Best time to fish in Bunbury
Today, Thursday, October 29, 2026 · local time (GMT+8) · West Australia, Australia Today, Thu, Oct 29 · GMT+8- High tides
- 10:27 pm
- Major periods
- 1:22–3:22 am and 1:54–3:54 pm
- Solunar activity
- Medium
- Sun
- 5:21 am–6:42 pm
Today, Thursday, October 29, the best time to fish in Bunbury is 6:50 am to 8:50 am, with the 7:45 am low tide, moonset and falling pressure. It's a good day (7/10). Today is the best day this week.
Your day in Bunbury at a glance
The strip runs from midnight to midnight, local time. Night in gray, daylight in yellow; the blue curve is the tide; below, the solunar periods and the best windows.
Fishing forecast for the next 7 days
| Day | Rating | Best times | High tides | Moon |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Today | 7good day | 6:50–8:50 am10:10–11:10 pm | ▲ 10:27 pm | Waning gibbous |
| Fri 30 | 7good day | 7:50–9:50 am11:10 pm–12:00 am | ▲ 11:06 pm | Waning gibbous |
| Sat 31 | 7good day | 4:50–5:30 am11:50 am–1:50 pm | ▲ 11:48 pm | Waning gibbous |
| Sun 1 | 4fair day | 12:00–12:50 am6:10–7:00 pm | — | Waning gibbous |
| Mon 2 | 7good day | 6:10–7:10 pm12:40–1:30 am | ▲ 12:32 am ▲ 9:21 pm | Last quarter |
| Tue 3 | 6average day | 4:50–5:50 am6:50–8:20 am | ▲ 5:11 am ▲ 9:31 pm | Waning crescent |
| Wed 4 | 4fair day | 1:30–2:20 pm6:40–8:40 pm | ▲ 6:31 am ▲ 7:35 pm | Waning crescent |
Each day's rating comes from the tide, the solunar periods, the light and, when we have the forecast, the weather.
Piers, ramps and tackle shops nearby
Map: OpenFreeMap · © OpenMapTiles · © OpenStreetMap contributors
- Boat ramp 0.3 mi
- Boat ramp 1.1 mi
- Boat ramp 3.4 mi
- Boat ramp 3.6 mi
- Boat ramp 5.1 mi
- Boat ramp 5.3 mi
- Whitey's Tackle & Camping 6.7 mi
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How we work out the best time
We score every moment of the day, every 10 minutes, with simple rules anglers have used for decades:
- Tide: 2 to 3.5 points in the hour before and the hour after each high and low tide. Spring tides (high coefficient) score more, because the water moves faster.
- Solunar: 2.5 points in the major periods (moon overhead or underfoot) and 1.5 in the minor ones (moonrise and moonset).
- Light: 2 points at dawn and dusk, from first light to the end of the morning golden hour and from the evening golden hour to the end of twilight.
- Weather: falling pressure adds 1 point and rising pressure takes 1 away; wind takes points away from force 4 (about 12 mph), up to 5 points in a gale; waves of 1.6 ft to 4.9 ft add half a point (they stir up the water) and from 8.2 ft they take points away (up to 4).
- Best windows: the stretches of 40 minutes to 3 hours with the most points, at least an hour apart.
- Day's rating out of 10: the best window (up to 5), the moon (up to 2, near new or full moon), the tide coefficient (up to 2) and whether a solunar period lines up with sunrise or sunset (1). Without a tide, we score out of 8 and scale it to 10. Good weather adds up to 1 point and bad weather pulls it down.
Today: best window 3.0 of 5, moon 1 of 2, coefficient 2 of 2 and lineup 0 of 1; the weather adds 1.
It's a guide, not a guarantee: fish don't read tide tables. Always check the sea conditions and local fishing rules before you go.
Learn more
Fishing rules in Bunbury
Licenses, size limits, bag limits and closed seasons are set by the authorities and change often. We don't copy them here: check the official website before you go.
Questions about fishing in Bunbury
What's the best time to fish in Bunbury today?
6:50 am to 8:50 am, with the 7:45 am low tide, moonset and falling pressure. Also 10:10 pm to 11:10 pm and 1:20 am to 3:20 am. Today's rating: 7/10 (good day).
What about tomorrow? When's the best time to fish in Bunbury?
Tomorrow, Friday, October 30: 7:50 am to 9:50 am, with a rating of 7/10.
Which day this week is best for fishing in Bunbury?
Thursday, October 29, at 7/10. Its best window is 6:50 am to 8:50 am.
When are the solunar periods in Bunbury today?
Major: 1:22–3:22 am and 1:54–3:54 pm. Minor: 6:44–7:44 am and 10:06–11:06 pm. Solunar activity today: medium.
Does the tide affect fishing in Bunbury?
Yes. Today high tide is at 10:27 pm and low tide at 7:45 am, with a tide coefficient of 111 (big spring tides). The hours around each tide change tend to fish best, because moving water carries food.
How is the rating worked out?
From the tide, the solunar periods, the light at dawn and dusk, the moon phase and, when we have the forecast, the pressure, the wind and the waves. Each factor gives a fixed number of points and the rating sums them up out of 10.
Does it take the weather into account?
Yes. During today's best window: falling pressure (−0.16 inHg in 24 h), almost no wind and calm sea (1.6 ft waves). Strong wind and big waves lower the rating; falling pressure raises it a little.
What are the fishing rules in Bunbury?
Recreational fishing rules in Bunbury (licenses, size limits, bag limits and closed seasons) are set by the authorities: Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development, Western Australia. They change often: check the official website before you go.
More about Bunbury today
Our own calculation: tide from Bunbury Outer Harbour 02 (Department of Transport (Western Australia)), sun and moon with astronomy-engine and, when available, weather and sea from Open-Meteo (ECMWF, NOAA GFS and Copernicus Marine, CC BY 4.0). Department of Transport, Western Australia: Tide Stations (DOT-025), Bunbury Outer Harbour 02 (BUBUN02) water level observations of 2004–2005, https://catalogue.data.wa.gov.au/dataset/tide-stations. Licensed CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). Modified: harmonic constants fitted by TidePlanet from these observations.