Fishing Times, Solunar, Reports

Avalon

Fishing at Avalon looks tougher today, with timing around the best solunar period more important than usual. The overhead moon during the peak period offers the best fish activity chance today. A warmer northerly influence may make feeding activity less reliable. Passing showers; short windows of opportunity between rain.

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Scheduled update Tue 20 Oct 2026 · 9:00am AEDT

Moon Phase

1st Quarter

Estimated Fish Feeding Activity

31%

Avalon is subdued at 28%, with only minor feeding activity likely.

Current Bite · Major · 9:19am

Current Weather · 22.3 C

Pressure · 1021 hPa

Sunrise · 6:32am

Sunset · 7:43pm

Next Tide · High · 10:24

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Solunar Overview

Avalon Solunar Fishing Times

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

Today’s Solunar Score

31%

Current Bite · Major

Until 9:19am

Moon Phase

1st Quarter

Tide Overview

Avalon Tide Fishing Times

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

Next Tide

High at 10:24

0.98 m

Current Tide

The tide is currently rising

Estimated Height

0.91 m

Weather overview

Avalon Weather

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Current conditions

Mostly cloudy

Current temperature

22.3°C

Today

Possible shower developing.

Maximum

28.0°C

Observed Tue 20 Oct, 8:50 am local time

Barometric pressure overview

Avalon Barometric pressure

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Pressure

1021 hPa

Trend

Falling

Data updated Wed 5 Aug, 1:00 pm local time

Wind overview

Avalon Wind

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Current speed

24.0 km/h

Direction

Observed Tue 20 Oct, 8:50 am local time

Marine conditions overview

Avalon Marine conditions

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Current wave

0 m

Water temperature

17.8 C

Data updated Tue 20 Oct, 8:59 am local time

Fishing Reports

Avalon recent fishing reports

Recent catch activity for this location.

local data

Reports analysed

This year

This season

Species recorded

Reported species

Squid King George Whiting Snapper Australian Salmon Flathead

Species most often mentioned in local reports

Reports in Avalon centre on a tighter cluster of species, led by Squid, King George Whiting and Snapper.

The leading species here reflect report mentions for this location, not a complete catch survey.

Based on local 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.

Local bait trends

Bait turning up in reports

Squid lead the way here, with pilchards and pipis not far behind.

It is a useful starting point, not a hard ranking.

Built from all-time reported bait mentions: 8 mentions across 3 distinct bait entries.

Share of the displayed top 3 bait recorded.

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What are today's best fishing times at Avalon?

Today's sunrise is 6:32 am and sunset is 7:43 pm. As a general guide, the hour before and after sunrise and sunset are often among the most productive fishing periods. Today's major solunar periods overlap both the morning and evening fishing periods. The sea-surface temperature is 17.8°C, which is generally more amenable to feeding activity.

Find out what we learned from analysing 20,000 fishing reports about moon times and fish.

Being a land-based location using berley is extremely important in order to bring the fish towards location and you.

Can Getfished tell if fish are biting at Avalon, 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.

Use this information to make informed decisions about where to fish, and to compare conditions across nearby locations. Try different locations, different bait and lures. Remember to use berley and try to target a specific fish species in season.

✨Find out what we learned from analysing 20,000 fishing reports about moon times and fish told us.

Avalon Overview

Latitude	-38.0662
Longitude	144.4252 View on Google Maps
Nearest city	Melbourne
Environment	Saltwater
Distance from Melbourne (as the crow flies)	54.90 km
Platform	BeachesLand basedRocks

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