Yellowtail kingfish
Excellent
Prime. Cast stickbaits and poppers at surface activity, jig the deeper reefs, and keep a live bait out under a balloon.
Bawley Point Fishing Report
Updated Mon, 9 Nov 2026 from live weather and tide data
The rocky coast between Ulladulla and Batemans Bay: Bawley Point’s platforms, the beaches toward Kioloa and the northern edge of the Batemans Marine Park.
4/5
Good. Solid day ahead.Stable-to-falling pressure and workable wind line things up.
Next tide
Low 2:50 pm model
Air / High
12 °C / 17 °C
Wind
WSW 8 km/h
Sources: modelled tide curve, Open-Meteo, solunar calculated for these coordinates.
Today's Fishing Report
Bawley Point has the water in the comfortable band where most of its fish feed through the day. Today brings a mixed sky, wind WSW around 8 km/h, steady pressure near 1020 hPa and a high of 17 °C. Tides: high 8:17 am and 8:48 pm, low 1:51 am and 2:50 pm: the moving water either side of each change is when this place feeds. Water sits around 20 °C for the season (estimated). With the new moon, the solunar majors run 11:05 PM-1:05 AM and 11:33 AM-1:33 PM: the windows to build the day around.
Tailor
Good
Rock ledges and beach gutters on the rising tide; metals cast and retrieved fast, or a whole pilchard drifted through the wash.
Mulloway
Good
Fish the deep holes and the rock walls through a tide change after dark; live mullet, yellowtail or a large soft plastic worked slowly.
Australian salmon
Fair
Look for birds and surface splashes along the beaches and in the bays; cast metals, plastics or ganged pilchards into the school.
Tie on: Soft plastic on a 1/4 oz jighead · Small hardbody, shallow diver · Squid jig, size 3.0 · Fresh pipi or worm on a small hook. Prime windows: 11:05 PM-1:05 AM, 11:33 AM-1:33 PM, 4:49 AM-5:49 AM. Warmer at 20 °C. The solunar majors shift about 50 minutes later.
Before you go
New South Wales requires a fishing licence for most fishing, from A$7.00. New South Wales fishing licence: cost, rules and where to buy →
Chasing tailor here? Check the size and bag limits with DPIRD NSW before you keep anything; the Tailor page has the seasons and the tactics.
Fishing times for Bawley Point today
Hour-by-hour bite forecast for today from sunrise (05:48), sunset (19:36), the moon and today's score, with the modelled tide changes in the panel below. Tap a bar to see why.
Bite planner
Solunar majors 11:05 PM-1:05 AM and 11:33 AM-1:33 PM; minor 4:49 AM-5:49 AM. New Moon, 0% lit.
Water and weather
A modelled tide curve for these coordinates and the forecast for the day.
Tides (modelled)
Modelled sea level curve from Open-Meteo Marine for these coordinates, datum mean sea level. Fish the moving water either side of each change.
A model, not the official prediction: times can drift by tens of minutes inside bays and estuaries. Check the Bureau of Meteorology tide predictions for the exact times before you rely on them.
Mon
LOW1:51 am-0.38 m
HIGH8:17 am0.79 m
LOW2:50 pm-0.50 m
HIGH8:48 pm0.38 m
Tue
LOW2:20 am-0.37 m
HIGH8:54 am0.77 m
LOW3:30 pm-0.49 m
HIGH9:30 pm0.30 m
Right now
Latest readings
Air temp12 °C
High / Low17 °C / 10 °C
WindWSW 8 km/h, gusts 15 km/h
Pressure1019.8 hPa, steady
Sky / Rain52% cloud, 12%
Sunrise / Sunset05:48 / 19:36
MoonNew Moon, 0%
Water temp (seasonal)~20 °C est.
Why the tide matters here: tides and fishing in Australia.
7-day fishing forecast: which day to fish Bawley Point
The best day on Bawley Point this week looks like Thursday 12 Nov, at 5 out of 5, against 4 today.
Best day this week: Thursday, 12 Nov — excellent at 5/5, falling pressure, usually the best window of a week.
Today, 9 Nov — Good
Stable-to-falling pressure and workable wind line things up.
- Solunar majors
- 11:05 PM-1:05 AM and 11:33 AM-1:33 PM
- Minor period
- 4:49 AM-5:49 AM
- Sun
- 05:48 to 19:36
- Moon
- New Moon, 0% lit
- Sky and wind
- Showers, 24 km/h
- Rain chance
- 12%
Forecast-based scores, less reliable further out.
Species guide
The species that matter on Bawley Point: seasons written for the southern year, and how to fish each one. Today's ratings live in the report above.
Tailor
Autumn and winter on the east coast; the run reaches K'gari (Fraser Island) in late winter, where the east beach from Waddy Point to Indian Head is closed to all fin fish from 1 August to 29 September
The surf and rock fish of the east coast, running north in autumn and winter. Fast, toothy and best at dawn, dusk and into the dark. Rock ledges and beach gutters on the rising tide; metals cast and retrieved fast, or a whole pilchard drifted through the wash.
Mulloway
Best: summer and autumn, especially after rain
Jewfish. The big silver prize of the estuaries, breakwalls and surf beaches: nocturnal, tide-driven and unforgiving of noise. Fish the deep holes and the rock walls through a tide change after dark; live mullet, yellowtail or a large soft plastic worked slowly.
Yellowtail kingfish
Best: December to April
The hardest-pulling fish within reach of the shore. Headlands, harbour markers, offshore reefs and the warm current in summer. Prime. Cast stickbaits and poppers at surface activity, jig the deeper reefs, and keep a live bait out under a balloon.
Australian salmon
Winter and spring on the southern beaches
Not a salmon at all: a hard-fighting schooling fish of the surf and the bays, from WA around to NSW. Great on light gear, poor on the plate. Look for birds and surface splashes along the beaches and in the bays; cast metals, plastics or ganged pilchards into the school.
When to come: the Bawley Point calendar
Activity by species and month for the southern year, and how the water warms and cools. Tap any cell.
Species activity by month
1 = slow, 5 = peak. Current month highlighted. January is midsummer here.
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SlowPeak
Water temperature through the year
Typical surface temperature for this water type in degrees Celsius; today is around 20 °C (estimated, not a reading).
Angler reports
Real reports from real anglers, reviewed before publishing. Nothing here is copied from a shop or a charter. The water log below tracks each day automatically.
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Water log, last days
Auto-logged from live dataSun, Nov 8
3/5 Fair. Fish the windows. A steady pattern: dawn and dusk carry the day. Yellowtail kingfish led the card at good. High of 17 °C, wind to 31 km/h.
Sat, Nov 7
4/5 Good. Solid day ahead. Stable-to-falling pressure and workable wind line things up. Yellowtail kingfish led the card at excellent. High of 26 °C, wind to 24 km/h.
Fri, Nov 6
5/5 Excellent. Go now. Everything lines up: pressure, wind and light are in your favor. Yellowtail kingfish led the card at excellent. High of 20 °C, wind to 24 km/h.
Before you go
Licence
NSW Recreational Fishing Fee, from A$7.00, the same for residents and visitors. Details and where to buy →
Regulations
Size and bag limits, closed seasons and marine park zones are set by DPIRD NSW and change: confirm the current rules on the agency page linked from the New South Wales licence page before you keep anything.
Access
The NSW Recreational Fishing Fee, from A$7 for three days, is required at Bawley Point; see the New South Wales licence page here.
About this water
Bawley Point is a coastal town in New South Wales, Australia, covered from the New South Wales reports and listed in all Australia waters.
Fishing Bawley Point: the full guide
Bawley Point and Kioloa
Bawley Point is the holiday village on the rocky coast between Ulladulla and Batemans Bay, with rock platforms on the point itself, beaches either side, Kioloa to the south and Murramarang National Park along much of the coast. Batemans Marine Park begins at the northern end of Murramarang Beach, near Bawley Point, and runs south from there. Small coastal lakes, among them Meroo Lake, lie behind the dunes to the north. Weather for the score is taken at the village.
Species and seasons
In the cooler months tailor and Australian salmon work the beaches and the point; yellowtail kingfish come to the point in the warmer months; and mulloway are night fish of the beach gutters. Drummer, luderick and bream hold on the platforms, especially in winter, whiting feed on the beach sand in summer, and the small lakes, when open to the sea, hold bream and flathead.
Where to fish it
The platforms on the point are for drummer and tailor on a westerly, and the beaches either side are for whiting and tailor. Meroo Lake is one of DPIRD’s Recreational Fishing Havens and fishes for bream and flathead when it is connected to the sea. South of the park boundary, check the Batemans Marine Park zoning before fishing: most sanctuary zones there remain closed to fishing, though the government opened some to recreational fishing in 2019.
Reading this report here
The coast faces east, so a southerly or big easterly swell closes the platforms and the beaches while a westerly opens them, which the wind row shows in advance. The tide panel is a modelled curve for Bawley Point, labelled as a model, and the Bureau of Meteorology has the official times.
Licence, access and rules
The NSW Recreational Fishing Fee, from A$7 for three days, is required at Bawley Point; see the New South Wales licence page here. Shoalhaven is not a declared lifejacket area for rock fishing, but the exposed platforms here are exactly where the NSW Government advises wearing one; national park rules apply in Murramarang, and DPIRD’s limits apply everywhere.
Common questions
Is Bawley Point in the Batemans Marine Park?
The park begins at the northern end of Murramarang Beach near Bawley Point and runs south; the zoning map shows exactly where each zone starts.
What can I catch at Bawley Point?
Drummer, luderick and bream on the platforms, tailor and salmon on the beaches in the cooler months, kingfish off the point in the warmer months, and mulloway in the gutters at night.
Do I need a licence at Bawley Point?
Yes; Bawley Point is covered by the NSW Recreational Fishing Fee, from A$7 for three days.
Is fishing good at Bawley Point right now?
Check the daily report at the top of this page: it is regenerated every morning from live data. Today's read: Good. Solid day ahead. Stable-to-falling pressure and workable wind line things up.
Nearby waters
Where this page's numbers come from
- Tide curve (modelled)
- Open-Meteo Marine, sea level height including tides
- Open-Meteo forecast model
- https://open-meteo.com/
- Moon and solunar windows
- Calculated on this site
- Pages checked
- The written guide on this page
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