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Top spot right now · SYDNEY HARBOUR 40/100

Daily-updated bite forecast across hero Sydney + South Coast spots — Manly, Bondi, Cronulla, Wollongong. Best day this week: Mon, 28 Sept at 78/100.

TODAY'S SPOT RANKINGS

Hero spots ranked by today's bite score. Tap any spot for the full read.

Spot
Score
Water
Swell
Wind
01
40/100
18.0°C
1.7m
8.9 kts
02
40/100
18.0°C
1.5m
9.0 kts
03
40/100
18.0°C
1.7m
8.9 kts
04
40/100
18.1°C
1.6m
9.5 kts
05
30/100
18.0°C
2.4m
9.0 kts

7-DAY OUTLOOK

Bite score averaged across the 5 hero spots on this page, with the conditions behind each day. Averaging is what makes this a regional read — a day that scores well here scores well most places nearby, but an individual spot can still buck it, so open the spot itself before you commit.

7-day regional outlook: Tue 40 out of 100, Wed 43 out of 100, Thu 53 out of 100, Fri 65 out of 100, Sat 68 out of 100, Sun 65 out of 100, Mon 78 out of 100 40TueWAIT43WedWAIT53ThuHOLD65FriHOLD68SatHOLD65SunHOLD78MonGO

GO 70–100HOLD 45–69WAIT 0–44

Tue 22 Sept Today
40 WAIT
Wind9.0 kts SSESwell1.8m @ 8sWater18.0°CRain90%
Wed 23 Sept
43 WAIT
Wind8.7 kts ENESwell1.5m @ 9sWater18.2°CRain96%
Thu 24 Sept
53 HOLD
Wind13 kts NNESwell1.4m @ 7sWater18.2°CRain23%
Fri 25 Sept
65 HOLD
Wind9.4 kts NNESwell1.1m @ 7sWater18.4°CRain2%
Sat 26 Sept
68 HOLD
Wind15 kts SSwell1.0m @ 6sWater18.6°CRain13%
Sun 27 Sept
65 HOLD
Wind12 kts SSESwell0.9m @ 7sWater18.6°CRain35%
Mon 28 Sept Best day
78 GO
Wind5.5 kts ESwell0.8m @ 8sWater18.7°CRain18%

WATER TEMPERATURE

Yesterday's sea surface temperature around Sydney and the Central Coast. Warm and cold water is what decides what is worth chasing — the species list further down moves with this picture, not with the calendar.

Sea surface temperature around Sydney and the Central Coast on Monday 21 Sept — cooler water blue, warmer water red
14°C · 19°C · 25°C+ Monday 21 Sept · yesterday
Water around Sydney and the Central Coast ranged 18.0–21.9°C across this box. Grey is land or outside the model.
Today's map, the edges marked, and 7 days of movement

You can see the warm and cold water here. What you cannot see is where the edge sits today, which way it is tracking, or which of your spots sits on it — Fishare finds the breaks automatically and scores every spot against them.

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TODAY'S TIDES

Fort Denison station, Sydney Harbour. Reference for NSW spots only — bay/harbour spots vary by ±10–20 minutes. Per-region tide tables for the other states are coming.

High
04:36
1.49m
Low
11:48
0.41m
High
17:54
1.09m
Low
23:00
0.69m

WHAT'S IN SEASON

Species typically active around Sydney in September. Always verify the current bag and size limits for your own water before keeping anything — see the Fishare regulations pages and the official agency each one cites.

SnapperBreamTailorSalmonWhitingFlathead
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