The Jacksonville, 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, Jacksonville, FL sees high tide at 11:15 AM (4.3 ft) and 11:32 PM (4.7 ft), low tide at 4:47 AM (0.1 ft) and 4:47 PM (0.3 ft). Winds 3–19 mph from the SW gusting to 29 mph. Air temperatures 76–90°F. Current water temperature is about 83°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 8720218
| Low tide | 4:47 AM | 0.1 ft |
| High tide | 11:15 AM | 4.3 ft |
| Low tide | 4:47 PM | 0.3 ft |
| High tide | 11:32 PM | 4.7 ft |
Wind
3–19 mph SW
Gusts
29 mph
Air Temp
76–90°F
Water Temp
83°F
Tides from NOAA Station 8720218 · wind & temperature from Open-Meteo. Open the live forecast for hourly charts and the 7-day outlook.
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Jacksonville is northeast Florida's fishing hub, with the St. Johns River and numerous tidal tributaries providing outstanding inshore fishing right in the city. Redfish and spotted seatrout are the primary targets in the marshes and grass flats around the river mouth, while the river itself holds large largemouth bass and striped bass in cooler months.
Mayport — Jacksonville's fishing port — provides direct access to nearshore reefs and offshore structure holding grouper, snapper, and amberjack. The St. Johns River mouth is one of the East Coast's best places for tarpon during their spring migration. Cobia follow the tarpon schools and are a prized incidental catch during this time.
Jacksonville's extensive beach communities offer excellent surf fishing for pompano, whiting, and redfish along the wide sandy shorelines. Kingfish and Spanish mackerel are abundant just off the beach during fall and spring. Fort George Inlet and Nassau Sound to the north provide additional access to productive inshore waters.
Spring: Giant black drum spawn in the St. Johns River channel in March and April, and the jetty rocks still hold late-season sheepshead. Whiting stack in the surf and river mouth, trout improve through the creeks as the marsh warms, and Spanish mackerel arrive along the beach by late spring.
Summer: Tarpon and big sharks shadow pogy schools off the jetties and beaches through the heat of summer. Kingfish run close to the beach, sometimes inside a mile, redfish crawl the flooded spartina grass on big tides, and mangrove snapper and flounder pick at bait around the rocks at Mayport.
Fall: The bull redfish run at the St. Johns jetties is north Florida's marquee bite, with schools of 20-to-40-pound fish in the channel through September and October. The mullet run fills the surf with jacks, tarpon and bluefish, and November brings the flounder run through Mayport and the inlets.
Winter: Sheepshead take over the jetty rocks, pilings and docks from December through February, and this is the best time of year for big ones. Trout pile into deep holes and creek bends in the Intracoastal, redfish school on shallow mud flats on sunny afternoons, and black drum feed around river structure.
The St. Johns River jetties at Mayport are the region's defining structure, with land access from Huguenot Memorial Park on the north side, where anglers can also fish the surf and Fort George Inlet. Kathryn Abbey Hanna Park just south of the jetties offers beach fishing and freshwater ponds. The Jacksonville Beach Pier covers the open surf for whiting, pompano and fall runs. Behind the beaches, Sisters Creek and the marshes of the Timucuan Preserve hold redfish, trout and flounder, with public ramps and bank access along Heckscher Drive.