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69
MAYBE
bite 5:00p–7:00p
Tide · today
Next high
1:21a
Wind
SW 11 kn
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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
TODAY FRI 10/16 ⚠bite 5p–7pSAT 10/17 ⚠bite 9a–10aSUN 10/18 ⚠bite 6p–8p3.2 ft · 12:32a0.9 ft · 6:30a4.0 ft · 1:05p1.3 ft · 7:29p3.1 ft · 1:21a1.0 ft · 7:19a3.9 ft · 1:55p1.4 ft · 8:20p3.1 ft · 2:08a1.0 ft · 8:14a3.9 ft · 2:42p1.3 ft · 9:13p12a6a12p6p12a6a12p6p12a6a12p6p12a

Curve height is tide level—curve color is how good the fishing should be. Green means go.

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