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Should you go fishing right now?
Should I Fish? turns tide, light, moon, wind and pressure into one number. Glance and go—or pull it apart and see exactly what’s helping and what isn’t.
Free 3-day outlookNOAA tide dataVirginia to Florida
Bite score
One number, then the why
Pick a spot
69
/100
Best window 5:00p–7:00p
Barometer carries the window.
· updated 10:53 pm ET
What’s driving the 69
Tide movement
-0.5 ft/hr, outgoing
Moderate ebb. Enough current to move bait around.
56
Light
Sunrise 7:16a
High sun—fish hold deeper and feed less.
50
Moon
Waxing crescent, 31%
Minor period near moonrise or moonset.
80
Barometer
1012 hPa, falling
Falling ahead of a front—fish feed hard before weather.
100
Wind
S 13 kn
Getting sloppy—fishable, but pick protected water.
55
Tides & fishability — Topsail Beach, next 3 days
TODAY FRI 10/16 ⚠69MAYBE
SAT 10/17 ⚠69MAYBE
SUN 10/18 ⚠58MAYBE
Curve height is tide level—curve color is how good the fishing should be. Green means go.
Pricing
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Today’s tide chart, score, and the 3-day outlook stay free on every town page. The planning layer is sold inside the Should I Fish? app: passes are one-time buys, and only the year renews.
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- Patterns keep learning season to season
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