Fishing Times, Solunar, Reports

Offshore Barwon Heads Fishing

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

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Moon Phase

Waxing Crescent

Estimated Fish Feeding Activity

32%

Possible bite intensity is 32%, suggesting quiet fishing conditions.

Check today’s major and minor bite times, moon phase and seven-day solunar outlook for Offshore Barwon Heads.

Today’s Solunar Score

32%

Current Bite · Minor

Until 11:14am

Moon Phase

Waxing Crescent

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

Next Tide

High at 16:04

1.43 m

Current Tide

The tide is currently rising

Estimated Height

0.44 m

Current temperature

16.6°C

Today

Showers.

Maximum

16.0°C

Observed Sun 15 Nov, 10:50 am local time

Pressure

1013.8 hPa

Observed Sun 15 Nov, 10:50 am local time

Current speed

24.0 km/h

Direction

W

Observed Sun 15 Nov, 10:50 am local time

Current wave

1.18 m

Water temperature

16.2 C

Data updated Sun 15 Nov, 11:00 am local time

Fishing Report

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

387

This year

51

This season

25

Species recorded

0

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

Fish species most often mentioned in regional reports

Surf Coast reports span a broad range of species, with Redfin, Rainbow Trout and Australian Salmon.

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 showing up in reports

There's a fair spread in this area, but salmon, squid and blue bait get mentioned more than most.

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

Built from all-time reported bait mentions: 177 mentions across 33 distinct bait entries.

Share of the displayed top 5 bait recorded.

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What are today's best fishing times at Offshore Barwon Heads?

Today's sunrise is 6:02 am and sunset is 8:11 pm. As a general guide, the hour before and after sunrise and sunset are often among the most productive fishing periods. A major solunar period overlaps the morning fishing period today.

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

Can Getfished tell if fish are biting at Offshore Barwon Heads, 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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Offshore Barwon Heads is a location within the region of: Surf Coast.

Summer Fishing

Australian Salmon, Bluefin Tuna, Flathead, Gummy Shark, Mako Shark, Nannygai, Snapper and Yellowtail Kingfish can be targeted at the location during summer. Activity is strongest for these species during the warmer part of the year. Actual catches will vary according to temperature trends, localised weather and tides.

Autumn Fishing

Bluefin Tuna, Flathead, Gummy Shark, Mako Shark, School Shark, Snapper and Yellowtail Kingfish are a good choice for anglers to target during autumn. With the water temperature dropping the location provides an opportunity to concentrate on these species.

Winter Fishing

Bluefin Tuna, Flathead, Gummy Shark, School Shark and Snapper are the species to focus on because Winter is when the water drops below 15c and this location is no different. Fish can be slower to bite with reduced activity levels. As always what you catch varies with the prevalent temperature trends, localised weather and of course tides.

Spring Fishing

Spring sees the water temperature begin to rise with Bluefin Tuna, Gummy Shark, School Shark, Snapper and Thresher Shark becoming more active. Later in spring summer species such as Australian Salmon, Bluefin Tuna, Flathead, Gummy Shark, Mako Shark, Nannygai, Snapper and Yellowtail Kingfish begin to move into the area and can become more common at the location.

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Offshore Barwon Heads Overview

Latitude-38.2811
Longitude
Nearest cityMelbourne
EnvironmentSaltwater
Distance from Melbourne (as the crow flies)96.30  km

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