NT · DARWIN
TODAY · 05:00

Darwin fishing forecast

Hold.

Peak window opens 05:00 — 08:00. Swell 0.2m @ 3s N. Wind 6 m/s NNW.

BITE
58/100
SWELL
0.2 m
WATER
27.9°C
WIND
6 m/s

Darwin (NT) is rated HOLD · 58/100 for fishing today; the best day in the next 7 is Sun, 16 Aug at 58/100. In season now: Threadfin salmon, Queenfish, Spanish mackerel, Black jewfish, Coral trout.

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 · 75/10018:00–21:00 · 75/100

7-DAY OUTLOOK

Best day this week at Darwin: Sun, 16 Aug at 58/100.

SUN · TODAY
16
HOLD 58 · 05:00
MON
17
HOLD 55
TUE
18
HOLD 55
WED
19
HOLD 55
THU
20
HOLD 55
FRI
21
HOLD 55
SAT
22
HOLD 55
Per-day detail
Sun, 16 Aug · HOLD
58 /100
Wind 6m/s NNW · Swell 0.2m @ 3s · Water 27.9°C · Rain 43%
Mon, 17 Aug · HOLD
55 /100
Wind 6m/s NE · Swell 0.2m @ 3s · Water 27.9°C · Rain 0%
Tue, 18 Aug · HOLD
55 /100
Wind 7m/s ENE · Swell 0.2m @ 3s · Water 27.9°C · Rain 31%
Wed, 19 Aug · HOLD
55 /100
Wind 7m/s ENE · Swell 0.3m @ 3s · Water 27.9°C · Rain 2%
Thu, 20 Aug · HOLD
55 /100
Wind 5m/s E · Swell 0.2m @ 3s · Water 27.8°C · Rain 0%
Fri, 21 Aug · HOLD
55 /100
Wind 4m/s ENE · Swell 0.2m @ 3s · Water 27.9°C · Rain 10%
Sat, 22 Aug · HOLD
55 /100
Wind 6m/s NE · Swell 0.2m @ 3s · Water 28.0°C · Rain 6%

TIDES — DARWIN

Predicted from harmonic constituents at the Darwin tide station, 0.6 km away — high reliability.

Sun, 16 Aug

Low
01:42
1.09m
High
07:42
7.03m
Low
13:48
1.48m
High
19:54
7.50m

Mon, 17 Aug

Low
02:12
1.11m
High
08:18
6.90m
Low
14:18
1.92m
High
20:24
7.14m

WHAT'S IN SEASON

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

Threadfin salmonQueenfishSpanish mackerelBlack jewfishCoral trout
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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