cold - slow or moved off

Bluefish likes 58°F+
Weakfish likes 58°F+

Hourly weatherNWS

11 AM67°13 mphSMostly Cloudy

12 PM67°14 mphSMostly Cloudy

1 PM68°14 mphSMostly Cloudy

2 PM68°14 mphSMostly Cloudy

3 PM67°14 mphSMostly Cloudy

4 PM66°14 mphSMostly Cloudy

5 PM64°13 mphSMostly Cloudy

6 PM63°13 mphSMostly Cloudy

7 PM62°13 mphS20% rain

8 PM62°13 mphS20% rain

9 PM62°13 mphS20% rain

10 PM62°13 mphS30% rain

11 PM61°13 mphS30% rain

12 AM61°12 mphSW30% rain

1 AM61°12 mphSW80% rain

2 AM61°12 mphSW80% rain

3 AM61°10 mphSW80% rain

4 AM61°10 mphSW84% rain

5 AM61°10 mphSW84% rain

6 AM60°9 mphSW84% rain

7 AM61°9 mphSW97% rain

8 AM62°8 mphSW97% rain

9 AM64°9 mphSW97% rain

10 AM65°9 mphSW97% rain

Mostly cloudy. High near 68, with temperatures falling to around 64 in the afternoon. South wind around 14 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.

Sun and moonWaning crescent

Waning crescent
12% of the moon is lit

Day	Sun	Moon	Solunar periods
Today	6:26 AM 4:43 PM	Rise 2:39 AM Set 2:49 PM	Minor 2:09 AM Major 7:48 AM Minor 2:19 PM Major 8:16 PM
Fri 6	6:27 AM 4:42 PM	Rise 3:47 AM Set 3:12 PM	Minor 3:17 AM Major 8:32 AM Minor 2:42 PM Major 9:00 PM
Sat 7	6:28 AM 4:41 PM	Rise 4:54 AM Set 3:36 PM	Minor 4:24 AM Major 9:16 AM Minor 3:06 PM Major 9:44 PM
Sun 8	6:29 AM 4:40 PM	Rise 6:01 AM Set 4:03 PM	Minor 5:31 AM Major 10:04 AM Minor 3:33 PM Major 10:32 PM
Mon 9	6:30 AM 4:39 PM	Rise 7:07 AM Set 4:35 PM	Minor 6:37 AM Major 10:52 AM Minor 4:05 PM
Tue 10	6:31 AM 4:38 PM	Rise 8:10 AM Set 5:12 PM	Major 11:20 PM Minor 7:40 AM Major 11:40 AM Minor 4:42 PM
Wed 11	6:33 AM 4:37 PM	Rise 9:09 AM Set 5:57 PM	Major 12:08 AM Minor 8:39 AM Major 12:32 PM Minor 5:27 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 Moriches Inlet

Shinnecock, Moriches, Fire Island and Jones inlets: ocean inlets backed by shallow bays.

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, fluke, bluefish, weakfish and blackfish.

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

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

Fluke (summer flounder)

Bluefish

Weakfish

Tautog (blackfish)

Winter flounder

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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