SYDNEY, NSW · BONDI BEACH
TODAY · 05:00

Bondi Beach fishing forecast

Hold.

Peak window opens 05:00 — 08:00. Swell 1.2m @ 9s SSE. Wind 4 m/s SSE.

BITE
58/100
SWELL
1.2 m
WATER
18.1°C
WIND
4 m/s

Bondi Beach (Sydney, NSW) is rated HOLD · 58/100 for fishing today; the best day in the next 7 is Thu, 20 Aug at 78/100. In season now: Snapper, Salmon, Trevally, Bream, Luderick, Tailor.

TODAY'S PEAK WINDOWS

3-hour blocks where wind, wave and solunar timing align best. Always check tide and conditions on the day.

05:00–08:00 · 80/10018:00–21:00 · 86/100

7-DAY OUTLOOK

Best day this week at Bondi Beach: Thu, 20 Aug at 78/100.

SUN · TODAY
16
HOLD 58 · 05:00
MON
17
HOLD 68
TUE
18
GO 73
WED
19
HOLD 68
THU
20
GO 78
FRI
21
GO 70
SAT
22
GO 70
Per-day detail
Sun, 16 Aug · HOLD
58 /100
Wind 4m/s SSE · Swell 1.2m @ 9s · Water 18.1°C · Rain 98%
Mon, 17 Aug · HOLD
68 /100
Wind 4m/s ESE · Swell 1.1m @ 8s · Water 18.1°C · Rain 100%
Tue, 18 Aug · GO
73 /100
Wind 3m/s ENE · Swell 1.0m @ 8s · Water 18.2°C · Rain 75%
Wed, 19 Aug · HOLD
68 /100
Wind 4m/s NNE · Swell 1.0m @ 8s · Water 18.2°C · Rain 36%
Thu, 20 Aug · GO
78 /100
Wind 3m/s N · Swell 0.9m @ 7s · Water 18.2°C · Rain 16%
Fri, 21 Aug · GO
70 /100
Wind 3m/s NW · Swell 0.7m @ 7s · Water 18.1°C · Rain 57%
Sat, 22 Aug · GO
70 /100
Wind 4m/s SSW · Swell 0.5m @ 7s · Water 18.2°C · Rain 41%

TIDES — FORT DENISON

Predicted from harmonic constituents at the Fort Denison tide station, 5.9 km away — high reliability.

Sun, 16 Aug

Low
04:24
0.36m
High
10:30
1.54m
Low
16:42
0.24m
High
23:06
1.53m

Mon, 17 Aug

Low
05:12
0.41m
High
11:12
1.41m
Low
17:18
0.35m
High
23:48
1.50m

WHAT'S IN SEASON

Species typically active in Sydney (NSW) waters for August. Verify current NSW DPI / Fisheries bag limits before keeping anything.

SnapperSalmonTrevallyBreamLuderickTailor

Related field guides

Deeper reading on the species, the tides, the safety, and the timing windows behind the forecast.

NEARBY · fishing rules

Verified from NSW DPIRD 2024-25 Recreational Saltwater Fishing Guide. Always carry the current PDF in your boat / on your phone, and check the DPI Fisheries site before fishing.

PARTIAL RESTRICTIONS · 1.8 km away
Bronte-Coogee Aquatic Reserve — Bronte → Coogee headlands

Line fishing permitted as long as bait is not collected. Spearfishing permitted EXCEPT in Clovelly Bay and Gordons Bay and between Shark Point and the southern headland of Gordons Bay.

Written by
Olli-Mikael Vaittinen, founder of Fishare, holding a yellowfin tuna boatside
Olli-Mikael Vaittinen

Olli-Mikael Vaittinen has fished his whole life. Fifteen years of fly fishing, guiding seasons on Norway's Lakselva — his favourite Atlantic salmon river — and a blue marlin landed in Vava'u, Tonga. Founder of Fishare — the app that puts the data behind the decisions every angler makes on the water.

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