Live conditions

Tides & Bite Score, Right Now

Pulled live from NOAA 8735180 — Dauphin Island, AL. Tide stage, water temperature, wind and barometric pressure are combined with each species' seasonal pattern to rate the bite this hour.

Tide stage

Outgoing (falling)

Low in 6h 54m (8:50 PM)

Water temp

89.8°F

Observed 1:48 PM CT

Wind

6 mph

SSW · gusts 9 mph

Pressure

1015 mb

Steady

Next tides at Dauphin Island

Low tide

Today

8:50 PM

0.29 ft MLLW

High tide

Tomorrow

10:16 AM

1.44 ft MLLW

Low tide

Tomorrow

9:10 PM

0.45 ft MLLW

High tide

08/28

11:12 AM

1.28 ft MLLW

Low tide

08/28

9:12 PM

0.64 ft MLLW

Dauphin Island — saltwater

Red Drum (Redfish)

Good · 78
  • •Solid seasonal window
  • •Outgoing (falling) is a prime stage for this fish
  • •Light SSW wind at 6 mph — ideal chop
  • •Steady pressure (1015 mb)

Speckled Trout

Fire · 82
  • •Solid seasonal window
  • •Outgoing (falling) is a prime stage for this fish
  • •Light SSW wind at 6 mph — ideal chop
  • •Steady pressure (1015 mb)

Southern Flounder

Fire · 82
  • •Solid seasonal window
  • •Outgoing (falling) is a prime stage for this fish
  • •Light SSW wind at 6 mph — ideal chop
  • •Steady pressure (1015 mb)

Red Snapper

Good · 76
  • •Solid seasonal window
  • •Outgoing (falling) fishes decently
  • •Light SSW wind at 6 mph — ideal chop
  • •Steady pressure (1015 mb)

Mangrove Snapper (Gray Snapper)

Fire · 84
  • •Peak month for this species
  • •Outgoing (falling) — little water movement, bite usually slows
  • •Light SSW wind at 6 mph — ideal chop
  • •Steady pressure (1015 mb)

Sheepshead

Fair · 62
  • •Off-peak month — expect to work for bites
  • •Outgoing (falling) fishes decently
  • •Light SSW wind at 6 mph — ideal chop
  • •Steady pressure (1015 mb)

Hardhead Catfish

Fire · 88
  • •Peak month for this species
  • •Outgoing (falling) fishes decently
  • •Light SSW wind at 6 mph — ideal chop
  • •Steady pressure (1015 mb)

Whiting (Southern Kingfish)

Fair · 56
  • •Off-peak month — expect to work for bites
  • •Outgoing (falling) — little water movement, bite usually slows
  • •Light SSW wind at 6 mph — ideal chop
  • •Steady pressure (1015 mb)

Atlantic Croaker

Fire · 84
  • •Peak month for this species
  • •Outgoing (falling) — little water movement, bite usually slows
  • •Light SSW wind at 6 mph — ideal chop
  • •Steady pressure (1015 mb)

Gafftopsail Catfish

Fire · 84
  • •Peak month for this species
  • •Outgoing (falling) — little water movement, bite usually slows
  • •Light SSW wind at 6 mph — ideal chop
  • •Steady pressure (1015 mb)

Blacktip Shark

Fire · 84
  • •Peak month for this species
  • •Outgoing (falling) — little water movement, bite usually slows
  • •Light SSW wind at 6 mph — ideal chop
  • •Steady pressure (1015 mb)

Bonnethead Shark

Fire · 84
  • •Peak month for this species
  • •Outgoing (falling) — little water movement, bite usually slows
  • •Light SSW wind at 6 mph — ideal chop
  • •Steady pressure (1015 mb)

Atlantic Sharpnose Shark

Fire · 84
  • •Peak month for this species
  • •Outgoing (falling) — little water movement, bite usually slows
  • •Light SSW wind at 6 mph — ideal chop
  • •Steady pressure (1015 mb)

Auburn area — freshwater

Largemouth Bass

Fair · 58
  • •Off-peak month — expect to work for bites
  • •Inland water — tide doesn't apply; fish moving water from generation or wind
  • •Light SSW wind at 6 mph — ideal chop
  • •Steady pressure (1015 mb)

Black Crappie & White Crappie

Fair · 58
  • •Off-peak month — expect to work for bites
  • •Inland water — tide doesn't apply; fish moving water from generation or wind
  • •Light SSW wind at 6 mph — ideal chop
  • •Steady pressure (1015 mb)

Channel & Blue Catfish

Fire · 86
  • •Peak month for this species
  • •Inland water — tide doesn't apply; fish moving water from generation or wind
  • •Light SSW wind at 6 mph — ideal chop
  • •Steady pressure (1015 mb)

Bluegill & Shellcracker

Good · 72
  • •Solid seasonal window
  • •Inland water — tide doesn't apply; fish moving water from generation or wind
  • •Light SSW wind at 6 mph — ideal chop
  • •Steady pressure (1015 mb)

Striped & Hybrid Striped Bass

Fair · 58
  • •Off-peak month — expect to work for bites
  • •Inland water — tide doesn't apply; fish moving water from generation or wind
  • •Light SSW wind at 6 mph — ideal chop
  • •Steady pressure (1015 mb)

Tide, water temperature, wind and pressure data come from NOAA CO-OPS station 8735180 (Dauphin Island) and refresh automatically. Freshwater ratings near Auburn use seasonal patterns plus regional weather — inland lakes have no tide. Bite scores are guidance, not a guarantee; always check marine forecasts before running offshore.