Port Nolloth rock and surf angler checking fishing conditions before a charter launch

Fishing conditions

Port Nolloth fishing conditions today

See Port Nolloth fishing tides, wind, swell, pressure, and the best fishing times for rock and surf, harbour, and deep sea plans.

Now 80 Good
Wind 12 km/h NE NE
Tide Steady -0.58m Steady
Updated Sun 06 Sep 03:16 Weather live Marine live

Selected day

Sun 06 Sep

Best visible window 18:00 with score 85. Scroll to compare the hourly changes.

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Past week and forecast

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.

Updated hourly

Is today good for fishing?

Good today, score 80

A plain-language answer before you read the charts. Use it with your own spot knowledge and safety checks.

Best fishing time today

18:00, score 85

The quickest answer for anglers checking whether today is worth planning around.

Fishing conditions tomorrow

00:00, score 85

Useful for early plans. Check again closer to launch because wind and sea state can change.

Tides for fishing today

Low 04:00 -0.65m, high 23:00 0.13m, steady

Use high tide, low tide, and moving water together with local banks, bait, and safe access.

Fishing forecast and weather

12 km/h NE wind, 1014 hPa pressure, 0.0 mm rain, 1.8m / 7s sea

Wind, gusts, pressure, rain, and swell are the main comfort checks before you cast or launch.

Fish activity today

Great activity around 18:00, score 85

Combines the score, tide movement, moon phase, light, wind, swell, and pressure into a simple bite outlook.

80 Fishing score

Today

Good

Clear

Looks usable for many trips, with normal skipper checks for wind, swell, and harbour instructions.

Score

80

Good

Window

Now

Today

Tide

Steady -0.58m

Steady

Sea

1.8m / 7s

Watch swell

Wind

12 km/h NE

Good wind

Barometer

1014 hPa

Settled

Score movement

How the day changes

The day improves gently from 14:00 to 15:00 (+7). Best visible window: 17:00 (85).

LowWatchGoodGreat

Tide

Water level from shore

Neap tide
High 23:00 · 0.13m Low 04:00 · -0.65m Low water
Smaller tidal push 0.78m range

Steady -0.58m

Low around 05:00. Low water from shore, about 9% between today's low and high water.

Sea state

Swell and wave height

Exposed
Watch swell

1.8m / 7s

Open-water trips and rock and surf spots can feel more exposed.

Wind

Direction and strength

NE
Good wind

12 km/h NE

Light wind with gusts around 17 km/h.

Barometer

Surface pressure

Settled

1014 hPa

Pressure helps you spot changing weather patterns before a trip.

Rain

Chance during window

Low

0.0 mm

Use this with wind and pressure rather than by itself.

Water

Temperature and current

Cool

11 C

Current 0.0 km/h E from the marine model.

Moon

Phase and light

Last quarter

Last quarter · 35% lit

Moon phase can affect night light, bait movement, and how anglers plan dawn or evening sessions.

Light

Sunrise and sunset

High UV

07:01 - 18:40

Low light around sunrise and sunset often shapes feeding windows and launch comfort.

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

Port Nolloth fishing planning notes

Check Port Nolloth 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

Port Nolloth fishing forecast, tides and weather

A single view of the tide times, weather, sea state, and fish activity signals for Port Nolloth.

Updated hourly

Port Nolloth fishing conditions today

Good today, score 80

Start here when you want the quickest answer before checking the hourly movement.

Port Nolloth fishing report today

Great activity around 18:00, score 85, best window 18:00, score 85, tide steady

The live report is modelled for now. Local angler and skipper observations will be added as the reporting layer opens.

Port Nolloth fishing tides today

Low 04:00 -0.65m, high 23:00 0.13m, steady

Use tide height and tide direction together with your spot, banks, bait movement, and safe access.

High tide and low tide in Port Nolloth

Low 04:00 -0.65m, high 23:00 0.13m

Useful for anglers planning rock and surf, harbour edges, banks, gullies, and protected water.

Weather for fishing in Port Nolloth

12 km/h NE wind, 1014 hPa pressure, 0.0 mm rain, 1.8m / 7s sea

Wind, swell, barometric pressure, and rain are the main comfort checks before you cast or launch.

Fish activity today in Port Nolloth

Great activity around 18:00, score 85

A bite outlook from score, tide, moon, light, wind, swell, rain, and pressure signals.

Local fishing report

Port Nolloth 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.

7 windows

Sun 03:00

Plan around the steady tide.

80

Wind

12 km/h NE

Pressure

1014 hPa

Swell

1.8 m

Rain

0%

Tide

Steady

Sun 06:00

One of the cleaner windows.

82

Wind

8 km/h N

Pressure

1015 hPa

Swell

1.7 m

Rain

0%

Tide

Rising

Sun 09:00

Plan around the rising tide.

78

Wind

14 km/h N

Pressure

1017 hPa

Swell

1.7 m

Rain

0%

Tide

Rising

Sun 12:00

Plan around the falling tide.

58

Wind

19 km/h NW

Pressure

1017 hPa

Swell

1.7 m

Rain

0%

Tide

Falling

Sun 15:00

Plan around the falling tide.

73

Wind

14 km/h W

Pressure

1016 hPa

Swell

1.6 m

Rain

0%

Tide

Falling

Sun 18:00

One of the cleaner windows.

85

Wind

7 km/h S

Pressure

1016 hPa

Swell

1.6 m

Rain

0%

Tide

Rising

Sun 21:00

One of the cleaner windows.

85

Wind

4 km/h SE

Pressure

1018 hPa

Swell

1.6 m

Rain

0%

Tide

Rising

Daily planning

Fishing tide calendar and daily signal

Sunday

30 Aug

51

Best time

00:00

Best score

51

Sunrise

07:09

Sunset

18:36

Moon

Full moon · 96% lit

UV

High UV

Low tide

22:00 -1.23m

High tide

16:00 0.58m

Monday

31 Aug

59

Best time

09:00

Best score

59

Sunrise

07:08

Sunset

18:37

Moon

Waning gibbous · 91% lit

UV

High UV

Low tide

23:00 -1.20m

High tide

17:00 0.46m

Tuesday

01 Sep

70

Best time

06:00

Best score

70

Sunrise

07:07

Sunset

18:37

Moon

Waning gibbous · 84% lit

UV

High UV

Low tide

23:00 -1.06m

High tide

17:00 0.44m

Wednesday

02 Sep

63

Best time

21:00

Best score

63

Sunrise

07:05

Sunset

18:38

Moon

Waning gibbous · 76% lit

UV

High UV

Low tide

00:00 -1.02m

High tide

18:00 0.36m

Thursday

03 Sep

66

Best time

00:00

Best score

66

Sunrise

07:04

Sunset

18:38

Moon

Last quarter · 66% lit

UV

Moderate UV

Low tide

00:00 -0.86m

High tide

19:00 0.20m

Friday

04 Sep

59

Best time

00:00

Best score

59

Sunrise

07:03

Sunset

18:39

Moon

Last quarter · 56% lit

UV

High UV

Low tide

01:00 -0.78m

High tide

20:00 0.02m

Saturday

05 Sep

79

Best time

21:00

Best score

79

Sunrise

07:02

Sunset

18:39

Moon

Last quarter · 45% lit

UV

High UV

Low tide

03:00 -0.70m

High tide

22:00 0.02m

Sunday

06 Sep

85

Best time

18:00

Best score

85

Sunrise

07:01

Sunset

18:40

Moon

Last quarter · 35% lit

UV

High UV

Low tide

04:00 -0.65m

High tide

23:00 0.13m

Monday

07 Sep

85

Best time

00:00

Best score

85

Sunrise

07:00

Sunset

18:40

Moon

Waning crescent · 25% lit

UV

High UV

Low tide

18:00 -0.82m

High tide

12:00 0.23m

Tuesday

08 Sep

91

Best time

21:00

Best score

91

Sunrise

06:58

Sunset

18:41

Moon

Waning crescent · 17% lit

UV

High UV

Low tide

19:00 -0.95m

High tide

13:00 0.43m

Wednesday

09 Sep

94

Best time

06:00

Best score

94

Sunrise

06:57

Sunset

18:41

Moon

Waning crescent · 9% lit

UV

High UV

Low tide

20:00 -1.08m

High tide

14:00 0.57m

Thursday

10 Sep

89

Best time

03:00

Best score

89

Sunrise

06:56

Sunset

18:42

Moon

Waning crescent · 4% lit

UV

High UV

Low tide

20:00 -1.16m

High tide

14:00 0.68m

Friday

11 Sep

58

Best time

06:00

Best score

58

Sunrise

06:55

Sunset

18:42

Moon

New moon · 1% lit

UV

High UV

Low tide

21:00 -1.17m

High tide

15:00 0.73m

Saturday

12 Sep

67

Best time

09:00

Best score

67

Sunrise

06:53

Sunset

18:43

Moon

New moon · 0% lit

UV

High UV

Low tide

09:00 -1.08m

High tide

15:00 0.74m

South Africa fishing forecast

Port Nolloth 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 Port Nolloth

Are fishing conditions good in Port Nolloth today?

Port Nolloth is showing good fishing conditions for Sun 06 Sep. The selected window is now, score 80 (Good), with wind 12 km/h NE, pressure 1014 hPa, tide Steady -0.58m, swell 1.8m / 7s, 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 Port Nolloth today?

The best visible window is 18:00, score 85. Check again closer to your session because wind, tide, swell, and rain can shift through the day.

What is the fishing forecast for Port Nolloth today?

The forecast signal is Great activity around 18:00, score 85. Current fishing weather is 12 km/h NE wind, 1014 hPa pressure, 0.0 mm rain, 1.8m / 7s sea. Use the hourly score movement for the exact window you plan to fish.

What are the Port Nolloth fishing tides today?

Low 04:00 -0.65m, high 23:00 0.13m, steady

What time is high tide and low tide in Port Nolloth today?

Low 04:00 -0.65m, high 23:00 0.13m

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 Port Nolloth fishing report today?

Great activity around 18:00, score 85, best window 18:00, score 85, tide steady. 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 Port Nolloth fishing conditions tomorrow?

Yes. Use the day selector to check tomorrow. The current best visible window for tomorrow is 00:00, score 85, 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.