Botany Bay · Tidefinder

Botany Bay · Tidefinder

Top pick this week
This afternoon
14:00–17:00
77Good
- 4h into the flood
- Daylight
- Springs
Thin-lipped mullet, Bass, FlounderLight SSW 11 mph
Why this time?
Tide: 4h into the floodFish feed at particular stages of the tide, when moving water stirs up food and lets them into the shallows.
Light: DaylightMany sea fish feed hardest at dawn, dusk and after dark, when they're bolder close in.
Tide size: SpringsBigger spring tides move more water, stirring up food and colouring the water. Some fish prefer quieter neaps.
Season: Peak season in OctoberCounts whichever fish here is most in season.
Wind: Light SSW 11 mphLight enough to fish comfortably, so it costs nothing.
Sea: Flat calm (0.3 m waves)Not fussy about sea state unless it gets rough.
Water: Sea 16.8°CComfortable between 4 and 24°C, best around 14.222222222222221°C.
How we score
2nd best this week
Tomorrow afternoon
14:30–17:00
70Good
- 4h into the flood
- Daylight
- Mid tides
Thin-lipped mulletFresh SSW 15 mph
Why this time?
Tide: 4h into the floodFish feed at particular stages of the tide, when moving water stirs up food and lets them into the shallows.
Light: DaylightMany sea fish feed hardest at dawn, dusk and after dark, when they're bolder close in.
Tide size: Mid tidesBigger spring tides move more water, stirring up food and colouring the water. Some fish prefer quieter neaps.
Season: Peak season in OctoberCounts whichever fish here is most in season.
Wind: Fresh SSW 15 mphStrong wind makes it harder to fish and to spot bites.
Sea: Slight (0.5 m waves)Not fussy about sea state unless it gets rough.
Water: Sea 17.0°CComfortable between 4 and 24°C, best around 14.222222222222221°C.
How we score
3rd best this week
Friday afternoon
15:30–17:00
69Good
- 4h into the flood
- Daylight
- Mid tides
Fresh NNW 16 mph
Why this time?
Tide: 4h into the floodFish feed at particular stages of the tide, when moving water stirs up food and lets them into the shallows.
Light: DaylightMany sea fish feed hardest at dawn, dusk and after dark, when they're bolder close in.
Tide size: Mid tidesBigger spring tides move more water, stirring up food and colouring the water. Some fish prefer quieter neaps.
Season: Peak season in OctoberCounts whichever fish here is most in season.
Wind: Fresh NNW 16 mphStrong wind makes it harder to fish and to spot bites.
Sea: Slight (0.6 m waves)Not fussy about sea state unless it gets rough.
Water: Sea 17.0°CComfortable between 4 and 24°C, best around 14.222222222222221°C.
How we score