Fishing & Tide Times for
Cairns, AU 🇦🇺

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The sun will be at it's highest point at . Today we have 12:35 hours of daylight. For shallow water fishing the twilight periods are often the most productive fishing times, especially on days when a major or minor time will coincide with twilight. In low light conditions predators have better cover for their ambush and often hunt in shallow water.
  • Nautical Twilight begins:
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  • New Moon - 0% illuminated New Moon
Next Full Moon in 15.263448361887 days on 5th November
New Moon is generally a very productive time for fishing. Dark nights mean that many predators feed more actively during daylight hours. The combined gravity of sun and moon during New Moon days has a stronger effect on all water bodies, leads to increased food availabilty and hence better fishing.
  • Distance to earth:
    402,497 km
    Proximity:
    7.5 %
We can compare the current moon distance to it's minimum and maximum distance from earth and express that as proximity. A high proximity means the moon is closer to earth. At 50% it would be at it's mean distance. A high proximity causes big tides, currents and has a direct effect on increased bite times. A proximity greater than 90% indicates a super moon.
Moon Phases for Cairns
New Moon: Tue, 21 Oct - 10:25 pm
Full Moon: Wed, 5 Nov - 11:20 pm
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Best fishing times:
  • minor Time:
    04:16 am - 06:16 am
  • major Time:
    10:40 am - 12:40 pm
  • minor Time:
    05:05 pm - 07:05 pm
  • major Time:
    10:57 pm - 12:57 am
All times are displayed in the Australia/Brisbane timezone and are automatically adjusted to daylight savings. The current timezone offset is +10 hours. Green and yellow areas indicate the best fishing times (major and minor). Blue areas indicate high and low tides. The center shows the current moon phase which is a New Moon at 0% lumination. According to the Solunar Theory, today is a excellent day for fishing, but you need to cross check this with the current weather forecast for a final decision. Today some bite times coincide with sunrise or sunset. Those will be particularly good times for fishing and are indicated by sun icons. The next best fishing time ( ) starts in -1 hour and -3 minute. The gray time indicator displays the current local time.
Australia/Brisbane • Tue, 21 Oct 17:01 • -16.924, 145.766
Tides for Fishing: Tue, 21 Oct
Tide Clock
H I G H T I D E L O W T I D E 5 4 3 2 1 5 4 3 2 1
The Tideclock displays the tide status and the hours until the next tide. Currently the tide is rising and the next high tide is in 3 hours and 23 minutes.
Tide Graph
02:22 am 08:43 am 02:38 pm 08:25 pm AM PM 8.23 ft 2.07 ft height hour: 12 2 4 6 8 10 12 2 4 6 8 10 12
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Tide Time Height
low 02:22 am 2.07 ft
high 08:43 am 8.23 ft
low 02:38 pm 3.54 ft
high 08:25 pm 7.74 ft
Tide Coefficient at 08:43 am is 68
Tide Coefficient at 08:25 pm is 59
For fishing, stronger tides are often favourable as they cause stronger currents and more motion on the sea bed. The above tidal coefficients give us an indication of how strong the tides are compared to their average. A value over 90 indicates very strong tides, known as spring tides. A low value indicates weak tides, known as neap tides. The tidal coefficient can range from 20 to 120 with a mean value of 70. A higher number usually indicates better fishing.
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7 Day Fishing Weather
The weather plays an important role in fishing. Wind strenght and direction often determine where you can fish and where fish might be holding. Although high pressure is usually good for fishing, steep pressure changes often trigger feeding frenzies and are great times for fishing. Of course temperature has also a strong effect on fishing and comfort on the water. So make sure to cross check the weather forecast with the solunar fishing times to determine the best times to go fishing. The graph below shows you the 3 hourly weather progression over the next 7 days. Scroll the graph left or right to see more.
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7 Day Fishing Forecast Calendar
Date Major Bite Times Minor Bite Times Sun Moon Moonphase Tide Times
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New Moon
low: , 2.07 ft
high: , 8.23 ft , Coeff: 68
low: , 3.54 ft
high: , 7.74 ft , Coeff: 59
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S: 		New Moon moon phase
New Moon
low: , 2.13 ft
high: , 8.07 ft , Coeff: 65
low: , 4.07 ft
high: , 7.25 ft , Coeff: 50
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S: 		New Moon moon phase
New Moon
low: , 2.33 ft
high: , 7.81 ft , Coeff: 60
low: , 4.66 ft
high: , 6.66 ft , Coeff: 39
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S: 		Waxing Crescent moon phase
Waxing Crescent
low: , 2.59 ft
high: , 7.45 ft , Coeff: 54
low: , 5.22 ft
high: , 6.17 ft , Coeff: 31
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S: 		Waxing Crescent moon phase
Waxing Crescent
low: , 2.95 ft
high: , 7.05 ft , Coeff: 46
low: , 5.77 ft
high: , 5.97 ft , Coeff: 27
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S: 		Waxing Crescent moon phase
Waxing Crescent
low: , 3.35 ft
high: , 6.73 ft , Coeff: 41
low: , 6.63 ft
high: , 6.63 ft , Coeff: 39
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S: 		Waxing Crescent moon phase
Waxing Crescent
low: , 3.61 ft
high: , 7.05 ft , Coeff: 46
*bold times indicate best fishing times around sunrise or sunset
October Fishing Report

October in Cairns brings warming water and the early build-up, with light morning SE winds and brisk afternoon sea breezes. In the creeks, barramundi and mangrove jack are active around snags and rock bars on the top of the tide, with vibes and suspending hardbodies working well; live mullet or prawns excel after rain. Night sessions around bridges and pylons are turning up fingermark (golden snapper) on soft plastics and live baits.

On the inshore reefs, coral trout are biting during neap tides when water clarity improves; work shallow bommies with stickbaits early, then switch to pilchards or strip baits as the sun climbs. Patchy schools of queenfish and trevally are harassing bait along current lines on the morning run-in. Wider rubble patches hold nannygai after dark if the wind lays down.

Best windows: dawn and dusk, and the first hour of the making tide, especially ahead of afternoon storms.

Top tip: Match lure size to the tiny jelly prawns and sprats common now—downsize to 3–4 inch profiles and add a light flash to trigger fussy barra and queenies.

Best Fishing Spots in the greater Cairns area

Beaches and Bays are ideal places for land-based fishing. If the beach is shallow and the water is clear then twilight times are usually the best times, especially when they coincide with a major or minor fishing time. Often the points on either side of a beach are the best spots. Or if the beach is large then look for irregularities in the breaking waves, indicating sandbanks and holes. We found 9 beaches and bays in this area.

Rolling Bay - 4.12081373914km , Barron Beach - 5.87363860355km , Second Beach - 7.00847611357km , Brown Bay - 7.74804062462km , Machans Beach - 7.93135313342km , Sunny Bay - 9.62987628634km , Yarrabah Beach - 10.93257775134km , Mission Bay - 12.36628643259km , Yorkeys Knob - 13.15611393634km

Harbours and Marinas can often times be productive fishing spots for land based fishing as their sheltered environment attracts a wide variety of bait fish. Similar to river mouths, harbour entrances are also great places to fish as lots of fish will move in and out with the rising and falling tides. There are 2 main harbours in this area.

Cairns Harbour - 6.07041229401km, Yorkey's Knob Boating Club - 14.23322401048km

We found a total of 40 potential fishing spots nearby Cairns. Below you can find them organized on a map. Points, Headlands, Reefs, Islands, Channels, etc can all be productive fishing spots. As these are user submitted spots, there might be some errors in the exact location. You also need to cross check local fishing regulations. Some of the spots might be in or around marine reserves or other locations that cannot be fished. If you click on a location marker it will bring up some details and a quick link to google search, satellite maps and fishing times. Tip: Click/Tap on a new area to load more fishing spots.

Stafford Point - 1.46710886264km , Hills Creek - 2.32154787357km , Senrab Point - 2.45324554202km , Magazine Creek - 2.52718565111km , Smiths Creek - 2.56807732265km , Lily Creek - 3.79076328529km , Firewood Creek - 3.88223678852km , Little Barron River - 4.05864117481km , Rolling Bay - 4.12081373914km , Middle Creek - 4.29842407542km , Ellie Point - 4.29953023492km , Admiralty Island - 4.324237196km , Trinity Inlet - 4.84105647418km , Bessie Point - 5.44245938777km , Mick Creek - 5.60128127669km , Seelee Creek - 5.65681568389km , Barron Beach - 5.87363860355km , Casuarina Point - 5.91258472838km , Cairns Harbour - 6.07041229401km , Skeleton Creek - 6.32475959599km , Falls Creek - 6.47894780693km , Second Beach - 7.00847611357km , Brown Bay - 7.74804062462km , Machans Beach - 7.93135313342km , Redden Creek - 8.03452004959km , Barr Creek - 8.2115398586km , Mackeys Creek - 8.95130115418km , Wright Creek - 8.96662007005km , Sunny Bay - 9.62987628634km , Lyons Point - 9.84659046319km , Gribble Point - 10.40298235447km , Barrons Water Park - 10.91102192771km , Yarrabah Beach - 10.93257775134km , Kamerunga Island - 11.31165164372km , Kappa Creek - 12.07887659627km , Richter Creek - 12.0845027285km , Lake Morris - 12.18971080524km , Mission Bay - 12.36628643259km , Yorkeys Knob - 13.15611393634km , Yorkey's Knob Boating Club - 14.23322401048km

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