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Bonefish should be the day — East or West End pancakes — one fish, on foot.

East and West End pancake flats. Big single bones on foot. A town to sleep in. The thinking wade.

  • ⚠ This brief is for 2026-10-02, not this morning. Wind is a forecast. Observed water versus the table is a today-only instrument.
6.6OF 10

Forecast

low confidence

Forecast brief for Friday, October 2. Back to this morning

Morning line

G. Bahama 6.6 on Friday, October 2. 7 mph SSE. Mostly clear. Scores are 1–10, not a bite.

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incoming · 0.58 ftModeled M2 · not a gauge

Wind

OPEN-METEO

NESW7MPH

From SSE · gust 8

Sky

OPEN-METEO

Clouds

Mostly clear

A 20% shower chance is not a cancel. A soaker is.

Moon

66% lit

Waning gibbous

neap range · 66%

Water

No gauge

Water

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48°92°

Today’s range 2.9 ft

incoming

0.58 ft modeled

Clock

Modeled M2

  • LowFri 4:00 AM · -1.39
  • HighFri 10:00 AM · 1.40
  • LowFri 4:00 PM · -1.41
  • HighFri 11:00 PM · 1.43
  • LowSat 5:00 AM · -1.46

Bahamas tides are modeled from lunar M2. Use them for windows, not a bar crossing.

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Next two weeks

Pulling the 14-day strip…

Where

  • West End pancakes

    hard flat · field manual · skinny

    6.7

    Big singles on foot. No push pole between you and the fish. Oct–June.

    • — hard flat on a incoming tide is a classic match.
    • — In-play: Bonefish.
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  • East End flats

    hard flat · field manual · skinny

    6.7

    Long walks. Hotel-based, which keeps it honest.

    • — hard flat on a incoming tide is a classic match.
    • — In-play: Bonefish.
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When

  • Incoming water

    9.7

    Fri 8:00 AM → Fri 12:00 PM

    Moving water in the right part of the day.

  • Outgoing water

    9.4

    Fri 11:00 AM → Fri 6:00 PM

    Water is moving, but the clock is against you — heat or dark.

  • Incoming water

    9.4

    Fri 5:00 PM → Sat 12:00 AM

    Moving water in the right part of the day.

  • Outgoing water

    8.3

    Sat 12:00 AM → Sat 7:00 AM

    Water is moving, but the clock is against you — heat or dark.

  • Incoming water

    9.7

    Sat 6:00 AM → Sat 1:00 PM

    Moving water in the right part of the day.

Why — and who

  • — Tide is incoming (modeled — no NOAA gauge on this water).
  • — Mostly clear. Clouds steal the window on bones and permit.
  • — Wind 7 mph SSE. Castable. Sight-fishing is on if the sun is out.
  • — Waning gibbous moon — neap tide range. Sight water often prefers a moderate range and clean water over a huge spring.

Bonefish

Albula vulpes

6.6

Thermal window

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64°92°

Present, not peak. This tide stage (incoming) matches how they hunt.

Bahamas: treat as C&R. Flats licensing has been tightening — verify before you wade.

Jack crevalle

Caranx hippos

5.8

Thermal window

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64°94°

Bycatch and beach noise — not the reason you came. Present, not peak. This tide stage (incoming) matches how they hunt.

Treat as incidental. Not why you booked the flat.

Great barracuda

Sphyraena barracuda

5.8

Thermal window

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66°92°

Bycatch and beach noise — not the reason you came. Present, not peak. This tide stage (incoming) matches how they hunt.

Treat big cuda as catch-and-release. Not why you booked the flat.

Regs citedBahamas flats and bonefish rules · current Bahamas guidance · rolls in 7 days. Catch-and-release is the culture on the bonefish flats. No NOAA gauge. No invented holes.