What can you catch at Emu Point?

King George whiting are the headline, best in spring and summer over the sand and weed edges, alongside year-round southern calamari. Garfish, herring and skippy come readily to a berley trail in the channel, and sand whiting, flathead and black bream fill out the mix. It is a light-tackle spot with a lot of variety.

Is Emu Point good for fishing with kids?

It is the best option in Albany for it. Sheltered channel water, sealed parking, a short flat walk, toilets, a café and an enclosed swimming area alongside, plus a fishery that actually produces on light gear. Watch children near the edge — the channel runs a strong tidal current even though the water looks calm.

When is the best tide to fish Emu Point?

A running tide, and particularly the last of the run-in and the first of the run-out. The channel is narrow, so flow concentrates bait through the gap and fish stack up behind the structures to feed on it. Slack water is noticeably slower going.

Does the West Coast demersal closure apply at Emu Point?

No. Albany sits in the South Coast Bioregion, which has its own rules, and the boat-based West Coast demersal scalefish closure running to spring 2027 covers Kalbarri to Augusta only. Check current bag and size limits in the DPIRD recreational fishing guide before you go regardless.

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Emu Point (Albany)

Sun 11 Oct 2026 · Australia/Perth

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Weather: Cloudy Wind: SW 221° · 17 km/h Swell: 2.7 m @ 10 s SW Water: 17.3 °C Pressure: 1019.3 hPa ↑ rising Sheltered water: wind direction matters less here

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Medium Fish Activity

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At the day's peak · 6:30 pm

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Time of day Dusk

Tide Moving

Wind SW 9 km/h

Moon new all day

Water temp 17.3 °C all day

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Activity Forecast

Day Timeline

Major Minor Tide Twilight

First light 5:06 am Last light 6:44 pm

Low 5:36 am High 11:00 am Low 4:00 pm High 10:36 pm

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Feeding Windows

Best times to fish based on activity score.

Peak

6:00 pm → 8:00 pm

Good

4:30 am → 6:30 am

Good

12:00 am → 1:00 am

Good

11:00 am → 1:30 pm

2h 30m

First light

5:06 am

Last light

6:44 pm

Sunrise

5:31 am

Sunset

6:19 pm

Moonrise

5:27 am

Moonset

7:05 pm

Low tide

5:36 am

High tide

11:00 am

Low tide

4:00 pm

High tide

10:36 pm

Hourly Wind

High Bite Hours Highlighted

12am

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226°

22 km/h

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229°

21 km/h

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228°

20 km/h

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11°

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227°

17 km/h

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222°

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220°

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217°

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215°

19 km/h

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14°

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216°

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215°

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252°

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262°

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283°

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Hourly Swell

Easing 2.7 → 2.3 m SW

12am

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1am

2.8 m

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2.8 m

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4am

2.9 m

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2.6 m

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2.7 m

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2.7 m

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2.7 m

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2.6 m

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8pm

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Water Temp (°C)

↘ cooling — down 0.8° over the last 3 days

Thu

8 Oct

18.1°

Fri

9 Oct

17.5°

Sat

10 Oct

17.4°

Sun

11 Oct

17.3°

Mon

12 Oct

17.3°

Tue

13 Oct

17.3°

Wed

14 Oct

17.4°

Thu

15 Oct

17.7°

Fri

16 Oct

18.1°

Sat

17 Oct

18.3°

Wind Map

Wind data (text)

Now: 17 km/h SW (221°).

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

6:00 pm → 8:00 pm

Good

4:30 am → 6:30 am

Good

12:00 am → 1:00 am

Good

11:00 am → 1:30 pm

2h 30m

First light

5:06 am

Last light

6:44 pm

Sunrise

5:31 am

Sunset

6:19 pm

Moonrise

5:27 am

Moonset

7:05 pm

Low tide

5:36 am

High tide

11:00 am

Low tide

4:00 pm

High tide

10:36 pm

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