Sydney Fishing Report · Week of 12 May 2026

BEST DAY: FRI, 15 MAY · 73/100

Auto-generated bite forecast for 5 hero Sydney spots — Manly, Bondi, Cronulla, Long Reef, Palm Beach, La Perouse, Sydney Heads, Wollongong. Updated every Friday morning. Free, no account required.

7-DAY BITE FORECAST

Region-wide score, averaged across the eight hero spots. The best day is highlighted; tap any spot below for a deeper read.

Tue
48
MAYBE
Wed
40
SKIP
Thu
58
MAYBE
Fri
73
GO
Sat
63
MAYBE
Sun
53
MAYBE
Mon
58
MAYBE
Tue, 12 May · MAYBE
48 /100
Wind 5m/s SSE · Swell 1.5m @ 10s · Water 20.4°C · Rain 51%
Wed, 13 May · SKIP
40 /100
Wind 4m/s SE · Swell 1.4m @ 8s · Water 20.5°C · Rain 92%
Thu, 14 May · MAYBE
58 /100
Wind 4m/s SSE · Swell 1.4m @ 8s · Water 20.5°C · Rain 72%
Fri, 15 May · GO
73 /100
Wind 3m/s S · Swell 1.1m @ 8s · Water 20.7°C · Rain 65%
Sat, 16 May · MAYBE
63 /100
Wind 3m/s W · Swell 1.2m @ 8s · Water 20.9°C · Rain 29%
Sun, 17 May · MAYBE
53 /100
Wind 4m/s E · Swell 1.5m @ 8s · Water 20.9°C · Rain 26%
Mon, 18 May · MAYBE
58 /100
Wind 2m/s W · Swell 1.7m @ 9s · Water 21.0°C · Rain 62%

TOP SPOTS RIGHT NOW

Hero spots ranked by today's bite score. Click for the full per-spot read.

Spot
Score
Water
Swell
Wind
01
Sydney Harbour
53/100
20.4°
1.5m
5m/s
02
Manly Beach
53/100
20.8°
1.4m
6m/s
03
Bondi Beach
53/100
20.4°
1.5m
5m/s
04
Cronulla
53/100
20.4°
2.0m
6m/s
05
Wollongong
40/100
20.2°
1.4m
5m/s

TODAY'S PEAK WINDOWS

3-hour blocks where wind, swell and solunar timing line up best. Top 3 spots only.

Sydney Harbour
Today's peaks
05:00–08:00 · 70/10017:00–20:00 · 67/100
Manly Beach
Today's peaks
05:00–08:00 · 70/10017:00–20:00 · 67/100
Bondi Beach
Today's peaks
05:00–08:00 · 70/10017:00–20:00 · 67/100

TIDES — FORT DENISON

Tue, 12 May

High
04:30
1.27m
Low
10:24
0.52m
High
16:42
1.53m
Low
23:12
0.35m

Wed, 13 May

High
05:24
1.40m
Low
11:24
0.44m
High
17:30
1.55m
Low
23:54
0.29m

WHAT'S IN SEASON THIS WEEK

Species typically active around Sydney for May. Always check current NSW DPI bag limits before keeping anything.

Yellowfin tunaSnapperMullowayBreamTailorSalmon (Australian)
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