Best time to fish in Bayahibe
Today, Wednesday, October 28, 2026 · local time (AST) · La Altagracia, Dominican Republic Today, Wed, Oct 28 · AST- Major periods
- 1:09–3:09 am and 1:41–3:41 pm
- Minor periods
- 8:34–9:34 am and 7:46–8:46 pm
- Solunar activity
- Medium
- Sun
- 6:33 am–6:05 pm
Today, Wednesday, October 28, the best time to fish in Bayahibe is 1:40 pm to 3:40 pm, with a major period and some swell. It's an average day (5/10). The best day this week is Saturday, October 31, at 8/10.
We don't have a tide station close enough to Bayahibe, so the tide doesn't count in the rating: it comes from the solunar periods, the light and the weather.
Your day in Bayahibe 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 pm1:10–3:10 am | Waning gibbous |
| Thu 29 | 5average day | 2:50–4:50 pm2:10–4:10 am | Waning gibbous |
| Fri 30 | 6average day | 3:50–5:50 pm3:20–5:20 am | Waning gibbous |
| Sat 31 | 8good day | 5:30–6:30 pm4:20–7:00 am | Waning gibbous |
| Sun 1 | 8good day | 6:10–7:10 am5:40–6:30 pm | Last quarter |
| Mon 2 | 8good day | 6:10–7:10 am5:40–8:40 pm | Waning crescent |
| Tue 3 | 6average day | 7:00–9:00 am7:20–9:20 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 Bayahibe?
Sport fishing species with the most records within about 62 mi of Bayahibe: swordfish, great barracuda, yellowtail snapper, bigeye tuna and mahi-mahi.
- Swordfish Xiphias gladius · fish · 79 records Photo: vtzanatos · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
- JanJ
- FebF
- MarM
- AprA
- MayM
- JunJ
- JulJ
- AugA
- SepS
- OctO
- NovN
- DecD
- Great barracuda Sphyraena barracuda · fish · 24 records Photo: Diego Delso · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
- JanJ
- FebF
- MarM
- AprA
- MayM
- JunJ
- JulJ
- AugA
- SepS
- OctO
- NovN
- DecD
- Yellowtail snapper Ocyurus chrysurus · fish · 23 records Photo: Fred Hsu ( Wikipedia:User:Fredhsu on en.wikipedia ) · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
- JanJ
- FebF
- MarM
- AprA
- MayM
- JunJ
- JulJ
- AugA
- SepS
- OctO
- NovN
- DecD
- Bigeye tuna Thunnus obesus · fish · 14 records Photo: Allen Shimada, NOAA NMFS OST · public domain · Wikimedia Commons
Too few sightings to tell the months
- Mahi-mahi Coryphaena hippurus · fish · 14 records Photo: Nick Tobler (Cowturtle) · CC BY 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Too few sightings to tell the months
- Yellowfin tuna Thunnus albacares · fish · 13 records Photo: OAR/National Undersea Research Program (NURP) · public domain · Wikimedia Commons
Too few sightings to tell the months
- Rainbow runner Elagatis bipinnulata · fish · 12 records Photo: Shannon Rankin, NOAA · public domain · Wikimedia Commons
Too few sightings to tell the months
- Albacore Thunnus alalunga · fish · 7 records Photo: Wikimedia Commons · public domain
Too few sightings to tell the months
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
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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 2.8 of 5, moon 1 of 2 and lineup 0 of 1; the weather adds 0.5.
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 Bayahibe
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 Bayahibe
What's the best time to fish in Bayahibe today?
1:40 pm to 3:40 pm, with a major period and some swell. Also 1:10 am to 3:10 am and 5:30 pm to 6:30 pm. Today's rating: 5/10 (average day).
What about tomorrow? When's the best time to fish in Bayahibe?
Tomorrow, Thursday, October 29: 2:50 pm to 4:50 pm, with a rating of 5/10.
Which day this week is best for fishing in Bayahibe?
Saturday, October 31, at 8/10. Its best window is 5:30 pm to 6:30 pm.
What can you catch in Bayahibe?
Sport fishing species with the most records within about 62 mi of Bayahibe: swordfish, great barracuda, yellowtail snapper, bigeye tuna and mahi-mahi. These are sightings and catches recorded in GBIF and OBIS, not a promise that you will catch them.
When are the solunar periods in Bayahibe today?
Major: 1:09–3:09 am and 1:41–3:41 pm. Minor: 8:34–9:34 am and 7:46–8:46 pm. Solunar activity today: medium.
Does the tide affect fishing in Bayahibe?
We leave it out: there's no tide station close enough to Bayahibe 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 (29.91 inHg), light cross-shore wind (8 mph) and some swell (1.8 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 Bayahibe?
Recreational fishing rules in Bayahibe (licenses, size limits, bag limits and closed seasons) are set by the authorities: Dominican Council of Fisheries and Aquaculture. They change often: check the official website before you go.
More about Bayahibe 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).