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Atlantic · Cape Canaveral, FL
Cape Canaveral fishing conditions
Port Canaveral gives boats a protected harbor with the open Atlantic right outside the jetties. This page shows live wind, waves and water temperature from nearby NOAA buoys, NOAA tide predictions for Port Canaveral (Trident Pier), FL, the National Weather Service forecast, and a daily bite estimate for marlin, mahi and redfish.
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Bite estimate
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Offshore
Mahi-mahi
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Inshore
Redfish
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Tides
NOAA CO-OPS predictions, Port Canaveral (Trident Pier), FL (MLLW, local time).
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NWS forecast
National Weather Service point forecast for Cape Canaveral, FL.
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Stations used for Cape Canaveral
| Source | Location | Type | Distance |
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| NDBC 41009 | Canaveral, 20 nm east of Cape Canaveral, FL | offshore buoy | 24 nm |
| NDBC 41113 | Cape Canaveral Nearshore, FL (CDIP 143) | wave buoy | 5 nm |
| NDBC TRDF1 | Trident Pier, Port Canaveral, FL (NOS 8721604) | shore station | 1 nm |
| CO-OPS 8721604 | Port Canaveral (Trident Pier), FL | tide predictions | near port |
| NWS forecast | Point forecast for Cape Canaveral, FL (api.weather.gov) | forecast | at port |
Offshore: The Canaveral buoy 20 nm east reads open-ocean wind; the nearshore wave buoy reads seas off the cape.
Inshore: The Indian and Banana River lagoons nearby are known for big redfish.
FAQ
Where does the Cape Canaveral fishing data come from?
Wind, waves and water temperature come from NOAA National Data Buoy Center stations 41009, 41113, TRDF1 (the first station with a recent reading is used for each value). Tides are NOAA CO-OPS predictions for Port Canaveral (Trident Pier), FL (station 8721604). The forecast is the National Weather Service point forecast for Cape Canaveral, FL.
What does the Cape Canaveral bite score mean?
It is a 0–10 estimate of how good conditions look for blue marlin and mahi-mahi offshore and redfish inshore, based on sea state, water temperature, tide movement and forecast storms. It does not count fish and it is not a safety rating.
How often is it updated?
Readings are fetched from NOAA and the NWS and cached for about 15 minutes. Buoys report every 10 to 60 minutes; each reading shows when it was observed.