Bite Compass is free to use. Forecasts, tides, your catch log and the map's wind, wave and tide layers are free, and they'll always stay free.
Premium gives every fish you chase its own bite times, not just one, and adds the map layers that show where the water's worth fishing, with no ads. It also pays for what's next on the roadmap.
See the Plans7 days free, then A$34.95 for your first year
Low light and night can be useful, with daytime opportunity too. The mild night boost draws on New Zealand and NSW tracking of movement, which disagree, rather than feeding. Night sessions can still be productive. Shore, estuary and offshore sessions differ; local aggregations, reef depth and spawning closures matter. Wind alone does not establish stirred-up feeding.
Why This Window
Dawn and dusk feeder with some after-dark activity; feeds on moving water. Comfortable in 15–22 °C water; temperature isn't factored in here, as sea-surface readings don't reflect the water it feeds in.
Based on its feeding habits and the moon, plus time of day, forecast wind, and forecast tide.
This is group-level guidance for Platycephalus species. Identify the local fish: western estuary flathead differs from eastern dusky flathead. Daylight ambush fishing is the base; night fishing depends on local habitat and method.
Why This Window
Daytime feeder, quiet after dark. Comfortable in 10–28 °C water; temperature isn't factored in here, as sea-surface readings don't reflect the water it feeds in.
Based on its feeding habits and the moon, plus time of day, forecast wind, and forecast tide.
This is family-level guidance for several leatherjacket species. Start with daylight around structure and identify the local fish; use the actual fishing location.
Why This Window
Daytime feeder, quiet after dark; tide makes little difference. Comfortable in 12–24 °C water.
Based on its feeding habits and the moon, plus time of day and forecast wind.
See the Plans7 days free, then A$34.95 for your first year
What Premium Adds
Bite times and scores for every species at your spots, not just one, plus species alerts
Four more map layers: depth for the drop-offs, currents for where the water's moving, water temperature for the warm and cool edges, and satellite for the reefs and weed bedsDepthCurrentsWater tempSatellite
Room for 100 saved spots and 50 private spots, plus 10 email bite alerts
No ads. Forecasts, tides and guides load clean, with nothing sticking to the bottom of your screen
Pick a Plan
Save A$14.05 on year one
Yearly
Free for 7 days, then
A$34.95
for your first year, then A$49 a year after that.
New subscribers only. After that, A$49 a year works out at A$4.09 a month.
Make a free account first, then start your free week on the next page. New members get 7 days free, one per person. Already have one?
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Your first-year price is shown before you pay, and it's never more than A$34.95.
Free for 7 days, then billed automatically. We email you when it starts and the day before it ends. Cancel before then and you pay nothing.
Renews automatically each month or year until you cancel.
Cancel here any time and keep Premium to the end of the period you've paid for.
If you cancel, nothing is deleted: your spots and alert settings stay, and your oldest alert keeps running.
Payment goes through Stripe. We never see or store your full card number.
Bite score, tides, and the map's wind, wave and tide layers
Free
Included
Species bite times & scores
One species, changed once a day
Every species
Species alerts
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Every species you follow
Depth, current, water temp and satellite map layers
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Included
Custom email alerts
1 spot + 1 area
10 spot + 5 area
Private spots
10
50
Saved spots
3
100
Ads
Shown
None
Fair Questions
How Does the Free Week Work?
Pick a plan and enter your card. Nothing is charged for 7 days, and Premium unlocks straight away. We email you when it starts and again the day before it ends, with the date and the exact amount. Cancel before then and you pay nothing. If you don't, your plan starts and the card is charged. One free week per person and card.
Can I Stop Whenever I Like?
Yes. Cancel from your Plan page any time and Premium runs to the end of the month or year you've paid for. You won't be charged again.
What Happens to My Spots If I Stop?
Nothing is deleted. Your spots and alert settings stay, the free allowances apply again, and your oldest alert keeps running.
Do I Get Money Back If I Cancel Halfway?
Not for the rest of the period. Your rights under the Australian Consumer Law still apply: if Premium has a major failure, or we remove a main feature you paid for, ask us for a refund through the contact page (Billing, refunds or account help).
What If the Price Goes Up?
We email you before your next renewal at the new price, so you can cancel first.
Is My Card Safe?
Payments go through Stripe. We never see or store your full card number.
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7 days free, then A$34.95 for your first year, then A$49 a year. Or A$5.99 a month.
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