Best time to fish in Maceió
Today, Wednesday, October 28, 2026 · local time (GMT-3) · Alagoas, Brazil Today, Wed, Oct 28 · GMT-3- High tides
- 4:44 am and 5:00 pm
- Major periods
- 11:51 pm–1:51 am and 12:22–2:22 pm
- Solunar activity
- Medium
- Sun
- 4:54 am–5:19 pm
Today, Wednesday, October 28, the best time to fish in Maceió is 4:50 pm to 5:40 pm, with the 5:00 pm high tide, sunset, a light onshore breeze and some swell. It's a good day (8/10). Today is the best day this week.
Your day in Maceió at a glance
The strip runs from midnight to midnight, local time. Night in gray, daylight in yellow; the blue curve is the tide; below, the solunar periods and the best windows.
Fishing forecast for the next 7 days
| Day | Rating | Best times | High tides | Moon |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Today | 8good day | 4:50–5:40 pm4:30–5:20 am | ▲ 4:44 am ▲ 5:00 pm | Waning gibbous |
| Thu 29 | 7good day | 4:50–5:40 pm4:30–5:20 am | ▲ 5:32 am ▲ 5:48 pm | Waning gibbous |
| Fri 30 | 4fair day | 11:40 am–1:40 pm12:00–1:10 am | ▲ 6:28 am ▲ 6:44 pm | Waning gibbous |
| Sat 31 | 6average day | 4:50–5:30 pm12:50–2:50 pm | ▲ 7:35 am ▲ 7:53 pm | Waning gibbous |
| Sun 1 | 6average day | 4:50–5:40 pm4:30–5:20 am | ▲ 8:57 am ▲ 9:18 pm | Last quarter |
| Mon 2 | 6average day | 4:50–5:40 pm4:30–5:20 am | ▲ 10:25 am ▲ 10:41 pm | Waning crescent |
| Tue 3 | 5average day | 4:50–5:40 pm4:30–6:20 am | ▲ 11:37 am ▲ 11:48 pm | Waning crescent |
Each day's rating comes from the tide, the solunar periods, the light and, when we have the forecast, the weather.
What can you catch in Maceió?
Sport fishing species with the most records within about 62 mi of Maceió: mutton snapper, common snook, lane snapper, gray snapper and permit.
- Mutton snapper Lutjanus analis · fish · 7 records Photo: Dan Schofield · CC BY 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
- Common snook Centropomus undecimalis · fish · 5 records Photo: Wikimedia Commons · public domain
- Lane snapper Lutjanus synagris · fish · 5 records Photo: SEFSC Pascagoula Laboratory; Collection of Brandi Noble… · public domain · Wikimedia Commons
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- Permit Trachinotus falcatus · fish · 4 records Photo: Brian.gratwicke · CC BY 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
- Goliath grouper Epinephelus itajara · fish · 3 records Photo: Albert kok · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
- Ladyfish Elops saurus · fish · 3 records Photo: Wikimedia Commons · public domain
There are too few sightings here to tell in which months each species is seen most.
These are sightings and catches recorded since 1970 (reports from divers and anglers, scientific surveys and museum collections), not a promise that you will catch them. The months come from sightings only, adjusted for how many there are each month; hatched months have too few to tell.
Source: GBIF.org, which also gathers OBIS data. Only records licensed CC0 or CC BY 4.0, from 1,130 datasets (retrieved October 24, 2026). Where the data comes from
Photos: each species' image on Wikidata (Wikimedia Commons) or, if there isn't one, one from GBIF; only licences that allow this use, each with its author and licence.
Piers, ramps and tackle shops nearby
Map: OpenFreeMap · © OpenMapTiles · © OpenStreetMap contributors
- Braskem 2.4 mi
- Marco dos Corais 2.7 mi
- Jetty 1.1 mi
- Jetty 1.3 mi
- Jetty 2.5 mi
- Motonautica Lagoa Clube 3.7 mi
- Marina Laguna 5.3 mi
- Porto de Maceió 1.2 mi
- Jota Pesca 0.3 mi
- Lagoamar pesca 0.5 mi
- Colônia de Pescadores Z16 Mesquita Braga 1.9 mi
- Tucuna Pesca 7.1 mi
Within 9.3 mi. A spot may be missing or closed. Open the map on OpenStreetMap · Missing one? Add it to OpenStreetMap
Spots: © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL) and Overture Maps.
Artificial reefs and wrecks to fish from a boat
Artificial reefs and wrecks draw fish, so they make good spots to fish from a boat. The nearest ones, within 16 mi.
Check the rules before you go: some have closed seasons, protected zones or banned gear. Wreck and reef positions are approximate and not for navigation; a wreck’s depth runs from the top of the hull to the seabed.
Wrecks: EMODnet Human Activities (AND-International), from UK Hydrographic Office data, CC BY 4.0. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
How we work out the best time
We score every moment of the day, every 10 minutes, with simple rules anglers have used for decades:
- Tide: 2 to 3.5 points in the hour before and the hour after each high and low tide. Spring tides (high coefficient) score more, because the water moves faster.
- Solunar: 2.5 points in the major periods (moon overhead or underfoot) and 1.5 in the minor ones (moonrise and moonset).
- Light: 2 points at dawn and dusk, from first light to the end of the morning golden hour and from the evening golden hour to the end of twilight.
- Weather: falling pressure adds 1 point and rising pressure takes 1 away; wind takes points away from force 4 (about 12 mph), up to 5 points in a gale; waves of 1.6 ft to 4.9 ft add half a point (they stir up the water) and from 8.2 ft they take points away (up to 4).
- Best windows: the stretches of 40 minutes to 3 hours with the most points, at least an hour apart.
- Day's rating out of 10: the best window (up to 5), the moon (up to 2, near new or full moon), the tide coefficient (up to 2) and whether a solunar period lines up with sunrise or sunset (1). Without a tide, we score out of 8 and scale it to 10. Good weather adds up to 1 point and bad weather pulls it down.
Today: best window 3.8 of 5, moon 1 of 2, coefficient 2 of 2 and lineup 0 of 1; the weather adds 1.
It's a guide, not a guarantee: fish don't read tide tables. Always check the sea conditions and local fishing rules before you go.
Learn more
Fishing rules in Maceió
Licenses, size limits, bag limits and closed seasons are set by the authorities and change often. We don't copy them here: check the official website before you go.
Questions about fishing in Maceió
What's the best time to fish in Maceió today?
4:50 pm to 5:40 pm, with the 5:00 pm high tide, sunset, a light onshore breeze and some swell. Also 4:30 am to 5:20 am. Today's rating: 8/10 (good day).
What about tomorrow? When's the best time to fish in Maceió?
Tomorrow, Thursday, October 29: 4:50 pm to 5:40 pm, with a rating of 7/10.
Which day this week is best for fishing in Maceió?
Wednesday, October 28, at 8/10. Its best window is 4:50 pm to 5:40 pm.
What can you catch in Maceió?
Sport fishing species with the most records within about 62 mi of Maceió: mutton snapper, common snook, lane snapper, gray snapper and permit. These are sightings and catches recorded in GBIF and OBIS, not a promise that you will catch them.
When are the solunar periods in Maceió today?
Major: 11:51 pm–1:51 am and 12:22–2:22 pm. Minor: 6:16–7:16 am and 7:30–8:30 pm. Solunar activity today: medium.
Does the tide affect fishing in Maceió?
Yes. Today high tide is at 4:44 am and 5:00 pm and low tide at 10:54 am and 11:18 pm, with a tide coefficient of 95 (spring tides). The hours around each tide change tend to fish best, because moving water carries food.
How is the rating worked out?
From the tide, the solunar periods, the light at dawn and dusk, the moon phase and, when we have the forecast, the pressure, the wind and the waves. Each factor gives a fixed number of points and the rating sums them up out of 10.
Does it take the weather into account?
Yes. During today's best window: steady pressure (29.94 inHg), light onshore wind (6 mph) and some swell (2.5 ft waves) to stir the water. Strong wind and big waves lower the rating; falling pressure raises it a little.
What are the fishing rules in Maceió?
Recreational fishing rules in Maceió (licenses, size limits, bag limits and closed seasons) are set by the authorities: Brazilian Ministry of Fisheries and Aquaculture. They change often: check the official website before you go.
More about Maceió today
Our own calculation: tide from FES2022 (AVISO/CNES), sun and moon with astronomy-engine and, when available, weather and sea from Open-Meteo (ECMWF, NOAA GFS and Copernicus Marine, CC BY 4.0). FES2022 Tide was produced by LEGOS, NOVELTIS and CLS, funded by CNES, and distributed by AVISO (https://doi.org/10.24400/527896/a01-2024.004), AVISO licence (https://www.aviso.altimetry.fr/fileadmin/documents/data/License_Aviso.pdf). Modified by TidePlanet: constants interpolated from the nearest model cells offshore; heights above mean sea level.