Best time to fish in Cândido Mendes
Today, Thursday, October 29, 2026 · local time (GMT-3) · Maranhão, Brazil Today, Thu, Oct 29 · GMT-3- Major periods
- 1:36–3:36 am and 2:09–4:09 pm
- Minor periods
- 8:19–9:19 am and 8:59–9:59 pm
- Solunar activity
- Medium
- Sun
- 5:42 am–5:51 pm
Today, Thursday, October 29, the best time to fish in Cândido Mendes is 1:40 am to 3:40 am, with a major period, a light onshore breeze and some swell. It's an average day (5/10). The best day this week is Sunday, November 1, at 9/10.
We don't have a tide station close enough to Cândido Mendes, so the tide doesn't count in the rating: it comes from the solunar periods, the light and the weather.
Your day in Cândido Mendes at a glance
The strip runs from midnight to midnight, local time. Night in gray, daylight in yellow; below, the solunar periods and the best windows.
Fishing forecast for the next 7 days
| Day | Rating | Best times | Moon |
|---|---|---|---|
| Today | 5average day | 1:40–3:40 am5:20–6:10 am | Waning gibbous |
| Fri 30 | 4fair day | 3:10–6:10 pm2:40–4:40 am | Waning gibbous |
| Sat 31 | 8good day | 5:20–6:10 pm3:40–5:40 am | Waning gibbous |
| Sun 1 | 9great day | 5:20–6:10 am5:20–6:10 pm | Last quarter |
| Mon 2 | 6average day | 5:40–7:40 am5:20–8:00 pm | Waning crescent |
| Tue 3 | 4fair day | 5:20–8:20 am6:50–8:50 pm | Waning crescent |
| Wed 4 | 5average day | 7:10–9:10 am7:30–9:30 pm | Waning crescent |
Each day's rating comes from the solunar periods, the light and, when we have the forecast, the weather (the tide doesn't count here).
What can you catch in Cândido Mendes?
Sport fishing species with the most records within about 62 mi of Cândido Mendes: whitemouth croaker, southern kingfish, common snook and crevalle jack.
- Whitemouth croaker Micropogonias furnieri · fish · 9 records Photo: Cláudio D. Timm · CC BY 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons
- Southern kingfish Menticirrhus americanus · fish · 9 records Photo: Cláudio D. Timm · CC BY 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons
- Common snook Centropomus undecimalis · fish · 6 records Photo: Wikimedia Commons · public domain
- Crevalle jack Caranx hippos · fish · 4 records Photo: Caio Henrique G. Cutrim · CC BY 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
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.
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:
- 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 2.4 of 5, moon 1 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 Cândido Mendes
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 Cândido Mendes
What's the best time to fish in Cândido Mendes today?
1:40 am to 3:40 am, with a major period, a light onshore breeze and some swell. Also 5:20 am to 6:10 am and 2:10 pm to 4:10 pm. Today's rating: 5/10 (average day).
What about tomorrow? When's the best time to fish in Cândido Mendes?
Tomorrow, Friday, October 30: 3:10 pm to 6:10 pm, with a rating of 4/10.
Which day this week is best for fishing in Cândido Mendes?
Sunday, November 1, at 9/10. Its best window is 5:20 am to 6:10 am.
What can you catch in Cândido Mendes?
Sport fishing species with the most records within about 62 mi of Cândido Mendes: whitemouth croaker, southern kingfish, common snook and crevalle jack. These are sightings and catches recorded in GBIF and OBIS, not a promise that you will catch them.
When are the solunar periods in Cândido Mendes today?
Major: 1:36–3:36 am and 2:09–4:09 pm. Minor: 8:19–9:19 am and 8:59–9:59 pm. Solunar activity today: medium.
Does the tide affect fishing in Cândido Mendes?
We leave it out: there's no tide station close enough to Cândido Mendes to give reliable tide times. Where the tide is noticeable, the hours before and after high and low tide tend to fish best.
How is the rating worked out?
From 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. The tide doesn't count here: without it, we score out of 8 and scale it to 10.
Does it take the weather into account?
Yes. During today's best window: steady pressure (29.85 inHg), light onshore wind (5 mph) and some swell (2.0 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 Cândido Mendes?
Recreational fishing rules in Cândido Mendes (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 Cândido Mendes today
Our own calculation: 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).