No — Ammo Jetty has been closed to the public since storm damage over the WA Day long weekend in June 2026, and it stays closed while its replacement is built. On-site construction is scheduled to start in October 2026 and take around 12 months, so the official line is ready to fish by summer 2027. The waters directly under and beside the jetty are closed to swimming, diving and snorkelling too.

What will the new Ammo Jetty be like for fishing?

Better than the old one — a 50-metre, three-metre-wide T-head more than doubles the deep-water fishing space, the main deck is wider, and the design adds lighting, shelter, seating, rubbish bins and emergency ladders. The original 1939 piles stay in the water, so the structure that holds bait and squid remains.

Where should I squid while Ammo Jetty is closed?

Not at Woodman Point Jetty — that is the same structure under a different name, and it is closed too. Palm Beach Jetty and Rockingham Jetty, both in Mangles Bay, are the closest open lit jetties over comparable weed. South Mole, 15 minutes north, gives similar squid water off rock structure and fishes the same August–February season.

Why is Ammo Jetty so popular for squid?

It sits over the weed beds in Cockburn Sound that hold calamari year-round, and the permanent lighting concentrates them after dark. The combination of structure, weed and lighting makes it the most consistent land-based squid spot in metro Perth.

How do I avoid losing squid jigs in the pylons?

Cast slightly outside the pylon line and retrieve back across the weed rather than straight up the structure. When you do snag, point the rod directly at the jig and pull steadily; jerking usually drives the jig deeper into the timber.

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Ammo Jetty (Ammunition Jetty, Woodman Point)

Sun 18 Oct 2026 · Australia/Perth

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📍 Ammo Jetty (Ammunition Jetty, Woodman Point)

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Weather: Sunny Wind: SW 224° · 13 km/h Swell: 1.9 m @ 11 s SW Water: 19.8 °C Pressure: 1017.2 hPa → steady Faces west · Offshore: NE, E, SE · Onshore: SW, W, NW · Forecast wind: onshore

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High Fish Activity

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At the day's peak · 5:30 am

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Time of day Dawn

Tide Moving

Wind SW 14 km/h

Moon first quarter all day

Water temp 19.8 °C all day

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Activity Forecast

Day timeline

Major Minor Tide Twilight

First light 5:09 am Last light 6:55 pm

Low 12:30 pm High 11:30 pm

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Feeding Windows

Best times to fish based on activity score.

Peak

4:30 am → 7:30 am

Good

5:30 pm → 8:00 pm

2h 30m

Good

12:30 pm → 1:00 pm

30m

First light

5:09 am

Last light

6:55 pm

Sunrise

5:34 am

Sunset

6:30 pm

Moonrise

10:45 am

Moonset

12:43 am

Low tide

12:30 pm

High tide

11:30 pm

Hourly Wind

High Bite Hours Highlighted

12am

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18°

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256°

13 km/h

1am

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18°

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244°

14 km/h

2am

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18°

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236°

15 km/h

3am

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18°

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231°

15 km/h

4am

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18°

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227°

15 km/h

5am

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18°

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225°

14 km/h

6am

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18°

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222°

13 km/h

7am

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18°

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221°

12 km/h

8am

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18°

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219°

12 km/h

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10am

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221°

12 km/h

11am

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222°

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19°

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224°

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226°

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224°

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212°

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4 km/h

Hourly Swell

Steady ~1.8 m SW

12am

1.8 m

@ 11 s

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Moderate

ground

1am

1.8 m

@ 11 s

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Moderate

ground

2am

1.8 m

@ 11 s

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Moderate

ground

3am

1.8 m

@ 11 s

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Moderate

ground

4am

1.8 m

@ 10 s

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Moderate

ground

5am

1.8 m

@ 10 s

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Moderate

ground

6am

1.8 m

@ 10 s

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Moderate

ground

7am

1.8 m

@ 10 s

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Moderate

ground

8am

1.8 m

@ 10 s

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Moderate

ground

9am

1.8 m

@ 10 s

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Moderate

ground

10am

1.8 m

@ 10 s

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Moderate

ground

11am

1.9 m

@ 10 s

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Moderate

ground

12pm

1.9 m

@ 11 s

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Moderate

ground

1pm

1.9 m

@ 11 s

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Moderate

ground

2pm

2.0 m

@ 11 s

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Moderate

ground

3pm

1.9 m

@ 11 s

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Moderate

ground

4pm

1.9 m

@ 11 s

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Moderate

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5pm

1.9 m

@ 11 s

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Moderate

ground

6pm

1.9 m

@ 11 s

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Moderate

ground

7pm

1.9 m

@ 11 s

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Moderate

ground

8pm

1.9 m

@ 11 s

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Moderate

ground

9pm

1.9 m

@ 10 s

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Moderate

ground

10pm

1.9 m

@ 10 s

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Moderate

ground

11pm

1.8 m

@ 10 s

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Moderate

ground

Water Temp (°C)

↗ warming — up 0.5° over the last 3 days

Thu

15 Oct

19.3°

Fri

16 Oct

19.4°

Sat

17 Oct

19.6°

Sun

18 Oct

19.8°

Mon

19 Oct

19.7°

Tue

20 Oct

19.5°

Wed

21 Oct

19.5°

Thu

22 Oct

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Fri

23 Oct

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Sat

24 Oct

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Wind Map

Wind data (text)

Now: 13 km/h SW (224°).

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

4:30 am → 7:30 am

Good

5:30 pm → 8:00 pm

2h 30m

Good

12:30 pm → 1:00 pm

30m

First light

5:09 am

Last light

6:55 pm

Sunrise

5:34 am

Sunset

6:30 pm

Moonrise

10:45 am

Moonset

12:43 am

Low tide

12:30 pm

High tide

11:30 pm

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