CENTRAL COAST, NSW · DORA CREEK
TODAY · 05:00

Dora Creek fishing forecast

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Peak window opens 05:00 — 08:00. Swell 1.3m @ 9s SSE. Wind 4 m/s S.

BITE
40/100
SWELL
1.3 m
WATER
18.1°C
WIND
4 m/s

Dora Creek (Central Coast, NSW) is rated WAIT · 40/100 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 · 81/10017:00–20:00 · 72/100

7-DAY OUTLOOK

Best day this week at Dora Creek: Thu, 20 Aug at 78/100.

SUN · TODAY
16
WAIT 40 · 05:00
MON
17
HOLD 58
TUE
18
GO 73
WED
19
GO 73
THU
20
GO 78
FRI
21
GO 75
SAT
22
GO 78
Per-day detail
Sun, 16 Aug · WAIT
40 /100
Wind 4m/s S · Swell 1.3m @ 9s · Water 18.1°C · Rain 96%
Mon, 17 Aug · HOLD
58 /100
Wind 4m/s SSE · Swell 1.3m @ 8s · Water 18.1°C · Rain 77%
Tue, 18 Aug · GO
73 /100
Wind 3m/s SE · Swell 1.2m @ 8s · Water 18.2°C · Rain 77%
Wed, 19 Aug · GO
73 /100
Wind 3m/s NE · Swell 1.1m @ 9s · Water 18.3°C · Rain 65%
Thu, 20 Aug · GO
78 /100
Wind 3m/s NNW · Swell 0.9m @ 8s · Water 18.3°C · Rain 17%
Fri, 21 Aug · GO
75 /100
Wind 4m/s NW · Swell 0.7m @ 7s · Water 18.2°C · Rain 41%
Sat, 22 Aug · GO
78 /100
Wind 3m/s SW · Swell 0.5m @ 7s · Water 18.3°C · Rain 45%

TIDES — NEWCASTLE

Predicted from harmonic constituents at the Newcastle tide station, 30.9 km away — medium reliability — bay geometry may shift the prediction by 10–30 minutes.

Sun, 16 Aug

Low
04:30
0.40m
High
10:30
1.53m
Low
16:48
0.25m
High
23:06
1.54m

Mon, 17 Aug

Low
05:18
0.45m
High
11:12
1.40m
Low
17:18
0.36m
High
23:48
1.51m

WHAT'S IN SEASON

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

SnapperSalmonTrevallyBreamLuderickTailor
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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