Seven days of wind and gusts in knots, whether it's blowing offshore where you fish, and how much the models agree — free, no login.
Right now it's 9 kt SE, gusting 16 kt. Easing to about 5 kt from 22:00.
Lightonshore here4 of 6 models agree
Computed at -25.290, 152.850 — the model grid cell sits 2.0 km away (reliability: high).
9kt
SE · GUSTS 16 kt
WATER 19.8°C yesterday
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Next 24 hours at Hervey Bay
Mean windGustsArrows point the way the wind blows
The next seven days
Bar = daily rangePeak gustTeal = calmest hour to launch
Swell height by day
Is it too windy to fish at Hervey Bay right now?
Wind matters differently depending on what you launch. These bands are Fishare's own wind ramp applied per boat class — guidance to think with, not a clearance to go.
Boat
Comfortable up to
Right now (9 kt)
Kayak / small tinny (under 4 m)
up to 11 kt
Conditions look manageable
Trailer boat (4–6 m)
up to 15 kt
Conditions look manageable
Offshore boat (6 m+)
up to 20 kt
Conditions look manageable
Is the wind offshore at Hervey Bay today?
SE is onshore at Hervey Bay — blowing in off the water, so expect chop building against the shore.
The coast here faces about E (90°), so an onshore wind arrives from that side and an offshore wind from the opposite side. Winds within about 55° of straight on are called; anything more oblique we report as cross-shore rather than guess.
Sea temperature at Hervey Bay
19.8°C
Yesterday · Saturday 22 Aug
Wind decides whether you can go; water temperature decides what is worth going for — mahi, kings and tuna hold on the warm edges, not the calendar. This is an open-ocean model value at this point: an estuary or a shallow bay reads warmer or cooler.
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14°C · 19°C · 25°C+Saturday 22 Aug · yesterday
Water around the Fraser Coast ranged 19.8–23.5°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.
Wind against tide. When wind blows against a running tide the chop stands up short and steep, well beyond what the wind speed alone suggests — the classic reason a forecast "looks fine" and the trip isn't. Check the run against today's tide times: Hervey Bay tide times.
Official warnings. Fishare does not issue marine warnings and nothing on this page is one. The Bureau of Meteorology is the authority for Australian coastal waters — always check Bureau of Meteorology before you leave. No warning being shown here does not mean no warning exists.
How this forecast is worked out
Six global weather models — ECMWF, GFS, ICON, GEM, Météo-France and UKMO — are run for this point and combined into one consensus per hour, with outliers rejected. The "models agree" figure is how many of the six stayed close over the next 24 hours; when they disagree, treat the numbers as softer.
What this does not capture: local topographic funnelling around headlands and through heads, sea-breeze timing on a specific beach, gusts under squalls and thunderstorms, or the state of a bar at the moment you reach it. Swell figures are open-ocean model values, not the wave you meet at the entrance.
Decision-support only — not a safety guarantee. Conditions change fast and local knowledge beats any forecast. You are responsible for your own safety.
Fishare reads the tide, weather, light and moon for your spot and pings you when the next 3-hour peak window opens. The forecast, saved spots and catch log stay free, forever.
