NWS zone AMZ454 · South Atlantic
Coastal waters from St. Augustine to Flagler Beach FL out 20 NM fishing forecast
Florida · Atlantic coast
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- Named spots
- 4
- Species scored
- 28
- Tide stations
- 0
Overview
Coastal waters from St. Augustine to Flagler Beach FL out 20 NM is NWS marine zone AMZ454 on the Florida Atlantic coast, in the South Atlantic species region. The Waterlands engine treats it as open coast, near shore. It holds 4 named features from the USGS Geographic Names Information System.
28 species are scored here in this forecast; Atlantic croaker, Crevalle jack, King mackerel, Spot and Gray snapper are at peak season now.
At 12:00 PM it scores 64 (good), led by Atlantic croaker. The best window for the rest of today is 6-9 PM (moving water), peaking at 81 for Atlantic croaker. Over the next 14 days the best hour is Sat, Sep 19 at 8 PM, scoring 84.
Best times to fish
Waterlands engine forecast computed 10:46 AM EDT.
Best window today
6-9 PM · Moving water
Top species: Atlantic croaker
Best hour of each day, next 14 days
Thu, Sep 17
81
7 PM
Atlantic croaker
Fri, Sep 18
82
7 AM
Atlantic croaker
Sat, Sep 19
84
8 PM
Atlantic croaker
Best day
Sun, Sep 20
84
8 AM
Atlantic croaker
Mon, Sep 21
84
9 AM
Atlantic croaker
Tue, Sep 22
82
6 PM
Atlantic croaker
Wed, Sep 23
83
11 AM
Atlantic croaker
Thu, Sep 24
83
12 PM
Atlantic croaker
Fri, Sep 25
81
12 AM
Atlantic croaker
Sat, Sep 26
77
9 AM
Atlantic tarpon
Sun, Sep 27
78
2 AM
Atlantic tarpon
Mon, Sep 28
77
7 AM
Atlantic tarpon
Tue, Sep 29
78
4 PM
Crevalle jack
Wed, Sep 30
78
5 PM
Crevalle jack
Species · 28
Listed for the South Atlantic region. Scores are this hour; season is where the species is in its year.
Peak season, about 6 more weeks · Best day Sat, Sep 19 at 8 PM (84)
Peak season, about 5 more weeks · Best day Sat, Sep 19 at 8 PM (81)
Peak season, about 6 more weeks · Best day Thu, Sep 17 at 6 PM (74)
Peak season, about 6 more weeks · Best day Sat, Sep 19 at 8 PM (80)
Peak season, about 1 more week · Best day Sat, Sep 19 at 8 PM (77)
Peak season, about 6 more weeks · Best day Sat, Sep 19 at 8 PM (75)
Shoulder season, about 1 more week · Best day Fri, Sep 18 at 7 AM (72)
Peak season, about 1 more week · Best day Sun, Sep 20 at 8 AM (83)
Peak season, about 10 more weeks · Best day Sun, Sep 20 at 8 PM (80)
Shoulder season, about 1 more week · Best day Wed, Sep 23 at 11 AM (68)
Shoulder season, about 6 more weeks · Best day Fri, Sep 18 at 7 PM (62)
Shoulder season, about 6 more weeks · Best day Sat, Sep 19 at 8 PM (72)
Shoulder season, about 19 more weeks · Best day Sat, Sep 19 at 8 PM (69)
Shoulder season, about 1 more week · Best day Thu, Sep 17 at 6 PM (59)
Shoulder season, about 32 more weeks · Best day Fri, Sep 18 at 7 PM (61)
Shoulder season, about 6 more weeks · Best day Fri, Sep 18 at 7 PM (61)
Shoulder season, about 6 more weeks · Best day Fri, Sep 18 at 7 PM (61)
Shoulder season, about 19 more weeks · Best day Sat, Sep 19 at 7 AM (63)
Shoulder season, about 1 more week · Best day Sat, Sep 19 at 7 PM (62)
Shoulder season, about 10 more weeks · Best day Fri, Sep 18 at 7 PM (56)
Shoulder season, about 1 more week · Best day Wed, Sep 23 at 11 AM (64)
Shoulder season, about 1 more week · Best day Fri, Sep 18 at 7 AM (56)
Shoulder season, about 1 more week · Best day Mon, Sep 21 at 9 AM (66)
Peak season, about 9 more weeks · Best day Wed, Sep 23 at 11 AM (75)
Peak season, about 10 more weeks · Best day Sun, Sep 20 at 8 PM (72)
Off season, about 1 more week · Best day Thu, Sep 17 at 12 AM (35)
Off season, about 6 more weeks · Best day Thu, Sep 17 at 12 AM (35)
Off season, about 6 more weeks · Best day Thu, Sep 17 at 12 AM (35)
Named spots · 4
Ranked by score this hour. Each spot has its own hourly forecast, tide, current and regulations.
Nearest tide stations
Regulations
Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission. Synced with FWC Sep 17, 2026.
This bay system’s spots fall in Atlantic (4 spots), Northeast (red drum) (4 spots), Northeast (snook) (4 spots) and Northeast (seatrout) (4 spots).
Atlantic state waters (Nassau through Miami-Dade counties) · FWC
Check regulations No reviewed rule on file for Red snapper. Check with FWC.
Other Florida bay systems
- Apalachee Bay or Coastal Waters From Keaton Beach to Ochlockonee River Fl out to 20 Nm49
- Bayside and Gulfside from Craig Key to West End of Seven Mile Bridge199
- Biscayne Bay82
- Charlotte Harbor and Pine Island Sound126
- Coastal Waters From Ochlockonee River to Apalachicola FL out to 20 Nm39
- Coastal waters from Suwannee River to Keaton Beach out 20 NM20
- Coastal waters from Chokoloskee to Bonita Beach FL out 20 NM81
- Coastal waters from Fernandina Beach to St. Augustine FL out 20 NM22
- Coastal waters from Jupiter Inlet to Deerfield Beach FL out 20 NM6
- Coastal Waters from Mexico Beach to Apalachicola out 20 NM24
- Coastal waters from Tarpon Springs to Suwannee River FL out 20 NM131
- Eastern Choctawhatchee Bay13
- Flagler Beach to Volusia-Brevard County Line 0-20 nm21
- Florida Bay including Barnes Sound, Blackwater Sound, and Buttonwood Sound109
- Gulf of America including Dry Tortugas and Rebecca Shoal Channel16
- Lake Okeechobee11
- Pensacola Bay Area including Santa Rosa Sound46
- Sebastian Inlet to Jupiter Inlet 0-20 nm88
- St. Andrews Bay Waterways79
- Straits of Florida from Craig Key to west end of Seven Mile Bridge out 20 NM
- Straits of Florida from Ocean Reef to Craig Key out 20 NM
- Tampa Bay waters195
- Volusia-Brevard County Line to Sebastian Inlet 0-20 nm92
- Western Choctawhatchee Bay23