Can I fish from the rocks at North Point and South Point?

Yes — both headlands have rock ledges that produce salmon and tailor in autumn (Mar–May) and herring and skippy through the year. They're honest rock platforms: slippery, swell-washed and unforgiving. Don't fish low ledges in heavy seas, never turn your back, and grippy footwear is essential. The autumn salmon migration is the headline event.

Are there sharks at Gracetown?

Yes. South Point was the site of a fatal white shark attack on a surfer in 2010, and Cobblestones and Lefthanders have had further attacks since. The south-west coast has a known white shark population. Most sessions pass without incident but the risk is real; check Sharksmart for current activity, avoid dawn and dusk water entry, and don't fish where you'd be in the water if you slipped.

What does the Ngari Capes Marine Park allow at Cowaramup Bay?

Cowaramup Bay sits inside a recreation zone that permits shore-based recreational fishing only — no fishing from a boat within the zone. Surrounding waters include sanctuary zones where fishing is prohibited entirely. Check the DBCA Marine Park visitor guide for boundary details before each session.

How long does the drive from Perth take?

Around 3.5 hours via the Forrest Highway and Bussell Highway, then in via Caves Road and Cowaramup Bay Road. Long-weekend trips are common; combining Gracetown with Margaret River Mouth and Hamelin Bay covers most of the south-west fish-and-surf coast in a single trip.

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Gracetown (Cowaramup Bay)

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Weather: Rainy Wind: NW 305° · 25 km/h Swell: 3.2 m @ 13 s SW Water: 18.8 °C

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At the day's peak · 7:00 am

Solunar Between windows

Time of day Dawn

Tide Moving

Wind NW 20 km/h

Moon full all day

Water temp 18.8 °C all day

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Activity Forecast

Feeding Windows

Best times to fish based on activity score.

Peak

6:30 am → 8:00 am

1h 30m

Good

5:30 pm → 7:30 pm

First light

6:47 am

Last light

6:05 pm

Sunrise

7:13 am

Sunset

5:39 pm

Moonrise

7:20 pm

Moonset

8:07 am

High tide

10:00 am

Low tide

6:30 pm

Hourly Wind

High Bite Hours Highlighted

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10 km/h

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311°

19 km/h

2am

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308°

19 km/h

3am

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17°

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306°

19 km/h

4am

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306°

19 km/h

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305°

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26 km/h

Water Temp (°C)

↗ warming — up 0.6° over the last 3 days

Tue

28 Jul

18.2°

Wed

29 Jul

18.7°

Thu

30 Jul

18.9°

Fri

31 Jul

18.8°

Sat

1 Aug

18.8°

Sun

2 Aug

18.7°

Mon

3 Aug

18.7°

Tue

4 Aug

18.5°

Wed

5 Aug

18.5°

Thu

6 Aug

18.6°

Wind Map

Wind data (text)

Now: 25 km/h NW (305°).

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 am → 8:00 am

1h 30m

Good

5:30 pm → 7:30 pm

First light

6:47 am

Last light

6:05 pm

Sunrise

7:13 am

Sunset

5:39 pm

Moonrise

7:20 pm

Moonset

8:07 am

High tide

10:00 am

Low tide

6:30 pm

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