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3/5- 3/8 Forecast and Fishing Conditions
Current fishing conditions along the coast are outstanding. Well defined sand bars and structure with a very clean shore break are present. With a weather system approaching the seas have flattened significantly. With cloud cover increasing and a small swell I anticipate fishing to be very good this weekend. If you can only fish one day this weekend I would choose Sunday. With rain likely Saturday and moderate winds forecast. Saturday, while not a bad day to fish if you have rain gear will not be nearly as ideal as Sunday. Go Get some perch or early season stripers!
Swell for the weekend will range from 3-5 ft at 12 -13 sec.
| DATE | Sunrise | LOW TIDE | HIGH TIDE | LOW TIDE | HIGH TIDE | TIDAL COEFFICIENT |
| 3/6 Fri | 6:32 am6:11 pm | 1:16 am 2.7 ft | 7:15 am 5.9 ft | 2:34 pm– 0.6 ft | 9:12 pm 4.5 ft | 69average |
| 3/ 7 Sat | 6:31 am7:12 pm | 2:14 am 2.3 ft | 8:12 am 6.2 ft | 3:16 pm– 0.8 ft | 10:45 pm 4.8 ft | 85high |
| 3/8 Sun | 7:29 am7:12 pm | 4:04 am 1.8 ft | 10:04 am 6.4 ft | 4:56 pm– 0.9 ft | 11:19 pm 5.1 ft | 100very high |
3/3/20 Coast Side Fishing Conditions
Conditions along the coast are slightly better today than yesterday. Little to no morning wind has helped the shore break. The swell is slightly down a little which can make conditions at high tide. If your not set on fishing today I’d stay home.
- Swell- 6.6- 5.2 wave height about 6ft.
- High tide 5.0 @ 4:05 am
- Low tide 0.7 @ 11:54 am
- High Tide 3.6 @ 7:02 pm
- Tidal Coefficient is 36 is morning and 37 in afternoon.
2/27/2020 Surf Perch Report Pacifica
Beautiful fishing conditions along the coast yesterday with little wind and clean water. overall had several good hits and lost an nice perch at the shore break (1 hour of fishing). As expected it was a little frustrating finding soft shells sand crabs this time of year which I feel impacted my hook rate last night. Next trip out I will bring a small kastmaster, prawns, and some grubs to use if I can’t find the soft shells. Lots of fish swarming the crabs but picking the legs off the body.
Up and down the coast the fishing is generally good so go get some perch. Stripers will be hitting on the sand crabs any day now.
2/28/2020 Coast Side Fishing Conditions
Another great day to get out and fish. There has been some sea grass and sea weed moving in along the beaches but not in great enough quantity to shut it down. You may have to move around a little bit depending on where you fish but overall the water is clean. Good structure and clean shore breaks today making for good perch fishing!
- Swell Report- 4-5ft every 12-15 seconds
- Low tide was at 7:32 am
- High tide will be at 1:29pm
- Low tide will be at 7:17pm
All tides are for Pillar Point so adjust your calculation accordingly for the SF Bay.
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