MELBOURNE, VIC · PORT PHILLIP · MELBOURNE
TODAY · 05:00

Port Phillip · Melbourne fishing forecast

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Peak window opens 05:00 — 08:00. Swell 0.5m @ 5s SW. Wind 5 m/s WNW.

BITE
40/100
SWELL
0.5 m
WATER
11.4°C
WIND
5 m/s

Port Phillip · Melbourne (Melbourne, VIC) is rated WAIT · 40/100 for fishing today; the best day in the next 7 is Wed, 5 Aug at 68/100. In season now: Snapper, Salmon, Whiting, Mulloway, Tailor.

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 · 76/10017:00–20:00 · 78/100

7-DAY OUTLOOK

Best day this week at Port Phillip · Melbourne: Wed, 5 Aug at 68/100.

TUE · TODAY
4
WAIT 40 · 05:00
WED
5
HOLD 68
THU
6
HOLD 63
FRI
7
HOLD 50
SAT
8
HOLD 53
SUN
9
HOLD 53
MON
10
HOLD 53
Per-day detail
Tue, 4 Aug · WAIT
40 /100
Wind 5m/s WNW · Swell 0.5m @ 5s · Water 11.4°C · Rain 96%
Wed, 5 Aug · HOLD
68 /100
Wind 4m/s W · Swell 0.6m @ 5s · Water 11.5°C · Rain 45%
Thu, 6 Aug · HOLD
63 /100
Wind 4m/s NNW · Swell 0.4m @ 6s · Water 11.7°C · Rain 12%
Fri, 7 Aug · HOLD
50 /100
Wind 5m/s N · Swell 0.3m @ 7s · Water 11.7°C · Rain 16%
Sat, 8 Aug · HOLD
53 /100
Wind 6m/s NNE · Swell 0.5m @ 4s · Water 11.5°C · Rain 59%
Sun, 9 Aug · HOLD
53 /100
Wind 7m/s NNW · Swell 0.6m @ 4s · Water 11.5°C · Rain 76%
Mon, 10 Aug · HOLD
53 /100
Wind 5m/s WNW · Swell 0.5m @ 6s · Water 11.4°C · Rain 29%

TIDES — MELBOURNE WILLIAMSTOWN

Predicted from harmonic constituents at the Melbourne Williamstown tide station, 7.1 km away — high reliability.

Tue, 4 Aug

Low
00:18
0.26m
High
06:18
0.79m
Low
12:48
0.16m
High
19:06
0.77m

Wed, 5 Aug

Low
01:00
0.28m
High
06:54
0.80m
Low
13:24
0.12m
High
19:48
0.79m

WHAT'S IN SEASON

Species typically active in Melbourne (VIC) waters for August. Verify current VIC DPI / Fisheries bag limits before keeping anything.

SnapperSalmonWhitingMullowayTailor
Written by
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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