Fishing Times, Solunar, Reports

Ballina

Today's Ballina fishing forecast suggests patchy activity, with the key solunar periods the most likely to encourage feeding. The moon overhead during the major bite period may help see increased fish activity. Mixed cloud cover; low inflience expected on fishing conditions.

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Scheduled update Fri 30 Oct 2026 · 10:00pm AEDT

Moon Phase

Waning Gibbous

Estimated Fish Feeding Activity

53%

Ballina is sitting at 53%, with a few windows that could produce.

Next Bite · Minor · 10:44pm

Current Weather · 17.6 C

Pressure · 1023.4 hPa

Sunrise · 5:55am

Sunset · 7:03pm

Next Tide · High · 00:53

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Solunar Overview

Ballina Fishing Times

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Check today’s major and minor bite windows, moon phase and seven-day solunar outlook for Ballina.

Today’s Solunar Score

53%

Next Bite · Minor

10:44pm

Moon Phase

Waning Gibbous

Tide Overview

Ballina Tide Times For Fishing

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The tide is rising as water moves towards the next high tide.

Next Tide

High at 00:53

0.95 m

Current Tide

The tide is currently rising

Estimated Height

0.60 m

Weather overview

Ballina Fishing Weather

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Current conditions

Clear

Current temperature

17.6°C

Today

Partly cloudy.

Maximum

25.0°C

Observed Fri 30 Oct, 9:50 pm local time

Barometric pressure overview

Ballina Fishing Barometric pressure

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Pressure

1023.4 hPa

Observed Fri 30 Oct, 9:50 pm local time

Wind overview

Ballina Fishing Wind

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Current speed

7.0 km/h

Direction

Observed Fri 30 Oct, 9:50 pm local time

Marine conditions overview

Ballina Fishing Marine conditions

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Current wave

1.42 m

Water temperature

22.2 C

Data updated Fri 30 Oct, 8:59 pm local time

Fishing Reports

Ballina recent fishing reports

Recent catch activity for this location.

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Reports analysed

This year

This season

Species recorded

Reported species

Flathead Bream Mulloway Snapper Whiting

Species most often mentioned in regional reports

Reports in Ballina are spread across a range of species, with Bream, Flathead and Whiting among the names that come up most.

Regional reports can draw from several nearby waters, so the chart should be read as a broad guide.

Based on regional Getfished fishing report species data.

* Note that report summaries will sometimes display the same species under different names. This is because they are being reported that way. This is intentional.

Share of the displayed top 5 species recorded for this location.

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What are today's best fishing times at Ballina?

Today's sunrise is 5:55 am and sunset is 7:03 pm. As a general guide, the hour before and after sunrise and sunset are often among the most productive fishing periods. No solunar period overlaps sunrise or sunset today, so the other listed bite windows may provide better timing guidance.

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Can Getfished tell if fish are biting at Ballina, today?

No. Because no forecast can truthfully guarantee whether fish are biting at a specific spot right now. Getfished shows the current fishing conditions instead: tide movement, solunar timing, weather, wind, pressure, marine conditions and fishing report, derived, species history.

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Ballina Overview

Latitude	-28.8688
Longitude	153.5598 View on Google Maps
Nearest city	Sydney
Environment	Freshwater
Distance from Sydney (as the crow flies)	726.83 km

Region Locations

Ballina Fishing Spots

5 locations

Broken Head

Next Bite · Minor

Starts: 10:44pm

Fair conditions today with a 53% solunar confluence, with some opportunity there if you time the bite windows.

53% Moderate minor

Air 19.9 C

Pressure 1023.7 hPa

Water 22 C

Sunrise 5:55am

Sunset 7:03pm

Updated 30 Oct 9:56pm

Broken Head Fishing

Evans Head

Next Bite · Minor

Starts: 10:46pm

Fair conditions today with a 53% solunar confluence, with some opportunity there if you time the bite windows.

53% Moderate minor

Air 18.8 C

Pressure 1023.2 hPa

Water 22.1 C

Sunrise 5:56am

Sunset 7:04pm

Updated 30 Oct 9:56pm

Evans Head Fishing

Mobbs Bay

Next Bite · Minor

Starts: 10:44pm

Fair conditions today with a 53% solunar confluence, with some opportunity there if you time the bite windows.

53% Moderate minor

Air 17.6 C

Pressure 1023.4 hPa

Water 22.2 C

Sunrise 5:55am

Sunset 7:03pm

Updated 30 Oct 9:56pm

Mobbs Bay Fishing

South Ballina

Next Bite · Minor

Starts: 10:45pm

South Ballina is sitting at 53%, with a few windows that could produce.

53% Moderate minor

Air 17.6 C

Pressure 1023.4 hPa

Water 22.2 C

Sunrise 5:55am

Sunset 7:03pm

Updated 30 Oct 9:56pm

South Ballina Fishing

South Ballina Beach

Next Bite · Minor

Starts: 10:44pm

South Ballina Beach is sitting at 53%, with a few windows that could produce.

53% Moderate minor

Air 17.6 C

Pressure 1023.4 hPa

Water 22.2 C

Sunrise 5:55am

Sunset 7:03pm

Updated 30 Oct 9:56pm

South Ballina Beach Fishing

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Forecasts are based on the Getfished Meteorological and Solunar Forecasting System, which combines data from the BOM, and other sources. Our custom software systems use these inputs to establish solunar, tides and other forecasts for fishing conditions.

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