Southport fishing forecast today

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

Cape Fear Coast Updated 12:08 PM EST, Nov 5 NOAA station 8659084

North CarolinaMid-Atlantic coast

Bite outlook today Estimate

Good

Light wind (up to 7 mph)
Normal tide range (4.8 ft)

Next best time

Today 2:44 PM

Minor moon period

Next tide

High 4:49 PM

4.4 ft

Weather

78°F

Wind 7 mph S - Slight Chance Rain Showers - pressure falling

Water temp

68°F

NOAA Wilmington (21.9 mi), 8 min ago

Best times to fish

8:08 AM - 11:15 AMPrimeMajor solunar period (moon overhead); Moving water into the low tide at 10:45 AM

3:49 PM - 5:46 PMPrimeMoving water into the high tide at 4:49 PM; Dusk - the evening feed

8:36 PM - 11:31 PMPrimeMajor solunar period (moon underfoot); Moving water into the low tide at 11:01 PM

All 7 times today

2:30 AM - 3:30 AMMinor solunar period (moonrise)

3:31 AM - 5:01 AMMoving water into the high tide at 4:31 AM

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

8:08 AM - 11:15 AMPrimeMajor solunar period (moon overhead); Moving water into the low tide at 10:45 AM

2:44 PM - 3:44 PMMinor solunar period (moonset)

3:49 PM - 5:46 PMPrimeMoving water into the high tide at 4:49 PM; Dusk - the evening feed

8:36 PM - 11:31 PMPrimeMajor solunar period (moon underfoot); Moving water into the low tide at 11:01 PM

Sunrise 6:35 AMSunset 5:16 PM 69-78°Fwind to 7 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 4:31 AM (4.7 ft) Low 10:45 AM (0.2 ft) High 4:49 PM (4.4 ft) Low 11:01 PM (-0.1 ft)
Fri Nov 6	High 5:24 AM (4.8 ft) Low 11:39 AM (0.2 ft) High 5:41 PM (4.2 ft) Low 11:46 PM (-0.1 ft)
Sat Nov 7	High 6:11 AM (5.0 ft) Low 12:28 PM (0.2 ft) High 6:28 PM (4.1 ft)
Sun Nov 8	Low 12:28 AM (-0.0 ft) High 6:55 AM (5.0 ft) Low 1:13 PM (0.2 ft) High 7:10 PM (4.0 ft)

Predictions from NOAA station 8659084 (Southport). Strong wind can push real water levels above or below these predictions.

Satellite view of Southport from above — Imagery: USGS National Map (public domain). Pin = NOAA tide station Southport; 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
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 PM78°7 mphS21% rain

1 PM78°7 mphS20% rain

2 PM77°7 mphS20% rain

3 PM77°7 mphSSlight Chance Rain

4 PM76°7 mphSSlight Chance Rain

5 PM74°5 mphSMostly Sunny

6 PM72°5 mphSPartly Cloudy

7 PM72°3 mphSEPartly Cloudy

8 PM71°5 mphSPartly Cloudy

9 PM70°5 mphSPartly Cloudy

10 PM70°6 mphSPartly Cloudy

11 PM69°6 mphSPartly Cloudy

12 AM69°6 mphSMostly Cloudy

1 AM69°6 mphSMostly Cloudy

2 AM68°6 mphSMostly Cloudy

3 AM68°6 mphSMostly Cloudy

4 AM68°7 mphSCloudy

5 AM68°7 mphSCloudy

6 AM67°7 mphSCloudy

7 AM68°7 mphS32% rain

8 AM70°8 mphS35% rain

9 AM72°9 mphS26% rain

10 AM74°10 mphS32% rain

11 AM75°12 mphS34% rain

A slight chance of rain showers before 5pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 78. South wind around 7 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

Sun and moonWaning crescent

Waning crescent
12% of the moon is lit

Day	Sun	Moon	Solunar periods
Today	6:35 AM 5:16 PM	Rise 3:00 AM Set 3:14 PM	Minor 2:30 AM Major 8:08 AM Minor 2:44 PM Major 8:36 PM
Fri 6	6:36 AM 5:15 PM	Rise 4:03 AM Set 3:41 PM	Minor 3:33 AM Major 8:52 AM Minor 3:11 PM Major 9:20 PM
Sat 7	6:36 AM 5:14 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	6:37 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	6:38 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 5:11 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 Southport

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.

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)

Flounder

Spotted seatrout (speckled trout)

Spanish mackerel

Whiting (kingfish)

King mackerel (kingfish)

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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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