Fishing Times, Solunar, Weather

Beacon Cove

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Scheduled update Thu 15 Oct 2026 · 4:30pm AEDT

Moon Phase

Waxing Crescent

Estimated Fish Feeding Activity

30%

Current Bite · Major · 5:35pm

Current Weather · 19.7 C

Sunrise · 6:37am

Sunset · 7:35pm

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Solunar Overview

Beacon Cove Solunar Fishing Times

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

Today’s Solunar Score

30%

Current Bite · Major

Until 5:35pm

Moon Phase

Waxing Crescent

Weather overview

Beacon Cove Weather

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Current temperature

19.7°C

Today

Mostly sunny.

Maximum

21.0°C

Observed Thu 15 Oct, 3:50 pm local time

Barometric pressure overview

Beacon Cove Barometric pressure

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Wind overview

Beacon Cove Wind

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Current speed

9.0 km/h

Direction

Observed Thu 15 Oct, 3:50 pm local time

Marine conditions overview

Beacon Cove Marine conditions

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Current wave

0.34 m

Water temperature

16.1 C

Data updated Thu 15 Oct, 4:00 pm local time

Fishing Reports

Recent reports across the region

No recent local reports are available. Showing fishing report activity across the wider region.

regional data

These reports reflect activity across the wider region, not just this location. Conditions and catches may vary locally.

Reports analysed

383

This year

153

This season

Species recorded

Broader regional report data is available, but no species in the displayed report summary currently match this location’s fishing report data.

Species most often mentioned in regional reports

A wide spread of species appears across Melbourne reports, led by Snapper, Garfish and Black Bream.

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 across the wider region, not only this location.

Regional bait trends

Bait turning up in reports

Plenty of different bait show up here, though pilchards, squid jig and worms still turn up regularly.

Worth staying flexible, because the reports are not all pointing one way.

Built from all-time reported bait mentions: 829 mentions across 16 distinct bait entries.

Share of the displayed top 5 bait recorded.

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What are today's best fishing times at Beacon Cove?

Today's sunrise is 6:37 am and sunset is 7:35 pm. As a general guide, the hour before and after sunrise and sunset are often among the most productive fishing periods. No high tide or solunar period falls within the sunrise or sunset fishing periods today, so the other listed bite windows may provide better timing guidance.

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

Can Getfished tell if fish are biting at Beacon Cove, 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.

Beacon Cove is a location within the region of: Melbourne.

Beacon Cove Overview

Latitude	-37.8399
Longitude	144.9293 View on Google Maps
Nearest city	Melbourne
Environment	Saltwater
Distance from Melbourne (as the crow flies)	26.08 km
Bays	Port phillip bay

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