Rudee Inlet fishing forecast today

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

Hampton Roads Updated 11:08 AM EST, Nov 5 NOAA station 8639208

VirginiaMid-Atlantic coast

Bite outlook today Estimate

Good

Normal tide range (3.6 ft)
Moderate wind (up to 16 mph)

Next best time

Today 2:34 PM

Prime: Minor moon period + Tide change + Dusk

Next tide

High 4:33 PM

3.5 ft

Weather

69°F, Mostly Cloudy

Wind 13 mph S - pressure falling

Water temp

66°F

NOAA Money Point (18.8 mi), 8 min ago

Best times to fish

8:00 AM - 11:02 AMPrimeMajor solunar period (moon overhead); Moving water into the low tide at 10:32 AM

2:34 PM - 5:33 PMPrimeMinor solunar period (moonset); Moving water into the high tide at 4:33 PM; Dusk - the evening feed

8:28 PM - 11:09 PMPrimeMajor solunar period (moon underfoot); Moving water into the low tide at 10:39 PM

All 5 times today

2:22 AM - 4:49 AMMinor solunar period (moonrise); Moving water into the high tide at 4:19 AM

5:46 AM - 7:46 AMDawn - low light, fish move shallow

8:00 AM - 11:02 AMPrimeMajor solunar period (moon overhead); Moving water into the low tide at 10:32 AM

2:34 PM - 5:33 PMPrimeMinor solunar period (moonset); Moving water into the high tide at 4:33 PM; Dusk - the evening feed

8:28 PM - 11:09 PMPrimeMajor solunar period (moon underfoot); Moving water into the low tide at 10:39 PM

Sunrise 6:31 AMSunset 5:03 PM 68-71°Fwind to 16 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 4:19 AM (3.9 ft) Low 10:32 AM (0.5 ft) High 4:33 PM (3.5 ft) Low 10:39 PM (0.3 ft)
Fri Nov 6	High 5:07 AM (4.1 ft) Low 11:29 AM (0.4 ft) High 5:21 PM (3.4 ft) Low 11:23 PM (0.2 ft)
Sat Nov 7	High 5:51 AM (4.2 ft) Low 12:17 PM (0.3 ft) High 6:05 PM (3.3 ft)
Sun Nov 8	Low 12:04 AM (0.2 ft) High 6:31 AM (4.2 ft) Low 12:57 PM (0.3 ft) High 6:45 PM (3.3 ft)

Predictions from NOAA station 8639208 (Rudee Inlet entrance). Strong wind can push real water levels above or below these predictions.

Rudee Inlet: reminded me of this. Not that I ever watched it. ;-) — Photo: Serge Melki from Indianapolis, USA, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 2.0, cropped

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

Google Maps Directions

Water is 66°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
Spotted seatrout 58-80°F
Redfish 60-85°F
Flounder 58-80°F
Sheepshead 52-75°F

Too cold - slow or moved off

Cobia likes 68°F+

Too warm - deeper or slower

Tautog likes under 65°F

Hourly weatherNWS

11 AM69°13 mphSMostly Cloudy

12 PM70°14 mphSMostly Cloudy

1 PM71°14 mphSMostly Cloudy

2 PM71°15 mphSPartly Sunny

3 PM70°15 mphSMostly Sunny

4 PM70°16 mphSSunny

5 PM70°15 mphSSunny

6 PM69°14 mphSPartly Cloudy

7 PM69°13 mphSPartly Cloudy

8 PM69°13 mphSPartly Cloudy

9 PM68°12 mphSPartly Cloudy

10 PM68°12 mphSMostly Cloudy

11 PM68°12 mphSMostly Cloudy

12 AM68°13 mphSPartly Cloudy

1 AM68°13 mphSPartly Cloudy

2 AM68°13 mphSMostly Cloudy

3 AM69°12 mphSMostly Cloudy

4 AM69°12 mphSMostly Cloudy

5 AM69°12 mphSMostly Cloudy

6 AM68°12 mphSMostly Cloudy

7 AM68°12 mphS31% rain

8 AM68°12 mphS31% rain

9 AM69°13 mphSSlight Chance Show

10 AM69°13 mphSSlight Chance Show

Partly sunny, with a high near 74. South wind 13 to 16 mph.

Sun and moonWaning crescent

Waning crescent
12% of the moon is lit

Day	Sun	Moon	Solunar periods
Today	6:31 AM 5:03 PM	Rise 2:52 AM Set 3:04 PM	Minor 2:22 AM Major 8:00 AM Minor 2:34 PM Major 8:28 PM
Fri 6	6:32 AM 5:02 PM	Rise 3:57 AM Set 3:30 PM	Minor 3:27 AM Major 8:44 AM Minor 3:00 PM Major 9:12 PM
Sat 7	6:33 AM 5:01 PM	Rise 5:02 AM Set 3:57 PM	Minor 4:32 AM Major 9:28 AM Minor 3:27 PM Major 9:56 PM
Sun 8	6:34 AM 5:00 PM	Rise 6:05 AM Set 4:26 PM	Minor 5:35 AM Major 10:16 AM Minor 3:56 PM Major 10:44 PM
Mon 9	6:35 AM 4:59 PM	Rise 7:08 AM Set 5:00 PM	Minor 6:38 AM Major 11:04 AM Minor 4:30 PM
Tue 10	6:36 AM 4:58 PM	Rise 8:10 AM Set 5:40 PM	Major 11:32 PM Minor 7:40 AM Major 11:56 AM Minor 5:10 PM
Wed 11	6:37 AM 4:58 PM	Rise 9:07 AM Set 6:26 PM	Major 12:24 AM Minor 8:37 AM Major 12:48 PM Minor 5:56 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 Rudee Inlet

Virginia Beach, Lynnhaven and Rudee inlets and the famous Chesapeake Bay Bridge-Tunnel, where the bay meets the ocean.

What's biting now (Fall): Striped bass, speckled trout and red drum around the Bay Bridge-Tunnel and inlets; tautog move onto structure.

Commonly caught in this area: Striped bass, speckled trout, red drum, flounder, cobia, sheepshead and tautog.

Also caught here: croaker, cobia, sheepshead, tautog, Spanish mackerel.

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

Striped bass

Spotted seatrout (speckled trout)

Redfish (red drum)

Flounder

Cobia

Sheepshead

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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Nearby spots

Virginia Beach 1 miGood Lynnhaven Inlet 8 miFair Chesapeake Bay Bridge-Tunnel 12 miFair Hampton Roads (Sewells Point) 21 miFair Kiptopeke 23 miGood Cape Charles 30 miFair