Fishing Times, Solunar, Reports

Offshore Barwon Heads

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

Full

Estimated Fish Feeding Activity

80%

Possible bite intensity is 80%, suggesting excellent fishing conditions.

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

Today’s Solunar Score

80%

Next Bite · Major

11:54am

Moon Phase

Full

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

Next Tide

High at 12:13

1.44 m

Current Tide

The tide is currently rising

Estimated Height

1.09 m

Current temperature

10.2°C

Today

Shower or two.

Maximum

16.0°C

Observed Mon 26 Oct, 8:50 am local time

Pressure

1017.7 hPa

Observed Mon 26 Oct, 8:50 am local time

Current speed

15.0 km/h

Direction

NW

Observed Mon 26 Oct, 8:50 am local time

Current wave

1.3 m

Water temperature

16 C

Data updated Mon 26 Oct, 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

348

This year

44

This season

18

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.

Species most often mentioned in regional reports

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

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

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 6:23 am and sunset is 7:49 pm. As a general guide, the hour before and after sunrise and sunset are often among the most productive fishing periods. Today's minor solunar periods overlap both the morning and evening fishing periods. The sea-surface temperature is 16.0°C, some species may be less active in cooler water.

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

Summer Fishing

Australian Salmon, Bluefin Tuna, Flathead, Gummy Shark, Mako Shark, Nannygai, Snapper and Yellowtail Kingfish can be targeted at the pier 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 pier 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 pier 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 pier.

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.

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

Offshore Barwon Heads is a location within the region of: Surf Coast.

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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
PlatformBeachesPiers
RiversBarwon river

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Fishing report summaries are derived from Getfished’s structured fishing report database system. More information on this on how we collect and structure fishing report data can be found on our Fishing reports information.

Forecasts are based on the Getfished Meteorological and Solunar Forecasting System, which combines data from the BOM, and other sources. Our custom software systems use these inputs to establish solunar, tides and other forecasts for fishing conditions.

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