Oak Island fishing forecast today

Tide times, wind, moon phase and the best times to fish today at Oak Island, using NOAA tide station Oak Island, Yaupon Beach.

Cape Fear Coast Updated 12:08 PM EST, Nov 5 NOAA station 8659182

North CarolinaMid-Atlantic coast

Bite outlook today Estimate

Good

Light wind (up to 8 mph)
Normal tide range (5.1 ft)

Next best time

Today 2:44 PM

Prime: Minor moon period + Tide change + Dusk

Next tide

High 4:19 PM

5.1 ft

Weather

74°F, Mostly Sunny

Wind 7 mph S - pressure falling

Water temp

68°F

NOAA Wilmington (23.6 mi), 8 min ago

Best times to fish

8:08 AM - 10:47 AMPrimeMajor solunar period (moon overhead); Moving water into the low tide at 10:17 AM

2:44 PM - 5:46 PMPrimeMinor solunar period (moonset); Moving water into the high tide at 4:19 PM; Dusk - the evening feed

8:36 PM - 11:09 PMPrimeMajor solunar period (moon underfoot); Moving water into the low tide at 10:39 PM

All 5 times today

2:31 AM - 4:33 AMMinor solunar period (moonrise); Moving water into the high tide at 4:03 AM

5:50 AM - 7:50 AMDawn - low light, fish move shallow

8:08 AM - 10:47 AMPrimeMajor solunar period (moon overhead); Moving water into the low tide at 10:17 AM

2:44 PM - 5:46 PMPrimeMinor solunar period (moonset); Moving water into the high tide at 4:19 PM; Dusk - the evening feed

8:36 PM - 11:09 PMPrimeMajor solunar period (moon underfoot); Moving water into the low tide at 10:39 PM

Sunrise 6:35 AMSunset 5:16 PM 71-74°Fwind to 8 mph SE

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 (5.4 ft) Low 10:17 AM (0.5 ft) High 4:19 PM (5.1 ft) Low 10:39 PM (0.3 ft)
Fri Nov 6	High 4:53 AM (5.6 ft) Low 11:05 AM (0.4 ft) High 5:09 PM (5.0 ft) Low 11:21 PM (0.2 ft)
Sat Nov 7	High 5:37 AM (5.7 ft) Low 11:50 AM (0.3 ft) High 5:52 PM (5.0 ft)
Sun Nov 8	Low 12:01 AM (0.2 ft) High 6:19 AM (5.8 ft) Low 12:33 PM (0.4 ft) High 6:32 PM (4.8 ft)

Predictions from NOAA station 8659182 (Oak Island, Yaupon Beach). Strong wind can push real water levels above or below these predictions.

Oak Island: Yaupon Beach Pier — Photo: James Roberts (Jampp…, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 3.0, cropped

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

Google Maps Directions

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
Flounder 58-80°F
Spotted seatrout 58-80°F
Whiting 58-80°F

Too cold - slow or moved off

Spanish mackerel likes 70°F+

Hourly weatherNWS

12 PM74°7 mphSMostly Sunny

1 PM74°8 mphSMostly Sunny

2 PM74°8 mphSMostly Sunny

3 PM74°8 mphSMostly Sunny

4 PM74°8 mphSMostly Sunny

5 PM74°7 mphSMostly Sunny

6 PM73°6 mphSEPartly Cloudy

7 PM72°6 mphSEPartly Cloudy

8 PM72°6 mphSPartly Cloudy

9 PM71°6 mphSPartly Cloudy

10 PM71°6 mphSPartly Cloudy

11 PM71°6 mphSPartly Cloudy

12 AM70°6 mphSPartly Cloudy

1 AM70°6 mphSPartly Cloudy

2 AM70°6 mphSMostly Cloudy

3 AM70°6 mphSMostly Cloudy

4 AM69°5 mphSMostly Cloudy

5 AM69°6 mphSMostly Cloudy

6 AM69°6 mphSMostly Cloudy

7 AM69°6 mphSMostly Cloudy

8 AM70°7 mphSSlight Chance Rain

9 AM71°8 mphS21% rain

10 AM71°10 mphS24% rain

11 AM72°10 mphS28% rain

Patchy fog before 9am. Mostly sunny, with a high near 75. Southeast wind 3 to 8 mph.

Sun and moonWaning crescent

Waning crescent
12% of the moon is lit

Day	Sun	Moon	Solunar periods
Today	6:35 AM 5:16 PM	Rise 3:01 AM Set 3:14 PM	Minor 2:31 AM Major 8:08 AM Minor 2:44 PM Major 8:36 PM
Fri 6	6:36 AM 5:15 PM	Rise 4:04 AM Set 3:41 PM	Minor 3:34 AM Major 8:52 AM Minor 3:11 PM Major 9:20 PM
Sat 7	6:37 AM 5:15 PM	Rise 5:06 AM Set 4:10 PM	Minor 4:36 AM Major 9:40 AM Minor 3:40 PM Major 10:08 PM
Sun 8	6:38 AM 5:14 PM	Rise 6:08 AM Set 4:42 PM	Minor 5:38 AM Major 10:24 AM Minor 4:12 PM Major 10:52 PM
Mon 9	6:39 AM 5:13 PM	Rise 7:09 AM Set 5:17 PM	Minor 6:39 AM Major 11:12 AM Minor 4:47 PM
Tue 10	6:39 AM 5:12 PM	Rise 8:09 AM Set 5:58 PM	Major 11:40 PM Minor 7:39 AM Major 12:04 PM Minor 5:28 PM
Wed 11	6:40 AM 5:12 PM	Rise 9:06 AM Set 6:45 PM	Major 12:32 AM Minor 8:36 AM Major 12:56 PM Minor 6:15 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 Oak Island

Wrightsville Beach, Southport and Oak Island: piers, the Cape Fear River and its inlet.

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, flounder, speckled trout, Spanish mackerel and whiting.

Also caught here: Spanish mackerel, king mackerel, croaker, whiting, black drum.

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)

Flounder

Spotted seatrout (speckled trout)

Spanish mackerel

Whiting (kingfish)

King mackerel (kingfish)

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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Nearby spots

Southport 4 miGood Wrightsville Beach 27 miGood Little River 30 miGood Myrtle Beach (Springmaid Pier) 51 miGood Pawleys Island 68 miGood Swansboro 77 miGood