Waterlands

NWS zone PZZ415 · Northern California

Humboldt Bay fishing forecast

California · Pacific coast

Score now

75Great
Striped bass · 5:00 PM PDT
Named spots
28
Species scored
11
Tide stations
2
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Overview

Humboldt Bay is NWS marine zone PZZ415 on the California Pacific coast, in the Northern California species region. The Waterlands engine treats it as inland water (bays, sounds, straits). It holds 28 named features from the USGS Geographic Names Information System and has 2 NOAA tide stations nearby.

11 species are scored here in this forecast; Striped bass, Rockfish, Cabezon and Surfperch are at peak season now.

At 5:00 PM it scores 75 (great), led by Striped bass. The best window for the rest of today is 5-9 PM (ebb tide), peaking at 76 for Striped bass. Over the next 14 days the best hour is Mon, Sep 28 at 3 AM, scoring 85.

Best times to fish

Waterlands engine forecast computed 8:48 AM PDT.

Best window today

5-9 PM · Ebb tide

Top species: Striped bass

76Great

Best hour of each day, next 14 days

  1. Wed, Sep 16

    76

    6 PM

    Striped bass

  2. Thu, Sep 17

    76

    6 PM

    Rockfish

  3. Fri, Sep 18

    82

    7 PM

    Striped bass

  4. Sat, Sep 19

    80

    5 AM

    Striped bass

  5. Sun, Sep 20

    77

    5 AM

    Striped bass

  6. Mon, Sep 21

    75

    1 AM

    Striped bass

  7. Tue, Sep 22

    73

    1 AM

    Striped bass

  8. Wed, Sep 23

    71

    7 PM

    Striped bass

  9. Thu, Sep 24

    75

    3 AM

    Striped bass

  10. Fri, Sep 25

    81

    7 PM

    Striped bass

  11. Sat, Sep 26

    84

    1 AM

    Striped bass

  12. Sun, Sep 27

    82

    4 AM

    Striped bass

  13. Mon, Sep 28

    85

    3 AM

    Striped bass

    Best day

  14. Tue, Sep 29

    80

    12 AM

    Striped bass

Species · 11

Listed for the Northern California region. Scores are this hour; season is where the species is in its year.

75Great
Striped bassMorone saxatilis · sea-run

Peak season, about 6 more weeks · Best day Mon, Sep 28 at 3 AM (85)

72Great
RockfishSebastes spp. · nearshore

Peak season, about 2 more weeks · Best day Fri, Sep 18 at 7 PM (77)

71Great
CabezonScorpaenichthys marmoratus · nearshore

Peak season, about 2 more weeks · Best day Fri, Sep 18 at 7 AM (78)

69Great
SurfperchEmbiotocidae (mainly Amphistichus spp.) · surf

Peak season, about 2 more weeks · Best day Fri, Sep 18 at 7 PM (74)

65Great
Chinook salmonOncorhynchus tshawytscha · sea-run

Shoulder season, about 2 more weeks · Best day Fri, Sep 18 at 7 PM (69)

63Good
LingcodOphiodon elongatus · nearshore

Shoulder season, about 1 more week · Best day Fri, Sep 25 at 7 AM (70)

62Good
White seabassAtractoscion nobilis · nearshore

Shoulder season, about 6 more weeks · Best day Tue, Sep 29 at 5 PM (70)

61Good
Kelp greenlingHexagrammos decagrammus · nearshore

Shoulder season, about 1 more week · Best day Sat, Sep 19 at 8 AM (70)

59Good
Pacific halibutHippoglossus stenolepis · bottom

Shoulder season, about 2 more weeks · Best day Sat, Sep 19 at 8 AM (65)

30Fair
California halibutParalichthys californicus · bottom

Shoulder season, about 6 more weeks · Best day Sat, Sep 26 at 8 AM (69)

30Fair
Leopard sharkTriakis semifasciata · inshore

Shoulder season, about 6 more weeks · Best day Sat, Sep 26 at 8 AM (65)

Named spots · 28

Ranked by score this hour. Each spot has its own hourly forecast, tide, current and regulations.

16 more spots, A to Z

Nearest tide stations

North SpitNOAA 94187672.1 miCrescent CityNOAA 941975066.7 mi

Regulations

CDFW saltwater regulations Buy a California fishing license License types

California Department of Fish and Wildlife. Synced with CDFW Sep 16, 2026.

This bay system’s spots fall in Klamath Management Zone (28 spots), North of Point Arena (28 spots), Northern Management Area (28 spots) and North of Point Conception (28 spots).

No reviewed rules for the species listed here are on file yet. Check with CDFW before you keep a fish.

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