Rockaway Inlet fishing forecast today

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

New York City Updated 11:08 AM EST, Nov 5 NOAA station 8517394

New YorkNortheast coast

Small Craft Advisory until Fri 3 AM - from the National Weather Service. Details

Bite outlook today Estimate

Fair

Small craft advisory - rough water for small boats
Normal tide range (5.5 ft)
Moderate wind (up to 14 mph)

Next best time

Today 7:52 AM

Prime: Major moon period + Tide change

Next tide

High 4:41 PM

5.2 ft

Weather

68°F

Wind 12 mph S - Slight Chance Light Rain - pressure falling

Water temp

60°F

NOAA Sandy Hook (10.0 mi), 9 min ago

Best times to fish

7:52 AM - 11:10 AMPrimeMajor solunar period (moon overhead); Moving water into the low tide at 10:40 AM

3:33 PM - 5:18 PMPrimeDusk - the evening feed; Moving water into the high tide at 4:41 PM

8:20 PM - 11:30 PMPrimeMajor solunar period (moon underfoot); Moving water into the low tide at 11:00 PM

All 7 times today

2:13 AM - 3:13 AMMinor solunar period (moonrise)

3:24 AM - 4:54 AMMoving water into the high tide at 4:24 AM

5:45 AM - 7:45 AMDawn - low light, fish move shallow

7:52 AM - 11:10 AMPrimeMajor solunar period (moon overhead); Moving water into the low tide at 10:40 AM

2:24 PM - 3:24 PMMinor solunar period (moonset)

3:33 PM - 5:18 PMPrimeDusk - the evening feed; Moving water into the high tide at 4:41 PM

8:20 PM - 11:30 PMPrimeMajor solunar period (moon underfoot); Moving water into the low tide at 11:00 PM

Sunrise 6:30 AMSunset 4:48 PM 66-69°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 4:24 AM (5.6 ft) Low 10:40 AM (0.4 ft) High 4:41 PM (5.2 ft) Low 11:00 PM (0.1 ft)
Fri Nov 6	High 5:15 AM (5.8 ft) Low 11:29 AM (0.3 ft) High 5:32 PM (5.2 ft) Low 11:42 PM (0.1 ft)
Sat Nov 7	High 5:59 AM (6.0 ft) Low 12:15 PM (0.2 ft) High 6:16 PM (5.2 ft)
Sun Nov 8	Low 12:23 AM (0.1 ft) High 6:39 AM (6.1 ft) Low 1:00 PM (0.1 ft) High 6:58 PM (5.1 ft)

Predictions from NOAA station 8517394 (Barren Island, Rockaway Inlet). Strong wind can push real water levels above or below these predictions.

Rockaway Inlet: The Space Shuttle Enterprise, destined for the Intrepid, was carried underneath the MTA's Marine Parkway-Gil Hodges Memo — Photo: Metropolitan Transportation Authority of the State of New..., Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 2.0, cropped

Satellite view of Rockaway Inlet from above — Imagery: USGS National Map (public domain). Pin = NOAA tide station Barren Island, Rockaway Inlet; 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

Hourly weatherNWS

11 AM68°12 mphSSlight Chance Ligh

12 PM69°13 mphSSlight Chance Ligh

1 PM69°13 mphS20% rain

2 PM69°13 mphS20% rain

3 PM69°14 mphS20% rain

4 PM68°14 mphS22% rain

5 PM66°14 mphS22% rain

6 PM66°13 mphS22% rain

7 PM66°13 mphS45% rain

8 PM66°13 mphS45% rain

9 PM66°12 mphS45% rain

10 PM66°12 mphS61% rain

11 PM66°12 mphSW61% rain

12 AM65°10 mphSW61% rain

1 AM65°10 mphSW83% rain

2 AM65°9 mphSW83% rain

3 AM65°9 mphSW83% rain

4 AM64°8 mphSW61% rain

5 AM64°7 mphSW61% rain

6 AM64°6 mphW61% rain

7 AM63°5 mphW98% rain

8 AM65°6 mphNW98% rain

9 AM65°5 mphSW98% rain

10 AM66°5 mphSW98% rain

A slight chance of rain. Mostly cloudy. High near 70, with temperatures falling to around 66 in the afternoon. South wind around 14 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

Sun and moonWaning crescent

Waning crescent
12% of the moon is lit

Day	Sun	Moon	Solunar periods
Today	6:30 AM 4:48 PM	Rise 2:43 AM Set 2:54 PM	Minor 2:13 AM Major 7:52 AM Minor 2:24 PM Major 8:20 PM
Fri 6	6:31 AM 4:47 PM	Rise 3:52 AM Set 3:17 PM	Minor 3:22 AM Major 8:36 AM Minor 2:47 PM Major 9:04 PM
Sat 7	6:32 AM 4:46 PM	Rise 4:59 AM Set 3:41 PM	Minor 4:29 AM Major 9:20 AM Minor 3:11 PM Major 9:48 PM
Sun 8	6:33 AM 4:45 PM	Rise 6:05 AM Set 4:08 PM	Minor 5:35 AM Major 10:08 AM Minor 3:38 PM Major 10:36 PM
Mon 9	6:34 AM 4:44 PM	Rise 7:11 AM Set 4:40 PM	Minor 6:41 AM Major 10:56 AM Minor 4:10 PM
Tue 10	6:36 AM 4:43 PM	Rise 8:14 AM Set 5:18 PM	Major 11:24 PM Minor 7:44 AM Major 11:48 AM Minor 4:48 PM
Wed 11	6:37 AM 4:42 PM	Rise 9:13 AM Set 6:03 PM	Major 12:12 AM Minor 8:43 AM Major 12:40 PM Minor 5:33 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 Rockaway Inlet

Rockaway and Manhattan: real fishing in the city, from piers, jetties and bulkheads.

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 and porgy.

Also caught here: scup, winter flounder, tautog.

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)

Winter flounder

Tautog (blackfish)

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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