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Last reading 42 min ago

Barometric pressure at Springmaid Pier

Fish feel a pressure change before you do. The direction of the line matters far more than where it sits.

How it feeds the bite score

Current pressure

1015.0 mb

1.8 mb above standard

Trend

Unknown

Steady — fish settle into a predictable routine

3-hour change

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A move of 3 mb or more in three hours is worth acting on

Last 72 hours

21 readings for Springmaid Pier over the window, ranging 1015.0–1018.6 mb. Pressure fell 3.0 mb across the period, ending at 1015.0 mb 42 min ago — 1.8 mb above standard sea-level pressure.
Show the readings as a table
Barometric pressure readings in millibars
TimePressure
Aug 20 9 AM1018.0 mb
Aug 20 10 AM1018.6 mb
Aug 20 11 AM1018.6 mb
Aug 20 12 PM1018.3 mb
Aug 20 1 PM1017.7 mb
Aug 20 2 PM1016.8 mb
Aug 20 3 PM1016.2 mb
Aug 20 4 PM1015.8 mb
Aug 20 5 PM1015.4 mb
Aug 20 6 PM1016.4 mb
Aug 20 7 PM1016.4 mb
Aug 20 8 PM1016.8 mb
Aug 20 9 PM1017.3 mb
Aug 20 10 PM1017.1 mb
Aug 20 11 PM1017.1 mb
Aug 21 1 AM1017.0 mb
Aug 21 1 AM1016.5 mb
Aug 21 2 AM1016.2 mb
Aug 22 2 PM1015.7 mb
Aug 22 3 PM1015.5 mb
Aug 22 4 PM1015.0 mb

Recent readings

The twelve most recent entries, newest first.

Most recent barometric pressure readings at Springmaid Pier
WhenPressure3-hour changeTrend
Aug 22, 2026 4:00 PM1015.0 mb—unknown
Aug 22, 2026 3:00 PM1015.5 mb—unknown
Aug 22, 2026 2:36 PM1015.7 mb—unknown
Aug 21, 2026 2:54 AM1016.2 mb-0.9 mbfalling
Aug 21, 2026 1:54 AM1016.5 mb-0.6 mbfalling
Aug 21, 2026 1:00 AM1017.0 mb-0.3 mbsteady
Aug 20, 2026 11:54 PM1017.1 mb+0.3 mbsteady
Aug 20, 2026 10:54 PM1017.1 mb+0.7 mbrising
Aug 20, 2026 9:54 PM1017.3 mb+0.9 mbrising
Aug 20, 2026 8:54 PM1016.8 mb+1.4 mbrising
Aug 20, 2026 7:54 PM1016.4 mb+0.6 mbrising
Aug 20, 2026 6:54 PM1016.4 mb+0.2 mbsteady

Reading the barometer

A falling barometer means a front is on the way. Fish tend to feed ahead of it, which is why the few hours before the weather turns can be the best of the week. Once the front passes and the pressure climbs again, the bite usually goes quiet for a day.

Standard sea-level pressure is 1013.25 mb. Anything from about 1005 to 1020 mb is ordinary here. What matters is the slope: a 3 mb drop over three hours is a real signal, a 0.4 mb wobble is noise.

Pressure is one of several inputs to this pier's bite score. Compare it against the tide table before you commit to a time.

Readings come from the National Weather Service gridded forecast for ILM, not from a barometer on the pier. All times Eastern.