Where is the artificial reef at Frankston Pier?

About 100 concrete reef modules sit roughly 40 metres off the end of Frankston Pier, in 3–4.5 m of water, deployed in November 2012. A long cast from the end reaches them.

What fish can you catch at Frankston Pier?

Snapper and seasonal garfish are the pier's reputation, with flathead, leatherjackets, salmon and calamari on the reef and silver trevally around the pylons.

Can you reach the artificial reef from Frankston Pier?

Yes. A long cast with a 9–10 ft rod puts a bait on the modules 40 m out; budget for snags.

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Frankston Pier

Sat 17 Oct 2026 · Australia/Melbourne

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Weather: Sunny Wind: W 288° · 7 km/h Swell: 0.1 m @ 9 s SW Water: 16.1 °C Pressure: 1028.7 hPa ↓ falling Faces north-west · Offshore: E, SE, S · Onshore: W, NW, N · Forecast wind: onshore

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Medium Fish Activity

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At the day's peak · 6:30 am

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Tide Moving

Wind SW 1 km/h

Moon first quarter all day

Water temp 16.1 °C all day

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Activity Forecast

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First light 6:05 am Last light 8:05 pm

High 6:00 am Low 11:30 am High 4:34 pm Low 11:20 pm

Tide is approximate here. Drag or use arrow keys to explore

Feeding Windows

Best times to fish based on activity score.

Peak

5:30 am → 7:30 am

Good

5:30 pm → 9:00 pm

3h 30m

Good

11:00 pm → 12:00 am

First light

6:05 am

Last light

8:05 pm

Sunrise

6:31 am

Sunset

7:38 pm

Moonrise

10:26 am

Moonset

1:17 am

High tide

6:00 am

Low tide

11:30 am

High tide

4:34 pm

Low tide

11:20 pm

Tide times here are a rough model estimate. Check the BoM tide tables before you fish the change.

Hourly Wind

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Hourly Swell

Steady ~0.1 m SW

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Wind Map

Wind data (text)

Now: 7 km/h W (288°).

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

Feeding Windows

Best times to fish based on activity score.

Peak

5:30 am → 7:30 am

Good

5:30 pm → 9:00 pm

3h 30m

Good

11:00 pm → 12:00 am

First light

6:05 am

Last light

8:05 pm

Sunrise

6:31 am

Sunset

7:38 pm

Moonrise

10:26 am

Moonset

1:17 am

High tide

6:00 am

Low tide

11:30 am

High tide

4:34 pm

Low tide

11:20 pm

Tide times here are a rough model estimate. Check the BoM tide tables before you fish the change.

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