Waters · Coast · AL · Thu, Aug 13

How's the bite at Dauphin Island today? Biting — the middle of the day carries it.

Worth a cast.

7/10
Biting

Today's bite windows

12 AM6 AMNoon6 PM11 PM
Major
12:25 AM–2:25 AM
Moon underfoot
Minor
6:41 AM–7:41 AM
Moonrise
Major
12:50 PM–2:50 PM
Moon overhead
Minor
7:50 PM–8:50 PM
Moonset

Sunrise 6:18 AM · sunset 7:35 PM · tomorrow's first major 1:14 AM–3:14 AM · windows on every water

Solunar · computed updated 3:36 AM

Conditions right now

Water temp
87.8°F
NOAA CO-OPS 8735180 updated 3:30 AM
Tide level
0.86ft
-0.06 ft in 24h
NOAA CO-OPS 8735180 updated 3:30 AM
Pressure
30inHg
steady · +0.34 hPa/12h
NOAA KBFM updated 3:20 AM
Wind
3mph SW
NOAA KBFM updated 3:20 AM
Moon
1% waxing
Solunar · computed updated 3:36 AM

What this means

Redfish
88°F is above the comfortable band. Fish deep water and the first hour of light.
Work deep.

Dauphin Island water level today

0.86 ft above MLLW down 0.06 ft in 24 hours

That sits 39% of the way up the band it has held over the last 8 days, between -0.13 and 2.38 ft. Over the week it is down0.81ft.

08-04 -0.13–2.38 ft 08-13
USGS 8735180 updated 3:30 AM

The week ahead

Fri 7 Biting
Sat 6 Biting
Sun 6 Biting
Mon 6 Biting
Tue 7 Biting
Wed 7 Biting
Thu 7 Biting

Forecast days carry solunar and the wind outlook. Pressure and gauge movement land the morning of.

Before you go

A Alabama fishing license covers this water — $17 a year for residents. ADCNR sets the rules and is the one that counts.

What it costs, and who is exempt →

Nearby waters today

Questions people ask about Dauphin Island

Answered from the same readings as the rest of this page. Where we have no basis for an answer, there is no entry — spot-by-spot local knowledge is not something we can claim for Dauphin Island.

Is it worth fishing Dauphin Island today?
7 out of 10 — biting. Worth a cast. The strongest stretch is 12:25 AM–2:25 AM. That number is worked out fresh each morning from the solunar windows, the pressure trend, the water level and the water temperature.
What time should you fish Dauphin Island?
Today's major windows run 12:25 AM–2:25 AM and 12:50 PM–2:50 PM, with minor windows at 6:41 AM–7:41 AM and 7:50 PM–8:50 PM. Sunrise is 6:18 AM and sunset 7:35 PM. A major landing on first or last light is the stretch worth setting an alarm for.
What is the water temperature at Dauphin Island?
87.8°F, read at 3:30 AM from NOAA CO-OPS station 8735180. That is 0.4 degrees cooler than 24 hours ago.
What is the water level at Dauphin Island right now?
0.86 ft above MLLW, read at 3:30 AM from NOAA CO-OPS station 8735180. Over 24 hours it is down 0.06 ft.
Can you eat the fish you catch in Dauphin Island?
That is a health question, and it is answered officially rather than by us. Alabama Department of Public Health publishes the fish consumption advisory covering these waters, where advisories are listed per waterbody, with an interactive ADEM map alongside. Read it before you keep a meal — we give no eating advice.

ADPH fish consumption advisory

Do you need a licence to fish Dauphin Island?
Yes. A Alabama fishing license covers this water, required from age 16. ADCNR sets the rules and is the one that counts.

What a Alabama license costs, and who is exempt

What size fish can you keep in AL?
It depends on the species, and several have slot limits rather than a simple minimum. Open to harvest today: largemouth bass, spotted seatrout, red drum (redfish), sheepshead. Seasons here change mid-year by agency order, so the status is re-checked every morning.

Check a length against the rules

Where these numbers come from

The station sits at the east end of the island, at the mouth of Mobile Bay.

No one types these in by hand. If a source goes quiet, the page says so instead of showing you yesterday.