Can I drive to the Abrolhos Islands?

No. The Abrolhos are 60 to 80 kilometres offshore from Geraldton with no road, no bridge and no public ferry. Access is by chartered vessel, private boat or fly-in fly-out scenic flight. Most fishing visitors take a 3 to 6 day live-aboard charter out of Geraldton.

Does the West Coast demersal closure apply at the Abrolhos?

Yes — the Abrolhos sit at the northern edge of the West Coast Bioregion and the boat-based demersal closure applies. Wilderness-specific rules also apply at the islands themselves, with tighter mixed-bag and possession limits. Check the DPIRD Abrolhos recreational fishing guide and confirm dates with your charter skipper before each trip.

What is the best time of year to fish the Abrolhos?

April to July is the traditional window — settled weather, warm Leeuwin water still pushing south, and reliable charter availability. Summer is also fishable for pelagics like Spanish mackerel and tuna but the trade winds are harder. The exact demersal closure dates vary each year and shape booking timing more than weather alone.

Are there sanctuary zones inside the Abrolhos?

Yes. Multiple sanctuary and special-purpose zones overlay the three island groups under the Houtman Abrolhos Islands National Park and the Fish Habitat Protection Area. Charter skippers know them; private boats need a current DBCA visitor map and a plotter with the zones loaded. Penalties for fishing in sanctuary are significant.

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Houtman Abrolhos Islands (Wallabi / Easter / Pelsaert Groups)

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Weather: Cloudy Wind: SW 210° · 17 km/h Swell: 4.0 m @ 12 s SW Water: 21.4 °C

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Wind SW 17 km/h — Light

Solunar Minor windows

Water Temp 21.4°C

Moon Phase waxing crescent — 12%

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Activity Forecast

Feeding Windows

Best times to fish based on activity score.

Peak

3:30 pm → 7:30 pm

Good

6:30 am → 8:00 am

1h 30m

Good

9:30 pm → 11:00 pm

1h 30m

First light

6:50 am

Last light

6:11 pm

Sunrise

7:15 am

Sunset

5:46 pm

Moonrise

9:55 am

Moonset

10:00 pm

Low tide

7:30 pm

High tide

1:30 am

Low tide

3:30 am

High tide

10:50 am

Hourly Wind

High Bite Hours Highlighted

12am

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18°

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226°

40 km/h

1am

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18°

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226°

39 km/h

2am

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18°

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225°

38 km/h

3am

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18°

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217°

30 km/h

4am

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18°

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216°

29 km/h

5am

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18°

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214°

27 km/h

6am

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18°

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213°

26 km/h

7am

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18°

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212°

25 km/h

8am

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18°

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211°

24 km/h

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18°

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210°

22 km/h

10am

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18°

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210°

21 km/h

11am

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18°

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210°

19 km/h

12pm

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18°

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210°

17 km/h

1pm

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18°

↙︎

209°

16 km/h

2pm

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18°

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209°

15 km/h

3pm

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18°

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207°

14 km/h

4pm

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204°

14 km/h

5pm

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201°

14 km/h

6pm

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198°

14 km/h

7pm

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14 km/h

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196°

14 km/h

9pm

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198°

14 km/h

10pm

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19°

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203°

14 km/h

11pm

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19°

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208°

15 km/h

Water Temp (°C)

↗ warming — up 0.9° over the last 3 days

Wed

15 Jul

20.5°

Thu

16 Jul

20.9°

Fri

17 Jul

21.4°

Sat

18 Jul

21.4°

Sun

19 Jul

21.0°

Mon

20 Jul

20.3°

Tue

21 Jul

19.8°

Wed

22 Jul

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Thu

23 Jul

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Fri

24 Jul

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Wind Map

Wind data (text)

Now: 17 km/h SW (210°).

Wind map data: ECMWF HRES (operational), updated every 6 hours. Not for navigation.

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Feeding Windows

Best times to fish based on activity score.

Peak

3:30 pm → 7:30 pm

Good

6:30 am → 8:00 am

1h 30m

Good

9:30 pm → 11:00 pm

1h 30m

First light

6:50 am

Last light

6:11 pm

Sunrise

7:15 am

Sunset

5:46 pm

Moonrise

9:55 am

Moonset

10:00 pm

Low tide

7:30 pm

High tide

1:30 am

Low tide

3:30 am

High tide

10:50 am

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