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, continuously, until spring 2027. Abrolhos-specific limits are tighter again when it does reopen: a mixed demersal daily bag of 1, against 2 for the rest of the West Coast. Baldchin groper are separately closed 1 October to 31 December inside the Abrolhos Islands Fish Habitat Protection Area, and that closure catches land-based and charter fishers too. Confirm the current rules with DPIRD and 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. Do not plan an April-to-July trip around a demersal feed, though: the boat-based demersal closure is continuous until spring 2027, not a seasonal window, so those months sit squarely inside it. Book for pelagics, squid and sportfishing instead.

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: Sunny Wind: S 168° · 14 km/h Swell: 2.3 m @ 10 s SW Water: 20.5 °C Pressure: 1019.1 hPa → steady

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Medium Fish Activity

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Time of day Dawn

Tide Turning

Wind S 23 km/h

Moon waxing gibbous all day

Water temp 20.5 °C all day

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Major Minor Tide Twilight

First light 5:50 am Last light 6:44 pm

High 5:30 am Low 2:30 pm High 9:30 pm

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Feeding Windows

Best times to fish based on activity score.

Peak

5:00 am → 7:00 am

Good

2:00 pm → 4:00 pm

Good

9:00 pm → 10:30 pm

1h 30m

Good

6:30 pm → 7:00 pm

30m

First light

5:50 am

Last light

6:44 pm

Sunrise

6:13 am

Sunset

6:21 pm

Moonrise

3:10 pm

Moonset

4:03 am

High tide

5:30 am

Low tide

2:30 pm

High tide

9:30 pm

Hourly Wind

High Bite Hours Highlighted

12am

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19°

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170°

31 km/h

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19°

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167°

30 km/h

2am

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18°

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165°

29 km/h

3am

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18°

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163°

28 km/h

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18°

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162°

26 km/h

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161°

24 km/h

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160°

23 km/h

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158°

23 km/h

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157°

21 km/h

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156°

19 km/h

10am

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156°

17 km/h

11am

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19°

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159°

15 km/h

12pm

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19°

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168°

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181°

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187°

17 km/h

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183°

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26 km/h

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175°

31 km/h

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163°

36 km/h

Hourly Swell

Easing 2.4 → 1.8 m SW

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2.4 m

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8am

2.3 m

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2.3 m

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2.3 m

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2.3 m

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2.3 m

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2.3 m

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2pm

2.3 m

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3pm

2.2 m

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4pm

2.1 m

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2.1 m

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6pm

2.0 m

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7pm

1.9 m

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8pm

1.9 m

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9pm

1.8 m

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Water Temp (°C)

→ steady around 20.5°

Sun

20 Sep

20.6°

Mon

21 Sep

20.5°

Tue

22 Sep

20.7°

Wed

23 Sep

20.5°

Thu

24 Sep

20.2°

Fri

25 Sep

20.4°

Sat

26 Sep

20.7°

Sun

27 Sep

20.8°

Mon

28 Sep

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Tue

29 Sep

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Wind Map

Wind data (text)

Now: 14 km/h S (168°).

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

5:00 am → 7:00 am

Good

2:00 pm → 4:00 pm

Good

9:00 pm → 10:30 pm

1h 30m

Good

6:30 pm → 7:00 pm

30m

First light

5:50 am

Last light

6:44 pm

Sunrise

6:13 am

Sunset

6:21 pm

Moonrise

3:10 pm

Moonset

4:03 am

High tide

5:30 am

Low tide

2:30 pm

High tide

9:30 pm

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