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McLoughlins Beach Jetty

Mon 19 Oct 2026 · Australia/Melbourne

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📍 McLoughlins Beach Jetty
first quarter · 53%
Weather: Sunny Wind: E 109° · 11 km/h Swell: 0.6 m @ 5 s E Water: 16.0 °C Pressure: 1023.6 hPa ↓ falling Sheltered water: wind direction matters less here
★★★☆☆
Medium Fish Activity
▸ Why this score?
At the day's peak · 7:30 pm
Solunar 78 out of 100 Major window
Time of day 68 out of 100 Dusk
Tide 55 out of 100 Moving
Wind 91 out of 100 E 6 km/h
Moon 33 out of 100 first quarter all day
Water temp 68 out of 100 16.0 °C all day
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Activity Forecast

HIGH 70+ MED 50 LOW 30 4a 8a 12p 4p 8p
Day Timeline
Major Minor Tide Twilight
First light 5:54 am Last light 8:01 pm
Low 12:17 am High 6:56 am Low 12:39 pm High 6:05 pm

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

Feeding Windows
Best times to fish based on activity score.
Peak
6:30 pm → 9:00 pm
69
2h 30m
Good
5:30 am → 8:30 am
57
3h
Good
12:00 pm → 1:00 pm
47
1h
First light
5:54 am
Last light
8:01 pm
Sunrise
6:21 am
Sunset
7:34 pm
Moonrise
12:16 pm
Moonset
2:34 am
Low tide
12:17 am
High tide
6:56 am
Low tide
12:39 pm
High tide
6:05 pm

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

Hourly Wind
High Bite Hours Highlighted
12am
☀️
11°
↗︎
NE
24°
5 km/h
1am
☀️
11°
↗︎
NE
31°
5 km/h
2am
☀️
10°
↗︎
NE
31°
5 km/h
3am
☀️
10°
↗︎
NE
32°
6 km/h
4am
☀️
10°
↗︎
NE
29°
6 km/h
5am
☀️
10°
↗︎
NE
30°
5 km/h
6am
☀️
10°
↗︎
NE
31°
5 km/h
7am
☀️
11°
↗︎
NE
31°
6 km/h
8am
☀️
14°
↗︎
NE
44°
8 km/h
9am
☀️
18°
↗︎
NE
56°
8 km/h
10am
☀️
20°
→︎
E
76°
7 km/h
11am
☀️
22°
→︎
E
94°
8 km/h
12pm
☀️
23°
→︎
E
109°
11 km/h
1pm
☀️
23°
↘︎
SE
113°
14 km/h
2pm
🌧️
22°
↘︎
SE
116°
15 km/h
3pm
☀️
22°
↘︎
SE
114°
12 km/h
4pm
☀️
22°
→︎
E
96°
10 km/h
5pm
☀️
21°
→︎
E
102°
8 km/h
6pm
☀️
20°
→︎
E
75°
9 km/h
7pm
☀️
18°
→︎
E
70°
6 km/h
8pm
☀️
16°
↗︎
NE
49°
6 km/h
9pm
☀️
16°
↗︎
NE
43°
6 km/h
10pm
☀️
15°
↑︎
N
18°
7 km/h
11pm
☀️
14°
↑︎
N
354°
7 km/h
Hourly Swell
Steady ~0.6 m E
12am
0.5 m
@ 5 s
→︎
E
Slight
chop
1am
0.5 m
@ 5 s
→︎
E
Slight
chop
2am
0.5 m
@ 5 s
→︎
E
Slight
chop
3am
0.5 m
@ 5 s
→︎
E
Slight
chop
4am
0.6 m
@ 5 s
→︎
E
Slight
chop
5am
0.6 m
@ 5 s
→︎
E
Slight
chop
6am
0.6 m
@ 5 s
→︎
E
Slight
chop
7am
0.6 m
@ 5 s
→︎
E
Slight
chop
8am
0.6 m
@ 5 s
→︎
E
Slight
chop
9am
0.6 m
@ 5 s
→︎
E
Slight
chop
10am
0.6 m
@ 5 s
→︎
E
Slight
chop
11am
0.6 m
@ 5 s
→︎
E
Slight
chop
12pm
0.6 m
@ 5 s
→︎
E
Slight
chop
1pm
0.6 m
@ 5 s
→︎
E
Slight
chop
2pm
0.6 m
@ 5 s
→︎
E
Slight
chop
3pm
0.6 m
@ 5 s
→︎
E
Slight
chop
4pm
0.6 m
@ 5 s
→︎
E
Slight
chop
5pm
0.6 m
@ 5 s
→︎
E
Slight
chop
6pm
0.6 m
@ 5 s
→︎
E
Slight
chop
7pm
0.6 m
@ 5 s
→︎
E
Slight
chop
8pm
0.6 m
@ 5 s
→︎
E
Slight
chop
9pm
0.6 m
@ 5 s
→︎
E
Slight
chop
10pm
0.6 m
@ 5 s
→︎
E
Slight
chop
11pm
0.6 m
@ 5 s
→︎
E
Slight
chop
Water Temp (°C)
↗ warming — up 1.0° over the last 3 days
Fri
16 Oct
15.0°
Sat
17 Oct
15.3°
Sun
18 Oct
15.8°
Mon
19 Oct
16.0°
Tue
20 Oct
16.4°
Wed
21 Oct
16.9°
Thu
22 Oct
17.2°
Fri
23 Oct
17.3°
Sat
24 Oct
17.4°
Sun
25 Oct
17.1°
Wind Map
Wind data (text)

Now: 11 km/h E (109°).

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