Duck fishing forecast today

Tide times, wind, moon phase and the best times to fish today at Duck, using NOAA tide station DUCK PIER.

Outer Banks Updated 11:08 AM EST, Nov 5 NOAA station 8651370

North CarolinaMid-Atlantic coast

Bite outlook today Estimate

Good

Normal tide range (3.5 ft)
Moderate wind (up to 13 mph)

Next best time

Today 2:33 PM

Prime: Minor moon period + Tide change + Dusk

Next tide

High 4:31 PM

3.4 ft

Weather

70°F, Mostly Cloudy

Wind 12 mph S - pressure falling

Water temp

64°F

NDBC buoy Duck FRF, NC (2.2 mi), 68 min ago

Best times to fish

8:00 AM - 11:00 AMPrimeMajor solunar period (moon overhead); Moving water into the low tide at 10:30 AM

2:33 PM - 5:33 PMPrimeMinor solunar period (moonset); Moving water into the high tide at 4:31 PM; Dusk - the evening feed

8:28 PM - 11:07 PMPrimeMajor solunar period (moon underfoot); Moving water into the low tide at 10:37 PM

All 5 times today

2:21 AM - 4:47 AMMinor solunar period (moonrise); Moving water into the high tide at 4:17 AM

5:44 AM - 7:44 AMDawn - low light, fish move shallow

8:00 AM - 11:00 AMPrimeMajor solunar period (moon overhead); Moving water into the low tide at 10:30 AM

2:33 PM - 5:33 PMPrimeMinor solunar period (moonset); Moving water into the high tide at 4:31 PM; Dusk - the evening feed

8:28 PM - 11:07 PMPrimeMajor solunar period (moon underfoot); Moving water into the low tide at 10:37 PM

Sunrise 6:29 AMSunset 5:03 PM 68-72°Fwind to 13 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 4:17 AM (3.8 ft) Low 10:30 AM (0.6 ft) High 4:31 PM (3.4 ft) Low 10:37 PM (0.3 ft)
Fri Nov 6	High 5:05 AM (4.0 ft) Low 11:27 AM (0.5 ft) High 5:19 PM (3.3 ft) Low 11:21 PM (0.3 ft)
Sat Nov 7	High 5:49 AM (4.1 ft) Low 12:15 PM (0.4 ft) High 6:03 PM (3.3 ft)
Sun Nov 8	Low 12:02 AM (0.3 ft) High 6:29 AM (4.2 ft) Low 12:55 PM (0.4 ft) High 6:43 PM (3.2 ft)

Predictions from NOAA station 8651370 (DUCK PIER). Strong wind can push real water levels above or below these predictions.

Duck: A wooden boardwalk to a public beach in Duck, NC. — Photo: Kenneth Hawes, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 3.0, cropped

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

Google Maps Directions

Water is 64°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 AM70°12 mphSMostly Cloudy

12 PM70°13 mphSMostly Cloudy

1 PM71°13 mphSPartly Sunny

2 PM71°13 mphSMostly Cloudy

3 PM72°13 mphSPartly Sunny

4 PM70°13 mphSMostly Sunny

5 PM70°13 mphSSunny

6 PM70°13 mphSMostly Clear

7 PM69°12 mphSMostly Clear

8 PM69°12 mphSPartly Cloudy

9 PM69°10 mphSPartly Cloudy

10 PM69°10 mphSMostly Cloudy

11 PM68°10 mphSPartly Cloudy

12 AM68°9 mphSPartly Cloudy

1 AM68°9 mphSMostly Clear

2 AM68°10 mphSMostly Cloudy

3 AM68°9 mphSMostly Cloudy

4 AM68°9 mphSMostly Cloudy

5 AM68°9 mphSMostly Cloudy

6 AM67°9 mphSPartly Sunny

7 AM68°10 mphSPartly Sunny

8 AM69°10 mphSMostly Sunny

9 AM69°12 mphSPartly Sunny

10 AM70°12 mphSPartly Sunny

Partly sunny, with a high near 72. South wind around 13 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph.

Sun and moonWaning crescent

Waning crescent
12% of the moon is lit

Day	Sun	Moon	Solunar periods
Today	6:29 AM 5:03 PM	Rise 2:51 AM Set 3:03 PM	Minor 2:21 AM Major 8:00 AM Minor 2:33 PM Major 8:28 PM
Fri 6	6:30 AM 5:02 PM	Rise 3:56 AM Set 3:29 PM	Minor 3:26 AM Major 8:44 AM Minor 2:59 PM Major 9:12 PM
Sat 7	6:31 AM 5:01 PM	Rise 5:00 AM Set 3:57 PM	Minor 4:30 AM Major 9:28 AM Minor 3:27 PM Major 9:56 PM
Sun 8	6:32 AM 5:00 PM	Rise 6:03 AM Set 4:27 PM	Minor 5:33 AM Major 10:16 AM Minor 3:57 PM Major 10:44 PM
Mon 9	6:33 AM 5:00 PM	Rise 7:06 AM Set 5:01 PM	Minor 6:36 AM Major 11:04 AM Minor 4:31 PM
Tue 10	6:34 AM 4:59 PM	Rise 8:07 AM Set 5:41 PM	Major 11:32 PM Minor 7:37 AM Major 11:56 AM Minor 5:11 PM
Wed 11	6:35 AM 4:58 PM	Rise 9:04 AM Set 6:27 PM	Major 12:20 AM Minor 8:34 AM Major 12:48 PM Minor 5:57 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 Duck

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.

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.

Best baits here6 fish

Redfish (red drum)

Bluefish

Striped bass

Spanish mackerel

Cobia

Pompano

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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