Sydney Fishing Report · Week of 18 July 2026

BEST DAY: WED, 22 JULY · 75/100

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.

Sat
63
HOLD
Sun
53
HOLD
Mon
60
HOLD
Tue
60
HOLD
Wed
75
GO
Thu
65
HOLD
Fri
50
HOLD
Sat, 18 July · HOLD
63 /100
Wind 4m/s S · Swell 1.3m @ 9s · Water 19.1°C · Rain 41%
Sun, 19 July · HOLD
53 /100
Wind 4m/s S · Swell 1.7m @ 10s · Water 19.2°C · Rain 22%
Mon, 20 July · HOLD
60 /100
Wind 3m/s NW · Swell 1.7m @ 10s · Water 19.3°C · Rain 0%
Tue, 21 July · HOLD
60 /100
Wind 4m/s NNW · Swell 1.4m @ 10s · Water 19.3°C · Rain 0%
Wed, 22 July · GO
75 /100
Wind 3m/s W · Swell 1.1m @ 9s · Water 19.3°C · Rain 4%
Thu, 23 July · HOLD
65 /100
Wind 6m/s SW · Swell 1.2m @ 8s · Water 19.3°C · Rain 11%
Fri, 24 July · HOLD
50 /100
Wind 4m/s W · Swell 1.3m @ 8s · 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
Wollongong
78/100
18.6°
1.0m
3m/s
02
Sydney Harbour
63/100
19.3°
1.3m
4m/s
03
Bondi Beach
63/100
19.3°
1.3m
4m/s
04
Manly Beach
53/100
19.2°
1.2m
4m/s
05
Cronulla
48/100
19.3°
1.6m
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
06:00–09:00 · 84/10018:00–21:00 · 85/100
Sydney Harbour
Today's peaks
05:00–08:00 · 84/10017:00–20:00 · 81/100
Bondi Beach
Today's peaks
05:00–08:00 · 84/10017:00–20:00 · 81/100

TIDES — FORT DENISON

Sat, 18 July

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

Sun, 19 July

Low
05:36
0.41m
High
11:48
1.53m
Low
18:06
0.35m

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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