The Cocoa Beach, FL marine forecast covers live wind speed and gusts, tide predictions, wave conditions, and major and minor solunar feeding times, updated continuously from NOAA and Open-Meteo. The strongest fishing windows usually line up with the moving tide and the solunar periods shown below — check current conditions before you head out.
By Steve Wilson, lifelong angler & founder of My Marine Forecast
Last updated: Aug 1, 2026, 8:01 AM
On Saturday, August 1, Cocoa Beach, FL sees high tide at 10:19 AM (3.1 ft) and 10:37 PM (3.6 ft), low tide at 4:09 AM (0.1 ft) and 4:12 PM (0.1 ft). Winds 0–18 mph from the S gusting to 24 mph. Air temperatures 77–87°F. Current water temperature is about 78°F. The strongest fishing windows line up with the moving water around each tide change, roughly an hour on either side.
Today's Tides · Station 8721604
| Low tide | 4:09 AM | 0.1 ft |
| High tide | 10:19 AM | 3.1 ft |
| Low tide | 4:12 PM | 0.1 ft |
| High tide | 10:37 PM | 3.6 ft |
Wind
0–18 mph S
Gusts
24 mph
Air Temp
77–87°F
Water Temp
78°F
Tides from NOAA Station 8721604 · wind & temperature from Open-Meteo. Open the live forecast for hourly charts and the 7-day outlook.
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Tide data sourced from NOAA Station 8721604
Cocoa Beach sits on Florida's Space Coast, offering access to the Indian River Lagoon — one of the most biodiverse estuaries in North America — Atlantic Ocean and its productive nearshore reefs. The lagoon harbors exceptional populations of spotted seatrout, redfish, and snook in its shallow grass flats and mangrove-lined channels.
The Indian River Lagoon near Cocoa Beach is renowned for its trophy redfish fishing, with large "bull reds" common in the deeper channels during winter months. Trout fishing is excellent on the grass flats year-round, and snook are abundant around docks, bridges, and inlet jetties. The Banana River offers a quiet alternative with good bass and peacock bass action.
Offshore from Cocoa Beach, anglers access productive reefs and the edge of the Gulf Stream for kingfish, mahi-mahi, and sailfish. The Port Canaveral area sees excellent cobia action during spring, when these fish migrate north along the coast. Monitor wind and wave conditions with the live forecast above before heading offshore.
Spring: The cobia run off Port Canaveral peaks in March and April, with fish tracked down the beach on warm west-wind days, often trailing rays. Tripletail hold near buoys and floating debris, pompano and whiting run the surf, and in the lagoon big trout feed ahead of their summer spawn.
Summer: Tarpon and kingfish work pogy pods off the beach and outside Port Canaveral through summer. Redfish gather in schools in the Banana River, feeding early before heat and afternoon storms take over. Mangrove snapper stack around the port jetties and rocks, and snook edge into the surf zone at dawn.
Fall: The mullet run turns the beach on from September into October, with tarpon, snook, jacks, sharks and bull redfish shadowing bait past the pier and the port. Flounder begin staging around the jetties and lagoon drop-offs late in fall, and lagoon trout and redfish feed steadily as water cools.
Winter: Sheepshead and black drum crowd the Port Canaveral jetties and rocks through the coldest months, and oversized black drum school in the lagoon. Clear, cold water in the Banana River makes for demanding but rewarding sight fishing on big trout and redfish. Whiting and pompano hold in the surf between fronts.
Jetty Park at Port Canaveral is the area's anchor, with a fishing pier and jetty access where the inlet meets the Atlantic. The Westgate Cocoa Beach Pier puts surf species like pompano, whiting and fall-run predators within reach without a boat. Behind the beach, the Banana River Lagoon holds redfish, trout and black drum, with the famous no-motor zone at its north end reachable only by paddle. The Thousand Islands off Cocoa Beach offer a maze of mangrove channels for kayak anglers targeting reds, trout and snook.