Best time to fish in Puerto Williams
Today, Wednesday, October 28, 2026 · local time (GMT-3) · Magallanes, Chile Today, Wed, Oct 28 · GMT-3- High tides
- 6:25 am and 7:22 pm
- Major periods
- 2:04–4:04 am and 2:36–4:36 pm
- Solunar activity
- High
- Sun
- 5:50 am–8:40 pm
Today, Wednesday, October 28, the best time to fish in Puerto Williams is 5:30 am to 6:40 am, with the 6:25 am high tide, moonset and sunrise. It's a good day (8/10). The best day this week is Thursday, October 29, at 8/10.
Your day in Puerto Williams 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 | 8good day | 5:30–6:40 am6:30–8:20 pm | ▲ 6:25 am ▲ 7:22 pm | Waning gibbous |
| Thu 29 | 8good day | 7:50–9:20 pm6:10–7:30 am | ▲ 7:15 am ▲ 8:19 pm | Waning gibbous |
| Fri 30 | 7good day | 5:00–6:10 am7:10–9:10 am | ▲ 8:08 am ▲ 9:18 pm | Waning gibbous |
| Sat 31 | 6average day | 9:10–10:00 am5:10–6:30 am | ▲ 9:04 am ▲ 10:18 pm | Waning gibbous |
| Sun 1 | 6average day | 9:00–11:00 am8:00–8:40 pm | ▲ 10:03 am ▲ 11:20 pm | Last quarter |
| Mon 2 | 5average day | 5:00–5:40 am8:00–9:30 pm | ▲ 11:06 am | Waning crescent |
| Tue 3 | 6average day | 5:30–6:30 am6:40–9:40 pm | ▲ 12:22 am ▲ 12:10 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
- Muelle Prat 0.1 mi
- Muelle Guardian Brito 0.1 mi
- Muelle Aserradero 0.2 mi
- Pontón Micalvi 0.4 mi
- Muelle Multipropósito 0.4 mi
- Club de Yates Micalvi 0.4 mi
- Puerto Williams 0.5 mi
Within 9.3 mi. A spot may be missing or closed. Open the map on OpenStreetMap · Missing one? Add it to OpenStreetMap
Spots: © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL) and Overture Maps.
Artificial reefs and wrecks to fish from a boat
Artificial reefs and wrecks draw fish, so they make good spots to fish from a boat. The nearest ones, within 16 mi.
Check the rules before you go: some have closed seasons, protected zones or banned gear. Wreck and reef positions are approximate and not for navigation; a wreck’s depth runs from the top of the hull to the seabed.
Wrecks: EMODnet Human Activities (AND-International), from UK Hydrographic Office data, CC BY 4.0. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
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 4.5 of 5, moon 1 of 2, coefficient 1.5 of 2 and lineup 1 of 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 Puerto Williams
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 Puerto Williams
What's the best time to fish in Puerto Williams today?
5:30 am to 6:40 am, with the 6:25 am high tide, moonset and sunrise. Also 6:30 pm to 8:20 pm. Today's rating: 8/10 (good day).
What about tomorrow? When's the best time to fish in Puerto Williams?
Tomorrow, Thursday, October 29: 7:50 pm to 9:20 pm, with a rating of 8/10.
Which day this week is best for fishing in Puerto Williams?
Thursday, October 29, at 8/10. Its best window is 7:50 pm to 9:20 pm.
When are the solunar periods in Puerto Williams today?
Major: 2:04–4:04 am and 2:36–4:36 pm. Minor: 5:44–6:44 am. Solunar activity today: high.
Does the tide affect fishing in Puerto Williams?
Yes. Today high tide is at 6:25 am and 7:22 pm and low tide at 12:57 pm, with a tide coefficient of 84 (average 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: steady pressure (29.91 inHg) and almost no wind. Strong wind and big waves lower the rating; falling pressure raises it a little.
What are the fishing rules in Puerto Williams?
Recreational fishing rules in Puerto Williams (licenses, size limits, bag limits and closed seasons) are set by the authorities: National Fisheries and Aquaculture Service. They change often: check the official website before you go.
More about Puerto Williams today
Our own calculation: tide from Puerto Williams (TICON-4), 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). Slackwater database (https://github.com/openwatersio/slackwater-database). Source: Hart-Davis, M., Dettmering, D., Seitz, F. (2025), TICON-4: TIdal CONstants based on GESLA-4 sea-level records, SEANOE, https://doi.org/10.17882/109129. Licensed CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). Modified: see https://github.com/openwatersio/slackwater-database#modifications-to-source-data