CENTRAL COAST, NSW · DORA CREEK
TODAY · 05:00

Dora Creek fishing forecast

Hold.

Peak window opens 05:00 — 08:00. Swell 1.8m @ 9s SSE. Wind 4 m/s S.

BITE
53/100
SWELL
1.8m
WATER
19.0°C
WIND
4 m/s
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Dora Creek (Central Coast, NSW) is rated HOLD · 53/100 for fishing today; the best day in the next 7 is Fri, 25 Sept at 78/100. In season now: Snapper, Bream, Tailor, Salmon, Whiting, Flathead.

TODAY'S PEAK WINDOWS

3-hour blocks where wind, wave and solunar timing align best. Always check tide and conditions on the day.

05:00–08:00 · 66/10017:00–20:00 · 68/100

7-DAY OUTLOOK

Best day this week at Dora Creek: Fri, 25 Sept at 78/100.

7-day outlook for Dora Creek: Tue 53 out of 100, Wed 53 out of 100, Thu 53 out of 100, Fri 78 out of 100, Sat 65 out of 100, Sun 65 out of 100, Mon 75 out of 100 53TueHOLD53WedHOLD53ThuHOLD78FriGO65SatHOLD65SunHOLD75MonGO
TUE · TODAY
22
HOLD 53 · 05:00
WED
23
HOLD 53
THU
24
HOLD 53
FRI
25
GO 78
SAT
26
HOLD 65
SUN
27
HOLD 65
MON
28
GO 75
Per-day detail
Tue, 22 Sept · HOLD
53 /100
Wind 7.5 kts S · Swell 1.8m @ 9s · Water 19.0°C · Rain 98%
Wed, 23 Sept · HOLD
53 /100
Wind 6.7 kts ENE · Swell 1.6m @ 9s · Water 19.1°C · Rain 86%
Thu, 24 Sept · HOLD
53 /100
Wind 8.8 kts NE · Swell 1.4m @ 8s · Water 19.1°C · Rain 26%
Fri, 25 Sept · GO
78 /100
Wind 5.5 kts N · Swell 1.0m @ 7s · Water 19.3°C · Rain 16%
Sat, 26 Sept · HOLD
65 /100
Wind 13 kts SSW · Swell 0.9m @ 7s · Water 19.6°C · Rain 6%
Sun, 27 Sept · HOLD
65 /100
Wind 8.6 kts SSE · Swell 0.8m @ 7s · Water 19.2°C · Rain 44%
Mon, 28 Sept · GO
75 /100
Wind 4.9 kts ESE · Swell 0.8m @ 8s · Water 19.4°C · Rain 24%

TIDES — NEWCASTLE

Predicted from harmonic constituents at the Newcastle tide station, 30.9 km away — medium reliability — bay geometry may shift the prediction by 10–30 minutes.

Tue, 22 Sept

Tide at Dora Creek: High 04:36 at 1.5 metres, Low 11:48 at 0.4 metres, High 18:00 at 1.1 metres, Low 23:00 at 0.7 metres 06:0012:0018:00 04:36 · 1.5m11:48 · 0.4m18:00 · 1.1m23:00 · 0.7m
High
04:36
1.5m
Low
11:48
0.4m
High
18:00
1.1m
Low
23:00
0.7m

Wed, 23 Sept

High
05:24
1.5m
Low
12:24
0.3m
High
18:36
1.2m
Low
23:54
0.6m

WHAT'S IN SEASON

Species typically active in Central Coast (NSW) waters for September. Verify current NSW DPI / Fisheries bag limits before keeping anything.

SnapperBreamTailorSalmonWhitingFlathead
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Olli-Mikael Vaittinen, founder of Fishare, holding a yellowfin tuna boatside
Olli-Mikael Vaittinen

Olli-Mikael Vaittinen has fished his whole life. Fifteen years of fly fishing, guiding seasons on Norway's Lakselva — his favourite Atlantic salmon river — and a blue marlin landed in Vava'u, Tonga. Founder of Fishare — the app that puts the data behind the decisions every angler makes on the water.

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