Can you fish off the Cervantes jetty?

Yes — the new public jetty has ramped pedestrian access and fishes for the standard mid-coast mix: herring, skippy, garfish, whiting, squid and tailor, with mulloway and the occasional pink snapper or samson off the deeper end. It's a working fishing-port jetty, so respect commercial vessel movement and keep clear of moored cray boats.

Is Hangover Bay worth the drive?

Yes, especially for tailor at dawn or dusk and for mulloway in the gutters at night. It's twelve minutes south of Cervantes inside Nambung National Park (entry fee applies), partially sheltered from southerly winds, and quiet on weekdays. No dogs, but barbecues and toilets are on site.

What's the West Coast demersal closure?

Boat-based recreational demersal fishing in the West Coast Bioregion, Kalbarri to Augusta, is in extended recovery closure to spring 2027. It does not apply to land-based fishing — off the jetty or the rocks you keep a 2-fish mixed demersal bag with 2 pink snapper inside it, and land-based spearfishing for dhufish is the one prohibition. Verify current DPIRD rules before a trip.

How long does the drive from Perth take?

About 2 hours up the Indian Ocean Drive. Last reliable fuel before Cervantes is Lancelin. Caravan parks and accommodation in town make weekend trips practical, and the Pinnacles, Lake Thetis and Hangover Bay turn it into a family-friendly destination.

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Cervantes (Jetty / Hangover Bay / Thirsty Point)

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Weather: Rainy Wind: S 200° · 20 km/h Swell: 2.2 m @ 9 s SW Water: 20.4 °C Pressure: 1022.2 hPa → steady Faces west · Offshore: NE, E, SE · Onshore: SW, W, NW · Forecast wind: onshore

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Wind S 17 km/h

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Water temp 20.4 °C all day

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Major Minor Tide Twilight

First light 4:57 am Last light 7:09 pm

High 12:30 am Low 1:00 pm High 9:00 pm

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Feeding Windows

Best times to fish based on activity score.

Peak

6:30 pm → 9:30 pm

Good

4:30 am → 9:00 am

4h 30m

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1:00 pm → 1:30 pm

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Good

12:00 am → 12:30 am

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First light

4:57 am

Last light

7:09 pm

Sunrise

5:22 am

Sunset

6:44 pm

Moonrise

1:45 am

Moonset

12:59 pm

High tide

12:30 am

Low tide

1:00 pm

High tide

9:00 pm

Hourly Wind

High Bite Hours Highlighted

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Hourly Swell

Steady ~2.1 m SW

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Water Temp (°C)

→ steady around 20.4°

Sat

31 Oct

20.1°

Sun

1 Nov

20.2°

Mon

2 Nov

20.3°

Tue

3 Nov

20.4°

Wed

4 Nov

20.4°

Thu

5 Nov

20.4°

Fri

6 Nov

20.3°

Sat

7 Nov

20.4°

Sun

8 Nov

20.5°

Mon

9 Nov

20.5°

Wind Map

Wind data (text)

Now: 20 km/h S (200°).

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

6:30 pm → 9:30 pm

Good

4:30 am → 9:00 am

4h 30m

Good

1:00 pm → 1:30 pm

30m

Good

12:00 am → 12:30 am

30m

First light

4:57 am

Last light

7:09 pm

Sunrise

5:22 am

Sunset

6:44 pm

Moonrise

1:45 am

Moonset

12:59 pm

High tide

12:30 am

Low tide

1:00 pm

High tide

9:00 pm

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