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United States / Maryland / Rehoboth Bay

Bite forecast: Rehoboth Bay

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Best fishing days for the next week

  1. TuesdaySeptember 8weather-based forecast
    58/100medium activity

    Cloudy: 59–88 °F

  2. ThursdaySeptember 3weather-based forecast
    52/100medium activity

    Clear: 72–99 °F

  3. SaturdaySeptember 5weather-based forecast
    52/100medium activity

    Cloudy: 72–84 °F

Rehoboth Bay (Maryland) — one of the area's fishing spots. Salt water, not fresh — so this page carries its own marine bite forecast. A smart bite calendar — moon phase, atmospheric pressure, and weather combined into an hourly fish-activity forecast for the coming days.

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Bite calendar

Thursday, September 3

Aug 31 – Sep 6
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
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Bite activity:highmediumlowslow
Based on:weatherseasonal
What is a bite calendar?
Red drumFlounderStriped bassBluefishBlack drumCobiaSheepsheadSpanish mackerelSpotted seatrout

Black drum

6/10 · Fair

Hourly activity

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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

In clear water, natural colors work best: soft-plastic jig or live bait.

Gear

It's a hot day — a hat, sunglasses, and plenty of water are a must.

Summary

An average day — best chances during peak windows.

How this forecast is calculated

Why this forecast

The computed water temperature is around 78 °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 °F78 °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 0.12 inHg over the day — fish are usually more active ahead of a weather change.

Pressure through the day, 0.12 inHg change
00:00 · 30.0423:00 · 29.93 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 water06:02-3.0 ft
  • High water12:200.9 ft
  • Low water19:02-3.1 ft
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Sea level height by hour
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0.1 ft-0.2 ft-0.8 ft-1.4 ft-2.1 ft-2.7 ft-3.0 ft-2.8 ft-2.1 ft-1.3 ft-0.5 ft0.3 ft0.8 ft0.7 ft0.2 ft-0.4 ft-1.2 ft-2.0 ft-2.8 ft-3.1 ft-2.8 ft-2.4 ft-1.8 ft-1.2 ft

Open-Meteo tide model, grid point 5.7 mi away

Water

Water temp.
77 °F
In the model
78 °F
Wave
1.5 ft
Period
6 s

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

3 SepThursday, September 3
+94°

Clear · feels like +102°

Low / high
+71°…+99°
Precipitation
0.00 in
Wind
5 mph WNW
Cloud cover
18%
Humidity
46%
Pressure
29.99 inHg
00:00+78°—3 mphsoutheast wind, 3 mph79%81%
01:00+76°—4 mphsoutheast wind, 4 mph83%96%
02:00+76°—4 mphsoutheast wind, 4 mph86%4%
03:00+74°—3 mphsoutheast wind, 3 mph88%1%
04:00+74°—4 mpheast wind, 4 mph92%0%
05:00+73°—4 mphsoutheast wind, 4 mph94%1%
06:00+72°—4 mphsoutheast wind, 4 mph94%2%
07:00+71°—3 mphsouth wind, 3 mph93%2%
08:00+75°—3 mphsouth wind, 3 mph90%19%
09:00+82°—3 mphsouth wind, 3 mph70%0%
10:00+89°—6 mphwest wind, 6 mph51%0%
11:00+92°—9 mphnorthwest wind, 9 mph47%0%
12:00+94°—5 mphnorthwest wind, 5 mph46%18%
13:00+96°—7 mphwest wind, 7 mph43%23%
14:00+98°—8 mphwest wind, 8 mph40%17%
15:00+99°—9 mphwest wind, 9 mph34%6%
16:00+99°—9 mphwest wind, 9 mph34%19%
17:00+98°—7 mphwest wind, 7 mph35%34%
18:00+98°—8 mphsouthwest wind, 8 mph36%4%
19:00+95°—6 mphsouth wind, 6 mph40%9%
20:00+89°—6 mphsouth wind, 6 mph52%58%
21:00+87°—2 mphwest wind, 2 mph50%0%
22:00+84°—3 mphnortheast wind, 3 mph56%0%
23:00+82°—4 mpheast wind, 4 mph65%0%
+99°+85°+71°
Weather throughout the day
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Sun and moon

Thursday, September 3
The day: daylight and the hours the moon is above the horizon. Local time0:0012:0024:00
DaylightMoon above the horizon
Sunrise
06:41
Sunset
19:38
Day length
12 h 57 min
Sunshine hours
12 h
UV index
6
high
Moon
Last quarter
Moonrise
22:55
Moonset
13:41

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

+11% in the windowThursday, September 3
Feeding windows on the day scale, local time0:0012:0024:00
Major periodsMinor periods
  • Major04:51–06:51Moon overhead
  • Minor13:11–14:11Moonset
  • Major17:20–19:20Moon underfoot
  • Minor22:25–23:25Moonrise

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?

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

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

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