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Jetty Park fishing pier · Tide station NOAA 8721604 Port Canaveral (Trident Pier)

United States 28.4082° N, 80.5877° W Times in America/New York

Units:

Best solunar window on Fri, Oct 16 at Jetty Park fishing pier: 5:01 – 7:01 PM17:01 – 19:01 (major). Predicted tides at NOAA 8721604 Port Canaveral (Trident Pier): low 5:49 AM05:49 (1.19 ft0.36 m), high 12:22 PM12:22 (4.13 ft1.26 m), low 6:59 PM18:59 (1.52 ft0.46 m). Times are Eastern Time.

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Solunar fishing times

Friday, October 16
12:00 AM6:00 AM12:00 PM6:00 PM12:00 AMLOCAL DAY24 hours
Major periodMinor periodDaylightNow
  • Major period (AM)4:35 – 6:35 AM04:35 – 06:352 hours · Moon underfoot
  • Minor period (AM)11:57 AM – 1:57 PM11:57 – 13:572 hours · Moonrise
  • Major period (PM)5:01 – 7:01 PM17:01 – 19:012 hours · Moon overheadOverlaps dusk twilight (9 min)
  • Minor period (PM)10:06 PM – 12:06 AM (next day)22:06 – 00:06 (next day)2 hours · Moonset

Calculated locally with Astronomy Engine. Solunar windows are a planning aid, not a guarantee of bites.

Solunar planning score

How it's scored

Fri, Oct 16: 7.4/10 Moderate solunar day

A planning score from moon, sun and tide timing only: it doesn't include weather or safety, and it can't tell you whether fish will bite.

From the major window 5:01 – 7:01 PM17:01 – 19:01, out of 9 points:

  • Window type (major)4.0 of 4.0
  • Dawn or dusk overlap1.2 of 3.0
  • Tide movement1.5 of 2.0

Tide chart

Friday, October 16
  • Low tide5:49 AM05:491.19 ft0.36 m
  • High tide12:22 PM12:224.13 ft1.26 m
  • Low tide6:59 PM18:591.52 ft0.46 m

Port Canaveral (Trident Pier) · NOAA 8721604 · Heights above MLLW · Predictions, not observed levels

Why this station?

Reviewed station: Port Canaveral (Trident Pier) (NOAA 8721604). About 1 km away, inside the port entrance. Its main tidal component (M2) matches the ocean station 8721649

View hourly tide data
Local timeHeight above MLLW
12:00 AM00:003.28 ft1.00 m
1:00 AM01:003.07 ft0.94 m
2:00 AM02:002.67 ft0.81 m
3:00 AM03:002.17 ft0.66 m
4:00 AM04:001.65 ft0.50 m
5:00 AM05:001.29 ft0.39 m
6:00 AM06:001.19 ft0.36 m
7:00 AM07:001.39 ft0.42 m
8:00 AM08:001.85 ft0.56 m
9:00 AM09:002.49 ft0.76 m
10:00 AM10:003.17 ft0.97 m
11:00 AM11:003.77 ft1.15 m
12:00 PM12:004.10 ft1.25 m
1:00 PM13:004.06 ft1.24 m
2:00 PM14:003.71 ft1.13 m
3:00 PM15:003.20 ft0.97 m
4:00 PM16:002.60 ft0.79 m
5:00 PM17:002.03 ft0.62 m
6:00 PM18:001.64 ft0.50 m
7:00 PM19:001.52 ft0.46 m
8:00 PM20:001.65 ft0.50 m
9:00 PM21:001.98 ft0.60 m
10:00 PM22:002.40 ft0.73 m
11:00 PM23:002.83 ft0.86 m
12:00 AM00:003.13 ft0.95 m

Inside the port; open-ocean timing is very close

Hourly weather

Friday, October 16
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Moon & sun

Friday, October 16

Moon phase

Waxing crescent

Illumination: 32%

Moonrise
12:57 PM12:57
Moonset
11:06 PM23:06

Sun events

Civil dawn
7:00 AM07:00
Sunrise
7:24 AM07:24
Sunset
6:52 PM18:52
Civil dusk
7:15 PM19:15
Solar noon
1:08 PM13:08
Daylight
11h 28m

Solunar times are based on the position of the moon and sun and are one of many factors to consider when planning your fishing trip. Phase is shown at the local-day midpoint.

Sea conditions

Friday, October 16
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Nearby places

Place details

Location details reviewed by the FishDataPoint team on October 16, 2026.

Where
Jetty Park fishing pier, Port Canaveral, Brevard County, Florida
Forecast point
28.4082° N, 80.5877° W
Tide station
NOAA 8721604 Port Canaveral (Trident Pier)
Weather alerts
National Weather Service zones FLZ747 (land), AMZ552 (marine)
Fishing rules set by
Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (saltwater rules)

About this spot

Spot type

Ocean fishing pier at Jetty Park, on the Atlantic beach at the south side of the Port Canaveral entrance. The Canaveral Port Authority describes Jetty Park as having a beach, a "popular fishing pier" and a campground, with views of cruise ships as they sail past (Port Canaveral: Jetty Park; Port Canaveral: Beach & Pier).

Public access

  • Operator: Jetty Park is run by the Canaveral Port Authority (Port Canaveral: Jetty Park).
  • Hours: the Port says Jetty Park is open daily from 7 a.m. to 9 p.m., and that the beach, park and pier close at 9 p.m. daily (Port Canaveral: Beach & Pier).
  • Entry and parking: parking at Jetty Park requires a pre-purchased day pass or an annual pass, bought online; the Port says no credit card or cash transactions are accepted at the entrance gate. When the park reaches capacity, entry is paused; a day pass bought for a specific date guarantees entry, an annual pass does not (Port Canaveral: Beach & Pier). Passes are sold through the Port's online store (Port Canaveral: Purchase Passes).
  • Where to fish: the Port's answer to "Where am I allowed to fish in and around the Port?" is to follow posted signage (Port Canaveral: Beach & Pier).
  • Park rules relevant to anglers: fishing from the jetty rocks is not allowed, and neither is beach or shore fishing anywhere in Jetty Park; fish from the pier. The rocks themselves are off limits, and diving or jumping off the pier, and swimming or floating in the inlet or channel, are prohibited (Port Canaveral: Jetty Park Rules & Regulations).
  • Status: as of 2026-10-16, the Port's Jetty Park, Beach & Pier and rules pages show no pier closure or storm-damage notice ([1]; [2]; [4]). Check the Port's Jetty Park pages before you go; the Port's park phone number is (321) 783-7111 ([2]).

Commonly caught species

  • A fishing-charter guide says the Port Canaveral jetties and shipping channels hold bull redfish, tarpon, jack crevalle and snook. It describes the jetties and channels generally, not the pier itself (BaitYourHook: Fishing in Port Canaveral, secondary).
  • For identifying your catch, see FWC's saltwater fish profiles (FWC: Saltwater Fish).

Local rules and authority

Tide station

  • NOAA 8721604, "Trident Pier, Port Canaveral" (prediction list name: "Port Canaveral (Trident Pier)"), at 28.4158 N, 80.5931 W (NOAA station metadata; NOAA station home).
  • Type: reference station. NOAA's tide-prediction station list gives it type "R", and NOAA publishes a harmonic-constituent table for it (NOAA prediction stations list; NOAA harmonic constituents).
  • Same water body: the station is in the Port Canaveral entrance, about 0.6 mi in a straight line north-northwest of the pier (computed from NOAA and OpenStreetMap coordinates, [11]; [15]). The pier is on the open-ocean side of the inlet mouth.

Other spots nearby

Distances are straight-line from this page's forecast point to the other places' forecast points, computed from the catalogue coordinates.

  • Lake Worth Beach: about 129 mi south-southeast.
  • St. Petersburg: about 138 mi west-southwest.
  • Clearwater Beach: about 140 mi west-southwest.

Note updates

  • 2026-10-16: Checked against the sources listed below.

Sources

  1. Jetty Park — Canaveral Port Authority — https://www.portcanaveral.com/park-services/jetty-park — accessed 2026-10-16
  2. Jetty Park Beach & Pier — Canaveral Port Authority — https://www.portcanaveral.com/park-services/jetty-park/beach-and-pier — accessed 2026-10-16
  3. Jetty Park Purchase Passes — Canaveral Port Authority — https://www.portcanaveral.com/park-services/jetty-park/purchase-passes — accessed 2026-10-16
  4. Jetty Park Rules & Regulations — Canaveral Port Authority — https://www.portcanaveral.com/park-services/jetty-park/rules-regulations — accessed 2026-10-16
  5. Fishing in Port Canaveral — BaitYourHook — https://www.baityourhook.com/fishing-in-port-canaveral-fl — accessed 2026-10-16 (secondary)
  6. Saltwater Fish profiles — FWC — https://myfwc.com/wildlifehabitats/profiles/saltwater/ — accessed 2026-10-16
  7. Saltwater Fishing — FWC — https://myfwc.com/fishing/saltwater/ — accessed 2026-10-16
  8. Do I Need a License? — FWC — https://myfwc.com/license/recreational/do-i-need-one/ — accessed 2026-10-16
  9. Saltwater Recreational Licenses and Permits — FWC — https://myfwc.com/license/recreational/saltwater-fishing/ — accessed 2026-10-16
  10. Eating Healthy Seafood — Florida Department of Health — https://www.floridahealth.gov/individual-family-health/injury-prevention-wellness/fish-consumption/ — accessed 2026-10-16
  11. Station 8721604 metadata — NOAA CO-OPS — https://api.tidesandcurrents.noaa.gov/mdapi/prod/webapi/stations/8721604.json — accessed 2026-10-16
  12. Trident Pier, Port Canaveral station home — NOAA Tides & Currents — https://tidesandcurrents.noaa.gov/stationhome.html?id=8721604 — accessed 2026-10-16
  13. Tide prediction stations list — NOAA CO-OPS — https://api.tidesandcurrents.noaa.gov/mdapi/prod/webapi/stations.json?type=tidepredictions — accessed 2026-10-16
  14. Station 8721604 harmonic constituents — NOAA CO-OPS — https://api.tidesandcurrents.noaa.gov/mdapi/prod/webapi/stations/8721604/harcon.json — accessed 2026-10-16
  15. Jetty Park pier (way 297610880) — OpenStreetMap — https://www.openstreetmap.org/way/297610880 — accessed 2026-10-16