Oregon Inlet fishing forecast today

Tide times, wind, moon phase and the best times to fish today at Oregon Inlet, using NOAA tide station Oregon Inlet (USCG Station).

Outer Banks Updated 11:08 AM EST, Nov 5 NOAA station 8652678

North CarolinaMid-Atlantic coast

Bite outlook today Estimate

Good

Normal tide range (2.4 ft)
Cloud cover - fish less spooky
Moderate wind (up to 14 mph)

Next best time

Today 2:33 PM

Minor moon period

Next tide

High 4:39 PM

2.0 ft

Weather

70°F, Mostly Cloudy

Wind 12 mph S - pressure falling

Water temp

67°F

NOAA Oregon Inlet Marina (2.2 mi), 8 min ago

Best times to fish

8:00 AM - 11:06 AMPrimeMajor solunar period (moon overhead); Moving water into the low tide at 10:36 AM

3:39 PM - 5:33 PMPrimeMoving water into the high tide at 4:39 PM; Dusk - the evening feed

8:28 PM - 11:10 PMPrimeMajor solunar period (moon underfoot); Moving water into the low tide at 10:40 PM

All 7 times today

2:20 AM - 3:20 AMMinor solunar period (moonrise)

3:30 AM - 5:00 AMMoving water into the high tide at 4:30 AM

5:43 AM - 7:43 AMDawn - low light, fish move shallow

8:00 AM - 11:06 AMPrimeMajor solunar period (moon overhead); Moving water into the low tide at 10:36 AM

2:33 PM - 3:33 PMMinor solunar period (moonset)

3:39 PM - 5:33 PMPrimeMoving water into the high tide at 4:39 PM; Dusk - the evening feed

8:28 PM - 11:10 PMPrimeMajor solunar period (moon underfoot); Moving water into the low tide at 10:40 PM

Sunrise 6:28 AMSunset 5:03 PM 68-71°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 4:30 AM (2.3 ft) Low 10:36 AM (0.2 ft) High 4:39 PM (2.0 ft) Low 10:40 PM (-0.1 ft)
Fri Nov 6	High 5:16 AM (2.4 ft) Low 11:28 AM (0.1 ft) High 5:27 PM (2.0 ft) Low 11:21 PM (-0.1 ft)
Sat Nov 7	High 5:58 AM (2.5 ft) Low 12:17 PM (0.0 ft) High 6:12 PM (1.9 ft)
Sun Nov 8	Low 12:00 AM (-0.1 ft) High 6:37 AM (2.5 ft) Low 1:01 PM (-0.0 ft) High 6:52 PM (1.8 ft)

Predictions from NOAA station 8652678 (Oregon Inlet (USCG Station)). Strong wind can push real water levels above or below these predictions.

Oregon Inlet: Pea Island Life-Saving Station was a life-saving station on Pea Island, on the Outer Banks of North Carolina. It was the — Photo: Ken Lund from Reno, Nevada, USA, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 2.0, cropped

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

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Water is 67°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 PM70°14 mphSCloudy

2 PM70°13 mphSMostly Cloudy

3 PM71°13 mphSMostly Cloudy

4 PM70°13 mphSMostly Sunny

5 PM69°13 mphSMostly Sunny

6 PM69°13 mphSPartly Cloudy

7 PM69°13 mphSMostly Clear

8 PM68°13 mphSPartly Cloudy

9 PM68°13 mphSPartly Cloudy

10 PM68°12 mphSPartly Cloudy

11 PM68°12 mphSPartly Cloudy

12 AM68°12 mphSPartly Cloudy

1 AM68°12 mphSPartly Cloudy

2 AM68°12 mphSPartly Cloudy

3 AM68°12 mphSMostly Cloudy

4 AM68°10 mphSMostly Cloudy

5 AM68°10 mphSMostly Cloudy

6 AM68°10 mphSPartly Sunny

7 AM69°10 mphSMostly Sunny

8 AM69°10 mphSMostly Sunny

9 AM70°12 mphSMostly Sunny

10 AM70°13 mphSMostly Cloudy

Mostly cloudy, with a high near 72. South wind around 14 mph, with gusts as high as 17 mph.

Sun and moonWaning crescent

Waning crescent
12% of the moon is lit

Day	Sun	Moon	Solunar periods
Today	6:28 AM 5:03 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	6:29 AM 5:02 PM	Rise 3:54 AM Set 3:29 PM	Minor 3:24 AM Major 8:44 AM Minor 2:59 PM Major 9:12 PM
Sat 7	6:30 AM 5:01 PM	Rise 4:58 AM Set 3:57 PM	Minor 4:28 AM Major 9:28 AM Minor 3:27 PM Major 9:56 PM
Sun 8	6:31 AM 5:00 PM	Rise 6:01 AM Set 4:27 PM	Minor 5:31 AM Major 10:16 AM Minor 3:57 PM Major 10:44 PM
Mon 9	6:32 AM 4:59 PM	Rise 7:04 AM Set 5:02 PM	Minor 6:34 AM Major 11:04 AM Minor 4:32 PM
Tue 10	6:33 AM 4:59 PM	Rise 8:04 AM Set 5:42 PM	Major 11:32 PM Minor 7:34 AM Major 11:52 AM Minor 5:12 PM
Wed 11	6:34 AM 4:58 PM	Rise 9:02 AM Set 6:28 PM	Major 12:20 AM Minor 8:32 AM Major 12:44 PM Minor 5:58 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 Oregon Inlet

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.

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.

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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