Sydney Fishing Report · Week of 14 May 2026

BEST DAY: SAT, 16 MAY · 78/100

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.

Thu
40
SKIP
Fri
68
MAYBE
Sat
78
GO
Sun
63
MAYBE
Mon
58
MAYBE
Tue
58
MAYBE
Wed
50
MAYBE
Thu, 14 May · SKIP
40 /100
Wind 4m/s SSE · Swell 1.5m @ 8s · Water 20.5°C · Rain 92%
Fri, 15 May · MAYBE
68 /100
Wind 3m/s SW · Swell 1.1m @ 8s · Water 20.8°C · Rain 81%
Sat, 16 May · GO
78 /100
Wind 3m/s NW · Swell 1.2m @ 8s · Water 21.0°C · Rain 43%
Sun, 17 May · MAYBE
63 /100
Wind 3m/s NNE · Swell 1.4m @ 8s · Water 21.0°C · Rain 39%
Mon, 18 May · MAYBE
58 /100
Wind 2m/s NW · Swell 1.4m @ 9s · Water 20.9°C · Rain 67%
Tue, 19 May · MAYBE
58 /100
Wind 2m/s W · Swell 1.6m @ 10s · Water 20.9°C · Rain 66%
Wed, 20 May · MAYBE
50 /100
Wind 6m/s WSW · Swell 1.8m @ 10s · Water 20.7°C · Rain 26%

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
Wollongong
50/100
20.5°
1.4m
4m/s
02
Sydney Harbour
40/100
20.5°
1.5m
4m/s
03
Manly Beach
40/100
20.8°
1.4m
4m/s
04
Bondi Beach
40/100
20.5°
1.5m
4m/s
05
Cronulla
40/100
20.3°
1.9m
4m/s

TODAY'S PEAK WINDOWS

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

Wollongong
Today's peaks
11:00–14:00 · 76/10018:00–21:00 · 86/100
Sydney Harbour
Today's peaks
05:00–08:00 · 70/10017:00–20:00 · 85/100
Manly Beach
Today's peaks
12:00–15:00 · 76/10017:00–20:00 · 85/100

TIDES — FORT DENISON

Thu, 14 May

High
06:12
1.53m
Low
12:18
0.36m
High
18:24
1.56m

Fri, 15 May

Low
00:36
0.23m
High
06:54
1.65m
Low
13:06
0.29m
High
19:12
1.56m

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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