MELBOURNE, VIC · PORT PHILLIP · MELBOURNE
TODAY · 05:00

Port Phillip · Melbourne fishing forecast

Hold.

Peak window opens 05:00 — 08:00. Swell 0.4m @ 9s S. Wind 2 m/s SW.

BITE
60/100
SWELL
0.4 m
WATER
12.5°C
WIND
2 m/s

Port Phillip · Melbourne (Melbourne, VIC) is rated HOLD · 60/100 for fishing today; the best day in the next 7 is Sun, 16 Aug at 60/100. In season now: Snapper, Salmon, Whiting, Mulloway, 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 · 75/10017:00–20:00 · 77/100

7-DAY OUTLOOK

Best day this week at Port Phillip · Melbourne: Sun, 16 Aug at 60/100.

SUN · TODAY
16
HOLD 60 · 05:00
MON
17
HOLD 60
TUE
18
HOLD 50
WED
19
HOLD 53
THU
20
HOLD 60
FRI
21
HOLD 60
SAT
22
HOLD 60
Per-day detail
Sun, 16 Aug · HOLD
60 /100
Wind 2m/s SW · Swell 0.4m @ 9s · Water 12.5°C · Rain 0%
Mon, 17 Aug · HOLD
60 /100
Wind 2m/s S · Swell 0.2m @ 9s · Water 12.6°C · Rain 0%
Tue, 18 Aug · HOLD
50 /100
Wind 4m/s NNE · Swell 0.2m @ 8s · Water 12.9°C · Rain 5%
Wed, 19 Aug · HOLD
53 /100
Wind 7m/s NNE · Swell 0.6m @ 4s · Water 12.6°C · Rain 67%
Thu, 20 Aug · HOLD
60 /100
Wind 4m/s NW · Swell 0.2m @ 7s · Water 13.1°C · Rain 31%
Fri, 21 Aug · HOLD
60 /100
Wind 4m/s WNW · Swell 0.2m @ 7s · Water 13.2°C · Rain 19%
Sat, 22 Aug · HOLD
60 /100
Wind 2m/s W · Swell 0.3m @ 8s · Water 13.2°C · Rain 12%

TIDES — MELBOURNE WILLIAMSTOWN

Predicted from harmonic constituents at the Melbourne Williamstown tide station, 7.1 km away — high reliability.

Sun, 16 Aug

High
05:00
0.83m
Low
11:30
0.19m
High
17:24
0.76m
Low
23:36
0.21m

Mon, 17 Aug

High
05:42
0.83m
Low
12:12
0.15m
High
18:18
0.78m

WHAT'S IN SEASON

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

SnapperSalmonWhitingMullowayTailor
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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