Ilwaco fishing forecast today

Tide times, wind, moon phase and the best times to fish today at Ilwaco, using NOAA tide station Ilwaco, Baker Bay, Wash..

Washington Coast Updated 8:08 AM PST, Nov 5 NOAA station 9440597

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Small Craft Advisory until Fri 7 AM - from the National Weather Service. Details

Gale Warning until Fri 4 PM - from the National Weather Service. Details

Bite outlook today Estimate

Poor

Gale warning - dangerous seas
Small craft advisory - rough water for small boats
Light wind (up to 10 mph)

Next best time

Today 6:27 AM

Prime: Dawn + Major moon period + Tide change

Next tide

High 10:06 AM

7.9 ft

Weather

52°F, Partly Sunny

Wind 7 mph S - pressure steady

Water temp

53°F

NDBC buoy Clatsop Spit, OR (162) (7.4 mi), 39 min ago

Best times to fish

6:27 AM - 10:27 AMPrimeDawn - low light, fish move shallow; Major solunar period (moon overhead); Moving water into the high tide at 10:06 AM

2:44 PM - 5:26 PMPrimeMinor solunar period (moonset); Dusk - the evening feed; Moving water into the low tide at 4:47 PM

8:48 PM - 11:04 PMPrimeMajor solunar period (moon underfoot); Moving water into the high tide at 10:34 PM

All 4 times today

2:45 AM - 4:31 AMMinor solunar period (moonrise); Moving water into the low tide at 4:01 AM

6:27 AM - 10:27 AMPrimeDawn - low light, fish move shallow; Major solunar period (moon overhead); Moving water into the high tide at 10:06 AM

2:44 PM - 5:26 PMPrimeMinor solunar period (moonset); Dusk - the evening feed; Moving water into the low tide at 4:47 PM

8:48 PM - 11:04 PMPrimeMajor solunar period (moon underfoot); Moving water into the high tide at 10:34 PM

Sunrise 7:03 AMSunset 4:56 PM 51-57°Fwind to 10 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	Low 4:01 AM (0.8 ft) High 10:06 AM (7.9 ft) Low 4:47 PM (0.5 ft) High 10:34 PM (6.5 ft)
Fri Nov 6	Low 4:46 AM (1.1 ft) High 10:44 AM (8.2 ft) Low 5:35 PM (-0.2 ft) High 11:28 PM (6.7 ft)
Sat Nov 7	Low 5:27 AM (1.5 ft) High 11:19 AM (8.5 ft) Low 6:19 PM (-0.7 ft)
Sun Nov 8	High 12:17 AM (6.8 ft) Low 6:06 AM (2.0 ft) High 11:52 AM (8.5 ft) Low 7:00 PM (-0.9 ft)

Predictions from NOAA station 9440597 (Ilwaco, Baker Bay, Wash.). Strong wind can push real water levels above or below these predictions.

Ilwaco: Ilwaco, Washington — Photo: Sam Beebe/Ecotrust, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 3.0, cropped

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

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Water is 53°F - who's feedingLive reading matched to each local fish's preferred temperature. A rough guide - season and size rules still apply.

Right temperature

Salmon 45-58°F
Rockfish 46-58°F
Lingcod 44-55°F

Too cold - slow or moved off

Surfperch likes 54°F+

Hourly weatherNWS

8 AM52°7 mphSPartly Sunny

9 AM53°8 mphSPartly Sunny

10 AM54°9 mphSSEPartly Sunny

11 AM55°8 mphSSEPartly Sunny

12 PM56°9 mphSPartly Sunny

1 PM56°10 mphSPartly Sunny

2 PM56°10 mphSPartly Sunny

3 PM57°10 mphSMostly Sunny

4 PM55°10 mphSMostly Sunny

5 PM55°9 mphSMostly Sunny

6 PM54°8 mphSMostly Cloudy

7 PM52°8 mphSMostly Cloudy

8 PM52°8 mphSSEMostly Cloudy

9 PM52°8 mphSSEMostly Cloudy

10 PM51°9 mphSSEMostly Cloudy

11 PM52°9 mphSSECloudy

12 AM52°9 mphSSECloudy

1 AM52°9 mphSSESlight Chance Ligh

2 AM52°10 mphSSESlight Chance Ligh

3 AM52°12 mphSSESlight Chance Ligh

4 AM53°13 mphSSE23% rain

5 AM53°16 mphSSlight Chance Ligh

6 AM53°18 mphSSECloudy

7 AM53°21 mphSSECloudy

Partly sunny. High near 57, with temperatures falling to around 55 in the afternoon. South wind 7 to 10 mph.

Sun and moonWaning crescent

Waning crescent
11% of the moon is lit

Day	Sun	Moon	Solunar periods
Today	7:03 AM 4:56 PM	Rise 3:15 AM Set 3:14 PM	Minor 2:45 AM Major 8:16 AM Minor 2:44 PM Major 8:48 PM
Fri 6	7:04 AM 4:55 PM	Rise 4:28 AM Set 3:32 PM	Minor 3:58 AM Major 9:00 AM Minor 3:02 PM Major 9:32 PM
Sat 7	7:06 AM 4:53 PM	Rise 5:40 AM Set 3:52 PM	Minor 5:10 AM Major 9:48 AM Minor 3:22 PM Major 10:16 PM
Sun 8	7:07 AM 4:52 PM	Rise 6:52 AM Set 4:15 PM	Minor 6:22 AM Major 10:36 AM Minor 3:45 PM
Mon 9	7:08 AM 4:51 PM	Rise 8:02 AM Set 4:43 PM	Minor 7:32 AM Major 11:24 AM Minor 4:13 PM
Tue 10	7:10 AM 4:49 PM	Rise 9:08 AM Set 5:19 PM	Major 11:52 PM Minor 8:38 AM Major 12:16 PM Minor 4:49 PM
Wed 11	7:11 AM 4:48 PM	Rise 10:09 AM Set 6:03 PM	Major 12:40 AM Minor 9:39 AM Major 1:08 PM Minor 5:33 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 Ilwaco

Ilwaco, Westport and La Push: open-coast ports and river mouths facing the Pacific.

What's biting now (Fall): Coho and chum salmon in Puget Sound and rivers (by season); lingcod and rockfish rules vary.

Commonly caught in this area: Salmon in season, rockfish, lingcod, surfperch and razor clams (by season).

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

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

Salmon

Rockfish (Pacific)

Lingcod

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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