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 02:00 (4.6 m). Next low tide 08:00 (0.8 m).
| ↑ High | 01:00 | 4.3 m |
| ↓ Low | 07:00 | 1.1 m |
| ↑ High | 13:00 | 4.7 m |
| ↓ Low | 20:00 | 0.7 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.