Sydney Fishing Report · Week of 17 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.

Fri
40
WAIT
Sat
78
GO
Sun
63
HOLD
Mon
60
HOLD
Tue
60
HOLD
Wed
75
GO
Thu
65
HOLD
Fri, 17 July · WAIT
40 /100
Wind 4m/s SSW · Swell 1.3m @ 9s · Water 19.1°C · Rain 85%
Sat, 18 July · GO
78 /100
Wind 4m/s SSW · Swell 1.1m @ 9s · Water 19.1°C · Rain 38%
Sun, 19 July · HOLD
63 /100
Wind 3m/s S · Swell 1.6m @ 10s · Water 19.2°C · Rain 7%
Mon, 20 July · HOLD
60 /100
Wind 4m/s NNW · Swell 1.5m @ 10s · Water 19.3°C · Rain 2%
Tue, 21 July · HOLD
60 /100
Wind 3m/s NNW · Swell 1.4m @ 10s · Water 19.3°C · Rain 1%
Wed, 22 July · GO
75 /100
Wind 3m/s WNW · Swell 1.0m @ 9s · Water 19.4°C · Rain 4%
Thu, 23 July · HOLD
65 /100
Wind 4m/s W · Swell 1.0m @ 9s · Water 19.4°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
Manly Beach
65/100
19.2°
1.1m
4m/s
02
Wollongong
53/100
18.6°
1.2m
5m/s
03
Sydney Harbour
50/100
19.2°
1.3m
4m/s
04
Bondi Beach
50/100
19.2°
1.3m
4m/s
05
Cronulla
40/100
19.3°
1.8m
5m/s

TODAY'S PEAK WINDOWS

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

Manly Beach
Today's peaks
05:00–08:00 · 80/10017:00–20:00 · 85/100
Wollongong
Today's peaks
05:00–08:00 · 75/10017:00–20:00 · 86/100
Sydney Harbour
Today's peaks
05:00–08:00 · 80/10018:00–21:00 · 86/100

TIDES — FORT DENISON

Fri, 17 July

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

Sat, 18 July

Low
04:42
0.36m
High
11:00
1.65m
Low
17:24
0.25m
High
23:36
1.47m

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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