A friendly, accessible pier on Mount's Bay, clean ground, sand and weed in close. Pollack, mackerel and garfish through summer; wrasse off the rocks at the base; flatties and dogfish on the bottom. Good night marks for conger if you go heavy.
Target species here
Tide times for Penzance South Pier
EA gauge · Newlyn
Next high tide at Penzance South Pier is 05:00 (1.9 m). Next low tide 12:00 (-1.8 m).
| ↑ High | 05:00 | 1.7 m |
| ↓ Low | 11:00 | -1.7 m |
| ↑ High | 17:00 | 2.0 m |
Fishes best on the flood.
Access & rules
Pay-and-display on the harbour. Step-down to the deck is easy. Watch for harbour traffic and the Scillonian ferry departures.