Astoria fishing forecast today

Tide times, wind, moon phase and the best times to fish today at Astoria, using NOAA tide station ASTORIA (Tongue Point), Oreg..

Northern Oregon Coast Updated 8:08 AM PST, Nov 5 NOAA station 9439040

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Bite outlook today Estimate

Good

Light wind (up to 7 mph)
Normal tide range (8.0 ft)

Next best time

Today 6:32 AM

Prime: Dawn + Major moon period + Tide change

Next tide

High 10:19 AM

8.6 ft

Weather

51°F, Partly Sunny

Wind 6 mph S - pressure steady

Moon

Waning crescent

11% lit

Best times to fish

6:32 AM - 10:32 AMPrimeDawn - low light, fish move shallow; Major solunar period (moon overhead); Moving water into the high tide at 10:19 AM

2:43 PM - 5:25 PMPrimeMinor solunar period (moonset); Dusk - the evening feed; Moving water into the low tide at 4:46 PM

8:48 PM - 11:17 PMPrimeMajor solunar period (moon underfoot); Moving water into the high tide at 10:47 PM

All 4 times today

2:43 AM - 4:30 AMMinor solunar period (moonrise); Moving water into the low tide at 4:00 AM

6:32 AM - 10:32 AMPrimeDawn - low light, fish move shallow; Major solunar period (moon overhead); Moving water into the high tide at 10:19 AM

2:43 PM - 5:25 PMPrimeMinor solunar period (moonset); Dusk - the evening feed; Moving water into the low tide at 4:46 PM

8:48 PM - 11:17 PMPrimeMajor solunar period (moon underfoot); Moving water into the high tide at 10:47 PM

Sunrise 7:01 AMSunset 4:55 PM 51-56°Fwind to 7 mph SSE

Tide chart and times4 tides today

Prime - best times todayGood - worth fishingNight

Tide times for the next 4 days

Day	Tides (feet, MLLW)
Today	Low 4:00 AM (0.9 ft) High 10:19 AM (8.6 ft) Low 4:46 PM (0.6 ft) High 10:47 PM (7.3 ft)
Fri Nov 6	Low 4:45 AM (1.2 ft) High 10:57 AM (9.0 ft) Low 5:34 PM (-0.1 ft) High 11:41 PM (7.5 ft)
Sat Nov 7	Low 5:26 AM (1.6 ft) High 11:32 AM (9.2 ft) Low 6:18 PM (-0.6 ft)
Sun Nov 8	High 12:30 AM (7.6 ft) Low 6:05 AM (2.1 ft) High 12:05 PM (9.3 ft) Low 6:59 PM (-0.8 ft)

Predictions from NOAA station 9439040 (ASTORIA (Tongue Point), Oreg.). Strong wind can push real water levels above or below these predictions.

Astoria: At the dock in Astoria, OR. — Photo: John Fowler from Placitas, NM, USA, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 2.0, cropped

Satellite view of Astoria from above — Imagery: USGS National Map (public domain). Pin = NOAA tide station ASTORIA (Tongue Point), Oreg.; the fishing area extends around it.

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Hourly weatherNWS

8 AM51°6 mphSPartly Sunny

9 AM51°6 mphSEPartly Sunny

10 AM52°7 mphESEPartly Sunny

11 AM53°7 mphSEPartly Sunny

12 PM54°6 mphSSEPartly Sunny

1 PM55°6 mphSPartly Sunny

2 PM55°7 mphSPartly Sunny

3 PM56°6 mphSSWMostly Sunny

4 PM55°5 mphSSWMostly Sunny

5 PM55°5 mphSSWMostly Sunny

6 PM55°5 mphSMostly Cloudy

7 PM53°6 mphSMostly Cloudy

8 PM52°7 mphSSEMostly Cloudy

9 PM52°8 mphSEMostly Cloudy

10 PM52°8 mphSEMostly Cloudy

11 PM52°8 mphSEMostly Cloudy

12 AM52°8 mphSECloudy

1 AM52°8 mphESECloudy

2 AM52°8 mphSSECloudy

3 AM52°8 mphSSECloudy

4 AM53°8 mphSSE27% rain

5 AM53°10 mphSSE21% rain

6 AM53°10 mphSECloudy

7 AM53°12 mphSECloudy

Partly sunny. High near 57, with temperatures falling to around 55 in the afternoon. South southeast wind around 7 mph.

Sun and moonWaning crescent

Waning crescent
11% of the moon is lit

Day	Sun	Moon	Solunar periods
Today	7:01 AM 4:55 PM	Rise 3:13 AM Set 3:13 PM	Minor 2:43 AM Major 8:16 AM Minor 2:43 PM Major 8:48 PM
Fri 6	7:03 AM 4:54 PM	Rise 4:27 AM Set 3:31 PM	Minor 3:57 AM Major 9:00 AM Minor 3:01 PM Major 9:32 PM
Sat 7	7:04 AM 4:52 PM	Rise 5:39 AM Set 3:51 PM	Minor 5:09 AM Major 9:48 AM Minor 3:21 PM Major 10:16 PM
Sun 8	7:06 AM 4:51 PM	Rise 6:50 AM Set 4:14 PM	Minor 6:20 AM Major 10:32 AM Minor 3:44 PM
Mon 9	7:07 AM 4:50 PM	Rise 8:00 AM Set 4:42 PM	Minor 7:30 AM Major 11:20 AM Minor 4:12 PM
Tue 10	7:09 AM 4:49 PM	Rise 9:07 AM Set 5:18 PM	Major 11:52 PM Minor 8:37 AM Major 12:12 PM Minor 4:48 PM
Wed 11	7:10 AM 4:47 PM	Rise 10:07 AM Set 6:02 PM	Major 12:40 AM Minor 9:37 AM Major 1:04 PM Minor 5:32 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 Astoria

Tillamook Bay to Astoria: bays and the mouth of the Columbia River.

What's biting now (Fall): Fall salmon runs in coastal rivers and bays (by season); surfperch and rockfish from jetties.

Commonly caught in this area: Salmon, sturgeon in the Columbia, rockfish, surfperch and crab.

Also caught here: cabezon, kelp greenling, white sturgeon, steelhead.

Tidal rivers and creek mouths are best when the tide is moving and draining bait out of the marsh. Fish points, bends and oyster bars on the falling tide.

Best baits here6 fish

Salmon

White sturgeon

Rockfish (Pacific)

Surfperch

Cabezon

Kelp greenling

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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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