Seadrift fishing forecast today

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

Middle Texas Coast Updated 10:08 AM CST, Nov 5 NOAA station 8773037

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Bite outlook today Estimate

Fair

Weak tidal movement (0.0 ft range)
Light wind (up to 9 mph)

Next best time

Today 8:28 AM

Prime: Major moon period + Tide change

Next tide

Low 11:05 AM

0.5 ft

Weather

76°F, Sunny

Wind 8 mph ESE - pressure falling

Water temp

76°F

NOAA Seadrift, 8 min ago

Best times to fish

5:56 AM - 7:56 AMDawn - low light, fish move shallow

8:28 AM - 11:35 AMPrimeMajor solunar period (moon overhead); Moving water into the low tide at 11:05 AM

4:24 PM - 6:09 PMDusk - the evening feed

All 8 times today

12:00 AM - 12:47 AMMoving water into the low tide at 12:17 AM

2:17 AM - 3:48 AMMoving water into the high tide at 3:17 AM; Minor solunar period (moonrise)

5:56 AM - 7:56 AMDawn - low light, fish move shallow

8:28 AM - 11:35 AMPrimeMajor solunar period (moon overhead); Moving water into the low tide at 11:05 AM

3:02 PM - 4:02 PMMinor solunar period (moonset)

4:24 PM - 6:09 PMDusk - the evening feed

7:15 PM - 8:45 PMMoving water into the high tide at 8:15 PM

8:52 PM - 10:52 PMMajor solunar period (moon underfoot)

Sunrise 6:41 AMSunset 5:39 PM 70-80°Fwind to 9 mph ESE

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 12:17 AM (0.5 ft) High 3:17 AM (0.5 ft) Low 11:05 AM (0.5 ft) High 8:15 PM (0.6 ft)
Fri Nov 6	Low 12:04 AM (0.5 ft) High 2:52 AM (0.5 ft) Low 3:13 PM (0.5 ft)
Sat Nov 7	High 2:47 AM (0.5 ft) Low 4:11 PM (0.4 ft)
Sun Nov 8	High 3:00 AM (0.5 ft) Low 4:48 PM (0.4 ft)

Predictions from NOAA station 8773037 (Seadrift). Strong wind can push real water levels above or below these predictions.

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

Google Maps Directions

Water is 76°F - who's feedingLive reading matched to each local fish's preferred temperature. A rough guide - season and size rules still apply.

Right temperature

Spotted seatrout 58-80°F
Redfish 60-85°F
Black drum 55-80°F
Flounder 58-80°F

Hourly weatherNWS

10 AM76°8 mphESESunny

11 AM78°8 mphESESunny

12 PM79°8 mphESESunny

1 PM80°8 mphESESunny

2 PM80°8 mphESESunny

3 PM79°9 mphESESunny

4 PM79°8 mphESESunny

5 PM78°7 mphESESunny

6 PM74°5 mphESEPartly Cloudy

7 PM72°3 mphESEPartly Cloudy

8 PM71°3 mphEPartly Cloudy

9 PM71°2 mphEMostly Cloudy

10 PM70°2 mphEMostly Cloudy

11 PM70°2 mphEMostly Cloudy

12 AM70°1 mphENESlight Chance Rain

1 AM69°1 mphENESlight Chance Rain

2 AM68°2 mphENEPartly Cloudy

3 AM68°2 mphNEPartly Cloudy

4 AM66°2 mphNEPartly Cloudy

5 AM66°3 mphNNEPartly Cloudy

6 AM66°7 mphNMostly Sunny

7 AM64°8 mphNMostly Sunny

8 AM66°10 mphNSunny

9 AM70°13 mphNMostly Sunny

Sunny, with a high near 80. Heat index values as high as 83. East southeast wind around 9 mph.

Sun and moonWaning crescent

Waning crescent
12% of the moon is lit

Day	Sun	Moon	Solunar periods
Today	6:41 AM 5:39 PM	Rise 3:18 AM Set 3:32 PM	Minor 2:48 AM Major 8:28 AM Minor 3:02 PM Major 8:52 PM
Fri 6	6:42 AM 5:38 PM	Rise 4:17 AM Set 4:03 PM	Minor 3:47 AM Major 9:12 AM Minor 3:33 PM Major 9:36 PM
Sat 7	6:43 AM 5:38 PM	Rise 5:16 AM Set 4:35 PM	Minor 4:46 AM Major 9:56 AM Minor 4:05 PM Major 10:24 PM
Sun 8	6:43 AM 5:37 PM	Rise 6:15 AM Set 5:10 PM	Minor 5:45 AM Major 10:44 AM Minor 4:40 PM
Mon 9	6:44 AM 5:37 PM	Rise 7:13 AM Set 5:48 PM	Major 11:08 PM Minor 6:43 AM Major 11:32 AM Minor 5:18 PM
Tue 10	6:45 AM 5:36 PM	Rise 8:11 AM Set 6:31 PM	Major 12:00 AM Minor 7:41 AM Major 12:20 PM Minor 6:01 PM
Wed 11	6:46 AM 5:35 PM	Rise 9:06 AM Set 7:19 PM	Major 12:48 AM Minor 8:36 AM Major 1:12 PM Minor 6:49 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 Seadrift

Matagorda, Port O'Connor and Seadrift: quiet back bays, shell reefs and marsh. A classic wade-fishing coast.

What's biting now (Fall): Bull redfish run through the passes and jetties, and flounder migrate to the Gulf. Speckled trout feed hard on the bays.

Commonly caught in this area: Speckled trout, redfish, black drum and flounder.

Also caught here: croaker, hardhead catfish, jack crevalle, sheepshead.

Shallow flats fish best on a rising tide that pushes fish up to feed. Move slowly, wear polarized glasses and look for tailing fish or nervous water. Cast ahead of fish, not on top of them.

Best baits here6 fish

Spotted seatrout (speckled trout)

Redfish (red drum)

Black drum

Flounder

Spot and croaker

Hardhead catfish

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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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