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Fishing · Southern California

Fishing in Catalina Island

Live conditions, bite score, tide and moon timing for rod-and-reel fishing in Santa Catalina Island, CA. Open the app for a live verdict, tappable factor breakdown, and a 10-day forecast — free, no signup needed.

Current conditions snapshot (updated hourly)
Water
65°F
Wind
8 kts
Wave
3.4 ft
Swell
3.0 ft
Period
5.7s
Snapshot at build time. Live values, factor breakdowns, and 10-day forecast live in the app.

About Catalina Island

The best spearfishing island in California. Kelp forests on the front side, bluewater pelagic shots on the back side. Short ferry from LA/OC.

Notable species

Catalina Island is known for:

YellowtailWhite SeabassCalico BassSheepheadBlack Seabass

What Submarius shows for Catalina Island

  • Verdict score (0–10). Aggregates wind, swell, tide, moon, and barometric trend into one decisive number.
  • Best window. The 2–3 hour stretch each day when conditions peak.
  • 10-day forecast. Auto-scaled line graph showing which day this week is trending good.
  • Bite score. Tide stage, moon phase, solunar windows, and pressure trend combined into a 0–10 predictor.
  • Free, anonymous. Check conditions with location on — no signup until you want to save spots or post reports.

Safety in the water

Submarius ships OCEARCH tagged-shark alerts, community shark sightings, SOS, and buddy GPS sharing — permanently free, regardless of subscription tier. For Catalina Island specifically, the app shows any recent tagged sharks within range and lets you enable push notifications for sightings on your active tiles.

Ready to check Catalina Island conditions?

Live data. Five-second verdict. No signup.