TOWNSVILLE, QLD · TOWNSVILLE
TODAY · 05:00

Hold.

Peak window opens 05:00 — 08:00. Swell 1.3m @ 5s E. Wind 7 m/s ESE.

BITE
50/100
SWELL
1.3 m
WATER
22.6°C
WIND
7 m/s

Townsville (Townsville, QLD) is rated HOLD · 50/100 for fishing today; the best day in the next 7 is Fri, 19 June at 78/100. In season now: Spanish mackerel, Yellowfin tuna, Wahoo, Coral trout, Sailfish.

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 · 81/10009:00–12:00 · 72/100

7-DAY OUTLOOK

Best day this week at Townsville: Fri, 19 June at 78/100.

WED · TODAY
17
HOLD 50 · 05:00
THU
18
HOLD 68
FRI
19
GO 78
SAT
20
GO 73
SUN
21
GO 73
MON
22
GO 75
TUE
23
HOLD 65
Per-day detail
Wed, 17 June · HOLD
50 /100
Wind 7m/s ESE · Swell 1.3m @ 5s · Water 22.6°C · Rain 8%
Thu, 18 June · HOLD
68 /100
Wind 5m/s ESE · Swell 1.0m @ 5s · Water 22.6°C · Rain 14%
Fri, 19 June · GO
78 /100
Wind 4m/s ESE · Swell 0.5m @ 5s · Water 22.7°C · Rain 16%
Sat, 20 June · GO
73 /100
Wind 3m/s ESE · Swell 0.4m @ 5s · Water 23.0°C · Rain 37%
Sun, 21 June · GO
73 /100
Wind 3m/s SE · Swell 0.5m @ 5s · Water 23.0°C · Rain 37%
Mon, 22 June · GO
75 /100
Wind 3m/s SE · Swell 0.8m @ 5s · Water 23.1°C · Rain 18%
Tue, 23 June · HOLD
65 /100
Wind 6m/s ESE · Swell 1.0m @ 5s · Water 23.1°C · Rain 14%

TIDES — TOWNSVILLE

Predicted from harmonic constituents at the Townsville tide station, 2 km away — high reliability.

Wed, 17 June

Low
04:12
0.59m
High
10:48
3.24m
Low
17:24
1.18m
High
22:48
2.56m

Thu, 18 June

Low
05:06
0.77m
High
11:42
3.08m
Low
18:30
1.29m
High
23:42
2.39m

WHAT'S IN SEASON

Species typically active in Townsville (QLD) waters for June. Verify current QLD DPI / Fisheries bag limits before keeping anything.

Spanish mackerelYellowfin tunaWahooCoral troutSailfish
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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