Can you fish at C.Y. O'Connor Beach?

Yes. The Catherine Point groyne at the northern end is the main fishing spot, holding herring, tailor and whiting, with the open sand fishing best around any gutter at low tide. Fishing is not allowed in the Coogee Maritime Trail, the Port Coogee waterways or inside the Coogee Beach shark barrier just to the south, so stay north of those on the groyne and beach.

Is C.Y. O'Connor Beach a dog beach?

Yes. The whole beach from the South Fremantle Power Station north to the Catherine Point groyne is a City of Cockburn dog exercise area, where dogs are allowed on or off-leash. It gets busy with dogs from mid-morning, especially on weekends, so anglers do best fishing the groyne early before the crowd builds.

What fish can you catch at the Catherine Point groyne?

Herring year-round, tailor at dawn and dusk through autumn, and yellowfin, sand and King George whiting over the sandy patches in the warmer months. Southern calamari come off the weed edges and skippy work the wash. It's the same mix as the wider Coogee coast, concentrated by the groyne structure.

Where do you park at C.Y. O'Connor Beach?

Park at C.Y. O'Connor Reserve off Cockburn Coast Drive at the southern end, where there's a sealed car park, toilets, beach showers and a drinking fountain for dogs and people. From there it's a beach walk north to the Catherine Point groyne.

When is the best time to fish C.Y. O'Connor Beach?

Dawn on a moving tide, before the afternoon sea breeze and the off-leash dog crowd arrive. Tailor and herring fire at first light along the groyne, and the incoming tide pushes bait against the rocks to switch the bite on.

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C.Y. O'Connor Beach (North Coogee)

Tue 20 Oct 2026 · Australia/Perth

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Weather: Sunny Wind: W 283° · 14 km/h Swell: 1.6 m @ 9 s SW Water: 19.9 °C Pressure: 1019.3 hPa → steady Faces west · Offshore: NE, E, SE · Onshore: SW, W, NW · Forecast wind: onshore

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Medium Fish Activity

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At the day's peak · 7:00 pm

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Time of day Dusk

Tide Slack

Wind W 12 km/h

Moon first quarter all day

Water temp 19.9 °C all day

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Day Timeline

Major Minor Tide Twilight

First light 5:07 am Last light 6:57 pm

High 1:00 am Low 3:00 am Low 1:00 pm

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Feeding Windows

Best times to fish based on activity score.

Peak

6:30 pm → 8:30 pm

Good

7:30 am → 9:00 am

1h 30m

Good

12:30 pm → 1:30 pm

Good

5:00 am → 6:00 am

First light

5:07 am

Last light

6:57 pm

Sunrise

5:31 am

Sunset

6:32 pm

Moonrise

12:42 pm

Moonset

1:59 am

High tide

1:00 am

Low tide

3:00 am

Low tide

1:00 pm

Hourly Wind

High Bite Hours Highlighted

12am

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15°

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230°

4 km/h

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14°

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228°

2 km/h

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13°

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270°

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13°

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27°

1 km/h

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12°

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24°

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11°

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5°

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347°

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18°

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315°

6 km/h

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19°

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292°

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20°

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283°

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283°

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281°

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271°

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257°

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249°

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Hourly Swell

Building 1.3 → 1.7 m SW

12am

1.3 m

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1am

1.3 m

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Moderate

2am

1.3 m

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Moderate

3am

1.4 m

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4am

1.4 m

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5am

1.4 m

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Moderate

6am

1.4 m

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7am

1.4 m

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8am

1.5 m

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1.5 m

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10am

1.5 m

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11am

1.5 m

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12pm

1.6 m

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1pm

1.6 m

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2pm

1.6 m

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3pm

1.6 m

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4pm

1.6 m

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5pm

1.7 m

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6pm

1.7 m

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7pm

1.7 m

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8pm

1.7 m

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9pm

1.7 m

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10pm

1.7 m

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ground

11pm

1.7 m

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Moderate

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Water Temp (°C)

→ steady around 19.9°

Sat

17 Oct

20.0°

Sun

18 Oct

20.1°

Mon

19 Oct

19.9°

Tue

20 Oct

19.9°

Wed

21 Oct

20.0°

Thu

22 Oct

19.7°

Fri

23 Oct

19.4°

Sat

24 Oct

19.2°

Sun

25 Oct

19.0°

Mon

26 Oct

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Wind Map

Wind data (text)

Now: 14 km/h W (283°).

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 → 8:30 pm

Good

7:30 am → 9:00 am

1h 30m

Good

12:30 pm → 1:30 pm

Good

5:00 am → 6:00 am

First light

5:07 am

Last light

6:57 pm

Sunrise

5:31 am

Sunset

6:32 pm

Moonrise

12:42 pm

Moonset

1:59 am

High tide

1:00 am

Low tide

3:00 am

Low tide

1:00 pm

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