What the numbers mean and how to read them.
Bite Score
The Bite Score combines the factors anglers actually watch — tide movement, barometric pressure trend, solunar windows, time of day, wind, and moon phase — into a single 0–100 number. Higher is better. Tap “Why this score” to see how each factor contributed. It’s guidance, not a guarantee — fish don’t read forecasts.
Pressure trend
Barometric (air) pressure changes signal weather shifts fish can sense. A falling barometer — often before a front — frequently sparks a feeding window. A fast rise behind a cold front tends to shut things down for a day. Steady pressure is neutral. We show the current value in hPa, the direction, and the change over the last 3 hours.
Solunar windows
Solunar theory ties feeding activity to the moon’s position. ‘Major’ windows (~2 hours) center on when the moon is directly overhead or underfoot; ‘minor’ windows (~1 hour) center on moonrise and moonset. They shift ~50 minutes later each day. Overlapping a solunar window with a moving tide and low light is the classic recipe.
Tide
Tides are driven by the moon and sun. Most saltwater species feed best when water is moving — around mid-tide between the high and low — because current carries bait and concentrates fish on structure. The curve shows the next highs and lows; the orange line marks your selected time.
Tide height (MLLW)
NOAA tide predictions use the MLLW datum (Mean Lower Low Water), the average height of the lowest tide each day over ~19 years. Heights are measured up from that zero, so a negative height means an unusually low tide that can expose flats and channels.
Water temp (SST)
Sea-surface temperature strongly influences where fish hold and how actively they feed. Species have preferred ranges — find the temperature break and you often find the fish. A rapid drop after a cold snap can slow the bite until they acclimate.
Wind
A gentle breeze (roughly 8–20 km/h) is often ideal: it ripples the surface, breaks up light, and pushes bait against shorelines. Dead calm can make fish spooky in clear water; strong wind makes casting, drifting, and staying on structure difficult.
Moon phase
Around new and full moons, the sun and moon align to produce the largest tidal swings — ‘spring tides’ — and stronger currents that can fire up feeding. The percent illuminated also shapes the night bite: bright moons can extend nighttime feeding.
72-hour forecast
This chart plots the next three days of weather at your spot: the orange line is temperature, the cyan line is wind speed (hover for gusts), and the shaded teal band is the hour-by-hour chance of rain. The dashed vertical line marks the current time. Use it to find the calm, dry windows — and to spot building wind or rain before you launch.
Report recency
Fishing reports lose relevance quickly as weather and water change. We weight each report by how recently it was published (a ~2-week half-life) and sort the freshest to the top.