Can you fish at Mackenzies Point?

Yes. Line fishing is allowed from the rocks at Mackenzies Point, and the NSW Government's beach guide notes the adjoining Mackenzies Bay is used by fishers rather than swimmers. The foreshore from the Bondi rock baths to the northern end of Tamarama is the Bondi Intertidal Protected Area, where cunjevoi and invertebrates cannot be taken, so bring all your bait. A NSW Recreational Fishing Fee is required unless you are exempt.

Do you need a lifejacket to fish at Bondi or Tamarama?

Wear one. Sets sweep these ledges without warning, and a lifejacket is strongly recommended on them — AS 4758 level 50S or greater for adults and level 100 or greater for children. Waverley Council's area, which includes Bondi, Mackenzies Point and Tamarama, is not one of the declared areas under the NSW Rock Fishing Safety Act 2016, but declarations can change, so check the signs on the coastal walk.

What fish can you catch at Mackenzies Point?

Tailor and Australian salmon in the white water, especially from April to August, plus luderick, rock blackfish (black drummer), silver trevally and yellowfin bream in the wash. Eastern blue groper must be released — line fishing for them is prohibited in NSW until 28 February 2028.

Can you collect bait between Bondi and Tamarama?

No. The Bondi Intertidal Protected Area, which DPIRD lists as the Bondi–Mackenzies Point closure, covers the foreshore from the northern end of the Bondi rock baths to the northern end of Tamarama Beach, from the high-water mark to 10 m seaward of low water. All cunjevoi and invertebrates are protected there year-round, except abalone and rock lobster taken under the normal rules.

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Bite Forecast

Mackenzies Point (Bondi–Tamarama)

Thu 29 Oct 2026 · Australia/Sydney

Forecast updated 7:02pm AEDT

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📍 Mackenzies Point (Bondi–Tamarama)

waning gibbous · 91%

Weather: Sunny Wind: SE 154° · 16 km/h Swell: 1.2 m @ 8 s S Water: 18.9 °C Pressure: 1022.1 hPa → steady Faces south-east · Offshore: W, NW, N · Onshore: E, SE, S · Forecast wind: onshore

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At the day's peak · 5:30 am

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Time of day Dawn

Tide Moving

Wind W 8 km/h

Moon waning gibbous all day

Water temp 18.9 °C all day

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Day Timeline

Major Minor Tide Twilight

First light 5:31 am Last light 7:45 pm

Low 4:33 am High 11:06 am Low 5:52 pm

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Feeding Windows

Best times to fish based on activity score.

Peak

2:00 am → 7:00 am

Good

6:30 pm → 8:30 pm

Good

2:30 pm → 4:00 pm

1h 30m

Good

11:30 pm → 12:00 am

30m

First light

5:31 am

Last light

7:45 pm

Sunrise

5:57 am

Sunset

7:20 pm

Moonrise

11:10 pm

Moonset

7:42 am

Low tide

4:33 am

High tide

11:06 am

Low tide

5:52 pm

High tide

11:51 pm

Hourly Wind

High Bite Hours Highlighted

12am

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15°

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314°

5 km/h

1am

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15°

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282°

6 km/h

2am

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14°

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267°

8 km/h

3am

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14°

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266°

8 km/h

4am

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13°

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270°

8 km/h

5am

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13°

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274°

8 km/h

6am

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13°

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277°

9 km/h

7am

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14°

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278°

10 km/h

8am

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15°

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272°

9 km/h

9am

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17°

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234°

6 km/h

10am

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19°

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178°

9 km/h

11am

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20°

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160°

14 km/h

12pm

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21°

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154°

16 km/h

1pm

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21°

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149°

15 km/h

2pm

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144°

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3pm

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137°

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4pm

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128°

14 km/h

5pm

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121°

14 km/h

6pm

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19°

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118°

13 km/h

7pm

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8pm

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116°

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9pm

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114°

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10pm

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Hourly Swell

Building 0.8 → 1.3 m SE

12am

0.8 m

@ 7 s

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Slight

chop

1am

0.8 m

@ 7 s

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Slight

chop

2am

0.9 m

@ 7 s

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Slight

chop

3am

0.9 m

@ 7 s

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Slight

chop

4am

0.9 m

@ 7 s

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Slight

chop

5am

1.0 m

@ 7 s

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Slight

chop

6am

1.0 m

@ 8 s

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Moderate

chop

7am

1.1 m

@ 8 s

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Moderate

chop

8am

1.1 m

@ 8 s

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Moderate

chop

9am

1.1 m

@ 8 s

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Moderate

chop

10am

1.2 m

@ 8 s

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Moderate

11am

1.2 m

@ 8 s

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Moderate

12pm

1.2 m

@ 8 s

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Moderate

1pm

1.2 m

@ 8 s

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Moderate

2pm

1.2 m

@ 8 s

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Moderate

3pm

1.2 m

@ 8 s

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Moderate

4pm

1.2 m

@ 9 s

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Moderate

5pm

1.2 m

@ 9 s

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Moderate

6pm

1.3 m

@ 9 s

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Moderate

7pm

1.3 m

@ 8 s

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Moderate

8pm

1.3 m

@ 8 s

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Moderate

9pm

1.3 m

@ 9 s

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Moderate

10pm

1.3 m

@ 9 s

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Moderate

11pm

1.3 m

@ 9 s

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Moderate

Water Temp (°C)

↗ warming — up 0.6° over the last 3 days

Mon

26 Oct

18.3°

Tue

27 Oct

18.4°

Wed

28 Oct

18.6°

Thu

29 Oct

18.9°

Fri

30 Oct

19.1°

Sat

31 Oct

19.2°

Sun

1 Nov

19.3°

Mon

2 Nov

19.2°

Tue

3 Nov

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Wed

4 Nov

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Wind Map

Wind data (text)

Now: 16 km/h SE (154°).

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

Feeding Windows

Best times to fish based on activity score.

Peak

2:00 am → 7:00 am

Good

6:30 pm → 8:30 pm

Good

2:30 pm → 4:00 pm

1h 30m

Good

11:30 pm → 12:00 am

30m

First light

5:31 am

Last light

7:45 pm

Sunrise

5:57 am

Sunset

7:20 pm

Moonrise

11:10 pm

Moonset

7:42 am

Low tide

4:33 am

High tide

11:06 am

Low tide

5:52 pm

High tide

11:51 pm

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