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: recreational fishing from the shore or a private boat is allowed, but not for octopus, specimen shells or crabs other than blue swimmers, and not from a licensed charter boat — commercial fishing is excluded. There is no sanctuary zone in the bay; the nearest are at Injidup to the north and Kilcarnup to the south. 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: Cloudy Wind: NW 324° · 16 km/h Swell: 3.8 m @ 11 s SW Water: 18.2 °C Pressure: 1016.7 hPa → steady Faces west · Offshore: NE, E, SE · Onshore: SW, W, NW · Forecast wind: onshore

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High Fish Activity

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At the day's peak · 5:30 am

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Time of day Dawn

Tide Moving

Wind W 10 km/h

Moon first quarter all day

Water temp 18.2 °C all day

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Activity Forecast

Day timeline

Major Minor Tide Twilight

First light 5:11 am Last light 7:00 pm

Low 12:10 pm High 11:00 pm

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Feeding Windows

Best times to fish based on activity score.

Peak

4:30 am → 6:30 am

Good

4:30 pm → 8:00 pm

3h 30m

First light

5:11 am

Last light

7:00 pm

Sunrise

5:36 am

Sunset

6:34 pm

Moonrise

9:46 am

Moonset

12:06 am

Low tide

12:10 pm

High tide

11:00 pm

Hourly Wind

High Bite Hours Highlighted

12am

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18°

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311°

20 km/h

1am

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17°

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307°

19 km/h

2am

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17°

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302°

18 km/h

3am

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16°

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294°

16 km/h

4am

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16°

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284°

13 km/h

5am

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16°

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271°

10 km/h

6am

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16°

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254°

7 km/h

7am

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17°

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209°

4 km/h

8am

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18°

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169°

3 km/h

9am

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18°

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288°

1 km/h

10am

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19°

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317°

7 km/h

11am

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20°

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320°

13 km/h

12pm

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20°

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324°

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327°

18 km/h

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327°

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321°

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311°

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301°

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6pm

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294°

16 km/h

7pm

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287°

16 km/h

8pm

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16°

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280°

15 km/h

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16°

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269°

14 km/h

10pm

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16°

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256°

14 km/h

11pm

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16°

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245°

14 km/h

Hourly Swell

Building 2.7 → 3.2 m SW

12am

2.7 m

@ 10 s

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Solid

ground

1am

2.5 m

@ 11 s

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ground

2am

2.4 m

@ 12 s

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ground

3am

2.8 m

@ 12 s

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ground

4am

3.1 m

@ 11 s

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ground

5am

3.5 m

@ 11 s

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Heavy

ground

6am

3.6 m

@ 11 s

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3.7 m

@ 11 s

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8am

3.7 m

@ 11 s

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ground

9am

3.8 m

@ 11 s

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ground

10am

3.8 m

@ 11 s

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Heavy

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11am

3.8 m

@ 11 s

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12pm

3.8 m

@ 11 s

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Heavy

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1pm

3.8 m

@ 11 s

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2pm

3.8 m

@ 12 s

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ground

3pm

3.7 m

@ 12 s

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4pm

3.7 m

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5pm

3.6 m

@ 12 s

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6pm

3.6 m

@ 12 s

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7pm

3.5 m

@ 11 s

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8pm

3.5 m

@ 11 s

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9pm

3.4 m

@ 12 s

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10pm

3.3 m

@ 12 s

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11pm

3.2 m

@ 12 s

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Water Temp (°C)

→ steady around 18.2°

Wed

14 Oct

18.0°

Thu

15 Oct

18.1°

Fri

16 Oct

18.1°

Sat

17 Oct

18.2°

Sun

18 Oct

18.3°

Mon

19 Oct

18.3°

Tue

20 Oct

18.3°

Wed

21 Oct

18.3°

Thu

22 Oct

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Fri

23 Oct

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Wind Map

Wind data (text)

Now: 16 km/h NW (324°).

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

4:30 am → 6:30 am

Good

4:30 pm → 8:00 pm

3h 30m

First light

5:11 am

Last light

7:00 pm

Sunrise

5:36 am

Sunset

6:34 pm

Moonrise

9:46 am

Moonset

12:06 am

Low tide

12:10 pm

High tide

11:00 pm

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