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United States / Delaware / Rehoboth Bay

Bite forecast: Rehoboth Bay

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Best fishing days for the next week

  1. TuesdaySeptember 8weather-based forecast
    57/100medium activity

    Cloudy: 63–82 °F

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Rehoboth Bay (Delaware) — one of the area's fishing spots. Salt water, not fresh — so this page carries its own marine bite forecast. This page shows an hourly bite forecast for today and the week ahead; the algorithm factors in the weather, atmospheric pressure, and the moon phase.

Catches

Recorded 1 catch here. Most commonly caught: Striped bass. Peak season: November.

  • Striped bass — Indian River Bay, Nov 12, 2017
    Striped bass
    Indian River Bay
    46 °F2 mph
    Nov 12, 2017
ThursdaySeptember 3weather-based forecast
51/100medium activity

Drizzle: 73–82 °F

  • FridaySeptember 4weather-based forecast
    48/100medium activity

    Clear: 73–86 °F

  • 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?
    Red drumBlack drumFlounderStriped bassBluefishSpanish mackerelSpotted seatrout

    Black drum

    6/10 · Fair

    Hourly activity

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

    The bite is moderate — fish feed in short bursts. Pressure is dropping — this usually boosts the bite.

    Peak bite hours

    Best time — 00:00–04:00 and 23:00–23:00 (nighttime activity).

    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: soft-plastic jig or live bait.

    Gear

    It's a hot day — a hat, sunglasses, and plenty of water are a must. Rain is expected — don't forget a rain jacket or a waterproof shell.

    Summary

    An average day — best chances during peak windows.

    How this forecast is calculated

    Why this forecast

    The computed water temperature is around 76 °F — inside the 61–79 °F comfort range for Black drum, so baseline activity is high.

    Computed water temperature by month; the green band is the 61–79 °F comfort rangecomfort 61–79 °F76 °F
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    Black drum feeds at night: the peak falls in the dark hours, between sunset and sunrise.

    The day: daylight hours and when Black drum feeds0:0012:0024:00

    Pressure is rising 0.06 inHg over the day — the bite usually settles down after a rise.

    Pressure through the day, 0.06 inHg change
    00:00 · 30.0023:00 · 30.05 inHg

    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 active season for Black drum here.

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

    Tides

    • Low water05:04-3.2 ft
    • High water11:301.1 ft
    • Low water17:58-2.7 ft
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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
    -0.3 ft-0.9 ft-1.6 ft-2.3 ft-2.9 ft-3.2 ft-3.0 ft-2.2 ft-1.3 ft-0.4 ft0.5 ft1.1 ft1.1 ft0.6 ft-0.1 ft-0.9 ft-1.8 ft-2.5 ft-2.7 ft-2.4 ft-1.9 ft-1.3 ft-0.6 ft-0.1 ft

    Open-Meteo tide model, grid point 5.7 mi away

    Water

    Water temp.
    77 °F
    In the model
    76 °F
    Wave
    1.4 ft
    Period
    6 s

    Open-Meteo Marine model, grid cell 5.7 mi from the waterbody. Values are daily means.

    2 SepWednesday, September 2
    +77°

    Cloudy · feels like +82°

    Low / high
    +73°…+78°
    Precipitation
    0.00 in
    Wind
    9 mph E
    Cloud cover
    100%
    Humidity
    87%
    Pressure
    30.10 inHg
    00:00+75°—6 mpheast wind, 6 mph84%40%
    01:00+74°—7 mphsoutheast wind, 7 mph86%76%
    02:00+76°—5 mphsouth wind, 5 mph87%100%
    03:00+75°—7 mpheast wind, 7 mph92%99%
    04:00+75°—7 mphsoutheast wind, 7 mph93%100%
    05:00+75°—5 mpheast wind, 5 mph93%100%
    06:00+74°—6 mphnortheast wind, 6 mph93%100%
    07:00+73°—6 mphnortheast wind, 6 mph93%95%
    08:00+74°—6 mphnortheast wind, 6 mph89%100%
    09:00+76°—7 mphnortheast wind, 7 mph87%100%
    10:00+78°—8 mpheast wind, 8 mph82%100%
    11:00+77°—8 mpheast wind, 8 mph85%100%
    12:00+77°—9 mpheast wind, 9 mph87%100%
    13:00+76°—8 mpheast wind, 8 mph87%100%
    14:00+76°—6 mpheast wind, 6 mph86%100%
    15:00+76°—6 mpheast wind, 6 mph88%100%
    16:00+76°0.03 in6 mpheast wind, 6 mph88%100%
    17:00+75°—22 mphsoutheast wind, 22 mph90%84%
    18:00+75°—11 mphsoutheast wind, 11 mph88%100%
    19:00+75°—6 mphsoutheast wind, 6 mph88%100%
    20:00+74°—9 mpheast wind, 9 mph89%100%
    21:00+74°—8 mpheast wind, 8 mph89%100%
    22:00+73°—7 mpheast wind, 7 mph90%100%
    23:00+73°—7 mpheast wind, 7 mph91%100%
    +78°+75°+73°
    Weather throughout the day
    0:006:0012:0018:0023:00

    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
    06:31
    Sunset
    19:31
    Day length
    13 h
    Sunshine hours
    2 h
    UV index
    3
    moderate
    Moon
    Waning gibbous
    Moonrise
    22:09
    Moonset
    12:28

    The day is 2 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
    • Major03:54–05:54Moon overhead
    • Minor11:58–12:58Moonset
    • Major16:22–18:22Moon underfoot
    • Minor21:39–22:39Moonrise

    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?

    Nearby rivers

    • Indian River Bay2 mi
    • Rehoboth Bay3 mi
    • White Creek5 mi

    Nearby water bodies

    • BayRehoboth Bay0 mi
    • LakeSawpit Cove1 mi
    • BayIndian River Bay1 mi
    • BayIndian River Bay1 mi
    • BayIndian River Bay2 mi
    • BayIndian River Bay2 mi
    • BayIndian River Bay2 mi
    • BayIndian River Bay2 mi
    • LakeIndian River Bay3 mi
    • BayIndian River Bay3 mi

    Measured river conditions are available for Rehoboth Bay: current gauge height, streamflow, and water temperature when reported by the source.

    Water

    Gauge height
    1.49 ft

    USGS gauge REHOBOTH BAY AT DEWEY BEACH, DE, 4 mi away · measured 2014-10-01 00:54 · data source · provisional data, subject to revision