NSW · ROCK LEDGE · MEROO NATIONAL PARK, SOUTH COAST

Stokes Island picnic area.

Stokes Island picnic area is a rock ledge into deep water in Meroo National Park, South Coast, with shore access. Sourced from the official listing, 14 July 2026.

Spot type
Rock ledge
Access
Shore
Region
Meroo National Park, South Coast

Conditions today

Bite
30/100
Swell
2.3m
Wind
7m/s
Water
17.8°C

Stokes Island picnic area is rated WAIT · 30/100 for fishing today, and the best day in the next week is Sat, 19 Sept at 65/100.

Scored from tide, wind, swell, pressure and light for this location. Generated 2026-09-16 and refreshed daily — open the app for the current hour.

The week

7-day outlook for Stokes Island picnic area: Wed 30 out of 100, Thu 40 out of 100, Fri 50 out of 100, Sat 65 out of 100, Sun 65 out of 100, Mon 45 out of 100, Tue 58 out of 100 30WedWAIT40ThuWAIT50FriHOLD65SatHOLD65SunHOLD45MonHOLD58TueHOLD

Tide today

Tide at Stokes Island picnic area: Low 05:48 at 0.5 metres, High 11:30 at 1.1 metres, Low 17:06 at 0.5 metres, High 23:48 at 1.5 metres 06:0012:0018:00 05:48 · 0.5m11:30 · 1.1m17:06 · 0.5m23:48 · 1.5m

Predicted from harmonic constituents at Ulladulla, 13 km away. The marked points are the predicted extremes; the curve between them is interpolated.

Out of the swell

Today's swell is running about 1.7 m where you are. Narrawallee Inlet sits out of it, 18 km N from here, nearer 0.6 m. Burrill Lake Lions Park is +15, 8.3 km NE.

Narrawallee Inlet 18 km N 0.6 m Burrill Lake Lions Park 8.3 km NE +15

Scored the same way as Stokes Island picnic area and adjusted for each spot's own exposure, so a sheltered estuary can beat an open platform on the same weather. Distances are straight-line.

Fishing Stokes Island picnic area

Stokes Island picnic area is a public Meroo National Park beachside picnic location with a rock platform. NSW National Parks directly describes casting a line from this popular fishing spot, so the record is limited to shore access rather than any inferred offshore mark.

What's there

The source doesn't list target species for this spot.

Best conditions: Treat the rock platform as a shore-access option only when sea conditions permit safe footing and a safe exit.

Where it is

-35.46, 150.40 ± 2 km

Approximate area, not an exact mark. Fishare publishes fishing spots to a ~2 km range — the spot is somewhere inside this circle.

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Check the rules first

NSW regulations SSOT; check current NSW fishing rules, park alerts, rock-fishing safety advice and local access notices before fishing.

Bag limits, size limits and closures are set by the New South Wales fisheries authority and change through the year. Fishare tracks the current rules on the NSW fishing regulations page — check it before you keep a fish.

Common questions

Can you fish Stokes Island picnic area from the shore?
Yes — Stokes Island picnic area has shore access.
When is the best time to fish Stokes Island picnic area?
Treat the rock platform as a shore-access option only when sea conditions permit safe footing and a safe exit.
Do I need to check the fishing rules for Stokes Island picnic area?
Yes. Bag limits, size limits and closures change and are set by the New South Wales fisheries authority — always check the current rules before you keep a fish. Fishare's New South Wales regulations page tracks them.

Source & verification

Details for Stokes Island picnic area come from the official source, retrieved 14 July 2026.

Source detail: Official NSW National Parks page names Stokes Island picnic area, explicitly calls it a popular fishing spot with a rock platform, and embeds GeoCoordinates [coordinate withheld].

Conditions change. Access closes, sand moves and structure shifts — check locally before you travel a long way.

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