NEW ZEALAND · WELLINGTON
TODAY · 05:00

Wellington fishing forecast

Wait.

Peak window opens 05:00 — 08:00. Swell 3.6m @ 8s S. Wind 16 m/s S.

BITE
0/100
SWELL
3.6 m
WATER
13.1°C
WIND
16 m/s

Wellington (New Zealand) is rated WAIT · 0/100 for fishing today; the best day in the next 7 is Thu, 20 Aug at 28/100. In season now: Snapper, Hapuku, Trevally, Bluenose, Gurnard.

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 · 17/10018:00–21:00 · 20/100

7-DAY OUTLOOK

Best day this week at Wellington: Thu, 20 Aug at 28/100.

SUN · TODAY
16
WAIT 0 · 05:00
MON
17
WAIT 0
TUE
18
WAIT 0
WED
19
WAIT 0
THU
20
WAIT 28
FRI
21
WAIT 25
SAT
22
WAIT 28
Per-day detail
Sun, 16 Aug · WAIT
0 /100
Wind 16m/s S · Swell 3.6m @ 8s · Water 13.1°C · Rain 100%
Mon, 17 Aug · WAIT
0 /100
Wind 12m/s S · Swell 2.8m @ 9s · Water 12.6°C · Rain 49%
Tue, 18 Aug · WAIT
0 /100
Wind 14m/s SSW · Swell 5.1m @ 10s · Water 12.4°C · Rain 80%
Wed, 19 Aug · WAIT
0 /100
Wind 12m/s S · Swell 5.0m @ 11s · Water 12.2°C · Rain 61%
Thu, 20 Aug · WAIT
28 /100
Wind 5m/s N · Swell 2.1m @ 11s · Water 12.2°C · Rain 8%
Fri, 21 Aug · WAIT
25 /100
Wind 10m/s NNW · Swell 1.9m @ 12s · Water 12.3°C · Rain 4%
Sat, 22 Aug · WAIT
28 /100
Wind 11m/s NNW · Swell 1.7m @ 9s · Water 12.5°C · Rain 6%

TIDES — WELLINGTON

Predicted from harmonic constituents at the Wellington tide station, 0.4 km away — high reliability.

Sun, 16 Aug

Low
02:12
0.25m
High
08:24
1.29m
Low
14:42
0.26m
High
20:48
1.28m

Mon, 17 Aug

Low
02:12
0.25m
High
08:24
1.29m
Low
14:42
0.26m
High
20:48
1.28m

WHAT'S IN SEASON

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

SnapperHapukuTrevallyBluenoseGurnard
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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