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.

Bite Compass

Bite Forecast

Stony Point Pier

Thu 15 Oct 2026 · Australia/Melbourne

Forecast updated 12:15pm AEDT

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📍 Stony Point Pier

waxing crescent · 14%

Weather: Cloudy Wind: NE 53° · 15 km/h Swell: 0.6 m @ 9 s SW Water: 16.1 °C Pressure: 1029.7 hPa → steady Faces east · Offshore: SW, W, NW · Onshore: NE, E, SE · Forecast wind: onshore

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Low Fish Activity

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At the day's peak · 4:30 am

Solunar Major window

Time of day Night

Tide Moving

Wind SE 11 km/h

Moon waxing crescent all day

Water temp 16.1 °C all day

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Activity Forecast

Day Timeline

Major Minor Tide Twilight

First light 6:07 am Last light 8:03 pm

High 4:15 am Low 10:00 am High 3:53 pm Low 9:54 pm

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

Feeding Windows

Best times to fish based on activity score.

Peak

4:00 am → 7:00 am

Good

7:30 pm → 8:30 pm

Good

4:00 pm → 5:30 pm

1h 30m

First light

6:07 am

Last light

8:03 pm

Sunrise

6:33 am

Sunset

7:36 pm

Moonrise

8:44 am

Moonset

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High tide

4:15 am

Low tide

10:00 am

High tide

3:53 pm

Low tide

9:54 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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9°

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118°

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123°

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123°

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Hourly Swell

Steady ~0.6 m SW

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ground

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7am

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ground

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0.7 m

@ 10 s

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0.6 m

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10am

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11am

0.6 m

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0.6 m

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0.6 m

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6pm

0.6 m

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ground

7pm

0.7 m

@ 10 s

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8pm

0.7 m

@ 11 s

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9pm

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0.6 m

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Wind Map

Wind data (text)

Now: 15 km/h NE (53°).

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

Feeding Windows

Best times to fish based on activity score.

Peak

4:00 am → 7:00 am

Good

7:30 pm → 8:30 pm

Good

4:00 pm → 5:30 pm

1h 30m

First light

6:07 am

Last light

8:03 pm

Sunrise

6:33 am

Sunset

7:36 pm

Moonrise

8:44 am

Moonset

—

High tide

4:15 am

Low tide

10:00 am

High tide

3:53 pm

Low tide

9:54 pm

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

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