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Best score today · 1 AM · White seabass
- Now
- 3011 AM PST
- Best window
- 11 AM-12 AMMoving water
- Tide now
- Ebbing2.4 ft ▼
Data from: NOAA CO-OPS + NDBC + ECMWF + Open-Meteo Marine · Waterlands engine
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14-day forecast
Best days to fish
24-hour conditions
Tuesday, Nov 10 · 12 AM
Tide & current
NOAA CO-OPS + Open-Meteo Marine
21Tide: High slackCurrent: 0.3 knWind & pressure
ECMWF
73Wind: 14 kt NPressure: RisingWater temp & sky
NDBC + Open-Meteo Marine
65Seas over the limit · capped at 30Water temp: 66°F, primeLight: NightSolunar: Major periodSeas: 9.2 ftSeason & habitat · White seabass
Species seasonality
45Off season · capped at 35Season: Off seasonHabitat: Usable structureDepth: In range
Current regulations
What you can keep here today
Central Groundfish Management Area
White seabass
Retention open- Daily limit
- 3 per day
- Possession
- Not published
- Size
- Minimum 28 in, total length. Or twenty and one-half inches alternate length (Section 28.35).
- Season
- No closed season on file
- Annual quota
- Not published
- Other
- CDFW pages disagree on the alternate length: the regulation text says 20.5 inches, the booklet summary table 21.5 inches, and the regional web pages 20 inches. Total length is 28 inches on all of them.
From CDFW 2026 California Ocean Sport Fishing Regulations booklet (last updated July 17, 2026), read Sep 13
Other species here
- Albacore tuna Retention open (25 per day)
- Barred sand bass Retention open (4 per day (5 kelp bass, barred sand bass and spotted sand bass combined))
- Cabezon Retention open (10 per day (10 rockfish, cabezon and greenlings combined))
- California halibut Retention open
- Chinook salmon Closed (No retention)
- Coho salmon Closed (No retention)
- Kelp bass Retention open (5 per day (5 kelp bass, barred sand bass and spotted sand bass combined))
- Kelp greenling Retention open (10 per day (10 rockfish, cabezon and greenlings combined))
- Leopard shark Retention open (3 per day)
- Lingcod Retention open (2 per day)
- Mahi-mahi Retention open (10 per day)
- Pacific bluefin tuna Retention open (2 per day)
- Pacific halibut Retention open (1 per day)
- Rockfish Retention open (10 per day (10 rockfish, cabezon and greenlings combined))
- Sablefish Retention open (10 per day)
- Striped bass Retention open (2 per day)
- Surfperch Retention open (20 per day)
- Yellowfin tuna Retention open (10 per day)
- Yellowtail Retention open (10 per day)
Source: CDFW · synced yesterday
Seasonality · 52-week view · this week ringed
When White seabass is best here
Out of season for White seabass · it leaves in 4 weeks
- Peak
- Shoulder
- Off
- Not here
- This week
Spot profile
Sunset Point
- Depth
- 35-110 ftNearest water
- Structure
- Point · Outer · ExposedPoint · drop-off
- Season
- Off seasonWhite seabass
NOAA NCEI DEM, sampled Sep 14 on a 3.4 m grid. Depths are feet below NAVD 88, not chart datum (MLLW), so they can differ from a chart by a few feet. Not for navigation.
About this spot
Fishing Sunset Point
Sunset Point is a cape in Monterey Bay, California. Depth in the nearest water is 35-110 ft, with a drop-off. Its profile reads point, outer water and exposed.
Waterlands scores 9 species here; the best right now are kelp greenling, lingcod and rockfish. It is peak season now for kelp greenling and lingcod, and shoulder season for rockfish, striped bass, cabezon and surfperch. Kelp greenling peak from October through November. Lingcod peak from April through May and from October through November. Rockfish peak from May through September.
Tackle & technique
- White seabass
- White seabass hold along kelp bed edges and over nearby sand where market squid gather, usually in 20 to 80 feet of water and shallower as the water warms. Fish a live squid on a dropper loop or fly-line a sardine near the kelp at dawn, dusk and after dark, especially around the spring full moon. Tagged fish spend most of their time in 52 to 66 degree water.
- Kelp greenling
- Kelp greenling are solitary bottom fish of rocky shores, jetties and kelp beds, usually in water shallower than 60 feet. Use a small number 4 to 6 hook with sand shrimp or marine worms, or a small lead-head grub, dropped to the bottom and reeled up slightly. Larger fish show in October and November when they spawn close to shore, and mornings tend to fish best.
- Lingcod
- Lingcod ambush prey from rock outcrops, reef edges and kelp where current runs, most often in 30 to 300 feet, and males move shallow to guard nests in winter. Drift over the reef bouncing a lead-head swimbait or metal jig on the bottom, or fish herring or squid on a heavy leader, since their teeth cut light line. From jetties and rocky shore, work bait or jigs along the rocks on the incoming tide.
Nearby spots
Other spots within an easy run
- Stillwater Cove46
Bay · 1.6 mi
Top: LingcodPeak season- Lingcod 46
- Rockfish 36
- Surfperch 33
19 kt SL 12:07 PM · 2.1 ftH 5:37 PM · 4.3 ft
- Cypress Point30
Cape · 0.8 mi
Top: Kelp greenlingPeak season- Kelp greenling 30
- Lingcod 30
- Rockfish 30
19 kt SL 12:07 PM · 2.1 ftH 5:37 PM · 4.3 ft
- The Pinnacles30
Bar · 0.9 mi
Top: California halibutOff season- California halibut 30
- Kelp greenling 30
- Lingcod 30
19 kt SL 12:07 PM · 2.1 ftH 5:37 PM · 4.3 ft
- Pescadero Point30
Cape · 1.2 mi
Top: Kelp greenlingPeak season- Kelp greenling 30
- Lingcod 30
- Rockfish 30
19 kt SL 12:07 PM · 2.1 ftH 5:37 PM · 4.3 ft
Scores and forecasts are for planning only and can be wrong. Conditions on the water change fast; check the marine forecast before you go. Regulations change during the season, so confirm limits and closures with CDFW before you keep a fish.