Watch Hill fishing forecast today

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

South County Updated 11:08 AM EST, Nov 5 NOAA station 8458694

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Bite outlook today Estimate

Good

Light wind (up to 12 mph)
Normal tide range (2.7 ft)
Cloud cover - fish less spooky

Next best time

Today 11:05 AM

Tide change

Next tide

Low 12:05 PM

0.2 ft

Weather

65°F, Cloudy

Wind 10 mph S - pressure falling

Water temp

59°F

NOAA New London (13.1 mi), 15 min ago

Best times to fish

5:38 AM - 7:38 AMDawn - low light, fish move shallow

7:44 AM - 9:44 AMMajor solunar period (moon overhead)

3:23 PM - 5:58 PMPrimeDusk - the evening feed; Moving water into the high tide at 5:28 PM

All 8 times today

2:05 AM - 3:05 AMMinor solunar period (moonrise)

4:02 AM - 5:32 AMMoving water into the high tide at 5:02 AM

5:38 AM - 7:38 AMDawn - low light, fish move shallow

7:44 AM - 9:44 AMMajor solunar period (moon overhead)

11:05 AM - 12:35 PMMoving water into the low tide at 12:05 PM

2:16 PM - 3:16 PMMinor solunar period (moonset)

3:23 PM - 5:58 PMPrimeDusk - the evening feed; Moving water into the high tide at 5:28 PM

8:12 PM - 10:12 PMMajor solunar period (moon underfoot)

Sunrise 6:23 AMSunset 4:38 PM 63-67°Fwind to 12 mph S

Tide chart and times3 tides today

Prime - best times todayGood - worth fishingNight

Tide times for the next 4 days

Day	Tides (feet, MLLW)
Today	High 5:02 AM (3.0 ft) Low 12:05 PM (0.2 ft) High 5:28 PM (2.6 ft)
Fri Nov 6	Low 12:03 AM (0.2 ft) High 5:55 AM (3.1 ft) Low 12:44 PM (0.2 ft) High 6:17 PM (2.6 ft)
Sat Nov 7	Low 12:27 AM (0.1 ft) High 6:42 AM (3.2 ft) Low 1:19 PM (0.1 ft) High 7:02 PM (2.6 ft)
Sun Nov 8	Low 12:54 AM (0.1 ft) High 7:25 AM (3.2 ft) Low 1:52 PM (0.1 ft) High 7:45 PM (2.6 ft)

Predictions from NOAA station 8458694 (Watch Hill Point). Strong wind can push real water levels above or below these predictions.

Watch Hill: Several dinghies in Watch Hill Cove at Watch Hill, Rhode Island. — Photo: Juliancolton, Wikimedia Commons, Public domain, cropped

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

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Water is 59°F - who's feedingLive reading matched to each local fish's preferred temperature. A rough guide - season and size rules still apply.

Right temperature

Striped bass 50-68°F
Bluefish 58-76°F
Scup 52-75°F
Black sea bass 52-72°F
Tautog 46-65°F
Fluke 56-72°F

Hourly weatherNWS

11 AM65°10 mphSCloudy

12 PM66°12 mphSCloudy

1 PM66°12 mphSCloudy

2 PM66°12 mphSCloudy

3 PM67°12 mphSCloudy

4 PM65°12 mphSMostly Cloudy

5 PM65°12 mphSPartly Sunny

6 PM65°10 mphSWMostly Cloudy

7 PM63°9 mphSWCloudy

8 PM63°9 mphSWSlight Chance Ligh

9 PM63°9 mphSW21% rain

10 PM64°9 mphSW25% rain

11 PM64°9 mphS29% rain

12 AM63°8 mphSW33% rain

1 AM63°8 mphSW37% rain

2 AM63°8 mphSW57% rain

3 AM63°8 mphSW66% rain

4 AM63°8 mphSW75% rain

5 AM63°8 mphSW76% rain

6 AM62°8 mphSW81% rain

7 AM63°7 mphSW86% rain

8 AM63°7 mphSW92% rain

9 AM64°8 mphSW99% rain

10 AM65°8 mphS100% rain

Cloudy, with a high near 67. South wind around 12 mph, with gusts as high as 24 mph.

Sun and moonWaning crescent

Waning crescent
12% of the moon is lit

Day	Sun	Moon	Solunar periods
Today	6:23 AM 4:38 PM	Rise 2:35 AM Set 2:46 PM	Minor 2:05 AM Major 7:44 AM Minor 2:16 PM Major 8:12 PM
Fri 6	6:24 AM 4:37 PM	Rise 3:44 AM Set 3:08 PM	Minor 3:14 AM Major 8:28 AM Minor 2:38 PM Major 8:56 PM
Sat 7	6:25 AM 4:36 PM	Rise 4:52 AM Set 3:31 PM	Minor 4:22 AM Major 9:12 AM Minor 3:01 PM Major 9:40 PM
Sun 8	6:27 AM 4:35 PM	Rise 5:59 AM Set 3:58 PM	Minor 5:29 AM Major 10:00 AM Minor 3:28 PM Major 10:28 PM
Mon 9	6:28 AM 4:34 PM	Rise 7:05 AM Set 4:29 PM	Minor 6:35 AM Major 10:48 AM Minor 3:59 PM
Tue 10	6:29 AM 4:33 PM	Rise 8:09 AM Set 5:06 PM	Major 11:16 PM Minor 7:39 AM Major 11:40 AM Minor 4:36 PM
Wed 11	6:30 AM 4:32 PM	Rise 9:08 AM Set 5:51 PM	Major 12:04 AM Minor 8:38 AM Major 12:28 PM Minor 5:21 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 Watch Hill

Watch Hill to Narragansett: rocky points, sandy beaches and the breachways (inlets) to the salt ponds.

What's biting now (Fall): Striped bass blitzes along the beaches and breachways; tautog season on the rocks.

Commonly caught in this area: Striped bass, bluefish, scup, black sea bass, tautog and fluke.

Also caught here: false albacore, scup, tautog, black sea bass.

Read the beach before you cast: look for darker troughs, rip currents and cuts in the sandbar where fish feed. Sand fleas and shrimp are reliable surf baits, and the first and last hours of daylight are usually best.

Rhode Island DEM - saltwater license and rules

Best baits here6 fish

Striped bass

Bluefish

Scup (porgy)

Black sea bass

Tautog (blackfish)

Fluke (summer flounder)

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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