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Fajardo tide chart

Puerto Rico · near Fajardo (2 mi) · NOAA station 9753216 · times in local time (AST)

Tides today, Sunday, October 11

12 AM6 AM12 PM6 PM2:32 AM · 0.1 ft9:12 AM · 1.7 ft3:44 PM · 0.4 ft9:07 PM · 1.1 ft1.7 ft
  • Low 2:32 AM 0.1 ft
  • High 9:12 AM 1.7 ft
  • Low 3:44 PM 0.4 ft
  • High 9:07 PM 1.1 ft

Sunrise 6:16 AM · Sunset 6:04 PM · New moon (0%)

Fishing forecast

Hour by hour at Fajardo
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12:00 AM–1:00 AM and 12:00 PM–2:00 PM

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    Biting around here in October

    • Tarpon In seasonBays and lagoons at dusk
    • Snook In seasonRiver mouths on moving water
    • Bonefish In seasonFlats on the rising tide
    • Snappers In seasonReefs and structure at dusk

    General seasonal guide for Caribbean. Seasons, sizes and limits vary, so check your state rules before keeping fish.

    Weather and conditions at Fajardo

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    Marine forecast: Coastal Waters east of Puerto Rico, around Vieques, and around and just north of Culebra and Saint John

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    • 162.400 MHz WX2 WXJ69, San Juan, PR (30 mi)
    • 162.450 MHz WX5 WZ2561, St. Thomas, VI (51 mi)

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    VHF marine channels

    • Ch 16 Distress, safety and calling
    • Ch 9 Boater-to-boater calling
    • Ch 22A Coast Guard safety broadcasts
    • Ch 13 Bridge-to-bridge (big ships, drawbridges)
    • Ch 68, 69, 71, 72, 78A Recreational chat

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    Tide times this week

    DayHigh and low tidesSunrise / sunsetMoon
    Sun Oct 11L 2:32 AM 0.1 ftH 9:12 AM 1.7 ftL 3:44 PM 0.4 ftH 9:07 PM 1.1 ft6:16 AM / 6:04 PMNew moon (0%)
    Mon Oct 12L 3:08 AM 0.1 ftH 9:56 AM 1.7 ftL 4:33 PM 0.4 ftH 9:45 PM 1.0 ft6:16 AM / 6:03 PMNew moon (2%)
    Tue Oct 13L 3:44 AM 0.1 ftH 10:39 AM 1.6 ftL 5:21 PM 0.4 ftH 10:23 PM 0.9 ft6:16 AM / 6:02 PMWaxing crescent (6%)
    Wed Oct 14L 4:22 AM 0.1 ftH 11:24 AM 1.6 ftL 6:09 PM 0.4 ftH 11:02 PM 0.9 ft6:16 AM / 6:02 PMWaxing crescent (12%)
    Thu Oct 15L 5:03 AM 0.1 ftH 12:11 PM 1.5 ftL 6:57 PM 0.5 ftH 11:44 PM 0.8 ft6:17 AM / 6:01 PMWaxing crescent (19%)
    Fri Oct 16L 5:48 AM 0.1 ftH 1:02 PM 1.4 ftL 7:46 PM 0.5 ft6:17 AM / 6:00 PMWaxing crescent (28%)
    Sat Oct 17H 12:29 AM 0.8 ftL 6:36 AM 0.2 ftH 1:55 PM 1.4 ftL 8:36 PM 0.6 ft6:17 AM / 6:00 PMFirst quarter (38%)

    Tidal currents near Fajardo

    From NOAA's current predictions for Fajardo Harbor (channel), 1.0 miles away. Slack is when the current turns and the water is calmest; flood runs in with the rising tide and ebb runs out with the falling tide. Times are the peak of each run, in knots. The flood runs toward the SSE (162°) and the ebb toward the NNW (339°). The strongest current this week is 1.4 knots.

    DaySlack water and peak currents
    Sun Oct 11Slack 12:43 AMEbb 4:19 AM 0.8 knSlack 7:36 AMFlood 10:23 AM 0.4 knSlack 1:01 PMEbb 5:09 PM 1.4 knSlack 9:23 PMFlood 11:18 PM 0.2 kn
    Mon Oct 12Slack 1:28 AMEbb 5:00 AM 0.8 knSlack 8:11 AMFlood 11:02 AM 0.4 knSlack 1:41 PMEbb 5:52 PM 1.4 knSlack 10:10 PM
    Tue Oct 13Flood 12:03 AM 0.2 knSlack 2:13 AMEbb 5:40 AM 0.7 knSlack 8:47 AMFlood 11:41 AM 0.4 knSlack 2:20 PMEbb 6:34 PM 1.4 knSlack 10:56 PM
    Wed Oct 14Flood 12:47 AM 0.2 knSlack 2:58 AMEbb 6:21 AM 0.6 knSlack 9:23 AMFlood 12:20 PM 0.4 knSlack 2:59 PMEbb 7:15 PM 1.4 knSlack 11:40 PM
    Thu Oct 15Flood 1:31 AM 0.2 knSlack 3:44 AMEbb 7:03 AM 0.6 knSlack 10:02 AMFlood 1:00 PM 0.3 knSlack 3:38 PMEbb 7:57 PM 1.3 kn
    Fri Oct 16Slack 12:24 AMFlood 2:17 AM 0.2 knSlack 4:34 AMEbb 7:49 AM 0.5 knSlack 10:46 AMFlood 1:43 PM 0.3 knSlack 4:19 PMEbb 8:40 PM 1.2 kn
    Sat Oct 17Slack 1:07 AMFlood 3:04 AM 0.2 knSlack 5:26 AMEbb 8:40 AM 0.5 knSlack 11:37 AMFlood 2:30 PM 0.3 knSlack 5:03 PMEbb 9:26 PM 1.2 kn

    Current predictions can differ a lot over short distances: check the station location on NOAA before planning a passage.

    Best fishing times at Fajardo

    The bite score (0 to 100) adds up what anglers watch most: moving water (a tide running harder than usual here scores higher), solunar periods (major periods of about two hours centred on the moon overhead or underfoot, minor periods of about an hour on moonrise and moonset), dawn and dusk light, and how close it is to the new or full moon. Best times are the stretches of the day scoring near that day's top.

    DayBite scoreBest timesMajor periodsMinor periods
    Sun Oct 1197 · Excellent12:00 AM–1:00 AM, 12:00 PM–2:00 PM11:33 PM–1:33 AM, 11:56 AM–1:56 PM6:36 AM–7:36 AM, 6:12 PM–7:12 PM
    Mon Oct 1282 · Excellent1:00 PM–2:00 PM12:19 AM–2:19 AM, 12:42 PM–2:42 PM7:30 AM–8:30 AM, 6:52 PM–7:52 PM
    Tue Oct 1367 · Good2:00 PM–3:00 PM1:06 AM–3:06 AM, 1:30 PM–3:30 PM8:24 AM–9:24 AM, 7:35 PM–8:35 PM
    Wed Oct 1454 · Fair3:00 PM–4:00 PM1:55 AM–3:55 AM, 2:20 PM–4:20 PM9:17 AM–10:17 AM, 8:21 PM–9:21 PM
    Thu Oct 1543 · Fair4:00 PM–5:00 PM2:45 AM–4:45 AM, 3:11 PM–5:11 PM10:10 AM–11:10 AM, 9:11 PM–10:11 PM
    Fri Oct 1647 · Fair5:00 PM–6:00 PM3:36 AM–5:36 AM, 4:02 PM–6:02 PM11:01 AM–12:01 PM, 10:03 PM–11:03 PM
    Sat Oct 1754 · Fair5:00 PM–6:00 PM4:27 AM–6:27 AM, 4:51 PM–6:51 PM11:48 AM–12:48 PM, 10:56 PM–11:56 PM

    A planning aid, not a guarantee. Wind, water clarity, bait and pressure changes matter too; the forecast above adds live wind and pressure when you open the page.

    Best daylight low tides in the next two weeks

    The lowest water that falls between sunrise and sunset, for tide pooling and beachcombing.

    1. 0.2 ft at 6:36 AM on Saturday, October 17
    2. 0.2 ft at 7:28 AM on Sunday, October 18
    3. 0.3 ft at 8:23 AM on Monday, October 19
    4. 0.4 ft at 3:44 PM on Sunday, October 11
    5. 0.4 ft at 4:33 PM on Monday, October 12
    6. 0.4 ft at 5:21 PM on Tuesday, October 13

    Tide table: October 11 to November 10, 2026

    Full 2026 tide table Full 2027 tide table

    DayHigh and low tidesSunrise / sunset
    Sun Oct 11L 2:32 AM 0.1 ftH 9:12 AM 1.7 ftL 3:44 PM 0.4 ftH 9:07 PM 1.1 ft6:16 AM / 6:04 PM
    Mon Oct 12L 3:08 AM 0.1 ftH 9:56 AM 1.7 ftL 4:33 PM 0.4 ftH 9:45 PM 1.0 ft6:16 AM / 6:03 PM
    Tue Oct 13L 3:44 AM 0.1 ftH 10:39 AM 1.6 ftL 5:21 PM 0.4 ftH 10:23 PM 0.9 ft6:16 AM / 6:02 PM
    Wed Oct 14L 4:22 AM 0.1 ftH 11:24 AM 1.6 ftL 6:09 PM 0.4 ftH 11:02 PM 0.9 ft6:16 AM / 6:02 PM
    Thu Oct 15L 5:03 AM 0.1 ftH 12:11 PM 1.5 ftL 6:57 PM 0.5 ftH 11:44 PM 0.8 ft6:17 AM / 6:01 PM
    Fri Oct 16L 5:48 AM 0.1 ftH 1:02 PM 1.4 ftL 7:46 PM 0.5 ft6:17 AM / 6:00 PM
    Sat Oct 17H 12:29 AM 0.8 ftL 6:36 AM 0.2 ftH 1:55 PM 1.4 ftL 8:36 PM 0.6 ft6:17 AM / 6:00 PM
    Sun Oct 18H 1:21 AM 0.8 ftL 7:28 AM 0.2 ftH 2:47 PM 1.4 ftL 9:23 PM 0.6 ft6:18 AM / 5:59 PM
    Mon Oct 19H 2:21 AM 0.9 ftL 8:23 AM 0.3 ftH 3:36 PM 1.4 ftL 10:06 PM 0.6 ft6:18 AM / 5:58 PM
    Tue Oct 20H 3:24 AM 1.0 ftL 9:22 AM 0.4 ftH 4:20 PM 1.4 ftL 10:44 PM 0.6 ft6:18 AM / 5:58 PM
    Wed Oct 21H 4:26 AM 1.1 ftL 10:22 AM 0.5 ftH 5:01 PM 1.4 ftL 11:19 PM 0.5 ft6:18 AM / 5:57 PM
    Thu Oct 22H 5:24 AM 1.3 ftL 11:24 AM 0.5 ftH 5:40 PM 1.4 ftL 11:53 PM 0.4 ft6:19 AM / 5:56 PM
    Fri Oct 23H 6:16 AM 1.5 ftL 12:24 PM 0.5 ftH 6:19 PM 1.4 ft6:19 AM / 5:56 PM
    Sat Oct 24L 12:27 AM 0.3 ftH 7:05 AM 1.6 ftL 1:22 PM 0.5 ftH 6:58 PM 1.3 ft6:19 AM / 5:55 PM
    Sun Oct 25L 1:03 AM 0.1 ftH 7:52 AM 1.8 ftL 2:17 PM 0.4 ftH 7:38 PM 1.2 ft6:20 AM / 5:54 PM
    Mon Oct 26L 1:42 AM 0.0 ftH 8:39 AM 1.8 ftL 3:11 PM 0.4 ftH 8:20 PM 1.1 ft6:20 AM / 5:54 PM
    Tue Oct 27L 2:23 AM -0.1 ftH 9:28 AM 1.9 ftL 4:04 PM 0.4 ftH 9:03 PM 1.0 ft6:21 AM / 5:53 PM
    Wed Oct 28L 3:09 AM -0.2 ftH 10:19 AM 1.9 ftL 4:58 PM 0.4 ftH 9:50 PM 1.0 ft6:21 AM / 5:53 PM
    Thu Oct 29L 3:59 AM -0.2 ftH 11:14 AM 1.8 ftL 5:54 PM 0.4 ftH 10:42 PM 1.0 ft6:21 AM / 5:52 PM
    Fri Oct 30L 4:54 AM -0.2 ftH 12:13 PM 1.8 ftL 6:53 PM 0.4 ftH 11:41 PM 1.0 ft6:22 AM / 5:52 PM
    Sat Oct 31L 5:54 AM -0.1 ftH 1:14 PM 1.7 ftL 7:53 PM 0.5 ft6:22 AM / 5:51 PM
    Sun Nov 1H 12:49 AM 1.0 ftL 6:59 AM 0.1 ftH 2:15 PM 1.6 ftL 8:50 PM 0.5 ft6:23 AM / 5:51 PM
    Mon Nov 2H 2:06 AM 1.1 ftL 8:10 AM 0.2 ftH 3:14 PM 1.6 ftL 9:44 PM 0.4 ft6:23 AM / 5:50 PM
    Tue Nov 3H 3:26 AM 1.2 ftL 9:24 AM 0.3 ftH 4:09 PM 1.5 ftL 10:33 PM 0.3 ft6:24 AM / 5:50 PM
    Wed Nov 4H 4:40 AM 1.3 ftL 10:40 AM 0.4 ftH 4:59 PM 1.4 ftL 11:18 PM 0.3 ft6:24 AM / 5:49 PM
    Thu Nov 5H 5:45 AM 1.5 ftL 11:53 AM 0.5 ftH 5:47 PM 1.3 ftL 11:59 PM 0.2 ft6:24 AM / 5:49 PM
    Fri Nov 6H 6:40 AM 1.6 ftL 1:00 PM 0.5 ftH 6:31 PM 1.2 ft6:25 AM / 5:49 PM
    Sat Nov 7L 12:39 AM 0.1 ftH 7:29 AM 1.7 ftL 2:00 PM 0.4 ftH 7:14 PM 1.1 ft6:25 AM / 5:48 PM
    Sun Nov 8L 1:17 AM 0.1 ftH 8:13 AM 1.7 ftL 2:51 PM 0.4 ftH 7:55 PM 1.0 ft6:26 AM / 5:48 PM
    Mon Nov 9L 1:54 AM 0.0 ftH 8:55 AM 1.7 ftL 3:38 PM 0.3 ftH 8:35 PM 0.9 ft6:26 AM / 5:48 PM
    Tue Nov 10L 2:32 AM 0.0 ftH 9:35 AM 1.7 ftL 4:21 PM 0.3 ftH 9:14 PM 0.9 ft6:27 AM / 5:47 PM

    Heights are in feet above mean lower low water (MLLW), the zero line on most US nautical charts. A minus height means the water drops below that line.

    Around Fajardo

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    Distances from the tide station. Places from © OpenStreetMap contributors; links open in Google Maps.

    Fish in the waters around Fajardo

    40 kinds of fish, sharks and rays have been recorded within 15 km (about 9 miles) of this spot, most often Ocean Surgeon, Redband Parrotfish, Bluehead. The bar shows how many records each has.

    • Ocean Surgeon Acanthurus bahianusSalt water · 615 records
    • Redband Parrotfish Sparisoma aurofrenatumSalt water · 561 records
    • Bluehead Thalassoma bifasciatumSalt water · 505 records
    • Blue Tang Acanthurus coeruleusSalt water · 499 records
    • Stoplight Parrotfish Sparisoma virideSalt water · 392 records
    • Striped Parrotfish Scarus iseriSalt water · 375 records
    • Princess Parrotfish Scarus taeniopterusSalt water · 330 records
    • Bicolor Damselfish Stegastes partitusSalt water · 309 records
    • Yellowtail Snapper Ocyurus chrysurusSalt water · 290 records
    • Yellowhead Wrasse Halichoeres garnotiSalt water · 278 records
    • Coney Cephalopholis fulvaSalt water · 249 records
    • Blackear Wrasse Halichoeres poeyiSalt water · 226 records
    • Slippery Dick Halichoeres bivittatusSalt water · 180 records
    • Doctorfish Acanthurus chirurgusSalt water · 174 records
    • Blue Chromis Chromis cyaneaSalt water · 174 records
    • Sharpnose Puffer Canthigaster rostrataSalt water · 172 records
    • Dusky Damselfish Stegastes adustusSalt water · 171 records
    • Beaugregory Stegastes leucostictusSalt water · 162 records
    • Bar Jack Caranx ruberSalt water · 153 records
    • Masked Goby Coryphopterus personatusSalt water · 149 records
    • Tomtate Grunt Haemulon aurolineatumSalt water · 147 records
    • Clown Wrasse Halichoeres maculipinnaSalt water · 146 records
    • Cocoa Damselfish Stegastes variabilisSalt water · 143 records
    • Spotted Goatfish Pseudupeneus maculatusSalt water · 139 records
    • Foureye Butterflyfish Chaetodon capistratusSalt water · 128 records
    • Bucktooth Parrotfish Sparisoma radiansSalt water · 124 records
    • Threespot Damselfish Stegastes planifronsSalt water · 120 records
    • Squirrelfish Holocentrus adscensionisSalt water · 120 records
    • Longspine Squirrelfish Holocentrus rufusSalt water · 113 records
    • Schoolmaster Snapper Lutjanus apodusSalt water · 91 records
    • Graysby Cephalopholis cruentataSalt water · 91 records
    • Porkfish Anisotremus virginicusSalt water · 89 records
    • Greenblotch Parrotfish Sparisoma atomariumSalt water · 86 records
    • Fairy Basslet Gramma loretoSalt water · 84 records
    • French Grunt Haemulon flavolineatumSalt water · 80 records
    • Bridled Goby Coryphopterus glaucofraenumSalt water · 78 records
    • Red Hind Epinephelus guttatusSalt water · 78 records
    • Sergeant Major Abudefduf saxatilisSalt water · 78 records
    • Sharknose Goby Elacatinus evelynaeSalt water · 77 records
    • Harlequin Bass Serranus tigrinusSalt water · 75 records

    Records from GBIF datasets released under CC0 or CC BY 4.0 (museum collections, surveys and community sightings). It shows what has been found here, not a complete list. Check your state rules before keeping fish.

    About the tides at Fajardo

    Fajardo gets two high tides and two low tides most days, but one high is clearly higher than the other (and one low clearly lower), which is called a mixed tide. Over the next month the water typically rises or falls about 1.1 ft between a high and the next low.

    The biggest swings in this window come around Wednesday, October 28, when the day's range reaches 2.0 ft, and again around Monday, November 9 (1.7 ft). Here the biggest ranges depend on the moon's phase and on how far north or south of the equator it is, so they don't always line up with the new and full moon. The calmest day is Wednesday, October 21, with only 1.0 ft between the day's highest and lowest water.

    The lowest tide of the month is -0.2 ft at 3:59 AM on Thursday, October 29. There are 6 minus tides (lows below the chart's zero line) in this window: the best times for tide pools, clamming and walking the flats.

    The highest predicted tide is 1.9 ft at 9:28 AM on Tuesday, October 27. Onshore wind or a storm can push the real water level above that.

    This is a reference (harmonic) station: NOAA predicts its tides directly from years of measured water levels here, which makes it among the most reliable predictions on the coast.

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