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United States / Washington / Bay Sooke Inlet

Bite forecast: Bay Sooke Inlet

  • 5.4 sq mi
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Best fishing days for the next week

  1. SaturdaySeptember 5weather-based forecast
    64/100high activity

    Clear: 48–77 °F

Bay Sooke Inlet (Washington) — a spot well known among anglers. About 14.1 km² in area. A coastal water: the bite here is modelled for the sea, not for a river or a lake. Here you'll find a bite prediction — when fish are active and which hours give the best chances, adjusted for weather and pressure.

SundaySeptember 6weather-based forecast
64/100high activity

Partly cloudy: 55–81 °F

  • MondaySeptember 7weather-based forecast
    58/100medium activity

    Partly cloudy: 59–86 °F

  • Nearby water bodies

    • BayAnderson Cove2 mi
    • BayCooper Cove2 mi
    • BayIron Mine Bay2 mi
    • BayHutchinson Cove3 mi
    • BayRoche Cove3 mi
    • BaySooke Bay3 mi
    • BayMurder Bay4 mi
    • BayCampbell Cove4 mi
    • BayBecher Bay5 mi
    • BayPedder Bay7 mi
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    Bite calendar

    Wednesday, September 2

    Aug 31 – Sep 6
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    Bite activity:highmediumlowslow
    Based on:weatherseasonal
    What is a bite calendar?
    FlounderCoho salmonPacific halibutRockfishLingcodSteelheadChinook salmon

    Coho salmon

    7/10 · Good

    Hourly activity

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

    The bite is strong — fish are active. Pressure is dropping — this usually boosts the bite.

    Peak bite hours

    Best time — 06:00–08:00 (dawn bite) and 19:00–21:00 (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: trolling spoon or spinner.

    Gear

    Pack transitional-season clothing — mornings and evenings are chilly. Rain is expected — don't forget a rain jacket or a waterproof shell.

    Summary

    Worth going — it's a productive day.

    How this forecast is calculated

    Why this forecast

    The computed water temperature is around 69 °F — warmer than the 43–59 °F comfort range for Coho salmon: in the heat it drops deeper and feeds less often.

    Computed water temperature by month; the green band is the 43–59 °F comfort rangecomfort 43–59 °F69 °F
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    Coho salmon 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 Coho salmon feeds0:0012:0024:00

    Pressure is flat: it moves no more than 0.00 inHg over the day, so the weather isn't shifting today's bite.

    Pressure through the day, 0.00 inHg change
    00:00 · 29.6623:00 · 29.67 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 peak season for Coho salmon here.

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

    Tides

    • High water04:024.2 ft
    • Low water09:37-1.8 ft
    • High water15:556.8 ft
    0:006:0012:0018:0023:000:006:0012:0018:0023:00
    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
    -2.2 ft0.0 ft2.1 ft3.7 ft4.2 ft3.7 ft2.4 ft0.8 ft-0.8 ft-1.7 ft-1.8 ft-1.0 ft0.7 ft2.8 ft4.8 ft6.3 ft6.8 ft6.1 ft4.4 ft2.1 ft-0.3 ft-2.3 ft-3.5 ft-3.8 ft

    Open-Meteo tide model, grid point 5.4 mi away

    Water

    Water temp.
    61 °F
    In the model
    69 °F
    Wave
    0.9 ft
    Period
    6 s

    Open-Meteo Marine model, grid cell 5.4 mi from the waterbody. Values are daily means.

    2 SepWednesday, September 2
    +65°

    Partly cloudy · feels like +63°

    Low / high
    +53°…+70°
    Precipitation
    0.00 in
    Wind
    5 mph E
    Cloud cover
    79%
    Humidity
    62%
    Pressure
    29.68 inHg
    00:00+67°—16 mphnorthwest wind, 16 mph48%100%
    01:00+65°—15 mphnorthwest wind, 15 mph49%100%
    02:00+64°—14 mphnorthwest wind, 14 mph51%90%
    03:00+63°—11 mphnorthwest wind, 11 mph51%100%
    04:00+63°—12 mphnorthwest wind, 12 mph46%100%
    05:00+65°—8 mphnorthwest wind, 8 mph44%100%
    06:00+61°0.06 in7 mphwest wind, 7 mph56%100%
    07:00+60°—4 mphnorthwest wind, 4 mph60%100%
    08:00+62°—3 mphnorthwest wind, 3 mph64%100%
    09:00+63°—3 mpheast wind, 3 mph69%83%
    10:00+62°—5 mphsoutheast wind, 5 mph84%47%
    11:00+64°—8 mphsoutheast wind, 8 mph70%100%
    12:00+65°—5 mpheast wind, 5 mph62%79%
    13:00+69°—8 mphsouth wind, 8 mph45%100%
    14:00+69°—15 mphsoutheast wind, 15 mph44%35%
    15:00+70°—17 mphsouth wind, 17 mph36%100%
    16:00+67°—15 mphsouth wind, 15 mph48%100%
    17:00+66°—10 mphsouth wind, 10 mph51%100%
    18:00+65°—11 mpheast wind, 11 mph58%100%
    19:00+64°—4 mphnortheast wind, 4 mph59%100%
    20:00+61°0.02 in4 mphnorthwest wind, 4 mph63%100%
    21:00+56°—18 mphwest wind, 18 mph57%100%
    22:00+54°—14 mphwest wind, 14 mph49%10%
    23:00+53°—11 mphwest wind, 11 mph52%78%
    +70°+62°+53°
    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
    06:21
    Sunset
    19:39
    Day length
    13 h 18 min
    Sunshine hours
    1 h 5 min
    UV index
    4
    moderate
    Moon
    Waning gibbous
    Moonrise
    21:56
    Moonset
    13:28

    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

    +10% in the windowWednesday, September 2
    Feeding windows on the day scale, local time0:0012:0024:00
    Major periodsMinor periods
    • Major04:18–06:18Moon overhead
    • Minor12:58–13:58Moonset
    • Major16:46–18:46Moon underfoot
    • Minor21:26–22:26Moonrise

    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?