Do you need a fishing licence to fish at Bass & Flinders Point Cronulla?

Yes. Anyone fishing anywhere in NSW, including off the rocks at Cronulla, must pay the NSW Recreational Fishing Fee and carry the receipt while fishing. It is $7 for three days, $14 for a month, $35 for a year or $85 for three years, and the money goes back into fishing facilities and stocking. People under 18, pensioner concession card holders and Aboriginal people are among those exempt.

Do you have to wear a lifejacket rock fishing at Cronulla?

Yes. The Sutherland Shire local government area is a declared rock-fishing area under the Rock Fishing Safety Act 2016, so a lifejacket is compulsory when you fish with rod, line or handline from naturally occurring rock exposed to ocean swell here, and the duty covers anyone helping you and any child under 12 in your care. Adults need AS 4758 level 50S or greater and under-12s level 100, and a $100 on-the-spot fine applies. Given how quickly the lower ledges wash here, it is worth wearing for a good deal more than the fine.

What fish can you catch at Bass & Flinders Point and Salmon Haul?

Australian salmon and tailor school past the point, luderick and rock blackfish hold off the wash ledges, and yellowtail kingfish prowl the Port Hacking entrance on live baits in the warmer months. Around in Salmon Haul Bay you'll find yellowfin bream, silver trevally, dusky flathead, squid and garfish on lighter gear.

When is the best time to fish Bass & Flinders Point?

Dawn or dusk on a run-in tide is the prime window, with a northerly or north-west wind blowing the front flat. The cool months, roughly April to September, are best for Australian salmon, tailor and luderick, while the warmer months from November to April bring the kingfish. Avoid it on any decent ocean swell, when the lower ledges become unsafe.

Is there a size limit for dusky flathead at Cronulla?

Yes. In NSW dusky flathead must sit within a 36 to 70 cm slot — anything under 36 cm or over 70 cm goes back — with a daily bag of 5 and 10 in possession. The big breeding females over 70 cm are the ones to handle and release quickly. Other headline numbers off this point are luderick 27 cm on a bag of 10, rock blackfish 30 cm on a bag of 10, tailor 30 cm on a bag of 10 and yellowtail kingfish 65 cm on a bag of 5.

Bite Compass

Bite Forecast

Bass & Flinders Point / Salmon Haul (Cronulla)

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Weather: Rainy Wind: S 177° · 23 km/h Swell: 1.0 m @ 7 s SE Water: 17.8 °C Pressure: 1022.6 hPa → steady

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Medium Fish Activity

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At the day's peak · 6:00 am

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Time of day Dawn

Tide Turning

Wind NW 12 km/h

Moon waning crescent all day

Water temp 17.8 °C all day

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Activity Forecast

Day timeline

Major Minor Tide Twilight

First light 5:39 am Last light 6:07 pm

Low 12:12 am High 6:09 am Low 11:53 am High 6:13 pm

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Feeding Windows

Best times to fish based on activity score.

Peak

5:00 am → 7:00 am

Good

5:30 pm → 7:00 pm

1h 30m

Good

10:00 am → 11:00 am

First light

5:39 am

Last light

6:07 pm

Sunrise

6:03 am

Sunset

5:42 pm

Moonrise

4:48 am

Moonset

3:36 pm

Low tide

12:12 am

High tide

6:09 am

Low tide

11:53 am

High tide

6:13 pm

Hourly Wind

High Bite Hours Highlighted

12am

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11°

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314°

10 km/h

1am

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10°

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314°

10 km/h

2am

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10°

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308°

11 km/h

3am

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10°

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301°

11 km/h

4am

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9°

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305°

11 km/h

5am

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9°

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301°

11 km/h

6am

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8°

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298°

12 km/h

7am

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9°

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297°

11 km/h

8am

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13°

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283°

9 km/h

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18°

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252°

11 km/h

10am

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20°

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211°

14 km/h

11am

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19°

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180°

20 km/h

12pm

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17°

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177°

23 km/h

1pm

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17°

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179°

27 km/h

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181°

30 km/h

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32 km/h

4pm

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174°

29 km/h

5pm

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15°

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174°

29 km/h

6pm

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15°

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173°

27 km/h

7pm

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15°

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176°

28 km/h

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175°

31 km/h

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174°

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179°

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181°

25 km/h

Hourly Swell

Building 1.4 → 2.1 m S

12am

1.4 m

@ 7 s

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Moderate

chop

1am

1.3 m

@ 7 s

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Moderate

chop

2am

1.3 m

@ 7 s

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Moderate

chop

3am

1.2 m

@ 6 s

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Moderate

chop

4am

1.2 m

@ 6 s

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Moderate

chop

5am

1.1 m

@ 6 s

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Moderate

chop

6am

1.1 m

@ 7 s

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Moderate

chop

7am

1.1 m

@ 7 s

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Moderate

chop

8am

1.1 m

@ 7 s

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Moderate

chop

9am

1.0 m

@ 7 s

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Moderate

chop

10am

1.0 m

@ 7 s

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Moderate

chop

11am

1.0 m

@ 7 s

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Moderate

chop

12pm

1.0 m

@ 7 s

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Moderate

chop

1pm

1.0 m

@ 7 s

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Moderate

chop

2pm

0.9 m

@ 8 s

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Slight

3pm

0.7 m

@ 9 s

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Slight

4pm

0.6 m

@ 9 s

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Slight

5pm

0.7 m

@ 9 s

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Slight

6pm

0.8 m

@ 9 s

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Slight

7pm

0.9 m

@ 9 s

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Slight

8pm

1.2 m

@ 9 s

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Moderate

9pm

1.5 m

@ 10 s

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Moderate

10pm

1.8 m

@ 10 s

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Moderate

ground

11pm

2.1 m

@ 10 s

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Solid

Water Temp (°C)

→ steady around 17.8°

Sun

6 Sep

17.9°

Mon

7 Sep

18.0°

Tue

8 Sep

17.8°

Wed

9 Sep

17.8°

Thu

10 Sep

17.7°

Fri

11 Sep

17.8°

Sat

12 Sep

17.8°

Sun

13 Sep

17.9°

Mon

14 Sep

17.9°

Tue

15 Sep

18.0°

Wind Map

Wind data (text)

Now: 23 km/h S (177°).

Wind map data: ECMWF HRES (operational), updated every 6 hours. Not for navigation.

Feeding Windows

Best times to fish based on activity score.

Peak

5:00 am → 7:00 am

Good

5:30 pm → 7:00 pm

1h 30m

Good

10:00 am → 11:00 am

First light

5:39 am

Last light

6:07 pm

Sunrise

6:03 am

Sunset

5:42 pm

Moonrise

4:48 am

Moonset

3:36 pm

Low tide

12:12 am

High tide

6:09 am

Low tide

11:53 am

High tide

6:13 pm

Nearby spots

Species at this spot

Australian Salmon
Tailor
Yellowtail Kingfish
Luderick
Yellowfin Bream
Silver Trevally
Rock Blackfish
Dusky Flathead