For fishing, diving and spearfishing in Australia and NZ
Know what the water's doing before you leave home.
On the Chew is the all-in-one companion for fishing, diving and spearfishing: real-time conditions, accurate tides, a legal size and bag limit guide, and a community built around real catches.
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01 · Conditions
Conditions, at a glance
Live wind and swell, water temperature, wind by the hour, rain and wind maps, pressure trends, sunrise and sunset, moon phase and UV, for where you are or anywhere you search. Swipe to look ahead up to seven days.
- Always in that spot's local time
- No sign-in needed to check conditions
02 · Three modes
Fishing, diving or spearfishing
Switch modes on the Now tab and the same forecast reshapes around what you are doing. Divers get a visibility estimate, slack-water windows, a wetsuit guide and a dive safety card. Spearos get a shark-safety card and the spearfishing rules.
- Legal sizes and bag limits for commonly speared species
03 · Tides
Accurate tides, right around the coast
Tide curves and high and low times for 579 Australian stations and 86 New Zealand ports, calculated on your phone from constants fitted to Bureau of Meteorology and LINZ predictions, typically within a few minutes of the official tables.
- A tide widget for your Home Screen or Lock Screen
- Estimates, not for navigation
04 · Species
Is it legal to keep?
Look up 65 species in seconds: legal size, bag and possession limits, habitat, lures and bait, season notes and known locations, with real photos.
- Limits shown are NSW rules
- Other states and NZ link to their official rules
05 · Community
A community built on real catches
Share catches and videos, post gear reviews and tips, and see what other anglers are landing. Every catch records the conditions at the time, and your profile keeps a fishing logbook.
- Team Up: pick a spot and a time and fish with locals
- Direct and group messages with photos, files, voice and shared posts
- Block, report and delete your account any time
Pins map
Your spots, shared or private
Drop a pin
Mark fishing, dive or spearfishing spots, and keep them private or share them.
Satellite view
Switch to satellite to read the reef and the structure.
Marine park zones
Turn on zones to see where you can and can't fish.
Privacy
Your data runs your account, nothing else
Checking conditions needs no account. When you sign in to post or message, we keep only what the community needs to work, and you can delete it all from Settings.
Conditions without an account
Weather, tides and species work without signing in.
Location with permission
Used for nearby conditions and tagging catches. Deny it and pick a spot instead.
No ads, never sold
Your data is not sold or used for third-party advertising.
Delete for real
Settings › Delete Account permanently removes your account and posts.
Pricing
Free. No ads.
On the Chew is free to download and use, with no ads, no subscription and no in-app purchases.
On the Chew
- Conditions, tides and maps
- Fishing, diving and spearfishing modes
- Species guide
- Pins map, community, Team Up and messages
Made in Sydney, answered by a person
On the Chew is made by TECHBOOSTER PTY LIMITED in Sydney. Every support email is read and answered by a person, usually within one business day.
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Questions
Before you download
Do I need an account?
Not to check conditions, tides or species. You only sign in, with Apple, Google or email, to post catches, drop public pins, join Team Ups or send messages.
How accurate are the tides?
Tides are calculated on your phone from constants fitted to Bureau of Meteorology and LINZ predictions and are typically within a few minutes of the official tables. They are estimates and not for navigation.
How do I block someone or report a post?
Use the menu on a post, comment, profile or message to block the person or report the content. Every report is reviewed, and there is zero tolerance for abuse.
Tide predictions are estimates based on Bureau of Meteorology and LINZ data and are not for navigation. Always check the official rules before keeping a fish. Apple, iPhone, iPad and Game Center are trademarks of Apple Inc. App Store is a service mark of Apple Inc.