Find the window
See the strongest two-hour periods instead of staring at a full day of raw weather numbers.
Best Fishing Time and Tides in Australia and New Zealand
π£ Shore Β· Boat Β· JettyDifferent scoring rules for how you actually fish.
π Conditions in one viewWind, waves, swell, weather and tide movement.
β Save favourite spotsKeep your regular places in this browser β no account needed.
π° Serious data. Silly luck.Lucky Cast and fish psychology stay safely separate from the forecast.
Before you make the drive
The ocean does not care about your calendar.
A free Saturday is not automatically a good fishing Saturday. BiteTime helps you read the useful part quickly: when the better windows occur, whether the sea state looks comfortable for your fishing style, and whether another day or saved spot looks more promising.
It is deliberately simple: choose a place, choose how you are fishing, choose a day β then let the numbers do the arguing.
Read the water
Follow modelled sea-level movement together with waves, swell and the daily light cycle.
Keep safety separate
Bite Score never overrides the app's separate risk indicator or official marine advice.
Come back tomorrow
Compare saved spots, follow the seven-day outlook, build a streak and occasionally catch a completely fictional Golden Fish.
Free interactive tool
Check your fishing conditions
Search any supported Australian or New Zealand location, then switch between shore, boat and jetty fishing. The forecast stays practical; the luck stays optional.
BiteTime
Free tool Β· No sign-up
LIVE AU & NZ FISHING CONDITIONS TOOL
Find your best time to fish.
Pick a coastal location and fishing style. BiteTime turns weather and marine conditions into simple fishing windows you can actually use.
You appear to be offline. Saved spots are still here, but fresh forecasts need an internet connection.
READY WHEN YOU ARE
Pick a coastal place and check the week.
BiteTime will load one seven-day forecast, then let you switch dates and fishing styles locally without repeatedly fetching the same data.
TODAY'S FISHING OUTLOOK
Auckland
Weather
Marine
Limited forecast data
BITE SCORE
Good conditions
A useful fishing window is building around the best tide and light conditions.
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Best time
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Analysing conditionsβ¦
AT A GLANCE
Low concern
Worth going?
Comfort
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Confidence
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Planning aid only. Before heading out, check official marine forecasts and warnings: Bureau of Meteorology (Australia) or MetService Marine (New Zealand), plus local tide/navigation information.
FISH MOOD
Waiting for the forecastβ¦
Just for fun
Even imaginary fish prefer fresh data.
PLAN AHEAD
7-day fishing outlook
Tap a day to inspect it without another API request.
YOUR FISHING DASHBOARD
Save spots. Compare. Come back tomorrow.
Your spots, streak and achievements stay on this browser only. No account required.
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Current streak0 daysBest: 0 days
β MY SPOTS
Your saved fishing places
Save a coastal location and it will appear here for one-tap return.
βοΈ SPOT BATTLE
Where should you fish?
VS
Save at least two spots to start a battle.
π ACHIEVEMENTS
Small reasons to keep checking
π Stored only in this browser using localStorage. Clearing browser/site data removes spots, streaks and achievements.
PRIME WINDOWS
Best fishing times
Two-hour windows ranked by Bite Score, comfort and risk.
Windββ
Wavesββ
Swellββ
Sea tempββ
THE UNOFFICIAL OCEAN DEPARTMENT
Luck, fish psychology & respectable excuses
The forecast above is real. Everything in this box is entertainment.
π° LUCKY CAST
Daily
Take one completely unscientific cast
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Your cast is waiting
Random entertainment only. Lucky Cast never changes Bite Score, Comfort or Safety.
Tap the button. The fish accept no responsibility for the result.
Luck index: βMystery fish
- Lucky number
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- Lucky cast
- β
- Lucky bait
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Scientific validity: questionable. Fishing importance: enormous.
FISHERMAN'S EXCUSE GENERATOR
βNo excuse generated yet. This is an unusually honest moment.β
TIDE & LIGHT
Day timeline
Modelled sea-level movement, daylight and your strongest fishing windows on one timeline.
Modelled range
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Sunrise
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Sunset
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The sea-level curve is a modelled tide-activity proxy for planning and scoring. It is not an official tide table, chart datum or navigation source.
CONDITIONS THROUGH THE DAY
Wind, waves, swell & Bite Score
Compare the main variables on the same 24-hour clock and spot why conditions improve or deteriorate.
THE DAY AT A GLANCE
Hourly Bite Score
Quickly see when conditions improve or fade.
WEATHER
Prime-window weather
MARINE
Prime-window marine
How BiteTime calculated this score
The current heuristic model weights tide activity 30%, dawn/dusk 20%, wind 15%, waves/swell 15%, weather 10%, pressure trend 5% and cloud cover 5%. It estimates fishing conditions; it does not guarantee a catch.
Prototype forecast-model data currently supplied by Open-Meteo. BiteTime transforms the source data into its own heuristic planning scores; the source does not provide or endorse Bite Score.
Developer view
Why use BiteTime?
Less forecast archaeology. More useful decisions.
Weather apps are excellent at showing weather. Fishing decisions are messier. BiteTime condenses several coastal signals into one readable view while keeping the underlying conditions visible.
01 Β· CORE
Bite Score
A 0β100 conditions score built from tide activity, daylight, wind, sea state, weather and atmospheric signals.
02 Β· TIMING
Best fishing windows
Ranked time windows help you see when the day looks strongest without manually comparing every hour.
03 Β· SEA
Tide & marine visual
Inspect modelled sea-level movement, waves, swell, wind and the shape of the day on one timeline.
04 Β· PLAN
Seven-day outlook
Compare the week at a glance and open a stronger day without repeating the whole search.
05 Β· RETURN
My Spots & Spot Battle
Save favourite locations locally, reopen them quickly and let two fishing spots settle the argument with numbers.
06 Β· FUN
Lucky Cast
A deliberately unscientific side game. It can improve your mood. It cannot improve the forecast.
How it works
Five steps between βmaybeβ and a proper plan.
No charts degree required. BiteTime keeps the first decision simple, then lets curious anglers drill into the detail underneath.
Choose your spot
Search a coastal location in Australia or New Zealand, or use your current location.
Choose your style
Shore, boat and jetty modes use different comfort and risk thresholds.
Read the scores
Start with Bite, Comfort and Safety instead of twenty disconnected weather fields.
Pick the window
Open the strongest period and inspect wind, swell, waves, tide movement and daylight.
Save or compare
Keep the spot, compare it with another favourite β or blame the fish with a professionally generated excuse.
Made for our side of the Pacific
Australia and New Zealand. One tool, plenty of coastline.
BiteTime is intentionally focused on AU and NZ locations. Search the place you fish rather than navigating a giant global map.
From warm northern water to southern swell.
Check changing conditions before a shore session, a jetty evening or a planned boat day.
SydneyGold CoastBrisbaneMelbournePerthAdelaide
Because βlooks fine from the kitchenβ is not marine forecasting.
Save regular Kiwi spots, compare days and decide whether the early alarm is earning its keep.
AucklandTaurangaRaglanWellingtonNapierChristchurch
The unofficial ocean department
Fishing is serious. Taking it too seriously is optional.
The useful forecast remains useful. The jokes live next door, where they cannot interfere with Safety or Bite Score.
βThe fish have entered Do Not Disturb mode.βFish Mood, on a difficult day
βYour sofa may currently be outperforming the ocean.βA perfectly valid plan B
βExcellent conditions. Weak excuses.βFor when the forecast was not the problem
βGolden Fish energy detected.βStatistically meaningless. Emotionally significant.
FAQ
Before the first cast.
BiteTime is a planning aid, not an official marine forecast or navigation tool. Conditions can change quickly, especially around exposed coasts and bars.
How is the Bite Score calculated?
The score combines several forecast signals, including modelled tide activity, dawn and dusk, wind, waves and swell, weather, pressure and cloud conditions. The app then looks for the strongest time windows in the selected day.
Are the tide times official?
No. The current tool uses modelled sea-level height as a tide-activity proxy. It is useful for visualising movement inside BiteTime, but it should not replace official local tide tables or marine navigation information.
Does Lucky Cast affect the forecast?
Never. Lucky Cast, Lucky Fish and the excuse generator are entertainment only. Bite Score, Comfort and Safety are calculated independently.
Can I save favourite fishing spots?
Yes. My Spots, streaks and achievements are stored locally in your browser. There is no BiteTime account or sign-up in this version.
Does BiteTime work for both Australia and New Zealand?
Yes. Location search is intentionally restricted to Australia and New Zealand for this version of the tool.
Can BiteTime tell me whether it is safe to go boating?
No app can make that decision for you. BiteTime provides a conservative risk indicator, but you should always check official marine warnings, local forecasts, bar conditions and your own vessel and experience before heading out.
One last highly technical question
Are the fish accepting appointments today?
Choose your spot, check the strongest window and let BiteTime do the first round of number-crunching. The fish retain final editorial control.
Planning aid only. When safety matters, use official marine forecasts and warnings from BOM in Australia or MetService in New Zealand, together with local tide and navigation information.