Fishing · Mid-Atlantic

Fishing in Virginia Beach

Chesapeake Bay mouth fishing for striped bass, offshore to the Norfolk Canyon for tuna and billfish. Beach surf-casting for flounder and red drum.

Live conditions, bite score, tide and moon timing for rod-and-reel fishing in Virginia Beach, VA. Open the app for a live verdict and a tappable factor breakdown, free, no signup. Pro extends the forecast to 8 days.

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Conditions snapshot: Oct 5, 2026

Water

71°F

Wind

7 kts

Wave

3.4 ft

Swell

2.0 ft

Period

5.3s

Snapshot from Oct 5, 2026. Live values, factor breakdowns, and 8-day forecast in the app.

Notable species

Virginia Beach is known for:

Striped BassFlounderRed DrumYellowfin TunaCobia

What Submarius shows for Virginia Beach

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.
8-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 Virginia Beach specifically, the app shows any recent tagged sharks within range and lets you enable push notifications for sightings on your active tiles.