Fishing Times, Solunar, Reports

Chelsea Beach

The forecast for Chelsea Beach is average today, so timing your fishing to the major and minor periods matters more. The major period, indicating the moon is overhead, suggests a possible increase in fish feeding activity during this key period. Light rain; still fishable, on the plus side, often fewer anglers to compete with.

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Scheduled update Mon 2 Nov 2026 · 10:30pm AEDT

Moon Phase

3rd Quarter

Estimated Fish Feeding Activity

58%

Chelsea Beach is sitting at 58%, with a few windows that could produce.

Current Weather · 16.1 C

Pressure · 1013 hPa

Sunrise · 6:13am

Sunset · 7:53pm

Next Tide · Low · 03:16

Todays Fishing Times

Solunar Overview

Chelsea Beach Fishing Times

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

Today’s Solunar Score

58%

Moon Phase

3rd Quarter

Tide Overview

Chelsea Beach Tide Times For Fishing

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The tide is falling across Port Phillip Bay as water levels move towards the next low tide.

Next Tide

Low at 03:16

0.11 m

Current Tide

The tide is currently falling

Estimated Height

0.62 m

Weather overview

Chelsea Beach Fishing Weather

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Current conditions

Partly cloudy

Current temperature

16.1°C

Today

Rain at times.

Maximum

20.0°C

Observed Mon 2 Nov, 9:50 pm local time

Barometric pressure overview

Chelsea Beach Fishing Barometric pressure

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Pressure

1013 hPa

Observed Mon 2 Nov, 9:50 pm local time

Wind overview

Chelsea Beach Fishing Wind

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Current speed

11.0 km/h

Direction

Observed Mon 2 Nov, 9:50 pm local time

Marine conditions overview

Chelsea Beach Fishing Marine conditions

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Current wave

0.34 m

Water temperature

18.1 C

Data updated Mon 2 Nov, 7:58 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

411

This year

171

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: 835 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 Chelsea Beach?

Today's sunrise is 6:13 am and sunset is 7:53 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 18.1°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 Chelsea Beach, 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.

Chelsea Beach is a location within the region of: Melbourne.

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Chelsea Beach Overview

Latitude	-38.053
Longitude	145.1136 View on Google Maps
Nearest city	Melbourne
Environment	Saltwater
Distance from Melbourne (as the crow flies)	31.02 km
Platform	BeachesPiersDrinking waterToiletsParkingShelter
Bays	Port phillip bay

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