Can you catch snapper from Stony Point Pier?

Yes. Stony Point is one of the few Western Port piers that reaches deep channel water, and snapper are caught from it, mostly from spring into early summer and often on a running night tide. Use heavy lead to hold the bottom in the current. Victoria's snapper limit is 28 cm minimum and a bag of 10, of which no more than three may be 40 cm or over, and they must be kept whole while you are on the water.

What is the best tide at Stony Point?

The running tide. The couple of hours either side of the change, when water is moving hard through the channel, fish far better than slack water. Stony Point is the tide station Western Port predictions are built around, so check its high and low times before you go.

Can you get to Stony Point Pier by train?

Yes. Stony Point station is the end of the line from Frankston and sits a short walk from the pier, car park and ferry terminal. Services are infrequent, so check the timetable before relying on it for the trip home.

Can you fish Stony Point while waiting for the ferry?

Yes — the pier sits right beside the ferry terminal, so a squid jig or a light whiting rig is an easy way to fill the wait. Keep clear of the ferry berth and its lines, and pack up in time for boarding; the squid will still be there next trip.

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Bite Forecast

Stony Point Pier

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Weather: Cloudy Wind: SW 232° · 24 km/h Swell: 1.3 m @ 9 s SW Water: 16.3 °C Pressure: 1023.3 hPa ↑ rising Faces east · Offshore: SW, W, NW · Onshore: NE, E, SE · Forecast wind: offshore

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Medium Fish Activity

▸ Why this score?

At the day's peak · 8:00 pm

Solunar Between windows

Time of day Dusk

Tide Moving

Wind SW 20 km/h

Moon new all day

Water temp 16.3 °C all day

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Activity Forecast

Day Timeline

Major Minor Tide Twilight

First light 6:10 am Last light 8:01 pm

High 3:03 am Low 9:20 am High 2:50 pm Low 8:53 pm

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

Feeding Windows

Best times to fish based on activity score.

Peak

7:30 pm → 9:00 pm

1h 30m

Good

6:00 am → 8:00 am

Good

2:30 am → 4:00 am

1h 30m

Good

2:30 pm → 4:00 pm

1h 30m

First light

6:10 am

Last light

8:01 pm

Sunrise

6:36 am

Sunset

7:34 pm

Moonrise

7:29 am

Moonset

10:26 pm

High tide

3:03 am

Low tide

9:20 am

High tide

2:50 pm

Low tide

8:53 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

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11°

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281°

19 km/h

1am

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11°

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291°

20 km/h

2am

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11°

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300°

19 km/h

3am

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11°

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306°

19 km/h

4am

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11°

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305°

20 km/h

5am

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11°

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303°

21 km/h

6am

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11°

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295°

21 km/h

7am

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11°

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297°

21 km/h

8am

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12°

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281°

21 km/h

9am

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12°

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256°

23 km/h

10am

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13°

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239°

26 km/h

11am

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14°

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229°

26 km/h

12pm

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13°

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232°

24 km/h

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14°

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230°

26 km/h

2pm

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14°

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227°

26 km/h

3pm

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14°

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222°

26 km/h

4pm

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13°

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220°

26 km/h

5pm

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13°

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220°

26 km/h

6pm

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12°

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220°

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7pm

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214°

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206°

20 km/h

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206°

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Hourly Swell

Steady ~1.2 m SW

12am

1.0 m

@ 8 s

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Moderate

chop

1am

1.0 m

@ 8 s

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Moderate

chop

2am

1.1 m

@ 8 s

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Moderate

3am

1.1 m

@ 8 s

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Moderate

4am

1.1 m

@ 8 s

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Moderate

5am

1.1 m

@ 8 s

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Moderate

6am

1.1 m

@ 8 s

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Moderate

7am

1.2 m

@ 8 s

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Moderate

8am

1.2 m

@ 8 s

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Moderate

9am

1.2 m

@ 9 s

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Moderate

10am

1.3 m

@ 9 s

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Moderate

11am

1.3 m

@ 9 s

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Moderate

12pm

1.3 m

@ 9 s

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Moderate

1pm

1.3 m

@ 9 s

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Moderate

2pm

1.4 m

@ 9 s

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Moderate

3pm

1.4 m

@ 9 s

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Moderate

4pm

1.4 m

@ 9 s

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Moderate

5pm

1.4 m

@ 9 s

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Moderate

6pm

1.4 m

@ 9 s

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Moderate

7pm

1.4 m

@ 9 s

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Moderate

8pm

1.4 m

@ 9 s

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Moderate

9pm

1.3 m

@ 9 s

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Moderate

10pm

1.2 m

@ 9 s

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Moderate

11pm

1.2 m

@ 10 s

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Moderate

Wind Map

Wind data (text)

Now: 24 km/h SW (232°).

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

Feeding Windows

Best times to fish based on activity score.

Peak

7:30 pm → 9:00 pm

1h 30m

Good

6:00 am → 8:00 am

Good

2:30 am → 4:00 am

1h 30m

Good

2:30 pm → 4:00 pm

1h 30m

First light

6:10 am

Last light

8:01 pm

Sunrise

6:36 am

Sunset

7:34 pm

Moonrise

7:29 am

Moonset

10:26 pm

High tide

3:03 am

Low tide

9:20 am

High tide

2:50 pm

Low tide

8:53 pm

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

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