Is today good for fishing?
Rough today, score 43
A plain-language answer before you read the charts. Use it with your own spot knowledge and safety checks.
Selected day
Sun 06 Sep
Best visible window 06:00 with score 54. Scroll to compare the hourly changes.
Choose your coast
At a glance
Today and tomorrow
Start with the simple answer, then use the hourly tide, wind, swell, and activity charts for your exact fishing time.
Best fishing time today
06:00, score 54
The quickest answer for anglers checking whether today is worth planning around.
Fishing conditions tomorrow
21:00, score 74
Useful for early plans. Check again closer to launch because wind and sea state can change.
Tides for fishing today
Low 05:00 -0.89m, high 23:00 -0.17m, falling
Use high tide, low tide, and moving water together with local banks, bait, and safe access.
Fishing forecast and weather
22 km/h E wind, 1024 hPa pressure, 0.0 mm rain, 1.4m / 8s sea
Wind, gusts, pressure, rain, and swell are the main comfort checks before you cast or launch.
Fish activity today
Watch activity around 06:00, score 54
Combines the score, tide movement, moon phase, light, wind, swell, and pressure into a simple bite outlook.
43 Fishing score
Today
Rough
Mostly clear
Conditions look uncomfortable or exposed. Treat this as a planning warning and verify locally.
Score
43
Rough
Window
Now
Today
Tide
Falling -0.73m
Falling
Sea
1.4m / 8s
Watch swell
Wind
22 km/h E
Rough wind
Barometer
1024 hPa
High
Score movement
How the day changes
The clearest improvement is from 21:00 to 22:00, lifting 13 points. Best visible window: 07:00 (57).
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Tide
Water level from shore
High 23:00 · -0.17m Low 05:00 · -0.89m Lower water
Smaller tidal push 0.72m range
Falling -0.73m
Low around 05:00. Lower water from shore, about 22% between today's low and high water.
Sea state
Swell and wave height
Watch swell
1.4m / 8s
Open-water trips and rock and surf spots can feel more exposed.
Wind
Direction and strength
Rough wind
22 km/h E
Wind and gusts around 42 km/h may make exposed water uncomfortable.
Barometer
Surface pressure
1024 hPa
Pressure helps you spot changing weather patterns before a trip.
Rain
Chance during window
0.0 mm
Use this with wind and pressure rather than by itself.
Water
Temperature and current
15 C
Current 1.3 km/h SW from the marine model.
Moon
Phase and light
Last quarter · 35% lit
Moon phase can affect night light, bait movement, and how anglers plan dawn or evening sessions.
Light
Sunrise and sunset
06:43 - 18:16
Low light around sunrise and sunset often shapes feeding windows and launch comfort.
Day timeline
Wind timeline
Tap a time to update the page with that window.
Planning note
Use these visuals for early decisions. Skippers, harbour notices, and official safety guidance remain the source of truth on launch day.
Local context
Mossel Bay fishing planning notes
Check Mossel Bay fishing conditions for rock and surf anglers plus harbour, backline, mid deep, and deep sea charter planning on Fish On Charter.
Shore anglers
Use the score with swell, tide movement, water colour, banks, bait activity, and the wind on the beach you actually plan to fish.
Paddleski and kayak
Treat the score as a planning signal only. Launch and return safety depend on wind, swell, shorebreak, current, buddy cover, and your own ability.
Guides and charters
Guides, skippers, clubs, and official safety guidance remain the final call when weather or sea state changes.
Local forecast
Mossel Bay fishing forecast, tides and weather
A single view of the tide times, weather, sea state, and fish activity signals for Mossel Bay.
Mossel Bay fishing conditions today
Rough today, score 43
Start here when you want the quickest answer before checking the hourly movement.
Mossel Bay fishing report today
Watch activity around 06:00, score 54, best window 06:00, score 54, tide falling
The live report is modelled for now. Local angler and skipper observations will be added as the reporting layer opens.
Mossel Bay fishing tides today
Low 05:00 -0.89m, high 23:00 -0.17m, falling
Use tide height and tide direction together with your spot, banks, bait movement, and safe access.
High tide and low tide in Mossel Bay
Low 05:00 -0.89m, high 23:00 -0.17m
Useful for anglers planning rock and surf, harbour edges, banks, gullies, and protected water.
Weather for fishing in Mossel Bay
22 km/h E wind, 1024 hPa pressure, 0.0 mm rain, 1.4m / 8s sea
Wind, swell, barometric pressure, and rain are the main comfort checks before you cast or launch.
Fish activity today in Mossel Bay
Watch activity around 06:00, score 54
A bite outlook from score, tide, moon, light, wind, swell, rain, and pressure signals.
Local fishing report
Mossel Bay fishing report layer
The forecast gives the modelled signal. The next layer is local observations from anglers, skippers, clubs, and verified operators: water colour, bait movement, recent catches, shorebreak comfort, launch notes, and species activity. We will show those reports here once moderated local reports are available.
Water colour and bait
Local reports can explain whether the water looks clean, dirty, warm, cold, alive with bait, or quiet.
Recent fish activity
Moderated notes can show whether anglers are seeing shad, kob, grunter, garrick, reef species, or offshore movement.
Launch and shore comfort
Skipper and angler notes can add context for shorebreak, harbour comfort, wind build-up, parking, and local access.
Next windows
Fishing condition outlook
A lightweight planning score across wind direction, gusts, pressure, swell, rain chance, and tide movement.
Sun 03:00
Plan around the falling tide.
Wind
22 km/h E
Pressure
1024 hPa
Swell
1.8 m
Rain
1%
Tide
Falling
Sun 06:00
Plan around the rising tide.
Wind
20 km/h E
Pressure
1024 hPa
Swell
1.7 m
Rain
3%
Tide
Rising
Sun 09:00
Plan around the rising tide.
Wind
23 km/h E
Pressure
1025 hPa
Swell
1.7 m
Rain
1%
Tide
Rising
Sun 12:00
Wind may make the water uncomfortable.
Wind
31 km/h E
Pressure
1024 hPa
Swell
1.9 m
Rain
4%
Tide
Falling
Sun 15:00
Swell is the main factor to watch.
Wind
30 km/h E
Pressure
1022 hPa
Swell
2.1 m
Rain
1%
Tide
Falling
Sun 18:00
Swell is the main factor to watch.
Wind
31 km/h E
Pressure
1022 hPa
Swell
2.4 m
Rain
0%
Tide
Rising
Sun 21:00
Swell is the main factor to watch.
Wind
28 km/h E
Pressure
1022 hPa
Swell
2.7 m
Rain
0%
Tide
Rising
Daily planning
Fishing tide calendar and daily signal
Sunday
30 Aug
Best time
03:00
Best score
87
Sunrise
06:52
Sunset
18:12
Moon
Full moon · 96% lit
UV
Moderate UV
Low tide
10:00 -1.35m
High tide
16:00 0.68m
Monday
31 Aug
Best time
18:00
Best score
90
Sunrise
06:51
Sunset
18:12
Moon
Waning gibbous · 91% lit
UV
Moderate UV
Low tide
11:00 -1.29m
High tide
17:00 0.67m
Tuesday
01 Sep
Best time
00:00
Best score
89
Sunrise
06:50
Sunset
18:13
Moon
Waning gibbous · 84% lit
UV
Moderate UV
Low tide
11:00 -1.21m
High tide
17:00 0.54m
Wednesday
02 Sep
Best time
12:00
Best score
78
Sunrise
06:48
Sunset
18:14
Moon
Waning gibbous · 76% lit
UV
Moderate UV
Low tide
00:00 -1.16m
High tide
18:00 0.42m
Thursday
03 Sep
Best time
03:00
Best score
78
Sunrise
06:47
Sunset
18:14
Moon
Last quarter · 66% lit
UV
Low UV
Low tide
00:00 -0.93m
High tide
19:00 0.18m
Friday
04 Sep
Best time
21:00
Best score
16
Sunrise
06:46
Sunset
18:15
Moon
Last quarter · 56% lit
UV
Moderate UV
Low tide
01:00 -0.90m
High tide
20:00 -0.19m
Saturday
05 Sep
Best time
09:00
Best score
77
Sunrise
06:44
Sunset
18:16
Moon
Last quarter · 45% lit
UV
High UV
Low tide
03:00 -0.87m
High tide
22:00 -0.24m
Sunday
06 Sep
Best time
06:00
Best score
54
Sunrise
06:43
Sunset
18:16
Moon
Last quarter · 35% lit
UV
High UV
Low tide
05:00 -0.89m
High tide
23:00 -0.17m
Monday
07 Sep
Best time
21:00
Best score
74
Sunrise
06:41
Sunset
18:17
Moon
Waning crescent · 25% lit
UV
High UV
Low tide
06:00 -0.98m
High tide
13:00 0.11m
Tuesday
08 Sep
Best time
21:00
Best score
90
Sunrise
06:40
Sunset
18:18
Moon
Waning crescent · 17% lit
UV
High UV
Low tide
20:00 -1.04m
High tide
13:00 0.41m
Wednesday
09 Sep
Best time
21:00
Best score
97
Sunrise
06:39
Sunset
18:18
Moon
Waning crescent · 9% lit
UV
High UV
Low tide
20:00 -1.17m
High tide
14:00 0.64m
Thursday
10 Sep
Best time
00:00
Best score
97
Sunrise
06:37
Sunset
18:19
Moon
Waning crescent · 4% lit
UV
Moderate UV
Low tide
21:00 -1.30m
High tide
15:00 0.75m
Friday
11 Sep
Best time
18:00
Best score
83
Sunrise
06:36
Sunset
18:20
Moon
New moon · 1% lit
UV
Low UV
Low tide
09:00 -1.41m
High tide
15:00 0.73m
Saturday
12 Sep
Best time
00:00
Best score
80
Sunrise
06:34
Sunset
18:20
Moon
New moon · 0% lit
UV
Moderate UV
Low tide
10:00 -1.42m
High tide
16:00 0.70m
South Africa fishing forecast
Mossel Bay fishing conditions today, tide table and weather
Use this public fishing tide calendar to compare fishing conditions today and tomorrow, tide times, wind direction, barometric pressure, swell, rain, moon phase, and fish activity signals before casting rock and surf, fishing from a pier, planning paddleski or kayak water, choosing harbour, backline, mid deep, or deep sea fishing water, booking a guided session, or deciding whether the day suits your comfort level.
Fishing tide calendar
Check high tide, low tide, tide movement, and the selected day's best fishing time before choosing when to fish.
Fish activity today
Compare the fishing score, moon phase, light, tide movement, wind, and swell to spot the most useful bite outlook.
Weather for fishing
Wind direction, barometric pressure, gusts, swell, rain, and water temperature help you decide whether conditions suit your comfort level.
Useful before you book
What the forecast can and cannot tell you
Harbour comfort
Wind and tide often matter more than open-water swell for sheltered harbour trips.
Sea exposure
Backline, mid deep, and deep sea fishing trips feel swell and wind much sooner than protected water.
Paddleski caution
Launch and return safety depend on shorebreak, wind build-up, current, your fitness, and local buddy or club guidance.
Launch decision
A clean score is not permission to launch. Your skipper and official guidance decide.
Fishing conditions FAQ
Common planning questions for Mossel Bay
Are fishing conditions good in Mossel Bay today?
Mossel Bay is showing rough fishing conditions for Sun 06 Sep. The selected window is now, score 43 (Rough), with wind 22 km/h E, pressure 1024 hPa, tide Falling -0.73m, swell 1.4m / 8s, rain 0.0 mm and moon phase Last quarter · 35% lit. Use this as a planning signal and confirm local safety guidance before fishing or launching.
What is the best time to fish in Mossel Bay today?
The best visible window is 06:00, score 54. Check again closer to your session because wind, tide, swell, and rain can shift through the day.
What is the fishing forecast for Mossel Bay today?
The forecast signal is Watch activity around 06:00, score 54. Current fishing weather is 22 km/h E wind, 1024 hPa pressure, 0.0 mm rain, 1.4m / 8s sea. Use the hourly score movement for the exact window you plan to fish.
What are the Mossel Bay fishing tides today?
Low 05:00 -0.89m, high 23:00 -0.17m, falling
What time is high tide and low tide in Mossel Bay today?
Low 05:00 -0.89m, high 23:00 -0.17m
What does fish activity today mean?
Fish activity is a planning signal built from tide movement, wind, swell, pressure, rain, moon phase, daylight, and the hourly fishing score. It is not a catch guarantee.
Where can I find a Mossel Bay fishing report today?
Watch activity around 06:00, score 54, best window 06:00, score 54, tide falling. Fish On Charter is adding moderated local reports so anglers can compare modelled conditions with water colour, bait movement, catches, and launch notes.
Can I check Mossel Bay fishing conditions tomorrow?
Yes. Use the day selector to check tomorrow. The current best visible window for tomorrow is 21:00, score 74, and it should be checked again closer to launch or casting time.
Can this forecast decide if a paddleski, kayak, or charter should launch?
No. Use the score as a planning signal only. Launch and return decisions still depend on local sea state, shorebreak, wind changes, official guidance, skipper calls, club guidance, and your own ability.
What should rock and surf anglers check first?
Start with swell, wind direction, tide movement, light, and the best visible fishing window. Then confirm local water colour, banks, bait movement, access, and safety before committing to a spot.
Weather and marine forecasts by Open-Meteo using national weather-provider models.
Marine sea-level and current data is modelled and is not suitable for navigation or official launch decisions.