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Ireland / County Cork / Plaice

Plaice bite in County Cork

Plaice lives in County Cork. Today's bite forecast, a day-by-day and hour-by-hour activity calendar, best time and baits.

Plaice bite forecast in County Cork today

Best fishing days for the next week

  1. ThursdaySeptember 3weather-based forecast
    63/100high activity

    Cloudy: 15–18 °C

    Best fishing time: 13:00–16:00

  2. SaturdaySeptember 5weather-based forecast
    60/100high activity

    Cloudy: 3–14 °C

    Best fishing time: 12:00–15:00

  3. TuesdaySeptember 8weather-based forecast
    60/100high activity

    Drizzle: 12–17 °C

    Best fishing time: 14:00–17:00

Plaice bite calendar

Wednesday, September 2

Aug 31 – Sep 6
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
Sun
Bite activity:highmediumlowslow
Based on:weatherseasonal
What is a bite calendar?
Sea

Hourly activity

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Bite activity:highmediumlow

The bite is moderate — fish feed in short bursts. A thunderstorm is possible: activity rises before the front and drops after.

Peak bite hours

Best time — 13:00–16:00 (daytime activity).

Tactics

Fish bait near structure on the bottom and don't rush to change spots.

Lures

Today's bait — worm bottom rig or shrimp. In cold or murky water, add scent to your chum.

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

An average day — best chances during peak windows.

Why this forecast

The computed water temperature is around 15 °C — inside the 6–15 °C comfort range for Plaice, so baseline activity is high.

Computed water temperature by month; the green band is the 6–15 °C comfort rangecomfort 6–15 °C15 °C
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Plaice feeds by day — between sunrise and sunset; their times are in the sun-and-moon card above.

The day: daylight hours and when Plaice feeds0:0012:0024:00

Pressure is flat: it moves no more than 1 hPa over the day, so the weather isn't shifting today's bite.

Pressure through the day, 1 hPa change
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September is an active season for Plaice here.

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

2 SepWednesday, September 2
+16°

Drizzle · feels like +14°

Low / high
+15°…+17°
Precipitation
0.1 mm
Wind
18 mph WSW
Cloud cover
99%
Humidity
98%
Pressure
1014 hPa
00:00+15°0.5 mm17 mphsouth wind, 17 mph99%100%
01:00+15°2.0 mm15 mphsouth wind, 15 mph99%100%
02:00+16°1.7 mm16 mphsouthwest wind, 16 mph100%100%
03:00+16°0.6 mm17 mphsouthwest wind, 17 mph100%100%
04:00+16°0.7 mm16 mphsouthwest wind, 16 mph100%100%
05:00+16°0.3 mm14 mphsouthwest wind, 14 mph99%100%
06:00+16°0.8 mm15 mphsouthwest wind, 15 mph100%100%
07:00+16°0.3 mm14 mphsouthwest wind, 14 mph100%100%
08:00+16°0.2 mm13 mphsouthwest wind, 13 mph100%100%
09:00+16°0.2 mm15 mphwest wind, 15 mph100%100%
10:00+16°0.1 mm17 mphwest wind, 17 mph100%100%
11:00+16°0.2 mm15 mphwest wind, 15 mph100%100%
12:00+16°0.1 mm18 mphwest wind, 18 mph98%99%
13:00+17°—17 mphwest wind, 17 mph94%86%
14:00+17°—17 mphwest wind, 17 mph87%88%
15:00+17°—13 mphwest wind, 13 mph91%100%
16:00+16°0.5 mm13 mphsouthwest wind, 13 mph99%100%
17:00+17°1.0 mm14 mphsouthwest wind, 14 mph100%100%
18:00+17°0.8 mm16 mphsouthwest wind, 16 mph100%100%
19:00+17°0.1 mm17 mphwest wind, 17 mph100%100%
20:00+17°—17 mphwest wind, 17 mph100%100%
21:00+16°—13 mphwest wind, 13 mph99%100%
22:00+16°—14 mphwest wind, 14 mph99%97%
23:00+16°—12 mphwest wind, 12 mph99%98%
+17°+16°+15°
Weather throughout the day
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Sun and moon

Wednesday, September 2
The day: daylight and the hours the moon is above the horizon. Local time0:0012:0024:00
DaylightMoon above the horizon
Sunrise
06:50
Sunset
20:21
Day length
13 h 31 min
Sunshine hours
2 h
UV index
2
low
Moon
Waning gibbous
Moonrise
21:48
Moonset
13:39

The day is 4 min shorter than yesterday.

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

Solunar feeding periods

+13% in the windowWednesday, September 2
Feeding windows on the day scale, local time0:0012:0024:00
Major periodsMinor periods
  • Major04:22–06:22Moon overhead
  • Minor13:09–14:09Moonset
  • Major16:49–18:49Moon underfoot
  • Minor21:18–22:18Moonrise

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?