QLD · WEIPA
TODAY · 05:00

Weipa fishing forecast

Hold.

Peak window opens 05:00 — 08:00. Swell 0.3m @ 2s ESE. Wind 6 m/s ESE.

BITE
55/100
SWELL
0.3 m
WATER
26.5°C
WIND
6 m/s

Weipa (QLD) is rated HOLD · 55/100 for fishing today; the best day in the next 7 is Wed, 19 Aug at 58/100. In season now: Threadfin salmon, Queenfish, Trevally, Spanish mackerel, 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 · 75/10017:00–20:00 · 73/100

7-DAY OUTLOOK

Best day this week at Weipa: Wed, 19 Aug at 58/100.

SUN · TODAY
16
HOLD 55 · 05:00
MON
17
HOLD 55
TUE
18
HOLD 55
WED
19
HOLD 58
THU
20
HOLD 55
FRI
21
HOLD 55
SAT
22
HOLD 55
Per-day detail
Sun, 16 Aug · HOLD
55 /100
Wind 6m/s ESE · Swell 0.3m @ 2s · Water 26.5°C · Rain 6%
Mon, 17 Aug · HOLD
55 /100
Wind 7m/s ESE · Swell 0.3m @ 2s · Water 26.3°C · Rain 2%
Tue, 18 Aug · HOLD
55 /100
Wind 6m/s ESE · Swell 0.3m @ 2s · Water 26.3°C · Rain 0%
Wed, 19 Aug · HOLD
58 /100
Wind 6m/s ESE · Swell 0.3m @ 2s · Water 26.1°C · Rain 33%
Thu, 20 Aug · HOLD
55 /100
Wind 6m/s ESE · Swell 0.3m @ 2s · Water 26.0°C · Rain 16%
Fri, 21 Aug · HOLD
55 /100
Wind 6m/s E · Swell 0.3m @ 2s · Water 26.0°C · Rain 6%
Sat, 22 Aug · HOLD
55 /100
Wind 5m/s E · Swell 0.2m @ 2s · Water 26.2°C · Rain 0%

TIDES — WEIPA HUMBUG POINT

Predicted from harmonic constituents at the Weipa Humbug Point tide station, 5.1 km away — high reliability.

Sun, 16 Aug

Low
00:30
0.90m
High
07:12
2.44m
Low
13:18
1.48m
High
18:24
2.20m

Mon, 17 Aug

Low
01:06
1.09m
High
07:30
2.45m
Low
14:06
1.35m
High
19:18
2.09m

WHAT'S IN SEASON

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

Threadfin salmonQueenfishTrevallySpanish mackerelCoral 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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