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Fishing and Boating Forecast: August 18 - August 24

Your boating and beach forecast for the week.

Now featuring moonrise and moonset times!

Every Thursday we’ll bring you all the information you need to plan your next sailing, boating, or fishing adventure. You’ll find the wind, weather and ocean swell forecast, tide times and ocean temperature – all in one place!

What’s biting: Sea bass, scup, fluke, and bluefish

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Ocean temperature: 73 degrees

Thursday (8/18)

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Swell: 2 ft @ 8 seconds S

Wind: 15-20 mph SSW

Weather: High - 85 / Low – 69, partly cloudy, 20% chance of precipitation

Tides:

  • High –11:28 a.m. (4.0 ft) / 11:48 p.m. (3.4 ft)
  • Low – 4:19 a.m. (0.2 ft) / 4:50 p.m. (0.5 ft)
  • Sunrise/set – 5:56 a.m. / 7:42 p.m.
  • Moonrise/set – 9:33 p.m. / 11:44 a.m. (Fri)

Friday (8/19)

Swell: 2-3 ft @ 5 seconds SW

Wind: 10-15 mph SSW

Weather: High - 83 / Low – 67, afternoon thunderstorms, 40% chance of precipitation

Tides:

  • High –12:06 p.m. (3.5 ft)
  • Low – 4:55 a.m. (0.3 ft) / 5:31 p.m. (0.7 ft)
  • Sunrise/set – 5:57 a.m. / 7:40 p.m.
  • Moonrise/set – 10:02 p.m. / 12:44 p.m. (Sat)

Saturday (8/20)

Swell: 1-2 ft @ 5 seconds SSW

Wind: 10-15 mph S

Weather: High - 81 / Low – 68, isolated thunderstorms, 30% chance of precipitation

Tides:

  • High – 12:28 a.m. (3.2 ft) / 12:46 p.m. (3.6 ft)
  • Low – 5:34 a.m. (0.4 ft) / 6:18 p.m. (1.0 ft)
  • Sunrise/set – 5:58 a.m. / 7:39 p.m.
  • Moonrise/set – 10:36 p.m. / 1:42 p.m. (Sun)

Sunday (8/21) - Third Quarter Moon                              

Swell: 2 ft @ 7 seconds S

Wind: 10-15 mph SW

Weather: High - 82 / Low – 68, partly cloudy, 20% chance of precipitation

Tides:

  • High – 1:11 a.m. (3.1 ft) / 1:30 p.m. (3.5 ft)
  • Low – 6:18 a.m. (0.6 ft) / 7:20 (1.2 ft)
  • Sunrise/set – 5:59 a.m. / 7:37 p.m.
  • Moonrise/set – 11:16 p.m. / 2:39 p.m. (Mon)

Monday (8/22)

Swell: 2-3 ft @ 6 seconds S

Wind: 10-15 mph W

Weather: High – 79 / Low – 66, few showers, 30% chance of precipitation

Tides:

  • High – 2:00 a.m. (3.0 ft) / 2:20 p.m. (3.5 ft)
  • Low – 7:12 a.m. (0.7 ft) / 8:54 p.m. (1.2 ft)
  • Sunrise/set – 6:00 a.m. / 7:36 p.m.
  • Moonrise/set – 11:16 p.m. (Sun) / 2:39 p.m.

Tuesday (8/23)

Swell: 1-2 ft @ 6 seconds S

Wind: 5-10 mph W

Weather: High - 79 / Low – 64, partly cloudy, 10% chance of precipitation

Tides:

  • High – 2:56 a.m. (3.0 ft) / 3:19 p.m. (3.5 ft)
  • Low – 8:18 a.m. (0.7 ft) / 10:11 p.m. (1.0 ft)
  • Sunrise/set – 6:01 a.m. / 7:34 p.m.
  • Moonrise/set – 12:02 a.m.  / 3:33 p.m.

Wednesday (8/24)

Swell: 1-2 ft @ 7 seconds S

Wind: 5-10 mph WSW

Weather: High - 79 / Low – 66, partly cloudy, 10% chance of precipitation

Tides:

  • High –3:58 a.m. (3.1 ft) / 4:23 p.m. (3.7 ft)
  • Low – 9:27 a.m. (0.6 ft) / 11:03 p.m. (0.7 ft)
  • Sunrise/set – 6:02 a.m. / 7:33 p.m.
  • Moonrise/set – 12:56 a.m.  / 4:22 p.m.

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