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 and shore-based-only recreation zones. 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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Weather: Sunny Wind: SW 214° · 5 km/h Swell: 1.7 m @ 9 s SW Water: 17.8 °C Pressure: 1020.8 hPa ↓ falling

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Time of day Night

Tide Turning

Wind S 14 km/h

Moon waxing gibbous all day

Water temp 17.8 °C all day

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Major Minor Tide Twilight

First light 5:43 am Last light 6:40 pm

High 6:45 am Low 3:00 pm High 10:30 pm

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Feeding Windows

Best times to fish based on activity score.

Peak

9:30 pm → 11:00 pm

1h 30m

Good

5:30 am → 7:30 am

Good

6:00 pm → 7:30 pm

1h 30m

Good

3:00 pm → 3:30 pm

30m

First light

5:43 am

Last light

6:40 pm

Sunrise

6:08 am

Sunset

6:16 pm

Moonrise

2:57 pm

Moonset

4:07 am

High tide

6:45 am

Low tide

3:00 pm

High tide

10:30 pm

Hourly Wind

High Bite Hours Highlighted

12am

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11°

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15 km/h

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10°

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152°

15 km/h

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153°

14 km/h

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148°

13 km/h

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139°

11 km/h

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11 km/h

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137°

11 km/h

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11 km/h

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150°

11 km/h

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137°

6 km/h

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145°

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214°

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Hourly Swell

Easing 2.0 → 1.5 m SW

12am

2.0 m

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Solid

1am

2.0 m

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Moderate

2am

1.9 m

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Moderate

3am

1.9 m

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Moderate

4am

1.9 m

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5am

1.8 m

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Moderate

6am

1.8 m

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7am

1.8 m

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8am

1.8 m

@ 10 s

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Moderate

9am

1.7 m

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Moderate

10am

1.7 m

@ 10 s

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Moderate

11am

1.7 m

@ 10 s

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Moderate

12pm

1.7 m

@ 9 s

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Moderate

1pm

1.7 m

@ 9 s

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Moderate

2pm

1.6 m

@ 9 s

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Moderate

3pm

1.6 m

@ 9 s

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Moderate

4pm

1.6 m

@ 9 s

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Moderate

5pm

1.6 m

@ 9 s

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Moderate

6pm

1.6 m

@ 9 s

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Moderate

7pm

1.5 m

@ 9 s

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Moderate

8pm

1.5 m

@ 9 s

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Moderate

9pm

1.5 m

@ 9 s

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Moderate

10pm

1.5 m

@ 9 s

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Moderate

11pm

1.5 m

@ 9 s

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Moderate

Water Temp (°C)

→ steady around 17.8°

Sun

20 Sep

17.8°

Mon

21 Sep

17.9°

Tue

22 Sep

17.8°

Wed

23 Sep

17.8°

Thu

24 Sep

17.9°

Fri

25 Sep

17.9°

Sat

26 Sep

17.9°

Sun

27 Sep

17.8°

Mon

28 Sep

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Tue

29 Sep

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Wind Map

Wind data (text)

Now: 5 km/h SW (214°).

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

9:30 pm → 11:00 pm

1h 30m

Good

5:30 am → 7:30 am

Good

6:00 pm → 7:30 pm

1h 30m

Good

3:00 pm → 3:30 pm

30m

First light

5:43 am

Last light

6:40 pm

Sunrise

6:08 am

Sunset

6:16 pm

Moonrise

2:57 pm

Moonset

4:07 am

High tide

6:45 am

Low tide

3:00 pm

High tide

10:30 pm

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