Is the old Dunsborough Jetty still there?

No — the original timber jetty is long gone. The working land-based area is the Old Dunsborough Beach foreshore and boat ramp. There are no plans we're aware of for a replacement structure; the bay is fished from the sand, the ramp wall and the rockier ends at Castle Bay and Curtis Bay.

When is the King George whiting bite best at Dunsborough?

October through April on the sand and weed flats, with the cleanest sessions on calm easterly mornings before the seabreeze fills in. Surface lures at first light produce the better sessions; otherwise paternosters with prawn, pipi or mussel baits over weed edges. The bay-wide flats from Old Dunsborough through to Busselton hold KGW through summer.

Are there marine park rules at Dunsborough?

Yes — Ngari Capes Marine Park covers Geographe Bay and Cape Naturaliste with several no-take sanctuary zones — Meelup Beach sits inside one — and a shore-fishing-only special purpose zone at Eagle Bay. Check the DBCA Marine Park visitor guide before fishing anywhere unfamiliar; boundaries are signed but verify before each session.

How long is the drive from Perth?

Around 3 hours via the Forrest Highway and Bussell Highway. Long-weekend trips are common; the bay rewards multi-day visits because Geographe Bay flats, the rockier cape and the surf coast at Yallingup all fish in different conditions.

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Dunsborough (Geographe Bay / Old Dunsborough)

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📍 Dunsborough (Geographe Bay / Old Dunsborough)

waning crescent · 23%

Weather: Cloudy Wind: SW 218° · 16 km/h Swell: 1.8 m @ 10 s SW Water: 18.8 °C Pressure: 1019.9 hPa ↓ falling Faces north-east · Offshore: S, SW, W · Onshore: N, NE, E · Forecast wind: offshore

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At the day's peak · 7:30 pm

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Time of day Dusk

Tide Turning

Wind S 23 km/h

Moon waning crescent all day

Water temp 18.8 °C all day

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Day Timeline

Major Minor Tide Twilight

First light 4:49 am Last light 7:17 pm

Low 3:30 am High 6:40 am Low 9:00 am Low 12:40 pm High 7:40 pm

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Feeding Windows

Best times to fish based on activity score.

Peak

7:00 pm → 9:00 pm

Good

8:30 am → 10:00 am

1h 30m

Good

3:00 am → 6:00 am

First light

4:49 am

Last light

7:17 pm

Sunrise

5:16 am

Sunset

6:50 pm

Moonrise

2:49 am

Moonset

3:02 pm

Low tide

3:30 am

High tide

6:40 am

Low tide

9:00 am

Low tide

12:40 pm

High tide

7:40 pm

Hourly Wind

High Bite Hours Highlighted

12am

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12°

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155°

9 km/h

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11°

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154°

8 km/h

2am

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11°

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164°

10 km/h

3am

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11°

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168°

11 km/h

4am

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11°

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163°

11 km/h

5am

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11°

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162°

11 km/h

6am

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11°

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157°

12 km/h

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14°

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152°

10 km/h

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16°

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150°

10 km/h

9am

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18°

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164°

10 km/h

10am

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19°

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181°

8 km/h

11am

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21°

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207°

10 km/h

12pm

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21°

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218°

16 km/h

1pm

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21°

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215°

21 km/h

2pm

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21°

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210°

23 km/h

3pm

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21°

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205°

24 km/h

4pm

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20°

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199°

24 km/h

5pm

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19°

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189°

24 km/h

6pm

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17°

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179°

24 km/h

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16°

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174°

23 km/h

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15°

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170°

22 km/h

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14°

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163°

21 km/h

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14°

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155°

19 km/h

11pm

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14°

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149°

20 km/h

Hourly Swell

Steady ~1.7 m SW

12am

1.9 m

@ 10 s

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Moderate

1am

1.9 m

@ 10 s

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Moderate

2am

1.8 m

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Moderate

3am

1.8 m

@ 10 s

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Moderate

4am

1.8 m

@ 10 s

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Moderate

5am

1.8 m

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Moderate

6am

1.8 m

@ 10 s

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Moderate

7am

1.8 m

@ 10 s

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Moderate

8am

1.8 m

@ 10 s

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Moderate

9am

1.8 m

@ 10 s

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Moderate

10am

1.9 m

@ 10 s

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Moderate

11am

1.9 m

@ 10 s

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Moderate

12pm

1.8 m

@ 10 s

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Moderate

1pm

1.7 m

@ 10 s

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Moderate

ground

2pm

1.6 m

@ 11 s

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Moderate

ground

3pm

1.6 m

@ 11 s

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Moderate

ground

4pm

1.6 m

@ 11 s

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Moderate

ground

5pm

1.6 m

@ 11 s

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Moderate

ground

6pm

1.6 m

@ 10 s

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Moderate

ground

7pm

1.7 m

@ 10 s

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Moderate

8pm

1.8 m

@ 10 s

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Moderate

9pm

1.8 m

@ 9 s

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Moderate

10pm

1.8 m

@ 9 s

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Moderate

11pm

1.7 m

@ 9 s

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Moderate

Water Temp (°C)

→ steady around 18.8°

Mon

2 Nov

18.6°

Tue

3 Nov

18.6°

Wed

4 Nov

18.8°

Thu

5 Nov

18.8°

Fri

6 Nov

18.9°

Sat

7 Nov

18.9°

Sun

8 Nov

18.9°

Mon

9 Nov

18.9°

Tue

10 Nov

18.8°

Wed

11 Nov

18.8°

Wind Map

Wind data (text)

Now: 16 km/h SW (218°).

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

7:00 pm → 9:00 pm

Good

8:30 am → 10:00 am

1h 30m

Good

3:00 am → 6:00 am

First light

4:49 am

Last light

7:17 pm

Sunrise

5:16 am

Sunset

6:50 pm

Moonrise

2:49 am

Moonset

3:02 pm

Low tide

3:30 am

High tide

6:40 am

Low tide

9:00 am

Low tide

12:40 pm

High tide

7:40 pm

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