Big Bend
Horseshoe Beach Fishing Forecast
Should you go? A straight answer for Horseshoe Bch — scored 0–100 from the actual wind, tide movement, seas, sky and barometer, not just moon tables. Built around redfish, speckled trout, scallops.
Today on the water
TodayWorth a trip — 8 mph SE, gusts 20, 3.2 ft tide falling through sunrise, 4.3 ft seas.
Boating: Choppy · seas ~4.3 ft · 3.2 ft of tide
Today’s bite windows
- 7–9 AMGoodfirst light
- 10 AM–1 PMGoodfalling tide + moonrise/set
- 6–8 PMGoodmoon overhead or underfoot + last light
What’s driving it
- Wind8 mph SE, gusts 20
- Tide3.2 ft range · 1 in daylight
- Seas4.3 ft @ 5 s
- Sky32% rain chance
- Barometer-0.02 inHg over the day
- Moonlast quarter
The week ahead
Best day this week: Sunday (79/100, good) — 7 mph SE, 2.9 ft tide incoming through sunrise, 3.1 ft seas, falling barometer.
| Day | Fishing | Boating | Wind | Tide swing | Seas |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Today | 70 Good | Choppy | 8 mph, gusts 20 | 3.2 ft | 4.3 ft |
| Sun, 10/4★ best | 79 Good | Good | 7 mph, gusts 13 | 2.9 ft | 3.1 ft |
| Mon, 10/5 | 79 Good | Good | 5 mph, gusts 12 | 2.8 ft | 2.2 ft |
| Tue, 10/6 | 68 Good | Choppy | 9 mph, gusts 23 | 2.9 ft | 3.1 ft |
| Wed, 10/7 | 68 Good | Choppy | 9 mph, gusts 24 | 3 ft | 3.8 ft |
| Thu, 10/8 | 67 Good | Choppy | 9 mph, gusts 27 | 3.1 ft | 3 ft |
| Fri, 10/9 | 76 Good | Good | 10 mph, gusts 27 | 3.4 ft | 1.6 ft |
Ratings refresh through the day as the forecast models update. The dashboard shows the same scores with the charts behind them.
Best time to fish Horseshoe Bch
Low water exposes the bars and the fish that use them — but don't get caught back there on a falling tide.
On any given day, the windows above are the honest answer: they weight moving water first — the middle hours of a falling or incoming tide — then the solunar periods (moon overhead and underfoot), first and last light, and they subtract for wind that makes the water unfishable and for lightning. A slow day still shows its best hour or two, because that’s when you’d go.
How the rating works
Every day gets a 0–100 score from the same data the rest of Salty Forecast runs on: wind carries the most weight (32%), because it decides whether you can even fish, then tide movement (26%), seas at the nearest offshore buoy (12%), and sky, barometer and moon phase (10% each). A falling barometer ahead of a front scores high; a hard post-frontal rise scores low. Nothing here is a black box — the factor bars above show exactly what helped and what hurt.
Generic solunar calculators give Horseshoe Bch the same “activity” times as a lake in Ohio, because they only look at the moon. The moon matters — it’s in here — but a 20 mph wind or 4-foot seas beats it every time, and that’s why this score reads the whole picture.
Live now on the dashboard
The full Horseshoe Bch dashboard has this rating beside live radar, the tide curve, hourly wind and the 14-day outlook — free, no account.
Open the live Horseshoe Bch dashboard →Common questions
- Is today a good day to fish Horseshoe Bch?
- Today rates 70/100 (good). Worth a trip — 8 mph SE, gusts 20, 3.2 ft tide falling through sunrise, 4.3 ft seas. This updates through the day as the forecast models refresh.
- What time should I fish Horseshoe Bch today?
- Today's best windows are 7–9 AM (first light) and 10 AM–1 PM (falling tide + moonrise/set) and 6–8 PM (moon overhead or underfoot + last light). Moving water is the biggest single factor — the middle of a tide swing beats slack water almost everywhere.
- What's the best day to fish Horseshoe Bch this week?
- Sunday looks strongest at 79/100 (good) — 7 mph SE, 2.9 ft tide incoming through sunrise, 3.1 ft seas, falling barometer. The week-ahead table above updates as the outlook firms up.
- How is this different from a solunar calendar?
- Solunar tables only track the moon, so every town gets the same "activity" times. This rating starts with what actually cancels trips — wind, seas and lightning — then adds real NOAA tide movement, barometric trend and the moon. When a day scores Prime here, it means the whole picture lines up, not just the calendar.
Nearby fishing forecasts
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Scored from the Open-Meteo model blend, NOAA tide predictions and the marine wave model. A planning aid, not a guarantee — fish don’t read forecasts, and neither wind nor lightning cares about your plans. Check conditions before you run.