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Top spot right now · SYDNEY HARBOUR 60/100

Daily-updated bite forecast across hero Sydney + South Coast spots — Manly, Bondi, Cronulla, Wollongong. Best day this week: Thu, 19 Nov at 65/100.

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
60/100
20.8°C
1.0m
11 kts
02
60/100
21.0°C
0.9m
11 kts
03
60/100
20.8°C
1.0m
11 kts
04
60/100
20.7°C
1.2m
9.8 kts
05
58/100
20.5°C
0.9m
12 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: Fri 60 out of 100, Sat 55 out of 100, Sun 58 out of 100, Mon 40 out of 100, Tue 48 out of 100, Wed 53 out of 100, Thu 65 out of 100 60FriHOLD55SatHOLD58SunHOLD40MonWAIT48TueHOLD53WedHOLD65ThuHOLD

GO 70–100HOLD 45–69WAIT 0–44

Fri 13 Nov Today
60 HOLD
Wind11 kts NESwell1.0m @ 8sWater20.8°CRain76%
Sat 14 Nov
55 HOLD
Wind10 kts NWSwell1.0m @ 7sWater21.6°CRain95%
Sun 15 Nov
58 HOLD
Wind12 kts SSwell1.2m @ 7sWater21.3°CRain87%
Mon 16 Nov
40 WAIT
Wind12 kts SSESwell1.5m @ 7sWater21.0°CRain83%
Tue 17 Nov
48 HOLD
Wind8.6 kts SSESwell1.5m @ 8sWater20.5°CRain79%
Wed 18 Nov
53 HOLD
Wind10 kts NESwell1.4m @ 8sWater21.0°CRain34%
Thu 19 Nov Best day
65 HOLD
Wind11 kts NESwell1.2m @ 9sWater21.0°CRain9%

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 Thursday 12 Nov — cooler water blue, warmer water red
14°C · 19°C · 25°C+ Thursday 12 Nov · yesterday
Water around Sydney and the Central Coast ranged 20.0–22.2°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.

Low
04:54
0.49m
High
10:30
1.14m
Low
16:06
0.51m
High
22:54
1.58m

WHAT'S IN SEASON

Species typically active around Sydney in November. 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.

KingfishWhitingFlatheadTailorMahi mahi (offshore)
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