Can you fish at Cable Beach in Broome?

Yes, outside the red-and-yellow flagged swimming area. Fishing inside the flags is an offence under the Shire of Broome's local law, with a $150 penalty, and lifeguards patrol the flags daily from April to October. The same law bans leaving fish or offal on the beach or in the sea within 200m of it, and bans shark set lines and offal berley within 200m. The beach also closes after crocodile sightings, so check for signs before you set up.

Can you drive on Cable Beach to go fishing?

Only in signed areas. The northern ramp beside the amphitheatre, the route to north of the rocks, was most recently closed for the Walmanyjun foreshore redevelopment, whose official opening is set for 2027 — check the Shire's Cable Beach vehicle ramp page for the ramp itself. Drive-on access is via the ramp opposite the Turf Club car park onto Gantheaume Point Beach, within a signed vehicle area that runs well under a kilometre from the ramp (about 430m normally, extended while the Walmanyjun works run) and doesn't reach the main beach. Vehicles must be road-registered, stay below the high-tide mark and out of the dunes, and keep to 15km/h; once the northern ramp reopens, turtle-season rules close it at night in late spring and to all but essential vehicles from 1 December to the end of February.

Are there crocodiles at Cable Beach?

Yes. In late August 2026 rangers caught a 3.5-metre saltwater crocodile about 100m offshore just north of Cable Beach, and in late October a 2-metre croc sighted at Gantheaume Point closed the point and Cable Beach. Cable Beach is inside Broome's crocodile control zone, so sightings close the beach and signs go up. Don't wade to land fish, and don't clean fish at the water's edge.

What fish can you catch at Cable Beach?

King threadfin and blue salmon are the prize catches, mostly on whole mulies or mullet strips fished on the sand. Whiting and dart are the everyday catch in the shallow wash on light gear and prawn, and queenfish come through along the shore. April to November is the best of the salmon fishing.

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First light 4:46 am Last light 6:23 pm

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Wind data (text)

Now: 20 km/h W (291°).

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Feeding Windows

Best times to fish based on activity score.

Peak

3:30 am → 5:30 am

Good

10:00 am → 11:00 am

First light

4:46 am

Last light

6:23 pm

Sunrise

5:09 am

Sunset

6:00 pm

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4:04 am

Moonset

5:09 pm

Low tide

3:49 am

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