Waters · United States
Outer Banks fishing report
Updated Friday, 9 October 2026 · refreshed automatically through the day
Cape Point's converging currents made this surf-casting's American home water — giant red drum in spring and fall, stripers in winter, all from the sand.
Today's report: excellent (96/100)
Red Drum is the most promising species on Outer Banks today. Water temperature is around 23°C and barometric pressure is rising.
Best time to fish today
- 12:00–14:00 local time — score 96/100
- 15:00–17:00 local time — score 87/100
- 18:00–20:00 local time — score 91/100
3-day outlook by species
| Species | Friday 9 Oct | Saturday 10 Oct | Sunday 11 Oct |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Drum | 96 — excellent | 88 — excellent | 66 — good |
| Striped Bass | 81 — excellent | 71 — good | 56 — fair |
| Atlantic mackerel | 60 — fair | 52 — fair | 43 — fair |
Why this score
Cast & Scan uses a deterministic, published scoring model — no black box. The strongest influences on today's Outer Banks rating:
- water temperature: helping (+1)
- pressure trend: helping (+1)
- solunar period: helping (+1)
- cloud cover: helping (+1)
- season: helping (+1)
- light: helping (+0.9)
Forecast computed Fri, 09 Oct 2026 13:01:46 GMT · data: Open-Meteo · refreshed automatically through the day · see our published accuracy
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More red drum waters
- Chesapeake Bay — Maryland/Virginia, USA
- Florida Keys (Islamorada) — Florida, USA
Nearby waters
- James River (Cartersville) — Virginia, USA (332 km away)
- Chesapeake Bay — Maryland/Virginia, USA (338 km away)
- North Fork Shenandoah (Strasburg) — Virginia, USA (458 km away)
- Susquehanna River — Pennsylvania, USA (537 km away)
- New River (Thurmond) — West Virginia, USA (566 km away)
- Juniata River (Newport) — Pennsylvania, USA (567 km away)