Fishing Times, Solunar, Reports

Breakwater Pier

Today's Breakwater Pier fishing times are based on the current solunar and weather signals. Passing showers; short windows of opportunity between rain.

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Scheduled update Fri 6 Nov 2026 · 8:00am AEDT

Moon Phase

Waning Crescent

Estimated Fish Feeding Activity

44%

Possible bite intensity is 44%, suggesting quiet fishing conditions.

Next Bite · Major · 9:32am

Current Weather · 12.5 C

Pressure · 1017.6 hPa

Sunrise · 6:09am

Sunset · 7:58pm

Next Tide · High · 12:21

Todays Fishing Times

Solunar Overview

Breakwater Pier Fishing Times

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

Today’s Solunar Score

44%

Next Bite · Major

9:32am

Moon Phase

Waning Crescent

Tide Overview

Breakwater Pier Tide Times For Fishing

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The tide is rising across Port Phillip Bay as water levels move towards the next high tide.

Next Tide

High at 12:21

0.86 m

Current Tide

The tide is currently rising

Estimated Height

0.51 m

Weather overview

Breakwater Pier Fishing Weather

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Current temperature

12.5°C

Today

Showers developing.

Maximum

22.0°C

Observed Fri 6 Nov, 7:50 am local time

Barometric pressure overview

Breakwater Pier Fishing Barometric pressure

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Pressure

1017.6 hPa

Observed Fri 6 Nov, 7:50 am local time

Wind overview

Breakwater Pier Fishing Wind

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Current speed

4.0 km/h

Direction

Observed Fri 6 Nov, 7:50 am local time

Marine conditions overview

Breakwater Pier Fishing Marine conditions

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Current wave

0.26 m

Water temperature

17.9 C

Data updated Fri 6 Nov, 7:58 am 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

435

This year

184

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: 839 mentions across 17 distinct bait entries.

Share of the displayed top 5 bait recorded.

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What are today's best fishing times at Breakwater Pier?

Today's sunrise is 6:09 am and sunset is 7:58 pm. As a general guide, the hour before and after sunrise and sunset are often among the most productive fishing periods. A minor solunar period overlaps the morning fishing period today. The sea-surface temperature is 17.9°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.

Can Getfished tell if fish are biting at Breakwater Pier, 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.

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Breakwater Pier is a location within the region of: Melbourne.

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Breakwater Pier Overview

Latitude	-37.8643
Longitude	144.9177 View on Google Maps
Nearest city	Melbourne
Environment	Saltwater
Distance from Melbourne (as the crow flies)	26.03 km
Platform	Piers
Bays	Port phillip bay

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