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Wellington fishing forecast

Top spot right now · WELLINGTON 23/100

Daily-updated bite forecast for Wellington Harbour and Cook Strait waters. Best day this week: Fri, 18 Sept at 58/100.

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
23/100
13.8°C
1.5m
23 kts

7-DAY OUTLOOK

Bite score averaged across the 1 hero spot 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: Wed 23 out of 100, Thu 5 out of 100, Fri 58 out of 100, Sat 18 out of 100, Sun 0 out of 100, Mon 0 out of 100, Tue 28 out of 100 23WedWAIT5ThuWAIT58FriHOLD18SatWAIT0SunWAIT0MonWAIT28TueWAIT

GO 70–100HOLD 45–69WAIT 0–44

Wed 16 Sept Today
23 WAIT
Wind23 kts NNWSwell1.5m @ 6sWater13.8°CRain53%
Thu 17 Sept
5 WAIT
Wind19 kts NNESwell1.6m @ 7sWater13.8°CRain100%
Fri 18 Sept Best day
58 HOLD
Wind13 kts NSwell1.2m @ 12sWater13.8°CRain34%
Sat 19 Sept
18 WAIT
Wind21 kts NNWSwell1.6m @ 13sWater13.8°CRain11%
Sun 20 Sept
0 WAIT
Wind21 kts SSWSwell4.0m @ 11sWater13.8°CRain63%
Mon 21 Sept
0 WAIT
Wind19 kts NNWSwell3.2m @ 11sWater13.8°CRain35%
Tue 22 Sept
28 WAIT
Wind17 kts WNWSwell1.5m @ 8sWater13.9°CRain40%

WATER TEMPERATURE

Yesterday's sea surface temperature around central New Zealand. 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 central New Zealand on Tuesday 15 Sept — cooler water blue, warmer water red
14°C · 19°C · 25°C+ Tuesday 15 Sept · yesterday
Water around central New Zealand ranged 12.3–14.0°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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LOCAL TIDES

Local tide tables for Wellington aren't published here yet. For accurate local tides see the Bureau of Meteorology tide pages. The bite-window forecast above already weights solunar timing.

WHAT'S IN SEASON

Species typically active around Wellington 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.

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