NSW · WOLLONGONG
TODAY · 05:00

Wollongong fishing forecast

Hold.

Peak window opens 05:00 — 08:00. Swell 1.2m @ 9s SE. Wind 4 m/s S.

BITE
60/100
SWELL
1.2 m
WATER
17.8°C
WIND
4 m/s

Wollongong (NSW) is rated HOLD · 60/100 for fishing today; the best day in the next 7 is Thu, 20 Aug at 73/100. 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 · 85/100

7-DAY OUTLOOK

Best day this week at Wollongong: Thu, 20 Aug at 73/100.

SUN · TODAY
16
HOLD 60 · 05:00
MON
17
HOLD 65
TUE
18
HOLD 68
WED
19
HOLD 68
THU
20
GO 73
FRI
21
HOLD 68
SAT
22
HOLD 60
Per-day detail
Sun, 16 Aug · HOLD
60 /100
Wind 4m/s S · Swell 1.2m @ 9s · Water 17.8°C · Rain 96%
Mon, 17 Aug · HOLD
65 /100
Wind 3m/s S · Swell 1.1m @ 8s · Water 17.8°C · Rain 78%
Tue, 18 Aug · HOLD
68 /100
Wind 3m/s SW · Swell 1.0m @ 8s · Water 17.9°C · Rain 69%
Wed, 19 Aug · HOLD
68 /100
Wind 5m/s NNE · Swell 0.9m @ 8s · Water 18.0°C · Rain 33%
Thu, 20 Aug · GO
73 /100
Wind 3m/s NNW · Swell 0.9m @ 7s · Water 18.0°C · Rain 59%
Fri, 21 Aug · HOLD
68 /100
Wind 3m/s NW · Swell 0.6m @ 7s · Water 17.9°C · Rain 65%
Sat, 22 Aug · HOLD
60 /100
Wind 4m/s SW · Swell 0.5m @ 6s · Water 18.1°C · Rain 41%

TIDES — PORT KEMBLA

Predicted from harmonic constituents at the Port Kembla tide station, 5.6 km away — high reliability.

Sun, 16 Aug

Low
04:24
0.41m
High
10:24
1.53m
Low
16:42
0.26m
High
23:06
1.52m

Mon, 17 Aug

Low
05:12
0.45m
High
11:12
1.40m
Low
17:18
0.37m
High
23:48
1.49m

WHAT'S IN SEASON

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

SnapperSalmonTrevallyBreamLuderickTailor

Related field guides

Deeper reading on the species, the tides, the safety, and the timing windows behind the forecast.

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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