Optimal condition for surf fishing?

[jay83091]

Hi Experts,

Hope you had a good weekend

I've recently changed from rock fishing to surf fishing and been hitting the beach whenever I can.

Just very curious, what will be the most 'ideal' weather conditions for surf fishing?? It's been interesting because some days I don't even get a single bite but some days it just goes crazy.

Water Temp?

Tide?

Swell?

Wind?

Barometric Pressure?

Moon Phases?

Rain?

Suuny Day vs. Cloudy Day?

Time of the Day?

Any help would be much appreciated

Cheers

James

[bennoz]

the only things that i regularly watch for are

rising / high tide change

sunrise or sunset

swell not too large (ie: unfishable - cant hold bottom etc)

beach fishing is more about finding structure - get a good gutter, or move along the beach till you find the fish

as you said - some days rock, some days are tough

[rikkigilbey]

Id say 2 hours either side of the high tide, with the swell anywhere below 5ft, work best for me. but the best thing you can do to improve your catch is to fish in the right place! being able to read the beach for its gutters holes and rips, is the best piece of tackle you can have when surf fishing.

Gilbey

[jay83091]

Thanks for your advice

Whenever I go to a beach, I try to locate gutter holes/rip but it is extremely difficult to identify them in rough swell conditions.

Any tips??

Cheers

James

[rikkigilbey]

http://www.ausfish.com.au/beach.html a handy link.