Fishing Times, Weather & Reports

St Helens Rocks Fishing Times, Weather & Reports

Conditions at St Helens Rocks look workable today, especially if you fish close to the stronger solunar bite times. The overhead moon during the major period suggests an increased bite window. Low light conditions may improve feeding activity.

Updated

Moon Phase

Waxing Crescent

Estimated Fish Feeding Activity

47%

Fair conditions today with a 47% solunar confluence, with some opportunity there if you time the bite windows.

Next Bite · Minor · 9:02pm
Current Weather · Mainly Clear 11.8 C
Pressure · 1027 hPa
Sunrise · 7:44am
Sunset · 5:31pm

Daily Timing

Solunar Fishing Times

St Helens Rocks is sitting in the moderate range at 47%. The 9:03am-11:03am window may provide the best chance of activity.

Solunar Score Today

47% Potential Bite (Feeding) Intensity

Major Bite Windows

Major 1

03:21 – 05:21

Centre · 04:21

Strength · 27.7%

Underfoot transit major

Major 2

14:59 – 16:59

Centre · 15:59

Strength · 100%

Overhead transit major

Minor Bite Windows

Minor 1

09:03 – 11:03

Centre · 10:03

Strength · 33.9%

Moonrise minor

Minor 2

21:02 – 23:02

Centre · 22:02

Strength · 33.2%

Moonset minor

7 Day Solunar Forecast

Plan upcoming fishing times across the week

Compare daily bite activity, major fish feeding times and moon conditions to help plan upcoming fishing sessions.

Sat

18 Jul

47%

Activity

Moon Phase

waxing crescent

Moonrise

10:03am

Major Windows

3:21am – 5:21am

2:59pm – 4:59pm

Minor Windows

9:03am – 11:03am

9:02pm – 11:02pm

Sun

19 Jul

46%

Activity

Moon Phase

waxing crescent

Moonrise

10:27am

Major Windows

4:05am – 6:05am

3:44pm – 5:44pm

Minor Windows

9:27am – 11:27am

10:08pm – 12:08am

Mon

20 Jul

43%

Activity

Moon Phase

1st quarter

Moonrise

10:51am

Major Windows

4:49am – 6:49am

4:27pm – 6:27pm

Minor Windows

9:51am – 11:51am

Tue

21 Jul

34%

Activity

Moon Phase

1st quarter

Moonrise

11:15am

Major Windows

5:33am – 7:33am

5:11pm – 7:11pm

Minor Windows

10:15am – 12:15pm

Wed

22 Jul

30%

Activity

Moon Phase

1st quarter

Moonrise

11:41am

Major Windows

6:19am – 8:19am

5:56pm – 7:56pm

Minor Windows

12:14am – 2:14am

10:41am – 12:41pm

Thu

23 Jul

36%

Activity

Moon Phase

1st quarter

Moonrise

12:11pm

Major Windows

7:06am – 9:06am

6:42pm – 8:42pm

Minor Windows

1:17am – 3:17am

11:11am – 1:11pm

Fri

24 Jul

40%

Activity

Moon Phase

waxing gibbous

Moonrise

12:46pm

Major Windows

7:55am – 9:55am

7:30pm – 9:30pm

Minor Windows

2:19am – 4:19am

11:46am – 1:46pm

Weather

Current conditions and 7 day outlook

Conditions here can shift quickly through the day, so use this as the broad weather picture alongside the separate wind and pressure sections below.

Right now

Mainly Clear

11.8°C

Today

Maximum

14.4°C

Minimum

4.9°C

Rain

0.0 mm

Sat

18 Jul

Overcast

Range

4.9°C to 14.4°C

Rain

0.0 mm

Sun

19 Jul

Overcast

Range

4.8°C to 13.3°C

Rain

0.0 mm

Mon

20 Jul

Overcast

Range

7.4°C to 13.6°C

Rain

0.0 mm

Tue

21 Jul

Overcast

Range

8.5°C to 13.9°C

Rain

0.0 mm

Wed

22 Jul

Moderate Drizzle

Range

7.9°C to 12.3°C

Rain

6.2 mm

Thu

23 Jul

Moderate Drizzle

Range

7.1°C to 11.0°C

Rain

5.5 mm

Fri

24 Jul

Light Drizzle

Range

7.7°C to 11.9°C

Rain

0.6 mm

Pressure

Barometric pressure

Pressure is most useful for fishing when it shows movement. A stable, rising, or falling trend can add context to the rest of today’s fishing forecast.

Right now

1027
hPa
Steady

Interpretation

Pressure changes tend to matter more than the absolute value, especially when conditions are shifting.

Pressure is only one signal. Wind, tide, solunar timing, water movement, and local structure still matter.

Pressure movement

Recent readings build the pressure trend used for interpretation.

Wind

Current wind and 7 day outlook

Wind direction and strength can change how exposed a location feels, especially around open water, beaches, piers, and headlands.

Right now

Current speed

6.8 km/h

Direction

N

Today max

13.0 km/h

Reading the wind

Wind direction and strength can affect comfort, casting, and exposure around this location.

Wind gusts can be stronger than the average wind speed, so it's worth checking the gust forecast if you're planning to fish from an exposed location or need to know about potential changes in conditions.

Even modest wind can affect comfort and casting, especially where the water is exposed.

The marker shows the current wind direction, while the daily outlook below shows whether conditions are likely to build or ease over the coming days.

Sat

18 Jul

Max wind

13.0 km/h· N

Sun

19 Jul

Max wind

15.8 km/h· N

Mon

20 Jul

Max wind

19.2 km/h· N

Tue

21 Jul

Max wind

17.0 km/h· N

Wed

22 Jul

Max wind

21.7 km/h· NW

Thu

23 Jul

Max wind

22.2 km/h· SW

Fri

24 Jul

Max wind

20.8 km/h· NW

Fishing Reports

Recent fishing reports for St Helens Rocks

Recent catch activity for this location.

local data

Reports analysed

28

This year

0

This season

0

Species mentioned

9

Reported species

Snapper Flathead Australian Salmon Garfish King George Whiting

Local species mix

This chart summarises species mentions from the local fishing report dataset.

* 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 mentions for this location.

Local bait trends

Share of the displayed top 5 bait mentions.

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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.

St Helens Rocks is a location within the region of: Geelong, Victoria, Australia.

St Helens Rocks Overview

Latitude-38.2566
Longitude
Nearest cityMelbourne
Distance258.17  km

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