Is there a fishable jetty at Hopetoun?

No. The original Hopetoun Jetty was demolished in 1983 after years of storm damage and has not been replaced. The current foreshore at Mary Ann Haven has a rock groyne that you can fish from, but beach and rock fishing is the realistic land-based option. The nearest fishable jetty east is the new Esperance Jetty roughly two hours away.

Do I need a national park pass for the beaches?

Yes. Hamersley Drive into Fitzgerald River National Park, which leads to Four Mile, Barrens Beach, Mylies Beach and others, charges a standard DBCA vehicle entry fee. An annual all-parks pass pays for itself if you fish the south coast more than a couple of times a year. Mary Ann Haven foreshore in town is free.

When does the salmon run hit Hopetoun?

Salmon are about year-round, and the run is best from February to May. Schools push east to west along the Fitzgerald coast and the open beaches off Hamersley Drive — Four Mile especially — produce reliably in the right swell window. Spin metals into the schools as they work the gutters.

Can I launch a boat from Hopetoun?

Hopetoun has a Department of Transport boat ramp — a single concrete lane with a 27m catwalk beside it — and Starvation Boat Harbour, about 48km east, is the sheltered beach launch the locals also use. Neither is a deep-water marina.

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Hopetoun (Mary Ann Haven / Two Mile / Four Mile / Starvation)

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Weather: Cloudy Wind: S 197° · 20 km/h Swell: 1.1 m @ 6 s SW Water: 18.1 °C Pressure: 1025.2 hPa ↑ rising Faces south · Offshore: NW, N, NE · Onshore: SE, S, SW · Forecast wind: onshore

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Time of day Dusk

Tide Moving

Wind S 21 km/h

Moon last quarter all day

Water temp 18.1 °C all day

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Major Minor Tide Twilight

First light 4:31 am Last light 6:55 pm

Low 1:00 am High 7:30 am Low 3:00 pm High 9:45 pm

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Feeding Windows

Best times to fish based on activity score.

Peak

6:00 pm → 8:00 pm

Good

6:30 am → 8:00 am

1h 30m

Good

4:00 am → 5:30 am

1h 30m

Good

1:00 am → 2:00 am

First light

4:31 am

Last light

6:55 pm

Sunrise

4:57 am

Sunset

6:29 pm

Moonrise

1:30 am

Moonset

12:34 pm

Low tide

1:00 am

High tide

7:30 am

Low tide

3:00 pm

High tide

9:45 pm

Hourly Wind

High Bite Hours Highlighted

12am

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16°

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309°

10 km/h

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17°

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287°

15 km/h

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16°

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287°

11 km/h

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15°

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303°

11 km/h

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15°

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299°

12 km/h

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283°

13 km/h

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16°

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282°

13 km/h

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17°

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267°

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17°

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241°

21 km/h

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18°

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233°

20 km/h

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17°

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220°

22 km/h

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17°

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212°

21 km/h

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208°

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206°

28 km/h

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203°

27 km/h

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196°

28 km/h

4pm

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198°

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199°

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197°

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192°

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195°

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190°

18 km/h

Hourly Swell

Building 1.2 → 1.6 m SW

12am

1.2 m

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Moderate

1am

1.1 m

@ 9 s

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Moderate

2am

1.1 m

@ 9 s

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Moderate

3am

1.1 m

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Moderate

4am

1.1 m

@ 9 s

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Moderate

5am

1.1 m

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Moderate

6am

1.1 m

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Moderate

7am

1.1 m

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Moderate

8am

1.1 m

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Moderate

9am

1.0 m

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Moderate

10am

1.0 m

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Moderate

11am

1.0 m

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Slight

12pm

0.9 m

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Slight

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0.9 m

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0.9 m

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Slight

5pm

0.9 m

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Slight

6pm

1.0 m

@ 8 s

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Slight

7pm

1.0 m

@ 7 s

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Moderate

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1.1 m

@ 6 s

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9pm

1.3 m

@ 6 s

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10pm

1.4 m

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Moderate

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11pm

1.6 m

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Moderate

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Water Temp (°C)

→ steady around 18.1°

Sat

31 Oct

18.0°

Sun

1 Nov

17.9°

Mon

2 Nov

18.2°

Tue

3 Nov

18.1°

Wed

4 Nov

18.2°

Thu

5 Nov

18.3°

Fri

6 Nov

18.3°

Sat

7 Nov

18.4°

Sun

8 Nov

18.5°

Mon

9 Nov

18.5°

Wind Map

Wind data (text)

Now: 20 km/h S (197°).

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

6:30 am → 8:00 am

1h 30m

Good

4:00 am → 5:30 am

1h 30m

Good

1:00 am → 2:00 am

First light

4:31 am

Last light

6:55 pm

Sunrise

4:57 am

Sunset

6:29 pm

Moonrise

1:30 am

Moonset

12:34 pm

Low tide

1:00 am

High tide

7:30 am

Low tide

3:00 pm

High tide

9:45 pm

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