Sydney Fishing Report · Week of 16 July 2026

BEST DAY: SAT, 18 JULY · 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
45
HOLD
Fri
40
WAIT
Sat
78
GO
Sun
63
HOLD
Mon
60
HOLD
Tue
75
GO
Wed
75
GO
Thu, 16 July · HOLD
45 /100
Wind 7m/s SSW · Swell 1.8m @ 7s · Water 19.0°C · Rain 80%
Fri, 17 July · WAIT
40 /100
Wind 4m/s SSW · Swell 1.3m @ 8s · Water 19.0°C · Rain 84%
Sat, 18 July · GO
78 /100
Wind 3m/s SSW · Swell 1.1m @ 10s · Water 19.1°C · Rain 40%
Sun, 19 July · HOLD
63 /100
Wind 3m/s SSW · Swell 1.6m @ 10s · Water 19.2°C · Rain 11%
Mon, 20 July · HOLD
60 /100
Wind 4m/s NNW · Swell 1.5m @ 10s · Water 19.2°C · Rain 3%
Tue, 21 July · GO
75 /100
Wind 3m/s WSW · Swell 1.1m @ 10s · Water 19.1°C · Rain 1%
Wed, 22 July · GO
75 /100
Wind 3m/s SW · Swell 0.9m @ 9s · Water 19.2°C · Rain 10%

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
53/100
18.7°
1.4m
7m/s
02
Sydney Harbour
40/100
19.1°
1.8m
7m/s
03
Manly Beach
40/100
19.0°
1.6m
7m/s
04
Bondi Beach
40/100
19.1°
1.8m
7m/s
05
Cronulla
33/100
19.2°
2.4m
8m/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
05:00–08:00 · 65/10017:00–20:00 · 67/100
Sydney Harbour
Today's peaks
05:00–08:00 · 69/10017:00–20:00 · 63/100
Manly Beach
Today's peaks
05:00–08:00 · 65/10017:00–20:00 · 64/100

TIDES — FORT DENISON

Thu, 16 July

Low
03:06
0.31m
High
09:24
1.80m
Low
15:54
0.12m
High
22:06
1.50m

Fri, 17 July

Low
03:54
0.33m
High
10:12
1.74m
Low
16:42
0.18m
High
22:48
1.49m

WHAT'S IN SEASON THIS WEEK

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

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