Can you fish at Coronation Beach?

Yes. Coronation Beach is open coast 28km north of Geraldton and is not inside any marine park, so no zoning restricts shore fishing. It is heavily fished during the day for tailor and herring, and at night for mulloway. No licence is needed to fish from the shore in WA.

What is the best time to fish Coronation Beach?

Dawn and dusk with a light sea breeze for tailor and herring, and after dark for mulloway. The afternoon sea breeze that fills the car park with kites and boards is the same breeze that shuts the fishing down, so the calm ends of the day are the window. Big mulloway come close inshore at night, which is the strongest local pattern anyone records here.

How much does it cost to camp at Coronation Beach?

A camping fee of $20 per vehicle per 24 hours is paid at the EFTPOS ticket machine on site. There is no online booking facility, so it is first-come — if the campground is full, the Shire puts a sign up on the highway before you make the 8km drive in. The maximum stay is 30 nights in any 12-month period.

Is there water at Coronation Beach?

No. The Shire of Chapman Valley states there is no water and no power at the campground. There are pit toilets and a shower cubicle for solar shower bags, but you supply your own water for both drinking and washing. The nearest services are 28km south in Geraldton.

Are snapper and dhufish closed at Coronation Beach?

Not from the shore. The West Coast demersal closure applies to boat fishing, and the gazetted order exempts fishing by line from the shore or a structure attached to land, along with shore-based spearfishing for demersals other than dhufish, which stays off-limits to spearos. On DPIRD's current advice the boat closure runs until at least spring 2027, though the order itself carries no expiry date. If you do land a pink snapper here the minimum is 410mm, not the 500mm that applies from Lancelin south to Black Point, and the demersal mixed bag in the West Coast bioregion is 2.

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Coronation Beach (Geraldton)

Sat 17 Oct 2026 · Australia/Perth

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Weather: Sunny Wind: SW 236° · 15 km/h Swell: 1.7 m @ 10 s SW Water: 20.1 °C Pressure: 1016.7 hPa ↓ falling 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 E 1 km/h

Moon first quarter all day

Water temp 20.1 °C all day

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Activity Forecast

Day Timeline

Major Minor Tide Twilight

First light 5:19 am Last light 6:55 pm

Low 10:26 am High 1:00 pm

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Feeding Windows

Best times to fish based on activity score.

Peak

4:30 am → 6:30 am

Good

5:00 pm → 8:00 pm

Good

10:00 am → 11:00 am

First light

5:19 am

Last light

6:55 pm

Sunrise

5:43 am

Sunset

6:31 pm

Moonrise

10:05 am

Moonset

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Low tide

10:26 am

High tide

1:00 pm

Hourly Wind

High Bite Hours Highlighted

12am

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16°

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157°

5 km/h

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139°

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135°

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263°

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270°

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Hourly Swell

Building 1.3 → 1.7 m SW

12am

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1.3 m

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chop

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1.2 m

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3am

1.3 m

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4am

1.3 m

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5am

1.4 m

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6am

1.4 m

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7am

1.4 m

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10am

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1.4 m

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1.4 m

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2pm

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1.4 m

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4pm

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1.5 m

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1.6 m

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8pm

1.6 m

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9pm

1.6 m

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10pm

1.7 m

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ground

11pm

1.7 m

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Water Temp (°C)

→ steady around 20.1°

Wed

14 Oct

19.8°

Thu

15 Oct

19.6°

Fri

16 Oct

19.8°

Sat

17 Oct

20.1°

Sun

18 Oct

19.9°

Mon

19 Oct

19.9°

Tue

20 Oct

19.8°

Wed

21 Oct

19.9°

Thu

22 Oct

19.9°

Fri

23 Oct

19.8°

Wind Map

Wind data (text)

Now: 15 km/h SW (236°).

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 → 6:30 am

Good

5:00 pm → 8:00 pm

Good

10:00 am → 11:00 am

First light

5:19 am

Last light

6:55 pm

Sunrise

5:43 am

Sunset

6:31 pm

Moonrise

10:05 am

Moonset

—

Low tide

10:26 am

High tide

1:00 pm

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