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Torquay Fishing

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

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Last updated AEDT

Moon Phase

Waxing Crescent

Estimated Fish Feeding Activity

32%

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

Current Bite · Minor · 11:15am
Current Weather · 16.6 C
Pressure · 1013.8 hPa
Sunrise · 6:02am
Sunset · 8:11pm
Next Tide · High · 16:11
Todays Fishing Times

Solunar Overview

Torquay Fishing Times

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

Today’s Solunar Score

32%

Current Bite · Minor

Until 11:15am

Moon Phase

Waxing Crescent

Tide Overview

Torquay Tide Times For Fishing

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

Next Tide

High at 16:11

1.40 m

Current Tide

The tide is currently rising

Estimated Height

0.69 m

Weather overview

Torquay Fishing Weather

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Current temperature

16.6°C

Today

Showers.

Maximum

16.0°C

Observed Sun 15 Nov, 10:50 am local time

Barometric pressure overview

Torquay Fishing Barometric pressure

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Pressure

1013.8 hPa

Observed Sun 15 Nov, 10:50 am local time

Wind overview

Torquay Fishing Wind

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Current speed

24.0 km/h

Direction

W

Observed Sun 15 Nov, 10:50 am local time

Marine conditions overview

Torquay Fishing Marine conditions

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Current wave

1.14 m

Water temperature

16.2 C

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

Fishing Report

Torquay recent fishing reports

Recent catch activity for this location.

local data

Reports analysed

25

This year

1

This season

1

Species recorded

12

Reported species

Bluefin Tuna Snapper Gummy Shark Yellowtail Kingfish Mako Shark

Fish species most often mentioned in local reports

Reports in Torquay are spread across a range of species, with Bluefin Tuna, Snapper and Gummy Shark among the names that come up most.

Location-level reports can still vary by season, access and reporting source, so read this as a local guide.

Based on local 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 for this location.

Local bait trends

Bait showing up in reports

Around this area, salmon and squid feature again and again.

It is a useful starting point, not a hard ranking.

Built from all-time reported bait mentions: 8 mentions across 2 distinct bait entries.

Share of the displayed top 2 bait recorded.

See our guides on catching popular species at Torquay.

These species are among the most reported at this location.

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What are today's best fishing times at Torquay?

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 Torquay, 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.

Torquay is a location within the region of: Surf Coast.

Summer Fishing

Bluefin Tuna, Mako Shark 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

Blue Shark, Bluefin Tuna, Bronze Whaler Shark and Snapper 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

Flathead and Whiting 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 becoming more active. Later in spring summer species such as Bluefin Tuna, Mako Shark and Yellowtail Kingfish begin to move into the area and can become more common at the location.

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Torquay Overview

Latitude-38.3266
Longitude
144.3159 View on Google Maps
Nearest cityMelbourne
EnvironmentSaltwater
Distance from Melbourne (as the crow flies)103.08  km

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🛈 Getfished Fishing Report, Solunar & Conditions Summaries Source

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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