Cape Hatteras fishing forecast today

Tide times, wind, moon phase and the best times to fish today at Cape Hatteras, using NOAA tide station CAPE HATTERAS FISHING PIER.

Outer Banks Updated 11:08 AM EST, Nov 5 NOAA station 8654400

North CarolinaMid-Atlantic coast

Bite outlook today Estimate

Good

Light wind (up to 10 mph)
Normal tide range (3.3 ft)

Next best time

Today 2:33 PM

Prime: Minor moon period + Tide change + Dusk

Next tide

High 4:21 PM

3.2 ft

Weather

72°F, Cloudy

Wind 9 mph S - pressure falling

Water temp

68°F

NOAA USCG Station Hatteras (4.0 mi), 8 min ago

Best times to fish

8:00 AM - 10:48 AMPrimeMajor solunar period (moon overhead); Moving water into the low tide at 10:18 AM

2:33 PM - 5:34 PMPrimeMinor solunar period (moonset); Moving water into the high tide at 4:21 PM; Dusk - the evening feed

8:28 PM - 10:58 PMPrimeMajor solunar period (moon underfoot); Moving water into the low tide at 10:28 PM

All 5 times today

2:20 AM - 4:33 AMMinor solunar period (moonrise); Moving water into the high tide at 4:03 AM

5:42 AM - 7:42 AMDawn - low light, fish move shallow

8:00 AM - 10:48 AMPrimeMajor solunar period (moon overhead); Moving water into the low tide at 10:18 AM

2:33 PM - 5:34 PMPrimeMinor solunar period (moonset); Moving water into the high tide at 4:21 PM; Dusk - the evening feed

8:28 PM - 10:58 PMPrimeMajor solunar period (moon underfoot); Moving water into the low tide at 10:28 PM

Sunrise 6:27 AMSunset 5:04 PM 70-73°Fwind to 10 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 4:03 AM (3.5 ft) Low 10:18 AM (0.4 ft) High 4:21 PM (3.2 ft) Low 10:28 PM (0.2 ft)
Fri Nov 6	High 4:52 AM (3.7 ft) Low 11:11 AM (0.3 ft) High 5:08 PM (3.1 ft) Low 11:10 PM (0.1 ft)
Sat Nov 7	High 5:36 AM (3.8 ft) Low 11:59 AM (0.2 ft) High 5:52 PM (3.0 ft) Low 11:48 PM (0.1 ft)
Sun Nov 8	High 6:17 AM (3.9 ft) Low 12:44 PM (0.2 ft) High 6:33 PM (2.9 ft)

Predictions from NOAA station 8654400 (CAPE HATTERAS FISHING PIER). Strong wind can push real water levels above or below these predictions.

Cape Hatteras: The Outer Banks (also known as OBX) is a 200-mile (320-km) long string of narrow barrier islands off the coast of North — Photo: Ken Lund from Reno, Nevada, USA, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 2.0, cropped

Satellite view of Cape Hatteras from above — Imagery: USGS National Map (public domain). Pin = NOAA tide station CAPE HATTERAS FISHING PIER; the fishing area extends around it.

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Water is 68°F - who's feedingLive reading matched to each local fish's preferred temperature. A rough guide - season and size rules still apply.

Right temperature

Redfish 60-85°F
Bluefish 58-76°F
Striped bass 50-68°F

Too cold - slow or moved off

Spanish mackerel likes 70°F+
Cobia likes 68°F+
Pompano likes 68°F+

Hourly weatherNWS

11 AM72°9 mphSCloudy

12 PM72°9 mphSMostly Cloudy

1 PM72°10 mphSMostly Cloudy

2 PM72°10 mphSPartly Sunny

3 PM73°9 mphSPartly Sunny

4 PM72°9 mphSMostly Sunny

5 PM71°9 mphSMostly Sunny

6 PM71°9 mphSPartly Cloudy

7 PM71°9 mphSPartly Cloudy

8 PM71°9 mphSPartly Cloudy

9 PM70°9 mphSPartly Cloudy

10 PM70°9 mphSPartly Cloudy

11 PM70°9 mphSPartly Cloudy

12 AM70°9 mphSPartly Cloudy

1 AM70°8 mphSPartly Cloudy

2 AM70°8 mphSMostly Cloudy

3 AM70°8 mphSMostly Cloudy

4 AM70°8 mphSMostly Cloudy

5 AM70°8 mphSMostly Cloudy

6 AM69°7 mphSPartly Sunny

7 AM70°7 mphSPartly Sunny

8 AM71°8 mphSPartly Sunny

9 AM72°9 mphSPartly Sunny

10 AM72°9 mphSPartly Sunny

Partly sunny, with a high near 73. South wind around 10 mph.

Sun and moonWaning crescent

Waning crescent
12% of the moon is lit

Day	Sun	Moon	Solunar periods
Today	6:27 AM 5:04 PM	Rise 2:50 AM Set 3:03 PM	Minor 2:20 AM Major 8:00 AM Minor 2:33 PM Major 8:28 PM
Fri 6	6:28 AM 5:03 PM	Rise 3:55 AM Set 3:30 PM	Minor 3:25 AM Major 8:44 AM Minor 3:00 PM Major 9:12 PM
Sat 7	6:29 AM 5:03 PM	Rise 4:58 AM Set 3:58 PM	Minor 4:28 AM Major 9:28 AM Minor 3:28 PM Major 9:56 PM
Sun 8	6:30 AM 5:02 PM	Rise 6:01 AM Set 4:29 PM	Minor 5:31 AM Major 10:16 AM Minor 3:59 PM Major 10:44 PM
Mon 9	6:31 AM 5:01 PM	Rise 7:03 AM Set 5:04 PM	Minor 6:33 AM Major 11:04 AM Minor 4:34 PM
Tue 10	6:32 AM 5:00 PM	Rise 8:03 AM Set 5:44 PM	Major 11:32 PM Minor 7:33 AM Major 11:52 AM Minor 5:14 PM
Wed 11	6:33 AM 4:59 PM	Rise 9:00 AM Set 6:30 PM	Major 12:20 AM Minor 8:30 AM Major 12:44 PM Minor 6:00 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 Cape Hatteras

Duck to Ocracoke: world-famous surf fishing, long ocean piers and Oregon Inlet. Cape Hatteras is where the Gulf Stream comes closest to shore.

What's biting now (Fall): The best season of the year: red drum, speckled trout, bluefish and false albacore along the Outer Banks and inlets.

Commonly caught in this area: Red drum, bluefish, striped bass in winter, Spanish mackerel, cobia and pompano.

Also caught here: false albacore, Spanish mackerel, cobia, king mackerel, croaker, whiting.

Read the beach before you cast: look for darker troughs, rip currents and cuts in the sandbar where fish feed. Sand fleas and shrimp are reliable surf baits, and the first and last hours of daylight are usually best.

Best baits here6 fish

Redfish (red drum)

Bluefish

Striped bass

Spanish mackerel

Cobia

Pompano

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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

Ocracoke 21 miGood Oregon Inlet 38 miGood Nags Head (Jennette's Pier) 48 miGood Cape Lookout 66 miGood Duck 67 miGood Beaufort 68 miGood