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United States / Delaware / Sea Roosevelt Inlet

Bite forecast: Sea Roosevelt Inlet

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Best fishing days for the next week

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

    Partly cloudy: 61–82 °F

Sea Roosevelt Inlet (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.

Nearby rivers

  • Roosevelt Inlet0 mi
  • Canary Creek2 mi
  • Broadkill Sound3 mi
  • Beaverdam Creek5 mi
  • Primehook Creek5 mi
  • Broadkill River5 mi

Nearby water bodies

  • SeaRoosevelt Inlet0 mi
  • LakeGeorge H.P. Smith Park Lake2 mi
  • PondRed Mill Pond4 mi
  • LakeGordons Pond5 mi
  • PondGoslee Mill Pond5 mi
  • LakeSheel Beach Pond6 mi
  • PondTurkle Pond6 mi
  • PondOak Pond6 mi
  • PondHorseshoe Pond6 mi
  • PondFleetwood Pond6 mi
WednesdaySeptember 9weather-based forecast
57/100medium activity

Cloudy: 68–90 °F

  • ThursdaySeptember 3weather-based forecast
    51/100medium activity

    Drizzle: 73–82 °F

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    Catches

    Recorded 3 catches here. Most commonly caught: Largemouth bass, Bluefish. Peak season: June–October.

    • Bluefish
      Delaware Bay
      Oct 15, 2018
    • Largemouth bass
      Wagamons Pond
      77 °F7 mph
      Aug 19, 2018
    • Largemouth bass
      Diamond Pond
      75 °F2 mph
      Jun 02, 2018

    Bite calendar

    Aug 31 – Sep 6
    Mon
    Tue
    Wed
    Thu
    Fri
    Sat
    Sun
    Bite activity:highmediumlowslow
    Based on:weatherseasonal
    What is a bite calendar?
    Red drumBluefishFlounderStriped bassBlack drumSpanish 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 — 00:00–05:00 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 77 °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 °F77 °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 dropping 0.09 inHg over the day — fish are usually more active ahead of a weather change.

    Pressure through the day, 0.09 inHg change
    00:00 · 29.9323:00 · 29.85 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

    • High water01:52-0.5 ft
    • Low water07:35-3.1 ft
    • High water14:171.0 ft
    • Low water20:57-2.8 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
    -1.0 ft-0.6 ft-0.5 ft-0.7 ft-1.2 ft-1.9 ft-2.6 ft-3.1 ft-3.1 ft-2.7 ft-2.0 ft-1.1 ft-0.2 ft0.6 ft1.0 ft0.9 ft0.5 ft-0.3 ft-1.2 ft-2.1 ft-2.6 ft-2.8 ft-2.6 ft-2.1 ft

    Open-Meteo tide model, grid point 5.8 mi away

    Water

    Water temp.
    81 °F
    In the model
    77 °F
    Wave
    0.8 ft
    Period
    7 s

    Open-Meteo Marine model, grid cell 5.8 mi from the waterbody. Values are daily means.

    4 SepFriday, September 4
    +84°

    Cloudy · feels like +91°

    Low / high
    +74°…+86°
    Precipitation
    0.00 in
    Wind
    14 mph WNW
    Cloud cover
    100%
    Humidity
    72%
    Pressure
    29.92 inHg
    00:00+74°—5 mphnorthwest wind, 5 mph86%81%
    01:00+74°—7 mphsouthwest wind, 7 mph83%1%
    02:00+74°—9 mphsouthwest wind, 9 mph82%0%
    03:00+74°—11 mphsouthwest wind, 11 mph84%24%
    04:00+74°—10 mphwest wind, 10 mph87%100%
    05:00+74°—9 mphsouthwest wind, 9 mph88%100%
    06:00+75°—13 mphwest wind, 13 mph88%100%
    07:00+75°—15 mphwest wind, 15 mph88%100%
    08:00+77°—9 mphwest wind, 9 mph86%12%
    09:00+79°—14 mphwest wind, 14 mph80%100%
    10:00+81°—13 mphwest wind, 13 mph77%91%
    11:00+83°—13 mphwest wind, 13 mph74%100%
    12:00+84°—14 mphwest wind, 14 mph72%100%
    13:00+86°—12 mphwest wind, 12 mph68%100%
    14:00+86°0.02 in9 mphwest wind, 9 mph65%100%
    15:00+83°—11 mphwest wind, 11 mph66%100%
    16:00+84°—12 mphsouthwest wind, 12 mph65%100%
    17:00+84°—9 mphwest wind, 9 mph65%100%
    18:00+83°—10 mphnorthwest wind, 10 mph69%95%
    19:00+81°0.01 in11 mphnorthwest wind, 11 mph72%99%
    20:00+80°—12 mphnorthwest wind, 12 mph76%36%
    21:00+78°0.00 in11 mphnorthwest wind, 11 mph80%100%
    22:00+76°—9 mphnorthwest wind, 9 mph83%5%
    23:00+76°0.01 in9 mphnorthwest wind, 9 mph85%100%
    +86°+80°+74°
    Weather throughout the day
    0:006:0012:0018:0023:00

    Sun and moon

    Friday, September 4
    The day: daylight and the hours the moon is above the horizon. Local time0:0012:0024:00
    DaylightMoon above the horizon
    Sunrise
    06:32
    Sunset
    19:27
    Day length
    12 h 55 min
    Sunshine hours
    8 h 34 min
    UV index
    6
    high
    Moon
    Last quarter
    Moonrise
    23:52
    Moonset
    14:52

    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

    +14% in the windowFriday, September 4
    Feeding windows on the day scale, local time0:0012:0024:00
    Major periodsMinor periods
    • Major05:51–07:51Moon overhead
    • Minor14:22–15:22Moonset
    • Major18:22–20:22Moon underfoot
    • Minor23:22–00:00Moonrise

    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?