TIDES AND SOLUNAR CHARTS N.c. State Fisheries

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FISHING • FORECAST

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WEATHER N.C. STATE FISHERIES

TODAY, TUESDAY, APRIL 22, 2025

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Changes in pressure have a considerable influence on the activity of fish

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General Fishing Conditions:

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Fishing changes by pressure trend:

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Bite might slow as conditions stabilize

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Normal activity

FALLING

Good at first. Changing to poor

General Fishing Conditions:

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GOOD

POOR

Rapidly fluctuating either way is indication of good fishing

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Coastal area forecast

N.C. STATE FISHERIES COAST

Open water forecast

SEA NEAR N.C. STATE FISHERIES

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SOLAR PROTECTION MEASURES

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You can safely stay outside without sun protection measures.

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PROTECTION REQUIRED

Wear T-shirt, cap and glasses.

Apply SPF 30+ sunscreen.

Stay in shade near midday when the sun is strongest.

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Wear T-shirt, cap and glasses.

Apply SPF 50+ sunscreen.

Stay in the shade as long as possible and avoid being outside during midday hours.

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WATER TEMPERATURE N.C. STATE FISHERIES

TODAY, TUESDAY, APRIL 22, 2025

Current Temperature air / water

APRIL 22, 2025, 3:26 am

Water temperature plays an important role in the behavior of fish. When the water is cold, fish are lethargic and inactive, and the same happens if the water is too hot.

At this moment the current water temperature in N.c. State Fisheries is -. The average water temperature in N.c. State Fisheries today is -.

Water temperature plays an important role in the behavior of fish. When the water is cold, fish are lethargic and inactive, and the same happens if the water is too hot.

DAILY EVOLUTION OF WATER TEMPERATURE IN N.C. STATE FISHERIES

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The effects of Water Temperature

Fish are cold blooded, which means their metabolism is strongly influenced by the temperature of their surrounding environment. Fish want to stay comfortable. Consequently, even a small change or break will cause fish to move from one location to another.

In general, this behavior varies for each species and place, so we can not specify an ideal water temperature, however as a general rule we will try to avoid the temperatures abnormally cold in summer and too warm in winter. Remember, look for the comfort zones and you will find the fish.

NOTICE

Our prediction algorithm for water temperature is in development phase. Although in most places we get a value very close to the actual sea water temperature, it may not be accurate in certain areas. Please, use with caution.

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SWELL N.C. STATE FISHERIES

TODAY, TUESDAY, APRIL 22, 2025

Current wave conditions

APRIL 22, 2025, 3:26 am

Wave direction - (-°)

Significant height -

Wave period -

Most frequent waves

The most frequent wave height will be about half the height of the significant wave.

Significant height

About 14% of waves will be higher than the significant wave height (about 1 in every 7 waves).

Maximum waves

It is normal to expect a wave of twice the height of the significant wave about 3 times in 24 hours.

This means at this moment you need to be prepared for a wave of - before heading out on the water.

Significant wave height

It is normal for waves to vary in height from one to the next. To give you an idea of the range of waves to expect at a given time, we consider the significant wave height as the average height of the highest third of the waves in the open sea.

The significant wave height provides an estimation of wave heights recorded by a trained observer from a fixed point at sea because we tend to pay more attention to the larger waves.

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SURF FORECAST IN N.C. STATE FISHERIES

SWELL CHART

significant wave height

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SWELL TABLE

wave direction

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wave period

We consider the waves in the open sea.

The waves you will find on the shore can be slightly affected by the orientation of the coastline and the seabed of the beaches, although in most cases they are usually equivalent.

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tides

HIGH TIDES AND LOW TIDES N.C. STATE FISHERIES

TODAY, TUESDAY, APRIL 22, 2025

high tide
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low tide
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Current status of water

APRIL 22, 2025, 3:26 am

The water level is rising. There are 30 minutes until high tide.

Today Tuesday, 22^th of April of 2025, the sun will rise in N.c. State Fisheries at 6:25:56 am and sunset will be at 7:44:54 pm. In the high tide and low tide chart, we can see that the first high tide will be at 3:57 am and the next high tide at 4:32 pm. The first low tide will be at 10:58 am and the next low tide at 10:59 pm.

The water level is rising. There are 30 minutes until high tide.

Today we will have 13 hours and 18 minutes of sun. The solar transit will be at 1:05:25 pm.

Remember that you can check the tides at your fishing point from your smartphone with Nautide, the tides4fishing app.

THE TIDES

How do tides form? What types of tides are there and how do they influence sport fishing?

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THE TIDES

How do tides form? What types of tides are there and how do they influence sport fishing?

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TIDAL COEFFICIENT N.C. STATE FISHERIES

TODAY, TUESDAY, APRIL 22, 2025

MORNING

AFTERNOON

Tidal coefficient

APRIL 22, 2025

The tidal coefficient today is 49, a low value, which means that the range (difference between high tide and low tide) will be lower than on other occasions and the currents will also be small. At noon the tidal coefficient increases to 57. The day ends with a tidal coefficient of 65.

The heights today are 2.0 ft, 0.3 ft, 1.7 ft and 0.3 ft referenced to Mean Lower Low Water (MLLW).

We can compare these levels with the maximum high tide recorded in the tide tables for N.c. State Fisheries which is of 3.0 ft and a minimum height of -1.0 ft.

TIDAL COEFFICIENT

What is the tidal coefficient?

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TIDES

high tide

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HEIGHT

high tide height

low tide height

maximum height

minimum height

TIDAL COEFFICIENT

tidal coefficient

TIDAL COEFFICIENT

What is the tidal coefficient?

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The following graph shows the progression of the tidal coefficient in the month of April of 2025.These values give us a rough idea of the tidal amplitude in N.c. State Fisheries, forecast in April.

Large coefficients indicate important high and low tides; major currents and movements usually take place on the sea bed. But bear in mind that this tidal amplitude may be greatly affected by the weather and you should also consult the weather forecast in N.c. State Fisheries, the wind in N.c. State Fisheries and the surf forecast in N.c. State Fisheries before you go fishing.

BIG TIDES

When will the highest tides in 2025 be?

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COEFFICIENT

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TIDE TABLE N.C. STATE FISHERIES

APRIL, 2025

April, 2025

TIDE TABLE N.C. STATE FISHERIES

APRIL, 2025

April, 2025

N.C. STATE FISHERIES April, 2025
DAY		TIDES FOR N.C. STATE FISHERIES					SOLUNAR ACTIVITY
		1^st TIDE	2^nd TIDE	3^rd TIDE	4^th TIDE	COEFFICIENT		SOLUNAR ACTIVITY
1 Tue	6:53 am 7:28 pm	5:56 am -0.4 ft	11:21 am 1.9 ft	5:45 pm -0.5 ft	11:53 pm 2.7 ft	90 very high

2 Wed	6:51 am 7:29 pm	6:52 am -0.2 ft	12:14 pm 1.8 ft	6:37 pm -0.3 ft		72 high

3 Thu	6:50 am 7:29 pm	12:50 am 2.5 ft	7:53 am 0.0 ft	1:13 pm 1.6 ft	7:34 pm -0.1 ft	55 average

4 Fri	6:49 am 7:30 pm	1:52 am 2.4 ft	9:00 am 0.1 ft	2:20 pm 1.5 ft	8:41 pm 0.1 ft	40 low

5 Sat	6:47 am 7:31 pm	3:00 am 2.2 ft	10:09 am 0.2 ft	3:34 pm 1.5 ft	9:55 pm 0.2 ft	35 low

6 Sun	6:46 am 7:32 pm	4:11 am 2.1 ft	11:16 am 0.3 ft	4:47 pm 1.6 ft	11:11 pm 0.3 ft	41 low

7 Mon	6:44 am 7:33 pm	5:17 am 2.0 ft	12:14 pm 0.2 ft	5:50 pm 1.7 ft		51 average

8 Tue	6:43 am 7:33 pm	12:18 am 0.2 ft	6:14 am 2.0 ft	1:03 pm 0.2 ft	6:43 pm 1.8 ft	62 average

9 Wed	6:42 am 7:34 pm	1:15 am 0.2 ft	7:02 am 2.0 ft	1:44 pm 0.1 ft	7:27 pm 1.9 ft	72 high

10 Thu	6:40 am 7:35 pm	2:03 am 0.1 ft	7:44 am 1.9 ft	2:19 pm 0.1 ft	8:06 pm 2.1 ft	79 high

11 Fri	6:39 am 7:36 pm	2:46 am 0.1 ft	8:22 am 1.9 ft	2:51 pm 0.0 ft	8:42 pm 2.2 ft	83 high

12 Sat	6:38 am 7:36 pm	3:26 am 0.0 ft	8:57 am 1.9 ft	3:21 pm 0.0 ft	9:15 pm 2.2 ft	85 high

13 Sun	6:37 am 7:37 pm	4:04 am 0.0 ft	9:30 am 1.8 ft	3:51 pm 0.0 ft	9:48 pm 2.3 ft	84 high

14 Mon	6:35 am 7:38 pm	4:40 am 0.1 ft	10:04 am 1.7 ft	4:21 pm 0.1 ft	10:22 pm 2.3 ft	80 high

15 Tue	6:34 am 7:39 pm	5:17 am 0.1 ft	10:38 am 1.6 ft	4:52 pm 0.1 ft	10:56 pm 2.2 ft	75 high

16 Wed	6:33 am 7:40 pm	5:55 am 0.2 ft	11:12 am 1.5 ft	5:25 pm 0.2 ft	11:33 pm 2.2 ft	67 average

17 Thu	6:32 am 7:40 pm	6:35 am 0.3 ft	11:50 am 1.5 ft	6:02 pm 0.3 ft		57 average

18 Fri	6:30 am 7:41 pm	12:14 am 2.1 ft	7:19 am 0.4 ft	12:32 pm 1.4 ft	6:45 pm 0.4 ft	47 low

19 Sat	6:29 am 7:42 pm	1:00 am 2.1 ft	8:09 am 0.5 ft	1:21 pm 1.4 ft	7:36 pm 0.4 ft	38 low

20 Sun	6:28 am 7:43 pm	1:54 am 2.0 ft	9:05 am 0.5 ft	2:21 pm 1.4 ft	8:38 pm 0.4 ft	34 low

21 Mon	6:27 am 7:44 pm	2:54 am 2.0 ft	10:03 am 0.4 ft	3:27 pm 1.5 ft	9:48 pm 0.4 ft	37 low

22 Tue	6:25 am 7:44 pm	3:57 am 2.0 ft	10:58 am 0.3 ft	4:32 pm 1.7 ft	10:59 pm 0.3 ft	49 low

23 Wed	6:24 am 7:45 pm	4:58 am 2.1 ft	11:50 am 0.1 ft	5:32 pm 1.9 ft		65 average

24 Thu	6:23 am 7:46 pm	12:07 am 0.1 ft	5:55 am 2.1 ft	12:38 pm -0.1 ft	6:27 pm 2.2 ft	82 high

25 Fri	6:22 am 7:47 pm	1:09 am -0.1 ft	6:49 am 2.1 ft	1:24 pm -0.3 ft	7:19 pm 2.5 ft	96 very high

26 Sat	6:21 am 7:48 pm	2:07 am -0.3 ft	7:40 am 2.1 ft	2:10 pm -0.4 ft	8:10 pm 2.7 ft	105 very high

27 Sun	6:20 am 7:48 pm	3:02 am -0.4 ft	8:31 am 2.1 ft	2:56 pm -0.5 ft	9:00 pm 2.9 ft	109 very high

28 Mon	6:19 am 7:49 pm	3:56 am -0.5 ft	9:21 am 2.0 ft	3:44 pm -0.6 ft	9:51 pm 2.9 ft	105 very high

29 Tue	6:18 am 7:50 pm	4:50 am -0.4 ft	10:12 am 2.0 ft	4:33 pm -0.5 ft	10:43 pm 2.9 ft	96 very high

30 Wed	6:17 am 7:51 pm	5:44 am -0.3 ft	11:05 am 1.9 ft	5:24 pm -0.4 ft	11:36 pm 2.8 ft	83 high

TIDES

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TIDES

SOLUNAR

N.C. STATE FISHERIES April, 2025
DAY	TIDES FOR N.C. STATE FISHERIES
DAY	1^st TIDE	2^nd TIDE	3^rd TIDE	4^th TIDE	SOLUNAR ACTIVITY
1 Tue	5:56 am -0.4 ft	11:21 am 1.9 ft	5:45 pm -0.5 ft	11:53 pm 2.7 ft
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2 Wed	6:52 am -0.2 ft	12:14 pm 1.8 ft	6:37 pm -0.3 ft
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3 Thu	12:50 am 2.5 ft	7:53 am 0.0 ft	1:13 pm 1.6 ft	7:34 pm -0.1 ft
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4 Fri	1:52 am 2.4 ft	9:00 am 0.1 ft	2:20 pm 1.5 ft	8:41 pm 0.1 ft
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5 Sat	3:00 am 2.2 ft	10:09 am 0.2 ft	3:34 pm 1.5 ft	9:55 pm 0.2 ft
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6 Sun	4:11 am 2.1 ft	11:16 am 0.3 ft	4:47 pm 1.6 ft	11:11 pm 0.3 ft
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7 Mon	5:17 am 2.0 ft	12:14 pm 0.2 ft	5:50 pm 1.7 ft
7 Mon
8 Tue	12:18 am 0.2 ft	6:14 am 2.0 ft	1:03 pm 0.2 ft	6:43 pm 1.8 ft
8 Tue
9 Wed	1:15 am 0.2 ft	7:02 am 2.0 ft	1:44 pm 0.1 ft	7:27 pm 1.9 ft
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10 Thu	2:03 am 0.1 ft	7:44 am 1.9 ft	2:19 pm 0.1 ft	8:06 pm 2.1 ft
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11 Fri	2:46 am 0.1 ft	8:22 am 1.9 ft	2:51 pm 0.0 ft	8:42 pm 2.2 ft
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12 Sat	3:26 am 0.0 ft	8:57 am 1.9 ft	3:21 pm 0.0 ft	9:15 pm 2.2 ft
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13 Sun	4:04 am 0.0 ft	9:30 am 1.8 ft	3:51 pm 0.0 ft	9:48 pm 2.3 ft
13 Sun
14 Mon	4:40 am 0.1 ft	10:04 am 1.7 ft	4:21 pm 0.1 ft	10:22 pm 2.3 ft
14 Mon
15 Tue	5:17 am 0.1 ft	10:38 am 1.6 ft	4:52 pm 0.1 ft	10:56 pm 2.2 ft
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16 Wed	5:55 am 0.2 ft	11:12 am 1.5 ft	5:25 pm 0.2 ft	11:33 pm 2.2 ft
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17 Thu	6:35 am 0.3 ft	11:50 am 1.5 ft	6:02 pm 0.3 ft
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18 Fri	12:14 am 2.1 ft	7:19 am 0.4 ft	12:32 pm 1.4 ft	6:45 pm 0.4 ft
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19 Sat	1:00 am 2.1 ft	8:09 am 0.5 ft	1:21 pm 1.4 ft	7:36 pm 0.4 ft
19 Sat
20 Sun	1:54 am 2.0 ft	9:05 am 0.5 ft	2:21 pm 1.4 ft	8:38 pm 0.4 ft
20 Sun
21 Mon	2:54 am 2.0 ft	10:03 am 0.4 ft	3:27 pm 1.5 ft	9:48 pm 0.4 ft
21 Mon
22 Tue	3:57 am 2.0 ft	10:58 am 0.3 ft	4:32 pm 1.7 ft	10:59 pm 0.3 ft
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23 Wed	4:58 am 2.1 ft	11:50 am 0.1 ft	5:32 pm 1.9 ft
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24 Thu	12:07 am 0.1 ft	5:55 am 2.1 ft	12:38 pm -0.1 ft	6:27 pm 2.2 ft
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25 Fri	1:09 am -0.1 ft	6:49 am 2.1 ft	1:24 pm -0.3 ft	7:19 pm 2.5 ft
25 Fri
26 Sat	2:07 am -0.3 ft	7:40 am 2.1 ft	2:10 pm -0.4 ft	8:10 pm 2.7 ft
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27 Sun	3:02 am -0.4 ft	8:31 am 2.1 ft	2:56 pm -0.5 ft	9:00 pm 2.9 ft
27 Sun
28 Mon	3:56 am -0.5 ft	9:21 am 2.0 ft	3:44 pm -0.6 ft	9:51 pm 2.9 ft
28 Mon
29 Tue	4:50 am -0.4 ft	10:12 am 2.0 ft	4:33 pm -0.5 ft	10:43 pm 2.9 ft
29 Tue
30 Wed	5:44 am -0.3 ft	11:05 am 1.9 ft	5:24 pm -0.4 ft	11:36 pm 2.8 ft
30 Wed

N.C. STATE FISHERIES April, 2025
DAY		COEFFICIENT	SOLUNAR ACTIVITY
1 Tue	6:53 am 7:28 pm	90 very high

2 Wed	6:51 am 7:29 pm	72 high

3 Thu	6:50 am 7:29 pm	55 average

4 Fri	6:49 am 7:30 pm	40 low

5 Sat	6:47 am 7:31 pm	35 low

6 Sun	6:46 am 7:32 pm	41 low

7 Mon	6:44 am 7:33 pm	51 average

8 Tue	6:43 am 7:33 pm	62 average

9 Wed	6:42 am 7:34 pm	72 high

10 Thu	6:40 am 7:35 pm	79 high

11 Fri	6:39 am 7:36 pm	83 high

12 Sat	6:38 am 7:36 pm	85 high

13 Sun	6:37 am 7:37 pm	84 high

14 Mon	6:35 am 7:38 pm	80 high

15 Tue	6:34 am 7:39 pm	75 high

16 Wed	6:33 am 7:40 pm	67 average

17 Thu	6:32 am 7:40 pm	57 average

18 Fri	6:30 am 7:41 pm	47 low

19 Sat	6:29 am 7:42 pm	38 low

20 Sun	6:28 am 7:43 pm	34 low

21 Mon	6:27 am 7:44 pm	37 low

22 Tue	6:25 am 7:44 pm	49 low

23 Wed	6:24 am 7:45 pm	65 average

24 Thu	6:23 am 7:46 pm	82 high

25 Fri	6:22 am 7:47 pm	96 very high

26 Sat	6:21 am 7:48 pm	105 very high

27 Sun	6:20 am 7:48 pm	109 very high

28 Mon	6:19 am 7:49 pm	105 very high

29 Tue	6:18 am 7:50 pm	96 very high

30 Wed	6:17 am 7:51 pm	83 high

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IMPORTANT NOTICE

APRIL, 2025

IMPORTANT NOTICE

The times reflected in the tidal table for N.c. State Fisheries are predictions valid as references for sports fishing in areas near the coast of N.c. State Fisheries. THEY ARE NOT SUITABLE FOR NAVIGATION. Remember that to practice any activity at sea like diving, windsurfing and fishing from a boat or underwater fishing should always be consulted with the official tide tables of the port of N.c. State Fisheries. + info

TIDES

high tide

low tide

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ACTIVITY

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All the times are generated in local time in North Carolina and the daylight saving time change has also been borne in mind for your convenience, so you don't need to add or subtract anything.

The heights are expressed in feet referenced to Mean Lower Low Water (MLLW). It is the average of the lower low water height of each tidal day observed over the official time segment over which tide observations are taken and reduced to obtain mean value.

You can change the time format and the default unit for height in the display settings.

Press any day in the tide table to load all the information.

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solunar

MOONRISE AND MOONSET N.C. STATE FISHERIES

TODAY, TUESDAY, APRIL 22, 2025

The moon rose in the southeast (113°) at 3:23 am and will set in the southwest (250°) at 2:02 pm.

The lunar transit is the time at which the moon crosses the local meridian (N.c. State Fisheries, 76.8° W) at 8:42 am.

LUNAR CALENDAR

Moonrise and moonset in N.c. State Fisheries for the entire 2025

The length of time the moon will be visible is 10 hours and 39 minutes.

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SOLUNAR ACTIVITY N.C. STATE FISHERIES

TODAY, TUESDAY, APRIL 22, 2025

SOLUNAR ACTIVITY: LOW

According to the solunar theory, today is a bad day for fishing, the fish activity forecast is low, however, this is just a chance so we encourage you to take your rod and try it during solunar periods.

The best times of day for fishing are:

MAJOR PERIODS

AVERAGE ACTIVITY

from 7:42 am to 9:42 am

Lunar transit (moon up)

AVERAGE ACTIVITY

from 7:58 pm to 9:58 pm

Opposing lunar transit (moon down)

MINOR PERIODS

LOW ACTIVITY

from 2:53 am to 3:53 am

Moonrise

LOW ACTIVITY

from 1:32 pm to 2:32 pm

Moonset

SOLUNAR THEORY

The effects of the sun and the moon influence the activity of all living creatures on earth

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SOLUNAR ACTIVITY

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OUTSTANDING PERIODS

best periods of the year

The solunar periods indicate the best times of day for fishing in N.c. State Fisheries. The major periods correspond to the lunar transit (passage of the moon over the meridian) and the opposing lunar transit and last approximately 2 hours. The minor periods begin with the rising and setting of the moon and its duration is approximately 1 hour.

When the solunar period coincides with sunrise or sunset, we can expect more activity than initially planned. These peak periods are reflected in green. We additionally point out in the chart the periods of greatest activity during the year with a big blue fish on the period bar + info