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Canada / Nova Scotia / Sea Petit-de-Grat Harbour

Bite forecast: Sea Petit-de-Grat Harbour

  • 7 km²
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Best fishing days for the next week

  1. ThursdaySeptember 10weather-based forecast
    84/100high activity

    Drizzle: 9–18 °C

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Nearby water bodies

  • BayAnse à Mallet0.6 km
  • BayJoe Bois Cove0.7 km
  • LakeBig Pond1 km
  • LakeLac aux Menés2 km
  • BayGreat Barachois2 km
  • LakeForest Lake2 km
  • BayJoshuas Cove2 km
  • BayBarachois Harbour2 km
  • BayAnse à la Digue2 km
  • BaySampsons Cove2 km

Sea Petit-de-Grat Harbour (Nova Scotia) — a spot well known among anglers. About 7 km² in area. A coastal water: the bite here is modelled for the sea, not for a river or a lake. See when the bite is best: hourly fish activity for the days ahead, computed from the weather, pressure, and season.

WednesdaySeptember 9weather-based forecast
74/100high activity

Drizzle: 9–17 °C

  • FridaySeptember 4weather-based forecast
    65/100high activity

    Rain: 16–19 °C

  • Bite calendar

    Aug 31 – Sep 6
    Mon
    Tue
    Wed
    Thu
    Fri
    Sat
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    Bite activity:highmediumlowslow
    Based on:weatherseasonal
    What is a bite calendar?
    Atlantic mackerelFlounderPollackBluefin tunaStriped bassAtlantic halibutAtlantic salmonBrown troutAtlantic codRainbow smelt

    Atlantic cod

    3/10 · Weak

    Hourly activity

    0:006:0012:0018:0023:00
    Bite activity:highmediumlow

    The bite is weak — fish are sluggish. A thunderstorm is possible: activity rises before the front and drops after.

    Peak bite hours

    Best time — 06:00–08:00 (dawn bite) and 20:00–21:00 (dusk bite).

    Tactics

    Look for structure — reefs, flats, channel edges; work them slowly near the bottom.

    Lures

    The water's turning murky — go with bright, noisy lures: pirk or lugworm bottom rig.

    Gear

    No special gear needed — seasonal clothing will do. A thunderstorm is possible — bring a rain jacket, and pack up at the first rumble of thunder.

    Summary

    A slow day — go only if you really feel like it.

    How this forecast is calculated

    Why this forecast

    The computed water temperature is around 18 °C — warmer than the 4–12 °C comfort range for Atlantic cod: in the heat it drops deeper and feeds less often.

    Computed water temperature by month; the green band is the 4–12 °C comfort rangecomfort 4–12 °C18 °C
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    Atlantic cod works the twilight: the peaks are pinned to sunrise and sunset — their times are in the sun-and-moon card above.

    The day: daylight hours and when Atlantic cod feeds0:0012:0024:00

    Pressure is rising 3 hPa over the day — the bite usually settles down after a rise.

    Pressure through the day, 3 hPa change
    00:00 · 100223:00 · 1004 hPa

    One more input — the moon's feeding windows: within their hours the score sits higher than across the rest of the day. The window times are in the “Solunar feeding periods” card below.

    Feeding windows on the day scale0:0012:0024:00

    September is an average month for Atlantic cod here.

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    These are the same values the bite curve above was computed from. How the forecast works

    Tides

    • High water02:030.4 m
    • Low water08:47-0.5 m
    • High water14:180.2 m
    • Low water21:10-0.7 m
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    Sea level height by hour
    00:0001:0002:0003:0004:0005:0006:0007:0008:0009:0010:0011:0012:0013:0014:0015:0016:0017:0018:0019:0020:0021:0022:0023:00
    0.1 m0.3 m0.4 m0.3 m0.2 m0.0 m-0.1 m-0.3 m-0.5 m-0.5 m-0.4 m-0.2 m-0.0 m0.2 m0.2 m0.2 m0.1 m-0.1 m-0.3 m-0.4 m-0.6 m-0.7 m-0.7 m-0.5 m

    Open-Meteo tide model, grid point 4.7 km away

    Water

    Water temp.
    17 °C
    In the model
    18 °C
    Wave
    2.5 m
    Period
    7 s

    Open-Meteo Marine model, grid cell 4.7 km from the waterbody. Values are daily means.

    5 SepSaturday, September 5
    +17°

    Cloudy · feels like +14°

    Low / high
    +13°…+19°
    Precipitation
    0.0 mm
    Wind
    8 m/s NE
    Cloud cover
    100%
    Humidity
    83%
    Pressure
    1003 hPa
    00:00+19°—2 m/seast wind, 2 m/s97%100%
    01:00+18°—2 m/seast wind, 2 m/s97%96%
    02:00+18°—2 m/seast wind, 2 m/s96%100%
    03:00+18°—2 m/seast wind, 2 m/s97%100%
    04:00+18°5.4 mm1 m/ssouth wind, 1 m/s98%100%
    05:00+18°8.6 mm2 m/ssoutheast wind, 2 m/s98%100%
    06:00+18°—2 m/seast wind, 2 m/s97%100%
    07:00+18°—3 m/seast wind, 3 m/s95%81%
    08:00+18°—5 m/snortheast wind, 5 m/s92%100%
    09:00+18°—6 m/snortheast wind, 6 m/s87%100%
    10:00+18°—8 m/snortheast wind, 8 m/s85%89%
    11:00+17°—8 m/snortheast wind, 8 m/s84%100%
    12:00+17°—8 m/snortheast wind, 8 m/s83%100%
    13:00+16°—8 m/snortheast wind, 8 m/s84%100%
    14:00+16°—8 m/snortheast wind, 8 m/s83%100%
    15:00+16°—7 m/snortheast wind, 7 m/s83%100%
    16:00+15°—7 m/snortheast wind, 7 m/s85%100%
    17:00+15°—7 m/snortheast wind, 7 m/s85%100%
    18:00+15°—8 m/snortheast wind, 8 m/s85%100%
    19:00+14°0.1 mm7 m/snortheast wind, 7 m/s88%100%
    20:00+14°—7 m/snortheast wind, 7 m/s90%100%
    21:00+13°—7 m/snorth wind, 7 m/s92%100%
    22:00+13°—6 m/snorth wind, 6 m/s93%100%
    23:00+14°—6 m/snorth wind, 6 m/s93%100%
    +19°+16°+13°
    Weather throughout the day
    0:006:0012:0018:0023:00

    Sun and moon

    Saturday, September 5
    The day: daylight and the hours the moon is above the horizon. Local time0:0012:0024:00
    DaylightMoon above the horizon
    Sunrise
    06:38
    Sunset
    19:42
    Day length
    13 h 4 min
    Sunshine hours
    26 min
    UV index
    0
    low
    Moon
    Waning crescent
    Moonrise
    —
    Moonset
    16:28

    The day is 3 min shorter than yesterday.

    Sunshine hours count direct sun only — cloud cover cuts it, so it is shorter than daylight.

    Solunar feeding periods

    +14% in the windowSaturday, September 5
    Feeding windows on the day scale, local time0:0012:0024:00
    Major periodsMinor periods
    • Major06:55–08:55Moon overhead
    • Minor15:58–16:58Moonset
    • Major19:27–21:27Moon underfoot

    The windows are set by the moon's transit and rise, and the forecast above already accounts for them: within these hours the bite score sits higher than across the rest of the day, while the day's overall level still comes from the catch-calibrated model.

    What are solunar periods?